lifesitenews--2020-03-27--Justin Trudeau is destroying Canada from the inside out

March 26 , 2020 ( American Thinker ) — To adapt a phrase from Matt Margolis , Justin Trudeau is the worst prime minister in Canadian history .
Like his American counterpart Barack Obama , he is both a know-nothing and a do-nothing leader and an unmitigated disaster to the well-being of his country .
For example , Trudeau 's unconscionably late and incomplete response to the COVID-19 pandemic — the `` 19 '' tells us it has been known for quite some time — much like Obama 's delayed response to the H1N1 pandemic of 2009 , and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ open , is only the latest of his ill-gotten political escapades .
Indeed , like the Obama of 57 states and the Austrian language , Justin Trudeau is a full blown ignoramus masking as an intellectual prodigy .
Former National Post and Walrus editor Jonathan Kay , who acted as an `` editorial assistant '' for Trudeau 's memoir Common Ground , swooned over his book-lined shelves .
`` Trudeau probably reads more than any other politician I know , '' Kay fawned , even if his `` boyish , eager-to-please personality leads @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that can seem intellectually unsophisticated . ''
Trudeau is indeed intellectually unsophisticated — not that there is anything wrong with that , but there is something wrong with pretending to know more than one does .
He likes to present himself as erudite .
Anyone who refers to mankind as `` peoplekind , '' confuses Japan with China on more than one occasion , believes that terrorism `` happen [ s ] because someone feels excluded , '' or proudly states regarding the review of an arms deal with Saudi Arabia that `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very seriously in this country '' can not be considered an intellectual giant .
In 2016 , he attempted to demonstrate his putatively brilliant insight into quantum field theory .
Instead , he revealed himself a shallow dilettante at play , as if little more than an ethereal quantum fluctuation himself , whose antics could fool only an equally ignorant media and frivolous electorate .
Trudeau studied environmental geography at McGill University and engineering at the Université de Montréal , but few people know that he failed to complete degrees in either faculty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elected to the highest office in the land were instructing snowboarding , practicing yoga , and substitute teaching high school drama classes .
His pre-political achievements , impressive as they are — I neglected to mention whitewater rafting and blackface partying — have little to do with the savvy needed to govern a G8 nation .
As for my second charge , his acolytes would protest that he is by no means a do-nothing prime minister .
He is active in ways certain to damage the welfare of the nation , signing on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , like a dutiful `` Climate Barbie , '' an unnecessary carbon tax on an already tax-burdened people ; working against Western Canada 's economic interests by shutting down pipelines ; unleashing his legal attack dogs against journalist and author Ezra Levant for publishing a book unfavorable to his regime while he had no qualms apologizing to and gifting convicted war criminal Omar Khadr with $ 10.5 million ; entertaining a `` soft spot for tyrants '' like Fidel Castro and Xi Jinping , a deeply ingrained family tradition ; announcing that budgets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in acts of demonstrable corruption ; using taxpayer money for private vacations ; wasting millions of dollars in foreign subsidies on debatable pretexts such as funding `` reproductive rights '' ( AKA abortion facilities ) in Africa and Latin America ; endorsing the destructive agenda of radical feminists ; admitting unvetted immigrants in great numbers , primarily from dysfunctional and terror-sponsoring nations , while continuing to politicize the refugee question ; hiking the national debt by billions of dollars , thus indebting future generations in perpetuity ; and disgracing the country in puerile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , such as his excellent adventure in India .
True , this is `` doing '' in a sense , but it is really a form of `` not doing '' anything of benefit to a nation whose prosperity is fast ebbing away .
Trudeau seems indifferent to the dire consequences of his tenure .
His adolescent mocking of the American president at a Buckingham Palace reception may have earned him the plaudits of his European confrères , but it put the country in a less than optimal position with our powerful neighbor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the highest levels .
Plants are closing .
People are out of work .
The capital gains tax is skewed and punitive , as Herbert Grubel shows in Unlocking Canadian Capital : The case for capital gains tax reform .
As Spencer Fernando asks in Lake Superior News , `` [ w ] hy would anyone invest in Canada now ? ''
It goes on .
As I have written elsewhere , `` [ n ] o decisive action had been taken to combat the COVID-19 epidemic until just recently , two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blatantly obvious we had a highly contagious new virus loose in the world .
As of this writing , our borders have finally been closed to non-Canadian citizens — but with exceptions : permanent residents , diplomats , air crews , and U.S .
citizens . ''
Not much of a closure .
The illegal blockade of the country 's transportation system mounted by indigenous bands and plutocratic leftist foundations protesting oil pipelines remained in place for weeks , interrupting domestic supply chains and leading to shortages across the board — fuel , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sundry imports .
Trudeau did nothing until the shelves were almost empty and the crucial grain industry had lost $ 300 million .
The barricades have only now been dismantled .
The threat of Wexit — the Alberta-inspired separation movement — is not taken seriously and , indeed , is being provoked and exacerbated by a Liberal administration that believes that Canada has `` no core identity '' and that the West is flyover country , just as the Democrats view the Midwest and its resident `` deplorables . ''
And as noted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus has put the country in severe peril .
Thanks to Trudeau , Canada is a country going nowhere but down , fulfilling a displaced version of Obama 's dream for America .
The puts and calls , so to speak , are completely out of whack in Trudeau 's administrative behavior .
He sells low and buys high , placing the country at a disadvantage all across the board — in health , immigration , trade , climate , economics , foreign policy , and intellectual prestige , effectively giving the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a day on Wall Street .
If Trudeau had a shred of decency in his nature , he would resign on the instant , as reputable judges recuse themselves in cases of potential conflict of interest .
He is simply not up to the task of governing a country .
I can not see how he differs substantially from agents of ruination like Obama or Biden or Sanders or Warren or Buttigieg .
If I were asked to cameo the state of affairs in Canada today , I would say , `` Canada @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus , the rail blockade whose effects are still being felt , and Justin Trudeau . ''
God help us .
David Solway 's latest book is Notes from a Derelict Culture , Black House Publishing , 2019 , London .
A CD of his original songs , Partial to Cain , appeared in 2019 .
This post originally appeared at the American Thinker .
It is published here with permission from the author .

March 26, 2020 (American Thinker) — To adapt a phrase from Matt Margolis, Justin Trudeau is the worst prime minister in Canadian history. Like his American counterpart Barack Obama, he is both a know-nothing and a do-nothing leader and an unmitigated disaster to the well-being of his country. For example, Trudeau's unconscionably late and incomplete response to the COVID-19 pandemic — the “19” tells us it has been known for quite some time — much like Obama's delayed response to the H1N1 pandemic of 2009, and his determination to keep an illegal border crossing open, is only the latest of his ill-gotten political escapades.
Indeed, like the Obama of 57 states and the Austrian language, Justin Trudeau is a full blown ignoramus masking as an intellectual prodigy. Former National Post and Walrus editor Jonathan Kay, who acted as an “editorial assistant” for Trudeau's memoir Common Ground, swooned over his book-lined shelves. “Trudeau probably reads more than any other politician I know,” Kay fawned, even if his “boyish, eager-to-please personality leads him to project publicly in a way that can seem intellectually unsophisticated.” Trudeau is indeed intellectually unsophisticated — not that there is anything wrong with that, but there is something wrong with pretending to know more than one does.
He likes to present himself as erudite. Anyone who refers to mankind as “peoplekind,” confuses Japan with China on more than one occasion, believes that terrorism “happen[s] because someone feels excluded,” or proudly states regarding the review of an arms deal with Saudi Arabia that “we take … the breaking of contracts very seriously in this country” cannot be considered an intellectual giant. In 2016, he attempted to demonstrate his putatively brilliant insight into quantum field theory. Instead, he revealed himself a shallow dilettante at play, as if little more than an ethereal quantum fluctuation himself, whose antics could fool only an equally ignorant media and frivolous electorate. Trudeau studied environmental geography at McGill University and engineering at the Université de Montréal, but few people know that he failed to complete degrees in either faculty.
His major accomplishments prior to being elected to the highest office in the land were instructing snowboarding, practicing yoga, and substitute teaching high school drama classes. His pre-political achievements, impressive as they are — I neglected to mention whitewater rafting and blackface partying — have little to do with the savvy needed to govern a G8 nation.
As for my second charge, his acolytes would protest that he is by no means a do-nothing prime minister. He is active in ways certain to damage the welfare of the nation, signing on to the global warming boondoggle and imposing, like a dutiful “Climate Barbie,” an unnecessary carbon tax on an already tax-burdened people; working against Western Canada's economic interests by shutting down pipelines; unleashing his legal attack dogs against journalist and author Ezra Levant for publishing a book unfavorable to his regime while he had no qualms apologizing to and gifting convicted war criminal Omar Khadr with $10.5 million; entertaining a “soft spot for tyrants” like Fidel Castro and Xi Jinping, a deeply ingrained family tradition; announcing that budgets balance themselves; bribing newspapers; engaging in acts of demonstrable corruption; using taxpayer money for private vacations; wasting millions of dollars in foreign subsidies on debatable pretexts such as funding “reproductive rights” (AKA abortion facilities) in Africa and Latin America; endorsing the destructive agenda of radical feminists; admitting unvetted immigrants in great numbers, primarily from dysfunctional and terror-sponsoring nations, while continuing to politicize the refugee question; hiking the national debt by billions of dollars, thus indebting future generations in perpetuity; and disgracing the country in puerile cosplay forays into the realm of farce, such as his excellent adventure in India.
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True, this is “doing” in a sense, but it is really a form of “not doing” anything of benefit to a nation whose prosperity is fast ebbing away. Trudeau seems indifferent to the dire consequences of his tenure. His adolescent mocking of the American president at a Buckingham Palace reception may have earned him the plaudits of his European confrères, but it put the country in a less than optimal position with our powerful neighbor. Every major economic undertaking is stymied at the highest levels. Plants are closing. People are out of work. The capital gains tax is skewed and punitive, as Herbert Grubel shows in Unlocking Canadian Capital: The case for capital gains tax reform. As Spencer Fernando asks in Lake Superior News, “[w]hy would anyone invest in Canada now?”
It goes on. As I have written elsewhere, “[n]o decisive action had been taken to combat the COVID-19 epidemic until just recently, two and a half months after it was blatantly obvious we had a highly contagious new virus loose in the world. As of this writing, our borders have finally been closed to non-Canadian citizens — but with exceptions: permanent residents, diplomats, air crews, and U.S. citizens.” Not much of a closure. The illegal blockade of the country's transportation system mounted by indigenous bands and plutocratic leftist foundations protesting oil pipelines remained in place for weeks, interrupting domestic supply chains and leading to shortages across the board — fuel, foodstuffs, medications, pharmaceuticals, and sundry imports. Trudeau did nothing until the shelves were almost empty and the crucial grain industry had lost $300 million. The barricades have only now been dismantled. The threat of Wexit — the Alberta-inspired separation movement — is not taken seriously and, indeed, is being provoked and exacerbated by a Liberal administration that believes that Canada has “no core identity” and that the West is flyover country, just as the Democrats view the Midwest and its resident “deplorables.” And as noted, his tardy and partial response to the coronavirus has put the country in severe peril.
Thanks to Trudeau, Canada is a country going nowhere but down, fulfilling a displaced version of Obama's dream for America. The puts and calls, so to speak, are completely out of whack in Trudeau's administrative behavior. He sells low and buys high, placing the country at a disadvantage all across the board — in health, immigration, trade, climate, economics, foreign policy, and intellectual prestige, effectively giving the country away. He wouldn't last a day on Wall Street.
If Trudeau had a shred of decency in his nature, he would resign on the instant, as reputable judges recuse themselves in cases of potential conflict of interest. He is simply not up to the task of governing a country. I cannot see how he differs substantially from agents of ruination like Obama or Biden or Sanders or Warren or Buttigieg. If I were asked to cameo the state of affairs in Canada today, I would say, “Canada currently suffers from a triple whammy: the coronavirus, the rail blockade whose effects are still being felt, and Justin Trudeau.” God help us.
David Solway's latest book is Notes from a Derelict Culture, Black House Publishing, 2019, London. A CD of his original songs, Partial to Cain, appeared in 2019.
This post originally appeared at the American Thinker. It is published here with permission from the author.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-27--Data show many cases of coronavirus are in people aged 20–44

March 26 , 2020 ( American Thinker ) — Recent data of coronavirus cases in the United States show that 40 % of those requiring hospitalization have been between the ages of 20 and 54 .
For those in critical condition who require intensive care , 12 % have been between the ages of 20 and 44 .
The mortality rate from the virus remains highest among the very old , with the greatest number of deaths being those 85 and older .
But the younger cohort who are developing serious complications is concerning .
As of this writing , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see if they comprise people with underlying health conditions or not .
If not , that would represent a shift in the trend .
Related to that , there are a few reports that suggest that some who recover from the virus may be left with significantly impaired lung function for many years .
Such long-term consequences can occur after pneumonia , but there seems to be evidence that damage done to the lungs in severe cases of coronavirus is particularly harsh due , in part , to the way the virus affects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just small areas .
Meanwhile , when comparing this virus to the season flu , there are stark realities one can not ignore .
The coronavirus has a much longer incubation period , is far more contagious , and requires more hospitalizations , and even using the most conservative number , it has a mortality rate ten times that of the flu ( 1 % compared to 0.1 % ) .
Trump is right .
This is a war .
I have no idea if our response has been too much or too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have been just right .
It certainly seems unsustainable .
But for now , stay home , wash your hands , and pray .
To read more about topics discussed in this blog post , see here , here , here , here , here , here , here , here , here , here , and here .
This post originally appeared at the American Thinker .
It is published here with permission from the author .

And the younger cohort who are developing serious complications is concerning.
March 26, 2020 (American Thinker) — Recent data of coronavirus cases in the United States show that 40% of those requiring hospitalization have been between the ages of 20 and 54. For those in critical condition who require intensive care, 12% have been between the ages of 20 and 44.
The mortality rate from the virus remains highest among the very old, with the greatest number of deaths being those 85 and older. But the younger cohort who are developing serious complications is concerning. As of this writing, the CDC is monitoring these cases to see if they comprise people with underlying health conditions or not. If not, that would represent a shift in the trend.
Related to that, there are a few reports that suggest that some who recover from the virus may be left with significantly impaired lung function for many years. Such long-term consequences can occur after pneumonia, but there seems to be evidence that damage done to the lungs in severe cases of coronavirus is particularly harsh due, in part, to the way the virus affects all of the lung tissue rather than just small areas.
Meanwhile, when comparing this virus to the season flu, there are stark realities one cannot ignore. The coronavirus has a much longer incubation period, is far more contagious, and requires more hospitalizations, and even using the most conservative number, it has a mortality rate ten times that of the flu (1% compared to 0.1%).
Trump is right. This is a war.
I have no idea if our response has been too much or too little, or if it will prove to have been just right. It certainly seems unsustainable. But for now, stay home, wash your hands, and pray.
To read more about topics discussed in this blog post, see here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.
This post originally appeared at the American Thinker. It is published here with permission from the author.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-27--Huge long-term sacrifices of freedom predicted as coronavirus panic continues

March 26 , 2020 ( Iowa Standard ) — Governors and mayors have been issuing broad executive orders that are not well vetted and assuming broad powers to shut down businesses with little notice , ordering people to stay home , and imposing fines on violators .
Most of the orders operate as if there are no Constitutional protections .
In Los Angeles County , Mayor Eric Garcetti threatened to turn off the water and power to “ non-essential ” services or people who violate the county ’ s “ safer at home ” order .
The mayor is dispatching @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threatening prosecution for violators .
In California , some jurisdictions are using Chinese-made drones equipped with night vision to monitor compliance with the lockdown .
In Orange County , Florida , Mayor Jerry Demings issued an emergency executive order at a 5:00 p.m. press conference before the order was even signed .
Demings issued the order the same day President Trump said he wants to get America back to work by Easter .
Demings ’ wife was a member of the Democrat-led impeachment team against Trump .
The mayor ’ s press conference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were being ordered to close and the order was not posted on the county website for at least an hour and a half after the press conference .
In reality , the order allows many exemptions , but people panicked as they heard on the radio driving home that they may not be able to work .
Orange County has over 1.3 million people , and many more who work in the county , with only 50 cases of the Coronavirus , which is less than 0.000038 of one percent of the population @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is no evidence that people without symptoms can spread the virus even if they test positive .
The Centers for Disease Control ( CDC ) website says , “ It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth , nose , or possibly their eyes , but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads .
The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person , between people who are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ within about 6 feet ) and through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
” New York Governor Cuomo is urging President Trump to nationalize private businesses by forcing them to produce certain medical products .
Democrat U.S. House Representative Ilhan Omar is calling on the federal government to take over private hospitals .
Technology Review discussed a disturbing scenario using technology to curb the spread of viruses .
We don ’ t know exactly what this new future looks like , of course .
But one can imagine a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a flight , perhaps you ’ ll have to be signed up to a service that tracks your movements via your phone .
The airline wouldn ’ t be able to see where you ’ d gone , but it would get an alert if you ’ d been close to known infected people or disease hot spots .
There ’ d be similar requirements at the entrance to large venues , government buildings , or public transport hubs .
There would be temperature scanners everywhere , and your workplace might demand you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or other vital signs .
Where nightclubs ask for proof of age , in future they might ask for proof of immunity — an identity card or some kind of digital verification via your phone , showing you ’ ve already recovered from or been vaccinated against the latest virus strains .
...
In the near term , we ’ ll probably find awkward compromises that allow us to retain some semblance of a social life .
Maybe movie theaters will take out half their seats , meetings will be held in larger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will require you to book workouts ahead of time so they don ’ t get crowded .
Ultimately , however , I predict that we ’ ll restore the ability to socialize safely by developing more sophisticated ways to identify who is a disease risk and who isn ’ t , and discriminating — legally — against those who are .
We can see harbingers of this in the measures some countries are taking today .
Israel is going to use the cell-phone location data with which its intelligence services track terrorists to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ touch with known carriers of the virus .
Singapore does exhaustive contact tracing and publishes detailed data on each known case , all but identifying people by name .
... We ’ ll adapt to and accept such measures , much as we ’ ve adapted to increasingly stringent airport security screenings in the wake of terrorist attacks .
The intrusive surveillance will be considered a small price to pay for the basic freedom to be with other people .
This article is not futuristic .
The same scenario is now at work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an app on their cell phones that have a green , yellow , and red light that controls access to places .
South Korea is using similar cell phone app technology .
In Lombardy , Italy , the government is using location data to monitor the virus .
Israel is now using the same cell phone tracking technology used to monitor terrorists to track the virus and monitor compliance with quarantine orders .
A man in Tel Aviv who walked outside in violation of the quarantine order was taken to the ground by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scene looked like the videos of similar arrests in China .
U.S. House Majority Whip James Clyburn ( D–S.C . )
told Democrat caucus members that the Coronavirus bill was “ a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision.
” Even today , the $ 2-trillion spending bill is still being written as members of Congress are being pressured to pass it .
Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Whip Church Schumer have inserted funding totally unrelated to the virus , including funding for Planned Parenthood and for research on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that receives funds have a “ diverse ” board of directors which includes an LGBT member , as well as funding for the failed “ Green New Deal.
” Rahm Emanuel , Barack Obama ’ s former adviser , is remembered for his infamous comment , “ Never let a crisis go to waste.
” That is exactly what politicians , some media , vaccine , technology , and big government advocates are doing with the Coronavirus .
Liberty Counsel Founder and Chairman Mat Staver said , “ Our liberty is most vulnerable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be very careful not to sacrifice freedom for security .
We will get through the Coronavirus , but in the process , we must not sacrifice our freedom .
The loss of freedom that we allow today could have long-term consequences .
Once lost , freedom is hard to regain , ” said Staver .
Read this for more information on Americans ’ rights in a state of emergency .
Published with permission from the Iowa Standard .

Cell phone technology to track and oppress people is no longer the realm of science fiction. It is happening right now.
March 26, 2020 (Iowa Standard) — Governors and mayors have been issuing broad executive orders that are not well vetted and assuming broad powers to shut down businesses with little notice, ordering people to stay home, and imposing fines on violators. Most of the orders operate as if there are no Constitutional protections.
In Los Angeles County, Mayor Eric Garcetti threatened to turn off the water and power to “non-essential” services or people who violate the county’s “safer at home” order. The mayor is dispatching “ambassadors” to monitor compliance and threatening prosecution for violators.
In California, some jurisdictions are using Chinese-made drones equipped with night vision to monitor compliance with the lockdown.
In Orange County, Florida, Mayor Jerry Demings issued an emergency executive order at a 5:00 p.m. press conference before the order was even signed. Demings issued the order the same day President Trump said he wants to get America back to work by Easter. Demings’ wife was a member of the Democrat-led impeachment team against Trump. The mayor’s press conference caused hysteria and confusion over which businesses were being ordered to close and the order was not posted on the county website for at least an hour and a half after the press conference. In reality, the order allows many exemptions, but people panicked as they heard on the radio driving home that they may not be able to work. Orange County has over 1.3 million people, and many more who work in the county, with only 50 cases of the Coronavirus, which is less than 0.000038 of one percent of the population.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said there is no evidence that people without symptoms can spread the virus even if they test positive. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website says, “It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes, but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads. The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person, between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet) and through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes.”
New York Governor Cuomo is urging President Trump to nationalize private businesses by forcing them to produce certain medical products. Democrat U.S. House Representative Ilhan Omar is calling on the federal government to take over private hospitals.
Technology Review discussed a disturbing scenario using technology to curb the spread of viruses.
We don’t know exactly what this new future looks like, of course. But one can imagine a world in which, to get on a flight, perhaps you’ll have to be signed up to a service that tracks your movements via your phone. The airline wouldn’t be able to see where you’d gone, but it would get an alert if you’d been close to known infected people or disease hot spots. There’d be similar requirements at the entrance to large venues, government buildings, or public transport hubs. There would be temperature scanners everywhere, and your workplace might demand you wear a monitor that tracks your temperature or other vital signs. Where nightclubs ask for proof of age, in future they might ask for proof of immunity — an identity card or some kind of digital verification via your phone, showing you’ve already recovered from or been vaccinated against the latest virus strains. … In the near term, we’ll probably find awkward compromises that allow us to retain some semblance of a social life. Maybe movie theaters will take out half their seats, meetings will be held in larger rooms with spaced-out chairs, and gyms will require you to book workouts ahead of time so they don’t get crowded. Ultimately, however, I predict that we’ll restore the ability to socialize safely by developing more sophisticated ways to identify who is a disease risk and who isn’t, and discriminating — legally — against those who are. We can see harbingers of this in the measures some countries are taking today. Israel is going to use the cell-phone location data with which its intelligence services track terrorists to trace people who’ve been in touch with known carriers of the virus. Singapore does exhaustive contact tracing and publishes detailed data on each known case, all but identifying people by name. … We’ll adapt to and accept such measures, much as we’ve adapted to increasingly stringent airport security screenings in the wake of terrorist attacks. The intrusive surveillance will be considered a small price to pay for the basic freedom to be with other people.
This article is not futuristic. The same scenario is now at work in China. There people must install an app on their cell phones that have a green, yellow, and red light that controls access to places. South Korea is using similar cell phone app technology. In Lombardy, Italy, the government is using location data to monitor the virus. Israel is now using the same cell phone tracking technology used to monitor terrorists to track the virus and monitor compliance with quarantine orders. A man in Tel Aviv who walked outside in violation of the quarantine order was taken to the ground by three police in hazmat suits. The scene looked like the videos of similar arrests in China.
U.S. House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D–S.C.) told Democrat caucus members that the Coronavirus bill was “a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision.” Even today, the $2-trillion spending bill is still being written as members of Congress are being pressured to pass it. Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Whip Church Schumer have inserted funding totally unrelated to the virus, including funding for Planned Parenthood and for research on aborted babies, requiring that any company that receives funds have a “diverse” board of directors which includes an LGBT member, as well as funding for the failed “Green New Deal.”
Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama’s former adviser, is remembered for his infamous comment, “Never let a crisis go to waste.” That is exactly what politicians, some media, vaccine, technology, and big government advocates are doing with the Coronavirus.
Liberty Counsel Founder and Chairman Mat Staver said, “Our liberty is most vulnerable in times of crisis. We must be very careful not to sacrifice freedom for security. We will get through the Coronavirus, but in the process, we must not sacrifice our freedom. The loss of freedom that we allow today could have long-term consequences. Once lost, freedom is hard to regain,” said Staver.
Read this for more information on Americans’ rights in a state of emergency.
Published with permission from the Iowa Standard.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-27--Church is ‘auto-persecuting’ its own members in coronavirus pandemic

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March 26 , 2020 ( Rorate Caeli ) — The Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus ) is a rare bird , of Australian origin , which takes its name from the colour of its plumage .
Nassim Nicholas Taleb , a financial analyst and former Wall Street trader , in his book , The Black Swan : The Impact of the Highly Improbable ( Random House , New York , 2007 ) , chose this metaphor to explain the existence of unexpected , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upside down .
The Corona Virus has been the “ black swan ” of 2020 , writes Marta Dassù , of the Aspen Institute , explaining that the epidemic is putting the economic activity of Western nations in crisis and “ demonstrates the fragility of the global manufacturing chains ; when a shock hits one of its rings , the impact becomes systemic ” ( Aspenia , 88 ( 2020 ) , p.9 ) .
“ The second pandemic is on its way — writes Federico Rampini in La Repubblica of March 22 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with and cured .
It is called the ‘ Great Depression ’ and will have a balance of victims parallel to that of the virus .
In America nobody uses the term ‘ recession ’ anymore because it is too bland.
” The world ’ s interconnected economy is proving itself to be a precarious system , but the impact of the Corona Virus is not only economical and sanitary , it is also religious and ideological .
The Utopia of Globalization , which until September 2019 , seemed to prevail , is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
On September 12 , 2019 , Pope Francis had invited the leaders of the major religions , and the international exponents of the economic , political and cultural world , to participate in a solemn event which was to take place in the Vatican on May 14 , 2020 : the Global Compact on Education .
Around the same time “ the prophetess ” of deep ecology , Greta Thunberg , arrived in New York for the U.N .
Climate Change Summit 2019 , and Pope Francis on the eve of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to her and the participants at the summit , manifesting his full consonance with the globalist aims .
On January 20 , 2020 , the Pope addressed a message to Klaus Schwab , Executive President of the World Economic Forum ( WEF ) , of Davos , underlining the importance of an “ integral ecology ” , which takes into account “ the complexity of the interconnection of our common home ” .
But by then a mysterious virus had already begun to inflict a deadly blow on “ the global village ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ find ourselves faced with an absolutely unprecedented situation .
Greta is forgotten , the Amazon Synod a failure , the world ’ s political leaders reveal their incapacity in dealing with the emergency , the Global Compact is off and St. Peter ’ s Square , spiritual centre of the world , is empty .
The ecclesiastical authorities conform to ( sometimes anticipating ) the restrictive decrees from the civil authorities who forbid Masses and religious ceremonies of any kind .
The most symbolic and paradoxical event is perhaps the closing of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of physical and spiritual healing , that barred its doors , for fear that someone might get ill there , praying to God for his health .
Is it all a maneuver ?
Do we find ourselves faced with a totalitarian power that is restricting the freedom of citizens and is persecuting Christians ?
It is strange , however , this persecution seemingly without any heroic form of resistance , unto martyrdom of the persecuted ; so unlike anything that has happened throughout all the great persecutions in history .
In reality , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should speak of , but of “ auto-persecution ” among Churchmen , who , by closing the churches and suspending Masses , seem to be bringing to its ultimate coherence a process of auto-demolition begun in the 1960s with the Second Vatican Council .
And unfortunately , individual exceptions apart , even the traditionalist clergy , who are closed up in their houses , appear victim to this auto-persecution .
It is heartwarming the outburst of generosity shown by 8000 doctors in Italy , in response to the appeal of the government for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ How edifying an appeal to priests from the President of the Italian Episcopal Conference would have been , never to deprive the faithful of the Sacraments in churches , homes and hospitals !
Many invite people to pray , but who remembers the prospect of being at the beginning of a great chastisement ?
Yet this is the prediction of Fatima , whose hundredth anniversary in 2017 was commemorated by many .
On March 25th , Cardinal António Augusto dos Santos Marto , Bishop of Leiria-Fátima , renewed the ceremony of Consecration to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entire Iberian Peninsula .
It is certainly a meritorious act , but Our Lady asked for something more : the specific consecration of Russia , done by the Pope , in union with all the bishops of the world .
It is this act , until now never done , that everyone is waiting for , before it is too late .
At Fatima Our Lady announced that if the world will not convert , various nations will be annihilated .
Which nations will these be ?
And in which way will they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the principal chastisement is not the destruction of bodies , but the darkening of souls .
In Sacred Scripture , we read “ that by what things a man sinneth , by the same also he is tormented ” ( Wisdom 11,16 ) .
The same thought , from the mouth of pagan Seneca , reminds us that “ the chastisement of the crime is in the crime itself.
” ( Della fortuna , part II , chapt .
3 ) .
The punishment begins when the idea of a just and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ oneself to a false image of God , Who , as Pope Francis said , “ doesn ’ t permit tragedies to punish sins.
” ( Angelus , February 28th 2020 ) .
“ How often do we think that God is good if we are good and that He punishes us if we are bad .
It is not so , ” reiterated Francis at the Christmas Mass last December 25th .
Yet even John XXIII , ‘ the good pope ’ , recalled that “ the man , who sows sin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ God is His response to the sins of men ; thus “ He ( Jesus ) tells you to run from sin , principal cause of the great chastisements ” ( Radio Message December 28 , 1958 ) .
Removing the idea of chastisement does not mean avoiding it .
Chastisement is the consequence of sin and only contrition and repentance of one ’ s sins may prevent the punishment that these sins inevitably bring , for having violated the order of the universe .
When sins are collective , chastisements are collective @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a nation , when governments are guilty of homicidal laws like abortion , and during the epidemic the slaughter continues to have a preferential way ?
As we see n Great Britain , where the government has even authorized “ abortion ” at home , so as not to interrupt the carnage during the Corona Virus !
And when , instead of bodies , souls are hit , why be surprised that the loss of faith is the chastisement for those responsible ?
The refusal to see the hand of God behind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ symptom of this lack of faith .
The collective chastisement arrives swiftly , like a “ black swan ” appearing suddenly on the waters .
This vision baffles us and we don ’ t know how to explain where it comes from and what it heralds .
Man is incapable of predicting “ black swans ” which from one day to the next turn his life upside down .
But these events are not a fruit of chance , as Mr. Taleb retains and all those analyzing the events from a secularist and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t exist and that the maneuvers of men are always subject to the will of God .
Everything depends on God and God goes all the way to the end when He begins his work .
“ For he is alone , and no man can turn away his thought : and whatsoever his soul hath desired , that hath he done ” ( Job , 23,13 ) .
This article was translated from the original Italian by Rorate contributor Francesca Romana .
It is published with permission from Rorate Caeli .

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March 26, 2020 (Rorate Caeli) — The Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) is a rare bird, of Australian origin, which takes its name from the colour of its plumage. Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a financial analyst and former Wall Street trader, in his book, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Random House, New York, 2007), chose this metaphor to explain the existence of unexpected, catastrophic events that could turn collective life upside down.
The Corona Virus has been the “black swan” of 2020, writes Marta Dassù, of the Aspen Institute, explaining that the epidemic is putting the economic activity of Western nations in crisis and “demonstrates the fragility of the global manufacturing chains; when a shock hits one of its rings, the impact becomes systemic” (Aspenia, 88 (2020), p.9). “The second pandemic is on its way — writes Federico Rampini in La Repubblica of March 22 — which also needs to be dealt with and cured. It is called the ‘Great Depression’ and will have a balance of victims parallel to that of the virus. In America nobody uses the term ‘recession’ anymore because it is too bland.”
The world’s interconnected economy is proving itself to be a precarious system, but the impact of the Corona Virus is not only economical and sanitary, it is also religious and ideological. The Utopia of Globalization, which until September 2019, seemed to prevail, is [now] undergoing an irremediable debacle. On September 12, 2019, Pope Francis had invited the leaders of the major religions, and the international exponents of the economic, political and cultural world, to participate in a solemn event which was to take place in the Vatican on May 14, 2020: the Global Compact on Education. Around the same time “the prophetess” of deep ecology, Greta Thunberg, arrived in New York for the U.N. Climate Change Summit 2019, and Pope Francis on the eve of the Amazon Synod, sent a video- message to her and the participants at the summit, manifesting his full consonance with the globalist aims.
On January 20, 2020, the Pope addressed a message to Klaus Schwab, Executive President of the World Economic Forum (WEF), of Davos, underlining the importance of an “integral ecology”, which takes into account “the complexity of the interconnection of our common home”. But by then a mysterious virus had already begun to inflict a deadly blow on “the global village”.
A few months later, we find ourselves faced with an absolutely unprecedented situation. Greta is forgotten, the Amazon Synod a failure, the world’s political leaders reveal their incapacity in dealing with the emergency, the Global Compact is off and St. Peter’s Square, spiritual centre of the world, is empty. The ecclesiastical authorities conform to (sometimes anticipating) the restrictive decrees from the civil authorities who forbid Masses and religious ceremonies of any kind. The most symbolic and paradoxical event is perhaps the closing of the Sanctuary in Lourdes, par excellence place of physical and spiritual healing, that barred its doors, for fear that someone might get ill there, praying to God for his health. Is it all a maneuver? Do we find ourselves faced with a totalitarian power that is restricting the freedom of citizens and is persecuting Christians?
It is strange, however, this persecution seemingly without any heroic form of resistance, unto martyrdom of the persecuted; so unlike anything that has happened throughout all the great persecutions in history. In reality, it is not anti-Christian persecutions that we should speak of, but of “auto-persecution” among Churchmen, who, by closing the churches and suspending Masses, seem to be bringing to its ultimate coherence a process of auto-demolition begun in the 1960s with the Second Vatican Council. And unfortunately, individual exceptions apart, even the traditionalist clergy, who are closed up in their houses, appear victim to this auto-persecution.
It is heartwarming the outburst of generosity shown by 8000 doctors in Italy, in response to the appeal of the government for 300 volunteers in the Lombardy hospitals. How edifying an appeal to priests from the President of the Italian Episcopal Conference would have been, never to deprive the faithful of the Sacraments in churches, homes and hospitals! Many invite people to pray, but who remembers the prospect of being at the beginning of a great chastisement? Yet this is the prediction of Fatima, whose hundredth anniversary in 2017 was commemorated by many. On March 25th, Cardinal António Augusto dos Santos Marto, Bishop of Leiria-Fátima, renewed the ceremony of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary for the entire Iberian Peninsula. It is certainly a meritorious act, but Our Lady asked for something more: the specific consecration of Russia, done by the Pope, in union with all the bishops of the world. It is this act, until now never done, that everyone is waiting for, before it is too late.
At Fatima Our Lady announced that if the world will not convert, various nations will be annihilated. Which nations will these be? And in which way will they be annihilated? What is certain is that the principal chastisement is not the destruction of bodies, but the darkening of souls. In Sacred Scripture, we read “that by what things a man sinneth, by the same also he is tormented” (Wisdom 11,16). The same thought, from the mouth of pagan Seneca, reminds us that “the chastisement of the crime is in the crime itself.” (Della fortuna , part II, chapt. 3).
The punishment begins when the idea of a just and remunerative God is lost, by entrusting oneself to a false image of God, Who, as Pope Francis said, “doesn’t permit tragedies to punish sins.” (Angelus, February 28th 2020). “How often do we think that God is good if we are good and that He punishes us if we are bad. It is not so,” reiterated Francis at the Christmas Mass last December 25th. Yet even John XXIII, ‘the good pope’, recalled that “the man, who sows sin, reaps chastisement. The chastisement of God is His response to the sins of men; thus “He (Jesus) tells you to run from sin, principal cause of the great chastisements”(Radio Message December 28, 1958).
Removing the idea of chastisement does not mean avoiding it. Chastisement is the consequence of sin and only contrition and repentance of one’s sins may prevent the punishment that these sins inevitably bring, for having violated the order of the universe. When sins are collective, chastisements are collective. Why wonder at the deaths brought on a nation, when governments are guilty of homicidal laws like abortion, and during the epidemic the slaughter continues to have a preferential way? As we see n Great Britain, where the government has even authorized “abortion” at home, so as not to interrupt the carnage during the Corona Virus! And when, instead of bodies, souls are hit, why be surprised that the loss of faith is the chastisement for those responsible? The refusal to see the hand of God behind the great catastrophes of history is a symptom of this lack of faith.
The collective chastisement arrives swiftly, like a “black swan” appearing suddenly on the waters. This vision baffles us and we don’t know how to explain where it comes from and what it heralds. Man is incapable of predicting “black swans” which from one day to the next turn his life upside down. But these events are not a fruit of chance, as Mr. Taleb retains and all those analyzing the events from a secularist and human perspective, forgetting that chance doesn’t exist and that the maneuvers of men are always subject to the will of God. Everything depends on God and God goes all the way to the end when He begins his work. “For he is alone, and no man can turn away his thought: and whatsoever his soul hath desired, that hath he done” (Job, 23,13).
This article was translated from the original Italian by Rorate contributor Francesca Romana. It is published with permission from Rorate Caeli.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-27--Leading coronavirus vaccine development using cells of aborted babies

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CLEARWATER , Florida , March 26 , 2020 ( Children of God for Life ) — In light of the Covid-19 pandemic , pharmaceutical companies are racing to provide a vaccine to prevent further spread of the disease .
Unfortunately , Moderna , the company that has been recently touted in news headlines for its developing mRNA-1273 vaccine to fight the virus , uses aborted fetal cell lines .
Debi Vinnedge , Executive Director of Children of God for Life , a prolife organization @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of aborted fetal material in vaccines and medicines , said her suspicions were raised after checking Moderna ’ s patents and in particular , the use of the Spike ( S ) protein .
The idea behind using this Spike protein in a vaccine with messenger RNA ( mRNA ) is to teach the patient ’ s immune system to produce its own protein antibodies to block and destroy the virus so the person will not become infected .
Unfortunately , Vinnedge said her heart sank when she discovered that Spike protein was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ It was detailed in several science publications ” , she said .
“ And in light of the public fear and panic , I did not want to be the bearer of bad news.
” Vinnedge said the heavy burden of revealing that knowledge made her dig further into others ’ research .
That ’ s when she found another well- known pharmaceutical company had a better solution .
Enter , Sanofi Pasteur which is using its own recombinant DNA platform to produce a Covid-19 vaccine .
According to the Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Authority ( BARDA ) reports , Sanofi is using the DNA of the baculovirus expression platform , which is also used in their licensed Flublok Quadrivalent vaccine .
As in most seasonal flu vaccines , the need to produce large quantities of vaccine quickly has been a problem for many years as pharmaceutical companies used chicken eggs to cultivate their viruses .
It takes several months and millions of eggs to produce the vaccines and so many companies began to turn to other cell lines for faster production .
One such company was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ based on insect cells .
Their Sf9 cell line comes from the fall armyworm and is highly effective as a rapid growth medium .
It has been used for several years in producing influenza vaccines .
In 2017 , Sanofi Pasteur bought Protein Sciences and is using this same platform for their newly developing Covid-19 vaccine which will allow them the flexibility to make millions of doses of vaccine quickly .
“ This is great news for millions of people world-wide who are concerned with the use of aborted fetal material in life-saving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vinnedge .
“ There is a multitude of moral options that are safer and quite frankly , utilize a more modern technology.
” Vinnedge said she was particularly annoyed to see a recent article in the Washington Post trying to assert that President Trump ’ s ban on the use of aborted fetal tissue was blocking important research and treatments for Covid-19 virus .
“ That accusation is laughable at best and nothing more than a political maneuver , ” stated Vinnedge .
“ In fact , we have morally produced treatments for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hydroxychloroquine or Plaquenil .
And there are more promising treatments on the way to prevent infection entirely .
President Trump has done a great job of promoting morally responsible research ensuring that all Americans can have the protection they need.
” “ It is deplorable that anyone would want to exploit the remains of aborted babies for financial profit especially when so many people will refuse to use those products because of their deeply held religious , moral and pro-life convictions ?
” she added .
“ We applaud the efforts of companies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ morally acceptable options !
” Published with permission from Children of God for Life .

Alternatives exist but are not getting as much press as Moderna's vaccine work.
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CLEARWATER, Florida, March 26, 2020 (Children of God for Life) — In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, pharmaceutical companies are racing to provide a vaccine to prevent further spread of the disease. Unfortunately, Moderna, the company that has been recently touted in news headlines for its developing mRNA-1273 vaccine to fight the virus, uses aborted fetal cell lines.
Debi Vinnedge, Executive Director of Children of God for Life, a prolife organization whose mission is to end the use of aborted fetal material in vaccines and medicines, said her suspicions were raised after checking Moderna’s patents and in particular, the use of the Spike (S) protein.
The idea behind using this Spike protein in a vaccine with messenger RNA (mRNA) is to teach the patient’s immune system to produce its own protein antibodies to block and destroy the virus so the person will not become infected. Unfortunately, Vinnedge said her heart sank when she discovered that Spike protein was produced using HEK 293 aborted fetal cells.
“It was detailed in several science publications”, she said. “And in light of the public fear and panic, I did not want to be the bearer of bad news.” Vinnedge said the heavy burden of revealing that knowledge made her dig further into others’ research. That’s when she found another well- known pharmaceutical company had a better solution.
Enter, Sanofi Pasteur which is using its own recombinant DNA platform to produce a Covid-19 vaccine. According to the Department of HHS Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) reports, Sanofi is using the DNA of the baculovirus expression platform, which is also used in their licensed Flublok Quadrivalent vaccine.
As in most seasonal flu vaccines, the need to produce large quantities of vaccine quickly has been a problem for many years as pharmaceutical companies used chicken eggs to cultivate their viruses. It takes several months and millions of eggs to produce the vaccines and so many companies began to turn to other cell lines for faster production.
One such company was Protein Sciences whose recombinant DNA platform is based on insect cells. Their Sf9 cell line comes from the fall armyworm and is highly effective as a rapid growth medium. It has been used for several years in producing influenza vaccines. In 2017, Sanofi Pasteur bought Protein Sciences and is using this same platform for their newly developing Covid-19 vaccine which will allow them the flexibility to make millions of doses of vaccine quickly.
“This is great news for millions of people world-wide who are concerned with the use of aborted fetal material in life-saving treatments or vaccines”, stated Ms. Vinnedge. “There is a multitude of moral options that are safer and quite frankly, utilize a more modern technology.”
Vinnedge said she was particularly annoyed to see a recent article in the Washington Post trying to assert that President Trump’s ban on the use of aborted fetal tissue was blocking important research and treatments for Covid-19 virus.
“That accusation is laughable at best and nothing more than a political maneuver,” stated Vinnedge. “In fact, we have morally produced treatments for patients who are already infected, notably Hydroxychloroquine or Plaquenil. And there are more promising treatments on the way to prevent infection entirely. President Trump has done a great job of promoting morally responsible research ensuring that all Americans can have the protection they need.”
“It is deplorable that anyone would want to exploit the remains of aborted babies for financial profit especially when so many people will refuse to use those products because of their deeply held religious, moral and pro-life convictions?” she added. “We applaud the efforts of companies such as Sanofi Pasteur who are providing morally acceptable options!”
References
Moderna mRNA-1273 vaccine news:
https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/moderna-ships-mrna-vaccine-against-novel-coronavirus-mrna-1273-for-phase-1-study-2020-02-24
Spike S Protein Info:
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/suppl/2020/02/18/science.abb2507.DC1/abb2507-Wrapp-SM.pdf (Material and Methods)
https://www.sinobiological.com/research/virus/human-coronavirus-spike
https://www.acrobiosystems.com/P3098-2019-nCoV-%28COVID-19%29-S-protein-Full-Length-%28R683A-R685A%29-His-Tag.html
https://www.biovendor.com/sars-cov-2-2019-ncov-spike-glycoprotein-s1-hek293-recombinant-2?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=organic
Sanofi Pasteur Vaccine Info:
https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/02/18/hhs-engages-sanofis-recombinant-technology-for-2019-novel-coronavirus-vaccine.html
https://www.poconorecord.com/news/20200311/sanofi-exploring-possiblity-of-covid-19-vaccine-that-would-be-produced-in-poconos
https://www.precisionvaccinations.com/sanofi-pasteur%C2%A0will-deploy-its-recombinant-dna-platform-produce-recombinant-2019-novel-coronavirus
https://www.fda.gov/media/123144/download (Sanofi Flublok Quadrivalent pack insert)
Washington Post article:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/trump-ban-on-fetal-tissue-research-blocks-coronavirus-treatment-effort/2020/03/18/ddd9f754-685c-11ea-abef-020f086a3fab_story.html
Published with permission from Children of God for Life.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-27--Tucker: Opposition to Trump is fueling media lies about chloroquine, a potential COVID-19 treatment

WASHINGTON , D.C. , March 26 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) ― The media have been lying about a potentially effective treatment for the COVID-19 coronavirus , Tucker Carlson reported this week .
“ Well , here ’ s why , ” the Fox News pundit told his audience last night .
“ Donald Trump is for it.
” Ever since the American president announced the use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for the coronavirus sweeping the world , the American media have been downplaying its potential , lying about it , and manipulating the public .
“ If Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it , even if it might save American lives , ” Carlson declared .
“ What reactive children they are .
And they immediately began a sustained push to discredit the drug long before the clinical results were in.
” Carlson cited both CNN and NBC , who accused the president of selling “ unsubstantiated ” or “ false ” hope .
Some journalists have even held Trump responsible for the deaths of people who poisoned themselves with what they hoped were doses of hydroxychloroquine .
CNN ran a story in which it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has died after an apparent attempt to self-medicate with that drug.
” In reality , the man and his wife swallowed chloroquine phosphate , an aquarium cleaner , allegedly believing this would protect them from the virus .
“ During the course of that segment , by the way , CNN never mentioned that the man ate aquarium cleaner and not medicine , ” Carlson observed .
“ They lied about the substantial – in fact , the central – facts of what happened because they thought it might advance a political agenda.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ had died from overdoses of the drug , as if they had done so because of Trump ’ s announcement .
Carlson was clearly disgusted by this politicization of a possible treatment for the coronavirus .
“ Now , keep in mind , this is n't a tax bill they 're lying about , ” he said .
“ It 's a potentially life-saving medicine that we are desperately trying to evaluate in the middle of a global pandemic.
” Bloomberg also ran an anti-hydroxychloroquine story called “ Chloroquine no better than regular @ @ @ @ @ @ @ study , performed in China , had involved only 15 patients .
“ So why is Bloomberg News writing about it ?
” Carlson asked .
“ Later in the story , we learned that , in contrast to the protocol in that tiny Chinese study , doctors here in the West are administering hydroxychloroquine with antibiotics , and that combination – the two of them hydroxychloroquine and antibiotics – appears to be effective.
” Carlson stated that the Chinese study had nothing to do with the way that the drug was being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the story “ misleads.
” He accused the media of “ manipulating ” its audience .
“ This is what happens when science becomes political , ” Carlson added .
“ Suddenly , people start lying , and you ca n't trust anything you hear .
That 's a very dangerous thing to do at a moment like this .
The truth is essential.
” Even a governor has been hating on hydroxychloroquine .
Democrat Steve Sisolak , the governor of Nevada , has issued an emergency order banning state doctors from prescribing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s administered in a hospital .
“ Now , Sisolak is a politician ; he 's not a doctor , ” Carlson said .
“ But he did n't hesitate to pronounce the drug ‘ unproven ’ as a treatment for coronavirus , ” he continued .
“ Well , that 's true as a technical matter .
But doctors prescribe medicines in new ways all the time .
It 's called ‘ off-label usage.
’ It 's legal and very common in places where Democratic governors do n't decide to micromanage the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now a shortage of hydroxychloroquine in the U.S. , however , in part because doctors are apparently stockpiling it for themselves and their families .
Carlson said that this proves that Donald Trump is not the only person who believes it can work .
“ A lot of practicing physicians think so , too , ” he added .
“ Our leaders should be clear about that .
And yet many of them are lying about it at a time when we are desperate for the truth .
The thing we need , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Carlson had stated that hydroxychloroquine is , in many ways , “ the ideal medicine.
” “ You may have taken it if you traveled abroad .
It 's been approved for use in this country for 65 years .
It is cheap .
It 's considered safe .
A month ’ s supply of it costs about 20 bucks , ” he continued .
“ So , in a lot of ways , hydroxychloroquine is the ideal medicine .
If it turns out to be an effective treatment against coronavirus , things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the better.
” Carlson noted that “ scattered reports ” from health care providers across the U.S. say hydroxychloroquine is effective , that it is being prescribed in France , and that Dr. Anthony Fauci , the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , has said he would try it on patients if he was treating them directly .
Recently an American coronavirus patient stated that he would have died had he not requested the drug .
Other drugs that have potential are favipiravir , a Japanese antiviral @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; and lopinavir and ritonavir , HIV drugs .

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 26, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― The media have been lying about a potentially effective treatment for the COVID-19 coronavirus, Tucker Carlson reported this week. “Well, here’s why,” the Fox News pundit told his audience last night. “Donald Trump is for it.” Ever since the American president announced the use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for the coronavirus sweeping the world, the American media have been downplaying its potential, lying about it, and manipulating the public. “If Trump is for it, they're against it, even if it might save American lives,” Carlson declared. “What reactive children they are. And […]
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 26, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― The media have been lying about a potentially effective treatment for the COVID-19 coronavirus, Tucker Carlson reported this week.
“Well, here’s why,” the Fox News pundit told his audience last night. “Donald Trump is for it.”
Ever since the American president announced the use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for the coronavirus sweeping the world, the American media have been downplaying its potential, lying about it, and manipulating the public.
“If Trump is for it, they're against it, even if it might save American lives,” Carlson declared.
“What reactive children they are. And they immediately began a sustained push to discredit the drug long before the clinical results were in.”
Carlson cited both CNN and NBC, who accused the president of selling “unsubstantiated” or “false” hope. Some journalists have even held Trump responsible for the deaths of people who poisoned themselves with what they hoped were doses of hydroxychloroquine. CNN ran a story in which it claimed that a man in Arizona “has died after an apparent attempt to self-medicate with that drug.” In reality, the man and his wife swallowed chloroquine phosphate, an aquarium cleaner, allegedly believing this would protect them from the virus.
“During the course of that segment, by the way, CNN never mentioned that the man ate aquarium cleaner and not medicine,” Carlson observed.
“They lied about the substantial – in fact, the central – facts of what happened because they thought it might advance a political agenda.”
CNN then cited three Nigerians who had died from overdoses of the drug, as if they had done so because of Trump’s announcement.
Carlson was clearly disgusted by this politicization of a possible treatment for the coronavirus.
“Now, keep in mind, this isn't a tax bill they're lying about,” he said. “It's a potentially life-saving medicine that we are desperately trying to evaluate in the middle of a global pandemic.”
Bloomberg also ran an anti-hydroxychloroquine story called “Chloroquine no better than regular coronavirus care, study finds.” The study, performed in China, had involved only 15 patients.
“So why is Bloomberg News writing about it?” Carlson asked.
“Later in the story, we learned that, in contrast to the protocol in that tiny Chinese study, doctors here in the West are administering hydroxychloroquine with antibiotics, and that combination – the two of them hydroxychloroquine and antibiotics – appears to be effective.”
Carlson stated that the Chinese study had nothing to do with the way that the drug was being used in the USA, and that the story “misleads.” He accused the media of “manipulating” its audience.
“This is what happens when science becomes political,” Carlson added.
“Suddenly, people start lying, and you can't trust anything you hear. That's a very dangerous thing to do at a moment like this. The truth is essential.”
Even a governor has been hating on hydroxychloroquine. Democrat Steve Sisolak, the governor of Nevada, has issued an emergency order banning state doctors from prescribing the drug for coronavirus unless it’s administered in a hospital.
“Now, Sisolak is a politician; he's not a doctor,” Carlson said.
“But he didn't hesitate to pronounce the drug ‘unproven’ as a treatment for coronavirus,” he continued.
“Well, that's true as a technical matter. But doctors prescribe medicines in new ways all the time. It's called ‘off-label usage.’ It's legal and very common in places where Democratic governors don't decide to micromanage the details of medical care.”
There is now a shortage of hydroxychloroquine in the U.S., however, in part because doctors are apparently stockpiling it for themselves and their families. Carlson said that this proves that Donald Trump is not the only person who believes it can work.
“A lot of practicing physicians think so, too,” he added.
“Our leaders should be clear about that. And yet many of them are lying about it at a time when we are desperate for the truth. The thing we need, above all, is the truth.”
Carlson had stated that hydroxychloroquine is, in many ways, “the ideal medicine.”
“You may have taken it if you traveled abroad. It's been approved for use in this country for 65 years. It is cheap. It's considered safe. A month’s supply of it costs about 20 bucks,” he continued.
“So, in a lot of ways, hydroxychloroquine is the ideal medicine. If it turns out to be an effective treatment against coronavirus, things will change fast in this country and for the better.”
Carlson noted that “scattered reports” from health care providers across the U.S. say hydroxychloroquine is effective, that it is being prescribed in France, and that Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has said he would try it on patients if he was treating them directly.
Recently an American coronavirus patient stated that he would have died had he not requested the drug.
Other drugs that have potential are favipiravir, a Japanese antiviral drug; remdesivir, the Ebola drug; and lopinavir and ritonavir, HIV drugs.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-27--Teen Vogue encourages 13-year-olds to make child porn through sexting

March 26 , 2020 ( National Center on Sexual Exploitation ) — In mid-March 2020 , in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic , Teen Vogue ( which has a troubling history with teenagers and sexual exploitation ) posted a Snapchat Discover story about sexting under the guise of helping teenagers sustain their relationships from a distance .
In case Teen Vogue has forgotten what a “ teen ” is : • Minor ( noun ) : a person under the age of full legal responsibility .
Encouraging teens to sext is encouraging minors to create and distribute child pornography @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as child sex abuse material ( CSAM ) .
Also , online predators use social media platforms to pose as peers and groom children to send them sexually explicit material ( i.e .
“ sext ” with them ) that they can then distribute and/or use to blackmail the child into other forms of sexual exploitation .
[ Editor ’ s note : Click the images below to zoom , but please observe this content warning . ]
Content promoting and encouraging this dangerous and illegal behavior isn ’ t okay in any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a time when the FBI is warning parents that children are at increased risk of online sexual exploitation while they are stuck at home during COVID-19 school closures .
No less than the health and well-being of our youth is at stake .
Research shows that sexting is often linked to offline sexual coercion .
Additionally , sexting and the sending of sexually explicit material via social media apps can lead teens to be sexually extorted , abused , and even trafficked .
In this time of uncertainty , when kids will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ predators are poised to capitalize on increased opportunities to target young adolescents .
Research also suggests that young adolescents who practice sexting experience other harmful effects including feelings of terror , stress , difficulty concentrating , and isolation .
In light of all this , one has to ask : why would anyone encourage teenagers to participate in such a problematic and dangerous behavior ?
The actions of Teen Vogue and Snapchat are not without consequence and we are calling on Teen Vogue to retract this dangerous content and to replace it with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sexting and online sexual exploitation .
Also , Snapchat , we are calling on you to stop allowing third parties to host such content on your platform .
We need you to use your voice to counter this harmful messaging .
Complete the easy-to-use Action below [ at this link —ed . ]
to send emails directly to Teen Vogue and Snapchat advocating for them to correct their dangerous missteps .
Online child safety is at stake !
Published with permission from the National Center on Sexual Exploitation .

March 26, 2020 (National Center on Sexual Exploitation) — In mid-March 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Teen Vogue (which has a troubling history with teenagers and sexual exploitation) posted a Snapchat Discover story about sexting under the guise of helping teenagers sustain their relationships from a distance.
In case Teen Vogue has forgotten what a “teen” is:
Teen (noun): relating to teenagers
Teenager (noun): a person aged between 13 and 19 years. Synonyms: adolescent, youth, minor, juvenile
Minor (noun): a person under the age of full legal responsibility. Synonyms: child, infant, youth
Encouraging teens to sext is encouraging minors to create and distribute child pornography, which is more accurately referred to as child sex abuse material (CSAM). Also, online predators use social media platforms to pose as peers and groom children to send them sexually explicit material (i.e. “sext” with them) that they can then distribute and/or use to blackmail the child into other forms of sexual exploitation.
[Editor’s note: Click the images below to zoom, but please observe this content warning.]
Content promoting and encouraging this dangerous and illegal behavior isn’t okay in any context, but it is particularly troubling in a time when the FBI is warning parents that children are at increased risk of online sexual exploitation while they are stuck at home during COVID-19 school closures.
No less than the health and well-being of our youth is at stake.
Research shows that sexting is often linked to offline sexual coercion. Additionally, sexting and the sending of sexually explicit material via social media apps can lead teens to be sexually extorted, abused, and even trafficked. In this time of uncertainty, when kids will likely find themselves online more frequently, predators are poised to capitalize on increased opportunities to target young adolescents. Research also suggests that young adolescents who practice sexting experience other harmful effects including feelings of terror, stress, difficulty concentrating, and isolation.
In light of all this, one has to ask: why would anyone encourage teenagers to participate in such a problematic and dangerous behavior?
The actions of Teen Vogue and Snapchat are not without consequence and we are calling on Teen Vogue to retract this dangerous content and to replace it with a responsible admonition about the dangers of sexting and online sexual exploitation. Also, Snapchat, we are calling on you to stop allowing third parties to host such content on your platform.
We need you to use your voice to counter this harmful messaging. Complete the easy-to-use Action below [at this link —ed.] to send emails directly to Teen Vogue and Snapchat advocating for them to correct their dangerous missteps. Online child safety is at stake!
Published with permission from the National Center on Sexual Exploitation.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-26--Abortion groups: Coronavirus means ‘supply chains’ for killing unborn need more funding

PETITION : Urge state governors to stop abortions during coronavirus crisis Sign the petition here .
NEW YORK , March 26 , 2020 ( C-Fam ) — International abortion groups were quick to seize on the COVID-19 pandemic to call for more funding and fewer restrictions on abortion based on unverifiable claims .
According to abortion giant International Planned Parenthood Federation and other abortion groups the novel coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) pandemic will cause a surge in demand for abortion .
Curfews and stay-at-home orders across the world will lead to unprotected sex and even domestic violence and rape , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social distancing will make it harder to obtain abortion .
They are asking governments to repeal abortion restrictions and to give them government funds as a result .
“ Potentially more people will need abortions during this time , so how will they access them ?
” International Planned Parenthood Federation asked in a blog post about the effect of the novel coronavirus last week .
The post warns that this is “ a stark reminder that we need to remove all laws , policies and practices which prevent access to contraception and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ points have been circulated widely in editorials and articles by abortion industry leaders in recent weeks .
But scientific evidence suggests the coronavirus may actually result in fewer pregnancies and fewer abortions .
Well-documented fertility patterns during past epidemics , disasters , and wars , suggest an overall decrease in fertility according to a cautious early survey of the possible implications of the coronavirus for fertility by demographer Lyman Stone .
But the effects of the pandemic on fertility are far from certain and will vary by country .
A UN coronavirus emergency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agencies and costing $ 2 billion echoes the abortion industry ’ s concerns and includes “ sexual and reproductive health ” as a “ strategic priority ” and lists it among the “ essential commodities ” whose transport should be guaranteed during the coronavirus emergency .
The International Planned Parenthood Federation launched an emergency coronavirus appeal to raise funds for the Chinese Family Planning Association , which implements China ’ s population control policies .
The UN population agency , UNFPA , also launched a campaign to raise $ 67.5 million to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Institute , meanwhile , is warning of disruption in the global supply chain of contraceptives and abortion pills .
In the U.S. , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reportedly attempted an alternative to the Senate $ 2 trillion stimulus that does not include the bipartisan Hyde Amendment , a U.S. law that prevents U.S. funding for abortion domestically except in cases where a child is conceived by rape or carrying the child to term would threaten the life of the mother .
She reportedly attempted to do the same in March .
Abortion groups @ @ @ @ @ @ @ periods and follow-up appointments to abortions , because they say the extra travel exposes mothers to the novel coronavirus .
They also argue that restrictions on movement in areas hard hit by the pandemic are making it harder for mothers to obtain an abortion , therefore telemedicine abortion should be allowed — a controversial practice promoted by the World Health Organization that could put mothers at risk .
In the UK , the government has already relaxed abortion regulation to allow telemedicine abortion following a campaign by abortion group Amnesty International .
After @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shut , declaring them non-essential , the National Abortion Federation , which represents abortion industry groups in the U.S. , is urging State and Federal government authorities to designate abortion clinics “ essential businesses .
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As one example, Planned Parenthood launched an emergency coronavirus appeal to raise funds for the Chinese Family Planning Association.
PETITION: Urge state governors to stop abortions during coronavirus crisis Sign the petition here.
NEW YORK, March 26, 2020 (C-Fam) — International abortion groups were quick to seize on the COVID-19 pandemic to call for more funding and fewer restrictions on abortion based on unverifiable claims.
According to abortion giant International Planned Parenthood Federation and other abortion groups the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will cause a surge in demand for abortion. Curfews and stay-at-home orders across the world will lead to unprotected sex and even domestic violence and rape, they say, while existing regulations and social distancing will make it harder to obtain abortion.
They are asking governments to repeal abortion restrictions and to give them government funds as a result.
“Potentially more people will need abortions during this time, so how will they access them?” International Planned Parenthood Federation asked in a blog post about the effect of the novel coronavirus last week. The post warns that this is “a stark reminder that we need to remove all laws, policies and practices which prevent access to contraception and safe abortion.”
These and similar talking points have been circulated widely in editorials and articles by abortion industry leaders in recent weeks. But scientific evidence suggests the coronavirus may actually result in fewer pregnancies and fewer abortions.
Well-documented fertility patterns during past epidemics, disasters, and wars, suggest an overall decrease in fertility according to a cautious early survey of the possible implications of the coronavirus for fertility by demographer Lyman Stone. But the effects of the pandemic on fertility are far from certain and will vary by country.
A UN coronavirus emergency response plan unveiled this week by UN agencies and costing $2 billion echoes the abortion industry’s concerns and includes “sexual and reproductive health” as a “strategic priority” and lists it among the “essential commodities” whose transport should be guaranteed during the coronavirus emergency.
The International Planned Parenthood Federation launched an emergency coronavirus appeal to raise funds for the Chinese Family Planning Association, which implements China’s population control policies. The UN population agency, UNFPA, also launched a campaign to raise $67.5 million to be spent over two months.
The Guttmacher Institute, meanwhile, is warning of disruption in the global supply chain of contraceptives and abortion pills.
In the U.S., House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reportedly attempted an alternative to the Senate $2 trillion stimulus that does not include the bipartisan Hyde Amendment, a U.S. law that prevents U.S. funding for abortion domestically except in cases where a child is conceived by rape or carrying the child to term would threaten the life of the mother. She reportedly attempted to do the same in March.
Abortion groups are asking States to waive required waiting periods and follow-up appointments to abortions, because they say the extra travel exposes mothers to the novel coronavirus.
They also argue that restrictions on movement in areas hard hit by the pandemic are making it harder for mothers to obtain an abortion, therefore telemedicine abortion should be allowed — a controversial practice promoted by the World Health Organization that could put mothers at risk.
In the UK, the government has already relaxed abortion regulation to allow telemedicine abortion following a campaign by abortion group Amnesty International.
After Texas and Ohio ordered all abortion clinics shut, declaring them non-essential, the National Abortion Federation, which represents abortion industry groups in the U.S., is urging State and Federal government authorities to designate abortion clinics “essential businesses.”
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lifesitenews--2020-03-26--Left-wing lawsuit demands Trump admin human rights org prioritize homosexuality, abortion

NEW YORK , March 26 , 2020 ( C-Fam ) — A recent lawsuit initiated by LGBT and feminist pressure groups charges that the U.S. State Department ’ s Commission on Unalienable Rights was created in violation of federal guidelines and must be disbanded .
In filing the lawsuit , Kerry Kennedy of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights said , “ The Commission on Unalienable Rights ’ discriminatory work must be stopped , quickly .
Without action we risk the destruction of decades of progress by the human rights movement and emboldening oppressive regimes everywhere.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Council for Global Equality , said , “ Secretary Pompeo often argues that the modern proliferation of human rights claims cheapens the currency of human rights but it is this illegal Commission , with its warped use of religious freedom and natural law to deny rights , that cheapens the very notion of religious freedom and our country ’ s proud tradition of standing up for the rights of those who are most vulnerable.
” While Secretary Pompeo ’ s office said early on the Commission would not be about abortion and LGBT @ @ @ @ @ @ @ insisting they be the centerpiece of the Commission ’ s work .
The outrage from homosexual rights groups on account of the Commission on Unalienable Rights , created last July to examine authentic human rights and how best to advance them , is one aspect of the skewed focus on sexual rights issues .
The organized homosexual movement has become deeply entrenched in the State Department , according to highly-placed department sources , such that hardly any meeting at the State Department is conducted without consideration of how the issue affects sexual orientation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the outsized attention paid to homosexual issues at the State Department is vastly out of proportion to the percentage of Americans who may be same-sex attracted .
The chief complaint is that the commission is one sided in the definition of what is and is not a human right .
The controversy is embedded in the title of the Commission and its reference to “ unalienable ” rights .
On one hand International documents tend to favor what many consider to be fundamental rights over against what Commission Chairman , Harvard Law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to as “ rights talk , ” the insistence on the ever-expanding notion of rights .
In a radio interview a year ago , Secretary of State Mike Pompeo worried that ever-expanding definitions of human rights inevitably harm fundamental human rights .
Fundamental human rights can be found in foundational UN documents and include , freedom of religion , freedom of political self-determination , freedom of the press , and other rights that are readily recognized around the world .
In recent years , members of the sexual left , including those in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ create internationally recognized human rights to abortion and same-sex sexual expression .
During the Obama administration , the homosexual issue was placed within the Office of Religious Freedom .
Complaints based upon sexual orientation and gender identity became a part of the annual State Department Report on Human Rights .
The abortion issue , under the guise of “ reproductive rights , ” was also included in the Obama-era report .
Critics wondered what homosexuality and abortion had to do with religious freedom .
Under the Trump administration , both issues were removed @ @ @ @ @

Homosexual rights and feminist organizations are insisting that abortion and LGBT issues be the centerpiece of the Commission on Unalienable Rights' work.
NEW YORK, March 26, 2020 (C-Fam) — A recent lawsuit initiated by LGBT and feminist pressure groups charges that the U.S. State Department’s Commission on Unalienable Rights was created in violation of federal guidelines and must be disbanded.
In filing the lawsuit, Kerry Kennedy of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights said, “The Commission on Unalienable Rights’ discriminatory work must be stopped, quickly. Without action we risk the destruction of decades of progress by the human rights movement and emboldening oppressive regimes everywhere.”
Mark Bromley, chairman of the Council for Global Equality, said, “Secretary Pompeo often argues that the modern proliferation of human rights claims cheapens the currency of human rights but it is this illegal Commission, with its warped use of religious freedom and natural law to deny rights, that cheapens the very notion of religious freedom and our country’s proud tradition of standing up for the rights of those who are most vulnerable.”
While Secretary Pompeo’s office said early on the Commission would not be about abortion and LGBT, homosexual rights and feminist organizations are insisting they be the centerpiece of the Commission’s work.
The outrage from homosexual rights groups on account of the Commission on Unalienable Rights, created last July to examine authentic human rights and how best to advance them, is one aspect of the skewed focus on sexual rights issues.
The organized homosexual movement has become deeply entrenched in the State Department, according to highly-placed department sources, such that hardly any meeting at the State Department is conducted without consideration of how the issue affects sexual orientation and gender identity. Critics point out that the outsized attention paid to homosexual issues at the State Department is vastly out of proportion to the percentage of Americans who may be same-sex attracted.
The chief complaint is that the commission is one sided in the definition of what is and is not a human right. The controversy is embedded in the title of the Commission and its reference to “unalienable” rights. On one hand International documents tend to favor what many consider to be fundamental rights over against what Commission Chairman, Harvard Law Professor Mary Ann Glendon, once referred to as “rights talk,” the insistence on the ever-expanding notion of rights.
In a radio interview a year ago, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo worried that ever-expanding definitions of human rights inevitably harm fundamental human rights. Fundamental human rights can be found in foundational UN documents and include, freedom of religion, freedom of political self-determination, freedom of the press, and other rights that are readily recognized around the world.
In recent years, members of the sexual left, including those in the State Department, have attempted to create internationally recognized human rights to abortion and same-sex sexual expression. During the Obama administration, the homosexual issue was placed within the Office of Religious Freedom. Complaints based upon sexual orientation and gender identity became a part of the annual State Department Report on Human Rights. The abortion issue, under the guise of “reproductive rights,” was also included in the Obama-era report. Critics wondered what homosexuality and abortion had to do with religious freedom. Under the Trump administration, both issues were removed from the annual report.
Published with permission from C-Fam.
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