lifesitenews--2020-09-23--How Muslim terror attacks have evolved since 9-11

September 22 , 2020 ( American Thinker ) — The fact that there has been no 9/11-type attack in the U.S. for 19 years proves… what ?
That Islamic terrorist groups are not capable of mounting another such attack ?
That America ’ s security network is on much higher alert than in the innocent days before 9/11 ?
Maybe so .
But another , quite likely possibility is that Islamic radicals see no need for another large-scale attack .
Why bother with spectacular , violent acts of jihad when incremental , under-the-radar , cultural jihad will serve the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also known as stealth jihad , is a long-term campaign to influence and even co-opt key social institutions such as schools , courts , media , political parties , and churches .
In what follows , I will use the terms “ cultural jihad ” and “ stealth jihad ” interchangeably .
Many Americans think that , as long as there are no major terror attacks , then all is well .
But what we need to worry about most are the day-to-day stealth attacks on our culture .
These “ stealth ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be particularly stealthy .
Americans tend to put the best possible interpretation on the activities of the multicultural “ other.
” Thus , when in the days immediately following 9/11 , various Islamic advocacy groups managed to convince President Bush that Islam means “ peace , ” and that terrorists were only a tiny minority who had “ hijacked a great religion , ” those who noticed assumed that the advocates were only being helpful .
The 9/11 attacks ended on the same day they began , but stealth jihad influence operations didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The suit-and-tie jihadists were back at work on September 12 , September 13 , and September 14 , and have been busily pursuing their subversive aims ever since .
That ’ s approximately 7,300 days of subversive activity — and most of it has gone unnoticed .
We have , of course , heard of the more publicized incidences of stealth jihad such as the infiltration of Fort Hood Army Base by Major Nidal Hasan , and the similar penetration of Pensacola Naval Air Station by a lieutenant in the Saudi Air Force @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have ever heard of , the purge of training materials used by the FBI at the behest of Muslim activist groups in 2011-2012 ?
The aim was to eliminate any material that was offensive to Islam .
Rather than be thought “ Islamophobic , ” the FBI , along with more than a dozen other security agencies , meekly complied with Muslim demands , and replaced effective programs with a see-no-Islam policy .
Likewise , how many know about the Islamic influence operation on American universities ?
According to a Clarion Project report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poured billions of dollars into dozens of major American universities in recent years .
The result ?
Many of America ’ s academic experts on Islam have developed a financial interest in pedaling the politically correct view of Islam .
Meanwhile , students learn a whitewashed version of Islamic beliefs and history not unlike the Disneyfied version of communism they also acquire in college .
In short , radical Islamists quickly realized after 9/11 that spectacular attacks were counterproductive .
They had the effect of waking people up , when , as it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to put them to sleep .
This is a lesson that leftists in America are just now learning .
The violence in the streets is waking up voters to the dangers of leftism and communism .
Many on the left have decided it is better instead to revert to the leftist version of cultural jihad , and double down on it .
Like Islamists , the left has for decades been engaging in a highly successful , Gramscian-type , long march through the institutions — schools , media , entertainment , political parties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cultural revolution , the left may have shown its hand too soon — its violent hand , that is .
So , in the days ahead we can expect more emphasis to be placed on cultural intimidation — indoctrination in the classroom , self-criticism sessions at the office , re-education programs on race and privilege in government agencies , and fake narratives from the media .
The initial reaction to 9/11 was , indeed , one of heightened alertness and sudden awareness of the possibility that we were faced with a clash of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hand too soon , and they quickly realized that it was not a good idea to wake a sleeping giant .
Thus , they resumed their cultural jihad .
It proved to be a highly successful program .
After 9/11 , one would have expected that Islamic beliefs would have come under increased scrutiny .
Initially , that was the case .
But suspicion quickly gave way to affirmation as jihadists in business suits began a campaign to emphasize the kinder , gentler side of Islam .
They were particularly successful in converting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had nothing to do with Islam .
Before long , schools were presenting Islam as a victim of hatred , discrimination , Western imperialism , and Islamophobia .
And not long after , any critique of Islam became strictly off-limits — even among members of our security establishment .
What ’ s next ?
That ’ s difficult to say .
But one thing is certain .
As a result of the current leftist cultural revolution , cultural jihadists will have observed that Americans are far more submissive than anyone had previously supposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be ashamed of their culture and their heritage .
They don ’ t see anything of value in it worth defending .
In short , they appear ready to submit to any powerful ideology that seems to offer an alternative .
Exactly how Islamists will take advantage of our lack of cultural confidence and our willingness to submit to intimidation is hard to say , but it ’ s almost certain that they will try .
After all , the word “ Islam ” means “ submission.
” Don ’ t discount another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likely move is a ramping up of the daily efforts to hollow out our cultural confidence and sap our will to resist .
This article originally appeared in the September 15 , 2020 edition of the American Thinker .
It is published here with permission from William Kilpatrick .
For more of Dr. Kilpatrick 's recent articles , visit his website , turningpointproject.com .

September 22, 2020 (American Thinker) — The fact that there has been no 9/11-type attack in the U.S. for 19 years proves… what? That Islamic terrorist groups are not capable of mounting another such attack? That America’s security network is on much higher alert than in the innocent days before 9/11?
Maybe so. But another, quite likely possibility is that Islamic radicals see no need for another large-scale attack. Why bother with spectacular, violent acts of jihad when incremental, under-the-radar, cultural jihad will serve the same purpose?
Cultural jihad, which is also known as stealth jihad, is a long-term campaign to influence and even co-opt key social institutions such as schools, courts, media, political parties, and churches. In what follows, I will use the terms “cultural jihad” and “stealth jihad” interchangeably.
Many Americans think that, as long as there are no major terror attacks, then all is well. But what we need to worry about most are the day-to-day stealth attacks on our culture. These “stealth” operations don’t even need to be particularly stealthy. Americans tend to put the best possible interpretation on the activities of the multicultural “other.” Thus, when in the days immediately following 9/11, various Islamic advocacy groups managed to convince President Bush that Islam means “peace,” and that terrorists were only a tiny minority who had “hijacked a great religion,” those who noticed assumed that the advocates were only being helpful.
The 9/11 attacks ended on the same day they began, but stealth jihad influence operations didn’t stop for a minute. The suit-and-tie jihadists were back at work on September 12, September 13, and September 14, and have been busily pursuing their subversive aims ever since. That’s approximately 7,300 days of subversive activity — and most of it has gone unnoticed.
We have, of course, heard of the more publicized incidences of stealth jihad such as the infiltration of Fort Hood Army Base by Major Nidal Hasan, and the similar penetration of Pensacola Naval Air Station by a lieutenant in the Saudi Air Force. But how many remember, or have ever heard of, the purge of training materials used by the FBI at the behest of Muslim activist groups in 2011-2012? The aim was to eliminate any material that was offensive to Islam. Rather than be thought “Islamophobic,” the FBI, along with more than a dozen other security agencies, meekly complied with Muslim demands, and replaced effective programs with a see-no-Islam policy. Likewise, how many know about the Islamic influence operation on American universities? According to a Clarion Project report, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar have poured billions of dollars into dozens of major American universities in recent years. The result? Many of America’s academic experts on Islam have developed a financial interest in pedaling the politically correct view of Islam. Meanwhile, students learn a whitewashed version of Islamic beliefs and history not unlike the Disneyfied version of communism they also acquire in college.
In short, radical Islamists quickly realized after 9/11 that spectacular attacks were counterproductive. They had the effect of waking people up, when, as it turned out, it was more desirable to put them to sleep.
This is a lesson that leftists in America are just now learning. The violence in the streets is waking up voters to the dangers of leftism and communism. Many on the left have decided it is better instead to revert to the leftist version of cultural jihad, and double down on it. Like Islamists, the left has for decades been engaging in a highly successful, Gramscian-type, long march through the institutions — schools, media, entertainment, political parties, even corporations.
In the current cultural revolution, the left may have shown its hand too soon — its violent hand, that is. So, in the days ahead we can expect more emphasis to be placed on cultural intimidation — indoctrination in the classroom, self-criticism sessions at the office, re-education programs on race and privilege in government agencies, and fake narratives from the media.
The initial reaction to 9/11 was, indeed, one of heightened alertness and sudden awareness of the possibility that we were faced with a clash of civilizations. The Islamists had played their hand too soon, and they quickly realized that it was not a good idea to wake a sleeping giant.
Thus, they resumed their cultural jihad. It proved to be a highly successful program. After 9/11, one would have expected that Islamic beliefs would have come under increased scrutiny. Initially, that was the case. But suspicion quickly gave way to affirmation as jihadists in business suits began a campaign to emphasize the kinder, gentler side of Islam. They were particularly successful in converting American educators to the idea that 9/11 had nothing to do with Islam. Before long, schools were presenting Islam as a victim of hatred, discrimination, Western imperialism, and Islamophobia. And not long after, any critique of Islam became strictly off-limits — even among members of our security establishment.
What’s next? That’s difficult to say. But one thing is certain. As a result of the current leftist cultural revolution, cultural jihadists will have observed that Americans are far more submissive than anyone had previously supposed. Many Americans have been schooled to be ashamed of their culture and their heritage. They don’t see anything of value in it worth defending. In short, they appear ready to submit to any powerful ideology that seems to offer an alternative.
Exactly how Islamists will take advantage of our lack of cultural confidence and our willingness to submit to intimidation is hard to say, but it’s almost certain that they will try. After all, the word “Islam” means “submission.”
Don’t discount another 9/11 type attack. But the more likely move is a ramping up of the daily efforts to hollow out our cultural confidence and sap our will to resist.
This article originally appeared in the September 15, 2020 edition of the American Thinker. It is published here with permission from William Kilpatrick. For more of Dr. Kilpatrick's recent articles, visit his website, turningpointproject.com.
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lifesitenews--2020-09-23--Fauci’s push to delay hydroxychloroquine treatment made COVID worse

September 22 , 2020 ( American Thinker ) — Dr. Anthony Fauci has been hailed in the press as the nation 's top infectious disease expert .
He 's been feted with presidential honors and high praise for his medical acumen .
His policy disagreements with President Trump , supposedly as the voice of `` science , '' have made him a hero on the left .
Such laurels and the implied power conveyed have led to some weird side-effects — such as his image featured on ladies ' underwear and declarations that he 's the sexiest man alive .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ left with calls to `` Thank Dr .
Fauci . ''
But it 's about time this idol topples , based on this summary about Fauci 's startlingly bad medicine and bad medical policy on COVID , which has in fact cost thousands of lives .
And yes , he is very specifically to blame .
Virologist Steven Hatfill , writing in RealClearPolitics , summed up just how disastrous Fauci has been for America 's COVID response , based on Fauci 's suppression of evidence about hydroxychloroquine , the safest and most effective @ @ @ @ @ @ @ studies , and the political power he 's used to halt its treatment even as the rest of the world got well from the inexpensive medication 's use .
The `` Fauci Strategy '' was to keep early infected patients quarantined at home without treatment until they developed a shortness of breath and had to be admitted to a hospital .
Then they would they [ sic ] be given hydroxychloroquine .
The Food and Drug Administration cluelessly agreed to this doctrine and it stated in its hydroxychloroquine Emergency Use Authorization ( EUA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have a greater prospect of benefit ( compared to ambulatory patients with mild illness ) . ''
In reality just the opposite was true .
This was a tragic mistake by Fauci and FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn and it was a mistake that would cost the lives of thousands of Americans in the days to come .
Other countries got well from COVID .
But America did n't .
America today is still floundering around on lockdowns , re-lockdowns , its schools shut , its election growing dubious .
And the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ traced to the incompetent , bad medical decisions of Dr. Anthony Fauci , which have left America a COVID wasteland while the rest of the world got well .
America 's death rate from COVID in fact is shockingly high , hitting 150,000 as of July 29 , while other countries , which have also been hit by the pandemic , such as Singapore , Taiwan , South Korea , Turkey , Morocco , Malaysia , and Costa Rica , plus European countries such as Switzerland , have got the matter well under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The difference is in their use of HCQ , or hydroxychloroquine .
And those are mostly well developed or high-middle-income countries .
What 's really shocking is that third-world hellholes are doing better , too , if they can get their hands on and use HCQ .
The U.S. , under Fauci , has been left in the dust .
Here in our country , Fauci continued to ignore the ever accumulating and remarkable early-use data on hydroxychloroquine and he became focused on a new antiviral compound named remdesivir .
This was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ given intravenously every day for five days .
It was never suitable for major widespread outpatient or at-home use as part of a national pandemic plan .
We now know now that remdesivir has no effect on overall COVID patient mortality and it costs thousands of dollars per patient .
Hydroxychloroquine , by contrast , costs 60 cents a tablet , it can be taken at home , it fits in with the national pandemic plan for respiratory viruses , and a course of therapy simply requires swallowing three tablets in the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 12 hours for five days .
There are now 53 studies that show positive results of hydroxychloroquine in COVID infections .
There are 14 global studies that show neutral or negative results — and 10 of them were of patients in very late stages of COVID-19 , where no antiviral drug can be expected to have much effect .
Of the remaining four studies , two come from the same University of Minnesota author .
The other two are from the faulty Brazil paper , which should be retracted , and the fake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ points out that media malfeasance , badmouthing the use of HCQ , is an important aspect of why Fauci has gotten away with such shockingly bad medicine .
The press loves Fauci , and Fauci knows how to use the press .
Against all evidence and study after study , the press continues to report HCQ as `` dangerous '' and patients are going without and dying as a result .
Hatfill writes : The ultimate culprit here is Fauci .
Everyone else worldwide gets well , while here in the States , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bad medicine , we continue to wallow in the pandemic , the bodies piling up .
Why is n't this ground-shaking news , too ?
This is n't making America great again ; this is New York 's Gov .
Andrew Cuomo seeding the nursing homes with COVID patients cubed , tremendously bad policy that is literally costing Americans their lives , and all for political purposes .
It 's probably going to be hard for President Trump to find a way to fire this guy , but the picture emerging is extremely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ studies , his odd devotion to the new and profitable drug Remdesivir ( which we have noted many NIH officials hold monetary stakes in ) , and Fauci 's earlier papers from years back touting the importance of hydroxychloroquine on other kinds of COVID viruses paint a damning picture of what is going on , a horrible confluence of financial interests and a desire to extend the pandemic to Get Trump at a huge cost of lives .
It 's time to start thinking about how to get him out of there , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about using the widely known global knowledge about HCQ who 's willing to move on it .
This much incompetence is doing tremendous damage to President Trump and American people , both lives and economy .
Get him out of there , he now stands exposed as a complete incompetent and has got to go .
If Harry Truman could fire the vaunted Douglas MacArthur , Trump can fire Fauci , too .
This article originally appeared at the American Thinker on August 7 , 2020 .
It is published here with permission @

September 22, 2020 (American Thinker) — Dr. Anthony Fauci has been hailed in the press as the nation's top infectious disease expert. He's been feted with presidential honors and high praise for his medical acumen. His policy disagreements with President Trump, supposedly as the voice of “science,” have made him a hero on the left. Such laurels and the implied power conveyed have led to some weird side-effects — such as his image featured on ladies' underwear and declarations that he's the sexiest man alive.
He's still being posterized on the left with calls to “Thank Dr. Fauci.”
But it's about time this idol topples, based on this summary about Fauci's startlingly bad medicine and bad medical policy on COVID, which has in fact cost thousands of lives. And yes, he is very specifically to blame.
Virologist Steven Hatfill, writing in RealClearPolitics, summed up just how disastrous Fauci has been for America's COVID response, based on Fauci's suppression of evidence about hydroxychloroquine, the safest and most effective treatment for COVID based on all reputable studies, and the political power he's used to halt its treatment even as the rest of the world got well from the inexpensive medication's use.
The “Fauci Strategy” was to keep early infected patients quarantined at home without treatment until they developed a shortness of breath and had to be admitted to a hospital. Then they would they [sic] be given hydroxychloroquine. The Food and Drug Administration cluelessly agreed to this doctrine and it stated in its hydroxychloroquine Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) that “hospitalized patients were likely to have a greater prospect of benefit (compared to ambulatory patients with mild illness).” In reality just the opposite was true. This was a tragic mistake by Fauci and FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn and it was a mistake that would cost the lives of thousands of Americans in the days to come.
Other countries got well from COVID. But America didn't. America today is still floundering around on lockdowns, re-lockdowns, its schools shut, its election growing dubious. And the persistence of the pandemic can directly be traced to the incompetent, bad medical decisions of Dr. Anthony Fauci, which have left America a COVID wasteland while the rest of the world got well.
America's death rate from COVID in fact is shockingly high, hitting 150,000 as of July 29, while other countries, which have also been hit by the pandemic, such as Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Turkey, Morocco, Malaysia, and Costa Rica, plus European countries such as Switzerland, have got the matter well under control, with no comparable death counts. The difference is in their use of HCQ, or hydroxychloroquine. And those are mostly well developed or high-middle-income countries. What's really shocking is that third-world hellholes are doing better, too, if they can get their hands on and use HCQ. The U.S., under Fauci, has been left in the dust.
Here in our country, Fauci continued to ignore the ever accumulating and remarkable early-use data on hydroxychloroquine and he became focused on a new antiviral compound named remdesivir. This was an experimental drug that had to be given intravenously every day for five days. It was never suitable for major widespread outpatient or at-home use as part of a national pandemic plan. We now know now that remdesivir has no effect on overall COVID patient mortality and it costs thousands of dollars per patient. Hydroxychloroquine, by contrast, costs 60 cents a tablet, it can be taken at home, it fits in with the national pandemic plan for respiratory viruses, and a course of therapy simply requires swallowing three tablets in the first 24 hours followed by one tablet every 12 hours for five days. There are now 53 studies that show positive results of hydroxychloroquine in COVID infections. There are 14 global studies that show neutral or negative results — and 10 of them were of patients in very late stages of COVID-19, where no antiviral drug can be expected to have much effect. Of the remaining four studies, two come from the same University of Minnesota author. The other two are from the faulty Brazil paper, which should be retracted, and the fake Lancet paper, which was.
Hatfill points out that media malfeasance, badmouthing the use of HCQ, is an important aspect of why Fauci has gotten away with such shockingly bad medicine. The press loves Fauci, and Fauci knows how to use the press. Against all evidence and study after study, the press continues to report HCQ as “dangerous” and patients are going without and dying as a result. Hatfill writes:
This is ground-shaking news. Why is it not being widely reported? Why is the American media trying to run the U.S. pandemic response with its own misinformation?
The ultimate culprit here is Fauci. Everyone else worldwide gets well, while here in the States, under his policy recommendations and touting of bad medicine, we continue to wallow in the pandemic, the bodies piling up. Why isn't this ground-shaking news, too? This isn't making America great again; this is New York's Gov. Andrew Cuomo seeding the nursing homes with COVID patients cubed, tremendously bad policy that is literally costing Americans their lives, and all for political purposes.
It's probably going to be hard for President Trump to find a way to fire this guy, but the picture emerging is extremely disturbing. Fauci's suppression of hydroxychloroquine studies, his odd devotion to the new and profitable drug Remdesivir (which we have noted many NIH officials hold monetary stakes in), and Fauci's earlier papers from years back touting the importance of hydroxychloroquine on other kinds of COVID viruses paint a damning picture of what is going on, a horrible confluence of financial interests and a desire to extend the pandemic to Get Trump at a huge cost of lives. It's time to start thinking about how to get him out of there, fire him, bring in someone serious about using the widely known global knowledge about HCQ who's willing to move on it. This much incompetence is doing tremendous damage to President Trump and American people, both lives and economy. Get him out of there, he now stands exposed as a complete incompetent and has got to go. If Harry Truman could fire the vaunted Douglas MacArthur, Trump can fire Fauci, too.
This article originally appeared at the American Thinker on August 7, 2020. It is published here with permission.
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lifesitenews--2020-09-22--Pro-lifers ask bishops to speak out against pro-abortion Joe Biden

PETITION : Urge Catholic bishops to refuse Holy Communion to pro-abortion Biden !
Sign the petition here .
September 22 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – A coalition of several dozen pro-life leaders and scholars have sent an open letter to the bishops of the United States asking them to speak out on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden ’ s pro-abortion stance that is contrary to Catholic teaching .
“ In the weeks leading to the November election we respectfully and prayerfully ask that you will issue a formal statement to your flock clarifying that Biden ’ s support for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million human beings to their deaths directly violates Catholic teaching , ” the open letter states .
The letter was sent to every diocesan bishop in the nation via certified mail .
The open letter appeared as an ad in the print edition of the Washington Examiner today .
Similar ads are also released on Facebook as well as in a few days on the website of the Washington Examiner , and the print edition of the National Catholic Register , which is owned by EWTN .
A video version of the letter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the signers of the open letter are Dr. Monica Migliorino Miller , whose group Citizens for a Pro-Life Society sponsored the ad , Mark Harrington of Created Equal , and Judie Brown of the American Life League .
Apart from other pro-life leaders like LifeSite ’ s John-Henry Westen and Fr .
Frank Pavone of Priests for Life , some of the signers are intellectuals and scholars .
Robert P. George of Princeton University and Peter Kreeft of Boston College are among them .
“ Sadly , the Democratic candidate running for president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a practicing Catholic , supports abortion on demand for the full nine months of pregnancy and has promised , should he win office , to ‘ codify Roe v. Wade.
’ In addition Biden will require that the American taxpayer fund abortion procedures , ” they wrote .
“ Biden ’ s support for the legalized killing of the unborn is a grave scandal to those within the Church – and to those outside the Church as well !
” The signers of the letter are not only concerned with the lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be in peril should Biden be elected President .
They also focus on Biden ’ s immortal soul , which “ is left in peril ” whenever “ those who have the authority to admonish such a public figure fail to do so.
” “ We are asking that you speak out , as pastors of Christ ’ s flock , as a successor of the Apostles , to please use your authority and provide guidance to those under your care , ” the open letter stated .
“ We ask that you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a matter as the God-given right-to-life , Biden stands for and promotes a public policy diametrically opposed to the Catholic Church ’ s social justice teachings.
” “ Every Catholic , every Christian ; indeed every person of good will needs to first consider whether a candidate supports or opposes the right-to-life when deciding for whom to vote , ” the signers emphasize .
In the open letter , the coalition of pro-life leaders and scholars quoted from the document “ Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship , ” which was published by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship ” stresses the importance of abortion in several passages .
According to the document , “ The threat of abortion remains our preeminent priority because it directly attacks life itself , because it takes place within the sanctuary of the family , and because of the number of lives destroyed.
” “ Our efforts to protect the unborn remain as important as ever , for just as the Supreme Court may allow greater latitude for state laws restricting abortion , state legislators have passed statutes not only keeping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pregnancy but opening the door to infanticide .
Additionally , abortion contaminates many other important issues by being inserted into legislation regarding immigration , care for the poor , and health care reform.
” In the 1998 document “ Living the Gospel of Life , ” the bishops also described the right to life as “ the most fundamental human good and the condition for all others.
” The open letter refers to a passage stating that for a politician to be right on issues like “ racism , poverty , hunger , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health care ” is never an excuse for “ a wrong choice regarding direct attacks on innocent human life .
Indeed , the failure to protect and defend life in its most vulnerable stages renders suspect any claims to the ‘ rightness ’ of positions in other matters affecting the poorest and least powerful of the human community.
” “ If we understand the human person as the ‘ temple of the Holy Spirit ’ the living house of God then these latter issues fall logically into place as the crossbeams and walls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ argued in the same document .
“ All direct attacks on innocent human life , such as abortion and euthanasia , strike at the house ’ s foundation .
These directly and immediately violate the human person ’ s most fundamental right to life .
Neglect of these issues is the equivalent of building our house on sand .
Such attacks can not help but lull the social conscience in ways ultimately destructive of other human rights . ''
Given the general principles laid out by the bishops in those two documents , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them to call out Biden for directly violating these teachings .
Biden is a baptized Catholic and has released ads saying he goes to Mass and prays the rosary .
“ The unborn are the most oppressed group in America , ” the open letter pointed out .
“ Their oppression should shake us to the core of our souls as only these totally innocent persons are subjected to violent extermination sanctioned by law .
Thus the protection of the unborn remains the most urgent of all social justice issues .
It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s flock to guide the conscience of the Catholic voter to first take the injustice of abortion into account when selecting public officials .
”

They ask ‘that you will issue a formal statement to your flock clarifying’ Biden’s support for abortion ‘directly violates Catholic teaching.’
PETITION: Urge Catholic bishops to refuse Holy Communion to pro-abortion Biden! Sign the petition here.
September 22, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – A coalition of several dozen pro-life leaders and scholars have sent an open letter to the bishops of the United States asking them to speak out on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s pro-abortion stance that is contrary to Catholic teaching.
“In the weeks leading to the November election we respectfully and prayerfully ask that you will issue a formal statement to your flock clarifying that Biden’s support for a law that has sent over 60 million human beings to their deaths directly violates Catholic teaching,” the open letter states.
The letter was sent to every diocesan bishop in the nation via certified mail. The open letter appeared as an ad in the print edition of the Washington Examiner today. Similar ads are also released on Facebook as well as in a few days on the website of the Washington Examiner, and the print edition of the National Catholic Register, which is owned by EWTN.
A video version of the letter has been published on YouTube:
Among the signers of the open letter are Dr. Monica Migliorino Miller, whose group Citizens for a Pro-Life Society sponsored the ad, Mark Harrington of Created Equal, and Judie Brown of the American Life League.
Apart from other pro-life leaders like LifeSite’s John-Henry Westen and Fr. Frank Pavone of Priests for Life, some of the signers are intellectuals and scholars. Robert P. George of Princeton University and Peter Kreeft of Boston College are among them.
“Sadly, the Democratic candidate running for president, Joseph Biden, who claims to be a practicing Catholic, supports abortion on demand for the full nine months of pregnancy and has promised, should he win office, to ‘codify Roe v. Wade.’ In addition Biden will require that the American taxpayer fund abortion procedures,” they wrote.
“Biden’s support for the legalized killing of the unborn is a grave scandal to those within the Church – and to those outside the Church as well!”
The signers of the letter are not only concerned with the lives of many unborn babies, which would be in peril should Biden be elected President. They also focus on Biden’s immortal soul, which “is left in peril” whenever “those who have the authority to admonish such a public figure fail to do so.”
“We are asking that you speak out, as pastors of Christ’s flock, as a successor of the Apostles, to please use your authority and provide guidance to those under your care,” the open letter stated. “We ask that you specifically point out that in so serious a matter as the God-given right-to-life, Biden stands for and promotes a public policy diametrically opposed to the Catholic Church’s social justice teachings.”
“Every Catholic, every Christian; indeed every person of good will needs to first consider whether a candidate supports or opposes the right-to-life when deciding for whom to vote,” the signers emphasize.
In the open letter, the coalition of pro-life leaders and scholars quoted from the document “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,” which was published by the bishops before the 2016 election. “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship” stresses the importance of abortion in several passages.
According to the document, “The threat of abortion remains our preeminent priority because it directly attacks life itself, because it takes place within the sanctuary of the family, and because of the number of lives destroyed.”
“Our efforts to protect the unborn remain as important as ever, for just as the Supreme Court may allow greater latitude for state laws restricting abortion, state legislators have passed statutes not only keeping abortion legal through all nine months of pregnancy but opening the door to infanticide. Additionally, abortion contaminates many other important issues by being inserted into legislation regarding immigration, care for the poor, and health care reform.”
In the 1998 document “Living the Gospel of Life,” the bishops also described the right to life as “the most fundamental human good and the condition for all others.”
The open letter refers to a passage stating that for a politician to be right on issues like “racism, poverty, hunger, employment, education, housing, and health care” is never an excuse for “a wrong choice regarding direct attacks on innocent human life. Indeed, the failure to protect and defend life in its most vulnerable stages renders suspect any claims to the ‘rightness’ of positions in other matters affecting the poorest and least powerful of the human community.”
“If we understand the human person as the ‘temple of the Holy Spirit’ the living house of God then these latter issues fall logically into place as the crossbeams and walls of that house,” the bishops argued in the same document.
“All direct attacks on innocent human life, such as abortion and euthanasia, strike at the house’s foundation. These directly and immediately violate the human person’s most fundamental right to life. Neglect of these issues is the equivalent of building our house on sand. Such attacks cannot help but lull the social conscience in ways ultimately destructive of other human rights.”
Given the general principles laid out by the bishops in those two documents, the signers of the open letter ask them to call out Biden for directly violating these teachings. Biden is a baptized Catholic and has released ads saying he goes to Mass and prays the rosary.
“The unborn are the most oppressed group in America,” the open letter pointed out. “Their oppression should shake us to the core of our souls as only these totally innocent persons are subjected to violent extermination sanctioned by law. Thus the protection of the unborn remains the most urgent of all social justice issues. It is incumbent on the shepherds of Christ’s flock to guide the conscience of the Catholic voter to first take the injustice of abortion into account when selecting public officials.”
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lifesitenews--2020-09-22--Soros-backed orgs gear up to throw US into anarchy if Trump re-elected

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September 22 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Billionaire George Soros is behind a vast coalition of left-wing advocacy groups gearing up to launch a massive “ resistance ” movement if Democrat Joe Biden is anything but the clear winner on Election Day , an investigative report by Breitbart has found .
Combined , the coalition of grassroots groups spread throughout all 50 states acting in conjunction with their political allies could create mayhem which would dwarf this summer ’ s violent , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appears that coalition leaders will be determined to find some pretext — envisioning President Trump contesting the election results , refusing to concede after losing , or claiming victory before all the votes are counted — to ignite sprawling country-wide protests , civil unrest , and economic gridlock if their preferred candidate is not elected .
“ There ’ s going to be litigation , mass mobilization , policy options by governors , state attorneys general , members of Congress , ” promised Vanita Gupta , the president of the D.C.-based Leadership Conference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beneficiary of financial support from George Soros .
“ People will be inspired and motivated to protect their country , ” said Rahna Epting , executive director of Soros-funded MoveOn.org , to The Nation .
“ Will we be successful ?
We ’ re going to fight like hell to make sure we are.
” “ The more Trump turns up the temperature , [ the more ] he is angering the public .
They ’ re tired of the chaos , tired of his mismanagement , ” said Epting , attempting to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We have to do everything we can to make sure it is a landslide victory , to make it less likely he can fight it.
” Breitbart ’ s Joshua Klein has done yeoman ’ s work connecting the dots in an article titled “ Soros-Backed Coalition Preparing for Post-Election Day Chaos — ‘ We ’ re Going to Fight Like Hell.
’ ” “ Under the guise of seeking to ‘ prevent a constitutional crisis , ’ a massive network of well funded left-wing activists and progressive groups are training , organizing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans should President Trump ‘ contest the election results , ’ refuse to concede , or claim an early victory , ” wrote Klein .
“ Calling itself ‘ Protect the Results ’ and proclaiming that ‘ we can not ignore the threat that Trump poses to our democracy and a peaceful transition of power , ’ ” the coalition is “ a joint project of Indivisible and Stand Up America , two left-wing groups founded in response to President Trump ’ s 2016 election and whose goals are ‘ to organize and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and ‘ to defeat Trump and his enablers , ’ ” explained Klein .
Both groups are part of a larger umbrella network , the Soros-funded Democracy Alliance ( DA ) , which boasts of having funneled as much as $ 80 million per year to promote progressive ideas and which claims its constituency to be “ people of color , LGBTQ individuals , women , and millennials , ” who will drive “ progressive social change.
” “ We play a leading role in fostering the infrastructure necessary to advance a progressive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ D.A .
website .
“ We invest in every aspect of progressive power-building — from policy making to organizing grassroots communities to winning state and national issues and electoral campaigns.
” Stand Up America alone claims over 2 million members committed to “ resisting Trump ’ s agenda ” who have engaged in protecting the Mueller Investigation and fought hard to block the confirmations of Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh .
Indivisible ’ s current homepage headline blares , “ Join us to save the Supreme Court ; We can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ginsberg ’ s [ sic ] legacy by replacing her with a justice from his shortlist of conservative extremists.
” The combined coalition , now totaling more than 90 organizations , is a who ’ s who of the most pro-abortion , pro-LGBT , pro-far-leftist causes , including abortion industry giant Planned Parenthood , Vote Pro Choice , Women ’ s March , Move On , National LGBTQ Task Force , Common Cause , and Faithful America .
Key players supported by D.A .
are # Resist , the ACLU , Media Matters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last group was created in early 2013 to keep President Obama ’ s supporters engaged after the election .
Much of the rhetoric generated by the leaders of these disparate groups is unfounded if not unhinged , painting an ominous scenario of the incumbent losing the White House , creating a constitutional crisis by refusing to leave , and “ pushing the American republic to the breaking point.
” “ Indivisible points to its demonstrated ability to mobilize huge numbers of people to protest family separation early in the Trump presidency and to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ streets calling for impeachment in 2019 , ” pointed out Sasha Abramsky in The Nation earlier this month .
“ Those actions — along with the Women ’ s Marches , mobilizations around the climate crisis , and of course , recent outpourings of support for racial justice — have shown that people power can shape events even in the Trump era.
” “ Our resistance is key in protecting the outcome of this election , ” said Arisha Michelle Hatch , executive director of Color of Change PAC .
“ We will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chaos and pain that will inevitably ensue should Trump choose to disregard reality in November.
” “ The only guardrail keeping Trump from driving our democracy over the cliff into an ocean of fascism is we the people on Election Day , ” said Nelini Stamp , director of strategy and partnerships at the Working Families Party .
“ If Trump continues to apply tactics aimed at intimidating voters and disrupting our election , we will need massive grassroots resistance to protect our democracy , ” asserted K. Sabeel Rahman , president of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a consequential and crucial general election it will take all of us to ensure that our democracy isn ’ t hijacked.
” “ When Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are elected it will be because people looked at the last four years of divisiveness , including unconscionable attempts to divide us based on race , and soundly rejected that rhetoric , ” said SEIU International president Mary Kay Henry .
Soros-backed attorneys general ‘ making it easier for criminals to terrorize your family ’ “ Left-wing megadonors like George Soros have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Watch.
” “ Prosecutors — the people whose job it is to keep you safe — are instead making it easier for criminals to terrorize your family , ” proclaimed Tucker Carlson .
“ That ’ s not an accident , ” said Carlson .
“ Left-wing megadonors like George Soros realized it ’ s easier to install radical DA ’ s than it is to convince the public to let their own cities burn .
Soros has worked hard to elect district attorneys who will nullify laws against rioting and violence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Entities backed by Soros have spent more than $ 13 million in district attorney races in a total of 17 states , ” said the Fox News host .
“ Over the past few years , this unfolded in Florida , California , Pennsylvania , Texas , [ and ] Virginia.
” “ In 2017 , Soros spent roughly $ 1.7 million getting a single man elected , Larry Krasner , in Philadelphia .
He ’ s the district attorney , and as expected , Krasner presided over a dramatic rise in crime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ district attorneys will be unlikely to enforce the law against Soros-backed protests in November , which could turn more violent and destructive than those the nation has already witnessed in places like Portland ; Seattle ; Minneapolis ; Kenosha ; and Washington , D.C .

A coalition of grassroots groups spread throughout all 50 states could be acting in conjunction with political allies to set the stage for mayhem in November.
PETITION: Investigate George Soros's role in funding domestic terrorism! Sign the petition here.
September 22, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Billionaire George Soros is behind a vast coalition of left-wing advocacy groups gearing up to launch a massive “resistance” movement if Democrat Joe Biden is anything but the clear winner on Election Day, an investigative report by Breitbart has found.
Combined, the coalition of grassroots groups spread throughout all 50 states acting in conjunction with their political allies could create mayhem which would dwarf this summer’s violent, destructive urban “protests.”
And it appears that coalition leaders will be determined to find some pretext — envisioning President Trump contesting the election results, refusing to concede after losing, or claiming victory before all the votes are counted — to ignite sprawling country-wide protests, civil unrest, and economic gridlock if their preferred candidate is not elected.
“There’s going to be litigation, mass mobilization, policy options by governors, state attorneys general, members of Congress,” promised Vanita Gupta, the president of the D.C.-based Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a beneficiary of financial support from George Soros.
“People will be inspired and motivated to protect their country,” said Rahna Epting, executive director of Soros-funded MoveOn.org, to The Nation. “Will we be successful? We’re going to fight like hell to make sure we are.”
“The more Trump turns up the temperature, [the more] he is angering the public. They’re tired of the chaos, tired of his mismanagement,” said Epting, attempting to foment distrust for the president. “We have to do everything we can to make sure it is a landslide victory, to make it less likely he can fight it.”
Breitbart’s Joshua Klein has done yeoman’s work connecting the dots in an article titled “Soros-Backed Coalition Preparing for Post-Election Day Chaos — ‘We’re Going to Fight Like Hell.’”
“Under the guise of seeking to ‘prevent a constitutional crisis,’ a massive network of well funded left-wing activists and progressive groups are training, organizing, and planning to mobilize millions of Americans should President Trump ‘contest the election results,’ refuse to concede, or claim an early victory,” wrote Klein.
“Calling itself ‘Protect the Results’ and proclaiming that ‘we cannot ignore the threat that Trump poses to our democracy and a peaceful transition of power,’” the coalition is “a joint project of Indivisible and Stand Up America, two left-wing groups founded in response to President Trump’s 2016 election and whose goals are ‘to organize and resist Trump’s dangerous agenda’ and ‘to defeat Trump and his enablers,’” explained Klein.
Both groups are part of a larger umbrella network, the Soros-funded Democracy Alliance (DA), which boasts of having funneled as much as $80 million per year to promote progressive ideas and which claims its constituency to be “people of color, LGBTQ individuals, women, and millennials,” who will drive “progressive social change.”
“We play a leading role in fostering the infrastructure necessary to advance a progressive agenda for America,” declares the D.A. website. “We invest in every aspect of progressive power-building — from policy making to organizing grassroots communities to winning state and national issues and electoral campaigns.”
Stand Up America alone claims over 2 million members committed to “resisting Trump’s agenda” who have engaged in protecting the Mueller Investigation and fought hard to block the confirmations of Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.
Indivisible’s current homepage headline blares, “Join us to save the Supreme Court; We cannot let Donald Trump destroy Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s [sic] legacy by replacing her with a justice from his shortlist of conservative extremists.”
The combined coalition, now totaling more than 90 organizations, is a who’s who of the most pro-abortion, pro-LGBT, pro-far-leftist causes, including abortion industry giant Planned Parenthood, Vote Pro Choice, Women’s March, Move On, National LGBTQ Task Force, Common Cause, and Faithful America.
Key players supported by D.A. are #Resist, the ACLU, Media Matters, and Organizing for Action. The last group was created in early 2013 to keep President Obama’s supporters engaged after the election.
Much of the rhetoric generated by the leaders of these disparate groups is unfounded if not unhinged, painting an ominous scenario of the incumbent losing the White House, creating a constitutional crisis by refusing to leave, and “pushing the American republic to the breaking point.”
“Indivisible points to its demonstrated ability to mobilize huge numbers of people to protest family separation early in the Trump presidency and to activate the networks that marched in the streets calling for impeachment in 2019,” pointed out Sasha Abramsky in The Nation earlier this month. “Those actions — along with the Women’s Marches, mobilizations around the climate crisis, and of course, recent outpourings of support for racial justice — have shown that people power can shape events even in the Trump era.”
“Our resistance is key in protecting the outcome of this election,” said Arisha Michelle Hatch, executive director of Color of Change PAC. “We will mobilize to safeguard Black people from the chaos and pain that will inevitably ensue should Trump choose to disregard reality in November.”
“The only guardrail keeping Trump from driving our democracy over the cliff into an ocean of fascism is we the people on Election Day,” said Nelini Stamp, director of strategy and partnerships at the Working Families Party.
“If Trump continues to apply tactics aimed at intimidating voters and disrupting our election, we will need massive grassroots resistance to protect our democracy,” asserted K. Sabeel Rahman, president of Demos Action. “In the face of a consequential and crucial general election it will take all of us to ensure that our democracy isn’t hijacked.”
“When Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are elected it will be because people looked at the last four years of divisiveness, including unconscionable attempts to divide us based on race, and soundly rejected that rhetoric,” said SEIU International president Mary Kay Henry.
Soros-backed attorneys general ‘making it easier for criminals to terrorize your family’
“Left-wing megadonors like George Soros have been busy installing radical district attorneys across America. Watch.”
Left-wing megadonors like George Soros have been busy installing radical district attorneys across America. Watch. pic.twitter.com/uquGFcecZM — Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) September 22, 2020
“Prosecutors — the people whose job it is to keep you safe — are instead making it easier for criminals to terrorize your family,” proclaimed Tucker Carlson.
“That’s not an accident,” said Carlson. “Left-wing megadonors like George Soros realized it’s easier to install radical DA’s than it is to convince the public to let their own cities burn. Soros has worked hard to elect district attorneys who will nullify laws against rioting and violence by failing to enforce them.”
“Entities backed by Soros have spent more than $13 million in district attorney races in a total of 17 states,” said the Fox News host. “Over the past few years, this unfolded in Florida, California, Pennsylvania, Texas, [and] Virginia.”
“In 2017, Soros spent roughly $1.7 million getting a single man elected, Larry Krasner, in Philadelphia. He’s the district attorney, and as expected, Krasner presided over a dramatic rise in crime,” he added.
Soros-backed left-wing district attorneys will be unlikely to enforce the law against Soros-backed protests in November, which could turn more violent and destructive than those the nation has already witnessed in places like Portland; Seattle; Minneapolis; Kenosha; and Washington, D.C.
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lifesitenews--2020-09-22--3,000 pro-lifers take part in German March for Life

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BERLIN , Germany , September 22 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – More than 3,000 pro-lifers last Saturday gathered in the German capital to participate in the annual “ March for Life , ” restricted to some extent by measures intended to fight COVID-19 and threatened by a left-wing mob that attempted to disrupt the peaceful event .
One of the speakers at the rally preceding the march , blind singer Bernarda Brunovic , said , “ We need a change in society @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beautiful , every life is unique , we must stand up for it !
” Politician Johannes Singhammer , formerly one of the vice presidents of the German parliament , emphasized the holistic concept of creation , since man was part of creation , and thanked all participants in the march for standing up for the right to life of all people .
A mother who refused to kill her daughter in utero after a diagnosis of anencephaly gave her testimony , saying , “ The pressure on us to abort was very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ difficult time .
We are very happy that we were allowed to hold Hanna in our arms.
” Alexandra Linder , chairwoman of Bundesverband Lebensrecht , the umbrella organization of pro-life groups in Germany , stressed the priority of human dignity , which should not be subordinated to any other rights such as autonomy or self-determination .
“ Only with the human dignity that every human being has unconditionally from his conception until his death , a humane constitutional state can last , ” she said .
During an ecumenical worship service after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Berlin asked , “ What is man , what is actually his greatness , his dignity , what is his life ?
” Even though billions of people populate the earth , every single human person “ is great , because every human being is unique … Man , never forget your greatness and dignity , never forget them , and promote the greatness of every human being in every phase of his life.
” Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer of Regensburg was present for the march , as were Bishop Wolfgang Ipolt of Görlitz @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first to reinstate the Sunday obligation after the height of the coronavirus crisis , and Bishop Florian Wörner , an auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Augsburg .
The president of the German Bishops ’ Conference , Bishop Georg Bätzing , sent a short greeting .
“ The coronavirus pandemic is a powerful reminder of how vulnerable and in need of protection humans are , ” he wrote .
“ The experience of the fragility of their own existence motivates many people to show a new solidarity towards older and sick fellow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world , doctors and nurses , but also pastoral workers , expose themselves to health risks in order to help the sick , ” Bishop Bätzing pointed out .
“ They all deserve our sincere recognition .
Through their efforts , we can become more aware that life is a gift from God that never loses its value and is worth fighting for.
” Bätzing did not mention abortion , but he criticized a decision by the highest court in Germany earlier this year , which essentially legalized assisted suicide .
“ As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to illness and suffering in helping one another , alleviating physical and emotional pain and , above all , offering God ’ s comfort in fear and loneliness , ” he wrote .
Last year , before COVID-19 restrictions wreaked havoc on society across the globe , about 8,000 pro-lifers came to Berlin .
This year , the organizers planned for fewer people to prepare for so-called social distancing .
In the lead-up to the event , opponents of the pro-life march circulated rumors , claiming that the “ March for Life ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the COVID-19 measures .
Linder said in response that “ it is our task and our concern to represent the issues of the right to life in the political , social , scientific and public sphere – in a way that is non-partisan , non-denominational and independent.
” “ The March for Life was and is a pure pro-life demonstration , ” she explained .
“ This includes all people from conception to death , their right to life and their protection of life .
Therefore , we naturally observe the official regulations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and nose covering , and a minimum distance as a hygiene concept , and we also have a stock of pro-life scarves on site for this purpose.
” “ As always , only materials from the Bundesverband Lebensrecht and its member associations are permitted at the March for Life , ” she emphasized .
“ Any assertion that connects our demonstration with social groups or currents with a different focus is untrue.
” She admitted that “ isolated incidents in this respect can just as little be completely excluded as the regular aggressive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deny children their right to life and abandon mothers in pregnancy conflicts in favor of a misogynist ideology .
”

PETITION: Hold UN accountable for babies killed by sex-selection abortion! Sign the petition here.
BERLIN, Germany, September 22, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – More than 3,000 pro-lifers last Saturday gathered in the German capital to participate in the annual “March for Life,” restricted to some extent by measures intended to fight COVID-19 and threatened by a left-wing mob that attempted to disrupt the peaceful event.
One of the speakers at the rally preceding the march, blind singer Bernarda Brunovic, said, “We need a change in society, in ideologies. Life is so beautiful, every life is unique, we must stand up for it!”
Politician Johannes Singhammer, formerly one of the vice presidents of the German parliament, emphasized the holistic concept of creation, since man was part of creation, and thanked all participants in the march for standing up for the right to life of all people.
A mother who refused to kill her daughter in utero after a diagnosis of anencephaly gave her testimony, saying, “The pressure on us to abort was very high and very tempting at a particularly difficult time. We are very happy that we were allowed to hold Hanna in our arms.”
Alexandra Linder, chairwoman of Bundesverband Lebensrecht, the umbrella organization of pro-life groups in Germany, stressed the priority of human dignity, which should not be subordinated to any other rights such as autonomy or self-determination. “Only with the human dignity that every human being has unconditionally from his conception until his death, a humane constitutional state can last,” she said. During an ecumenical worship service after the march, Archbishop Heiner Koch of Berlin asked, “What is man, what is actually his greatness, his dignity, what is his life?” Even though billions of people populate the earth, every single human person “is great, because every human being is unique … Man, never forget your greatness and dignity, never forget them, and promote the greatness of every human being in every phase of his life.” Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer of Regensburg was present for the march, as were Bishop Wolfgang Ipolt of Görlitz, Germany’s smallest diocese and the first to reinstate the Sunday obligation after the height of the coronavirus crisis, and Bishop Florian Wörner, an auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Augsburg.
The president of the German Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Georg Bätzing, sent a short greeting.
“The coronavirus pandemic is a powerful reminder of how vulnerable and in need of protection humans are,” he wrote. “The experience of the fragility of their own existence motivates many people to show a new solidarity towards older and sick fellow human beings.
“All over the world, doctors and nurses, but also pastoral workers, expose themselves to health risks in order to help the sick,” Bishop Bätzing pointed out. “They all deserve our sincere recognition. Through their efforts, we can become more aware that life is a gift from God that never loses its value and is worth fighting for.”
Bätzing did not mention abortion, but he criticized a decision by the highest court in Germany earlier this year, which essentially legalized assisted suicide. “As Christians, we see the humane answer to illness and suffering in helping one another, alleviating physical and emotional pain and, above all, offering God’s comfort in fear and loneliness,” he wrote.
Last year, before COVID-19 restrictions wreaked havoc on society across the globe, about 8,000 pro-lifers came to Berlin. This year, the organizers planned for fewer people to prepare for so-called social distancing.
In the lead-up to the event, opponents of the pro-life march circulated rumors, claiming that the “March for Life” was being styled as a protest against the COVID-19 measures.
Linder said in response that “it is our task and our concern to represent the issues of the right to life in the political, social, scientific and public sphere – in a way that is non-partisan, non-denominational and independent.”
“The March for Life was and is a pure pro-life demonstration,” she explained. “This includes all people from conception to death, their right to life and their protection of life. Therefore, we naturally observe the official regulations in Berlin, which require a mouth and nose covering, and a minimum distance as a hygiene concept, and we also have a stock of pro-life scarves on site for this purpose.”
“As always, only materials from the Bundesverband Lebensrecht and its member associations are permitted at the March for Life,” she emphasized. “Any assertion that connects our demonstration with social groups or currents with a different focus is untrue.”
She admitted that “isolated incidents in this respect can just as little be completely excluded as the regular aggressive disturbances by extremist, intolerant groups that deny children their right to life and abandon mothers in pregnancy conflicts in favor of a misogynist ideology.”
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lifesitenews--2020-09-22--God used tragedy and perseverance to lead me to speak out for life and family

September 22 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — On September 23 , 2019 , my mom took my eldest son on an adventure .
They had burgers for lunch and visited a museum .
She wanted a special day with just him .
On the way back , just five minutes from my house , someone ran a stop sign and t-boned her car .
My mom died on impact , and my seven-year-old son miraculously survived .
Needless to say , my life , my son ’ s life , and indeed our entire family were plunged into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as I had to leave my son at the hospital in the care of my husband while I returned home to nurse our four-month-old daughter , I wailed in the darkness at the overwhelming sadness and worry that gripped my entire being .
In the wee hours of the morning , I found just enough solace to slip into sleep by praying the Hail Mary , thanking God for the life of my son and asking for the first time , “ Mom , pray for us.
” In the days that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prayers often .
My son was terrified of cars , and I wanted to join him in that terror .
I wanted to stay at home and avoid that danger at all costs .
My three-year-old daughter had nightmares for months .
I knew that God did not want us living in fear .
I knew that He wanted us out in the world , doing the work to which He had called us .
He wanted us to go to sleep trusting Him and to face life and death in the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these fears was prayer .
This time , we would say the St. Michael prayer and entrust our dreams and our time in the car to God ’ s will .
Just before that earth-shattering day , my husband and I had discovered LifeSiteNews .
We began paying closer attention to what was happening in the Church and in the world .
I had long avoided paying attention to the news because it seemed as though there was only bad news about which I could do nothing .
My mom always watched the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it only seemed to fuel the worry she carried in her heart .
But with LifeSite , I found something different .
I found that the news they shared didn ’ t carry the burden of worry .
Whether it was the constant reminder to take these things to prayer or the ability to take action by signing a petition and sharing it with others or the opportunity to donate to the cause of life and family and culture , I found a place where I could learn the truth , stay informed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ something with the information .
I had always avoided conflict and shied away from controversy , especially in social media .
Despite my strong beliefs about the sanctity of life and the fullness of truth found in Catholicism , I had long been silent .
Not wanting to make waves .
Not sure how my voice could help change anything .
In the spring of 2020 , I watched in horror as the bishops of the Catholic Church declared Mass non-essential .
I saw the entire world do what I longed to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reality of death , to hide away from any risk .
To let fear overcome .
As my friends can attest , in the months following my mom ’ s death , something shifted inside me .
I felt this burning deep in my core .
And I realized that silence was no longer an option .
I started speaking out .
I started encouraging those around me with the truth .
Most noticeably , I started sharing LifeSite articles and petitions .
I got a lot of pushback .
A lot of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — to quit sharing truth and just go along with the new prevailing norms of social isolation and life without the sacraments .
God had used the death of my mom , the persecution I had to endure , and facing the reality of mortality to prepare me to stand up for the truth and give hope and courage to those around me as the world collectively looked death in the face .
As we each had to decide if we would trust God with His timing and His will in our lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if we would try to wrestle Him for control and run away from the work we were meant to do and from loving people by being present , despite the risks .
The hope and truth running throughout the work LifeSite does gave me solid sources to point people to so they could come to know about the battle being fought on so many fronts .
I became , without meaning to , an influencer for LifeSite .
My hope was that if I shared articles , petitions , episodes , and more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would take the knowledge and encouragement and move forward with something to actually do : pray , sign , share , and support .
LifeSite had already distinguished itself as an organization I would have prioritized working with if the opportunity arose .
In July 2020 , God flung wide the door for me to actually join the LifeSite team .
I have been blown away by this opportunity and am honored to now be part of the beautiful work they are doing .
My family has had to make sacrifices and changes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as my husband put it , “ all our sacrifice will be worth it if just one life or one soul is saved.
” I think that captures the heart of all those working with LifeSite .
Each person who joins us in prayer , in signing a petition , in sharing something on social media , and in supporting the work we do is taking part in the work of saving lives and souls , of turning people from staring into the darkness of the stormy sea and focusing instead on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we can walk on water ; we can say to the storm with Our Lord , “ Peace .
Be still.
” If you haven ’ t already , I hope you ’ ll consider helping us in another way today : join our growing family of supporters with a gift of support .
We are in the midst of a fall fundraising campaign and are relying on our readers to help us reach our minimum goal .
You can use the donate button on our website or follow this link to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ //give.lifesitenews.com

September 22, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — On September 23, 2019, my mom took my eldest son on an adventure. They had burgers for lunch and visited a museum. She wanted a special day with just him. On the way back, just five minutes from my house, someone ran a stop sign and t-boned her car. My mom died on impact, and my seven-year-old son miraculously survived.
Needless to say, my life, my son’s life, and indeed our entire family were plunged into the darkness of grief. That first night, as I had to leave my son at the hospital in the care of my husband while I returned home to nurse our four-month-old daughter, I wailed in the darkness at the overwhelming sadness and worry that gripped my entire being. In the wee hours of the morning, I found just enough solace to slip into sleep by praying the Hail Mary, thanking God for the life of my son and asking for the first time, “Mom, pray for us.”
In the days that followed, our family would pray those prayers often. My son was terrified of cars, and I wanted to join him in that terror. I wanted to stay at home and avoid that danger at all costs. My three-year-old daughter had nightmares for months. I knew that God did not want us living in fear. I knew that He wanted us out in the world, doing the work to which He had called us. He wanted us to go to sleep trusting Him and to face life and death in the same way. The answer again to both these fears was prayer. This time, we would say the St. Michael prayer and entrust our dreams and our time in the car to God’s will.
Just before that earth-shattering day, my husband and I had discovered LifeSiteNews. We began paying closer attention to what was happening in the Church and in the world. I had long avoided paying attention to the news because it seemed as though there was only bad news about which I could do nothing. My mom always watched the news, mostly mainstream sources, and it only seemed to fuel the worry she carried in her heart. But with LifeSite, I found something different. I found that the news they shared didn’t carry the burden of worry. Whether it was the constant reminder to take these things to prayer or the ability to take action by signing a petition and sharing it with others or the opportunity to donate to the cause of life and family and culture, I found a place where I could learn the truth, stay informed, and be empowered to actually do something with the information.
I had always avoided conflict and shied away from controversy, especially in social media. Despite my strong beliefs about the sanctity of life and the fullness of truth found in Catholicism, I had long been silent. Not wanting to make waves. Not sure how my voice could help change anything. In the spring of 2020, I watched in horror as the bishops of the Catholic Church declared Mass non-essential. I saw the entire world do what I longed to do after the accident: to deny the reality of death, to hide away from any risk. To let fear overcome.
As my friends can attest, in the months following my mom’s death, something shifted inside me. I felt this burning deep in my core. And I realized that silence was no longer an option. I started speaking out. I started encouraging those around me with the truth. Most noticeably, I started sharing LifeSite articles and petitions. I got a lot of pushback. A lot of people wanted me to just stay silent — to quit sharing truth and just go along with the new prevailing norms of social isolation and life without the sacraments.
God had used the death of my mom, the persecution I had to endure, and facing the reality of mortality to prepare me to stand up for the truth and give hope and courage to those around me as the world collectively looked death in the face. As we each had to decide if we would trust God with His timing and His will in our lives and in our deaths.
Or, if we would try to wrestle Him for control and run away from the work we were meant to do and from loving people by being present, despite the risks. The hope and truth running throughout the work LifeSite does gave me solid sources to point people to so they could come to know about the battle being fought on so many fronts. I became, without meaning to, an influencer for LifeSite. My hope was that if I shared articles, petitions, episodes, and more with my circle of friends, others would take the knowledge and encouragement and move forward with something to actually do: pray, sign, share, and support.
LifeSite had already distinguished itself as an organization I would have prioritized working with if the opportunity arose. In July 2020, God flung wide the door for me to actually join the LifeSite team. I have been blown away by this opportunity and am honored to now be part of the beautiful work they are doing. My family has had to make sacrifices and changes to make this work possible, but as my husband put it, “all our sacrifice will be worth it if just one life or one soul is saved.”
I think that captures the heart of all those working with LifeSite. Each person who joins us in prayer, in signing a petition, in sharing something on social media, and in supporting the work we do is taking part in the work of saving lives and souls, of turning people from staring into the darkness of the stormy sea and focusing instead on the light and hope of Christ. Together we can walk on water; we can say to the storm with Our Lord, “Peace. Be still.”
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lifesitenews--2020-09-22--‘It’s a police state!’ Australia’s crackdown on freedoms during COVID similar to 1960s Berlin

Dr. Bella d ’ Abrera , the Director of Foundations of Western Civilization Program at the Institute of Public Affairs @ @ @ @ @ the crushing , anti-freedom measures taken by the Victorian government during COVID-19 are reminiscent of @ @ @ @ @ they are likely being implemented as a sort of test case to see how to @ @ @ @

Dr. Bella d’Abrera, the Director of Foundations of Western Civilization Program at the Institute of Public Affairs in Melbourne, believes that the crushing, anti-freedom measures taken by the Victorian government during COVID-19 are reminiscent of 1960s Berlin, and that they are likely being implemented as a sort of test case to see how to control the population.
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lifesitenews--2020-09-22--Vatican rules against priests absolving people determined to kill themselves

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VATICAN CITY , September 22 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) ― The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has ruled that pastors may not accompany patients through assisted suicides .
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith ( CDF ) is the Vatican dicastery most directly responsible for protecting the integrity of the Catholic faith .
This morning , it released a letter entitled “ Samaritanus bonus : On the Care of Persons in the Critical and Terminal Phases of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the sanctity of human life and the dignity of all human persons from conception until natural death .
The document was signed by the CDF ’ s prefect , Cardinal Luis Ladaria Ferrer .
“ Euthanasia ... is an intrinsically evil act in very situation and or circumstance , ” wrote Cardinal Ladaria .
“ Any formal or immediate material cooperation in such an act is a grave sin against human life.
” Euthanasia , which includes assisted suicide , is so contrary to the love and hope the Gospel conveys to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must not encourage the evil in any way or give the sacraments to a patient who intends to be killed by direct medical intervention .
“ The pastoral accompaniment of those who expressly ask for euthanasia or assisted suicide today presents a singular moment when a reaffirmation of the teaching of the Church is necessary , ” he stated .
“ With respect to the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation , the confessor must be assured of the presence of the true contrition necessary for the validity of absolution which consists in “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sin committed , with the purpose of not sinning for the future [ Council of Trent ] , ” he continued .
“ In this situation , we find ourselves before a person who , whatever their subjective dispositions may be , has decided upon a gravely immoral act and willingly persists in this decision.
” This means that the unrepentant patient can not receive the Sacrament of Penance , the Sacrament of the Sick , Final Unction ( Anointing ) , or the Viaticum ( final Eucharist ) .
“ Such a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the minister discerns his or her readiness to take concrete steps that indicate he or she has modified their decision in this regard , ” the letter continues .
“ Thus a person who may be registered in an association to receive euthanasia or assisted suicide must manifest the intention of cancelling such a registration before receiving the sacraments.
” If it is too late , and the patient is already unconscious , the priest could nevertheless administer the sacraments if there was some sign beforehand that he had repented .
Ladaria , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the document the necessity of loving , accompanying , and respecting all patients , explained that withholding the sacraments from someone intent on assisted suicide is not a rejection but a spiritual “ medicinal act.
” The refusal of absolution “ must be accompanied by a willingness to listen and to help , together with a deeper explanation of the nature of the sacrament , in order to provide the opportunity to desire and choose the sacrament up to the last moment , ” the letter states .
“ The Church is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of conversion , so that the faithful can reasonably ask for the reception of the sacraments .
To delay absolution is a medicinal act of the Church , intended not to condemn , but to lead the sinner to conversion.
” Ladaria encouraged pastors to remain close to the suicide-minded patient “ for this nearness is an invitation to conversion , especially when euthanasia , requested or accepted , will not take place immediately or imminently.
” “ Here it remains possible to accompany the person whose hope may be revived and whose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opening the way to admission to the sacraments.
” However , no one who is ministering to this patient may show approval for his “ unlawful ” killing in any way .
Ladaria stipulated in particular that “ those who spiritually assist these persons should avoid any gesture , such as remaining until the euthanasia is performed , that could be interpreted as approval of this action.
” “ Such a presence could imply complicity in the act.
” Earlier in the document , Ladaria explored and deplored reasons why patients might be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the utilitarian attitude towards the value of life and a contemporary coldness toward sick and suffering people .
He stressed that good palliative care “ reduces considerably the number of persons who request euthanasia.
” To thank the Congregation of the Doctrine of Faith for its defense of human life against euthanasia , please contact : His Eminence Luis Francisco Cardinal Ladaria Ferrer Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Palazzo del Sant'Uffizio Piazza del Sant'Uffizio , 11 00193 Roma Italy

'Any formal or immediate material cooperation in such an act,' the CDF wrote, 'is a grave sin against human life.'
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VATICAN CITY, September 22, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has ruled that pastors may not accompany sick people through assisted suicides.
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) is the Vatican dicastery most directly responsible for protecting the integrity of the Catholic faith. This morning, it released a letter titled “Samaritanus bonus: On the Care of Persons in the Critical and Terminal Phases of Life” which repeats perennial Catholic teaching on the sanctity of human life and the dignity of all human persons from conception until natural death. The document was signed by the CDF’s prefect, Cardinal Luis Ladaria Ferrer.
“Euthanasia … is an intrinsically evil act in very situation and or circumstance,” wrote Cardinal Ladaria.
“Any formal or immediate material cooperation in such an act is a grave sin against human life.”
Euthanasia, which includes assisted suicide, is so contrary to the love and hope the Gospel conveys to mankind that Ladaria has underscored that clerics must not encourage the evil in any way or give the sacraments to a person who intends to be killed by direct medical intervention.
“The pastoral accompaniment of those who expressly ask for euthanasia or assisted suicide today presents a singular moment when a reaffirmation of the teaching of the Church is necessary,” he stated.
“With respect to the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation, the confessor must be assured of the presence of the true contrition necessary for the validity of absolution which consists in “sorrow of mind and a detestation for sin committed, with the purpose of not sinning for the future [Council of Trent],” he continued.
“In this situation, we find ourselves before a person who, whatever their subjective dispositions may be, has decided upon a gravely immoral act and willingly persists in this decision.”
This means that the unrepentant person cannot receive the Sacrament of Penance, the Sacrament of the Sick, Final Unction (Anointing), or the Viaticum (final Eucharist).
“Such a penitent can receive these sacraments only when the minister discerns his or her readiness to take concrete steps that indicate he or she has modified their decision in this regard,” the letter continues.
“Thus a person who may be registered in an association to receive euthanasia or assisted suicide must manifest the intention of cancelling such a registration before receiving the sacraments.”
If it is too late, and the person is already unconscious, the priest could nevertheless administer the sacraments if there was some sign beforehand that he had repented.
The document comes about nine months after Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, controversially asserted that a priest may legitimately remain at the bedside of someone undergoing assisted suicide in order to “hold their hand” and “accompany” them.
Ladaria, who stressed in the first 18 pages of the document the necessity of loving, accompanying, and respecting all sick persons, explained that withholding the sacraments from someone intent on assisted suicide is not a rejection but a spiritual “medicinal act.”
The refusal of absolution “must be accompanied by a willingness to listen and to help, together with a deeper explanation of the nature of the sacrament, in order to provide the opportunity to desire and choose the sacrament up to the last moment,” the letter states.
“The Church is careful to look deeply for adequate signs of conversion, so that the faithful can reasonably ask for the reception of the sacraments. To delay absolution is a medicinal act of the Church, intended not to condemn, but to lead the sinner to conversion.”
Ladaria encouraged pastors to remain close to the suicide-minded person “for this nearness is an invitation to conversion, especially when euthanasia, requested or accepted, will not take place immediately or imminently.”
“Here it remains possible to accompany the person whose hope may be revived and whose erroneous decision may be modified, thus opening the way to admission to the sacraments.”
However, no one who is ministering to this person may show approval for his “unlawful” killing in any way. Ladaria stipulated in particular that “those who spiritually assist these persons should avoid any gesture, such as remaining until the euthanasia is performed, that could be interpreted as approval of this action.”
“Such a presence could imply complicity in the act.”
Earlier in the document, Ladaria explored and deplored reasons why people might be tempted by assisted suicide. He condemned the utilitarian attitude towards the value of life and a contemporary coldness toward sick and suffering people. He stressed that good palliative care “reduces considerably the number of persons who request euthanasia.”
To thank the Congregation of the Doctrine of Faith for its defense of human life against euthanasia, please contact:
His Eminence Luis Francisco Cardinal Ladaria Ferrer
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Palazzo del Sant'Uffizio
Piazza del Sant'Uffizio, 11
00193 Roma
Italy
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lifesitenews--2020-09-22--Trump puts UN on notice: US will continue ‘protecting unborn children’

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WASHINGTON , D.C. , September 22 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — The United States is committed to recognizing and “ protecting unborn children , ” President Donald Trump reminded the United Nations on Tuesday in an address to the U.N. General Assembly .
“ America will always be a leader in human rights , ” Trump declared in a speech delivered from the White House , the National Catholic Register reported .
“ My administration is advancing religious liberty , opportunity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , combatting human trafficking , and protecting unborn children.
” The president further called on the international body to “ focus on the real problems of the world , ” such as “ human and sex trafficking , religious persecution , and the ethnic cleansing of religious minorities.
” Trump ’ s comments are the latest volley in the abortion war of words between the United States and the U.N. , which has repeatedly asserted a “ right ” to abortion .
Earlier this month , U.N. secretary-general António Guterres declared that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the Trump administration , which have moved to “ further restrict access to abortion ” during the COVID-19 outbreak .
Beyond words , the Trump administration has taken concrete actions to combat abortion internationally , namely by not only reinstating , but expanding the Mexico City Policy , which bars America ’ s $ 8.8 billion in foreign aid from being distributed to entities that commit abortions .
Last week , the administration proposed an additional rule that applies the policy to international contracts in addition to grants and cooperative agreements .

'My administration,' the president told the General Assembly, 'is advancing religious liberty, opportunity for women, the decriminalization of homosexuality, combatting human trafficking, and protecting unborn children.'
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WASHINGTON, D.C., September 22, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — The United States is committed to recognizing and “protecting unborn children,” President Donald Trump reminded the United Nations on Tuesday in an address to the U.N. General Assembly.
“America will always be a leader in human rights,” Trump declared in a speech delivered from the White House, the National Catholic Register reported. “My administration is advancing religious liberty, opportunity for women, the decriminalization of homosexuality, combatting human trafficking, and protecting unborn children.”
The president further called on the international body to “focus on the real problems of the world,” such as “human and sex trafficking, religious persecution, and the ethnic cleansing of religious minorities.”
Trump’s comments are the latest volley in the abortion war of words between the United States and the U.N., which has repeatedly asserted a “right” to abortion. Earlier this month, U.N. secretary-general António Guterres declared that the U.N. would “fight” governments such as the Trump administration, which have moved to “further restrict access to abortion” during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Beyond words, the Trump administration has taken concrete actions to combat abortion internationally, namely by not only reinstating, but expanding the Mexico City Policy, which bars America’s $8.8 billion in foreign aid from being distributed to entities that commit abortions. Last week, the administration proposed an additional rule that applies the policy to international contracts in addition to grants and cooperative agreements.
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