Thursday, March 9, 2006
Hawaii: Baby Killing Center of Pacific
My beautiful home state of Hawaii is sliding into Gomorrah with legislation allowing in-office abortions and waiving a mandatory 90-day residency period. How can a picturesque and serene state such as Hawaii be so ugly and cruel to the unborn? How can alleged Christians in the state legislature allow for such an inhumane procedure to be now performed in your own office?!
Judie Brown, President of the American Life League, has stated that if this legislation passes it would "...make Hawaii one of the quickie-abortion capitals of the world,".
Unfortunately, this isn't surprising considering that recent events have shown Hawaii to be lax on morality and short on character when it comes to the defense of the unborn.
Abortion in any way, shape, or manner clearly breaks the Fifth Commandment of 'You shall not kill'. It is at the heart of the covenant because it expresses the core of God's authority over the human race. Human life is a direct gift of the Creator, since at every conception He must immediately create the immortal soul. Once the Fifth Commandment is disobeyed, no other moral commandment of God has any validity. That is why abortion undermines the whole moral foundation of human civilization.
For more information click here.
For my previous posting on the Fifth Commandment click here.
To learn more about realities of abortion versus the lies click here.
For the American Life League's comments click here.
Wednesday, March 8, 2006
What the Bible Says About Contraception
We as Catholics can learn from the teachings of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior via the Magisterium that contraception is an anathema to God. Tradition has always been against the use of contraception as well as the Bible. Here are a few quotes for you non-Catholic Christians to discern about contraception:
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. And God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth."
--Genesis 1:27-28
God created Man to procreate, not to use sex for pleasure. Sexual pleasure is a residual result when done between a man and a woman in marriage which becomes a unitive act; unitying both man and woman as one.
Like grapes in the wilderness, I found Israel. Like the first fruit on the fig tree, in its first season, I saw your fathers. But they came to Ba'al-pe'or, and consecrated themselves to Ba'al, and became detestable like the thing they loved. E'phraim's glory shall fly away like a bird -- no birth, no pregnancy, no conception! Even if they bring up children, I will bereave them till none is left. Woe to them when I depart from them! E'phraim's sons, as I have seen, are destined for a prey; E'phraim must lead forth his sons to slaughter. Give them, O LORD -- what wilt thou give? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. Every evil of theirs is in Gilgal; there I began to hate them. Because of the wickedness of their deeds I will drive them out of my house. I will love them no more; all their princes are rebels. E'phraim is stricken, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit. Even though they bring forth, I will slay their beloved children. My God will cast them off, because they have not hearkened to him; they shall be wanderers among the nations.
--Hosea 9:10-17
God punishes those that use contraception for any means outside of the procreative and unitive acts of matrimony.
But Onan knew that the offspring would not be his; so when he went in to his brother's wife he spilled the semen on the ground, lest he should give offspring to his brother. And what he did was displeasing in the sight of the LORD, and he slew him also.
--Genesis 38:9-10
Those that practice contraception will be dead in spirit, separated from God. Basically leading amoral and empty lives because sex is used separated from the procreative act, thus rendering it as a 'choice' that only leads to a decline in morality and death in spirit.
"He whose testicles are crushed or whose male member is cut off shall not enter the assembly of the LORD.
--Deuteronomy 23:1
Those that neuter themselves through vasectomies or other surgical enhancements to end the possibility of procreation have casted themselves outside the graces of God. Which ultimately leads to a shallow and amoral life since sex is used for pleasure that is separated from the procreative and unitive act in matrimony.
because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever! Amen. For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. Their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural, and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in their own persons the due penalty for their error.
--Romans 1:25-27
When man and woman separate the act of procreation from matrimony, this only leads down the dark path of sodomy, pedophilia, and other 'unnatural' acts. This exemplifies that women are blessed because they have the awesome duty of childbearing.
Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
--Galatians 6:7
It pretty much explains itself.
You say that God accepts all who sin? You are correct, when one atones for their sin through the Sacrament of Penance.
For those wanting an indepth teaching of the theology and philosophy why Catholic Church don't allow contraception for contraception click here (Humanae Vitae by Pope Paul VI).
Tuesday, March 7, 2006
Should Liberals Leave the Church?
I'm not sure if I agree with that just yet. Only because I hope for their conversion or eventual adherence to the teachings of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, ie, the Magisterium. The liberal Catholic problem lies in not being properly catechized as well as falling to worldly trends of abortion, contraception, sodomy, sexual illicitly, etc.
The article in the Boston Globe goes on to say why they, the liberals, haven't left the Church. There are other options such as the Episcopal Church that is more to their liking with Homosexual practicing Bishops and woman priests. There are also the Unitarians with their acceptance of all and standing for nothing dogma.
Anyways, for more on this article click here.
Birth Control Linked to Breast Cancer
The National Organization for Women and Planned Parenthood doesn't want you to know about the links between birth control pills and breast cancer.
"Dr. Sam Epstein, author of Cancer-Gate: How to Win the Losing Cancer War and Professor of Environmental and Occupational Medicine at the School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, told the CBC’s Marketplace that exposure to the hormones estrogen and progestin, as found in the pill, increase breast cancer risk."
The birth control pill is the "the largest unregulated human trial that’s ever been conducted." In Sweden, the liberal's poster child of leftist utopia, a study shows that those on the birth control have a 26% more chance of developing breast cancer than those that haven't taken the pill. The number shoots up to 58% when using the birth control pill for long periods of time.
When will America wake up to the lies that NOW and PP tell them?
For more click here.
About the Bible
The funny thing about the Bible that many non-Catholic Christians are unaware of or refuse to recognize is that we, Cathoics, wrote the Bible. Not literally, but the apostles and disciples of Christ contributed to what we have today as the Bible, via the divine inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Thusly, the Bible is the word of God. All of which writings were written by about 100 A.D.
In the mid-4th century we have what is called the Bible. The Council of Trent canonized what we have as the Bible today in 1563, which means no Christian can question the books in the Bible.
Lastly, the word Bible comes from the Greek expression Biblia.
Now for some random quotes from the Bible validating the existance of our Catholic Church:
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
--Matthew 16:18-19
If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
--Matthew 18:17-18
And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age."
--Matthew 28:18-20
And he said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
--Mark 16:15-16
"He who hears you hears me, and he who rejects you rejects me, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me."
--Luke 10:16
And I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, to be with you for ever, But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
--John 14:16, 26
When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.
--John 16:13
if I am delayed, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and bulwark of the truth.
--1 Timothy 3:15
Monday, March 6, 2006
Global News Roundup
Some interesting news today.
The big news story today is the Governor of South Dakota signing into law an abortion ban (almost all).
Other newsworthy mentions is the idea that the more conservative, or religious (my opinion), are likely to father more than three children as opposed to secular mothers having only one or none. Leading to a conservative, ie, religious (Christian), dominance within a generation or two. Something many Catholics are aware of, well those Catholics that actually practice their faith. This is an excellent article by Foreign Policy (online). For the article click here.
The other newsworthy item is Archbishop Harry J. Flynn of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has silenced Father Altier, a well respected, humble, and orthodox priest in an otherwise liberal archdiocese. This is pretty disturbing considering the state of the American church is full of homosexual scandals and near-apostate clergy and laity. For this article click here. (H/T The Church Online)
South Dakota Governor Signs Abortion Ban
Governor Mike Rounds of South Dakota signed into law a bill that would ban abortion except when the life of the mother is at risk and the use of abortificants.
Nice go today.
One state down, 49 more to go!
For more click here.
Friday, March 3, 2006
Oscar Awards Analysis
Two words:
Who Cares?
Thursday, March 2, 2006
Nappy-Nap Time for Justice Ginsburg
Infamous anti-Catholic bigot and radical internationalist Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg caught a quick nap during testimony over political redistricting in the great Lone Star state of Texas. The pro-abortion Justice seemed to have taken a time out, literally on the bench, from her role in undermining America, I mean serving her judicial role.
The napping portion was reported by the AP.
No video footage was available to show this historically laughable event. (H/T to NewsBusters)
The Myths of Cohabitation
Concerned Women for America has a great article on the myths of cohabitation. Here are just a synopsis of each myth by Janice Shaw Crouse of the Beverly LaHaye Institute:
Myth #1: Living together is good way to "test the water."
Many couples say that they want to live together to see if they are compatible, not realizing that cohabitation is more a preparation for divorce than a way to strengthen the likelihood of a successful marriage.
Myth #2: Couples don't really need that "piece of paper."
A major problem with cohabitation is that it is a tentative arrangement that lacks stability; no one can depend upon the relationship -- not the partners, not the children, not the community, nor the society.
Myth #3: Cohabiting relationships usually lead to marriage.
During the 1970s, about 60 percent of cohabiting couples married each other within three years, but this proportion has since declined to less than 40 percent.
Myth #4: Cohabiting relationships are more egalitarian than marriage.
It is common knowledge that women and children suffer more poverty after a cohabiting relationship breaks up, but it's not so well understood that there is typically an economic imbalance in favor of the man within such relationships, too.
For more on this click here.
For Swedens Big Lie about cohabitation click here.
For the proverbial slippery slope effect of cohabitation click here.
55 Catholic Politicians Abandon 5th Commandment
They can 'spin' their empty rhetoric, but in the end they are wanton killers of millions of innocent children.
Here are the 55 names of fallen away Catholic politicians:
Joe Baca Xavier Becerra Robert Brady Michael Capuano Dennis A. Cardoza Wm. Lacy Clay Jim Costa Joseph Crowley Peter A. DeFazio William Delahunt Rosa DeLauro Mike Doyle Anna Eshoo Lane Evans Charles A. Gonzalez Raul M. Grijalva Luis V. Gutierrez Maurice Hinchey Tim Holden Patrick J. Kennedy Dale E. Kildee James R. Langevin John B. Larson Stephen Lynch Edward J. Markey Jim Marshall Carolyn McCarthy Betty McCollum James P. McGovern Cynthia McKinney Marty Meehan Michael H. Michaud George Miller James P. Moran Grace Napolitano Richard E. Neal James L. Oberstar David R. Obey Frank Pallone Bill Pascrell Ed Pastor Nancy Pelosi Silvestre Reyes Lucille Roybal-Allard Tim Ryan John T. Salazar Linda T. Sanchez Loretta Sanchez Jose Serrano Hilda L. Solis Bart Stupak Gene Taylor Mike Thompson Nydia Velazquez Diane Watson
They all signed a 'Catholic Statement of Principles' which haphazardly tries to fall in line with the teachings of Jesus, but in the end proclaim "primacy of conscience" above and beyond that of Jesus' teachings.
'They' seek the "Church's guidance and assistance but believe also in the primacy of conscience. In recognizing the Church's role in providing moral leadership, we acknowledge and accept the tension that comes with being in disagreement with the Church in some areas. Yet we believe we can speak to the fundamental issues that unite us as Catholics and lend our voices to changing the political debate -- a debate that often fails to reflect and encompass the depth and complexity of these issues."
These politicians fail to understand the murder of millions of innocent children is contrary to God's law as well as Natural Law.
The fifth commandment, "Though shall not kill" seems to fall on their deaf ears. How is the commandment, "You shall not kill," at the heart of the Covenant between God and His chosen people? It is at the heart of the covenant because it expresses the core of God's authority over the human race. Human life is a direct gift of the Creator, since at every conception He must immediately create the immortal soul. Once the fifth commandment is disobeyed, no other moral commandment of God has any validity. That is why abortion undermines the whole moral foundation of human civilization. (see previous posting)
May God have mercy on their souls.
The Catholic League responds.
Wednesday, March 1, 2006
Cartoon of the Day
Nice pic today from Gaggle via NewsBusters.
Catholic Democrats Faltering Faith
Catholic Democrats are a sorry bunch. They say they adhere to Catholic teachings yet won't do anything to change the Democratic party's position on abortion. When will they ever learn that one cannot separate themselves from what they practice. If you are a Catholic, you do not leave your faith at the door of public office.
Catholic Democrats and Republicans need to be faithful to themselves and who they are, they shouldn't kowtow to worldly things and fall into sin.
For the Catholic League's response to Catholic Democrats in the House of Representatives click here.
Governor Romney Supports Bishops Opposed to Homosexual Adoptions
According to LifeSite.net Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts is reconsidering his position on letting Catholic adoption agencies be exempted from placing children with homosexual couples. It's disturbing just typing 'homosexual couples' alone on my blog.
Anyways, the Governor went on to say, "We respect and honor the free practice of religion, and we look forward to meeting with representatives from the Catholic Church to discuss this issue,".
Good to see that the Governor respects theseparationn of Church and State.
For more click here.
Question of the Day
How is the commandment, "You shall not kill," at the heart of the Covenant between God and His chosen people?
It is at the heart of the covenant because it expresses the core of God's authority over the human race. Human life is a direct gift of the Creator, since at every conception He must immediately create the immortal soul. Once the fifth commandment is disobeyed, no other moral commandment of God has any validity. That is why abortion undermines the whole moral foundation of human civilization.
Taken from the Catechism on The Gospel of Life by Father John A. Hardon, S.J.
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