NEWS CLIPS
1. The End of Roe?
Oral Arguments on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health will begin on December 1, 2021 at the Supreme Court. This is the best chance is a generation to end Roe v. Wade! Pro-life leaders are calling us to prayer and fasting. Here are some headlines related to this most-important news story:
Faith Leaders Unite to ‘Pray for Dobbs,’ the Case That Could Overturn ‘Roe’ >>
What to Expect in the Supreme Court Oral Argument in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization >>
120,000 Babies Could Be Saved From Abortion in Just the First Year After Roe v. Wade is Overturned >>
Roe v. Wade Allows Abortion on Demand For Any Reason Up to Birth >>
The United States is One of Only 7 Nations Allowing Abortions Up to Birth >>
Leading Pro-Life Bishops: Catholic Church Must be Prepared if ‘Roe’ Overturned >>
Five videos to watch before the Supreme Court’s 15-week abortion case >>
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November 24, 2021
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2. House Democrats Pass $2 Trillion Spending Bill that Will Force Taxpayers to Fund Abortions
(LifeNews) - Republican leaders temporarily delayed a vote on the legislation Thursday, but Democrats, who control the House, pushed forward Friday morning, passing the bill in a 220-213 vote, the BBC reports. Only one Democrat joined Republicans in voting against it. Nicknamed the “Build Back Better” Act, a project of President Joe Biden, the bill would force taxpayers to pay for abortions, including elective late-term abortions, Republican leaders warned. According to the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List, the legislation even would fund abortions with taxpayer dollars in pro-life states that have opted out of abortion funding in the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. “Pelosi and her allies are sneakily working to force Americans to be complicit in abortion on demand up to birth every which way they can,” said Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the pro-life organization. MORE
Related: Nancy Pelosi Using $2 Trillion Reconciliation Bill to Force Americans to Fund Abortions >>
3. Governors Demand Investigations into Pornography in School Libraries
(DC) - As parents around the country are rising up to challenge the social and sexual indoctrination of their children in public schools through the use of explicit sexual content, we’re getting a better handle on what is turning out to be a national problem. From Virginia to Ohio, from Texas to California, and from Colorado to Washington state, parents are standing up and objecting to the alarming prevalence of porn in their schools, much of it disguised as “sex ed” and provided by organizations like Planned Parenthood. While objectionable material is found in classroom curriculums, much of it also shows up in school libraries as “approved” books and resources, and two state governors are calling for investigations by their departments of education as well as law enforcement into how pornography and other obscene materials can show up on library shelves. MORE
RELATED: Mom Banned from School Library after Confronting School Board Over Pornographic Books >>
4. Archbishop Gomez addresses rise of 'wokeness', social movements in US
(CNA) - On Thursday, Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles discussed the rise of new secular ideologies and movements for social change in the United States during a virtual address to the Congress of Catholics and Public Life in Madrid. He asserted that it is “important for the Church to understand and engage these new movements—not on social or political terms, but as dangerous substitutes for true religion.” “Today’s critical theories and ideologies are profoundly atheistic,” Gomez said Nov. 4. “They deny the soul, the spiritual, transcendent dimension of human nature; or they think that it is irrelevant to human happiness.” Gomez’ thesis, he said, is that the new social movements that exist in the U.S., such as “social justice,” “wokeness,” “identity politics,” “intersectionality,” or “successor ideology,” should be understood as “pseudo-religions, and even replacements and rivals to traditional Christian beliefs,” and can result in tribalism. MORE
5. Washington Florist Who Declined to Serve Same-Sex Wedding to Pay Settlement and Retire
(NCRegister) - A Christian florist who was sued after declining to create flower arrangements for a same-sex wedding ceremony and subsequently spent eight years in court will pay a small settlement and retire, rather than seek another U.S. Supreme Court hearing. “I am willing to turn the legal struggle for freedom over to others. At age 77, it’s time to retire,” Barronelle Stutzman, who owns Arlene’s Flowers in Richland, Washington, said Nov. 18. “I’ve never had to compromise my conscience or go against my faith. I’ve met so many, many kind and wonderful people, who’ve generously offered me their prayers and encouragement and support.” In 2013, the florist declined to make flower arrangements for the same-sex wedding of long-time customer and friend Rob Ingersoll and his partner Curt Freed. She said that as a Christian, she believed such a union would violate her faith, and she could not make a floral arrangement for a same-sex wedding. Stutzman referred Ingersoll to several nearby florists. MORE
RELATED: Support for religious freedom up among Americans; majority consider worship ‘essential,’ survey says >>
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Ohio Bill Will Stop Infanticide, Provide Medical Care to Babies Who Survive Abortions >>
This Woman Has Single-Handedly Saved Hundreds of Babies From Abortion >>
Teenager with Down Syndrome Sings National Anthem at White Sox Game >>
J.K. Rowling Shunned from Major Harry Potter Reunion for Saying Boys and Girls are Real >>
Catholic school in Brooklyn diocese dismisses teacher who contracted same-sex marriage >>
100 Lawmakers Blast Biden for Trying to Force Christian Doctors and Nurses to Do Abortions >>
30,000 Doctors Tell Supreme Court: Unborn Babies are Human Beings, They Deserve Human Rights >>
Québec Doctor testifies that Covid patients were euthanized rather than treated >>
Catholic Bishop Says Abortion Just as Bad as Lynchings Because “Both Involve the Killing of Innocent Human Beings” >>
AMAZING: 40 Days for Life celebrates 20,000 babies saved from abortion >>
Alabama Baby Named the World’s Most Premature Infant to Survive >>
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Holiday Gift Guide: Top Tips for Safe Tech
(DefendYoungMinds) - The holidays are an exciting time for every kid. But gifting tech-toys isn’t the same as giving them a Lego set. As a parent, you want to make sure your new gift won’t create entry points to pornography, predators, and cyberbullying into your home. So don’t get carried away in the excitement and forget to make a plan for how this new technology will affect your family. Our holiday gift guide has tips on choosing the right tech gifts for your kids and getting it all set up so that it’s ready to use as safely as possible when they open their gift.
- Top tips for all tech gifts
- Holiday gift guide for video games
- Tablets & Laptops
- Phones & Smartwatches
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RELATED: How To Talk to Your Kids About Porn and Digital Self Defense (Podcast) >>
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Cordileone to Catholic students after boycott of pro-life assembly: 'Do not be victims of the culture'
(CNA) - The archbishop of San Francisco has encouraged students at a local Catholic high school to reject the lies of the abortion industry and become courageous advocates for life, following a boycott of a pro-life assembly at the school. MORE
Homicide is the Number One Cause of Death for Pregnant Women, Including Many Women Who Refuse Abortions
(LifeNews) - Disturbing new data from a national study found that, for pregnant mothers, the number one cause of death is homicide. According to Hot Air, the research found that homicide, frequently committed by a husband or partner, took more pregnant mothers’ lives than any other cause. MORE
Chemical Abortion ER Visits Increased 507% In 13-Year Span
(AUL) - The Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) recently published a peer-reviewed chemical abortion study with alarming results. 35% of women who have received an induced abortion end up in the emergency room within thirty days for various causes (not necessarily abortion-related complications). Between 2002 to 2015, the rate for emergency room visits for chemical abortion-related complications increased 507%. MORE
Fertility awareness website founders inform women on scientific, holistic alternative to birth control
(CNA) - The co-founder and president of a new nonprofit dedicated to fertility awareness wants women to ask questions. “I just want to encourage women to be curious,” Emily Frase of FAbM Base (pronounced “fam base”) told CNA. “Don’t be afraid, get curious, and see what happens.” MORE
What it means to present euthanasia as "medical care"
(EPC) - To put it simply: to claim that euthanasia is medical care, is to say that euthanasia is "good" in a way that society can agree upon. Of course there IS no agreement on the medical status of euthanasia. MORE
Panel of women scholars discuss danger of redefining women
(CNA) - Efforts to redefine women undermine their feminine dignity and unjustly pressure them to resort to abortions to keep pace with men in the workforce, a panel of women scholars said earlier this month in a discussion that highlighted the harmful consequences of de-sexing society. MORE
Most Churches Lack a 'Marriage 911.' Here's Why That Needs to Change.
(IFStudies) - A good friend of mine (JP), a priest whom my wife and I have known for years, had been trying to help a couple in crisis. From the outside as an observer, the situation was shocking. MORE
New resource informs doctors about abortion pill reversal
(CNA) - The American Association of Pro-life Obstetricians and Gynecologists has launched an online resource for medical providers that promotes abortion pill reversal technology. MORE
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