lifesitenews--2020-01-15--Parents protesting in NJ to protect children from ‘radical’ new statewide LGBT curricula

TRENTON , N.J. , January 14 , 2020 ( Daily Signal ) — Parents are plenty angry about a New Jersey law that requires LGBT material to be incorporated into public school classroom instruction .
The parents say they are concerned the new law will “ teach lifestyles and life choices that stand 100 % against our family values.
” They object to their tax dollars being used for what they call an “ assault on religious liberty.
” And they say a special interest group helping develop curricula for the new requirements has a “ radical agenda ” that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ children .
One parent warned about how the “ gender ideology ” already prevalent in public schools can “ brainwash ” a child into believing he is a girl rather than a boy and vice-versa .
As parents found out Jan. 4 at a “ parental rights ” conference in Flemington , New Jersey , elected officials and religious leaders share their concerns .
But the effort to reverse these laws or prevent their implementation will be an uphill battle .
At the meeting , Victoria Jakelsky , state director of a grassroots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Team PYC , estimated that about 60 parental rights activists from Team PYC would be in Trenton Wednesday to testify against the new law .
But Kathy Goldenberg , president of the New Jersey State Board of Education , told parents Wednesday that the board was not empowered to make any policy changes with regard to the curriculum focused on lesbian , gay , bisexual , and transgender issues .
“ The law was enacted by the state Legislature , and it did not grant the board a policymaking role with this law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we are glad to listen to your comments.
” At issue is LGBT education legislation that New Jersey Gov .
Phil Murphy , a Democrat , signed into law Jan. 31 , 2019 .
New Jersey became the second state in the nation , following California , to pass a law requiring public schools to teach about LGBT history .
The New Jersey measure says the state board of education “ shall include instruction on the political , economic and social contribution of persons with disabilities and lesbian , gay , bisexual , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the curriculum of middle school and high school students as part of the district ’ s implementation of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards.
” A pilot program designed to accommodate the new curriculum began in 12 public schools as of Jan. 7 .
All New Jersey middle and high schools are supposed to be equipped to begin meeting the new requirements this coming fall .
The immediate aim in speaking at the school board hearing Wednesday and in meeting with public officials is to find a way to postpone full implementation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ We want to be clear .
We care about each and every child , and we support and defend equality , ” Jakelsky told The Daily Signal .
“ We are highly concerned that the LGBT history will teach lifestyles and life choices that stand 100 % against our family values , our deeply held religious views , and the way we practice our faith.
” Some parents said they could support an opt-out provision , but Jakelsky said she does not think that would be sufficient .
All the groups taking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ united in opposition to the new law .
Those included “ teachers , school board members , Orthodox Jews , Muslims , and Coptic Christians , ” said Jakelsky , who lives in Hunterdon County .
Protect Your Children , she said , has grown to about 1,000 active members since being formed at a rally last June .
It is affiliated with ParentalRights.org , and includes evangelical Protestants , Roman Catholics , Coptic Christians , and other concerned citizens , she said .
Jakelsky said Team PYC also is aligned with Muslim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the potential dangers the LGBT curriculum presents to students .
Team PYC is on Facebook .
But some were there Jan. 4 to bring to light similar laws enacted by Murphy and New Jersey ’ s Democrat-controlled Legislature .
Crystal Lopez , who lives in Sussex County , attended on behalf of NewJerseyMama.net , which advocates repeal of a state law that she says prevents licensed therapists from providing individuals afflicted with gender dysphoria from obtaining a “ fair and balanced medical assessment.
” Lopez , who also is active with the Kelsey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to “ promote policies and laws to protect young people who identify as transgender , ” recounted a two-hour phone conversation she had with her son when he “ came out ” and said he was transgender .
She tells the full story on her website .
Her son was 19 and attending Rutgers University at the time , and Lopez asked counselors at Rutgers to help him identify his male biology .
But a New Jersey law against “ conversion therapy ” prevented counselors from giving her son the help he needed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Gender ideology has brainwashed my son and erased his childhood , ” Lopez said .
“ My son now thinks he is really a girl .
The curriculum that is being implemented is really harmful and is meant to confuse our children.
” Others focused on Garden State Equality , a group headquartered in Asbury Park that describes itself as a “ statewide advocacy and education organization for the lesbian , gay , bisexual , and transgender community , ” and helped establish the curriculum and initiate the pilot program .
Garden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and presents details of the LGBT curriculum on its website , is working to advance a “ radical agenda ” that “ undermines the constitutional rights of parents , ” Jakelsky said .
The Daily Signal sought comment from Garden State Equality for this report , but the group did not respond before publication .
Thomas Sobol , of Flemington , took issue with what he called an assault on personal freedom .
The LGBT agenda is “ wrong , wrong , wrong for public schools , ” Sobol told The Daily Signal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forced on people and I don ’ t think that it ’ s age appropriate to have this in public schools .
Public education should be neutral , and it ’ s unfair to exclude people with religious values .
This agenda did not come out of nowhere.
” Mayor Ed McKelvey , a Republican from Alloway Township in Salem County and an ordained pastor who has attracted media attention for speaking out against the LGBT curriculum , said it is a matter of right and wrong .
“ God never calls you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up with his word , even if what he calls you to do doesn ’ t always make natural sense , ” McKelvey told audience members .
Pat Stanley , a member of the Franklin Township School Board in Somerset County , warned Team PYC members that too many government officials “ have a mindset that says your kids are theirs.
” She said the law firm Strauss Esmay Associates , based in Toms River , “ greases the skids ” for the LGBT curriculum to be implemented in the state .
Stanley @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 13,000 a year to work with Strauss Esmay and that the firm has about 500 clients .
“ You are the teachers of your children , not the government , ” Stanley said .
“ This is an assault on the rights of parents .
We should not have to protect our children against this nonsense .
We already have kids who can ’ t read or do math , and now they are being burdened with this undue influence.
” The Daily Signal sought comment from Strauss Esmay , but the law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inquiry .
Mayor Alfonso Cirulli of Barnegat Township in Ocean County called on Christians from across denominations to unite in an effort to reform New Jersey laws that undermine biblical teachings .
Cirulli , a Republican , has been widely quoted for saying that the LGBT curriculum mandates could “ indoctrinate ” students .
“ This is a spiritual battle , ” he said .
“ We have the Lord behind us.
” Cirulli , a former assistant school principal , told the audience Jan. 4 that the letter “ P ” for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ acronym .
Cirulli said he sees a “ full-scale assault ” against Christian values at work in television commercials , public libraries , the toy industry , and other venues .
Pastor Steve Nash from LOFT Wesleyan Church in Hillsborough suggested parents may need to start pulling children out of public schools .
“ There is a battle for the souls of our children and our nation , ” Nash said in his talk , adding : A dozen members of Team PYC are scheduled to meet Jan. 30 with Lamont Repollet , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Group members also plan to testify at school boards across the state in February and March , and to hold “ prayer and policy meetings ” in some counties .
Published with permission from The Daily Signal .

New Jersey became the second state in the nation, following California, to pass a law requiring public schools to teach about 'LGBT history.'
TRENTON, N.J., January 14, 2020 (Daily Signal) — Parents are plenty angry about a New Jersey law that requires LGBT material to be incorporated into public school classroom instruction.
The parents say they are concerned the new law will “teach lifestyles and life choices that stand 100% against our family values.” They object to their tax dollars being used for what they call an “assault on religious liberty.”
And they say a special interest group helping develop curricula for the new requirements has a “radical agenda” that could jeopardize the health and safety of children.
One parent warned about how the “gender ideology” already prevalent in public schools can “brainwash” a child into believing he is a girl rather than a boy and vice-versa.
As parents found out Jan. 4 at a “parental rights” conference in Flemington, New Jersey, elected officials and religious leaders share their concerns. But the effort to reverse these laws or prevent their implementation will be an uphill battle.
At the meeting, Victoria Jakelsky, state director of a grassroots group called Protect Your Children, or Team PYC, estimated that about 60 parental rights activists from Team PYC would be in Trenton Wednesday to testify against the new law.
But Kathy Goldenberg, president of the New Jersey State Board of Education, told parents Wednesday that the board was not empowered to make any policy changes with regard to the curriculum focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues.
“The law was enacted by the state Legislature, and it did not grant the board a policymaking role with this law,” Goldenberg said. “But we are glad to listen to your comments.”
At issue is LGBT education legislation that New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, signed into law Jan. 31, 2019.
New Jersey became the second state in the nation, following California, to pass a law requiring public schools to teach about LGBT history.
The New Jersey measure says the state board of education “shall include instruction on the political, economic and social contribution of persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in an appropriate place in the curriculum of middle school and high school students as part of the district’s implementation of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards.”
A pilot program designed to accommodate the new curriculum began in 12 public schools as of Jan. 7.
All New Jersey middle and high schools are supposed to be equipped to begin meeting the new requirements this coming fall.
The immediate aim in speaking at the school board hearing Wednesday and in meeting with public officials is to find a way to postpone full implementation of the program, Jakelsky said.
“We want to be clear. We care about each and every child, and we support and defend equality,” Jakelsky told The Daily Signal. “We are highly concerned that the LGBT history will teach lifestyles and life choices that stand 100% against our family values, our deeply held religious views, and the way we practice our faith.”
Some parents said they could support an opt-out provision, but Jakelsky said she does not think that would be sufficient.
All the groups taking part in the Jan. 4 conference were united in opposition to the new law. Those included “teachers, school board members, Orthodox Jews, Muslims, and Coptic Christians,” said Jakelsky, who lives in Hunterdon County.
Protect Your Children, she said, has grown to about 1,000 active members since being formed at a rally last June. It is affiliated with ParentalRights.org, and includes evangelical Protestants, Roman Catholics, Coptic Christians, and other concerned citizens, she said.
Jakelsky said Team PYC also is aligned with Muslim and Jewish groups that share concerns about the potential dangers the LGBT curriculum presents to students. Team PYC is on Facebook.
But some were there Jan. 4 to bring to light similar laws enacted by Murphy and New Jersey’s Democrat-controlled Legislature.
Crystal Lopez, who lives in Sussex County, attended on behalf of NewJerseyMama.net, which advocates repeal of a state law that she says prevents licensed therapists from providing individuals afflicted with gender dysphoria from obtaining a “fair and balanced medical assessment.”
Lopez, who also is active with the Kelsey Coalition, a nationwide group that works to “promote policies and laws to protect young people who identify as transgender,” recounted a two-hour phone conversation she had with her son when he “came out” and said he was transgender. She tells the full story on her website.
Her son was 19 and attending Rutgers University at the time, and Lopez asked counselors at Rutgers to help him identify his male biology. But a New Jersey law against “conversion therapy” prevented counselors from giving her son the help he needed, Lopez said during her presentation.
“Gender ideology has brainwashed my son and erased his childhood,” Lopez said. “My son now thinks he is really a girl. The curriculum that is being implemented is really harmful and is meant to confuse our children.”
Others focused on Garden State Equality, a group headquartered in Asbury Park that describes itself as a “statewide advocacy and education organization for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community,” and helped establish the curriculum and initiate the pilot program.
Garden State Equality, which claims 150,000 members and presents details of the LGBT curriculum on its website, is working to advance a “radical agenda” that “undermines the constitutional rights of parents,” Jakelsky said.
The Daily Signal sought comment from Garden State Equality for this report, but the group did not respond before publication.
Thomas Sobol, of Flemington, took issue with what he called an assault on personal freedom.
The LGBT agenda is “wrong, wrong, wrong for public schools,” Sobol told The Daily Signal. “This agenda should not be forced on people and I don’t think that it’s age appropriate to have this in public schools. Public education should be neutral, and it’s unfair to exclude people with religious values. This agenda did not come out of nowhere.”
Mayor Ed McKelvey, a Republican from Alloway Township in Salem County and an ordained pastor who has attracted media attention for speaking out against the LGBT curriculum, said it is a matter of right and wrong.
“God never calls you to do something that does not line up with his word, even if what he calls you to do doesn’t always make natural sense,” McKelvey told audience members.
Pat Stanley, a member of the Franklin Township School Board in Somerset County, warned Team PYC members that too many government officials “have a mindset that says your kids are theirs.”
She said the law firm Strauss Esmay Associates, based in Toms River, “greases the skids” for the LGBT curriculum to be implemented in the state. Stanley estimates that it costs schools about $13,000 a year to work with Strauss Esmay and that the firm has about 500 clients.
“You are the teachers of your children, not the government,” Stanley said. “This is an assault on the rights of parents. We should not have to protect our children against this nonsense. We already have kids who can’t read or do math, and now they are being burdened with this undue influence.”
The Daily Signal sought comment from Strauss Esmay, but the law firm did not respond after acknowledging the inquiry.
Mayor Alfonso Cirulli of Barnegat Township in Ocean County called on Christians from across denominations to unite in an effort to reform New Jersey laws that undermine biblical teachings.
Cirulli, a Republican, has been widely quoted for saying that the LGBT curriculum mandates could “indoctrinate” students.
“This is a spiritual battle,” he said. “We have the Lord behind us.”
Cirulli, a former assistant school principal, told the audience Jan. 4 that the letter “P” for pedophilia could be added to the LGBT acronym.
Cirulli said he sees a “full-scale assault” against Christian values at work in television commercials, public libraries, the toy industry, and other venues.
Pastor Steve Nash from LOFT Wesleyan Church in Hillsborough suggested parents may need to start pulling children out of public schools.
“There is a battle for the souls of our children and our nation,” Nash said in his talk, adding:
They are trying to propagate their views onto innocent children. As Christians, we see homosexuality as a matter of rebellion against God because it undermines the creation of God. This is being done to undermine the institution of the family. As parents, we have an awesome responsibility to raise kids because they are a gift from God.
A dozen members of Team PYC are scheduled to meet Jan. 30 with Lamont Repollet, New Jersey’s commissioner of education.
Group members also plan to testify at school boards across the state in February and March, and to hold “prayer and policy meetings” in some counties.
Published with permission from The Daily Signal.
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lifesitenews--2020-01-15--Swiss prisons now considering assisted suicide for prisoners

January 14 , 2020 ( Live Action News ) — A request from a child rapist spending life behind bars could possibly change the law surrounding assisted suicide in Switzerland if it is approved .
Peter Vogt has been convicted of violent sexual assaults over decades against girls and women , with ages ranging from 10 to 56 .
Now , Vogt claims to be suffering from heart and kidney problems , and has applied to die at Exit , the Swiss assisted suicide clinic .
In 2004 , Swiss voters approved a measure that allows people with repeated sexual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ held in prison indefinitely .
Vogt was put behind bars in 1996 , and authorities have continuously decided that he still poses a threat .
So Vogt has seemingly decided that assisted suicide will be his ticket out of jail .
“ It is natural that one would rather commit suicide than be buried alive for years to come , ” he wrote in a letter to AFP .
“ It would be better to be dead than to be left to vegetate behind these walls.
” So in 2018 , he contacted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be able to kill himself just like anyone else .
But it ’ s a little more complicated than that , according to Exit ’ s vice president , Juerg Wiler .
“ We told him that his particular case needed to be clarified , ” Wiler said to AFP .
Why does it need to be clarified ?
Because Swiss laws only ban assisted suicide if it ’ s being done for “ selfish reasons.
” Authorities then asked for input from the Swiss Centre of Expertise in Prison and Probation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be able to take advantage of assisted suicide .
They clarified that if the prisoner is claiming he wants to die due to mental illness , two specialists must be consulted , but ultimately , it should be approved for “ a physical or mental illness resulting in unbearable suffering , ” according to Barbara Rohner , who was the lead author of the foundation ’ s report .
And she expects for more of these requests to come forward in the future .
“ There will be more and more elderly and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ageing of the prison population , ” she said .
Vogt seemingly agrees , saying he knows of another prisoner who also wants assisted suicide .
“ Nobody should have to commit suicide in his cell alone , ” he said .
And Celine Ehrwein , an ethics professor at Heig-VD University , told Radio Télévision Suisse that depriving a prisoner of assisted suicide is a form of “ torture.
” For now , Vogt hopes to be euthanized on his birthday , which is August 13th .
Only time will tell if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But if it is , it will mark another disturbing step down an already very slippery slope regarding euthanasia in Europe .

January 14, 2020 (Live Action News) — A request from a child rapist spending life behind bars could possibly change the law surrounding assisted suicide in Switzerland if it is approved. Peter Vogt has been convicted of violent sexual assaults over decades against girls and women, with ages ranging from 10 to 56. Now, Vogt claims to be suffering from heart and kidney problems, and has applied to die at Exit, the Swiss assisted suicide clinic.
In 2004, Swiss voters approved a measure that allows people with repeated sexual “delinquencies” like Vogt to be held in prison indefinitely. Vogt was put behind bars in 1996, and authorities have continuously decided that he still poses a threat. So Vogt has seemingly decided that assisted suicide will be his ticket out of jail.
“It is natural that one would rather commit suicide than be buried alive for years to come,” he wrote in a letter to AFP. “It would be better to be dead than to be left to vegetate behind these walls.” So in 2018, he contacted Exit Switzerland, arguing that he should be able to kill himself just like anyone else. But it’s a little more complicated than that, according to Exit’s vice president, Juerg Wiler. “We told him that his particular case needed to be clarified,” Wiler said to AFP.
Why does it need to be clarified? Because Swiss laws only ban assisted suicide if it’s being done for “selfish reasons.” Authorities then asked for input from the Swiss Centre of Expertise in Prison and Probation, which said in October that prisoners should be able to take advantage of assisted suicide. They clarified that if the prisoner is claiming he wants to die due to mental illness, two specialists must be consulted, but ultimately, it should be approved for “a physical or mental illness resulting in unbearable suffering,” according to Barbara Rohner, who was the lead author of the foundation’s report. And she expects for more of these requests to come forward in the future. “There will be more and more elderly and sick prisoners in detention because of the ageing of the prison population,” she said.
Vogt seemingly agrees, saying he knows of another prisoner who also wants assisted suicide. “Nobody should have to commit suicide in his cell alone,” he said. And Celine Ehrwein, an ethics professor at Heig-VD University, told Radio Télévision Suisse that depriving a prisoner of assisted suicide is a form of “torture.”
For now, Vogt hopes to be euthanized on his birthday, which is August 13th. Only time will tell if that request will ultimately be approved. But if it is, it will mark another disturbing step down an already very slippery slope regarding euthanasia in Europe.
Published with permission from Live Action News.
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lifesitenews--2020-01-15--Utah lieutenant governor retreats from abortion-slavery remarks after Dems attack

January 14 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Utah ’ s Republican lieutenant governor , Spencer Cox , drew the ire of state Democrat lawmakers over the weekend with remarks likening legal abortion to America ’ s past toleration of slavery .
He backed away from the comparison days later .
“ I truly believe that at some point in the future , future generations will look back on us today , and they will ... look at abortion the way we look at slavery , ” Cox said Saturday at a gubernatorial candidate forum hosted by the conservative Eagle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It will go down in history as one of the greatest travesties in the history of humankind.
” Cox made the statement while answering that he would sign a law affirming that life begins at conception .
A group of black Democrats in the state legislature took umbrage at the comparison , the Salt Lake Tribune reports .
“ To compare the brutal enslavement of black Americans to a woman ’ s constitutionally protected right is offensive , ” state Rep. Sandra Hollins declared , speaking on behalf of herself ; state Reps. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Karen Kwan ; and state Sens .
Luz Escamilla and Jani Iwamoto .
“ Human bondage , forced labor and the destruction of families is the darkest possible mark on our nation ’ s soul , and its effects are still felt to this day .
We hope that future political discourse in our state will not include such callous political language.
” Cox initially stood by his comments , issuing a statement that framed his support for the unborn as consistent with the defense of numerous minority groups Democrats claim to represent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a voice for the most vulnerable in our society , those facing intergenerational poverty , refugees , the LGBTQ community , our multicultural communities — and yes , the unborn , ” he said .
“ I also included in my response that our party should do more to support single mothers , pregnant women and children facing poverty and trauma .
I continue to be unapologetically pro-life.
” Later , however , he issued another statement distancing himself from his original comparison .
“ In retrospect , I would ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ I was not making a comparison that abortion is slavery .
All I was saying is I think we will regret — future generations will regret — what ’ s happening right now with hundreds of thousands of abortions in our country.
” In fact , the parallels between abortion and slavery extend well beyond the obvious .
Both denied the equality and humanity of a certain class of people in order to violate their fundamental rights ; both were sustained by intensely controversial Supreme Court rulings ( Roe v. Wade @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and both even rested on similar arguments about personal freedom , America ’ s Founding principles , and human progress .
The other three Republican candidates at the forum — former Utah House speaker Greg Hughes , former Utah GOP chairman Thomas Wright , and businessman Jeff Burningham — all said they would sign a life-at-conception bill as well .

January 14, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Utah’s Republican lieutenant governor, Spencer Cox, drew the ire of state Democrat lawmakers over the weekend with remarks likening legal abortion to America’s past toleration of slavery. He backed away from the comparison days later.
“I truly believe that at some point in the future, future generations will look back on us today, and they will … look at abortion the way we look at slavery,” Cox said Saturday at a gubernatorial candidate forum hosted by the conservative Eagle Forum, Fox 13 reports. “It will go down in history as one of the greatest travesties in the history of humankind.” Cox made the statement while answering that he would sign a law affirming that life begins at conception.
A group of black Democrats in the state legislature took umbrage at the comparison, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.
“To compare the brutal enslavement of black Americans to a woman’s constitutionally protected right is offensive,” state Rep. Sandra Hollins declared, speaking on behalf of herself; state Reps. Angela Romero, Mark Wheatley, and Karen Kwan; and state Sens. Luz Escamilla and Jani Iwamoto. “Human bondage, forced labor and the destruction of families is the darkest possible mark on our nation’s soul, and its effects are still felt to this day. We hope that future political discourse in our state will not include such callous political language.”
Cox initially stood by his comments, issuing a statement that framed his support for the unborn as consistent with the defense of numerous minority groups Democrats claim to represent. “I have always tried to be a voice for the most vulnerable in our society, those facing intergenerational poverty, refugees, the LGBTQ community, our multicultural communities — and yes, the unborn,” he said. “I also included in my response that our party should do more to support single mothers, pregnant women and children facing poverty and trauma. I continue to be unapologetically pro-life.”
Later, however, he issued another statement distancing himself from his original comparison. “In retrospect, I would’ve used another analogy,” he said. “I was not making a comparison that abortion is slavery. All I was saying is I think we will regret — future generations will regret — what’s happening right now with hundreds of thousands of abortions in our country.”
In fact, the parallels between abortion and slavery extend well beyond the obvious. Both denied the equality and humanity of a certain class of people in order to violate their fundamental rights; both were sustained by intensely controversial Supreme Court rulings (Roe v. Wade; Dred Scott v. Sandford); and both even rested on similar arguments about personal freedom, America’s Founding principles, and human progress.
The other three Republican candidates at the forum — former Utah House speaker Greg Hughes, former Utah GOP chairman Thomas Wright, and businessman Jeff Burningham — all said they would sign a life-at-conception bill as well.
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lifesitenews--2020-01-14--Priest calls Catholics to return to receiving Holy Communion kneeling to avert World War 3

HOUSTON , January 14 , 2019 ( LifeSiteNews ) -- Observing that the world is doing “ what is evil in the sight of God , ” a priest is calling on Catholics to return to the ancient practice of receiving the Holy Eucharist while kneeling as an act of reparation .
In one of his daily video reflections , titled How to Avert World War 3 , Fr .
Mark Goring alluded to fears among some that an apocalyptic war is imminent .
He affirmed that “ God sends chastisements when His people go astray.
” The priest said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ God ’ s mercy .
Rather than making statements or issuing documents , Fr .
Goring said , “ I believe that as a Church we should express our repentance before the Lord and plead for mercy in concrete , tangible ways.
” Fr .
Goring called on the entire Church , “ as a sign of our repentance , as a sign of acknowledgment and adoration of Our Lord in the Holy Eucharist , ” to return to the practice of receiving the Eucharist while kneeling .
“ Is receiving the Eucharist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world ’ s problems ?
I think it will , ” he said .
Reciting Revelation 7:11 , he said , “ All the angels stood around the throne , and around the elders , and the four living creatures ; they prostrated themselves before the throne of God , and worshipped.
” Around the time of the Second Vatican Council in the early 1960s , the ancient practice of receiving Communion while kneeling began to fall away .
An article published on the Vatican website , which Fr .
Goring mentioned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of receiving the Holy Eucharist since the first century after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ .
While it acknowledged that in the earliest days of the Church the Eucharist was probably received in the hand , it noted a change in this practice came early on .
The Vatican website said that starting in the time of the Fathers of the Church , the distribution of the Eucharist became more restricted “ in favor of distributing Holy Communion on the tongue.
” There are two stated reasons for this : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as much as possible , the dropping of Eucharistic particles ; b ) second , to increase among the faithful devotion to the Real Presence of Christ in the Sacrament of the Eucharist.
” St. Thomas Aquinas , known as the Angelic Doctor for his huge contributions to theology , referred , for example , to receiving the Eucharist on the tongue , and added that “ touching the Body of the Lord is proper only to the ordained priest.
” Additionally , the article said , “ The Western Church has established @ @ @ @ @ @ @ devotion appropriate to communicants .
Kneeling indicates and promotes the adoration necessary before receiving the Eucharistic Christ.
” Citing then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger and future Pope Benedict XVI , who wrote in The Spirit of the Liturgy , `` Communion only reaches its true depth when it is supported and surrounded by adoration . ''
Benedict added that “ the practice of kneeling for Holy Communion has in its favor a centuries-old tradition , and it is a particularly expressive sign of adoration , completely appropriate in light of the true , real and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under the consecrated species.
” According to Fr .
Goring , the article is a reminder of the importance of “ truly adoring the Lord , before and while we are receiving Him in the Holy Eucharist.
” Confident that receiving the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ on the tongue while kneeling can actually solve the world ’ s problems , Fr .
Goring said finally : “ I believe that this one simple but real gesture can avert wars.
” Fr .
Goring is a member of the Companions of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ founded in 1985 by Fr .
Robert Bedard .

HOUSTON, January 14, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — Observing that the world is doing “what is evil in the sight of God,” a priest is calling on Catholics to return to the ancient practice of receiving the Holy Eucharist while kneeling as an act of reparation.
In one of his daily video reflections, titled How to Avert World War 3, Fr. Mark Goring alluded to fears among some that an apocalyptic war is imminent.
He affirmed that “God sends chastisements when His people go astray.”
The priest said Catholics should not wait to plead for God’s mercy. Rather than making statements or issuing documents, Fr. Goring said, “I believe that as a Church we should express our repentance before the Lord and plead for mercy in concrete, tangible ways.”
Fr. Goring called on the entire Church, “as a sign of our repentance, as a sign of acknowledgment and adoration of Our Lord in the Holy Eucharist,” to return to the practice of receiving the Eucharist while kneeling.
“Is receiving the Eucharist on our knees going to fix all the world’s problems? I think it will,” he said.
Reciting Revelation 7:11, he said, “All the angels stood around the throne, and around the elders, and the four living creatures; they prostrated themselves before the throne of God, and worshipped.”
Around the time of the Second Vatican Council in the early 1960s, the ancient practice of receiving Communion while kneeling began to fall away.
An article published on the Vatican website, which Fr. Goring mentioned, provides a history of the practice of receiving the Holy Eucharist since the first century after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. While it acknowledged that in the earliest days of the Church the Eucharist was probably received in the hand, it noted a change in this practice came early on.
The Vatican website said that starting in the time of the Fathers of the Church, the distribution of the Eucharist became more restricted “in favor of distributing Holy Communion on the tongue.”
There are two stated reasons for this: “a) first, to avoid, as much as possible, the dropping of Eucharistic particles; b) second, to increase among the faithful devotion to the Real Presence of Christ in the Sacrament of the Eucharist.” St. Thomas Aquinas, known as the Angelic Doctor for his huge contributions to theology, referred, for example, to receiving the Eucharist on the tongue, and added that “touching the Body of the Lord is proper only to the ordained priest.”
Additionally, the article said, “The Western Church has established kneeling as one of the signs of devotion appropriate to communicants. Kneeling indicates and promotes the adoration necessary before receiving the Eucharistic Christ.”
Citing then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger and future Pope Benedict XVI, who wrote in The Spirit of the Liturgy, “Communion only reaches its true depth when it is supported and surrounded by adoration.”
Benedict added that “the practice of kneeling for Holy Communion has in its favor a centuries-old tradition, and it is a particularly expressive sign of adoration, completely appropriate in light of the true, real and substantial presence of Our Lord Jesus Christ under the consecrated species.”
According to Fr. Goring, the article is a reminder of the importance of “truly adoring the Lord, before and while we are receiving Him in the Holy Eucharist.”
Confident that receiving the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ on the tongue while kneeling can actually solve the world’s problems, Fr. Goring said finally: “I believe that this one simple but real gesture can avert wars.”
Fr. Goring is a member of the Companions of the Cross, a congregation of Catholic priests founded in 1985 by Fr. Robert Bedard.
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lifesitenews--2020-01-15--Friends remember ‘hero’ student found dead after protest against ‘drag queen’ event for kids

BRISBANE , Australia , January 15 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Friends and family of Wilson Gavin are continuing to grieve the loss of the 21-year-old student who was found dead less than 24 hours after leading a protest against a drag queen storytime event at Brisbane Square Library on Sunday afternoon .
The police are not treating Wilson ’ s death as suspicious .
As far as LifeSiteNews can ascertain , at the time of writing the only details regarding Wilson ’ s death that are currently available from public authorities or in the mainstream media are the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Australia : Caroline Overington of The Australian has claimed that Wilson “ threw himself in front of a train.
” She does not cite where she has established this .
LifeSite contacted Caroline Overington to ask where she obtained this information , but did not hear back by press time .
On Monday evening , Mass was offered for the repose of Wilson ’ s soul at Mary Immaculate church , Annerly .
Wilson attended Mass there regularly .
Many people have been deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic and unexpected death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our sincere condolences and prayerful support to Wilson 's family and to all those who knew and loved him .
It is so important to remember that whenever we are deeply distressed and hurting , we reach out beyond ourselves in prayer to Jesus Christ and His holy mother Mary .
At the same time it is vital that we also do everything possible to reach out to a family member or friend and/or seek professional help .
For example Lifeline can always be contacted on 13 11 14 .
The 7pm Mass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evening will be offered for the eternal repose of Wilson 's soul .
Afterwards , there will be an opportunity for those who wish to gather outside the church for tea/coffee etc A friend of Wilson ’ s told LifeSiteNews that hundreds of young people attended the Traditional Latin Mass and “ cried as one.
” LifeSiteNews has received messages from numerous friends and contacts of Wilson , highlighting his courageous leadership in a host of areas .
From the numerous reports we have received from Wilson ’ s friends , it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ young man of deep faith .
Wilson attended Latin Mass at the Mary Immaculate church regularly .
His close friends describe him as “ devout.
” He volunteered with the Missionaries of Charity in Brisbane every Saturday , feeding the homeless and attending Mass .
Wilson organized a Christmas party for his fellow university peers with the Missionaries of Charity and the sisters attended the Mass for him on Monday evening .
A close friend of Wilson ’ s told LifeSite that Wilson recently spent time in Mongolia teaching Mongolian children .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , giving and principled people you could ever meet .
I 've never met anyone like him.
” LifeSiteNews understands that Wilson was born into a Catholic family but started attending daily Mass in high school .
At the time of his death , he was reportedly attending Mass several times a week .
Wilson regularly attended pro-life events and was also Queensland Chairperson President of the Australian Catholic Students Association from 2019 until his death .
A close friend described him as a “ champion for the underdog.
” Wilson ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ library on Sunday , which occurred less than 24 hours before his mysterious death , was because he “ understood his duty to protect Brisbane ’ s youngest children from overt sexualisation in their most tender and impressionable years.
” Wilson himself is reported to have been same-sex attracted and chaste , making his unpopular stand against same-sex “ marriage ” and transgenderism all the more admirable because of the backlash he endured .
LifeSite understands that Wilson had been planning to book tickets to Melbourne this week in order to attend a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ close friend of Wilson , he was a lover of the arts and the finer things in life , especially the opera .
He had organized for a group at his university to attend the opera in Brisbane together .
A friend of his told LifeSite that “ he enjoyed it very much , although he was not satisfied with the staging of the piece !
” The friend commented to LifeSiteNews , “ it was an impressive feat to get a bunch of young University men to attend the opera and make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ close friend of Wilson told LifeSiteNews that he prayed the Rosary every night and that he would regularly volunteer to offer it up for a particular cause or issue a friend was involved with .
Two years ago Wilson contributed an article to the U.S.-based Catholic magazine Regina , titled “ A millennial confronts death.
” Aged just 19 , Wilson wrote poignantly about the attitude of the Catholic Church to death : Even in Holy Mother Church , we can see that the cultural fear of death has taken root .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of the Creed where we acknowledge that Christ will come to judge the living and the dead is passed over without a thought .
Some might say that the increasingly tacky gaudiness of funerals , with their emphasis on the deceased ’ s life and personality and the Resurrection , are signs that we do not fear Death enough .
I disagree .
This is a form of denial of death , and a flippant disregard for its consequences .
This denial represents a clear departure from traditional Catholic views on death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , one of the most delightfully morbid religions in the world .
Our liturgy reminds us of its approach every day ; we are told to always be in a state of grace , that we never know when it might strike .
Our altars are built over the bones of the martyrs , we kiss and caress the bones of the sanctified dead , and the most omnipresent symbol of our Faith is a man being brutally tortured and murdered .
David Pellowe , an Australian conservative Christian social commentator who spoke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his death , interviewed Wilson in 2017 as part of the “ Vote No ” campaign in the lead up to Australia ’ s referendum on whether or not to redefine marriage .
In an article in response to Wilson ’ s death , Pellowe described Wilson as a “ hero , ” but noted that even after his death some people on social media are continuing to attack him .
I am , was , friends with Wilson .
He has nothing to apologise for and is a hero we all should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one , and dearly loved his Roman Catholic Church , taking his religion very seriously .
He loved the Queen and our Commonwealth , and passionately advocated for conservative principles as the best ideas for all of his fellow Australians .
Like the stranger in the parable of the Good Samaritan , he thought it his Christian imperative to practically insert himself into solutions for the welfare of others , motivated only by love of neighbour .
During the campaign to defend or undefine marriage in 2017 , Wilson was one of three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ came out as conservatives voting ‘ no ’ and were willing to be interviewed by me .
One changed his mind the day before ; the other participated on condition his identity be obscured .
These young men understood the personal risk and potential cost to their careers and reputation if they dared to dissent from the status quo .
As if to prove the stakes , we conducted the interview the week after the three ladies from the first Coalition for Marriage video were viciously persecuted , threatened and intimidated , even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voting no .
Wilson ’ s joy and warmth of character exploded from his easy smile and infectious laugh through the lens and screen to the viewer .
He described how fantastic the legal rights of homosexuals are in Australia .
In that 2017 interview , Wilson said that LGBT lobbyists would not stop at changing the legal definition of marriage but that their goal was to “ tear down the family and every traditional institution in Australia.
” Eternity News asked Pellowe how Wilson should be remembered .
He responded : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a man of compassion .
However his detractors would like to reframe it .
The truth is that he , motivated by love of neighbour [ , ] felt the need to intervene in the injustice he saw being promoted .
And he did that without hating anybody individually .
We all hate evil and bad ideas – and that should not extend to hatred of people who disagree with us.
” A friend of Wilson has told LifeSiteNews that they think it is likely that former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a talk in the U.S. – which was later printed in The Australian – saying that the 2017 same-sex “ marriage ” debate had created a “ new breed of activist ” in Australia .
Wilson had certainly experienced direct opposition from LGBT campaigners prior to his death , with his public opposition to the redefinition of marriage in Australian law gaining national and international media coverage .
In September last year , the Australian outlet NewsWeekly published an article where Wilson explained his involvement with protests of the Confucius Institute at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where he was studying .
Confucius Institutes are funded by the Chinese government .
The event was also reported by the U.K. newspaper The Guardian .
I am a strong believer in academic independence , and knowing that a branch of the Chinese Communist Party ’ s Propaganda Ministry had an office at my university was an affront to me … I felt I had a duty to stand up against the Confucius Institute and in solidarity with the oppressed peoples of China .
We are surrendering our economic independence , our political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China , and I am glad to be a small part of such a huge worldwide movement committed to bringing down this wicked communist regime .
As Cardinal Joseph Zen of Hong Kong said : “ It ’ s high time we really showed that we want to be free and not to be slaves ; we must unite together.
” The Confucius Institute is present on almost every university campus in Australia , as well as hundreds of schools .
At the University of Queensland , they have discretion over funding , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to monitor students and academics for dissent against the Chinese Communist Party line on sensitive issues .
They have deep ties with the university administration .
It is imperative that the government and universities take a firm stand to combat them.
” Daily Mail Australia reported that during the protest Wilson “ apparently climbed up onto the roof of a uni building and hoisted up the Taiwanese flag – a controversial sign given tensions between the island and China.
” Close friend Drew Pavlou said of Wilson ’ s act , “ It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Wilson was also a leading figure in the Queensland Young Monarchists League .
A friend told LifeSiteNews that events organized by the group included a Royal Baby High Tea to celebrate the birth of Archie Mounbatten-Windsor , a live viewing of the Wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex , drinks nights , and dinners .
Wilson was also an administrator of a monarchist “ meme ” group on Facebook which has more than ten thousand “ likes.
” Marar included in the post an interview of Wilson defending the continuation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News Australia .
Wilson says in the interview : “ I ’ m a lover of all things traditional , all things beautiful , and there ’ s nothing more traditional in this country than the monarchy .
It ’ s a tremendous asset.
” LifeSite has received many messages from friends grieving the loss of Wilson and trying to make sense of the events that led to his death .
Many questions surrounding his death remain unanswered .
For now , as friends around Australia mourn the loss of this young man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from someone who knew Wilson will provide some consolation to them .

Wilson Gavin was a devout Catholic who wrote poignantly about Church teaching, defended marriage in the public square, and volunteered with the Missionaries of Charity.
BRISBANE, Australia, January 15, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Friends and family of Wilson Gavin are continuing to grieve the loss of the 21-year-old student who was found dead less than 24 hours after leading a protest against a drag queen storytime event at Brisbane Square Library on Sunday afternoon.
The police are not treating Wilson’s death as suspicious. As far as LifeSiteNews can ascertain, at the time of writing the only details regarding Wilson’s death that are currently available from public authorities or in the mainstream media are the following, as reported by Daily Mail Australia:
Queensland police and ambulance services were called to an incident at Chelmer about 7.07am. A state ambulance spokeswoman said the patient was found with critical injuries. Mr Gavin was 21.
Caroline Overington of The Australian has claimed that Wilson “threw himself in front of a train.” She does not cite where she has established this. LifeSite contacted Caroline Overington to ask where she obtained this information, but did not hear back by press time.
On Monday evening, Mass was offered for the repose of Wilson’s soul at Mary Immaculate church, Annerly. Wilson attended Mass there regularly.
A post on the parish’s Facebook page read:
Many people have been deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic and unexpected death of Wilson Gavin. We firstly offer our sincere condolences and prayerful support to Wilson's family and to all those who knew and loved him. It is so important to remember that whenever we are deeply distressed and hurting, we reach out beyond ourselves in prayer to Jesus Christ and His holy mother Mary. At the same time it is vital that we also do everything possible to reach out to a family member or friend and/or seek professional help. For example Lifeline can always be contacted on 13 11 14. The 7pm Mass at Mary Immaculate church, Annerley this evening will be offered for the eternal repose of Wilson's soul. Afterwards, there will be an opportunity for those who wish to gather outside the church for tea/coffee etc All Welcome.
A friend of Wilson’s told LifeSiteNews that hundreds of young people attended the Traditional Latin Mass and “cried as one.”
LifeSiteNews has received messages from numerous friends and contacts of Wilson, highlighting his courageous leadership in a host of areas.
A devout Catholic involved in pro-life, pro-family activism
From the numerous reports we have received from Wilson’s friends, it is clear that they regarded him as a young man of deep faith.
Wilson attended Latin Mass at the Mary Immaculate church regularly. His close friends describe him as “devout.” He volunteered with the Missionaries of Charity in Brisbane every Saturday, feeding the homeless and attending Mass. Wilson organized a Christmas party for his fellow university peers with the Missionaries of Charity and the sisters attended the Mass for him on Monday evening.
A close friend of Wilson’s told LifeSite that Wilson recently spent time in Mongolia teaching Mongolian children. He “was one of the most compassionate, giving and principled people you could ever meet. I've never met anyone like him.”
LifeSiteNews understands that Wilson was born into a Catholic family but started attending daily Mass in high school. At the time of his death, he was reportedly attending Mass several times a week.
Wilson regularly attended pro-life events and was also Queensland Chairperson President of the Australian Catholic Students Association from 2019 until his death.
A close friend described him as a “champion for the underdog.” Wilson’s reason for organizing the protest at the library on Sunday, which occurred less than 24 hours before his mysterious death, was because he “understood his duty to protect Brisbane’s youngest children from overt sexualisation in their most tender and impressionable years.”
Wilson himself is reported to have been same-sex attracted and chaste, making his unpopular stand against same-sex “marriage” and transgenderism all the more admirable because of the backlash he endured.
LifeSite understands that Wilson had been planning to book tickets to Melbourne this week in order to attend a pro-family meeting there.
According to one close friend of Wilson, he was a lover of the arts and the finer things in life, especially the opera. He had organized for a group at his university to attend the opera in Brisbane together. A friend of his told LifeSite that “he enjoyed it very much, although he was not satisfied with the staging of the piece!”
The friend commented to LifeSiteNews, “it was an impressive feat to get a bunch of young University men to attend the opera and make plans to go again!”
Another close friend of Wilson told LifeSiteNews that he prayed the Rosary every night and that he would regularly volunteer to offer it up for a particular cause or issue a friend was involved with.
Two years ago Wilson contributed an article to the U.S.-based Catholic magazine Regina, titled “A millennial confronts death.” Aged just 19, Wilson wrote poignantly about the attitude of the Catholic Church to death:
Even in Holy Mother Church, we can see that the cultural fear of death has taken root. The Four Last Things are forgotten. The part of the Creed where we acknowledge that Christ will come to judge the living and the dead is passed over without a thought. Some might say that the increasingly tacky gaudiness of funerals, with their emphasis on the deceased’s life and personality and the Resurrection, are signs that we do not fear Death enough. I disagree. This is a form of denial of death, and a flippant disregard for its consequences. This denial represents a clear departure from traditional Catholic views on death. We are, without a doubt, one of the most delightfully morbid religions in the world. Our liturgy reminds us of its approach every day; we are told to always be in a state of grace, that we never know when it might strike. Our altars are built over the bones of the martyrs, we kiss and caress the bones of the sanctified dead, and the most omnipresent symbol of our Faith is a man being brutally tortured and murdered.
Defender of marriage
David Pellowe, an Australian conservative Christian social commentator who spoke to Wilson via Messenger the day before his death, interviewed Wilson in 2017 as part of the “Vote No” campaign in the lead up to Australia’s referendum on whether or not to redefine marriage. In an article in response to Wilson’s death, Pellowe described Wilson as a “hero,” but noted that even after his death some people on social media are continuing to attack him.
I am, was, friends with Wilson. He has nothing to apologise for and is a hero we all should take notes from. He hated no one, and dearly loved his Roman Catholic Church, taking his religion very seriously. He loved the Queen and our Commonwealth, and passionately advocated for conservative principles as the best ideas for all of his fellow Australians. Like the stranger in the parable of the Good Samaritan, he thought it his Christian imperative to practically insert himself into solutions for the welfare of others, motivated only by love of neighbour. During the campaign to defend or undefine marriage in 2017, Wilson was one of three brave, young, gay men who came out as conservatives voting ‘no’ and were willing to be interviewed by me. One changed his mind the day before; the other participated on condition his identity be obscured. These young men understood the personal risk and potential cost to their careers and reputation if they dared to dissent from the status quo. As if to prove the stakes, we conducted the interview the week after the three ladies from the first Coalition for Marriage video were viciously persecuted, threatened and intimidated, even facing petitions to end their careers for voting no. Wilson’s joy and warmth of character exploded from his easy smile and infectious laugh through the lens and screen to the viewer. He described how fantastic the legal rights of homosexuals are in Australia.
In that 2017 interview, Wilson said that LGBT lobbyists would not stop at changing the legal definition of marriage but that their goal was to “tear down the family and every traditional institution in Australia.”
They’re not going to stop at marriage. Their goal is to tear down the family and every traditional institution in Australia. They just hate everything that I love – they hate me because I’m a conservative. And they hate me more because I’m a gay, and I can say to them, ‘I’m gay. I’m not a homophobe, I love gay men! You can’t call me a homophobe just because I oppose same sex marriage, just because I’m against your agenda. You can’t shout me down the way you can most people. You can’t shout me down by saying I’m a bigot and I’m a homophobe.’
Eternity News asked Pellowe how Wilson should be remembered. He responded: “He was a man of conviction, and a man of compassion. However his detractors would like to reframe it. The truth is that he, motivated by love of neighbour[,] felt the need to intervene in the injustice he saw being promoted. And he did that without hating anybody individually. We all hate evil and bad ideas – and that should not extend to hatred of people who disagree with us.”
A friend of Wilson has told LifeSiteNews that they think it is likely that former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott implicitly referred to Wilson when he gave a talk in the U.S. – which was later printed in The Australian – saying that the 2017 same-sex “marriage” debate had created a “new breed of activist” in Australia.
Wilson had certainly experienced direct opposition from LGBT campaigners prior to his death, with his public opposition to the redefinition of marriage in Australian law gaining national and international media coverage.
Opposition to China
In September last year, the Australian outlet NewsWeekly published an article where Wilson explained his involvement with protests of the Confucius Institute at the University of Queensland (UQ), where he was studying. Confucius Institutes are funded by the Chinese government.
The event was also reported by the U.K. newspaper The Guardian.
Wilson told NewsWeekly:
I am a strong believer in academic independence, and knowing that a branch of the Chinese Communist Party’s Propaganda Ministry had an office at my university was an affront to me … I felt I had a duty to stand up against the Confucius Institute and in solidarity with the oppressed peoples of China. We are surrendering our economic independence, our political freedoms, and our national sovereignty to China, and I am glad to be a small part of such a huge worldwide movement committed to bringing down this wicked communist regime. As Cardinal Joseph Zen of Hong Kong said: “It’s high time we really showed that we want to be free and not to be slaves; we must unite together.” The Confucius Institute is present on almost every university campus in Australia, as well as hundreds of schools. At the University of Queensland, they have discretion over funding, hiring, and curriculum. They attempt to monitor students and academics for dissent against the Chinese Communist Party line on sensitive issues. They have deep ties with the university administration. It is imperative that the government and universities take a firm stand to combat them.”
Daily Mail Australia reported that during the protest Wilson “apparently climbed up onto the roof of a uni building and hoisted up the Taiwanese flag – a controversial sign given tensions between the island and China.”
Close friend Drew Pavlou said of Wilson’s act, “It was insane, and it was beautiful.”
An Australian monarchist
Wilson was also a leading figure in the Queensland Young Monarchists League. A friend told LifeSiteNews that events organized by the group included a Royal Baby High Tea to celebrate the birth of Archie Mounbatten-Windsor, a live viewing of the Wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, drinks nights, and dinners.
Wilson was also an administrator of a monarchist “meme” group on Facebook which has more than ten thousand “likes.”
Wilson’s friend Satyajeet Marar, a Washington, D.C.-based Australian writer, posted on Facebook:
Wilson Gavin was an intelligent, witty, articulate and outspoken young man with a good heart. I'm extremely saddened to hear of his passing this morning. I knew Wilson for a few years- we met through our involvement in the Australian Monarchist League. Despite holding opinions that some people disagree with strongly, he would defend them with conviction. Brave and admirable traits while most of us in this generation spend years obsessing over what others think of us and worrying about whether expressing our opinions will cause people to dislike us. Even when the two of us argued, as we did over the many things we disagreed on, he never once resorted to personal insult or vitriol. And when I found myself stranded in Brisbane in 2018 after a cancelled flight, he was happy to offer me a place to stay the night. It saddens me that we didn't have the chance to have a proper chat over the last few months. It saddens me that instead of reaching out as I should have, our last interaction was a stupid and meaningless online argument over politics. And it saddens me that this has happened to someone with as much potential as you had. This appearance we shared on a news panel is how I'll remember you- as a firebrand who was fighting his own battles, but who bravely held the fort for what you believed in. And who refused to ever sink to the lows that some of those who clashed with you did.
Marar included in the post an interview of Wilson defending the continuation of the monarchy in Australia on Sky News Australia. Wilson says in the interview: “I’m a lover of all things traditional, all things beautiful, and there’s nothing more traditional in this country than the monarchy. It’s a tremendous asset.”
LifeSite has received many messages from friends grieving the loss of Wilson and trying to make sense of the events that led to his death. Many questions surrounding his death remain unanswered.
For now, as friends around Australia mourn the loss of this young man, we hope that the following reflection from someone who knew Wilson will provide some consolation to them.
Wilson was a tireless campaigner for traditional values and led with distinction a national campaign against same sex marriage. Highly intelligent and articulate, a courageous campaigner in the culture wars, great sense of humour who was always the life of a party. Always a hive of activity, his wit, humour and sense of justice was far beyond his years. On the night of his death hundreds of young people attended a Traditional Latin Mass in his honour and cried as one. Importantly Wilson was close friends to many, a leader to many, and has endured years of attacks from the Lgbti-hate community. Wilson led, and has mentored others…his legacy will be an army of young who will ask “what would Wilson do?” The response will be never walk away from the fight of your age and God save the Queen!
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lifesitenews--2020-01-15--Roger Scruton defended many good things, but his views on religion were flawed

January 15 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The English philosopher Sir Roger Scruton has died at the age of 75 .
He was the most prominent proponent of conservatism in political theory of his generation , and his theory of aesthetics was also significant .
He came into conflict with the intellectual establishment throughout his life , and his independence of mind was very impressive .
So intensely hostile to him , indeed , were his fellow philosophers that I witnessed apparently rational mainstream academics actually apologising , in advance , for saying something complementary about him .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , not given to hasty polemic or feuds , who did not give way to bitterness .
His works will long survive those of many of his detractors .
In many ways his work has been helpful to Catholic thinkers , particularly his articulation of the importance of community , an idea whose time in some ways seems to have come .
But he was not a Catholic , and there are important ways in which his thinking went in a quite different direction from that of the Catholic tradition .
As a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to say something about this : the best way to show one ’ s appreciation of a serious thinker is always to engage critically with his ideas .
This pod-cast interview with Giles Fraser is a helpful introduction to the man and his ideas , and there were two things in it which particularly made me sit and want to disagree .
One is Scruton ’ s rejection of the idea that religion should be the basis of community identity ; the other is his adoption of Rene Girard ’ s theory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arose in a discussion of Islam .
Scruton suggests that Islamic societies are based on religion , flowing from the ( putative ) will of God , and that this is problematic .
The implication is that this also applied to pre-Enlightenment Christianity .
Religious values are the most important values of a society , and it is hardly surprising if they are among the key bonds of a community .
The idea that this is a bad thing , and can be avoided by using Enlightenment notions of rationality , or self-interest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , seems pretty implausible on the face of it .
These substitutes hardly seem up to the job , and one might see the progressive decay of social solidarity , not to mention the decline of the shared culture , over the last couple of centuries in the West , as a worked demonstration of this .
It might be suggested that founding a community on religious values is bound to cause problems for religious minorities , but a glance st history shows that it is perfectly possible for societies committed to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ religions .
Sometimes they get along harmoniously , and sometimes they do not , just as different ethnic groups , social classes , or economic interests sometimes co-exist peacefully , and sometimes come into conflict .
The history of atheistic and avowedly secular states does nothing to encourage the idea that they have any systematic advantage .
Girard ’ s theory of the scapegoat is equally problematic .
Without going into detail it conflates the scapegoat of Leviticus 16 with the way the term is used in casual modern speech .
In the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the ‘ sins of the people ’ and driven into the wilderness : this is an unusual form of sacrifice , but Girard suggests not only that this represents ‘ scapegoating ’ in the modern sense , but that all sacrifice should be seen as a form of ‘ scapegoating ’ .
This is ridiculous : none of the other , many , types of sacrifice in the Law of Moses , or in other ancient societies come to that , are naturally understood in terms of hatred and violence towards the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of bread or a sip of wine .
It is certainly legitimate to see Christ ’ s sacrifice on the Cross as prefigured by the scapegoat , but it is unnatural to make this the primary way of understanding it .
The Gospels and the Catholic liturgy place far more emphasis on the typology of the Passover Lamb , Abraham ’ s offering of Isaac , and Melchisazadeck ’ s offering of bread and wine .
Above all it is a mistake to think of Christ as being punished , unjustly .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gift of Himself , to effect our reconciliation with God .
Girard attempts to explain a theological concept , of sacrifice , in non-theological terms , such as resentment and punishment .
This project is characteristic of a thinker interested in religion but unwilling to take seriously what it says about itself .
Scruton , rather like Jordan Peterson ( who I discuss here ) , thought religion was a good thing , but unfortunately false .
Scruton ’ s approach to Catholicism was unfortunately impeded , at a personal level , by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the end , his aesthetic and political appreciation of the value and importance of Christianity and of the Church did not translate into an acceptance of their truth .

January 15, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The English philosopher Sir Roger Scruton has died at the age of 75. He was the most prominent proponent of conservatism in political theory of his generation, and his theory of aesthetics was also significant. He came into conflict with the intellectual establishment throughout his life, and his independence of mind was impressive. So intensely hostile to him, indeed, were his fellow philosophers that I witnessed apparently rational mainstream academics actually apologising, in advance, for saying something complimentary about him. And yet he was rather a gentle soul, not given to hasty polemic or feuds, who did not give way to bitterness. His works will long survive those of many of his detractors.
In many ways, his work has been helpful to Catholic thinkers, particularly his articulation of the importance of community, an idea whose time in some ways seems to have come. But he was not a Catholic, and there are important ways in which his thinking went in a quite different direction from that of the Catholic tradition. As a tribute to a great man, I want to say something about this: the best way to show one’s appreciation of a serious thinker is always to engage critically with his ideas.
This podcast interview with Giles Fraser is a helpful introduction to the man and his ideas, and there were two things in it that particularly made me sit and want to disagree. One is Scruton’s rejection of the idea that religion should be the basis of community identity; the other is his adoption of René Girard’s theory of the scapegoat.
The first issue arose in a discussion of Islam. Scruton suggests that Islamic societies are based on religion, flowing from the (putative) will of God, and that this is problematic. The implication is that this also applied to pre-Enlightenment Christianity. Religious values are the most important values of a society, and it is hardly surprising if they are among the key bonds of a community. The idea that this is a bad thing, and can be avoided by using Enlightenment notions of rationality, or self-interest, or some kind of social bargain, seems pretty implausible on the face of it. These substitutes hardly seem up to the job, and one might see the progressive decay of social solidarity, not to mention the decline of the shared culture, over the last couple of centuries in the West, as a worked demonstration of this.
It might be suggested that founding a community on religious values is bound to cause problems for religious minorities, but a glance at history shows that it is perfectly possible for societies committed to a particular religion to tolerate members of other religions. Sometimes they get along harmoniously, and sometimes they do not, just as different ethnic groups, social classes, or economic interests sometimes co-exist peacefully, and sometimes come into conflict. The history of atheistic and avowedly secular states does nothing to encourage the idea that they have any systematic advantage.
Girard’s theory of the scapegoat is equally problematic. Without going into detail, it conflates the scapegoat of Leviticus 16 with the way the term is used in casual modern speech. In the Mosaic Law this goat was symbolically loaded with the “sins of the people” and driven into the wilderness: this is an unusual form of sacrifice, but Girard suggests not only that this represents “scapegoating” in the modern sense, but that all sacrifice should be seen as a form of “scapegoating.” This is ridiculous: none of the other, many, types of sacrifice in the Law of Moses, or in other ancient societies come to that, are naturally understood in terms of hatred and violence towards the sacrificial victim, which might be a loaf of bread or a sip of wine.
It is certainly legitimate to see Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross as prefigured by the scapegoat, but it is unnatural to make this the primary way of understanding it. The Gospels and the Catholic liturgy place far more emphasis on the typology of the Passover Lamb, Abraham’s offering of Isaac, and Melchizedek’s offering of bread and wine. Above all, it is a mistake to think of Christ as being punished, unjustly. He is, rather, making a free gift of Himself, to effect our reconciliation with God.
Girard attempts to explain a theological concept, of sacrifice, in non-theological terms, such as resentment and punishment. This project is characteristic of a thinker interested in religion but unwilling to take seriously what it says about itself. Scruton, rather like Jordan Peterson (whom I discuss here), thought religion was a good thing, but false.
Scruton’s approach to Catholicism was unfortunately impeded, at a personal level, by his own divorce and remarriage. In the end, his aesthetic and political appreciation of the value and importance of Christianity and of the Church did not translate into an acceptance of their truth.
Follow Joseph Dr Joseph Shaw has a Doctorate in Philosophy from Oxford University, where he also gained a first degree in Politics and Philosophy and a graduate Diploma in Theology. He has published on Ethics and Philosophy of Religion and is the editor of The Case for Liturgical Restoration: Una Voce Position Papers on the Extraordinary Form (Angelico Press). He is the Chairman of the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales and Secretary of Una Voce International. He teaches Philosophy in Oxford University and lives nearby with his wife and nine children.
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lifesitenews--2020-01-15--Buttigieg invokes Christianity to beat Trump at Democrat debate

January 14 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Tuesday ’ s debate between six of the Democrats running for president carried little of significance for issues of life , family , and religious liberty , though two of the candidates made their own opportunities to briefly reference social issues .
CNN and The Des Moines Register hosted the Iowa debate , which consisted of former Vice President Joe Biden , former South Bend , Indiana , Mayor Pete Buttigieg , Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar , Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders , businessman Tom Steyer , and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Iran , climate change , healthcare , impeaching President Donald Trump , and more – as well as an unusual exchange on the electability of female candidates between Sanders , Warren , and moderator Abby Phillip – but the moderators did not ask anything related to abortion , LGBT issues , or religious disputes .
Buttigieg , a pro-abortion politician in a same-sex “ marriage , ” used a question about his qualifications to tackle America ’ s problems as an opportunity to make the case that his supposed religiosity would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like Donald Trump keeps trying to use religion to somehow recruit Christianity into the GOP , I will be standing there he said .
Buttigieg has repeatedly attempted to frame his “ marriage ” and politics as compatible with Christianity .
He has claimed the former “ has moved me closer to God , ” and misrepresented Scripture as suggesting that “ life begins with breath , ” for which his own brother-in-law Rhyan Glezman labeled him a “ a “ modern-day pharisee ” who has “ manipulated ” and “ weaponized ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Warren , meanwhile , worked a brief acknowledgement to transgenderism into her closing statement .
“ So much is broken in this country .
I sat here in the break and just made notes about many of the things we did n't get to talk about tonight , ” she said .
“ How the disability community is struggling for true equality ; how gun violence and active shooter drills worry every mother in this country ; how children are living in poverty and seeing their life chances shrink ; how transwomen , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risk ; black infant mortality ; climate change that particularly hits black and brown communities ; people who are being crushed by student loan debt ; farmers who are barely holding on ; people struggling with mental illness.
” Warren has garnered a reputation during the campaign for similar virtue signaling .
She displays her “ preferred pronouns ” on social media as a show of solidarity with transgender activists , declares that “ trans , ” “ nonconforming , ” and “ non-binary ” women of color to be the “ backbone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to wear a pink Planned Parenthood scarf to her inaguration if elected , and most recently called for placing gender-confused male criminal convicts in women ’ s prisons .
Everyone in the current Democrat field is running as an uncompromising liberal on abortion and LGBT issues .
Biden currently leads the field with 27.2 percent in RealClearPolitics ’ national polling average , followed by Sanders at 19.2 percent , Warren at 16 percent , and Buttigieg at 7.2 percent .

The pro-abortion candidate in a same-sex 'marriage' said he's 'not afraid to talk about a different way to answer the call of faith and insist that God does not belong to a political party.'
January 14, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Tuesday’s debate between six of the Democrats running for president carried little of significance for issues of life, family, and religious liberty, though two of the candidates made their own opportunities to briefly reference social issues.
CNN and The Des Moines Register hosted the Iowa debate, which consisted of former Vice President Joe Biden, former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, businessman Tom Steyer, and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
The debate explored the candidates’ positions on Iran, climate change, healthcare, impeaching President Donald Trump, and more – as well as an unusual exchange on the electability of female candidates between Sanders, Warren, and moderator Abby Phillip – but the moderators did not ask anything related to abortion, LGBT issues, or religious disputes.
Buttigieg, a pro-abortion politician in a same-sex “marriage,” used a question about his qualifications to tackle America’s problems as an opportunity to make the case that his supposed religiosity would be an advantage. “If a guy like Donald Trump keeps trying to use religion to somehow recruit Christianity into the GOP, I will be standing there he said.
Buttigieg has repeatedly attempted to frame his “marriage” and politics as compatible with Christianity. He has claimed the former “has moved me closer to God,” and misrepresented Scripture as suggesting that “life begins with breath,” for which his own brother-in-law Rhyan Glezman labeled him a “a “modern-day pharisee” who has “manipulated” and “weaponized” Scripture in the name of politics.
Warren, meanwhile, worked a brief acknowledgement to transgenderism into her closing statement.
“So much is broken in this country. I sat here in the break and just made notes about many of the things we didn't get to talk about tonight,” she said. “How the disability community is struggling for true equality; how gun violence and active shooter drills worry every mother in this country; how children are living in poverty and seeing their life chances shrink; how transwomen, particularly transwomen of color, are at risk; black infant mortality; climate change that particularly hits black and brown communities; people who are being crushed by student loan debt; farmers who are barely holding on; people struggling with mental illness.”
Warren has garnered a reputation during the campaign for similar virtue signaling. She displays her “preferred pronouns” on social media as a show of solidarity with transgender activists, declares that “trans,” “nonconforming,” and “non-binary” women of color to be the “backbone” of American democracy, has vowed to wear a pink Planned Parenthood scarf to her inaguration if elected, and most recently called for placing gender-confused male criminal convicts in women’s prisons.
Everyone in the current Democrat field is running as an uncompromising liberal on abortion and LGBT issues. Biden currently leads the field with 27.2 percent in RealClearPolitics’ national polling average, followed by Sanders at 19.2 percent, Warren at 16 percent, and Buttigieg at 7.2 percent.
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lifesitenews--2020-01-15--In a world gone insane with transgenderism, menstruating ‘men’ must fight for ‘period equity’

January 15 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – In Iran , thousands of young people are taking to the streets , demanding that their authoritarian Islamic leaders step down .
They are doing this fully knowing that they may pay dearly for speaking out .
In Hong Kong , hundreds of thousands of people have been protesting for months , and despite brutal police crackdowns , the demonstrations have barely slowed .
With the spectre of Red China looming over them , these freedom-fighters know precisely what is at stake both for them and their children .
And in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ struggle of America ’ s youth , which , while very different , is still definitely unprecedented .
Consider the story of “ Kenny ” Ethan Jones , a “ transgender model and activist.
” According to NBC , when Jones “ experienced his first period , he faced both physical and psychological pain .
Initially , Jones , who had not yet come out as trans at the time , felt like he was losing control and didn ’ t understand what was happening to his body.
” In fact , Jones @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ I didn ’ t believe that having periods would be a part of my lived experience .
I felt isolated ; everything about periods was tailored to girls , yet me , a boy , was experiencing this and nothing in the world documented that.
” Now , NBC solemnly reported , “ He currently experiences a wide range of challenges with his [ sic ] monthly bleeding , especially when it comes to getting his hands on menstrual hygiene products.
” You might be reading this and thinking—wow .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be horrifying and confusing and traumatizing .
But of course , this story is much simpler than that .
Jones is a biological female , which is why she gets her period .
Boys don ’ t get periods .
Regardless of the fact that NBC is willing to air transgender propaganda , the fact is that everything about this story makes sense once you realize that Jones is female and simply identifies as male .
The thing is , identifying as male doesn ’ t make you male .
That ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But the state of the mainstream media is such that NBC actually used Jones ’ s story to segue into an entire report on men who menstruate and the challenges that they face .
It is a sad state of affairs , they report , when men who get their menses are forced to purchase girly pink packages : “ Some transgender and gender-nonconforming people who menstruate , like Jones , say when the products are categorized as women ’ s products , they can feel alienated — and may even avoid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says Jones , must be fought , because unfortunately many “ [ p ] eople are still reluctant to the idea that it ’ s not only women that experience periods.
” These attitudes—the unsurprisingly widespread belief that women have periods and men do not , that is—must be eliminated , because they are preventing men from accessing tampons and other hygiene products .
“ Men ’ s restrooms typically don ’ t even have places to throw away menstrual products within a stall , ” one trans activist mourned .
“ We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can in the common area of the restroom or even outside of the restroom.
” NBC even quoted from a group that champions for “ menstrual equity ” : The answer to all of this , the media , trans activists , and Democratic politicians seem to agree , is the elimination of “ transphobia ” and the attitudes you picked up in Grade 7 science class .
It is 2020 , and men can now get pregnant , suffer from menstrual cramps , and run out of tampons , so they have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to put up with the bigotry of people who are just now discovering that everything they have believed about reality for their entire lives is apparently a brand-new form of prejudice .
The struggle is real .
Jonathon ’ s new podcast , The Van Maren Show , is dedicated to telling the stories of the pro-life and pro-family movement .
In his latest episode , he interviews Terry Schilling , Executive Director of the American Principles Project , an organization dedicated to supporting family values and their expression in politics .
Today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surrounding governmental regulations on pornography , the arguments from various sides , today ’ s laws , and what we can do to protect our children and save our culture .
You can subscribe here and listen to the episode below :

January 15, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – In Iran, thousands of young people are taking to the streets, demanding that their authoritarian Islamic leaders step down. They are doing this fully knowing that they may pay dearly for speaking out. In Hong Kong, hundreds of thousands of people have been protesting for months, and despite brutal police crackdowns, the demonstrations have barely slowed. With the spectre of Red China looming over them, these freedom-fighters know precisely what is at stake both for them and their children.
And in the U.S., NBC is faithfully recording the struggle of America’s youth, which, while very different, is still definitely unprecedented. Consider the story of “Kenny” Ethan Jones, a “transgender model and activist.” According to NBC, when Jones “experienced his first period, he faced both physical and psychological pain. Initially, Jones, who had not yet come out as trans at the time, felt like he was losing control and didn’t understand what was happening to his body.”
In fact, Jones told NBC, the experience was bewildering: “I didn’t believe that having periods would be a part of my lived experience. I felt isolated; everything about periods was tailored to girls, yet me, a boy, was experiencing this and nothing in the world documented that.” Now, NBC solemnly reported, “He currently experiences a wide range of challenges with his [sic] monthly bleeding, especially when it comes to getting his hands on menstrual hygiene products.”
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You might be reading this and thinking—wow. A boy who gets a period. That would be horrifying and confusing and traumatizing. But of course, this story is much simpler than that. Jones is a biological female, which is why she gets her period. Boys don’t get periods. Regardless of the fact that NBC is willing to air transgender propaganda, the fact is that everything about this story makes sense once you realize that Jones is female and simply identifies as male. The thing is, identifying as male doesn’t make you male. That’s why Jones still gets her period.
But the state of the mainstream media is such that NBC actually used Jones’s story to segue into an entire report on men who menstruate and the challenges that they face. It is a sad state of affairs, they report, when men who get their menses are forced to purchase girly pink packages: “Some transgender and gender-nonconforming people who menstruate, like Jones, say when the products are categorized as women’s products, they can feel alienated — and may even avoid purchasing them altogether.”
This stigma, says Jones, must be fought, because unfortunately many “[p]eople are still reluctant to the idea that it’s not only women that experience periods.” These attitudes—the unsurprisingly widespread belief that women have periods and men do not, that is—must be eliminated, because they are preventing men from accessing tampons and other hygiene products. “Men’s restrooms typically don’t even have places to throw away menstrual products within a stall,” one trans activist mourned. “We have to discard them in a trash can in the common area of the restroom or even outside of the restroom.”
NBC even quoted from a group that champions for “menstrual equity”:
Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, founder of Period Equity, which advocates for affordable and accessible menstruation products, said, “Anyone who menstruates needs to be part of the discussion and decision-making about their own health and well-being.”
The answer to all of this, the media, trans activists, and Democratic politicians seem to agree, is the elimination of “transphobia” and the attitudes you picked up in Grade 7 science class. It is 2020, and men can now get pregnant, suffer from menstrual cramps, and run out of tampons, so they have quite enough on their minds without having to put up with the bigotry of people who are just now discovering that everything they have believed about reality for their entire lives is apparently a brand-new form of prejudice. The struggle is real.
Jonathon’s new podcast, The Van Maren Show, is dedicated to telling the stories of the pro-life and pro-family movement. In his latest episode, he interviews Terry Schilling, Executive Director of the American Principles Project, an organization dedicated to supporting family values and their expression in politics. Today’s episode delves into the debate surrounding governmental regulations on pornography, the arguments from various sides, today’s laws, and what we can do to protect our children and save our culture. You can subscribe here and listen to the episode below:
Follow Jonathon Jonathon Van Maren is a public speaker, writer, and pro-life activist. His commentary has been translated into more than eight languages and published widely online as well as print newspapers such as the Jewish Independent, the National Post, the Hamilton Spectator and others. He has received an award for combating anti-Semitism in print from the Jewish organization B’nai Brith. His commentary has been featured on CTV Primetime, Global News, EWTN, and the CBC as well as dozens of radio stations and news outlets in Canada and the United States. He speaks on a wide variety of cultural topics across North America at universities, high schools, churches, and other functions. Some of these topics include abortion, pornography, the Sexual Revolution, and euthanasia. Jonathon holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in history from Simon Fraser University, and is the communications director for the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform. Jonathon’s first book, The Culture War, was released in 2016.
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lifesitenews--2020-01-15--The poison of porn must be stopped, here’s how

Terry Schilling is the Executive Director of the American Principles Project , and organization dedicated to supporting family values and @ @ @ @ @ They have been at the center of the debate on and important family issue : @ @ @ @ @ surprisingly divided even the conservative movement recently .
Libertarians oppose government regulation and intervention and @ @ @ @ @ who advocate for age verification measures and some that want pornography banned all together .
@ @ @ @ @ of The Van Maren Show , Jonathon Van Maren and Terry Schilling delve into the @ @ @ @ @ pornography , the arguments from various sides , today ’ s laws , and what @ @ @ @ @ our children and save our culture .

Terry Schilling is the Executive Director of the American Principles Project, and organization dedicated to supporting family values and their expression in politics. They have been at the center of the debate on and important family issue: pornography. This debate has surprisingly divided even the conservative movement recently. Libertarians oppose government regulation and intervention and then you have other conservatives who advocate for age verification measures and some that want pornography banned all together.
In today’s episode of The Van Maren Show, Jonathon Van Maren and Terry Schilling delve into the debate surrounding governmental regulations on pornography, the arguments from various sides, today’s laws, and what we can do to protect our children and save our culture.


lifesitenews--2020-01-15--“Earthly sufferings do not render unhappy the man who follows Christ”

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