Birthing Transgender Kids: Gender-Neutral Names

Statistics from President Obama's Social Security Administration show that the fastest-growing trend in naming newborns is gender-neutral first names, thus eliminating the need for future name changes once the child "decides its gender identity."

"Today’s parents have moved beyond the dichotomy of boy and girl names. They want their children to grow up and be themselves, free from stereotypes. Boys can wear nail polish, girls can ride skateboards. It’s all good."
-- Linda Murray, Editor in Chief, BabyCenter (which declared 2015 “the year of the gender-neutral baby”)

"Think beyond the conventional choices. Any name not traditionally used for people (names of trees places, words and those that are invented) by definition transcend gender and can work equally well for girls or boys. There’s no reason that Arrow can’t be a girl’s name and Alaska a boy’s. . . . Feminism is cool again, gay marriage is the law of the land and transgender celebrities have come into the mainstream."
-- Pamela Redmond Satran, baby-name expert

For background, read Parents Allow Babies to Choose Gender From Birth

-- From "Is Hayden a Boy or Girl? Both. ‘Post-Gender’ Baby Names Are on the Rise." by Alex Williams, New York Times 8/18/16

. . . At a time when Banana Republic has done away with pink and blue distinctions in a children’s line, some high schools have stopped using graduation gowns with different colors for boys and girls, and unisex is de rigueur in fashion, gender-blurring baby names are on the rise among American parents.

The numbers seem to bear this out. Researchers at Nameberry analyzed the baby name registry from the Social Security Administration and found that the number of babies given unisex names like Harper, Tatum and Quinn had risen 60 percent in the last decade, to 67,831 babies in 2015.

The most popular unisex names in 2015, the researchers found, were Hayden (about 39 percent girls, 61 percent boys) Charlie (about 48 percent girls, 52 percent boys), Emerson (about 60 percent girls, 40 percent boys), Rowan (about 35 percent girls, 65 percent boys), and Finley (about 60 percent girls, 40 percent boys). Rounding out the post-gender Top 10 were River, Dakota, Skyler, Phoenix and Tatum.

. . . in an era marked by Caitlyn Jenner’s endlessly publicized transition from Bruce, as well as gender-bending shows like Amazon’s “Transparent,” the unisex baby name may also prove to be in its infancy.

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From "Gender-Neutral Baby Names Are In For 2016 . . ." by Maddy Foley 2/2/16

Nameberry, one of the top baby name destinations on the Internet for expecting parents, recently compiled a list of their top 50 baby names for 2016. . . . one of the top Nameberry observations was the surge in gender-neutral monikers.

. . . here are some of my personal favorites from Nameberry's ranking. Good for boys, good for girls, good for choose-whatever-word-you-like-because-gender-is-a-construct:  Riley, Avery, Rowan, Finley, Peyton, Jude, Sage, Augustine, Arlo, Charlie.

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From "25 Super-Cool Unisex Baby Names" by Nicole Fabian-Weber, Cosmopolitan 4/22/16

When it comes to naming your kid these days, there really aren't any hard and fast rules — especially in regard to gender norms. The hottest names are actually being used for girls and boys. (Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, who both have popular unisex names, are obviously the coolest parents for choosing to name their baby girl James.)

To read the entire article above, and see all 25 "Super-Cool" names, CLICK HERE.

Ex-lesbian Ex-wife, Now Man, Ruled De Facto Parent

Brittany Conover gave birth to her son Jaxon Conover in 2010, who was conceived by artificial insemination without a legal father, and thereafter "married" her lesbian lover Michelle Conover, from whom she is now divorced.  However, last week, the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled that Michelle Conover, who now claims to be a transgender named Michael and is suing for visitation rights to Jaxon, is the child's "de facto" parent.

“Gays and lesbians are particularly 'ill-served by rigid definitions of parenthood'...When gay or lesbian relationships end, at least one member will find itself in a court system ill-prepared to recognize its existence and to formulate rules to resolve its disputes.”
-- Judge Sally D. Adkins wrote in the majority opinion

For background, read Judge Declares Deceased Lesbian Married to Lover

Also read Sperm Donor Must Support Lesbians' Child in Kansas

And read Creating Synthetic Humans: Secret Harvard Meeting

-- From "Maryland's highest court recognizes 'de facto' parents" by The Associated Press 7/9/16

Maryland's highest court has ruled an adult who is intimately connected to a child's upbringing is entitled to visitation and a share of custody, if the child's best interests are served.

The Court of Appeals decision overturns an eight-year-old ruling. In that decision, judges declined to grant de facto parental rights to unrelated individuals, unless they could prove exceptional circumstances.

The boy [Jaxon] was born six months before [the two women] married and 17 months before they divorced.

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From "In win for gay couples, Maryland high court recognizes ‘de facto’ parents’ rights" by Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post 7/8/16

De facto parents can include the partner of a lesbian who undergoes artificial insemination, a gay man whose partner adopts a child from a country that does not allow same-sex couples to jointly adopt, or a straight man who raises a child with a woman for years without formal adoption.

R. Martin Palmer Jr., an attorney for Brittany Conover, said the court usurped the role of lawmakers in defining a parent and may have created a situation in which stepfathers can take control of children from capable mothers.

“Seeking to serve the needs of the LGBT community has created a bad situation for traditional families and their children,” Palmer said.

Nancy Polikoff, a family-law professor at American University who studies LGBT issues, said the ruling does not address all issues nontraditional parents face, including what happens when parent split up before an artificially conceived child is born and whether the children of non-biological parents qualify for benefits after their death.

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From "Maryland’s Highest Court Establishes ‘De Facto Parenthood’ in Lesbian Divorce and Custody Case" by Jeannette Richard, CNSNews.com 7/12/16

In the decision, the court established de facto parenthood for a person who formed a “parent-like” relationship with the child that “the biological or adoptive parent consented to and fostered,” provided that “the petitioner and the child lived together in the same household, that the petitioner assumed obligations of parenthood by taking significant responsibility for the child’s care, education and development, including contributing towards the child’s support, without expectation of financial compensation, and that the petitioner has been in a parental role for a length of time sufficient to have established with the child a bonded, dependent relationship parental in nature.”

Michelle/Michael filed a court request for visitation rights claiming that she had standing as a parent under Maryland’s definition of “father” for children of unmarried parents. Michelle still identified as a woman at that time.

In 2013, the circuit court ruled that “[Michelle] is in fact a female, had not adopted the child, and in no way was related to the child, thus not sufficiently establishing that she could be the ‘father’ of the child.”

The lower court ruled that Michelle did not have parental standing, but as a third party, must first show that Brittany was an unfit parent or that exceptional circumstances existed in order to claim visitation rights.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "The 'de facto' parent" an editorial by The Baltimore Sun 7/10/16

Since the issue of de facto parenting isn't addressed under existing statute, the court endorsed standards set forth under a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision: That the biological or adoptive parent consented to and fostered the third party's parent-like relationship, that they lived together in the same household, that the de facto parent took on significant responsibility for the child's care, education and development without expectation of financial reward, and the parental relationship lasted long enough for them to be bonded and the child to feel dependent.

Divorce and child custody decisions have always been a messy and difficult business with, as Judge Sally Adkins writes in the opinion, "grave implications for all parties." The case isn't resolved by the Court of Appeals ruling, only the legal standing of Michelle Conover who, according to a court filing, transitioned to living as a transgender man after the divorce. Now, the matter of visitation will be back in the hands of the lower court.

What constitutes a parent? Clearly, the answer to that question has evolved over time, and the law has failed to keep up with that social progress. . . .

To read the entire editorial above, CLICK HERE.

Also read Supreme Court Legalizes Sex With Animals in Canada

'Gay Dads' Get Christians Fired over Pretend Son

Madeline Kirksey, a daycare manager at the Childrens’ Lighthouse Learning Center in Katy, Texas, and another worker were fired for refusing to encourage a sexually confused 6-year-old girl to believe that she's a boy simply because her homosexual "parents" want their daughter to be a son.

“One day, she wanted to be a girl, the next day she wanted to be a boy.  The other kids are confused as well, calling her a boy and she would start screaming, 'I'm not a boy!'”
-- Madeline Kirksey

For background, read how Parents and Schools are to Blame for Kids' Transgenderism, which is a 'Delusion' According to the Victims and Professionals

Click headlines below to read previous articles:

Kindergartners Taught Sex Change in Maine School

Secret Government-Paid Child Sex Change Surgery in Oregon

San Antonio Gay Agenda Ordinance Bans Christian Workers

ACLU Sues Christians for Refusing 'Gay Marriage'

Also read President Obama Demands Transgender Communal Nudity — Illinois School Balks



-- From "Katy Transgender Child Sparks Debate" by Cliff Saunders posted at KTRH-AM740 (Houston, TX) 11/6/15

One of the workers, Madeline Kirksey, went public with her concerns for the child that is being raised by a gay couple.

“I don’t think that we should be talking to other people’s children that are under the age of 18, about transgender,” Kirksey said.

“One day she wanted to be a girl. The next day she wanted to be a boy,” Kirksey explained.

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From "Did school fire 2 for concerns about 6-year-old transgender child?" posted at FoxNews.com 11/4/15

Two staff members say they were fired from a Texas school when voicing concerns after being told last week to refer to a 6-year-old girl by a new name and start acting like she was a boy.

School administrators allegedly handed out a “common sense” set of guidelines for “How to Handle Transgender Students” to the staff, according to a document viewed by FOX26. The “mini-guide for teachers” suggested steps such as “Accord them the same respect you wish for yourself,” “Help defend their dignity” and “Educate yourself and your students.” One section begins, “Like the first black student in a white school 30 years ago, the transgender student today faces a population that finds them strange and frightening.”

Kirksey said she advocated talking to parents about the directive, and shortly thereafter she was fired from her position as a manager.

A teacher at the learning center also said she was fired for voicing her concerns.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Workers fired for raising concerns about transgender student Children's Lighthouse Learning Center" by Damali Keith, KRIV-TV26 (Houston, TX) 11/4/15

“It caused confusion,” says one employee. At Children’s Lighthouse Learning Center on Clay Road in Katy, Madeline Kirksey says last week she and her staff were told a six-year-old student is transgender. According to Kirksey, the child's parents cut the girl's hair short and Children’s Lighthouse Learning Center workers were instructed to start calling the girl a boy and by a boy's name.

After insisting on notifying parents regarding the transgender 6-year-old student at Children’s Lighthouse Learning Center, Kirksey says she was fired. The termination letter includes claims that she failed to tell a worker to leave a game room and "When requested by parent and management to call a transgender child by the child's new name, Madeline does not follow instructions."

"I said, ‘this is what this whole thing (firing) is about?' So she said, 'We'll scratch that off,' and that’s when she scratched off the line about the transgender child and wrote her initials by it,” explains Kirksey.

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From "Christian Daycare Worker Refuses To Call Transgender 6-Year-Old A Boy. Now She’s Paying The Price" by B. Christopher Agee, Western Journalism 11/6/15

. . . After explaining that the girl often changes her own mind regarding which name she preferred, that point was removed from the letter. Her termination still stood, though, reportedly because she notified others of her concerns.

This, Kirksey determined, was not only inappropriate but contrary to her beliefs.

She said the aforementioned colleague echoed her concerns, leading them both to decline the order. Their decision, Kirksey said, earned them both a pink slip.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Also read Houston Lesbian Mayor's Transgender/Gay Agenda Defeated by Voters

Virgin Births: IVF Eliminating Fatherhood

Fertility clinics are now furthering the notion of the “synthetic family” by making fathers obsolete in procreation even among non-lesbian women who prefer to give birth prior to sexual intercourse with "Mr. Right."

"Some wish to save sexual intercourse for a special relationship. They feel they have not found the right partner to share sex with, but they know they want a baby now."
-- Tracey Sainsbury, The London Women's Clinic

For background, read IVF: Women Living & Procreating Without Men as well as UK: Women Win Right to Children Without Fathers

Click headlines below to read previous articles:

Gay Skin Cells Can Create Babies, Scientists Say

Scientists Create Artificial Human Eggs and Sperm

Human Eggs Best When Fresh, NOT Frozen - DAH!

Married Birthing Nearly Extinct Among Non-college Grads

Also read President Obama Replaces Fathers with Government Mentors

-- From "Women who have never had sex give 'virgin birth' through IVF, say doctors" by Jess Staufenberg, UK Independent 9/28/15

About 25 young women in the UK who are hetereosexual and in their twenties have opted for IVF in the past five years because they feel ready to be a parent, doctors told the Mail on Sunday.

Whilst some religious groups have said a child should be brought up in a traditional family, one doctor said these single mothers are often more emotionally and financially stable than others who have been left to bring up a child after a relationship breakdown.

The news follows up a survey in 2013 which showed that one in every 200 women in the US reported to have become pregnant without having had sexual intercourse.

Out of these women, 31% said they had signed a chastity pledge whereby they vow, usually for religious reasons, not to have sex. About 28% of those girls' parents said they rarely talked to them about sex or contraception - compared to only 5% of other women who became pregnant and had had intercourse.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Virgin Births: 25 Heterosexual Women In Britain Have Given Birth Without Ever Having Sex" by Ellen Wallwork, The Huffington Post UK 9/28/15

Fertility treatments have opened up the ways by which women and men can become parents and four British IVF firms have said they had assisted a heterosexual virgin to have a baby: Care Fertility, The London Women’s Clinic, Create Fertility, and the Assisted Reproduction and Gynaecology Centre.

The decision to provide fertility treatment in such cases was criticised by some religious groups, who claimed it undermined the importance of bringing up children in stable marriages, as well as from Josephine Quintavalle, from the group Comment on Reproductive Ethics, who said to the Mail:

"The message from nature is for a male and female to have a child, and I am saddened that we are willing to distort this.

"The diminished role of the father is not desirable for the child. Once you start down this route, where do you stop?"

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Rise of the virgin birth: four IVF clinics admit taking on such cases" by Laura Donnelly, Health Editor, UK Telegraph

Fertiilty doctors said single women who had never had sexual intercourse were seeking donor-assisted treatment – at a cost of around £5,000 – because they wanted to have a child now and save sex for a “special relationship”.

Maha Ragunath, medical director of its clinic in Nottingham, said: “The number of single women I see has doubled over the last decade and single women now account for at least ten per cent of my patients.

“A lot of them are very young, in their 20s, sometimes studying or doing very ordinary jobs and often living with their parents, rather than career women who have been driven and focused too much on their work”

“They are extremely happy to go ahead on their own and don’t care about the implications that might bring for the child or how they would go into a new relationship.”

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Virgin Births: Women Become Impregnated Thanks To IVF Treatment At British Clinics" by Ted Ranosa, Tech Times 9/28/15

Supporters of the traditional family system, however, have blasted the "distorted" move, stating that it was turning young children into "teddy bears" that are to be "picked off the shelf."

Some religious groups have also claimed that the move undermines the value of having children brought up in a stable marriage, while one leading psychotherapist has warned that a mother who has never been in a relationship could potential harm the development of the child.

Imam Suhaib Hasan, head of the Islamic Sharia Council in the UK, accused doctors engaged in providing IVF treatment to patients of acting like God.

Hasan said that when the man is removed from the aspect of a family, the woman becomes merely a breeding machine. He added that it effectively denies the right of the child to have a father.

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From "Virgin Babies: Side Effects After Birth" by Anna Amad, The Science Times 9/28/15

Professor Robert Winston said "test-tube babies could suffer terrible health problems because the clinics were using IVF techniques which had not been properly tested."

He added, that the risk could include birth defects, genetic damage which may not emerge until adulthood and an increased chance of cancer. The medical profession was ignoring the evidence of problems that could take place.

Aside from that, he stressed the long-term attack of IVF, and follows a growing body of evidence that test tube babies are less healthy than the naturally conceived children.

Conversely, another study had been generated by Lord Winston at over three million normal conceptions and 40,000 IVF babies that found that IVF babies were two and half times more likely to have a low birth weight and prematurity compared to those babies with normal reproduction. Since it is not 100% guaranteed, it can lead to unsuccessful birth cycle.

Winston even stated, that small babies are more likely to grow up to develop vascular disease, diabetes, hypertension and osteoporosis.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Also read Feminism Destroying America: Census Childlessness

And read Women Who Give Birth Live Longer and Healthier

No to Lesbian Adoption: Supreme Court in Alabama

The Alabama Supreme Court overturned the Alabama family court decision to recognize a 2007 Georgia adoption of three children by the lesbian lover of their mother.  After the Alabama lesbian couple separated in 2011, the Jefferson County mother fought (in Alabama court) against visitation rights granted her former lover, claiming that the Georgia adoption was invalid because neither lesbian was ever a Georgia resident.

For background, read Alabama Supreme Court Says Ignore Federal Court — 'Gay Marriage'

-- From "Alabama Court Refuses to Recognize Lesbian Mother's Adoption" by Kim Chandler, Associated Press 9/18/15

The Alabama justices said a Georgia court was wrong to allow the adoptions, arguing that Georgia law doesn't allow such second-parent adoptions.

The Alabama justices said "Georgia law makes no provision for a non-spouse to adopt a child without first terminating the parental rights of the current parents."

The justices said since the children's biological mother maintained her parental rights, the Georgia court "was not empowered to enter the Georgia judgment declaring (her) to be an adoptive parent of the children."

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Alabama court voids lesbian couple's Georgia adoption agreement" by Reuters Media 9/19/15

After breaking up in 2011, one woman in the relationship, referred to as V.L., filed a petition in Alabama in 2013 saying she was being denied parental rights by her former partner, referred to as E.L., the biological mother of the children.

In a seven-to-one decision, the court said "the Georgia court was not empowered to enter the Georgia judgment declaring V.L. to be an adoptive parent of the children. ... The Georgia judgment is accordingly void, and the full faith and credit clause does not require the courts of Alabama to recognize that judgment."

The lawyer for E.L., Randall Nichols, said via email that his client was pleased with the decision but regards it as a private family matter.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Alabama Supreme Court says state doesn't have to recognize lesbian adoption from Georgia" by Kent Faulk, The Birmingham News 9/18/15

Alabama has the authority to determine who may adopt based on the best interest of the child to be adopted, [Alabama Justice Tom] Parker wrote. "To this end, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has held that a state has a legitimate interest in encouraging a stable and nurturing environment for an adopted child by encouraging that the child be raised in the optimal family structure with both a father and a mother," he wrote.

The women had been in a long term relationship and had three children through artificial insemination. The non-biological mother, V.L., adopted the children in Georgia. The biological mother participated in that process and consented in to the adoptions.

When the parents later broke up, the biological mother, E.L., kept V.L. from seeing the children, according to V.L.'s attorneys. V.L. sought visitation in Alabama, where the family lives. E.L. opposed her request, arguing that the Georgia adoption was invalid in Alabama.

The case was first appealed to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. That court ruled in October 2014 that the Jefferson County judge had erred when he granted V.L. visitation rights. But then that appeals court reversed itself in February. The case was then appealed to the Alabama Supreme Court.

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'Husband' Impregnates Both 'Married' Lesbian Wives

A pair of lesbians and their common male lover of Oakland, California who were "married" as a "poly fidelitous triad" last summer say that society needs to accept their definition of family because “in all honesty we think having two moms and one dad is the perfect way to raise a child, in a home full of love,” said Melinda Phoenix—lesbian, mother, and wife (of both a woman and a man).

“Even sex is great as if one person is not feeling up for it, then there are two other people to choose from.”

Of course, having three parents in one bedroom does present some unique challenges. “We just need a bigger bed,” Dani [Phoenix] said. “We are all co-sleeping with the babies as well and at the moment the only way Jonathan [Stein] fits is if he lays horizontally at the bottom of the bed.”

For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:

Supreme Court's New Morality Means Justice for Polygamy

Polygamy OKd by Federal Judge = 'Marriage' Anarchy

Polygamy Too: Federal Court Ruling for 'Gay Marriage'

Teen Girl to Marry Father in New Jersey—Incest OK

Judge Says Incest OK; It's the New Gay



-- From "Two Moms, One Dad: Parenting In a Polyamorous Family" by Rachel Bertsche, Writer, Yahoo! News 3/12/15

Melinda and Dani Phoenix became domestic partners in a 2010 California commitment ceremony, before gay marriage was legal in the state. A year later, the pair fell in love with a man, Jonathan Stein, and added him to their union in an unofficial marriage ceremony in 2014. Now Melinda and Dani are a polyamorous couple — both wives consider Jonathan their husband — and all three are in a romantic relationship.

Recently, the Oakland trio got two new additions to their family. In September 2014, Melinda gave birth to a son, Oliver, and one month later, Dani had a daughter, Ella Lynn; Jonathan is the father of each. “We just made sure we timed things correctly and prayed our wishes would come true,” Melinda said. “I found out I was pregnant on January 14th … and two weeks later we all let out a scream of pure delight when we found out Dani was expecting, too. It was just so special experiencing pregnancy with the woman I love going through it at the same time.”

Today, all three consider themselves parents to both Ella Lynn and Oliver.

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From "'We breastfeed each other's babies!' Polyamorous man's two wives give birth within 30 days of one another - and all three insist they couldn't be happier" by Georgina Bisval, UK Daily Mail 3/10/15

Jonathan, Dani, and Melinda are a polyamorous family, which means that they all believe in having more than one partner.

The trio and their two children all live under the same roof, with all three parents sharing every aspect of parenthood, from nighttime feeds to diaper changes.

'It might seem strange to a lot of people, but to us it makes perfect sense,' Melinda, 28, who runs her own healing company, East-West Collaborative Health, told Daily Mail Online. 'We all love each other and it was our dream to fall pregnant at the same time.'

Until Dani met Melinda in 2008, Melinda had only been in monogamous relationships with men, while Dani had enjoyed relationships with both men and women.

'When Melinda first told me she was missing a man in her life I thought "Why aren't I enough?"' Dani confessed. 'But the more we spoke about it, the more I realized there could be huge advantages to having three of us in our marriage.

'The hard part was finding a man we could both fall in love with.'

Miraculously the girls didn't have to wait too long for their dream husband to come along.

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From "Polyamorous Oakland family finds parenting easier with two moms and a dad" by Amy Graff, San Francisco Chronicle 3/11/15

. . . they’re sharing their story to raise awareness about polyamorous families and hope that some day these arrangements can be widely accepted and legally recognized. With children entering their picture, they feel gaining support from the community is more important than ever.

Polyamory is a term used to define people who love multiple partners at the same time. A polyamorous relationship can range from a married person with multiple love interests to an informal group marriage. Some engage in group sex while others have one-on-one sexual relationships with multiple partners.

Polygamy falls under the polyamory umbrella and refers to a structure with one man who dominates over two or more wives. In a polygamous relationship the wives don’t have an intimate relationship. The Stein-Phoenix clan is different because Melinda and Dani are romantically involved and all three partners are viewed as equals.

A 2009 Newsweek article reported that more than a half-million people prefer a more populous relationship over the traditional two-person one, but some researchers say the numbers could be much higher due to underreporting.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Also read 1 Mom, 2 Dads & Baby: ABC News Promotes Polyamory

Notre Dame Rejects Students for Natural Marriage

A new student club, Students for Child-Oriented Policy (SCOP), was denied recognition by Notre Dame's Student Activities Office because it was decided that the university simply didn't need any more advocates for one-man-one-woman marriage who argue against homosexual parenting.

“It’s the new political correctness. In certain Catholic circles, anti-Catholicism is the new cool.  Very often, the same students who scream censorship in nearly every other instance are the ones who would silence those who promote Catholic teachings. Those who advocate difficult teachings are shunned or ridiculed.”
-- Patrick Reilly, president of the Cardinal Newman Society

For background, read Notre Dame Boots Pro-marriage Advocates, Twice and also read Notre Dame Blesses Homosexual Student Organization as well as Notre Dame Pays Students for Homosexual Activism

-- From "Notre Dame won't recognize 'traditional marriage' student club" posted at FoxNews.com 5/20/14

The decision was based on a recommendation by the university’s Club Coordination Council, a division of student government, that found the club’s mission “closely mirrored” that of other undergraduate student clubs at the 12,000-student university.

SCOP, which was founded in January, is comprised of Notre Dame undergraduate and graduate students focused on the debate about marriage in Indiana, where the school is based, according to its Facebook profile, which had 69 members as of Tuesday.

The group seeks to unite a network of students across The Hoosier State in favor of “child-oriented policies,” according to its organizers.

Timothy Bradley, another SCOP member, indicated that the group is undergoing an appeal process in hopes of reversing the decision.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Notre Dame University Refuses to Recognize Pro-Traditional Marriage Student Group" by Michael Gryboski, Christian Post Reporter 5/21/14

Dennis Brown, spokesperson for Notre Dame, told The Christian Post that the rejection was based on SCOP duplicating the mission of other recognized student clubs.

Brown added that Notre Dame already had multiple "religiously affiliated clubs that promote Catholic Church teaching in all ways," which would include the Church's stance in favor of marriage being between one man and one woman.

According to its Facebook group, which has, as of Wednesday, over 120 members . . . "SCOP's overarching concern is that [government] policymakers are failing to approach their task with a view to how those policies will affect children. They seem to conceive of policy only as it will affect the stable, independent adult with resources."

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From "Pro-Marriage Club Denied Official Status at Notre Dame" by Brian Fraga, National Catholic Register 5/19/14

The group — known as Students for Child Oriented Policy (SCOP) — elicited negative letters to the campus newspaper and prompted hundreds of students to sign a petition calling upon the university not to recognize it as an official campus club.

An official in the university’s Student Affairs Office also expressed disapproval of a SCOP petition that called upon Notre Dame President Father John Jenkins and the administration to “make a clear stand” in support of traditional marriage, SCOP members said.

“SCOP is trying to do in public policy about the family exactly what the Church has asked all Catholics to do: namely, to do what it can to make sure that children are raised by their mother and their father and to make this case in the public square on reasonable grounds accessible to anyone who cares to think about the issues,” [Notre Dame law professor, and proposed SCOP faculty adviser, Gerard] Bradley said.

After SCOP was established in January, its first step was to circulate a petition that called upon the university to take a clear public stand in support of the true definition of marriage and to take “serious and sustained action” to improve the public understanding of the natural institution.

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Obama DOJ OKs Illegal 'Gay Marriages,' Harms Kids

It's routine now: First an activist judge negates a state constitution defining marriage, followed by activist clerks issuing same-sex "marriage" licenses, then a higher court halts the rogue "marriages" -- even becoming null and void.  However then, the Obama administration decrees it will recognize the "marriages" regardless.

UPDATE 7/19/14: Supreme Court Blocks "Gay Marriages" OKd by Obama's DOJ

UPDATE 7/28/14: 4th Circuit Appeals Court Says Mother & Father No Better than Gay 'Parents' (see article excerpts below)

For background, read Suddenly, 'Gay Marriages' Start, then Stop in Michigan as well as Federal Judge Orders Utah 'Gay Marriages' to Proceed

In addition, read how activist judges across America are forbidding voters the right to define marriage as between one man and one woman.

And also read Lawless Obama Administration: States Should Violate Oath for 'Gay Marriage'

Homosexualists always ask, "How will a 'gay marriage' affect someone else?"  Answer: It greatly affects the children; click headlines below to read how.

Parents Unnecessary, Homosexualists Argue in Court

White House Says Kids Don't Need Mom, 2 Dads OK

Homosexualists Use Children to Battle Christianity

And from the archive, read American Voters Getting Message - Gay Agenda Targets Children and also read about The Gay Agenda Effect on Children

-- From "U.S. to Recognize Same-Sex Marriages in Michigan" by Matt Apuzzo, New York Times 3/28/14

The federal government will recognize more than 300 same-sex marriages that were performed in Michigan last weekend, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said Friday, a day after Michigan’s governor said his state would not.

Mr. Holder’s announcement caps a period of rapid change and uncertainty over the status of same-sex marriage in Michigan. On March 21, a federal judge struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, and the next morning gay and lesbian couples rushed to exchange vows. By late that afternoon, however, an appeals court stayed the judge’s ruling.

Mr. Holder said the federal government viewed it differently. “These families will be eligible for all relevant federal benefits on the same terms as other same-sex marriages,” he said in a statement released by the Justice Department.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Feds recognizing Mich. gay marriages though state won't" by Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press 3/28/14

At least for now, couples married Saturday in four counties in Michigan — Ingham, Muskegon, Oakland and Washtenaw — will have the same standing regarding federal income and estate tax benefits, as well as any other federal rights, afforded other married couples. But a court could eventually reject that standing.

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From "Supreme Court puts Utah same-sex marriages on hold" by Richard Wolf, USA TODAY 1/6/14

The Supreme Court put a stop to same-sex marriages in conservative Utah on Monday while the state appeals a federal district court's ruling that had legalized the unions.

The justices, acting on a petition sent to Justice Sonia Sotomayor, ruled that gay marriages cannot continue during the appeals process. The case is pending before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.

U.S. District Judge Robert Shelby ruled Dec. 20 that the state's ban on same-sex marriage violates gay and lesbian couples' constitutional rights. Since then, more than 900 same-sex couples in the state have wed.

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From "Same-sex marriages in Utah legal under federal law, Attorney General Holder says" by Sari Horwitz, Washington Post 1/10/14

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. intervened in the legal battle over gay marriage in Utah on Friday and announced that same-sex marriages that took place in Utah are considered legal under federal law even though state officials will not recognize those unions.

On Jan. 6., the Supreme Court halted Utah’s same-sex marriages, staying Shelby’s decision pending appeal and putting the marriages in legal limbo. On Wednesday, Utah Gov. Gary R. Herbert’s office sent a memo to state officials saying Utah would not consider same-sex marriages lawful, as it appealed Shelby’s ruling.

“It is outrageous that the Justice Department would move so brazenly and publicly to undermine Utah’s standing constitutional provision regulating marriage as the union of one man and one woman,” said Brian Brown, [National Organization for Marriage] president. “It is the right of the states to determine marriage, and the voters and legislature of Utah have done just that.”

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From "Utah’s decision to freeze same-sex marriages debated in court" by Brooke Adams, The Salt Lake Tribune 3/13/14

Assistant Utah Attorney General Kyle J. Kaiser told U.S. District Court Judge Dale A. Kimball that couples who married after Utah’s Amendment 3 was found unconstitutional on Dec. 20 knew the state was seeking to stay the ruling and planned to appeal it.

Assistant Utah Attorney General Joni J. Jones told Kimball that the couples "had no rights under Utah law" until the Dec. 20 decision and once the ruling was stayed, they did not retain vested rights.

Jones said the state is merely not recognizing the marriages while the question of whether same-sex couples have a fundamental right to marriage is resolved, she said

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From "Opponents in gay marriage lawsuits clash over impact on kids" by Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post 3/31/14

In hundreds of pages of filings in a federal appeals court, Utah, Oklahoma and their allies are arguing that children belong in homes with a father and mother. They also express concerns that same-sex marriages could result in a declining birth rate.

That blueprint is being followed around the country, as states claim that gay-parent homes are weaker incubators for kids than homes run by heterosexuals. Allowing same-sex marriages threatens to shift the focus of marriage from being "child centric" to "adult centric," they argue.

In Bishop vs. Smith, the Oklahoma gay marriage case, defendants argue in their brief that many social-science studies confirm that children do best when raised by both biological parents. It cited Supreme Court decisions stating that a constitutional "liberty interest" exists for the "natural" family and that children have a right to know their natural parents.

The Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear oral arguments in both cases in April.

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UPDATE 7/28/14: From "Bush-and-Obama-Appointed Judge: It's 'Dubious Proposition That Same-Sex Couples are Less Capable Parents'" by Terence P. Jeffrey, CNSNews.com

[U.S. 4th Circuit Appeals Court Judge Henry F.] Floyd made the [headline, above] remark while declaring same-sex marriage a constitutional right and dismissing the argument made in favor of Virginia's marriage amendment that it safeguards the need of children to be raised by both a mother and a father.

"The proponents aver that 'children develop best when reared by their married biological parents in a stable family unit,'" wrote Floyd. "They dwell on the importance of 'gender-differentiated parenting' and argue that sanctioning same-sex marriage will deprive children of the benefit of being raised by a mother and a father, who have 'distinct parenting styles.' In essence, the proponents argue that the Virginia Marriage Laws safeguard children by preventing same-sex couples from marrying and starting inferior families."

. . . said Floyd. "For example, as the American Psychological Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Psychiatric Association, National Association of Social Workers, and Virginia Psychological Association (collectively, the APA) explain in their amicus brief, 'there is no scientific evidence that parenting effectiveness is related to parental sexual orientation,' and 'the same factors'—including family stability, economic resources, and the quality of parent-child relationships—'are linked to children’s positive development, whether they are raised by heterosexual, lesbian, or gay parents.”

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Also read Gay Agenda will be Complete when Christians are Muzzled, Say Homosexualists as well as Senator Ted Cruz Says the Gay Agenda Ends Christian Liberty

In addition, read American Decline: President Obama's Gay Agenda vs. Christians

Suddenly, 'Gay Marriages' Commence in Michigan

Late Friday, a single federal judge negated the Michigan voters' decision in 2004 to define marriage as between one man and one woman, and within hours, county clerks across the state began performing homosexual "weddings" while their offices would have otherwise been closed. Unlike activist judges overruling citizens in other states, this judge did NOT delay implementation of his ruling awaiting the people's appeal.

“Many Michigan residents have religious convictions whose principles govern the conduct of their daily lives and inform their own viewpoints about marriage. Nonetheless, these views cannot strip other citizens of the guarantees of equal protection under the law.”
-- U.S. District Judge Bernard A. Friedman

For background, read Michigan Lesbians Sue, Claiming Homosexual "Marriage" Guaranteed by U.S. Constitution and their Sexperts Argue Parents are Unnecessary

In addition, read how activist judges across America are forbidding voters the right to define marriage as between one man and one woman.

UPDATE 3/31/14: President Obama's Dept. of Justice OKs Illegal 'Gay Marriages,' Harms Kids

-- From "Michigan begins same-sex marriage ceremonies" by Robert Barnes, Washington Post 3/22/14

U.S. District Judge Bernard A. Friedman dismissed the state’s contention, after a two-week trial, that Michigan voters adopted the ban on the premise that heterosexual married couples provided the optimal environment for raising children.

There is no proof that such a premise is true, Friedman wrote, and he declared the testimony of the state’s main witness “entirely unbelievable and not worthy of serious consideration.”

His decision was issued late Friday afternoon as clerk’s offices were closing. Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette (R) immediately appealed the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit and asked for a stay.

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From "First gay couple married in Michigan" by Natalie DiBlasio, USA TODAY 3/22/14

With no stay in place, Washtenaw County Clerk Lawrence Kestenbaum said his office will issue 60 licenses on Saturday.

Muskegon County Clerk Nancy Waters said she's been prepared to issue licenses since last October but was waiting for an official decision from U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman.

Oakland County Clerk Lisa Brown announced via Twitter her office will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.

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From "Judge strikes down Michigan ban on gay marriage; state asks for a stay" by Tresa Baldas, Elisha Anderson and Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press Writers 3/22/14

In his 31-page ruling, Friedman heavily criticized the state’s position that the will of the voters should have been upheld, noting that just because voters approve something doesn’t make it right, especially when it violates the Constitution.

“It is the court’s fervent hope that these [lesbians'] children will grow up to ‘understand the integrity and closeness of their own family and its concord with other families in their community and in their daily lives.’

[Friedman continued,] “Today’s decision is a step in that direction, and affirms the enduring principle that regardless of whoever finds favor in the eyes of the most recent majority, the guarantee of equal protection must prevail.”

The state has long argued that the will of the voters should not be drowned out by a single judge. The state also argues that it has a “legitimate” interest in preserving the traditional family structure because — it claims — children thrive best when raised by married moms and dads.

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From "Michigan's first gay marriage performed in Ingham County; couples line up in Oakland" by Paul Egan and Eric Lawrence, Detroit Free Press Staff Writers 3/22/14

In at least four Michigan counties, Oakland, Igham, Washtenaw and Muskegon, clerks began issuing marriage licenses today to same-sex couples . . .

The line at the Oakland County Clerk's Office stretched out the door before the office opened to begin issuing licenses at 9 a.m. After licenses were issued, marriages were performed in hallways and in the county commissioners' auditorium. More than an hour later, a steady stream of eager residents continued to file in.

Igham’s clerk Byrum, who normally opens at 8 a.m. only Monday through Friday, raced to get ahead of a the stay that Attorney General Bill Schuette is seeking on an emergency basis from the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.

As word spread, Byrum had peformed three wedding ceremonies by 8:30 a.m. and said she didn’t know how many she might perform today.

Byrum, a prominent Michigan Democrat and former state representative who initially said she would not start issuing licenses until Monday, said the situation left her unable to sleep.

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From "Michigan same-sex couples making marriage history with joy, tears" by Chad Livengood, Mike Martindale and Lauren Abdel-Razzaq, The Detroit News 3/22/14

Byrum said she wanted to make marriage licenses available Saturday just in case the judge halted his decision over the weekend. . . .

. . . Clerks who handle marriage licenses in Michigan’s 83 counties said they would start granting them to gays and lesbians, with some starting Saturday morning.

In West Michigan, Harbor Unitarian Universalist Congregation Pastor Bill Freeman said he’s officiating at weddings Saturday at his Muskegon church. He said Muskegon County Clerk Nancy Waters also was starting after 9 a.m.

Couples began lining up at the Washtenaw County clerk’s office in Ann Arbor at 5:30 a.m. for a chance to get marriage licenses. More than 100 couples showed up to be married.

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From "Michigan gay marriages could fall into legal limbo" by Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press 3/22/14 5:55 p.m. EDT

More than 100 same-sex couples who got married in Michigan on Saturday stand the risk of having their marriages fall into a form of legal limbo if the state refuses to recognize them while appeals are pending, according to an expert on federal law and the courts.

Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond School of Law in Richmond, Va., said the status of the same-sex marriages in Michigan is not entirely clear while an appeal of a federal judge's ruling declaring Michigan's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional is pending before the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.

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From "Gay weddings halted in Michigan after 300 marriage licenses issued" by Paresh Dave, Los Angeles Times 3/22/14 5:11 p.m. EDT

. . . the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals did not take immediate action. On Saturday afternoon, the court gave attorneys for the nurses until noon Tuesday to rebut the state’s emergency request.

Later Saturday, the appeals court issued another order, this time saying the same-sex marriage ban would remain in place at least through Wednesday “to allow a more reasoned consideration of the motion” to keep the ban in place.

The more than 300 couples who wed Saturday are unlikely to have their marriages recognized by the state, legal experts said.

"We anticipate that the 6th Circuit will issue a permanent stay, just as courts have ruled in similar cases across the country,” Joy Yearout, a spokeswoman for the state’s attorney general, said in a statement Saturday evening.

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Also read Gay Agenda will be Complete when Christians are Muzzled, Say Homosexualists as well as Senator Ted Cruz Says the Gay Agenda Ends Christian Liberty

In addition, read American Decline: President Obama's Gay Agenda vs. Christians

Parents Unnecessary, Homosexualists Argue in Court

Because the Bible has become irrelevant, and even despised in the media portrayal of America, to gain public favor, defenders of natural marriage often focus their arguments on the state's responsibility regarding children. In the on-going lawsuit to negate Michigan voters' marriage amendment, Gay Agenda advocates intend to dispel any notion that children need a mother and a father.

For background, read White House Says Kids Don't Need Mom, 2 Dads OK and also read Study: Lesbians Never Abuse Kids as well as Homosexual Judge Says Children Don't Need Parents

In addition, read the Harvard study: Demise of Natural Family Counters Upward Mobility

UPDATE 3/22/14: Suddenly, 'Gay Marriages' Commence in Michigan

-- From "Dueling experts debate data in Mich. gay marriage trial" by Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press 3/4/14

"Children born into a married couple have better outcomes right at the start of life. This gap has shrunk over time, but has continued to exist over decades," [Brigham Young University economist Joseph Price] said.

Children raised by married heterosexual parents, he said, are 35% more likely to be making normal progress in school than kids raised by same-sex couples.

"This is statistically significant," Price said, noting children of same-sex couples are also 15% more likely to be held back in school than children raised in traditional family settings.

Price contradicted the prior testimony of Stanford sociologist Michael Rosenfeld, who last week said that children raised by same-sex parents suffer no disadvantage when compared with other kids, according to his research.

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From "Professor says Michigan should move slowly on gay marriage, cites his study of young adults" by Ed White, Associated Press 3/4/14

University of Texas sociologist Mark Regnerus testified for more than three hours as a witness for the state of Michigan, which is defending a ban on gay marriage. The constitutional amendment, approved by voters in 2004, is being challenged by two Detroit-area nurses [April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse] in a rare trial.

Regnerus was the leader of a study that screened thousands of people, ages 18 to 39, and found roughly 250 who said they grew up in a house where a mom or dad eventually had a same-sex relationship.

He found they were more likely to have problems — welfare dependence, less education, marijuana use — than young adults from stable families led by heterosexuals. But he later acknowledged that his study didn't include children raised by same-sex couples in a stable relationship.

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For background, read the Regnerus Study: Gay Parenting Harms Kids

From "Defense of Michigan's same-sex marriage ban rests on scholar scorned by peers" by Brian Dickerson, Detroit Free Press Columnist 3/4/14

On the day he debuted as the star witness in defense of Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage, [Mark Regnerus,] a University of Texas sociologist was denounced by his employer for peddling junk science.

[In a statement, University of Texas sociology department chairwoman Christine] Williams noted that Regnerus’ conclusions about same-sex parents had been similarly rejected by the 14,000-member American Sociological Association, which decreed that Regnerus’ research was “fundamentally flawed on conceptual and methodological grounds.”

Under cross-examination Tuesday, Regnerus stoically acknowledged the sting of his peers’ disavowal.

“It’s regrettable,” he said, looking like the last kid left standing against the schoolhouse wall after his classmates had chosen teams for a pick-up game. “I guess they just want to distance themselves from me.”

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From "Statement from the Chair Regarding Professor Regnerus" by Christine L. Williams, University of Texas 3/3/14

Like all faculty, Dr. Regnerus has the right to pursue his areas of research and express his point of view.  However, Dr. Regnerus’ opinions are his own. They do not reflect the views of the Sociology Department of The University of Texas at Austin. . . . findings from Dr. Regnerus’ work have been cited inappropriately in efforts to diminish the civil rights and legitimacy of LBGTQ partners and their families.

The Sociology Department at The University of Texas at Austin . . . actively promotes and supports diversity among our faculty and student populations.

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For further background, read how activist judges across America are forbidding voters the right to define marriage as between one man and one woman.

And read Lawless Obama Administration: States Should Violate Oath for 'Gay Marriage'

Also read American Decline: Obama's Gay Agenda vs. Christians

Pope Decries Abortion; Media Distort Him: Vatican

The Vatican has apparently decided to confront the liberal media spin of Pope Francis by issuing statements correcting reports implying that Roman Catholic doctrine is evolving.  Perhaps the Pope's comments today concerning abortion is the vanguard of clarifying statements to come.

“Every unborn child, though unjustly condemned to be aborted, has the face of the Lord, who even before his birth, and then as soon as he was born, experienced the rejection of the world.”
-- Pope Francis I

For background, read Pope Disappoints Liberals, Opposes 'Gay Adoption' and also read Liberal Media Say Pope Francis OKs Gay & Women Priests as well as Pope Removes Democrat Party Antagonist, Media Crow

UPDATE 3/6/14: Again, Media Distort Pope, Reporting He's Open to Homosexual Civil Unions

-- From "Pope says abortion evidence of ‘throwaway culture’" by The Associated Press 1/13/14

“We cannot be indifferent to those suffering from hunger, especially children, when we think of how much food is wasted every day in many parts of the world immersed in what I have often termed ‘the throwaway culture,’” Francis said.

That culture, he said, also affects the unborn child.

“For example, it is frightful even to think that there are children, victims of abortion, who will never see the light of day,” he said. Francis has generally limited his exhortations about abortion, saying church teaching is well known and that he prefers to speak less about the church’s moralizing rules and more about its positive, welcoming message.

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From "Pope Francis: Abortion Kills Children 'Who Will Never See the Light of Day'" by Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com 1/13/14

Last September, a day after an interview the mainstream media used to claim Pope Francis is backing down on the Catholic Church’s pro-life teachings, the Pope condemned abortion in strong terms, saying unborn babies are “unjustly condemned” when killed in abortions.

In the text of a message the Pope delivered to a group of Catholic doctors this morning, as distributed by the Vatican today, Pope Francis soundly condemned abortion . . . [and] the “throwaway culture” abortion promotes, saying, “Our response to this mentality is a ‘yes’ to life, decisive and without hesitation. ‘The first right of the human person is his life. He has other goods and some are precious, but this one is fundamental –- the condition for all the others’”.

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From "Vatican denies pope is open to recognition of gay civil unions" by Philip Pullella, Reuters 1/5/13

Francis, in a conversation with leaders of religious orders published by a Jesuit journal on Friday, said the Catholic Church had to try not to scare away children who live in complex family situations, such as those whose parents were separated and those living with gay couples.

"The situation in which we live now provides us with new challenges which sometimes are difficult for us to understand," the pope said, according to the transcript of the conversation.

"How can we proclaim Christ to these boys and girls? How can we proclaim Christ to a generation that is changing? We must be careful not to administer a vaccine against faith to them," he said.

The Vatican has stressed the pope's words did not change Church teachings that homosexual tendencies are not sinful but homosexual acts are.

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From "Fr. Lombardi: Papal comments on education 'manipulated' by media" posted at Vatican Radio 1/6/14

The Director of the Holy See’s Press Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi has issued an explanatory note following extensive debate in the Italian media after the publication by the Jesuit journal Civiltà Cattolica of a conversation between Pope Francis and religious superiors on November 29th. Many comments focused on gay unions.

The Pope had “absolutely not expressed” his opinions on a debate that was ignited in Italy one month later, Fr. Lombardi says, and “those who remember the positions he expressed earlier in Argentina during similar debates know that they were completely different from what some people are now trying surreptitiously to attribute to him.”

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From "Vatican: Media Uses ‘Manipulation’ of Pope’s Statements to Fit Agenda" by Barbara Boland, CNSNews.com 1/9/14

The Vatican statement was in response to media reports about informal comments by the pope that they said indicated a change, a move by the church towards accepting civil unions for homosexuals.

From the Pope’s remark, AFP ran a story with the headline, “Pope Calls for Fresh Church Approach to Children of Gay Parents.”

An article with a very similar title appeared on NBC News, “Pope Calls for New Approach To Kids of Gay, Divorced Parents.”

A story with the pope’s quote also appeared in The Australian titled “The Pope’s Plea on Gay Kids” and the same theme was featured in The Hindu’s article, “Pope’s Inclusive Remarks on Homosexuality Surprise Many.”

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From "It's official: Pope has not abolished sin, says Vatican" by Philip Pullella, Reuters 12/31/13

The Vatican felt compelled on Tuesday to deny that Pope Francis had "abolished sin", after . . . Eugenio Scalfari, an atheist who writes opinion pieces for the left-leaning La Repubblica newspaper, published an article titled "Francis' Revolution: He has abolished sin".

Scalfari, who held a long private conversation with the pope earlier this year and wrote about it several times, concluded in the complex, treatise-like article that Francis believed sin effectively no longer existed because God's mercy and forgiveness were "eternal".

Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi told Vatican Radio that "this affirmation that the pope has abolished sin" was wrong.

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In addition, read Pope Francis Says Gay Agenda is Work of the Devil and also read Pope Francis Cracks Down on American Liberal Nuns, Priests

Everyone Pays for 'Gay Fertility' Treatments in CA

Just as ObamaCare, on a nationwide basis, forces relatively healthy and/or younger people to buy overly expensive health insurance in order to subsidize less healthy and/or older people, legislation just signed by California Gov. Jerry Brown requires insurance companies to cover fertility treatment for homosexuals.

“Reproductive medicine is for everybody’s benefit. To restrict fertility coverage solely to heterosexual married couples violates California’s non-discrimination laws. I wrote this bill to correct that.”
-- Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, an openly homosexual Democrat representing San Francisco

Although the new law defines “infertility” as “the inability to conceive a pregnancy or to carry a pregnancy to a live birth after a year or more of regular sexual relations without contraception,” the language of the law does NOT make clear if two men having anal sex regularly for a year, to no avail, meets this criteria.

For background, read Pregnant 'Man' of Transgender 'Couple' Gives Birth and also read Gay Procreation: Successful Offspring from Two Males as well as San Francisco OKs Taxpayer-funded 'Sex Change' Surgery

UPDATE 6/3/14: All American Taxpayers Now Fund Elderly Sex Changes

UPDATE 8/26/14: ObamaCare Pays for Sexual Mutilation — Gay Agenda

UPDATE 4/4/15: Judge Orders Prisoner Sex Change Paid by Citizens

-- From "New Calif. law clarifies that fertility treatment insurance coverage applies to gay couples" by Tom Verdin, Associated Press 10/8/13

The legislation, AB460, clarifies the non-discrimination provision of an existing state law that requires health plans to offer coverage for fertility treatments, except for in vitro fertilization.

Neither Ammiano's office nor advocacy groups that supported the bill could say how many same-sex couples might be denied coverage in a given year in California but said it's a common complaint. Even without in vitro fertilization, fertility treatments are expensive, costing hundreds or thousands of dollars per cycle.

The new law, which takes effect in January, states that insurance plans offering coverage for fertility treatments cannot discriminate on any basis, including "domestic partner status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status ... sex or sexual orientation."

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From "Gov. Brown: Insurers Must Provide Gays Coverage for Fertility Treatments" by Barbara Hollingsworth, CNSNews.com 10/10/13

Most fertility treatments, including some that cost tens of thousands of dollars, are included, such as “diagnosis, diagnostic tests, medication, surgery, and gamete intrafallopian transfer.” Although the law covers artificial insemination, it specifically excludes in vitro fertilization.

"The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) recently released updated clinical guidelines on assessment and treatment for people with fertility problems. Included in the guidelines are definitions for when men and women in same-sex relationships not having vaginal intercourse should be eligible for assessment and possible treatment for infertility. Specifically, the clinical guidelines state that “for same-sex couples, failure to conceive after 6 cycles of [artificial insemination] within the 12 past months should be the indication for further assessment,” according to an analysis of the bill by the California Health Benefits Review Program.

The report noted that AB460’s “impact on costs is unknown,” including whether the additional costs of providing fertility treatment to gays and unmarried individuals will shift to other public or private premium payers.

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Also read Women Living & Procreating Without Men as well as Lab Creates Human Life with 3 Biological Parents

White House Says Kids Don't Need Mom, 2 Dads OK

President Obama's Justice Department is urging the Supreme Court to fabricate a right for same-sex marriage by arguing that better outcomes are NOT achieved by raising children with in-tact families of biological parents.

Of course, totalitarian governments always diminish the significance of parents.

For background, read Study: Gay Parenting Harms Kids - Media Frantic and also read Mother & Father Deleted: Obama Administration Gay Agenda as well as Prop 8 Homosexual Judge Says Children Don't Need Parents

UPDATE 3/12/13: 11-year-old Grace Evans explains the need for a mother and father to the Minnesota House Committee on Civil Law (in video):

-- From "Obama administration urges Supreme Court to strike down Prop. 8" by Christi Parsons and David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times 2/28/13

The Obama administration has endorsed a constitutional right to marry for gays and lesbians, urging the Supreme Court to strike down California’s voter-passed law barring same-sex marriage as well as laws in at least the seven other states that already provide civil unions.

“Tradition, no matter how long established, cannot by itself justify a discriminatory law,” the administration said in a brief filed with the high court late Thursday. “Prejudice may not be the basis for differential treatment under the law.”

The administration was not required to get involved in the California case, but gay rights groups lobbied it heavily to do so. The groups also have orchestrated a series of briefs on their side by business leaders, prominent [pro-gay] Republicans and others. Although the government’s brief did not go as far as gay-rights advocates have done, it won immediate praise from those organizations.

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From U.S. Department of Justice amicus brief ("Friend of the Court" document) filed to U.S. Supreme Court 2/28/13

[Regarding the] child-rearing justification for Proposition 8: “the best situation for a child is to be raised by a married mother and father.” . . . As an initial matter, no sound basis exists for concluding that same-sex couples who have committed to marriage are anything other than fully capable of responsible parenting and childrearing. To the contrary, many leading medical, psychological, and social-welfare organizations have issued policy statements opposing restrictions on gay and lesbian parenting based on their conclusion, supported by numerous scientific studies, that children raised by gay and lesbian parents are as likely to be well adjusted as children raised by heterosexual parents. . . . The weight of the scientific literature strongly supports the view that same-sex parents are just as capable as opposite-sex parents.

To read the entire DOJ amicus brief above, CLICK HERE.

From "Obama to Supreme Court: 'Overwhelming expert consensus' gay parents as good as heterosexuals" by Ben Johnson, LifeSiteNews.com 2/28/13

. . . However, the most comprehensive studies to date on the issue of how children fare being raised by homosexual or heterosexual parents have come to much different conclusions.

Last June, Dr. Mark Regnerus of the University of Texas at Austin found most previous studies suffered serious flaws in data, including relying on unscientific and unrepresentative reports gathered from those who willingly stepped up at women's bookstores and other homosexual venues.

In August, the University of Texas at Austin dismissed charges from LGBT activist and blog author Scott Rosensweig that Dr.Regnerus “harbor[ed] anti-gay prejudices” because he is Catholic.

A study released later in 2012 found the children of heterosexual parents do better in school than those raised by homosexuals.

Dr. Douglas Allen of Simon Fraser University found that children of married parents are 35 percent more likely to make normal progress in school than children who grow up in same-sex households.

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From "DOJ: Children Do Not Need—and Have No Right to--Mothers" by Terence P. Jeffrey, CNSNews.com 3/3/13

So far in the history of the human race, no child has ever been born without a biological father and mother. Now, in the Supreme Court of the United States, the Executive Branch of the federal government is arguing that, regardless of the biological facts of parenthood, states have no legitimate and defenisble interest in ensuring that children conceived by a mother and a father are in fact raised by mothers and fathers.

The brief that the Justice Department presented to the Supreme Court discussed children only as items controlled by others, not as individual human beings who have God-given rights of their own. It simply assumes that a child has no inherent right to a mother or father and that the only right truly in question is whether two people of the same-sex have a right to marry one another and that that right encompasses a right to adopt and foster-raise children.

To take this view and be consistent with the principles of the Declaration of Independence—which recognizes the ultimate authority of the “Laws of Nature and Nature’s God” and says that “all men are created equal” and “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights”—the Obama Justice Department must advance the assumption that natural law and Nature’s God give children no right to a mother and father and no right not to be legally handed over by the government to be raised by same-sex couples.

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Also read the saga of President Obama's War on Marriage via Judges