A new study in the British Medical Journal Open concludes that the rising incidence of prostate cancer deaths may be linked to a decades-long rise in the presence of the female hormone estrogen and similar compounds in the environment as a result of female human waste from birth control pills -- in other words, contamination of the food and water supply.
For background, read The Pill is Dangerous; Feds Say Keep Taking it and also read Study Finds the Pill Increases Risk of Breast Cancer
-- From "Study: Link Between Birth Control Pills and Prostate Cancer?" by Lara Salahi, ABC News 11/15/11
The study found that countries with the highest number of women on the pill were more likely to have a higher number of men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer. The finding suggests for the first time a potential link between the pill and prostate cancer, the researchers said.
It’s unclear what exactly could tie the pill to prostate cancer, but researcher said estrogen hormones released in urine that recycle through the water supply could account for one possible explanation.
“There’s reason to suggest there’s an environmental component [to prostate cancer] and not solely genetic,” said Dr. Neil Fleshner, head of urology at the University Health Network in Ontario and co-author of the study.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Global Prostate Cancer Risk Linked To Contraceptive Pill Usage" by Grace Rattue, Medical News Today 11/15/11
In order to determine prostate cancer rates, deaths as well as the ratio of women using common methods for contraception for 2007, the investigators used data from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the United Nations World Contraceptive Use report.
According to their calculations condoms, intrauterine devices, or other vaginal barriers were not linked with an increased risk of men developing prostate cancer.
However, in the population as a whole irrespective of the wealth of a nation, the use of the contraceptive pill in individual countries around the world was substantially linked to both the number of new prostate cancer cases and deaths from prostate cancer.
Themporal increases in the incidence of certain cancers (breast, endometrial, thyroid, testis and prostate) in hormonally sensitive tissues in many parts of the industrialized world are often cited as evidence that widespread exposure of the general population to EDCs [endocrine disruptive compounds] has had adverse impacts on human health."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Pills, prostate cancer linked" posted at Press TV 11/15/11
Higher blood levels of estrogen hormone has already been linked to increased risk of different forms of cancer including prostate tumors while the new findings suggest that the synthetic hormones circulating in the environment can enter and accumulate in the human body through water and food chain.
Although the amounts of estrogen excreted from a woman taking contraceptives are very low, when millions of them use the pills over a long period of time, it might cause a low-level environmental contamination, said lead author Dr. David Margel of the University of Toronto.
To evaluate and develop their findings, researchers are planning to measure estrogen levels in water and blood stream of patients with prostate cancer.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
Non-School Graduation Prayer 'A Sham' Says ACLU
Many years ago, the American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska threatened Lakeview High School in Columbus, Nebraska over prayers at the graduation ceremony, so the school ended its involvement in commencement in favor of a private graduation event. The ACLU now says this maneuver to allow prayer to continue is equally illegal.
-- From "American Civil Liberties Union Sends Letter About Prayer, School Board To Consult Attorney" by The Associated Press 11/14/11
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska sent a letter to the school district earlier this month that said the ceremonies violate students' First Amendment religious rights.
Lakeview superintendent Russ Freeman said that the district will take up the issue with its attorney at Monday night's school board meeting. He declined further comment.
The ACLU also complained about the ceremonies in 2001, so the district classified graduation as a parent-run event to allow for prayers.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "ACLU Demands Prayers Stop at Neb. Schools" posted at CBNNews.com 11/4/11
Officials with Lakeview Community Schools in Columbus, Neb., were told to stop holding a high school graduation ceremony that subjects students to "unconstitutional religious messages," according to an ACLU press release.
The ACLU said district materials show the ceremonies carry an overwhelming message that the prayers are endorsed by the school district.
Superintendent Russ Freeman responded to the ACLU, saying parents run the ceremonies. He said he doesn't believe the district has done nothing wrong.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "ACLU wants Columbus Lakeview to stop prayers at graduation" by Margaret Reist, Lincoln Journal Star 11/3/11
"The current ceremony coercively subjects students to religious messages as the price of attending high school commencement," ACLU Nebraska Legal Director Amy Miller said in a news release. "This leaves some students and their families feeling like second-class participants at their own graduation."
"It is perfectly acceptable to have a truly private graduation ceremony as a supplement to the official, school-sponsored event," Miller said. "What is happening at Lakeview High is a sham separation and, therefore, unconstitutional."
Miller said although Lakeview's ceremony is unconstitutional, voluntary, student-led religious practices are protected by the Constitution and defended by the ACLU.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
-- From "American Civil Liberties Union Sends Letter About Prayer, School Board To Consult Attorney" by The Associated Press 11/14/11
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska sent a letter to the school district earlier this month that said the ceremonies violate students' First Amendment religious rights.
Lakeview superintendent Russ Freeman said that the district will take up the issue with its attorney at Monday night's school board meeting. He declined further comment.
The ACLU also complained about the ceremonies in 2001, so the district classified graduation as a parent-run event to allow for prayers.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "ACLU Demands Prayers Stop at Neb. Schools" posted at CBNNews.com 11/4/11
Officials with Lakeview Community Schools in Columbus, Neb., were told to stop holding a high school graduation ceremony that subjects students to "unconstitutional religious messages," according to an ACLU press release.
The ACLU said district materials show the ceremonies carry an overwhelming message that the prayers are endorsed by the school district.
Superintendent Russ Freeman responded to the ACLU, saying parents run the ceremonies. He said he doesn't believe the district has done nothing wrong.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "ACLU wants Columbus Lakeview to stop prayers at graduation" by Margaret Reist, Lincoln Journal Star 11/3/11
"The current ceremony coercively subjects students to religious messages as the price of attending high school commencement," ACLU Nebraska Legal Director Amy Miller said in a news release. "This leaves some students and their families feeling like second-class participants at their own graduation."
"It is perfectly acceptable to have a truly private graduation ceremony as a supplement to the official, school-sponsored event," Miller said. "What is happening at Lakeview High is a sham separation and, therefore, unconstitutional."
Miller said although Lakeview's ceremony is unconstitutional, voluntary, student-led religious practices are protected by the Constitution and defended by the ACLU.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Penn State Sodomy Raises Ire of Homosexualists
In the wake of the male-on-male child sex abuse scandal involving high profile football coaches, homosexual advocates are reacting swiftly to discredit and defuse any talk of pedophilia/ pederasty in the same breath as "gay parenting rights."
For background, read Normalization of Pedophilia Urged by Psychiatrists and also read Pedophiles Win in 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
UPDATE 6/27/12: Jerry Sandusky is guilty in a Christian nation
-- From "Penn State Scandal: Jerry Sandusky Cited As Case Against Same-Sex Parenting By Anti-Gay Speakers" reported by Huffington Post 11/12/11
First to speak out was Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association . . . [concerning] Penn State's retired assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, who has been arrested and charged with 40 counts of sexual abuse involving eight boys over a 15-year period. "It's a simple, stubborn fact that homosexuals molest children at much higher rates than the heterosexual population," Fischer said. "This is one of the reasons the Boy Scouts have every right to keep homosexuals from becoming Boy Scout leaders."
Echoing those sentiments was the Family Research Council's Jerry Cox, who appeared on the NPR news and analysis show "To The Point" via a California-based affiliate and used Sandusky's case as an argument against same-sex adoption. "I find it interesting that we talk about the Penn State situation, and then when we talk about people who claim to have these rights to adopt or foster; in both cases, the children's rights get put in second place," Cox told host Warren Olney, after a gay parent from L.A. spoke about the stringent adoption process to which he and his partner were subjected. "If those are the only two choices -- a child be institutionalized or in a same-sex home -- I would like to challenge this and say, maybe the state can do better than that. I blame the state for that. These children need a place to recover."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Penguins, perverts — and the mockery of everything LGBTQ" by Brody Levesque, LGBTQ Nation 11/13/11
I think that the one constant in my life these days is knowing that no matter what an LGBTQ person does, in any fashion, you can be certain that a member of corporate Christianity will find a way to make it as demonic, sinful, and dehumanizing as possible.
The problem I have with all of this is that I am not hearing a forceful and loud national conversation commencing, that once and forever puts to rest this disgusting, misleading, untruthful, and unjust accusation that these family groups from corporate Christianity not to mention some religious leaders, deploy as weaponry to create a state of disaffection in the populace against LGBTQ people.
To read the entire opinion column above, CLICK HERE.
Although less than 2% of the population is homosexual, about one-third of the sex crimes against children are committed by homosexuals. CLICK HERE for studies.
For background, read Normalization of Pedophilia Urged by Psychiatrists and also read Pedophiles Win in 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
UPDATE 6/27/12: Jerry Sandusky is guilty in a Christian nation
-- From "Penn State Scandal: Jerry Sandusky Cited As Case Against Same-Sex Parenting By Anti-Gay Speakers" reported by Huffington Post 11/12/11
First to speak out was Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association . . . [concerning] Penn State's retired assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, who has been arrested and charged with 40 counts of sexual abuse involving eight boys over a 15-year period. "It's a simple, stubborn fact that homosexuals molest children at much higher rates than the heterosexual population," Fischer said. "This is one of the reasons the Boy Scouts have every right to keep homosexuals from becoming Boy Scout leaders."
Echoing those sentiments was the Family Research Council's Jerry Cox, who appeared on the NPR news and analysis show "To The Point" via a California-based affiliate and used Sandusky's case as an argument against same-sex adoption. "I find it interesting that we talk about the Penn State situation, and then when we talk about people who claim to have these rights to adopt or foster; in both cases, the children's rights get put in second place," Cox told host Warren Olney, after a gay parent from L.A. spoke about the stringent adoption process to which he and his partner were subjected. "If those are the only two choices -- a child be institutionalized or in a same-sex home -- I would like to challenge this and say, maybe the state can do better than that. I blame the state for that. These children need a place to recover."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Penguins, perverts — and the mockery of everything LGBTQ" by Brody Levesque, LGBTQ Nation 11/13/11
I think that the one constant in my life these days is knowing that no matter what an LGBTQ person does, in any fashion, you can be certain that a member of corporate Christianity will find a way to make it as demonic, sinful, and dehumanizing as possible.
The problem I have with all of this is that I am not hearing a forceful and loud national conversation commencing, that once and forever puts to rest this disgusting, misleading, untruthful, and unjust accusation that these family groups from corporate Christianity not to mention some religious leaders, deploy as weaponry to create a state of disaffection in the populace against LGBTQ people.
To read the entire opinion column above, CLICK HERE.
Although less than 2% of the population is homosexual, about one-third of the sex crimes against children are committed by homosexuals. CLICK HERE for studies.
Christians Pray for Detroit, Others Condemn Prayers
Tens of thousands of Christians assembled at Detroit's Ford Field stadium in prayer for Jesus Christ to bless the troubled city, but Muslims, liberals, and the media derided the event as intolerant and hateful because of TheCall organizers' belief in the Bible.
-- For background, read Prayer Essential to Save America and also read Christians Pray at California Capitol as well as Corporate Prayer for America in D.C.
UPDATE 5/16/14: 100s Detroit Black Pastors Denounce 'Gay Rights'
-- From "Sides of faith collide at Ford Field prayer rally" by Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press Staff Writer 11/12/11
Speaking to thousands inside Ford Field, the controversial leader of a 24-hour prayer rally in Detroit called Friday evening for Jesus to rule over Detroit, Dearborn and America. Otherwise, he warned, the U.S. will fall into ruin.
"We need Jesus' face to appear all across America," Lou Engle thundered to a cheering crowd at TheCall, a movement that has drawn criticism.
"Their message is not one of inclusion; it's of hate," said Jennifer Teed of Detroit, who opposed Engle's prayer event. "I don't see how that's religious."
"We believe that God wants to raise up a new worship sound out of Detroit," said Engle, who is based in Kansas City, Mo., at the International House of Prayer.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Tens of thousands pray for Detroit at Ford Field rally" by Shawn D. Lewis and Leonard N. Fleming, The Detroit News 11/11/11
As people poured into the rally, a vocal but respectful crowd of about 50 people held signs that said "Love thy Neighbor" and "Pro-woman, Pro-Family, Pro-Choice" and chanted against hate and bigotry. They departed after about an hour.
Other local ministers like Bishop Wayne T. Jackson of Great Faith Ministries on the city's west side said they met with Engle Thursday night and "we are going to walk in love" to the event.
"I know people are getting confused about the rumors out there…And we know there's word out there in the Muslim community that we're coming out against them, but we're not," he said.
"This is not anti-anything. This city needs healing. We are praying that Muslims will convert because we believe Christ is the way," he said. "We pray that people will come to the cross. We pray that Buddhists will come to the cross, that everyone can come to the cross."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Thousands Pray, Fast 24 Hours for God's Healing in Detroit" by Audrey Barrick, Christian Post Reporter 11/12/11
The event kicked off Friday night with participants fasting, praying and singing at Ford Field. With no big name bands or speakers, the event was touted as a solemn assembly, rather than a festival, where worshippers seek God.
The Pentecostal-style event consisted of worshipping and praying. Some participants opted to rest during some part of the 24 hours while others chose to stick it out all the way until the end – 6 p.m. Saturday.
Pastor Barbara J. Yoder, founding apostle and senior pastor of Shekinah Christian Church in Ann Arbor, Mich., stood on stage in the final hours of the event to motivate and challenge the city.
"God is beginning to overtake this territory and God is raising up leaders," she said. "God is calling you into the darkest places of Detroit.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Attendees of the Call in Detroit say it wasn’t anti-Muslim" by Monica Drake, The Oakland Press 11/12/11
Matt Peyerk, 25, a member of Oakland Christian Church in Oakland Township, attended the Call . . .
“Issues like abortion, righteousness and justice in the social system were talked about. That’s about it,” Peyerk said. “Nothing has been mentioned about Islam. There hasn’t been a lot of talk devoted to it. We don’t hate the Muslims. We love them. We prayed for the Muslims and Arab people.”
Peyerk said a former terrorist spoke at the Call. “He was in a position of bringing harm to American people. He converted. For me, that was the most powerful part of the Call. He was apologizing on behalf of all terrorists,” Peyerk said.
Waterford resident Amy Maggi Terao said, “Apparently they speak about the terrorist attacks that root from Islam, which is an attack from Satan. This is just one part of their preaching, which if you ask me is relative to the times right now. Unfortunately, Muslims may be offended. It's kind of like when ‘Christians’ bomb abortion clinics and Christians get the bad rap.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Thousands answer 'The Call' in Detroit" by Sarah Cwiek, Michigan Radio (NPR) 11/12/11
Nathaniel Maccabees runs a group he calls "The Army of God Ministry" and attended the event. He said he thought it had a spirit of inclusion and unity, something he liked.
“In my opinion, I didn’t hear any anti-Islam rhetoric or anything like that,” Maccabees says. “We’re all God’s children, all Abe’s children at the end of the day.”
Gerrit Anderson came from Lansing to pray for Detroit and Michigan.
“It seems like the Lord’s anointing on Detroit, that he wants to move this city for some reason,” Anderson says. “Kind of taking a broken city and reviving it, and showing that picture to the nation. That he longs for America to come back to him, and to his love.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
-- For background, read Prayer Essential to Save America and also read Christians Pray at California Capitol as well as Corporate Prayer for America in D.C.
UPDATE 5/16/14: 100s Detroit Black Pastors Denounce 'Gay Rights'
-- From "Sides of faith collide at Ford Field prayer rally" by Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press Staff Writer 11/12/11
Speaking to thousands inside Ford Field, the controversial leader of a 24-hour prayer rally in Detroit called Friday evening for Jesus to rule over Detroit, Dearborn and America. Otherwise, he warned, the U.S. will fall into ruin.
"We need Jesus' face to appear all across America," Lou Engle thundered to a cheering crowd at TheCall, a movement that has drawn criticism.
"Their message is not one of inclusion; it's of hate," said Jennifer Teed of Detroit, who opposed Engle's prayer event. "I don't see how that's religious."
"We believe that God wants to raise up a new worship sound out of Detroit," said Engle, who is based in Kansas City, Mo., at the International House of Prayer.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Tens of thousands pray for Detroit at Ford Field rally" by Shawn D. Lewis and Leonard N. Fleming, The Detroit News 11/11/11
As people poured into the rally, a vocal but respectful crowd of about 50 people held signs that said "Love thy Neighbor" and "Pro-woman, Pro-Family, Pro-Choice" and chanted against hate and bigotry. They departed after about an hour.
Other local ministers like Bishop Wayne T. Jackson of Great Faith Ministries on the city's west side said they met with Engle Thursday night and "we are going to walk in love" to the event.
"I know people are getting confused about the rumors out there…And we know there's word out there in the Muslim community that we're coming out against them, but we're not," he said.
"This is not anti-anything. This city needs healing. We are praying that Muslims will convert because we believe Christ is the way," he said. "We pray that people will come to the cross. We pray that Buddhists will come to the cross, that everyone can come to the cross."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Thousands Pray, Fast 24 Hours for God's Healing in Detroit" by Audrey Barrick, Christian Post Reporter 11/12/11
The event kicked off Friday night with participants fasting, praying and singing at Ford Field. With no big name bands or speakers, the event was touted as a solemn assembly, rather than a festival, where worshippers seek God.
The Pentecostal-style event consisted of worshipping and praying. Some participants opted to rest during some part of the 24 hours while others chose to stick it out all the way until the end – 6 p.m. Saturday.
Pastor Barbara J. Yoder, founding apostle and senior pastor of Shekinah Christian Church in Ann Arbor, Mich., stood on stage in the final hours of the event to motivate and challenge the city.
"God is beginning to overtake this territory and God is raising up leaders," she said. "God is calling you into the darkest places of Detroit.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Attendees of the Call in Detroit say it wasn’t anti-Muslim" by Monica Drake, The Oakland Press 11/12/11
Matt Peyerk, 25, a member of Oakland Christian Church in Oakland Township, attended the Call . . .
“Issues like abortion, righteousness and justice in the social system were talked about. That’s about it,” Peyerk said. “Nothing has been mentioned about Islam. There hasn’t been a lot of talk devoted to it. We don’t hate the Muslims. We love them. We prayed for the Muslims and Arab people.”
Peyerk said a former terrorist spoke at the Call. “He was in a position of bringing harm to American people. He converted. For me, that was the most powerful part of the Call. He was apologizing on behalf of all terrorists,” Peyerk said.
Waterford resident Amy Maggi Terao said, “Apparently they speak about the terrorist attacks that root from Islam, which is an attack from Satan. This is just one part of their preaching, which if you ask me is relative to the times right now. Unfortunately, Muslims may be offended. It's kind of like when ‘Christians’ bomb abortion clinics and Christians get the bad rap.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Thousands answer 'The Call' in Detroit" by Sarah Cwiek, Michigan Radio (NPR) 11/12/11
Nathaniel Maccabees runs a group he calls "The Army of God Ministry" and attended the event. He said he thought it had a spirit of inclusion and unity, something he liked.
“In my opinion, I didn’t hear any anti-Islam rhetoric or anything like that,” Maccabees says. “We’re all God’s children, all Abe’s children at the end of the day.”
Gerrit Anderson came from Lansing to pray for Detroit and Michigan.
“It seems like the Lord’s anointing on Detroit, that he wants to move this city for some reason,” Anderson says. “Kind of taking a broken city and reviving it, and showing that picture to the nation. That he longs for America to come back to him, and to his love.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Porn Star Leads Calif. First Grade Class
Porn star Sasha Grey, who won the 2010 AVN award for best anal sex scene, was invited to read books at a California elementary school last week.
-- From "Porn star Sasha Grey invited to read at elementary school" by CBS News 11/11/11
Grey, who has also appeared on HBO's Entourage and other mainstream acting roles, read children's books to students at Emerson Elementary School in Compton last week as part of the Read Across America program, according to TMZ.
She tweeted about the experience, saying students were the "sweetest" ever, but after parents complained, the Compton Unified School District denied that she ever visited the school, TMZ reported.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Porn Star Sasha Grey: I'll Read to Your Kids If I Want!" by Tim Kenneally at TheWrap, Reuters 11/11/11
According to TMZ, a number of parents weren't thrilled to find out that their tots were spending quality time with the star of "Butt Sex Bonanza" and "Deep Throat This 44." Some of them complained to the PTA, who then grilled the school's principal.
"I am proud to have participated in the 'Read Across America' program at Emerson Elementary School in Compton, CA. I read 'Dog Breath' by Dav Pilkey to the sweetest 1st and 3rd grade children," Grey wrote [on Twitter].
"Promoting education is an effort that is close to my heart. Illiteracy contributes to poverty; encouraging children to pick up a book is fundamental. I believe education is a universal right," Grey added. " I believe in the future of our children, and I will remain an active supporter and participant in education-focused initiatives."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Los Angeles Elementary School Under Fire for Inviting Porn Star Sasha Grey to Read to Children, Report Says" by FoxNews.com 11/11/11
Earlier this year, Grey told FOX411’s Pop Tarts column that she was finished with the porn industry and wanted to transition into mainstream acting. She has appeared in HBO’s “Entourage,” where she played a fictional version herself and Steven Soderbergh’s 2009 film “The Girlfriend Experience,” where she played a hooker.
She also released a book of her own earlier this year, a photography compilation entitled “NEU SEX.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "School Officials Lie About Porn Star Sasha Grey Reading to First Graders" by Daniel Distant, Christian Post Contributor 11/11/11
Grey countered with a statement of her own, refusing to stop participating in the education program; she feels she should not be judged based on her past.
“I am an actor. I am an artist. I am a daughter. I am a sister. I am a partner. I have a past that some people may not agree with, but it does not define who I am,” her statement read.
The Compton Unified School District is one of the worst-rated in the country, with less than half the students graduating high school. On one internet forum, parents lash out at the notoriously bad schools, calling the children’s behavior “deplorable,” the curriculum “watered down,” and program in general in need of “a lot of reconstruction.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
-- From "Porn star Sasha Grey invited to read at elementary school" by CBS News 11/11/11
Grey, who has also appeared on HBO's Entourage and other mainstream acting roles, read children's books to students at Emerson Elementary School in Compton last week as part of the Read Across America program, according to TMZ.
She tweeted about the experience, saying students were the "sweetest" ever, but after parents complained, the Compton Unified School District denied that she ever visited the school, TMZ reported.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Porn Star Sasha Grey: I'll Read to Your Kids If I Want!" by Tim Kenneally at TheWrap, Reuters 11/11/11
According to TMZ, a number of parents weren't thrilled to find out that their tots were spending quality time with the star of "Butt Sex Bonanza" and "Deep Throat This 44." Some of them complained to the PTA, who then grilled the school's principal.
"I am proud to have participated in the 'Read Across America' program at Emerson Elementary School in Compton, CA. I read 'Dog Breath' by Dav Pilkey to the sweetest 1st and 3rd grade children," Grey wrote [on Twitter].
"Promoting education is an effort that is close to my heart. Illiteracy contributes to poverty; encouraging children to pick up a book is fundamental. I believe education is a universal right," Grey added. " I believe in the future of our children, and I will remain an active supporter and participant in education-focused initiatives."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Los Angeles Elementary School Under Fire for Inviting Porn Star Sasha Grey to Read to Children, Report Says" by FoxNews.com 11/11/11
Earlier this year, Grey told FOX411’s Pop Tarts column that she was finished with the porn industry and wanted to transition into mainstream acting. She has appeared in HBO’s “Entourage,” where she played a fictional version herself and Steven Soderbergh’s 2009 film “The Girlfriend Experience,” where she played a hooker.
She also released a book of her own earlier this year, a photography compilation entitled “NEU SEX.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "School Officials Lie About Porn Star Sasha Grey Reading to First Graders" by Daniel Distant, Christian Post Contributor 11/11/11
Grey countered with a statement of her own, refusing to stop participating in the education program; she feels she should not be judged based on her past.
“I am an actor. I am an artist. I am a daughter. I am a sister. I am a partner. I have a past that some people may not agree with, but it does not define who I am,” her statement read.
The Compton Unified School District is one of the worst-rated in the country, with less than half the students graduating high school. On one internet forum, parents lash out at the notoriously bad schools, calling the children’s behavior “deplorable,” the curriculum “watered down,” and program in general in need of “a lot of reconstruction.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Bestiality Causes Cancer of Penis: Study
In a study of 492 men from rural Brazil, 35 percent reported having had sex with an animal at some point in their lives. The report found those men were twice as likely to develop cancer of the penis.
For background, read Bestiality: Tolerance for This Also? and also read Socialist Government Schools Teach Bestiality
-- From "Study Links Bestiality, Penile Cancer" by Greg Wilson, NBC Connecticut 11/8/11
The paper was authored by a team of urologists from centers around Brazil and studied men from age 18 to 80. Men who had had sex with animals also reported a higher incidence of sexually transmitted diseases. Of the 118 penile cancer patients, 45 percent reported having had sex with animals, compared to 32 percent of healthy men. Fifty-nine percent of men who had sex with animals did so for one to five years, while 21 percent continued the behavior, also known as zoophilia, for more than five years.
Men reported having sex as frequently as daily with such animals as mares, cows, pigs and and chickens. Penile cancer accounts for up to 10 percent of cancers in men in Asia, Africa and South America, although it is rare in the U.S.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Sex with animals can give you penile cancer, life imprisonment" by Nancy Zielinski, Grand Rapids Sexual Health Examiner 11/9/11
. . . the state of Michigan has laws related to cruelty to animals – Crime Against Nature or Sodomy – that is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 15 years, or if such person was at the time of the said offense a sexually delinquent person, may be punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for an indeterminate term, the minimum of which shall be one day and the maximum of which shall be life.
Michigan is one of 30 states that have enacted laws that prohibit sexual contact between humans and animals.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Sex with animals tied to penile cancer: What explains link?" by David W Freeman, CBS News 11/9/11
"We think that the intense and long-term SWA [sex with animals] practice could produce micro-traumas in the human penile tissue," Stenio de Cassio Zequi, a urologist in Sao Paolo, told LiveScience. "The genital mucous membranes of animals could have different characteristics from human genitalia, and the animals' secretions are probably different from human fluids. Perhaps animal tissues are less soft than ours, and non-human secretions would be toxic for us."
But that's not the only possible explanation. The study also fingered smoking, having sex with prostitutes, precancerous conditions of the penis, being nonwhite, and phimosis (a condition in which the foreskin cannot be fully retracted) as risk factors for penile cancer.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Sex With Animals Linked to Penile Cancer" by Jennifer Abbasi, LiveScience Contributor 11/7/11
Sex with animals could be as ancient as sex itself. "Since time immemorial, this habit has been described in folk music, theater, jokes and oral traditions," Zequi told LiveScience. "In some antique civilizations there were temples or rituals designated for SWA practices." Yet SWA is underrepresented in scientific literature, and the new study is the first to link the practice to male genital cancers.
Tobias Köhler, a urologist at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine who was not involved in the research, said the study was rigorous. "It adds to our knowledge of cancer prevention and gives us epidemiological data we never really had before on sex with animals.”
He postulated that the lifestyle of men who have sex with animals could also be a factor. "The study reported that these men also have more sex with prostitutes," Köhler said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read U.S. Health Official Arrested for Bestiality
For background, read Bestiality: Tolerance for This Also? and also read Socialist Government Schools Teach Bestiality
-- From "Study Links Bestiality, Penile Cancer" by Greg Wilson, NBC Connecticut 11/8/11
The paper was authored by a team of urologists from centers around Brazil and studied men from age 18 to 80. Men who had had sex with animals also reported a higher incidence of sexually transmitted diseases. Of the 118 penile cancer patients, 45 percent reported having had sex with animals, compared to 32 percent of healthy men. Fifty-nine percent of men who had sex with animals did so for one to five years, while 21 percent continued the behavior, also known as zoophilia, for more than five years.
Men reported having sex as frequently as daily with such animals as mares, cows, pigs and and chickens. Penile cancer accounts for up to 10 percent of cancers in men in Asia, Africa and South America, although it is rare in the U.S.
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From "Sex with animals can give you penile cancer, life imprisonment" by Nancy Zielinski, Grand Rapids Sexual Health Examiner 11/9/11
. . . the state of Michigan has laws related to cruelty to animals – Crime Against Nature or Sodomy – that is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 15 years, or if such person was at the time of the said offense a sexually delinquent person, may be punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for an indeterminate term, the minimum of which shall be one day and the maximum of which shall be life.
Michigan is one of 30 states that have enacted laws that prohibit sexual contact between humans and animals.
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From "Sex with animals tied to penile cancer: What explains link?" by David W Freeman, CBS News 11/9/11
"We think that the intense and long-term SWA [sex with animals] practice could produce micro-traumas in the human penile tissue," Stenio de Cassio Zequi, a urologist in Sao Paolo, told LiveScience. "The genital mucous membranes of animals could have different characteristics from human genitalia, and the animals' secretions are probably different from human fluids. Perhaps animal tissues are less soft than ours, and non-human secretions would be toxic for us."
But that's not the only possible explanation. The study also fingered smoking, having sex with prostitutes, precancerous conditions of the penis, being nonwhite, and phimosis (a condition in which the foreskin cannot be fully retracted) as risk factors for penile cancer.
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From "Sex With Animals Linked to Penile Cancer" by Jennifer Abbasi, LiveScience Contributor 11/7/11
Sex with animals could be as ancient as sex itself. "Since time immemorial, this habit has been described in folk music, theater, jokes and oral traditions," Zequi told LiveScience. "In some antique civilizations there were temples or rituals designated for SWA practices." Yet SWA is underrepresented in scientific literature, and the new study is the first to link the practice to male genital cancers.
Tobias Köhler, a urologist at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine who was not involved in the research, said the study was rigorous. "It adds to our knowledge of cancer prevention and gives us epidemiological data we never really had before on sex with animals.”
He postulated that the lifestyle of men who have sex with animals could also be a factor. "The study reported that these men also have more sex with prostitutes," Köhler said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read U.S. Health Official Arrested for Bestiality
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Hillary Fights AIDS, Embraces Homosexuality
Hillary Clinton, as Secretary of State, announced her goal of an “AIDS-free generation” by employing EVERY means possible, EXCEPT for sexual morality. Secretary Clinton named lesbian celebrity Ellen DeGeneres as Special Envoy for Global AIDS Awareness, but never mentioned that male homosexual behavior was the origin of the AIDS pandemic and remains responsible for spreading the disease.
For background, read Majority of New HIV Cases from Homosexual Behavior and also read Fed Study: HIV/AIDS = Homosexual Behavior
-- From "Hillary Clinton calls for ‘AIDS-free generation’" by Rob Stein, Washington Post 11/8/11
In a highly promoted speech at the National Institutes of Health, Clinton said scientific advances led by the United States have provided the tools to minimize the spread of the deadly virus.
The speech was hailed by public health advocates.
Since the deadly pandemic began 30 years ago, more than 60 million people have been infected with HIV worldwide and more than 30 million have died. An estimated 34 million people are living with the virus. About 2.6 million people get infected each year, but the numbers of infections and deaths have been falling.
Experts estimate the cost to be as much as $26 billion annually by 2015 and perhaps $35 billion a year by 2031. About $16 billion a year is being spent on such AIDS prevention now. But the amount of spending has been dropping worldwide.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Hillary Clinton’s ‘Major Address’ on Fighting Global HIV/AIDS Doesn’t Mention High-Risk Gay Sex Practices" by Penny Starr, CNSNews.com 11/9/11
[Secretary Clinton's] 4,000-word speech did not reference what the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says account for 61 percent of the approximately 50,000 new HIV infections in the United States each year: male-to-male sexual contact between homosexual or bi-sexual men.
. . . Clinton’s remarks on the history of the disease did not mention its genesis in male homosexuals in the United States.
The only reference Clinton made in her speech to sex was when she called for “repealing laws that make people criminals simply because of their sexual orientation.”
According to the CDC, in the United States in 2009, 23,846 males were diagnosed with HIV resulting from male-to-male sexual conduct. Some 12,860 heterosexuals were infected from sexual contact and 131 cases were transmitted from mother to child in the womb. The number of people in the “other category,” which includes blood transfusions, was 76.
Also, according to the CDC, men who have sex with men, or MSM, “account for just 2% of the U.S. population, but accounted for 61% of all new HIV infections in 2009. MSM accounted for 49% of people living with HIV infection in 2008 (the most recent year prevalence data are available).”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Ellen DeGeneres named global envoy for AIDS awareness" posted at Reuters 11/9/11
Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has been named Special Envoy for Global AIDS Awareness by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who tapped the comedian's celebrity in the ongoing fight against AIDS.
"The enormous platform of your television show and your social media channels will enable you to reach millions of people with the strong and hopeful message that we can win this fight," Clinton said in a statement.
One of the first nationally known celebrities to come out as a lesbian, when she was still starring on her network sitcom, DeGeneres has worked on behalf of many humanitarian causes including anti-bullying, animal rescue and rehabilitation and breast cancer awareness.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
For background, read Majority of New HIV Cases from Homosexual Behavior and also read Fed Study: HIV/AIDS = Homosexual Behavior
-- From "Hillary Clinton calls for ‘AIDS-free generation’" by Rob Stein, Washington Post 11/8/11
In a highly promoted speech at the National Institutes of Health, Clinton said scientific advances led by the United States have provided the tools to minimize the spread of the deadly virus.
The speech was hailed by public health advocates.
Since the deadly pandemic began 30 years ago, more than 60 million people have been infected with HIV worldwide and more than 30 million have died. An estimated 34 million people are living with the virus. About 2.6 million people get infected each year, but the numbers of infections and deaths have been falling.
Experts estimate the cost to be as much as $26 billion annually by 2015 and perhaps $35 billion a year by 2031. About $16 billion a year is being spent on such AIDS prevention now. But the amount of spending has been dropping worldwide.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Hillary Clinton’s ‘Major Address’ on Fighting Global HIV/AIDS Doesn’t Mention High-Risk Gay Sex Practices" by Penny Starr, CNSNews.com 11/9/11
[Secretary Clinton's] 4,000-word speech did not reference what the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says account for 61 percent of the approximately 50,000 new HIV infections in the United States each year: male-to-male sexual contact between homosexual or bi-sexual men.
. . . Clinton’s remarks on the history of the disease did not mention its genesis in male homosexuals in the United States.
The only reference Clinton made in her speech to sex was when she called for “repealing laws that make people criminals simply because of their sexual orientation.”
According to the CDC, in the United States in 2009, 23,846 males were diagnosed with HIV resulting from male-to-male sexual conduct. Some 12,860 heterosexuals were infected from sexual contact and 131 cases were transmitted from mother to child in the womb. The number of people in the “other category,” which includes blood transfusions, was 76.
Also, according to the CDC, men who have sex with men, or MSM, “account for just 2% of the U.S. population, but accounted for 61% of all new HIV infections in 2009. MSM accounted for 49% of people living with HIV infection in 2008 (the most recent year prevalence data are available).”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Ellen DeGeneres named global envoy for AIDS awareness" posted at Reuters 11/9/11
Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has been named Special Envoy for Global AIDS Awareness by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who tapped the comedian's celebrity in the ongoing fight against AIDS.
"The enormous platform of your television show and your social media channels will enable you to reach millions of people with the strong and hopeful message that we can win this fight," Clinton said in a statement.
One of the first nationally known celebrities to come out as a lesbian, when she was still starring on her network sitcom, DeGeneres has worked on behalf of many humanitarian causes including anti-bullying, animal rescue and rehabilitation and breast cancer awareness.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
No More Porn for Wisconsin Teachers
A new law in Wisconsin means teachers viewing pornography on a school computer, apparently an all-too-common occurrence, can have their license revoked.
-- From "Bill makes viewing porn reason to revoke teaching license" by The Associated Press 11/1/11
Under current law, a license can be revoked for immoral conduct. That is defined as conducts that is contrary to commonly accepted moral or ethical standards and that endangers the health, safety, welfare, or education of any student.
The bill passed on a voice vote by the Assembly on Tuesday makes clear that immoral conduct includes using the school's computer to view, seek or download pornographic material.
The measure also requires the state Department of Public Instruction to post the name of the license holder under investigation on its website and any results of the inquiry.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Wisconsin Bill Makes Watching Porn Reason To Revoke Teacher's License" reported by Huffington Post 11/2/11
The bill passed through the state Senate last month, and fortifies a current policy that has permitted teachers watching pornography on school district computers to relocate and teach at another school district without having the reason publicized, The Sheboygan Press reports.
Currently, a law exists that permits license revocation for incompetency or immoral conduct, defined as behavior that endangers the health, safety, welfare or education of a student. The new provision would add to "immoral conduct" the intentional use of school equipment to "download, view or distribute pornographic material in violation of the educational agency's policy."
The legislation was drafted in response to several cases in which school districts were unaware of an educator's past misconduct in another district or were faced with lawsuits by educators who were dismissed for watching pornography in school.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
-- From "Bill makes viewing porn reason to revoke teaching license" by The Associated Press 11/1/11
Under current law, a license can be revoked for immoral conduct. That is defined as conducts that is contrary to commonly accepted moral or ethical standards and that endangers the health, safety, welfare, or education of any student.
The bill passed on a voice vote by the Assembly on Tuesday makes clear that immoral conduct includes using the school's computer to view, seek or download pornographic material.
The measure also requires the state Department of Public Instruction to post the name of the license holder under investigation on its website and any results of the inquiry.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Wisconsin Bill Makes Watching Porn Reason To Revoke Teacher's License" reported by Huffington Post 11/2/11
The bill passed through the state Senate last month, and fortifies a current policy that has permitted teachers watching pornography on school district computers to relocate and teach at another school district without having the reason publicized, The Sheboygan Press reports.
Currently, a law exists that permits license revocation for incompetency or immoral conduct, defined as behavior that endangers the health, safety, welfare or education of a student. The new provision would add to "immoral conduct" the intentional use of school equipment to "download, view or distribute pornographic material in violation of the educational agency's policy."
The legislation was drafted in response to several cases in which school districts were unaware of an educator's past misconduct in another district or were faced with lawsuits by educators who were dismissed for watching pornography in school.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Monday, November 07, 2011
New Mexico Teacher Surveys 14-year-olds' Sex Lives
The Rio Rancho School District 9th-grade biology teacher claimed to be studying spread of disease and infection, but bypassing parental notification resulted in the teacher being placed on paid leave during the investigation.
-- From "Controversial 9th Grade Sex Survey" posted at WMAR-TV abc2news.com 11/4/11
A group of parents in New Mexico is upset because a ninth grade biology teacher asked students to fill out an anonymous sex survey. The questions included: "Are you sexually active?" And, "Who is the last person you kissed?" The school district says it planned to use the survey to teach students about how disease spreads. Parents say they should have been notified.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Teacher On Leave After Sex Survey, School Says" posted at KOAT-TV7 (Albuquerque) 11/3/11
The students took the anonymous sex survey, without their parents' knowledge.
Rio Rancho School District spokeswoman Kim Vessley said the district is investigating to determine whether the teacher will be disciplined. Vessley said both the student handbook and district policies clearly state that any type of survey that discusses sexual behaviors must have parental consent.
"There are many appropriate ways teachers can teach subjects. Perhaps this way was not the most appropriate way," Vessley said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Teacher Put on Leave After Survey on Sex" by Elaine D. Briseño, Rio Rancho Journal Staff Writer 11/5/11
“Under law and district policy 429, when certain types of questions are asked on a survey,” [Vesely] said, “parents must be given advanced notice. That was not done.”
The district is not releasing the name of the teacher because the incident is still under investigation. A Rio Rancho School Employees Union representative said the union had not been contacted by the teacher for representation.
The three-question survey asked students who they had kissed in the last month, who they commonly share saliva with through such things as make-up, drinks, Chapstick and food, and whether they were sexually active. They were told not to write down any names and instead to identify themselves and others with preassigned numbers.
Vesely said the district is looking into who had access to the numbers and whether students were identifiable.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Teacher asked students about sex lives" by Alex Tomlin, KRQE-TV13 11/2/11
By law teachers are not allowed to talk to students about sex without parental consent; that way parents can opt for their child not to take part in the activity or lesson. But, a Rio Rancho High School biology teacher didn't ask anyone for permission when he handed out forms for a class project last week.
Students tell News 13 the surveys were handed out to at least freshmen and juniors, and that some students filled out the form at a table in front of the student store at the school.
“How did the district or the principal not know?” News 13 asked Vesely.
“Well, it's a fairly large school,” said Vesely.
The biology teacher has been with the district for several years. The district is not naming him, but it believes this is the first time he has given out this survey.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
-- From "Controversial 9th Grade Sex Survey" posted at WMAR-TV abc2news.com 11/4/11
A group of parents in New Mexico is upset because a ninth grade biology teacher asked students to fill out an anonymous sex survey. The questions included: "Are you sexually active?" And, "Who is the last person you kissed?" The school district says it planned to use the survey to teach students about how disease spreads. Parents say they should have been notified.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Teacher On Leave After Sex Survey, School Says" posted at KOAT-TV7 (Albuquerque) 11/3/11
The students took the anonymous sex survey, without their parents' knowledge.
Rio Rancho School District spokeswoman Kim Vessley said the district is investigating to determine whether the teacher will be disciplined. Vessley said both the student handbook and district policies clearly state that any type of survey that discusses sexual behaviors must have parental consent.
"There are many appropriate ways teachers can teach subjects. Perhaps this way was not the most appropriate way," Vessley said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Teacher Put on Leave After Survey on Sex" by Elaine D. Briseño, Rio Rancho Journal Staff Writer 11/5/11
“Under law and district policy 429, when certain types of questions are asked on a survey,” [Vesely] said, “parents must be given advanced notice. That was not done.”
The district is not releasing the name of the teacher because the incident is still under investigation. A Rio Rancho School Employees Union representative said the union had not been contacted by the teacher for representation.
The three-question survey asked students who they had kissed in the last month, who they commonly share saliva with through such things as make-up, drinks, Chapstick and food, and whether they were sexually active. They were told not to write down any names and instead to identify themselves and others with preassigned numbers.
Vesely said the district is looking into who had access to the numbers and whether students were identifiable.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Teacher asked students about sex lives" by Alex Tomlin, KRQE-TV13 11/2/11
By law teachers are not allowed to talk to students about sex without parental consent; that way parents can opt for their child not to take part in the activity or lesson. But, a Rio Rancho High School biology teacher didn't ask anyone for permission when he handed out forms for a class project last week.
Students tell News 13 the surveys were handed out to at least freshmen and juniors, and that some students filled out the form at a table in front of the student store at the school.
“How did the district or the principal not know?” News 13 asked Vesely.
“Well, it's a fairly large school,” said Vesely.
The biology teacher has been with the district for several years. The district is not naming him, but it believes this is the first time he has given out this survey.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Saturday, November 05, 2011
NJ Civil Unions Not Enough, Say Gays, Judge Agrees
After several years of legalized civil unions in New Jersey, homosexualists have been given the right to argue in court for same-sex "marriage," after repeated defeats by voters.
UPDATE 1/24/12: NJ governor says he'll veto same-sex "marriage" bill; wants referendum
-- From "Gay Marriage Lawsuit Moving Forward In New Jersey" by Associated Press, posted at WCBS 880 11/4/11
A New Jersey judge says a lawsuit seeking to force the state to recognize gay marriage can go forward.
The hearing was the first in a lawsuit filed in June by seven couples and many of their children. They say the state’s civil unions fall short of creating equality for same-sex couples as ordered by the state Supreme Court five years ago.
The state government had asked that the suit be dismissed.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "N.J. judge OKs suit seeking gay marriages over civil unions" by MaryAnn Spoto, The Star-Ledger 11/5/11
Superior Court Assignment Judge Linda Feinberg said same-sex couples don't have a fundamental right to marry, but they should have a chance to prove New Jersey's civil union law does not give them benefits equal to heterosexual married couples.
The state Supreme Court in 2006 said same-sex partners should have the same benefits and rights as married heterosexual couples, but left it up to the Legislature to decide whether that should come through marriage or something else. Lawmakers then enacted a law allowing gay couples to form civil unions.
Assistant Attorney General Robert Lougy argued the state’s civil union law is sound and said couples who feel they have been wronged by hospitals, employers or others can claim they are violating the law.
John Tomicki, president of the New Jersey Coalition to Preserve and Protect Marriage, said Garden State Equality has gone from the courts to the state Legislature and back to the courts without winning anything. He said there should be a referendum asking New Jersey residents whether they support a constitutional amendment allowing gay marriage.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
"I don’t think that the court can remain silent and take no action if … the result is that [civil unions] benefits are not equal in the protections."For background, read NJ Legislature Defeats Same-sex 'Marriage' and also read Illinois Civil Unions Not Enough; Must Destroy Marriage as well as Homosexual 'Marriage' Not Enough; Next Goal
-- Judge Linda Feinberg, New Jersey Superior Court
UPDATE 1/24/12: NJ governor says he'll veto same-sex "marriage" bill; wants referendum
-- From "Gay Marriage Lawsuit Moving Forward In New Jersey" by Associated Press, posted at WCBS 880 11/4/11
A New Jersey judge says a lawsuit seeking to force the state to recognize gay marriage can go forward.
The hearing was the first in a lawsuit filed in June by seven couples and many of their children. They say the state’s civil unions fall short of creating equality for same-sex couples as ordered by the state Supreme Court five years ago.
The state government had asked that the suit be dismissed.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "N.J. judge OKs suit seeking gay marriages over civil unions" by MaryAnn Spoto, The Star-Ledger 11/5/11
Superior Court Assignment Judge Linda Feinberg said same-sex couples don't have a fundamental right to marry, but they should have a chance to prove New Jersey's civil union law does not give them benefits equal to heterosexual married couples.
The state Supreme Court in 2006 said same-sex partners should have the same benefits and rights as married heterosexual couples, but left it up to the Legislature to decide whether that should come through marriage or something else. Lawmakers then enacted a law allowing gay couples to form civil unions.
Assistant Attorney General Robert Lougy argued the state’s civil union law is sound and said couples who feel they have been wronged by hospitals, employers or others can claim they are violating the law.
John Tomicki, president of the New Jersey Coalition to Preserve and Protect Marriage, said Garden State Equality has gone from the courts to the state Legislature and back to the courts without winning anything. He said there should be a referendum asking New Jersey residents whether they support a constitutional amendment allowing gay marriage.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Friday, November 04, 2011
Obama Opposes Prayer for Soldiers in Battle
President Obama's representative at the congressional hearing of the “World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2011” spoke against adding President Roosevelt's prayer to the war memorial in D.C., saying the prayer would “dilute” the “elegant” memorial’s core message.
For background, read Is Obama Christian? Few Think So: Poll and also read Obama Declares He's Christian, Again as well as Creator Systematically Deleted from American History
UPDATE 11/17/11: Interior Secretary Says He Disagrees With Administration's Stand Against Prayer
UPDATE 12/10/11: Prayer bill likely to pass Congress, thus backing Obama into corner (so he'll have to sign it)
-- From "Adding FDR Prayer To War Memorial" by Dave Jordan, Associated Press 11/3/11
At a House hearing Thursday, Robert Abbey, director of the Bureau of Land Management, said a plaque or inscription of the prayer that Roosevelt read on a radio broadcast to the nation on June 6, 1944, would "dilute" the memorial's central message.
As U.S and allied troops launched the invasion that led to the defeat of Nazi Germany, FDR asked the nation to join him in prayer. He then asked God to give the allied troops courage and faith, saying, "With thy blessing we shall prevail over the unholy forces of our enemy."
A World War II veteran, 87-year-old George "Poppy" Fowler, told a House committee that the prayer should be added to the memorial. He said, "This prayer came at a perilous time, yet it was answered in victory at a dear cost of lives."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Obama Administration Opposes FDR Prayer at WWII Memorial" by Todd Starnes, FoxNews.com 11/4/11
"It is unconscionable that the Obama administration would stand in the way of honoring our nation's distinguished World War II veterans," [Rep. Bill Johnson's, R-Ohio] said. "President Roosevelt's prayer gave solace, comfort and strength to our nation and our brave warriors as we fought against tyranny and oppression."
Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council said it's not all that surprising.
"This is further evidence that the administration has created an environment that is hostile towards American history -- but in particular towards Christianity," Perkins told Fox News. "I hope America wakes up and realizes what this administration is doing to this country and how they want to radically and fundamentally change America."
Johnson's bill, which had bipartisan support, is expected to pass a committee vote and he anticipates the full House will support the legislation.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
“With thy blessing we shall prevail over the unholy forces of our enemy.”UPDATE 6/7/14: FDR's D-Day Prayer is Un-American, Say Atheists
-- President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s D-Day prayer
For background, read Is Obama Christian? Few Think So: Poll and also read Obama Declares He's Christian, Again as well as Creator Systematically Deleted from American History
UPDATE 11/17/11: Interior Secretary Says He Disagrees With Administration's Stand Against Prayer
UPDATE 12/10/11: Prayer bill likely to pass Congress, thus backing Obama into corner (so he'll have to sign it)
-- From "Adding FDR Prayer To War Memorial" by Dave Jordan, Associated Press 11/3/11
At a House hearing Thursday, Robert Abbey, director of the Bureau of Land Management, said a plaque or inscription of the prayer that Roosevelt read on a radio broadcast to the nation on June 6, 1944, would "dilute" the memorial's central message.
As U.S and allied troops launched the invasion that led to the defeat of Nazi Germany, FDR asked the nation to join him in prayer. He then asked God to give the allied troops courage and faith, saying, "With thy blessing we shall prevail over the unholy forces of our enemy."
A World War II veteran, 87-year-old George "Poppy" Fowler, told a House committee that the prayer should be added to the memorial. He said, "This prayer came at a perilous time, yet it was answered in victory at a dear cost of lives."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Obama Administration Opposes FDR Prayer at WWII Memorial" by Todd Starnes, FoxNews.com 11/4/11
"It is unconscionable that the Obama administration would stand in the way of honoring our nation's distinguished World War II veterans," [Rep. Bill Johnson's, R-Ohio] said. "President Roosevelt's prayer gave solace, comfort and strength to our nation and our brave warriors as we fought against tyranny and oppression."
Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council said it's not all that surprising.
"This is further evidence that the administration has created an environment that is hostile towards American history -- but in particular towards Christianity," Perkins told Fox News. "I hope America wakes up and realizes what this administration is doing to this country and how they want to radically and fundamentally change America."
Johnson's bill, which had bipartisan support, is expected to pass a committee vote and he anticipates the full House will support the legislation.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Romney & Abortion: Liberals Attack From Both Sides
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, documented to espouse every imaginable position on abortion in the past, is being attacked by the liberal media and the Democrat party simultaneously as being too pro-abortion for conservatives, and too anti-abortion for any woman.
For background, read Romney Dismisses Pro-life Pledge and also read Presidential Candidates Address Christians in D.C. as well as 2012: Obama vs. an Evangelical, or vs. a Mormon?
-- From "Democrats Target Romney on Reproductive Rights" by Ashley Parker, New York Times 11/3/11
President Obama’s re-election campaign has been hammering Mitt Romney from many angles in recent weeks. And now Democrats are beginning a new push against him, this time using the issue of reproductive rights in a bid to raise doubts about Mr. Romney among women.
The Democratic offensive is built around Mr. Romney’s statements on a proposed constitutional amendment [of Personhood] in Mississippi, which among other things would effectively make illegal certain types of birth control.
[In response to an Iowa citizen,] Mr. Romney said. “. . . life begins at conception, birth control prevents conception.”
Democrats are planning to use the issue to paint Mr. Romney as opposed to birth control, in an effort to appeal to female voters.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Mitt Romney's 'Ever-Evolving Ideology'" by Ron Fournier, National Journal 11/3/11
Mitt Romney's team will dismiss it as old news, but this Washington Post story on the former Massachusetts governor's "ever-evolving ideology" is a must-read because it underlines his greatest weakness as a presidential candidate.
When Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, became a presidential candidate in 2008, his views on [Culture War] issues had shifted dramatically to the right. Raw politics at work: A moderate record suited Romney's needs in Democratic-leaning Massachusetts and conservative views are a necessity in national GOP primaries.
Romney's only hope of dodging the flip-flopping label is that journalists and their readers decide to give him a pass because his position shifts are old news. But they are not old news: That fact that Romney has an odds-on chance to become president in 2013 makes doubts about his core values more relevant than ever.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "As governor, Romney worked to reassure liberals" by Peter Wallsten and Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post 11/2/11
Mitt Romney was firm and direct with the abortion rights advocates sitting in his office nine years ago, assuring the group that if elected Massachusetts governor, he would protect the state’s abortion laws.
Then, as the meeting drew to a close, the businessman offered an intriguing suggestion — that he would rise to national prominence in the Republican Party as a victor in a liberal state and could use his influence to soften the GOP’s hard-line opposition to abortion.
He would be a “good voice in the party” for their cause, and his moderation on the issue would be “widely written about,” he said, according to detailed notes taken by an officer of the group, NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts.
“You need someone like me in Washington,” several participants recalled Romney saying that day in September 2002, an apparent reference to his future ambitions.
Romney made similar assurances to activists for gay rights and the environment, according to people familiar with the discussions, both as a candidate for governor and then in the early days of his term.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Experts: Credit Romney for Homosexual 'Marriage'
For background, read Romney Dismisses Pro-life Pledge and also read Presidential Candidates Address Christians in D.C. as well as 2012: Obama vs. an Evangelical, or vs. a Mormon?
-- From "Democrats Target Romney on Reproductive Rights" by Ashley Parker, New York Times 11/3/11
President Obama’s re-election campaign has been hammering Mitt Romney from many angles in recent weeks. And now Democrats are beginning a new push against him, this time using the issue of reproductive rights in a bid to raise doubts about Mr. Romney among women.
The Democratic offensive is built around Mr. Romney’s statements on a proposed constitutional amendment [of Personhood] in Mississippi, which among other things would effectively make illegal certain types of birth control.
[In response to an Iowa citizen,] Mr. Romney said. “. . . life begins at conception, birth control prevents conception.”
Democrats are planning to use the issue to paint Mr. Romney as opposed to birth control, in an effort to appeal to female voters.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Mitt Romney's 'Ever-Evolving Ideology'" by Ron Fournier, National Journal 11/3/11
Mitt Romney's team will dismiss it as old news, but this Washington Post story on the former Massachusetts governor's "ever-evolving ideology" is a must-read because it underlines his greatest weakness as a presidential candidate.
When Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, became a presidential candidate in 2008, his views on [Culture War] issues had shifted dramatically to the right. Raw politics at work: A moderate record suited Romney's needs in Democratic-leaning Massachusetts and conservative views are a necessity in national GOP primaries.
Romney's only hope of dodging the flip-flopping label is that journalists and their readers decide to give him a pass because his position shifts are old news. But they are not old news: That fact that Romney has an odds-on chance to become president in 2013 makes doubts about his core values more relevant than ever.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "As governor, Romney worked to reassure liberals" by Peter Wallsten and Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post 11/2/11
Mitt Romney was firm and direct with the abortion rights advocates sitting in his office nine years ago, assuring the group that if elected Massachusetts governor, he would protect the state’s abortion laws.
Then, as the meeting drew to a close, the businessman offered an intriguing suggestion — that he would rise to national prominence in the Republican Party as a victor in a liberal state and could use his influence to soften the GOP’s hard-line opposition to abortion.
He would be a “good voice in the party” for their cause, and his moderation on the issue would be “widely written about,” he said, according to detailed notes taken by an officer of the group, NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts.
“You need someone like me in Washington,” several participants recalled Romney saying that day in September 2002, an apparent reference to his future ambitions.
Romney made similar assurances to activists for gay rights and the environment, according to people familiar with the discussions, both as a candidate for governor and then in the early days of his term.
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Also read Experts: Credit Romney for Homosexual 'Marriage'
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Supreme Court Says No Crosses; Arlington Neither?
The U.S. Supreme Court let stand a ruling by Denver's 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that all memorial crosses placed along Utah highways in honor of fallen state troopers must be demolished because the land is government-owned. So, what about government-owned Arlington National Cemetery where thousands of crosses memorialize America's fallen?
For background, read Federal Judges Rule Crosses Unconstitutional
-- From "U.S. Court Ignores Appeal on Crosses for Fallen Police" by The Associated Press 10/31/11
The justices voted 8-1 Monday to reject an appeal from Utah and a state troopers' group that wanted the court to throw out the ruling and take a more permissive view of religious symbols on public land.
Since 1998, the private Utah Highway Patrol Association has paid for and erected more than a dozen memorial crosses, most of them on state land. Texas-based American Atheists Inc. and three of its Utah members sued the state in 2005.
The federal appeals court in Denver said the crosses were an unconstitutional endorsement of Christianity by the Utah state government.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Justices Decline Case on Highway Crosses" by Adam Liptak, New York Times 10/31/11
As is its custom, the court gave no reasons for declining to hear the case. Justice Clarence Thomas issued a 19-page dissent, saying the court had rejected “an opportunity to provide clarity to an establishment-clause jurisprudence in shambles.”
The Supreme Court’s establishment-clause jurisprudence has been shifting and confusing. The two appeals the court declined to hear on Monday — Davenport v. American Atheists, No. 10-1297, and Utah Highway Patrol Association v. American Atheists, No. 10-1276 — would have given the court an opportunity to clarify the murky guidance it has provided in this area.
. . . that question has divided the justices as recently as last year, in Salazar v. Buono, a decision concerning a cross that had served as a war memorial in a remote part of the Mojave Desert.
“A Latin cross is not merely a reaffirmation of Christian beliefs,” Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote, joined by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. By way of example, Justice Kennedy wrote that “a cross by the side of a public highway marking, for instance, the place where a state trooper perished need not be taken as a statement of government support for sectarian beliefs.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Wimmer, conservative group to protest crosses decision" by Melinda Rogers, The Salt Lake Tribune 11/2/11
A Utah legislator will partner with a conservative group on Thursday to protest U.S. Supreme Court justices’ decision not to hear a contentious First Amendment case over the appropriateness of placing 12-foot-high crosses on public property in Utah to memorialize state troopers killed in the line of duty.
Carl Wimmer, a Republican from Herriman who is running for Utah’s 4th Congressional District, will “express deep disappointment” during a stop in Murray Thursday beside one of the highway crosses that is scheduled to come down. Appearing with Wimmer will be Tom McClusky, vice president for the Family Research Council Action, a Washington-based organization that promotes faith in public policy.
“The Supreme Court’s refusal to hear the case could have significant implications for national memorials and monuments across the nation, including, but not limited to, the crosses on headstones in Arlington Cemetery.”
Wimmer’s announcement of disappointment mirrors a similar statement by Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, who pushed the high court to take on the case, arguing that the highway crosses should be displayed.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Supreme Court Rejects Utah Highway Cross Case" by Eryn Sun, Christian Post Reporter 10/31/11
[The private Utah Highway Patrol Association] clarified that crosses were chosen [as symbols] because they were generally used to commemorate the dead in cemeteries and specifically used by uniformed services to memorialize fallen men.
“Only the cross effectively and simultaneously conveyed the message of death, honor, remembrance, gratitude, sacrifice, and safety that the association wished to communicate to the public,” Justice Thomas explained.
A divided Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ultimately ruled in favor of the atheists and denied the association’s request for appeal, stating that even though the cross memorials had a secular purpose, they would nonetheless “convey to a reasonable observer that the state of Utah [was] endorsing Christianity,” because the cross was the “preeminent symbol of Christianity.”
Additionally, to a motorist driving by the symbols at more than 55 miles per hour, they would only notice the cross, not the biographical information displayed.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Supremes slap down memorials to fallen officers" by Dave Tombers, World Net Daily 10/31/11
[In] an April 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Salazar vs. Buono, that allowed a cross-shaped memorial in the Mojave Desert to remain . . . the high court specifically addressed roadside crosses honoring fallen state troopers.
The Supreme Court said, "The goal of avoiding governmental endorsement does not require eradication of all religious symbols in the public realm. A cross by the side of a public highway marking, for instance, the place where a state trooper perished need not be taken as a statement of governmental support for sectarian beliefs.
"The Constitution does not oblige government to avoid any public acknowledgment of religion's role in society," that court ruling said.
The Family Research Council, which wrote a friend-of-the-court brief supporting the Utah Highway Patrol Association, said today, "SCOTUS Lets Stand One of Worst Religious Liberty Assaults in American History."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
For background, read Federal Judges Rule Crosses Unconstitutional
-- From "U.S. Court Ignores Appeal on Crosses for Fallen Police" by The Associated Press 10/31/11
The justices voted 8-1 Monday to reject an appeal from Utah and a state troopers' group that wanted the court to throw out the ruling and take a more permissive view of religious symbols on public land.
Since 1998, the private Utah Highway Patrol Association has paid for and erected more than a dozen memorial crosses, most of them on state land. Texas-based American Atheists Inc. and three of its Utah members sued the state in 2005.
The federal appeals court in Denver said the crosses were an unconstitutional endorsement of Christianity by the Utah state government.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Justices Decline Case on Highway Crosses" by Adam Liptak, New York Times 10/31/11
As is its custom, the court gave no reasons for declining to hear the case. Justice Clarence Thomas issued a 19-page dissent, saying the court had rejected “an opportunity to provide clarity to an establishment-clause jurisprudence in shambles.”
The Supreme Court’s establishment-clause jurisprudence has been shifting and confusing. The two appeals the court declined to hear on Monday — Davenport v. American Atheists, No. 10-1297, and Utah Highway Patrol Association v. American Atheists, No. 10-1276 — would have given the court an opportunity to clarify the murky guidance it has provided in this area.
. . . that question has divided the justices as recently as last year, in Salazar v. Buono, a decision concerning a cross that had served as a war memorial in a remote part of the Mojave Desert.
“A Latin cross is not merely a reaffirmation of Christian beliefs,” Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote, joined by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. By way of example, Justice Kennedy wrote that “a cross by the side of a public highway marking, for instance, the place where a state trooper perished need not be taken as a statement of government support for sectarian beliefs.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Wimmer, conservative group to protest crosses decision" by Melinda Rogers, The Salt Lake Tribune 11/2/11
A Utah legislator will partner with a conservative group on Thursday to protest U.S. Supreme Court justices’ decision not to hear a contentious First Amendment case over the appropriateness of placing 12-foot-high crosses on public property in Utah to memorialize state troopers killed in the line of duty.
Carl Wimmer, a Republican from Herriman who is running for Utah’s 4th Congressional District, will “express deep disappointment” during a stop in Murray Thursday beside one of the highway crosses that is scheduled to come down. Appearing with Wimmer will be Tom McClusky, vice president for the Family Research Council Action, a Washington-based organization that promotes faith in public policy.
“The Supreme Court’s refusal to hear the case could have significant implications for national memorials and monuments across the nation, including, but not limited to, the crosses on headstones in Arlington Cemetery.”
Wimmer’s announcement of disappointment mirrors a similar statement by Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, who pushed the high court to take on the case, arguing that the highway crosses should be displayed.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Supreme Court Rejects Utah Highway Cross Case" by Eryn Sun, Christian Post Reporter 10/31/11
[The private Utah Highway Patrol Association] clarified that crosses were chosen [as symbols] because they were generally used to commemorate the dead in cemeteries and specifically used by uniformed services to memorialize fallen men.
“Only the cross effectively and simultaneously conveyed the message of death, honor, remembrance, gratitude, sacrifice, and safety that the association wished to communicate to the public,” Justice Thomas explained.
A divided Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ultimately ruled in favor of the atheists and denied the association’s request for appeal, stating that even though the cross memorials had a secular purpose, they would nonetheless “convey to a reasonable observer that the state of Utah [was] endorsing Christianity,” because the cross was the “preeminent symbol of Christianity.”
Additionally, to a motorist driving by the symbols at more than 55 miles per hour, they would only notice the cross, not the biographical information displayed.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Supremes slap down memorials to fallen officers" by Dave Tombers, World Net Daily 10/31/11
[In] an April 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Salazar vs. Buono, that allowed a cross-shaped memorial in the Mojave Desert to remain . . . the high court specifically addressed roadside crosses honoring fallen state troopers.
The Supreme Court said, "The goal of avoiding governmental endorsement does not require eradication of all religious symbols in the public realm. A cross by the side of a public highway marking, for instance, the place where a state trooper perished need not be taken as a statement of governmental support for sectarian beliefs.
"The Constitution does not oblige government to avoid any public acknowledgment of religion's role in society," that court ruling said.
The Family Research Council, which wrote a friend-of-the-court brief supporting the Utah Highway Patrol Association, said today, "SCOTUS Lets Stand One of Worst Religious Liberty Assaults in American History."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Abortion Forced on Nurses by Hospital, or be Fired
While receiving federal funding, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey told nurses they must assist in abortion procedures or lose their jobs, regardless of their religious objections. A dozen nurses have sued the hospital.
For background, read Nurse Sues Hospital for Forcing Her into Abortion
UPDATE 12/24/11: University gives in, nurses win (won't have to work abortions)
UPDATE 11/27/11: Washington Post finally discovers this Christian discrimination case
UPDATE 11/21/11: Hospital bullies nurses despite judge's ruling; ADF goes back to court for nurses
UPDATE 11/4/11: Judge rules hospital can't force nurses to participate in abortions
-- From "Nurses: UMDNJ forced them to assist in abortions" by The Associated Press 11/1/11
[The lawsuit] claims the hospital changed its policy in September to require UMDNJ employees to assist in abortions or be subject to termination. The lawsuit says that requirement violates state and federal laws.
The nurses are seeking an injunction to force the hospital to change its policy and an order prohibiting it from retaliating against them.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Nurses Say Hospital Gave Them Choice: Assist Abortions or Lose Job" by Todd Starnes, FOX News 10/31/11
“The hospital told the nurses they have no regard for their religious beliefs,” said Matthew Bowman, an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund. “They were going to be assigned these abortions or they would be terminated.”
Bowman said the lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, on behalf of the nurses who “possess strongly held religious and moral beliefs that she may not participate in the process of an abortion that causes the death of a preborn child.”
Bowman told Fox News that the hospital had been performing abortions for decades without forcing nurses to violate their religious beliefs. But that changed a few weeks ago.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Hospital Told Nurses: Assist Abortions or Lose Your Job" by Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com 11/1/11
According to a copy of the complaint ADF sent LifeNews . . .
The nurses are asking the federal court to declare their rights under law and enjoin UMDNJ from continuing to mandate that they or similarly situated employees assist in abortions. Because UMDNJ’s federal tax funding is also conditioned on UMDNJ not discriminating against employees’ civil rights when they object to assisting abortions, the nurses also seek an order requiring UMDNJ to disgorge the nearly $60 million in federal health funding that it received in 2011. They also want an order requiring that UMDNJ be disqualified from receiving additional federal health funding unless and until it demonstrates compliance by ceasing its illegal coercion to assist abortions. Plaintiffs also seek statutorily authorized attorneys fees and costs, and other relief deemed appropriate by the Court.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
For background, read Nurse Sues Hospital for Forcing Her into Abortion
UPDATE 12/24/11: University gives in, nurses win (won't have to work abortions)
UPDATE 11/27/11: Washington Post finally discovers this Christian discrimination case
UPDATE 11/21/11: Hospital bullies nurses despite judge's ruling; ADF goes back to court for nurses
UPDATE 11/4/11: Judge rules hospital can't force nurses to participate in abortions
-- From "Nurses: UMDNJ forced them to assist in abortions" by The Associated Press 11/1/11
[The lawsuit] claims the hospital changed its policy in September to require UMDNJ employees to assist in abortions or be subject to termination. The lawsuit says that requirement violates state and federal laws.
The nurses are seeking an injunction to force the hospital to change its policy and an order prohibiting it from retaliating against them.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Nurses Say Hospital Gave Them Choice: Assist Abortions or Lose Job" by Todd Starnes, FOX News 10/31/11
“The hospital told the nurses they have no regard for their religious beliefs,” said Matthew Bowman, an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund. “They were going to be assigned these abortions or they would be terminated.”
Bowman said the lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, on behalf of the nurses who “possess strongly held religious and moral beliefs that she may not participate in the process of an abortion that causes the death of a preborn child.”
Bowman told Fox News that the hospital had been performing abortions for decades without forcing nurses to violate their religious beliefs. But that changed a few weeks ago.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Hospital Told Nurses: Assist Abortions or Lose Your Job" by Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com 11/1/11
According to a copy of the complaint ADF sent LifeNews . . .
The nurses are asking the federal court to declare their rights under law and enjoin UMDNJ from continuing to mandate that they or similarly situated employees assist in abortions. Because UMDNJ’s federal tax funding is also conditioned on UMDNJ not discriminating against employees’ civil rights when they object to assisting abortions, the nurses also seek an order requiring UMDNJ to disgorge the nearly $60 million in federal health funding that it received in 2011. They also want an order requiring that UMDNJ be disqualified from receiving additional federal health funding unless and until it demonstrates compliance by ceasing its illegal coercion to assist abortions. Plaintiffs also seek statutorily authorized attorneys fees and costs, and other relief deemed appropriate by the Court.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Praise Lesbian Homecoming King, or You're a Bigot
When lesbian Rebeca Arellano was crowned homecoming king at Patrick Henry High School in San Diego, she joined the queen Haileigh Adams, her lesbian counterpart. The school superintendent has since characterized every expressed disagreement with this glorification of sexual deviancy, regardless how civil, as hate-filled.
-- From "Lesbian couple voted homecoming queen and king draw support, anger" by Kimi Yoshino, Los Angeles Times 10/31/11
Students at a San Diego high school elected a lesbian couple as homecoming king and queen over the weekend, a move that has garnered international attention for the couple.
The couple said they were not planning to run and were shocked by the attention they've received.
The couple said they had received a lot of positive support, but that a lot of people were also angry about it, saying that it's wrong for a girl to be king.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Lesbian Couple Crowned Homecoming King and Queen" by Olivia Katrandjian, ABC News 10/30/11
Arellano said one of her teachers told her, "Today school is a bit better because of you girls."
"We have a lot of support, but there are also a lot of people who are angry about it," she said. "Anonymous Patrick Henry students are saying they're embarrassed and that it's wrong for a girl to take the spot of king. But there's no other way for us to run as a couple. It's not really fair for us not to have the right to run as a couple."
Adams and Arellano both came out their freshman year of high school, and they began dating in February of their sophomore year. They say their parents were supportive both when they came out and when they started dating.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "School deluged with hate calls about homecoming couple" by John Langeler, FOX 5 San Diego Reporter 10/31/11
"I am disappointed that this happy and positive event has recieved national media coverage," Superintendent Bill Kowba said in a statement, "Which has attracted what I can only call a slew of hate calls and emails."
Many of the adults who contacted the school are not residents of San Diego, and their comments were hateful and showed a lack of tolerance, Kowba said.
"I stand behind our students and school staff in supporting the Patrick Henry Homecoming King and Queen," he concluded.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Mockery of Tradition? Lesbian High School Couple Named Homecoming King and Queen" by Allison Summers, Christian Post Contributor 10/31/11
"What a disgrace," wrote one user. "Unbelievable how sexually confused our children are becoming due to the social pressures stating that it is 'normal'."
Another commenter wrote, "Okay, this isn't fair by any means because the definition of a king explicitly states it's 'a male sovereign or monarch; a man who holds by life tenure, and usually by hereditary right, the chief authority over a country and people.' This individual here is a female thus she ought to be considered as a queen which is 'a female sovereign or monarch.' All these manipulations in these high school homecomings are beginning to become a joke every year."
However, Arellano shot back at the naysayers with a Facebook post asking them to reconsider what the word 'tradition' means before wishing society would revert back to it.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Militant Homosexualists Vandalize IL Christian Academy
"For all the girls who think tradition should be continued, go back to the kitchen, stop having sex before you're married, get out of school and job system, don't have an opinion, don't own any property, give up the right to marry who you love, don't vote, and allow your husband to do whatever he pleases to you. Think about the meaning of tradition when you use it in your argument against us."For background, read Gay Guy as Prom Queen: School, Media Love It and also read Feds Fund Homosexualists' School Training as well as New Jersey Teacher Investigated for Christian Beliefs plus this one Two NY Boys Named Prom 'King & Queen'
-- Rebeca Arellano, Lesbian Homecoming King
-- From "Lesbian couple voted homecoming queen and king draw support, anger" by Kimi Yoshino, Los Angeles Times 10/31/11
Students at a San Diego high school elected a lesbian couple as homecoming king and queen over the weekend, a move that has garnered international attention for the couple.
The couple said they were not planning to run and were shocked by the attention they've received.
The couple said they had received a lot of positive support, but that a lot of people were also angry about it, saying that it's wrong for a girl to be king.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Lesbian Couple Crowned Homecoming King and Queen" by Olivia Katrandjian, ABC News 10/30/11
Arellano said one of her teachers told her, "Today school is a bit better because of you girls."
"We have a lot of support, but there are also a lot of people who are angry about it," she said. "Anonymous Patrick Henry students are saying they're embarrassed and that it's wrong for a girl to take the spot of king. But there's no other way for us to run as a couple. It's not really fair for us not to have the right to run as a couple."
Adams and Arellano both came out their freshman year of high school, and they began dating in February of their sophomore year. They say their parents were supportive both when they came out and when they started dating.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "School deluged with hate calls about homecoming couple" by John Langeler, FOX 5 San Diego Reporter 10/31/11
"I am disappointed that this happy and positive event has recieved national media coverage," Superintendent Bill Kowba said in a statement, "Which has attracted what I can only call a slew of hate calls and emails."
Many of the adults who contacted the school are not residents of San Diego, and their comments were hateful and showed a lack of tolerance, Kowba said.
"I stand behind our students and school staff in supporting the Patrick Henry Homecoming King and Queen," he concluded.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Mockery of Tradition? Lesbian High School Couple Named Homecoming King and Queen" by Allison Summers, Christian Post Contributor 10/31/11
"What a disgrace," wrote one user. "Unbelievable how sexually confused our children are becoming due to the social pressures stating that it is 'normal'."
Another commenter wrote, "Okay, this isn't fair by any means because the definition of a king explicitly states it's 'a male sovereign or monarch; a man who holds by life tenure, and usually by hereditary right, the chief authority over a country and people.' This individual here is a female thus she ought to be considered as a queen which is 'a female sovereign or monarch.' All these manipulations in these high school homecomings are beginning to become a joke every year."
However, Arellano shot back at the naysayers with a Facebook post asking them to reconsider what the word 'tradition' means before wishing society would revert back to it.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Militant Homosexualists Vandalize IL Christian Academy
Monday, October 31, 2011
Hairy Man Teaching in Dress OK Says Wash. School
A Vancouver, Washington middle school is telling enraged parents that there's no problem having a transvestite substitute teacher so long that the lesson plan is followed, even if the environment in the classroom is so distracting that the kids can't possibly learn anything.
For background, read Scary California 'Lunch Lady' is Man in Drag and also read Teacher Requires Boys to Cross Dress for a Grade
-- From "Cross-dressing teacher OK in Vancouver school" by The Associated Press 10/28/11
. . . the sub filled in Wednesday at a humanities class at Wy'East Middle School [in the Evergreen School District]. Some kids who were laughing and making jokes were pulled out of class.
The district says the sub has worked in the school district 19 days this school year at 13 different schools.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "School says crossdressing sub OK to teach" posted at KTLA TV-5 Los Angeles 10/28/11
Apparently, the school district had more of an issue with the kids teasing than they did the substitute’s choice of attire.
The Olympian reported that Evergreen School District has notified Vancouver parents that it does not have a problem with a male substitute teacher who chooses to dress like a woman. The man is required to follow the school's dress code, however. The code prohibits district employees from wearing outfits that are too short, too tight or low cut.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Cross-dressing teacher fills in at Wy'east Middle School" by Anita Kissee, KATU-TV posted at The Columbian 10/28/11
Parents of some Vancouver sixth graders are worried about what to tell their kids after a male substitute teacher showed up at school this week in women's clothing.
Students said it was obvious that their substitute teacher was a man dressed in women's clothing and from what we understand, some of the kids had a hard time settling down because they were laughing and making jokes. Some were eventually pulled out of class.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
For background, read Scary California 'Lunch Lady' is Man in Drag and also read Teacher Requires Boys to Cross Dress for a Grade
-- From "Cross-dressing teacher OK in Vancouver school" by The Associated Press 10/28/11
. . . the sub filled in Wednesday at a humanities class at Wy'East Middle School [in the Evergreen School District]. Some kids who were laughing and making jokes were pulled out of class.
The district says the sub has worked in the school district 19 days this school year at 13 different schools.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "School says crossdressing sub OK to teach" posted at KTLA TV-5 Los Angeles 10/28/11
Apparently, the school district had more of an issue with the kids teasing than they did the substitute’s choice of attire.
The Olympian reported that Evergreen School District has notified Vancouver parents that it does not have a problem with a male substitute teacher who chooses to dress like a woman. The man is required to follow the school's dress code, however. The code prohibits district employees from wearing outfits that are too short, too tight or low cut.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Cross-dressing teacher fills in at Wy'east Middle School" by Anita Kissee, KATU-TV posted at The Columbian 10/28/11
Parents of some Vancouver sixth graders are worried about what to tell their kids after a male substitute teacher showed up at school this week in women's clothing.
Students said it was obvious that their substitute teacher was a man dressed in women's clothing and from what we understand, some of the kids had a hard time settling down because they were laughing and making jokes. Some were eventually pulled out of class.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
'Black Genocide,' Herman Cain Labels Abortion
The eugenic history of Planned Parenthood's founder Margaret Sanger, and the current facts of abortion clinic locations have been injected into the presidential campaign by answers that candidate Herman Cain gave to CBS News questions.
For background, read Minorities Targeted by Planned Parenthood for Abortion: Study and also read Abortion Targeting Blacks: Exposed in Media Campaign as well as Black Genocide in New York City (nearly 2 of 3 killed in womb)
UPDATE 10/30/11: Planned Parenthood research advocate admits abortion rate of blacks is five times the rate of whites
-- From "Cain: I'm 'pro-life from conception, period'" by Lucy Madison, CBS News 10/30/11
Herman Cain again attempted to clarify his position on abortion Sunday, declaring on CBS' "Face the Nation" that "I am pro-life from conception, period" - and that he does not support exceptions even for victims of rape and incest.
"I want to ask you, since we're on the subject of abortion, at one point back there when the question of Planned Parenthood came up and you said that it was not Planned Parenthood, it was really 'Planned Genocide' - because you said Planned Parenthood was trying to put all these centers into the black communities because they wanted to kill black babies before they were born," [CBS commentator Bob] Schieffer recounted.
"I still stand by that," said Cain.
"If people go back and look at the history and look at Margaret Sanger's own words that's exactly where that came from. Look up the history. So if you go back and look up the history, look at where most of them were built," he said. "Seventy five percent of those facilities were built in the black community and Margaret Sanger's own words. She didn't use the word genocide but she did talk about preventing the increasing number of poor blacks in this country by preventing black babies from being born."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Cain says he opposes abortion without exceptions" by Shannon Mccaffrey, Associated Press 10/30/11
[Cain] endorsed a controversial theory linking abortion to racial genocide. Cain said Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger wanted to eradicate minorities by putting birth control clinics in their neighborhoods, a charge that the group denies.
Cain said 75 percent of the organization's abortion facilities were built in black communities.
. . . Cain's view has gained currency in the anti-abortion movement, which has backed several state measures to ban abortions based on race. In Cain's home state of Georgia, dozens of provocative billboards popped around Atlanta last year labeling black children an "endangered species" in an effort to use race to rally support against abortion within the black community.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Herman Cain Won't Retract: Planned Parenthood is ‘Planned Genocide’" by Terence P. Jeffrey, CNSNews.com 10/30/11
“Here’s why I support de-funding Planned Parenthood, because you don’t hear a lot of people talking about this: When Margaret Sanger--check my history--started Planned Parenthood, the objective was to put these centers in primarily black communities so they could help kill black babies before they came into the world,” Cain responded [on March 15, 2011].
“It’s carrying out its original mission,” said Cain. “I’ve talked to young girls who go in there and they don’t talk about how you plan parenthood. They don’t talk about adoption as an option. They don’t say bring your parents in so you we can talk to you before you make this decision.
“Talk to some young lady who has gone into some of these centers to see what kind of conversation takes place,” said Cain. “They have basically carried out their original mission. There’s not any planning other than to abort the baby.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 36.5 percent of the abortions done in the United States in 2007 were done on black babies. However, according to the Census Bureau, 12.4 percent of the overall U.S. population is black. That means that black babies are aborted at a rate that is almost triple the rate of blacks in the nation’s population.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read and view a vintage interview with Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger
For background, read Minorities Targeted by Planned Parenthood for Abortion: Study and also read Abortion Targeting Blacks: Exposed in Media Campaign as well as Black Genocide in New York City (nearly 2 of 3 killed in womb)
UPDATE 10/30/11: Planned Parenthood research advocate admits abortion rate of blacks is five times the rate of whites
-- From "Cain: I'm 'pro-life from conception, period'" by Lucy Madison, CBS News 10/30/11
Herman Cain again attempted to clarify his position on abortion Sunday, declaring on CBS' "Face the Nation" that "I am pro-life from conception, period" - and that he does not support exceptions even for victims of rape and incest.
"I want to ask you, since we're on the subject of abortion, at one point back there when the question of Planned Parenthood came up and you said that it was not Planned Parenthood, it was really 'Planned Genocide' - because you said Planned Parenthood was trying to put all these centers into the black communities because they wanted to kill black babies before they were born," [CBS commentator Bob] Schieffer recounted.
"I still stand by that," said Cain.
"If people go back and look at the history and look at Margaret Sanger's own words that's exactly where that came from. Look up the history. So if you go back and look up the history, look at where most of them were built," he said. "Seventy five percent of those facilities were built in the black community and Margaret Sanger's own words. She didn't use the word genocide but she did talk about preventing the increasing number of poor blacks in this country by preventing black babies from being born."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Cain says he opposes abortion without exceptions" by Shannon Mccaffrey, Associated Press 10/30/11
[Cain] endorsed a controversial theory linking abortion to racial genocide. Cain said Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger wanted to eradicate minorities by putting birth control clinics in their neighborhoods, a charge that the group denies.
Cain said 75 percent of the organization's abortion facilities were built in black communities.
. . . Cain's view has gained currency in the anti-abortion movement, which has backed several state measures to ban abortions based on race. In Cain's home state of Georgia, dozens of provocative billboards popped around Atlanta last year labeling black children an "endangered species" in an effort to use race to rally support against abortion within the black community.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Herman Cain Won't Retract: Planned Parenthood is ‘Planned Genocide’" by Terence P. Jeffrey, CNSNews.com 10/30/11
“Here’s why I support de-funding Planned Parenthood, because you don’t hear a lot of people talking about this: When Margaret Sanger--check my history--started Planned Parenthood, the objective was to put these centers in primarily black communities so they could help kill black babies before they came into the world,” Cain responded [on March 15, 2011].
“It’s carrying out its original mission,” said Cain. “I’ve talked to young girls who go in there and they don’t talk about how you plan parenthood. They don’t talk about adoption as an option. They don’t say bring your parents in so you we can talk to you before you make this decision.
“Talk to some young lady who has gone into some of these centers to see what kind of conversation takes place,” said Cain. “They have basically carried out their original mission. There’s not any planning other than to abort the baby.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 36.5 percent of the abortions done in the United States in 2007 were done on black babies. However, according to the Census Bureau, 12.4 percent of the overall U.S. population is black. That means that black babies are aborted at a rate that is almost triple the rate of blacks in the nation’s population.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read and view a vintage interview with Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Christian Quarterback Brings NFL to its Knees
In the closing moments of the Denver Broncos verses Miami Dolphins game last Sunday, Denver quarterback Tim Tebow was shown bowing, on one knee, praying on the sidelines next to his fellow teammates while they waited for Matt Prater to hit the 52-yard field goal that gave Denver an 18-15 victory in overtime. Little did Tebow know at the time that his sideline prayer would start a new trend, called “Tebowing.”
UPDATE 12/12/11 - Media Craze: Quarterback Tebow's Christian Faith
UPDATE 11/14/11: Tebow Picked on Because of His Faith, Says Coach Tony Dungy
UPDATE 11/6/11: Second week of taunting Tebow's faith
UPDATE 10/31/11: Detroit Lions ridicule Tim Tebow's Christianity as they trounce the Denver Broncos (video of mocking)
-- From "Strike a prayer pose: Tebow’s actions after Miami game inspire phenomenon called ‘Tebowing’" by The Associated Press 10/29/11
Jared Kleinstein was mesmerized by Tebow’s peaceful demeanor kneeling on the turf amid all the chaos that ensued. He launched a website in which fans could submit photos of themselves “Tebowing,” which means getting down on a knee and praying, even if everyone else around you is doing something completely different.
Almost overnight, it caught on through social media. He went from an audience of 785 to nearly 390,000 in just a few days.
But Kleinstein wanted to make one thing clear: The undertaking isn’t meant to mock Tebow or poke fun at his religious beliefs, just show support.
Recently, Kleinstein even received a photo of a solider in Afghanistan emulating Tebow’s pose.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Tim Tebow pose gets its own meme: Tebowing!" by Patrick Dorsey, ESPN 10/28/11
Now Tebowing [has] . . . gone all the way to the World Series stands, the set of "The Biggest Loser," Major League Soccer goal celebrations, and even the Broncos locker room (courtesy of teammate Von Miller).
Even Tebow himself has publicly approved. Tweeted the quarterback Thursday night: "#Tebowing - to get down on a knee and start praying, even if everyone else around you is doing something completely different. Love it!"
And on Friday, he addressed it with reporters, also saying, according to Adam Schefter: "A kid that tweeted me with cancer said, 'I'm Tebowing while I'm chemoing.' How cool is that?"
Naturally, Tebow told reporters he takes the movement's root -- prayer -- seriously.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Tim Tebow Unknowingly Starts 'Tebowing' Trend on Twitter" by Jeff Schapiro, Christian Post Reporter 10/28/11
“Tebow makes praying cool for all those that don't pray,” said one Twitter user, who goes by the name Penniegadget, on Friday.
Between Tebow's faith and his controversial on-the-field performance last Sunday, his critics and his supporters have had a lot to talk about during this past week. On Sunday, Oct. 30, he will be given yet another opportunity to prove his worth as an NFL quarterback when the Broncos (2-4) face the Detroit Lions (5-2) at home.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Now Tim Tebow is taking heat for 'Tebowing'" by Tom Weir, USA TODAY 10/28/11
When a quarterback takes a knee it's usually a good sign for his team, indicating that he's running out the clock on a certain victory. But that act is getting an entirely different treatment from Tim Tebow's detractors.
And a mocking website -- Tebowing.com -- has even sprung up. There are scads of photos posted there of people Tebowing in traffic, in operating rooms, in Grand Central Station, everywhere.
The website also offers merchandise, including T-shirts emblazoned with this definition of Tebowing: "To get down on a knee and start praying, even if everyone else around you is doing something completely different."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
UPDATE 11/27/11: Tebow and Palin both hated for the same reason - their public Christianity
UPDATE 12/12/11 - Media Craze: Quarterback Tebow's Christian Faith
UPDATE 11/14/11: Tebow Picked on Because of His Faith, Says Coach Tony Dungy
UPDATE 11/6/11: Second week of taunting Tebow's faith
UPDATE 10/31/11: Detroit Lions ridicule Tim Tebow's Christianity as they trounce the Denver Broncos (video of mocking)
-- From "Strike a prayer pose: Tebow’s actions after Miami game inspire phenomenon called ‘Tebowing’" by The Associated Press 10/29/11
Jared Kleinstein was mesmerized by Tebow’s peaceful demeanor kneeling on the turf amid all the chaos that ensued. He launched a website in which fans could submit photos of themselves “Tebowing,” which means getting down on a knee and praying, even if everyone else around you is doing something completely different.
Almost overnight, it caught on through social media. He went from an audience of 785 to nearly 390,000 in just a few days.
But Kleinstein wanted to make one thing clear: The undertaking isn’t meant to mock Tebow or poke fun at his religious beliefs, just show support.
Recently, Kleinstein even received a photo of a solider in Afghanistan emulating Tebow’s pose.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Tim Tebow pose gets its own meme: Tebowing!" by Patrick Dorsey, ESPN 10/28/11
Now Tebowing [has] . . . gone all the way to the World Series stands, the set of "The Biggest Loser," Major League Soccer goal celebrations, and even the Broncos locker room (courtesy of teammate Von Miller).
Even Tebow himself has publicly approved. Tweeted the quarterback Thursday night: "#Tebowing - to get down on a knee and start praying, even if everyone else around you is doing something completely different. Love it!"
And on Friday, he addressed it with reporters, also saying, according to Adam Schefter: "A kid that tweeted me with cancer said, 'I'm Tebowing while I'm chemoing.' How cool is that?"
Naturally, Tebow told reporters he takes the movement's root -- prayer -- seriously.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Tim Tebow Unknowingly Starts 'Tebowing' Trend on Twitter" by Jeff Schapiro, Christian Post Reporter 10/28/11
“Tebow makes praying cool for all those that don't pray,” said one Twitter user, who goes by the name Penniegadget, on Friday.
Between Tebow's faith and his controversial on-the-field performance last Sunday, his critics and his supporters have had a lot to talk about during this past week. On Sunday, Oct. 30, he will be given yet another opportunity to prove his worth as an NFL quarterback when the Broncos (2-4) face the Detroit Lions (5-2) at home.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Now Tim Tebow is taking heat for 'Tebowing'" by Tom Weir, USA TODAY 10/28/11
When a quarterback takes a knee it's usually a good sign for his team, indicating that he's running out the clock on a certain victory. But that act is getting an entirely different treatment from Tim Tebow's detractors.
And a mocking website -- Tebowing.com -- has even sprung up. There are scads of photos posted there of people Tebowing in traffic, in operating rooms, in Grand Central Station, everywhere.
The website also offers merchandise, including T-shirts emblazoned with this definition of Tebowing: "To get down on a knee and start praying, even if everyone else around you is doing something completely different."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
UPDATE 11/27/11: Tebow and Palin both hated for the same reason - their public Christianity
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