lifesitenews--2020-10-02--Congressional report calls for destruction of Chinese communist party as political force

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October 2 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Wednesday ’ s release of the long anticipated China Task Force Report marks a watershed in U.S. policy toward the communist giant .
A product of the Republican congressional caucus led by Leader Kevin McCarthy , the report calls China a “ generational threat ” and urges the U.S. to stop playing defense and go on the offensive where China is concerned .
The U.S. is in danger of “ losing the future to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the report says , urging that America move beyond viewing CCP-controlled China simply as a “ strategic competitor ” and even beyond adopting a policy of “ containment.
” Rather , it suggests , our policy should be one of bringing about the destruction of the Chinese Communist Party as a political force .
In the report ’ s own words , the Trump administration should “ clearly and publicly state an intention to break the CCP ’ s totalitarianism.
” America has broken a totalitarian system before .
Does anyone remember a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no longer exists .
President Ronald Reagan broke it by exploiting its weaknesses .
It is precisely this precedent that the report suggests we follow : Or , as the Gipper himself put it with typical Reaganesque wit : “ We win ; they lose.
” The end of the “ Party ’ s monopoly on power ” necessarily means the end of the People ’ s Republic of China itself , just as the destruction of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union as a political force meant the end of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the PRC ” is a mere extension of the CCP , after all , while the loyalty of the People ’ s Liberation Army is explicitly pledged not to country , but rather to the Party and its current leader , Xi Jinping .
In fact , “ Core Leader ” is working hard at present to convert the PLA into his personal army , much like the emperors of China ’ s feudal past .
If the CCP collapses , so will the PRC .
It will be necessary for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government , which will hopefully be based on the right of every human being to live in freedom .
The report rightly begins with a discussion of the ideological competition between the U.S. and China , since the battle to determine whose ideals will dominate the world of the future begins in the minds of men .
President Reagan understood this , delegitimizing the Soviet Union by calling it “ an evil empire ” and challenging the last Soviet dictator , Mikhail Gorbachev , to “ tear down this wall ” that divided @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He was not called the Great Communicator for nothing .
The Chinese Communist Party certainly understands how dangerously seductive democratic ideals are .
The Chinese communists have openly stated that constitutional democracy ; universal values ; civil society ; free markets ; independent journalism ; dissidents , and even the Party ’ s own history , honestly told , are an existential threat to their continued rule .
This is precisely why the report urges that the Trump administration attack just these points of vulnerability .
The Trump administration should “ continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of every human being , whether they live in Shanghai , Xinjiang , or anywhere else in the world .
Freedom is not the exclusive domain of one nation or one people , and the CCP ’ s enslavement of one-fifth of mankind threatens both U.S. interests and values.
” China competes with us not just in the realm of ideas , but across all domains , from trade and technology to national security and economics .
The report , which is 141 pages long , is intended to be a “ comprehensive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ multitudinous threats posed by the CCP .
It contains more than 400 recommendations of how the U.S. should respond , from moving medical supply chains away from China to imposing new sanctions to punish the regime ’ s human rights abuses against religious believers and minorities .
Other recommendations call for negotiating a free trade agreement with Taiwan , monitoring CCP investments in U.S. firms , and launching a major information campaign .
This should not only be designed to counter the CCP ’ s propaganda efforts in the U.S. , but also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the Communist tyranny that oppresses them .
In my view , the report marks the first time since the normalization of diplomatic relations with the PRC in 1979 that the U.S. Congress — at least the Republican caucus — has offered a realistic assessment of the Chinese Communist Party .
Decades of engagement with a fundamentally hostile regime has been an abysmal failure .
The hope that it would “ peacefully evolve ” into a state that respected human rights at home and abided by international treaties and conventions abroad has proven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CCP has since its founding been carrying on a kind of unrestricted warfare against the U.S. — sometimes open , more often covert — with the idea of replacing the U.S. as the dominant power on the planet .
As of this moment , Xi Jinping believes that the CCP is on track to win that war .
He has spoken of the period between 2017 and 2022 as the pivotal moment for the CCP ’ s long-term plan of “ national rejuvenation.
” And his “ China Dream ” is one in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the 100TH anniversary of communist rule in China , and creates “ [ a ] world in which China ’ s preeminence is achieved and recognized , and China is unconstrained .
A world , in short , with China at its center.
” The report concludes by identifying China as “ [ a ] unique and exceptional threat by a totalitarian regime [ that ] marks an emergency for liberal democracies .
Without immediate , sustained , and comprehensive action we risk President Reagan ’ s cautionary point that “ one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ telling our children and our children ’ s children what it was once like in the United States when men were free.
” Let us pray that will not be their fate .
Steven W. Mosher is the president of the Population Research Institute and the author of Bully of Asia : Why China ’ s Dream is the New Threat to World Order .

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October 2, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Wednesday’s release of the long anticipated China Task Force Report marks a watershed in U.S. policy toward the communist giant.
A product of the Republican congressional caucus led by Leader Kevin McCarthy, the report calls China a “generational threat” and urges the U.S. to stop playing defense and go on the offensive where China is concerned.
The U.S. is in danger of “losing the future to today’s Communist superpower,” the report says, urging that America move beyond viewing CCP-controlled China simply as a “strategic competitor” and even beyond adopting a policy of “containment.” Rather, it suggests, our policy should be one of bringing about the destruction of the Chinese Communist Party as a political force.
In the report’s own words, the Trump administration should “clearly and publicly state an intention to break the CCP’s totalitarianism.”
America has broken a totalitarian system before. Does anyone remember a country called the Soviet Union? It no longer exists. President Ronald Reagan broke it by exploiting its weaknesses.
It is precisely this precedent that the report suggests we follow:
In order to effectively respond to the CCP’s ideological challenge, the U.S. needs to borrow from the Reagan Administration’s strategy against the Soviet Union. President Reagan’s policy was guided by an overarching objective as timely now as it was then: America’s goal must not be indefinite coexistence with a hostile Communist state, but rather, the end of the Party’s monopoly on power.
Or, as the Gipper himself put it with typical Reaganesque wit: “We win; they lose.”
The end of the “Party’s monopoly on power” necessarily means the end of the People’s Republic of China itself, just as the destruction of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union as a political force meant the end of the Soviet Union. The so-called “government of the PRC” is a mere extension of the CCP, after all, while the loyalty of the People’s Liberation Army is explicitly pledged not to country, but rather to the Party and its current leader, Xi Jinping. In fact, “Core Leader” is working hard at present to convert the PLA into his personal army, much like the emperors of China’s feudal past.
If the CCP collapses, so will the PRC. It will be necessary for the Chinese people to devise new institutions of government, which will hopefully be based on the right of every human being to live in freedom.
The report rightly begins with a discussion of the ideological competition between the U.S. and China, since the battle to determine whose ideals will dominate the world of the future begins in the minds of men. President Reagan understood this, delegitimizing the Soviet Union by calling it “an evil empire” and challenging the last Soviet dictator, Mikhail Gorbachev, to “tear down this wall” that divided the totalitarian East from the democratic West. He was not called the Great Communicator for nothing.
The Chinese Communist Party certainly understands how dangerously seductive democratic ideals are. The Chinese communists have openly stated that constitutional democracy; universal values; civil society; free markets; independent journalism; dissidents, and even the Party’s own history, honestly told, are an existential threat to their continued rule.
This is precisely why the report urges that the Trump administration attack just these points of vulnerability. The Trump administration should “continue reasserting that democratic freedoms are the right of every human being, whether they live in Shanghai, Xinjiang, or anywhere else in the world. Freedom is not the exclusive domain of one nation or one people, and the CCP’s enslavement of one-fifth of mankind threatens both U.S. interests and values.”
China competes with us not just in the realm of ideas, but across all domains, from trade and technology to national security and economics. The report, which is 141 pages long, is intended to be a “comprehensive blueprint” for how to counter these multitudinous threats posed by the CCP.
It contains more than 400 recommendations of how the U.S. should respond, from moving medical supply chains away from China to imposing new sanctions to punish the regime’s human rights abuses against religious believers and minorities.
Other recommendations call for negotiating a free trade agreement with Taiwan, monitoring CCP investments in U.S. firms, and launching a major information campaign. This should not only be designed to counter the CCP’s propaganda efforts in the U.S., but also reach people inside China with the truth about the Communist tyranny that oppresses them.
In my view, the report marks the first time since the normalization of diplomatic relations with the PRC in 1979 that the U.S. Congress — at least the Republican caucus — has offered a realistic assessment of the Chinese Communist Party. Decades of engagement with a fundamentally hostile regime has been an abysmal failure. The hope that it would “peacefully evolve” into a state that respected human rights at home and abided by international treaties and conventions abroad has proven bootless. The truth is that the CCP has since its founding been carrying on a kind of unrestricted warfare against the U.S. — sometimes open, more often covert — with the idea of replacing the U.S. as the dominant power on the planet.
As of this moment, Xi Jinping believes that the CCP is on track to win that war. He has spoken of the period between 2017 and 2022 as the pivotal moment for the CCP’s long-term plan of “national rejuvenation.” And his “China Dream” is one in which China overtakes the U.S. by 2049, the 100TH anniversary of communist rule in China, and creates “[a] world in which China’s preeminence is achieved and recognized, and China is unconstrained. A world, in short, with China at its center.”
The report concludes by identifying China as “[a] unique and exceptional threat by a totalitarian regime [that] marks an emergency for liberal democracies. Without immediate, sustained, and comprehensive action we risk President Reagan’s cautionary point that “one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States when men were free.”
Let us pray that will not be their fate.
Steven W. Mosher is the president of the Population Research Institute and the author of Bully of Asia: Why China’s Dream is the New Threat to World Order.
Follow Steven Steven Mosher is an internationally recognised authority on China and population issues as well as an acclaimed author and speaker and founder and head of the Population Research Institute. He was the first American social scientist to visit mainland China in 1979 where he witnessed women being forced to have abortion under the new “one-child-policy” which he then exposed to the world. Mr. Mosher was a pro-choice atheist at the time, but witnessing these traumatic abortions led him to reconsider his convictions and to eventually become a practicing, pro-life Roman Catholic. Mosher has appeared numerous times before the US Congress as an expert in world population, China and human Rights abuses. He has also made TV appearances on Good Morning America, 60 Minutes, The Today Show, 20/20, FOX and CNN news, as well as being a regular guest on talk radio shows across the nation. He is the author of the best-selling A Mother’s Ordeal: One woman’s Fight Against China’s One-Child-Policy. His latest book is Bully of Asia, exposing the threat of China to the entire world at this time. Articles by Steve have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Reader’s Digest, The New Republic, The Washington Post, National Review, Reason, The Asian Wall Street Journal, Freedom Review, Linacre Quarterly, Catholic World Report, Human Life Review, First Things, and numerous other publications. Steven Mosher lives in Virginia with his wife, Vera, and their nine children.
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lifesitenews--2020-10-02--WATCH: Former lesbian urges Trudeau govt not to outlaw ‘conversion therapy’

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TORONTO , October 2 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — A Christian convert who overcame her homosexual attraction by grace and the support of her pastors is urging Canada ’ s Liberal government not to criminalize so-called “ conversion therapy.
” “ I ’ m a former lesbian who has chosen to walk away from living and practicing a homosexual lifestyle , ” Wilna Van Beek says in a video co-produced by LifeSiteNews and Campaign Life Coalition , Canada ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group .
“ This has been a long and painful journey at times , ” adds Van Beek , a native of South Africa who now lives in Saskatchewan .
She related that key elements contributed to her deliverance from unwanted same-sex attraction after “ a rollercoaster ride ” of some 18 years of anguish and turmoil .
“ The first one was the word of God , the second one was conversion to Christ , and then the third one was the ability to talk to someone about what was going on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and not harmful.
” Van Beek recalled that she always felt different growing up in a dysfunctional home with warring parents , where there was verbal and physical abuse .
“ In the process , my heart got hurt , ” and “ I also developed a tremendous fear toward men , ” she said .
But after she began reading the Bible her mother had given her at age eight , “ truth entered into my heart , ” and “ I learned what was right , and what was wrong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Lord , and what was not pleasing to Him.
” “ I accepted Jesus fully into my life and in my heart in the early 1990s , ” but her homosexual desires continued , Van Beek said .
Her attempts to “ follow Jesus ” while pursuing lesbian relationships resulted “ a huge battle in my life ” that continued for almost 20 years , she said .
“ This is what happened to me when I entered into living and practicing a homosexual lifestyle : I felt a wall would go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feeling of separation became so “ unbearable over time ” that one day in 2003 , Van Beek “ fell on my bedroom floor , and I cried out to God , and I said , ‘ God , I need you to change me .
I need you to help me , because I can not , and I do not want to , live with…without your presence in my life any longer.
’ ” At this point , she chose to be celibate but was “ deeply ” dismayed and disappointed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she met shortly afterward .
“ This time , however , I didn ’ t cave in to it , because I reached out to God right away , but also had the courage to go to my pastor and his wife and talk to them for the first time in my life , ” Van Beek said .
“ Not only did they welcome me in their home , but they listened to me , they…they talked to me , they…they prayed for me and with me , and they…they created this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and I was able to pour out everything that was on my heart.
” They also became her “ accountability partners , ” whom she could turn to for help and encouragement when she felt “ weak , ” Van Beek said .
Later in life , she went to a Christian counselor to deal with her anger , only to discover that at the root of her anger and her homosexual inclinations was fear .
“ And when we were able to deal with this , ” she was freed of homosexual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I am celebrating 17 years of celibate life , and also , I can testify that my same-sex attractions no longer exist .
“ Van Beek ’ s story is the fourth in a series of video testimonies of individuals who have left the homosexual life and are now urging Canada ’ s senators and members of Parliament not to make it a crime to help minors overcome unwanted same-sex attraction , or to advertise or profit from providing such counseling .
Had this been the case when she reached out to her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be too afraid to go against the law , and so they will not be able to walk with me , talk with me , pray with me , and thus healing and restoration and a…a lot of help that I received would not be able to come to me , ” Van Beek said .
Bill C-8 , the former federal law criminalizing “ conversion therapy , ” died when Trudeau prorogued Parliament in August , but Jack Fonseca , director of political operations for Campaign Life , predicted the Liberals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soon.
” “ We know that with the possible exception of murdering babies in the womb , nothing excites Trudeau more than promoting transhuman-homosex ideologies while persecuting Christians , ” he told LifeSiteNews Thursday .
Indeed , later that same day , justice minister David Lametti tabled Bill C-6 , An Act to amend the Criminal Code ( conversion therapy ) , an identical bill to C-8 .
In light of this , it is all the more urgent to take action , Fonseca told LifeSiteNews .
Campaign Life is asking “ all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ civil liberties , to share this video with their MP , and with others in their circle of influence , so we can keep building opposition to this frontal attack on the central Christian mission of ‘ conversion ’ from sin , ” he said .
He also urged people to make use of Campaign Life ’ s Action Alert Email campaign to send their M.P .
a message opposing the criminalization of “ what ’ s disingenuously being labelled as ‘ conversion therapy ’ , but which is really just pastoral counselling @ @ @ @ @

'A lot of help that I received would not be able to come to me,' Van Beek said, if the government follows through on its intention to forbid counseling to overcome same-sex attractions.
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TORONTO, October 2, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — A Christian convert who overcame her homosexual attraction by grace and the support of her pastors is urging Canada’s Liberal government not to criminalize so-called “conversion therapy.”
“I’m a former lesbian who has chosen to walk away from living and practicing a homosexual lifestyle,” Wilna Van Beek says in a video co-produced by LifeSiteNews and Campaign Life Coalition, Canada’s national pro-life and pro-family political lobbying group.
“This has been a long and painful journey at times,” adds Van Beek, a native of South Africa who now lives in Saskatchewan.
She related that key elements contributed to her deliverance from unwanted same-sex attraction after “a rollercoaster ride” of some 18 years of anguish and turmoil.
“The first one was the word of God, the second one was conversion to Christ, and then the third one was the ability to talk to someone about what was going on in my heart. This was helpful, and not harmful.”
Van Beek recalled that she always felt different growing up in a dysfunctional home with warring parents, where there was verbal and physical abuse.
“In the process, my heart got hurt,” and “I also developed a tremendous fear toward men,” she said.
But after she began reading the Bible her mother had given her at age eight, “truth entered into my heart,” and “I learned what was right, and what was wrong. I learned what was pleasing to the Lord, and what was not pleasing to Him.”
“I accepted Jesus fully into my life and in my heart in the early 1990s,” but her homosexual desires continued, Van Beek said.
Her attempts to “follow Jesus” while pursuing lesbian relationships resulted “a huge battle in my life” that continued for almost 20 years, she said.
“This is what happened to me when I entered into living and practicing a homosexual lifestyle: I felt a wall would go up between me and God.”
This feeling of separation became so “unbearable over time” that one day in 2003, Van Beek “fell on my bedroom floor, and I cried out to God, and I said, ‘God, I need you to change me. I need you to help me, because I cannot, and I do not want to, live with…without your presence in my life any longer.’”
At this point, she chose to be celibate but was “deeply” dismayed and disappointed when she felt attracted to a woman she met shortly afterward.
“This time, however, I didn’t cave in to it, because I reached out to God right away, but also had the courage to go to my pastor and his wife and talk to them for the first time in my life,” Van Beek said.
“Not only did they welcome me in their home, but they listened to me, they…they talked to me, they…they prayed for me and with me, and they…they created this safe place in their…in their house, and I was able to pour out everything that was on my heart.”
They also became her “accountability partners,” whom she could turn to for help and encouragement when she felt “weak,” Van Beek said.
Later in life, she went to a Christian counselor to deal with her anger, only to discover that at the root of her anger and her homosexual inclinations was fear.
“And when we were able to deal with this,” she was freed of homosexual desires, she related.
“Today I am celebrating 17 years of celibate life, and also, I can testify that my same-sex attractions no longer exist. “
Van Beek’s story is the fourth in a series of video testimonies of individuals who have left the homosexual life and are now urging Canada’s senators and members of Parliament not to make it a crime to help minors overcome unwanted same-sex attraction, or to advertise or profit from providing such counseling.
Had this been the case when she reached out to her pastor and his wife, “they will be too afraid to go against the law, and so they will not be able to walk with me, talk with me, pray with me, and thus healing and restoration and a…a lot of help that I received would not be able to come to me,” Van Beek said.
Bill C-8, the former federal law criminalizing “conversion therapy,” died when Trudeau prorogued Parliament in August, but Jack Fonseca, director of political operations for Campaign Life, predicted the Liberals will reintroduce a similar bill “very soon.”
“We know that with the possible exception of murdering babies in the womb, nothing excites Trudeau more than promoting transhuman-homosex ideologies while persecuting Christians,” he told LifeSiteNews Thursday.
Indeed, later that same day, justice minister David Lametti tabled Bill C-6, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conversion therapy), an identical bill to C-8.
In light of this, it is all the more urgent to take action, Fonseca told LifeSiteNews.
Campaign Life is asking “all pro-family citizens and others who value our civil liberties, to share this video with their MP, and with others in their circle of influence, so we can keep building opposition to this frontal attack on the central Christian mission of ‘conversion’ from sin,” he said.
He also urged people to make use of Campaign Life’s Action Alert Email campaign to send their M.P. a message opposing the criminalization of “what’s disingenuously being labelled as ‘conversion therapy’, but which is really just pastoral counselling or traditional psychotherapy.”
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lifesitenews--2020-10-02--Confessions of an ex-gay: Pro-LGBT priests affirmed me in a lifestyle that almost destroyed me

WARNING : The following article contains graphic descriptions related to the homosexual lifestyle that is not suitable for all ages .
October 1 , 2020 ( Josephsciambra.com ) – At mid-life , with the possibility of another corrective surgery looming before me , I often get angry .
During my early-30s , I spent a lot of time in recovery .
I underwent a series of medical procedures meant to correct damage to my rectum and lower digestive tract .
At the time , I accepted the often unimaginable pain that went part and parcel with almost stitching closed the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I had died , and awoken in hell ; my punishment : being tortured by the damned soul of the Marquis de Sade .
Somehow , with the help of God , I got through it .
Yet , I always knew that these interventions would never reverse what had already been done .
My foolishness and my rebellion came with a heavy price .
Since then , I ’ ve proceeded through several different stages of hatred , self-doubt , and inner-torment .
Following my near-death escape from homosexuality , much of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the gay male community .
I was looking for someone to blame .
Through the siren-song of the chorus from YMCA , they lured a lost and lonely young man with the promise of companionship , comradery , and the male-affirmation I never received .
They had deceived me .
Although there was some truth in this highly emotional assessment of my past , only , I had been deceived by the deceived .
And those who preceded me into this vast world of illusion paid the heaviest price of all .
When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the boys and young men who were called to “ Go West ” during the initial gay migration to San Francisco in the 1970s – would be among the first to die .
A decade later , when I arrived in the Castro , many of them were already gone .
As a result , due to the intense trauma they experienced , many of these same men were beginning to doubt their adherence to the gay male dogmas of unrestrained sexual liberation and freedom .
As I came out and spent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bars and dance clubs , some gay men were leaving the centers of gay life for a more subdued life with one partner .
A few of these guys simultaneously drifted into the local gay-affirmative churches – primarily a Catholic parish located just a few blocks from the center of the Castro .
I believe , they were looking for some sense of stability .
A friend of mine was one of them .
Unlike me , he often hated the often-excessive nature of an all-male community .
I still don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he sought peace and reassurance from Catholicism .
A priest told him to remain steadfast – he would find someone .
He did .
Due to his newly found domesticity and spirituality , I didn ’ t see him for a while .
When I finally did , he was happy and excited .
He gave me a copy of John J. McNeill ’ s book “ The Truth About Homosexuality.
” I pretended that I was interested , accepted the book , but I never read it .
A couple of years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ AIDS .
After I moved out of San Francisco , filled with doubt , in an old cardboard box that I found at the back of my bedroom closet , I came across the book my friend gave me .
Untouched for years .
I finally read it .
In hindsight , I could see why it had such a major impact on him .
McNeill argued that the homosexual orientation “ is a gift from God to be accepted and lived out with gratitude.
” In other words , we are as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added : “ Every human being has a God-given right to sexual love and intimacy.
” This included those with an attraction to the same-sex .
Recently , as if the same spirit that possessed McNeill , had jumped from one body to another , the Jesuits have unleashed another gay-affirmative priest upon the world .
Gaining a level of access , prestige , and respect that McNeill never even imagined , James Martin has slightly expanded upon homosexuality as “ a gift from God ” theory into “ God made you this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I heard much the same rhetoric from a local priest .
Before I met him , I already felt that my trajectory was set .
Years later , after remembering my dead friend – I began to wonder .
Could my life have taken a different direction ?
Perhaps .
What this priest did accomplish – he took away some of my choices .
I thought I had nowhere else to go .
Over the past 20 years , I have somewhat reevaluated my earlier presumptions .
I no longer blame gay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What is unspoken , but has become abundantly clear – there is a strong association between childhood sexual abuse and later emergence of homosexuality .
46 % of the homosexual men in contrast to 7 % of the heterosexual men reported childhood homosexual molestation .
26 % of gay men reported sexual experiences before age 17 with someone at least 5 years older .
“ …studies find a positive association between physical and sexual abuse , neglect , and witnessing violence in childhood and same-sex sexuality in adulthood.
” In the current cultural @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the intersection of childhood molestation ( especially in men ) and homosexuality is taboo .
At the same time , there is an enlightened movement within some sectors of journalism and medicine ( particularly by women ) to critically explore the transgender movement ; Professor Lisa Littman , Dr. Debra So , and Abigail Shrier have articulated their concerns , specifically about girls who suddenly identify as transgender .
However , any sort of discussion around the topic of “ restorative therapy ” – mislabeled as “ conversion therapy ” – inevitably descends @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Abused boys have been abandoned once again .
The message of society – “ Go be gay.
” From the Roman Catholic Church – “ God made you that way.
” Informed observers of the contemporary transgender phenomena point to the irreversible damage and side-effects caused by hormone therapy and surgeries .
They advise caution , particularly with regards to medical professionals , parents or friends , during the process of guiding or counseling a minor who claims to be transgender .
Typically , there is no such restraint shown when a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in fact , James Martin utilizes the same scare-tactics playbook devised by LGBT-activists , who declare unequivocally that a child who is not affirmed in their sexual identity will kill themselves .
Although these sometimes-visible outward manifestations of the trans-person are undeniable , the effects of male homosexuality , except during the most tragic years of the AIDS crisis , are almost completely hidden from view .
Yet , those who live with the repercussions – know they are all too real .
I am one of them .
In Randy Shilts ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ San Francisco , “ And The Band Played On , ” he described how city health-officials were alarmed by the sudden rise of illness and disease among the gay male populous : According to one study : I am constantly reminded of the excesses of my past .
The bathroom has become a torture chamber .
Basic biological functions are excruciating and painful .
In my case , this is the last laugh resounding from the depths of hell .
In the gay world , the public restroom is oddly eroticized .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sometimes the setting for sadistic forms of persecution and harassment ; when I was a kid , an older male student assaulted me in the boy ’ s restroom at my grammar-school .
At a gay bar , a Castro disco , and even in a landmark movie-theater , the restrooms served as hook-up hubs , venues for voyeurism , and semi-secluded places to have name-less quick-sex .
When I first showed up in San Francisco , I regarded this practice as semi-disgusting .
The propensity of certain bars to only have urinal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I swore I would never sink so low .
In a few years , I would be sitting on the lid of a public toilet , my feet resting on the edges of the seat , waiting for any man to enter through the open door of the stall .
I suppose that chapter of my story could have had a different ending ; I might have drifted out of the gay scene and settled down with one man ; a Catholic priest advised me to do so .
I could have died @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Now , I am frequently sick and discouraged .
I suffer from the conditions that are oftentimes peculiar to gay men , but with none of the transitory benefits of sexual activity .
I would like to think that I gave up that part of myself because I wanted to aspire towards something morally virtuous ; in reality , I couldn ’ t go on anymore ; my body had given up .
Now , I sometimes spend too much of my waking moments pondering what happened so long ago .
To further @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mental instability , I wonder why I am wondering .
For the most part , my almost daily unease is particularly caused by the indifference of a world that ignores my suffering – and the pain of countless others .
In the movie “ Jaws , ” there is a wonderful scene between Quint , Hooper , and Brody .
Alone on Quint ’ s fishing boat , while tracking a man-eating shark , the three men sit at a table , drinking liquor , well into the night .
Suddenly , Quint @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scars – typically caused by some encounter with a shark ; Brody has nothing to add .
For Quint and Hooper , their male-bonding banter is a way for the two men , who have been at odds with each other , to find some common ground in their shared similar experiences ; but for Quint – this moment goes deeper .
Hooper notices a scar – a tattoo Quint had removed .
The shadow of that tattoo was the only physical expression of Quint ’ s former service upon the USS Indianapolis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He tried to erase it , but something still remains – the memories .
He can ’ t wipe away those .
One of the most poignant stories from the few survivors of the Indianapolis was the mass hallucinations suffered by some of the men as they floated in the shark-infested water ; forced to drink saltwater by the extreme heat and thirst , some of them would swim towards the ship that they swore never sank .
They were never seen again .
Although under very different circumstances , sometimes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who were lost – I see them walking away – towards some fabled city at the end of the yellow-brick road .
They ’ re gone .
And , like Quint , I bear wounds that won ’ t go away .
I also occasionally reveal the pain that no one can see .
Not to draw attention to myself – because the injuries that continue to plague me are awkward and embarrassing to expose .
But especially in a Church , crowded with voices trying to suppress those who do not agree @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the only way to say : “ Look , I am here .
I exist .
My pain is real.
” As an earthy institution , the Catholic Church has taken part in a deception .
They have hidden the truth ; in a neurotic need to appear compassionate and sympathetic , a number of priests and prelates abandoned all forms of admonition for total affirmation .
They do not accompany – they tell people where to go ; if someone experiences same-sex attraction , they are gay .
At least when I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advise you to play-it-safe and wear a condom ; today , they don ’ t even do that .
When a priest tells you that your homosexual identity is indelibly linked to the part of you “ that gives and receives love , ” how is a desperate and disoriented soul supposed to interpret such a message ?
In my mind , there are multiple ways in which gay men give and receive love , and one of those is via anal sex .
How many boys and young men turned towards the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sexually abused by priests , or told by a priest that “ God made you that way ?
” We will never know .
Because many of them have been permanently silenced .
Critics of the more fanatical aspects of the transgender movement believe that one day , when the physical ramifications of this strange episode in history cause some people to experience regret , a flurry of lawsuits will follow ; doctors , physicians , and therapists will be sued for prescribing radical forms of treatment for minors .
The Catholic Church @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; perhaps priests and bishops didn ’ t do anything illegal , but they are responsible for the innocent young men and women that they endangered .
They will pay for what they allowed .
I have imagined my dead friends looking down from heaven with pity upon bishops and priests , collectively trapped inside a filthy latrine , who now exhibit the marks of someone else ’ s sins : anal fissures , prolapses , and huge distended hemorrhoids .
It ’ s a perverse thought , but it gives me comfort @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by permission of the author from josephsciambra.com .

WARNING: The following article contains graphic descriptions related to the homosexual lifestyle that is not suitable for all ages.
October 1, 2020 (Josephsciambra.com) – At mid-life, with the possibility of another corrective surgery looming before me, I often get angry. During my early-30s, I spent a lot of time in recovery. I underwent a series of medical procedures meant to correct damage to my rectum and lower digestive tract. At the time, I accepted the often unimaginable pain that went part and parcel with almost stitching closed the sphincter muscles. I felt as if I had died, and awoken in hell; my punishment: being tortured by the damned soul of the Marquis de Sade. Somehow, with the help of God, I got through it. Yet, I always knew that these interventions would never reverse what had already been done. My foolishness and my rebellion came with a heavy price.
Since then, I’ve proceeded through several different stages of hatred, self-doubt, and inner-torment. Following my near-death escape from homosexuality, much of my enmity I directed almost solely towards the gay male community. I was looking for someone to blame. Through the siren-song of the chorus from YMCA, they lured a lost and lonely young man with the promise of companionship, comradery, and the male-affirmation I never received. They had deceived me. Although there was some truth in this highly emotional assessment of my past, only, I had been deceived by the deceived. And those who preceded me into this vast world of illusion paid the heaviest price of all.
When I was at home listening to disco-records, the boys and young men who were called to “Go West” during the initial gay migration to San Francisco in the 1970s – would be among the first to die. A decade later, when I arrived in the Castro, many of them were already gone. As a result, due to the intense trauma they experienced, many of these same men were beginning to doubt their adherence to the gay male dogmas of unrestrained sexual liberation and freedom. As I came out and spent most of my nights in the gay bars and dance clubs, some gay men were leaving the centers of gay life for a more subdued life with one partner.
A few of these guys simultaneously drifted into the local gay-affirmative churches – primarily a Catholic parish located just a few blocks from the center of the Castro. I believe, they were looking for some sense of stability. A friend of mine was one of them. Unlike me, he often hated the often-excessive nature of an all-male community. I still don’t know, but I am guessing that he sought peace and reassurance from Catholicism. A priest told him to remain steadfast – he would find someone. He did. Due to his newly found domesticity and spirituality, I didn’t see him for a while. When I finally did, he was happy and excited. He gave me a copy of John J. McNeill’s book “The Truth About Homosexuality.” I pretended that I was interested, accepted the book, but I never read it. A couple of years later, I heard he died of AIDS.
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After I moved out of San Francisco, filled with doubt, in an old cardboard box that I found at the back of my bedroom closet, I came across the book my friend gave me. Untouched for years. I finally read it. In hindsight, I could see why it had such a major impact on him. McNeill argued that the homosexual orientation “is a gift from God to be accepted and lived out with gratitude.” In other words, we are as God intended us to be. He added: “Every human being has a God-given right to sexual love and intimacy.” This included those with an attraction to the same-sex. Recently, as if the same spirit that possessed McNeill, had jumped from one body to another, the Jesuits have unleashed another gay-affirmative priest upon the world. Gaining a level of access, prestige, and respect that McNeill never even imagined, James Martin has slightly expanded upon homosexuality as “a gift from God” theory into “God made you this way.”
When I was a teenager, I heard much the same rhetoric from a local priest. Before I met him, I already felt that my trajectory was set. Years later, after remembering my dead friend – I began to wonder. Could my life have taken a different direction? Perhaps. What this priest did accomplish – he took away some of my choices. I thought I had nowhere else to go.
Over the past 20 years, I have somewhat reevaluated my earlier presumptions. I no longer blame gay men. I can’t.
What is unspoken, but has become abundantly clear – there is a strong association between childhood sexual abuse and later emergence of homosexuality.
46% of the homosexual men in contrast to 7% of the heterosexual men reported childhood homosexual molestation.
26% of gay men reported sexual experiences before age 17 with someone at least 5 years older.
“…studies find a positive association between physical and sexual abuse, neglect, and witnessing violence in childhood and same-sex sexuality in adulthood.”
In the current cultural and political climate, a discussion concerning the intersection of childhood molestation (especially in men) and homosexuality is taboo. At the same time, there is an enlightened movement within some sectors of journalism and medicine (particularly by women) to critically explore the transgender movement; Professor Lisa Littman, Dr. Debra So, and Abigail Shrier have articulated their concerns, specifically about girls who suddenly identify as transgender. However, any sort of discussion around the topic of “restorative therapy” – mislabeled as “conversion therapy” – inevitably descends into an argument concerning homophobia and religion. Abused boys have been abandoned once again. The message of society – “Go be gay.” From the Roman Catholic Church – “God made you that way.”
Informed observers of the contemporary transgender phenomena point to the irreversible damage and side-effects caused by hormone therapy and surgeries. They advise caution, particularly with regards to medical professionals, parents or friends, during the process of guiding or counseling a minor who claims to be transgender. Typically, there is no such restraint shown when a young man comes out as gay; in fact, James Martin utilizes the same scare-tactics playbook devised by LGBT-activists, who declare unequivocally that a child who is not affirmed in their sexual identity will kill themselves. Although these sometimes-visible outward manifestations of the trans-person are undeniable, the effects of male homosexuality, except during the most tragic years of the AIDS crisis, are almost completely hidden from view. Yet, those who live with the repercussions – know they are all too real. I am one of them.
In Randy Shilts’ groundbreaking study of the early-AIDS era in San Francisco, “And The Band Played On,” he described how city health-officials were alarmed by the sudden rise of illness and disease among the gay male populous:
Between 1976 and 1980, shigellosis had increased 700 percent among single men in their thirties. Only seventeen cases of amebiasis were reported in 1969; now the reported cases, which were only a small portion of the city’s true caseload, were well past 1,000 a year. Cases of hepatitis B among men in their thirties had quadrupled in the past four years.
According to one study:
Anorectal symptoms in men who have sex with men (MSM) may be caused by conditions related to infections for which they are at increased risk (eg, proctitis, perianal abscess/anal fistula, anal warts/dysplasia, human papillomavirus [HPV]-associated anal cancer) or conditions seen in the general population (eg, anal fissure, hemorrhoids, pruritus ani).
…and another:
In one study among men who have sex with men (MSM), routine screening found that 85% of rectal infections with chlamydia or gonorrhea were asymptomatic. Common complaints of anorectal STIs include anal pain, tenesmus, urgency, purulent drainage, and bleeding.
I am constantly reminded of the excesses of my past. The bathroom has become a torture chamber. Basic biological functions are excruciating and painful. In my case, this is the last laugh resounding from the depths of hell. In the gay world, the public restroom is oddly eroticized. In our youth, that public-private space was sometimes the setting for sadistic forms of persecution and harassment; when I was a kid, an older male student assaulted me in the boy’s restroom at my grammar-school. At a gay bar, a Castro disco, and even in a landmark movie-theater, the restrooms served as hook-up hubs, venues for voyeurism, and semi-secluded places to have name-less quick-sex. When I first showed up in San Francisco, I regarded this practice as semi-disgusting. The propensity of certain bars to only have urinal troughs in their bathrooms was revolting. I swore I would never sink so low. In a few years, I would be sitting on the lid of a public toilet, my feet resting on the edges of the seat, waiting for any man to enter through the open door of the stall.
I suppose that chapter of my story could have had a different ending; I might have drifted out of the gay scene and settled down with one man; a Catholic priest advised me to do so. I could have died. But I didn’t. Now, I am frequently sick and discouraged. I suffer from the conditions that are oftentimes peculiar to gay men, but with none of the transitory benefits of sexual activity. I would like to think that I gave up that part of myself because I wanted to aspire towards something morally virtuous; in reality, I couldn’t go on anymore; my body had given up.
Now, I sometimes spend too much of my waking moments pondering what happened so long ago. To further drive myself continually to the edge of mental instability, I wonder why I am wondering. For the most part, my almost daily unease is particularly caused by the indifference of a world that ignores my suffering – and the pain of countless others. In the movie “Jaws,” there is a wonderful scene between Quint, Hooper, and Brody. Alone on Quint’s fishing boat, while tracking a man-eating shark, the three men sit at a table, drinking liquor, well into the night. Suddenly, Quint and Hooper begin to compare their various scars – typically caused by some encounter with a shark; Brody has nothing to add. For Quint and Hooper, their male-bonding banter is a way for the two men, who have been at odds with each other, to find some common ground in their shared similar experiences; but for Quint – this moment goes deeper. Hooper notices a scar – a tattoo Quint had removed. The shadow of that tattoo was the only physical expression of Quint’s former service upon the USS Indianapolis during its fateful last voyage in 1945. He tried to erase it, but something still remains – the memories. He can’t wipe away those.
One of the most poignant stories from the few survivors of the Indianapolis was the mass hallucinations suffered by some of the men as they floated in the shark-infested water; forced to drink saltwater by the extreme heat and thirst, some of them would swim towards the ship that they swore never sank. They were never seen again.
Although under very different circumstances, sometimes, that is almost how I remember those who were lost – I see them walking away – towards some fabled city at the end of the yellow-brick road. They’re gone. And, like Quint, I bear wounds that won’t go away. I also occasionally reveal the pain that no one can see. Not to draw attention to myself – because the injuries that continue to plague me are awkward and embarrassing to expose. But especially in a Church, crowded with voices trying to suppress those who do not agree with them, sometimes it’s the only way to say: “Look, I am here. I exist. My pain is real.”
As an earthy institution, the Catholic Church has taken part in a deception. They have hidden the truth; in a neurotic need to appear compassionate and sympathetic, a number of priests and prelates abandoned all forms of admonition for total affirmation. They do not accompany – they tell people where to go; if someone experiences same-sex attraction, they are gay. At least when I was growing up, a priest would advise you to play-it-safe and wear a condom; today, they don’t even do that. When a priest tells you that your homosexual identity is indelibly linked to the part of you “that gives and receives love,” how is a desperate and disoriented soul supposed to interpret such a message? In my mind, there are multiple ways in which gay men give and receive love, and one of those is via anal sex.
How many boys and young men turned towards the gay male community – because they were sexually abused by priests, or told by a priest that “God made you that way?” We will never know. Because many of them have been permanently silenced.
Critics of the more fanatical aspects of the transgender movement believe that one day, when the physical ramifications of this strange episode in history cause some people to experience regret, a flurry of lawsuits will follow; doctors, physicians, and therapists will be sued for prescribing radical forms of treatment for minors. The Catholic Church should experience the same sort of reckoning; perhaps priests and bishops didn’t do anything illegal, but they are responsible for the innocent young men and women that they endangered. They will pay for what they allowed. I have imagined my dead friends looking down from heaven with pity upon bishops and priests, collectively trapped inside a filthy latrine, who now exhibit the marks of someone else’s sins: anal fissures, prolapses, and huge distended hemorrhoids. It’s a perverse thought, but it gives me comfort.
Editor’s note: Republished by permission of the author from josephsciambra.com.
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lifesitenews--2020-10-03--France moves to ban homeschooling in 2021

October 2 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — French president Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday morning that he intends to outlaw homeschooling for all children except those who have a health condition that would justify staying away from school .
He also intends to step up control on private independent schools that receive no public funds , in particular through inspections on the curricula taught there , by more severely implementing a recent law that requires such schools to teach a “ common core ” defined by a high authority for education .
The new law would come into force @ @ @ @ @ @ @ children aged between 3 and 16 .
It was already under Macron ’ s presidency that education became compulsory for tots of infant school age .
With a comfortable majority at the National Assembly , the ruling La République en Marche party , which Macron led to victory in 2017 , is expected to validate the draft law the government will present in accordance with the president ’ s wishes .
Macron ’ s announcements were part of a series of measures aimed at fighting what he calls “ separatism , ” a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aims of “ radical Islamists ” who want to substitute the laws of the French Republic with sharia law .
He quoted the example of a clandestine school where young Muslims were found in a plain , almost windowless room , taught by women in niqabs and learning mostly prayers and the Koran , in order to justify his wide-ranging attack against freedom of education .
Emmanuel Macron was speaking at a public event in Les Mureaux , one of the many suburban towns around Paris where immigrants from many countries , mostly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ form the majority .
Les Mureaux was the theater of ethnic riots in 2005 and has since been considered a hotspot for radical Islam , with the shooting of a police commander and his girlfriend in 2016 in an attack claimed by the Islamic State .
Many of these migrants are Muslim : Muslims represent anything from 4 to 8 or 9 million souls in France , according to different sources .
Repeatedly , terrorist attacks in France have been committed in the name of Allah by such migrants , legal or not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the “ Fondation pour l ’ Ecole , ” an association that supports the creation and functioning of independent schools in France , “ it is clearly established that not a single perpetrator of terrorist attacks in France came from independent schools.
” In his statement , he added that “ Emmanuel Macron lucidly acknowledged that Islamist separatism can be traced back to public schools and private schools under contract with the state.
” However , it seems clear that measures against civil liberties — one of the first of which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of their own children — are increasingly being undermined .
The COVID-19 crisis has already accustomed many people to government interference with their comings and goings , wearing masks and generally feeling at fault whenever they step outside .
This new infringement on personal rights and liberties will seem a small one to a large majority who have already handed over their educational rights to the State , which controls the vast majority of educational institutions at all levels , while “ free schools ” under contract with the state , which account @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in France , are required to follow the public curriculum in exchange for having their teachers and professors paid for by public funds .
In his lengthy speech , Macron set the debate by saying : “ The problem is this ideology , which asserts that its own laws are superior to those of the Republic .
As I have often said , I am not asking any of our citizens to believe or not to believe , to believe a little , or moderately .
That is not the business of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ citizen , whatever his religion or absence of religion , to respect absolutely all the laws of the Republic.
” He was speaking about Islam , but the subject goes wider than that .
Since the separation of Church and State in 1905 , after the restoration , and in light of the anti-Catholic laws that followed the deeply secularist and anti-Catholic Revolution of 1789 , there exists a dichotomy between the “ secular ” Republic and the natural moral laws that believers judge to be higher than laws enacted by a majority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ true , for instance , of laws that facilitate divorce , legalize contraception , decriminalize abortion , or establish “ same-sex marriage , ” to name but a few .
The powers that be have repeatedly denied citizens the right to oppose these majority decisions , in particular by banning a wide range of actions aiming to prevent or discourage abortion .
The demand for “ absolute ” respect for the laws of the Republic should be read in that light .
Former president Jacques Chirac , who would later be echoed in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Marine Le Pen , stated this very clearly : “ No to a moral law that would supersede the civil law.
” By using this reasoning , Macron has clearly chosen to lump very different types of believers together : instead of pledging to track down and overpower historically violent , radical Islam , which as a religious system does not distinguish between the temporal and the spiritual , and which entered into France through massive , politically uncontrolled immigration , he is targeting homeschooling and independent schools that many Catholics have turned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have watched in desperation as their children spent months and years in official schools with official methods not learning to read , write , and do arithmetic .
As luck would have it , it was only last Friday that an official government report showed that standards in mathematics in government and government-funded primary schools have plummeted between 2014 and 2019 in fifth grade .
Macron complained of “ illegal , ” “ undeclared ” schools where children are receiving poor instruction and ideological programming ; he denounced the parents who pull them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ schools .
But he is using them as an excuse to exercise ever more control on perfectly legal homeschooling and independent education .
Today , some 50,000 students of compulsory education age are homeschooled in France .
Officially , parents are required to tell the local authorities that they are homeschooling their child or children , and they will typically be visited once a year by academic inspectors .
They are allowed to homeschool only their own children ; parents are not allowed to club together to give group lessons .
The numbers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as Macron noted in his speech ; he is therefore going against the trend that clearly indicates what French parents want .
Roughly the same number of students go to fully independent schools , many of which are primary schools where reading and writing and other subjects are often taught in a traditional way .
A number of these schools are Catholic , even though Islamic and Jewish and even secular independent schools do exist , and they often “ save ” children from public schools who were floundering unhappily in “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Benoît Neiss , emeritus professor at the University of Strasbourg , accused of provoking “ the abortion of the mind.
” Macron ’ s objective is by no means hidden .
During his speech , he outlined his strategy against radical islam — by means of which and under whose pretext he is in fact attacking primary parental freedoms and rights , especially those of Catholic parents .
He said : The third pillar of our strategy is school .
It is oh , so essential , and you can see that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entering , if I may say so , into the intimacy of our republican life .
School is the republican melting pot .
It ’ s what makes it possible for us to protect our children in a complete way from any religious sign , from religion .
It is truly the heart of the space of secularism , and it is this place where we form consciences so that children become free , rational citizens , able to choose their own lives .
The school is therefore our collective treasure .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to build this common thing that is the Republic .
Macron said very clearly that the school of the Republic aims “ to protect children from religion.
” You read that correctly .
This is Masonic naturalism in its most recognizable form .
In the same vein , he said : “ The Republic was built around the school , which trains more than individuals ; it raises citizens , it shapes free minds .
That is why I am convinced that the Republic will resist , through schools , those who want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is through schools that we will allow all our children to access knowledge , culture , and republican civic-mindedness , and thus to fully become men and women citizens .
”

October 2, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — French president Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday morning that he intends to outlaw homeschooling for all children except those who have a health condition that would justify staying away from school. He also intends to step up control on private independent schools that receive no public funds, in particular through inspections on the curricula taught there, by more severely implementing a recent law that requires such schools to teach a “common core” defined by a high authority for education.
The new law would come into force in the school year 2021–2022 for all children aged between 3 and 16. It was already under Macron’s presidency that education became compulsory for tots of infant school age. With a comfortable majority at the National Assembly, the ruling La République en Marche party, which Macron led to victory in 2017, is expected to validate the draft law the government will present in accordance with the president’s wishes.
Macron’s announcements were part of a series of measures aimed at fighting what he calls “separatism,” a strange expression he uses to designate the aims of “radical Islamists” who want to substitute the laws of the French Republic with sharia law. He quoted the example of a clandestine school where young Muslims were found in a plain, almost windowless room, taught by women in niqabs and learning mostly prayers and the Koran, in order to justify his wide-ranging attack against freedom of education.
Emmanuel Macron was speaking at a public event in Les Mureaux, one of the many suburban towns around Paris where immigrants from many countries, mostly in North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, form the majority. Les Mureaux was the theater of ethnic riots in 2005 and has since been considered a hotspot for radical Islam, with the shooting of a police commander and his girlfriend in 2016 in an attack claimed by the Islamic State. Many of these migrants are Muslim: Muslims represent anything from 4 to 8 or 9 million souls in France, according to different sources. Repeatedly, terrorist attacks in France have been committed in the name of Allah by such migrants, legal or not.
According to Lionel Devic, president of the “Fondation pour l’Ecole,” an association that supports the creation and functioning of independent schools in France, “it is clearly established that not a single perpetrator of terrorist attacks in France came from independent schools.” In his statement, he added that “Emmanuel Macron lucidly acknowledged that Islamist separatism can be traced back to public schools and private schools under contract with the state.”
However, it seems clear that measures against civil liberties — one of the first of which is the right of parents as primary educators of their own children — are increasingly being undermined. The COVID-19 crisis has already accustomed many people to government interference with their comings and goings, wearing masks and generally feeling at fault whenever they step outside. This new infringement on personal rights and liberties will seem a small one to a large majority who have already handed over their educational rights to the State, which controls the vast majority of educational institutions at all levels, while “free schools” under contract with the state, which account for most of the official Catholic schools in France, are required to follow the public curriculum in exchange for having their teachers and professors paid for by public funds.
In his lengthy speech, Macron set the debate by saying: “The problem is this ideology, which asserts that its own laws are superior to those of the Republic. As I have often said, I am not asking any of our citizens to believe or not to believe, to believe a little, or moderately. That is not the business of the Republic. But I am asking every citizen, whatever his religion or absence of religion, to respect absolutely all the laws of the Republic.”
He was speaking about Islam, but the subject goes wider than that. Since the separation of Church and State in 1905, after the restoration, and in light of the anti-Catholic laws that followed the deeply secularist and anti-Catholic Revolution of 1789, there exists a dichotomy between the “secular” Republic and the natural moral laws that believers judge to be higher than laws enacted by a majority of voters or legislators.
This is true, for instance, of laws that facilitate divorce, legalize contraception, decriminalize abortion, or establish “same-sex marriage,” to name but a few. The powers that be have repeatedly denied citizens the right to oppose these majority decisions, in particular by banning a wide range of actions aiming to prevent or discourage abortion. The demand for “absolute” respect for the laws of the Republic should be read in that light. Former president Jacques Chirac, who would later be echoed in more or less the same terms by Marine Le Pen, stated this very clearly: “No to a moral law that would supersede the civil law.”
By using this reasoning, Macron has clearly chosen to lump very different types of believers together: instead of pledging to track down and overpower historically violent, radical Islam, which as a religious system does not distinguish between the temporal and the spiritual, and which entered into France through massive, politically uncontrolled immigration, he is targeting homeschooling and independent schools that many Catholics have turned to — as well as parents who have watched in desperation as their children spent months and years in official schools with official methods not learning to read, write, and do arithmetic. As luck would have it, it was only last Friday that an official government report showed that standards in mathematics in government and government-funded primary schools have plummeted between 2014 and 2019 in fifth grade.
Macron complained of “illegal,” “undeclared” schools where children are receiving poor instruction and ideological programming; he denounced the parents who pull them from music or swimming classes in State schools. But he is using them as an excuse to exercise ever more control on perfectly legal homeschooling and independent education.
Today, some 50,000 students of compulsory education age are homeschooled in France. Officially, parents are required to tell the local authorities that they are homeschooling their child or children, and they will typically be visited once a year by academic inspectors. They are allowed to homeschool only their own children; parents are not allowed to club together to give group lessons. The numbers of homeschooled children are rising every year, as Macron noted in his speech; he is therefore going against the trend that clearly indicates what French parents want.
Roughly the same number of students go to fully independent schools, many of which are primary schools where reading and writing and other subjects are often taught in a traditional way. A number of these schools are Catholic, even though Islamic and Jewish and even secular independent schools do exist, and they often “save” children from public schools who were floundering unhappily in “whole language” schemes that one commentator, Benoît Neiss, emeritus professor at the University of Strasbourg, accused of provoking “the abortion of the mind.”
Macron’s objective is by no means hidden. During his speech, he outlined his strategy against radical islam — by means of which and under whose pretext he is in fact attacking primary parental freedoms and rights, especially those of Catholic parents. He said:
The third pillar of our strategy is school. It is oh, so essential, and you can see that as I move forward, I am entering, if I may say so, into the intimacy of our republican life. School is the republican melting pot. It’s what makes it possible for us to protect our children in a complete way from any religious sign, from religion. It is truly the heart of the space of secularism, and it is this place where we form consciences so that children become free, rational citizens, able to choose their own lives. The school is therefore our collective treasure. It is what allows us in our society to build this common thing that is the Republic.
Macron said very clearly that the school of the Republic aims “to protect children from religion.” You read that correctly. This is Masonic naturalism in its most recognizable form.
He added:
On this subject, in the face of all these excesses that exclude thousands of children from education to citizenship, from access to culture, to our history, to our values, to the experience of otherness that is at the heart of the republican school, I have made a decision — and I realize this, and we have debated it a lot with the ministers — that is no doubt one of the most radical since the laws of 1882 and those ensuring school co-education between boys and girls in 1969. From the start of the 2021 school year, school instruction will be made compulsory for all from the age of 3. Homeschooling will be strictly limited, particularly to health reasons. We are therefore changing our paradigm, and it is vital.
In the same vein, he said: “The Republic was built around the school, which trains more than individuals; it raises citizens, it shapes free minds. That is why I am convinced that the Republic will resist, through schools, those who want to fight or divide it, and it is through schools that we will allow all our children to access knowledge, culture, and republican civic-mindedness, and thus to fully become men and women citizens.”
Follow Jeanne Jeanne Smits has worked as a journalist in France since 1987 after obtaining a Master of Arts in Law. She formerly directed the French daily Présent and was editor-in-chief of an all-internet French-speaking news site called reinformation.tv. She writes regularly for a number of Catholic journals (Monde & vie, L’Homme nouveau, Reconquête…) and runs a personal pro-life blog. In addition, she is often invited to radio and TV shows on alternative media. She is vice-president of the Christian and French defense association “AGRIF.” She is the French translator of The Dictator Pope by Henry Sire and Christus Vincit by Bishop Schneider, and recently contributed to the Bref examen critique de la communion dans la main about Communion in the hand. She is married and has three children, and lives near Paris.
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lifesitenews--2020-10-03--Fr. Altman thanks Bp. Strickland: ‘You brought grace into my life at a very important time’

October 2 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — During the inaugural episode of The Bishop Strickland Show on LifeSiteNews , Fr .
James Altman expressed gratitude to Bishop Strickland for tweeting support for him after he exposed the pro-abortion policies of the Democratic Party .
Fr .
Altman , who is stationed in the Diocese of La Cross , Wisconsin , said he received “ vile and despicable ” feedback for his video and that he had felt “ kind of alone ” amidst all the attacks he was facing .
But when Bishop Strickland tweeted that he stands by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ All the sudden , Bishop Strickland comes out with that tweet , ” Altman told host Terry Barber .
“ When I get overwhelmed , it 's like I ca n't breathe and your eyes start to burn and you choke up…I ca n't thank you enough , Bishop , because you came , you brought grace into my life at a very important time.
” Fr .
Altman also said that Bishop Strickland is one of his five heroes .
The other four include Cardinal Raymond Burke , Archbishop Carlo Maria @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signatory of the Dubia submitted to Pope Francis in 2016 , and Bishop Athanasius Schneider .
Bishop Strickland responded by noting that he was motivated to support Fr .
Altman because he was talking about “ the very basic issue of the sanctity of life '' and that “ to take a human life , an innocent human life , to just simply murder it , is intrinsically evil.
” Strickland and Altman agreed that they did nothing more than state a fundamental truth of the Catholic faith , and that all pastors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The greatest charity is to warn somebody , ” Strickland said .
“ We 're obligated as pastors to tell them the truth that 's been revealed by Jesus Christ…that ’ s our obligation to teach it…as a shepherd of souls , I promised to guard the deposit of faith.
” “ We both have to answer before God as well , ” he continued .
“ And , you know , that 's in my mind when I speak out on some of these things.
” Fr .
Altman echoed those remarks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which says that those who do not warn the wicked of their ways will be held accountable for them .
“ If…souls are in mortal danger from an intrinsic evil and we do n't even have the guts to say it 's evil , much less tell a person who 's involved in it , I mean..it ’ s one of the greatest works of mercy to admonish the sinner and instruct the ignorant !
”

October 2, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — During the inaugural episode of The Bishop Strickland Show on LifeSiteNews, Fr. James Altman expressed gratitude to Bishop Strickland for tweeting support for him after he exposed the pro-abortion policies of the Democratic Party.
Fr. Altman, who is stationed in the Diocese of La Cross, Wisconsin, said he received “vile and despicable” feedback for his video and that he had felt “kind of alone” amidst all the attacks he was facing. But when Bishop Strickland tweeted that he stands by him, he was deeply moved.
“All the sudden, Bishop Strickland comes out with that tweet,” Altman told host Terry Barber. “When I get overwhelmed, it's like I can't breathe and your eyes start to burn and you choke up…I can't thank you enough, Bishop, because you came, you brought grace into my life at a very important time.”
Fr. Altman also said that Bishop Strickland is one of his five heroes. The other four include Cardinal Raymond Burke, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, Cardinal Walter Brandmüller, a signatory of the Dubia submitted to Pope Francis in 2016, and Bishop Athanasius Schneider.
Bishop Strickland responded by noting that he was motivated to support Fr. Altman because he was talking about “the very basic issue of the sanctity of life” and that “to take a human life, an innocent human life, to just simply murder it, is intrinsically evil.”
Strickland and Altman agreed that they did nothing more than state a fundamental truth of the Catholic faith, and that all pastors are called to do so.
“The greatest charity is to warn somebody,” Strickland said. “We're obligated as pastors to tell them the truth that's been revealed by Jesus Christ…that’s our obligation to teach it…as a shepherd of souls, I promised to guard the deposit of faith.”
“We both have to answer before God as well,” he continued. “And, you know, that's in my mind when I speak out on some of these things.”
Fr. Altman echoed those remarks, calling to mind Ezekiel 3:19, which says that those who do not warn the wicked of their ways will be held accountable for them.
“If…souls are in mortal danger from an intrinsic evil and we don't even have the guts to say it's evil, much less tell a person who's involved in it, I mean..it’s one of the greatest works of mercy to admonish the sinner and instruct the ignorant!”
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lifesitenews--2020-10-03--Trump vows to overturn ‘ridiculous’ gender-neutral changes to Navy SEALs ethos

WASHINGTON , D.C. , October 2 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – President Donald Trump vowed to overturn what he called “ ridiculous ” gender-neutral changes to the U.S. Navy SEALs ethos , a statement of identity for members of the most famous special operations force in the nation .
“ I will be overturning this ridiculous order immediately !
” Trump tweeted yesterday .
The new ethos speaks of “ ( c ) ommon citizens with uncommon desire to succeed , ” instead of a “ common man with uncommon desire to succeed.
” The word “ he ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and instead of “ man , ” the new ethos mentions “ warrior.
” In the last paragraph , the ethos now refers to brave “ SEALs , ” no longer brave “ men.
” No woman has ever become a SEAL , although women are allowed to do the training and become a member of this particular special operations force .
In 2017 , a woman “ aiming to become the first female Navy SEAL officer quit about a week into the initial training , ” the Washington Examiner reported .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) was changed , as well .
While an archived version of the original creed is not available , American Military News reported that the term “ Brotherhood ” in the first paragraph was changed to “ group of maritime warriors.
” Similarly , the sentence “ I challenge my brothers to perform , as I expect them to challenge me ” was changed to “ I challenge them to perform , as I expect them to challenge me.
” At the same time , the members of the SWCC are all men @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wasn ’ t adjusted .
Naval Special Warfare spokesman Lt. Cmdr .
Matthew Stroup told American Military News that “ Naval Special Warfare continues to deliberately develop a culture of tactical and ethical excellence that reflects the nation we represent , and that draws upon the talents of the all-volunteer force who meet the standards of qualification as a SEAL or SWCC.
” Stroup added that the changes to the ethos and creed statements were made to comply with changes in law opening the potential for women to join the elite military units @ @ @ @ @ @ @ SEAL Ethos and SWCC Creed were written prior to the law allowing women to serve as operators in Naval Special Warfare , ” he said .
“ The changes do not in any way reflect lowering standards of entry , rather they ensure that all those who meet the requirements to train to become a SEAL or SWCC are represented in the ethos or creed they live out .
This improves the posture of the NSW force by ensuring we draw from the greatest pool of talent available.
” Democrat President Barack Obama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ women that were previously closed to them .
“ As a consequence of women serving in our military and opening up what used to be closed situations to them , we 've gained a lot of talent , ” Obama argued in 2016 .
At the same time , he acknowledged that women could be excluded from some missions without this being discrimation .
“ There are going to be other situations in which the commanders in the field have to make decisions about what 's going to be best in order for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said .
“ There may be situations in which they could do the best job , ” Obama said .
“ It may not involve physical strength or how many pull-ups you can do .
It may involve the precision with which you can operate and you being able to keep your cool and you being able to carry out a task with a low error rate .
And it may be that in those situations a woman can perform better than a man.
” Robert J. O ’ Neill , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bin Laden , noted the change to the ethos and the creed , and tweeted sarcastically , “ Long Live the Non-Binaryhood .
”

Two military units with no female members now have an gender-neutral statement of identity.
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 2, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – President Donald Trump vowed to overturn what he called “ridiculous” gender-neutral changes to the U.S. Navy SEALs ethos, a statement of identity for members of the most famous special operations force in the nation.
“I will be overturning this ridiculous order immediately!” Trump tweeted yesterday.
I will be overturning this ridiculous order immediately! https://t.co/sFIX5Y667v — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 1, 2020
The new ethos speaks of “(c)ommon citizens with uncommon desire to succeed,” instead of a “common man with uncommon desire to succeed.” The word “he” is replaced with “they,” and instead of “man,” the new ethos mentions “warrior.”
In the last paragraph, the ethos now refers to brave “SEALs,” no longer brave “men.”
No woman has ever become a SEAL, although women are allowed to do the training and become a member of this particular special operations force. In 2017, a woman “aiming to become the first female Navy SEAL officer quit about a week into the initial training,” the Washington Examiner reported.
The creed Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) was changed, as well.
While an archived version of the original creed is not available, American Military News reported that the term “Brotherhood” in the first paragraph was changed to “group of maritime warriors.” Similarly, the sentence “I challenge my brothers to perform, as I expect them to challenge me” was changed to “I challenge them to perform, as I expect them to challenge me.”
At the same time, the members of the SWCC are all men, and the term “Crewman” wasn’t adjusted.
Naval Special Warfare spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Stroup told American Military News that “Naval Special Warfare continues to deliberately develop a culture of tactical and ethical excellence that reflects the nation we represent, and that draws upon the talents of the all-volunteer force who meet the standards of qualification as a SEAL or SWCC.”
Stroup added that the changes to the ethos and creed statements were made to comply with changes in law opening the potential for women to join the elite military units.
“The previous versions of the SEAL Ethos and SWCC Creed were written prior to the law allowing women to serve as operators in Naval Special Warfare,” he said. “The changes do not in any way reflect lowering standards of entry, rather they ensure that all those who meet the requirements to train to become a SEAL or SWCC are represented in the ethos or creed they live out. This improves the posture of the NSW force by ensuring we draw from the greatest pool of talent available.”
Democrat President Barack Obama had opened up various military jobs to women that were previously closed to them. “As a consequence of women serving in our military and opening up what used to be closed situations to them, we've gained a lot of talent,” Obama argued in 2016.
At the same time, he acknowledged that women could be excluded from some missions without this being discrimation. “There are going to be other situations in which the commanders in the field have to make decisions about what's going to be best in order for us to accomplish the mission,” he said.
“There may be situations in which they could do the best job,” Obama said. “It may not involve physical strength or how many pull-ups you can do. It may involve the precision with which you can operate and you being able to keep your cool and you being able to carry out a task with a low error rate. And it may be that in those situations a woman can perform better than a man.”
Robert J. O’Neill, the Navy SEAL who killed terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden, noted the change to the ethos and the creed, and tweeted sarcastically, “Long Live the Non-Binaryhood.”
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lifesitenews--2020-10-03--Canadian judge rules 2 doctors can have patient euthanized even if many docs disagree

October 2 , 2020 ( Euthanasia Prevention Coalition ) — When Canada 's parliament passed Bill C-14 legalizing euthanasia ( MAiD ) the legislation required two doctors or nurse practitioners to agree that a person qualified for death by lethal injection .
As long as two euthanasia assessments approve death , it does n't matter if several euthanasia assessments determine that a person does n't qualify under the law .
Katherine Sorenson believes that husband of 48 years , who was approved for ( MAiD ) euthanasia even though he received conflicting assessments , is not dying , has questionable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ condition .
Katherine 's lawyer , Hugh Scher , sought an injunction to prevent the euthanasia death based on an assessment by a physician , an affidavit from a physician who has known her husband for years , and Katherine 's affidavit .
These affidavits state that her husband is not terminally ill , that he has questionable capacity to decide and he has `` delusional '' beliefs concerning his medical condition .
Today , the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal decided that : In other words , if two doctors or nurse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it does n't matter that other doctors ' or nurse practitioners ' assessments disagree that the person qualifies to be killed under the law .
Further to that , if a euthanasia assessment is false , such as , if a MAiD assessor accepting a person 's delusional beliefs about their medical condition , that there is no legal way to challenge the assessment , even if the challenger has been married to that person for 48 years .
I am committed to seeing this matter through for the benefit and protection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the benefit of others across Canada in the public interest , who may lack capacity and who otherwise will remain unprotected by a MAID law that clearly lacks adequate safeguards to protect those who are vulnerable .
It would be criminal to subject terminal treatment decisions under MAID to less protection than any other treatment decision .
A more nuanced test for injunctions should be developed for end of life cases as the present tests of serious issue to be tried , irreparable harm and balance of convenience are inadequate and/or obviously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wife in this case ) when the result is so final — death .
The process should identify the single issue- in this case capacity — and design a process that brings the central concern into timely focus with evidence and argument as part of the balance of convenience ... Katherine Sorenson and her legal team have not yet decided their next course of action .
Published with permission from the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition .

If two doctors or nurse practitioners approve a death by lethal injection, it doesn't matter that other doctors' or nurse practitioners' assessments disagree that the person qualifies to be killed under the law.
October 2, 2020 (Euthanasia Prevention Coalition) — When Canada's parliament passed Bill C-14 legalizing euthanasia (MAiD) the legislation required two doctors or nurse practitioners to agree that a person qualified for death by lethal injection. As long as two euthanasia assessments approve death, it doesn't matter if several euthanasia assessments determine that a person doesn't qualify under the law.
Katherine Sorenson believes that husband of 48 years, who was approved for (MAiD) euthanasia even though he received conflicting assessments, is not dying, has questionable capacity and is delusional about his medical condition.
Katherine's lawyer, Hugh Scher, sought an injunction to prevent the euthanasia death based on an assessment by a physician, an affidavit from a physician who has known her husband for years, and Katherine's affidavit. These affidavits state that her husband is not terminally ill, that he has questionable capacity to decide and he has “delusional” beliefs concerning his medical condition.
Today, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal decided that:
there is no role for courts in the review of MAiD eligibility assessments. … Parliament considered, and rejected a role for judges in the pre-approval or review of MAiD eligibility assessments. Parliament made clear that the role rests with approved healthcare assessors.
In other words, if two doctors or nurse practitioners approve a death by lethal injection, it doesn't matter that other doctors' or nurse practitioners' assessments disagree that the person qualifies to be killed under the law.
Further to that, if a euthanasia assessment is false, such as, if a MAiD assessor accepting a person's delusional beliefs about their medical condition, that there is no legal way to challenge the assessment, even if the challenger has been married to that person for 48 years.
Katherine stated:
I am committed to seeing this matter through for the benefit and protection of my husband of 48 years and for the benefit of others across Canada in the public interest, who may lack capacity and who otherwise will remain unprotected by a MAID law that clearly lacks adequate safeguards to protect those who are vulnerable.
Katherine's lawyer Hugh Scher noted that;
Doctor shopping is a serious concern that must be addressed. Court or tribunal oversight are essential in those rare cases where there are multiple conflicting medical reports over the core issue of capacity which is an essential condition of eligibility for MAID.
Hugh Scher also noted that:
The federal MAID law requires application in accord with provincial laws including those regarding consent and capacity. Where capacity is at issue provincial consent and capacity laws across Canada call on courts or tribunals to resolve conflicts and disputes over capacity.
It would be criminal to subject terminal treatment decisions under MAID to less protection than any other treatment decision.
Toronto lawyer John Campion stated that:
A more nuanced test for injunctions should be developed for end of life cases as the present tests of serious issue to be tried, irreparable harm and balance of convenience are inadequate and/or obviously determined in favour of the applicant (wife in this case) when the result is so final — death. The process should identify the single issue- in this case capacity — and design a process that brings the central concern into timely focus with evidence and argument as part of the balance of convenience…
Lawyer Kate Naugler noted that:
The dignity and autonomy of all Canadians is threatened where a person who lacks capacity is permitted to access MAID.
Katherine Sorenson and her legal team have not yet decided their next course of action.
Published with permission from the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition.
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