Maryland Legislature Set for Stem Cell Research Debate Next Week

Well, it looks like my native state is coming to be the center for the current debate over stem cell research. This past spring, the President of the University of Maryland said that he wanted to do embryonic stem cell research on our campus. And right now, "Maryland lawmakers are primed for a ferocious debate about taxpayer funding of embryonic stem cell research next week. Lawmakers who back the unproven research are planning to bring up their bill for a vote while opponents are vowing to filibuster the bill in the state Senate."

Read the article from Life News here.

Second Look Project

This morning, I heard a commercial from the Second Look Project about why abortion was bad on the radio on a station that plays music that fits between Motown and Hip-hop (my boss at works listens to it). I thought this was amazing. Good work USCCB.

Massachusetts Governor to push abstinence only education

From David Dowd:

"Fox News is reporting Gov Romney is introducing an abstinence only sex ed. He is advocating abstinence only education in Massachusetts Public Schools. He is quoted in the report stating children should wait to have sex.

The program is particularly important for the underprivileged in our communities including black and hispanic neighborhoods.

This is good news. The sexologists in public schools harm our children, when, speaking with the authority and credibility of a teacher, they introduce the use of contraceptives as strategic behavior to avoid pregnancy.

The strength of Romney backed program is our youth are taught NO... and here is how you can practice abstinence.

Of course some will say this is politics. If this is politics, it says a lot about the puny legislators who could not back a sitting Governor when the Governor has to use his status as a national candidate to introduce this .

Of course the immoral sexologists will cease being a pipeline for the destruction of morals in our youth. And some people will use the media to raise their dispute.

Angus Mcquilken of Planned Parenthood.... a male spokesman for the most blood thirsty organization on the face of the earth... disputed Romney's position behind abstinence only education... so what else is new... the corruptors of our youth and profiteers on the $$$ they make on cutrate of intrinsically evil contraception and abortion is all their bloody business is all about. The devil loves to kill, steal and destroy...

Massachusetts youth is targeted, make no mistake. Planned Barrenhood is a bloody instrument in evil's attack on our youth. Destroy morals, destroy faith.

Pray for the employees of Planned Parenthood and pray for success of our Governor's courageous stand."

Did Jesus exist?

There is a court in Italy that has just demanded that the defense lawyers for a parish priest appear in court to defend the priest's statement that Jesus did exist. He is being sued for saying such. This might just be one of the weirdest cases I've ever seen. Read more.

Future of Hollywood

If anyone watched the Golden Globe Awards last night, there can only be a doubt in any faith left in Hollywood right now. Let's just look through some of the winners of awards:

Best Drama, Movie - "Brokeback Mountain" (a movie about gay cowboys)
Best Director - "Brokeback Mountain"
Best Screenplay - "Brokeback Mountain"
Best Song - "Brokeback Mountain"
Best Actor, Drama - Phillip Seymour Hoffman for playing homosexual writer Truman Capote in "Capote" (Heath Ledger from "Brokeback Mountain" was also nominated for this)
Best Actress, Drama - Felicity Huffman for playing a transgendered person in "Transamerica"
Best Actress, Comedy TV - Mary-Louise Parker for "Weeds" (this about a pot-smoking mom, and she beat out four of the actresses from "Desperate Housewives" - they were the only 5 people nominated)

Summation - if a movie or TV show has lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders, sex, or drugs, it is what America wants to watch.

Huffman stated this, "I know as actors our job is usually to shed our skins, but I think as people our job is to become who we really are and so I would like to salute the men and women who brave ostracism, alienation and a life lived on the margins to become who they really are."

Lord have mercy on our country.

Holy Father protects the family

Pope: "Legitimate Family" Must not be Obscured by Legal Recognition of Other Forms

By John-Henry Westen

VATICAN, January 12, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Pope Benedict XVI addressed Italian politicians today noting the importance of laws protecting life and family. In Italy, homosexual 'marriage' has already surfaced in political debate. The Pope told the assembled politicians, "It is a grave error to obscure the value and the functions of the legitimate family based on marriage, attributing to other forms of union inappropriate forms of legal recognition, for which there is no real social need."

Benedict also informed his listeners that it was not a Catholic or even religious matter, but one of protecting society from harm. "What we are talking about here are not norms particular to Catholic morals, but elementary truths that concern our shared humanity. To respect them is essential for the good of the individual and of society. These truths, then, appeal both to your responsibility as public administrators and to your normative duties," he said.

The Holy Father also asked that attention be given to "the protection of nascent human life," that there be no lack of "concrete assistance" to pregnant women experiencing difficulties, and that there be no introduction of drugs "that hide in one way or another the severity of abortion as a choice against life. In an aging society," he added, "help for the elderly and all the complex problems concerning the health care of citizens become ever more important."

(with files from the Vatican Information Service)

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Anti-Catholic Strategy in Supreme Court Fight

Fr. Euteneuer, the president of Human Life International, recently criticized politicians and certain groups for using the Catholic faith as a litmus test for Supreme Court nominations. Praise God that someone is talking about it. Read here for more info.

Archbishop O'Malley leads New Year's Eve Prayer Vigil & Mass

I got an e-mail from a friend from Boston. Praise God for Bishops who make the effort to spread the Gospel of Life. Archbishop Sean O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap., exposed the Most Blessed Sacrament for adoration for an hour at 10:30 PM and followed it with the Mass for the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God at 11:30 PM. These were offered in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Project Rachel in Boston! Talk about a great aid to the pro-life movement. Offering a midnight Mass is amazing!

Please keep Archbishop O'Malley in your prayers that he may continue to preach the Gospel of Life to a diocese that needs it.