ROE V. WADE ABORTION ON DEMAND IS SAFE FOR THE MOTHERS, THAT’S WHAT THE PRO-CHOICER’S CHANT!
OH, REALLY!
A Philadelphia abortion doctor has been charged with eight counts of murder in the deaths of a woman patient and seven babies that prosecutors say were born …
May Christmas Remind Us of the Gifts of Human Life
by Susan Willis | Washington, DC | LifeNews.com | 12/10/10 4:54 PM
I never tire of hearing Christmas carols – even if they’re being piped into stores and malls just to encourage shopping excesses.
But hearing Christmas tunes recently got me thinking: the decorating frenzy of Christmas trees, lights, garlands, poinsettia plants, and Santa Claus statuary often seems devoid of Christian meaning.
The answer, I think, is that many people are celebrating Christmas traditions and trappings rather than the stupendous event of Christ’s coming to Earth. The content is forgotten, but the glow of Christmases past remains.
The chasm between show and substance came home to me from comparing our cheery secular carols to Alfred Reed’s magnificent “Russian Christmas Music†(my gift to you, available on YouTube). In the finale of the closing movement, when the Son of God breaks through eternity into time, leaving his throne in heaven to assume our mortal flesh, and the angelic host fill the sky proclaiming the miracle of Christ’s birth, the music swells to a glorious crescendo of pealing bells, thundering percussion, and brass. This is the kind of music that captures the awesome wonder of Christ’s Incarnation and birth.
Words always fall short of conveying the meaning of this unfathomable mystery. But at the beginning of The Gospel of Life, Pope John Paul II summarized the essential points:
“‘By his incarnation the Son of God has united himself in some fashion with every human being.’ … This saving event reveals to humanity not only the boundless love of God who ‘so loved the world that he gave his only Son’ (Jn 3:16), but also the incomparable value of every human person†(no. 2).
By taking on our flesh – becoming human in all things but sin – Jesus ennobled all human life. Our dignity derives from the truth that God created us in his image, and loves us to the point of becoming man, suffering and dying to win our redemption, and thus allowing the Holy Spirit to dwell in us.
This understanding of human dignity is undermined today by a materialist and dualistic view of the human person. Many people think of the human body as something we inhabit, having no inherent value. Our bodies and others’ can be used for our pleasure. Should a body become burdensome or cause suffering, we can dispose of it.
How one understands the human person – as an insignificant bit player in the drama of one’s life or as a creature loved by God, a unity of body and soul who will live eternally – affects one’s behavior toward others. We can be dismissive of those who don’t contribute to our immediate happiness or we can see them through God’s eyes.
As C.S. Lewis explained in The Weight of Glory: “The dullest and most uninteresting person you can talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship. … There are no ordinary people. … Next to the Blessed Sacrament itself, your neighbour is the holiest object presented to your senses. If he is your Christian neighbour, he is holy in almost the same way, for in him also Christ … is truly hidden.â€
At Christmas gatherings, in long checkout lines, and in overcrowded parking lots, let’s remember that Christ lives in the people around us. Let’s celebrate Christmas with profound gratitude that through his Incarnation and birth, Jesus showed us the meaning of love and the priceless value of every human life.
LifeNews.com: Susan Wills is Assistant Director for Education and Outreach, USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities. To learn more about the bishops’ pro-life activities, go towww.usccb.org/prolife.
AMERICA, ACCEPT IT OR NOT TO THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE MURDERED 53 MILLION BABIES!
SO THE PRO-CHOICE WAS TO KILL ALL THOSE INNOCENT LITTLE PEOPLE IN THEIR MOTHER'S WOMB!
DEMOCRATS ARE ALWAYS SAYING THAT THEY CARE ABOUT THE CHILDREN, I WOULD POINT OUT THAT INFANTICIDE/GENOCIDE IN THE NAME OF CHOICE IS NOT CARING, IT'S WE DON'T GIVE A DAMN!
AMERICANS HAS BABY BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS, ALL WHO ADVOCATE ABORTION FOR ANY REASON ARE PREMEDITATED BABY KILLERS AND THAT'S THE GOD'S TRUTH!
United States Sees 53 Million Abortions Since Roe in 1973
by Steven Ertelt | Washington, DC | LifeNews.com | 11/26/10 6:06 PM
Americans saw a political milestone this month as more pro-life lawmakers were elected to the House of Representatives than ever before, but the nation also quietly reached a less joyful mark.
In January, the National Right to Life Committee provided a new analysis of the total number of abortions done in the 37 years since the Roe v. Wade decision.
The Supreme Court handed down its controversial ruling — allowing virtually unlimited abortions at any time throughout pregnancy — in January 1973. The NRLC analysis found that 52 million unborn children had been killed in abortions as of January.
The analysis also found that the best estimate for the current number of annual abortions in the United States — involving both the surgical abortion procedure as well as the dangerous abortion drug RU 486 — is 1.2 million.
As a result, the United States likely passed the 53 million abortion mark on November 1 — the day before Americans went to the polls to vote in a pro-life House majority and target President Barack Obama’s pro-abortion allies for defeat.
Obama has done everything in his power to advance abortion and continue that pro-abortion legacy of the Supreme Court, including naming two more pro-abortion jurists in Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor. He has also expanded that 53 million abortions by authorizing abortion funding in various instances and decreasing funds for abstinence education.
In its survey of abortion numbers, NRLC goes to the source by relying on the Guttmacher Institute, the former research arm of Planned Parenthood, which receives numbers directly from abortion centers themselves.
That’s because the Centers for Disease Control has never tabulated accurate numbers of abortions. The CDC relies on figures from state health departments, some of which rely on voluntary reporting — and it hasn’t had data from some states such as California and New Hampshire for more than a decade.
“Because of these different methods of data collection, GI has consistently obtained higher counts than the CDC. CDC researchers have admitted it probably undercounts the total number of abortions because reporting laws vary from state to state and some abortionists probably do not report or under-report the abortions they perform,†NRLC explained in January.
Digging into the numbers, the NRLC analysis from earlier this year showed abortion numbers rising in the 1970s and, in the 1980s, abortion eventually mainstreamed itself to the point that about 1.55 million abortions were done annually until the early 1990s.
At that point, as crisis pregnancy centers began turning the corner with the use of ultrasounds, pro-life state legislation began to take hold and the Internet allowed the pro-life perspective to flourish, abortions began to decline.
“After reaching a high of over 1.6 million in 1990, the number of abortions annually performed in the U.S. has dropped back to levels not seen since the late 1970s,†NRLC says.
The Guttmacher Institutes most recent abortion figures, from 2005, confirm the downward trend from a high of 1.6 million abortions in 1990 to 1.2 million that year. Without any hard figures in the last few years, NRLC estimates the number of abortions from 2006 to today at the same rate of 1.2 million that GI reported.
To calculate the overall number of abortions, NRLC includes the hard figures from 1973-2005, the estimates for the last few years and also includes the Guttmacher Institute’s admission that its own figures are likely about three percent lower than the actual totals because of potential errors in reporting.
National Right to Life estimated that, in January, there have been 52,008,665 abortions using either surgical or the abortion drug (RU 486) method since Roe v. Wade.
NRLC director of research and education Randy O’Bannon talked with LifeNews.com at that time about the figures.
“Abortion has taken a terrible toll on America. We’ve now lost more than 52 million of our sons, daughters, friends, and neighbors and we are a much poorer nation for it,†he said.
“Over the past twenty years, however, we have seen that pro-life efforts can make a difference, as the number of abortions performed in the U.S. has declined from 1.6 million to 1.2 million a year. We’ve still a long way to go, obviously, but we see that pro-life legislation, education, and outreach can save and has saved hundreds of thousands of lives,†O’Bannon added. “Our task is great, but our cause is just.â€
MAY GOD, HAVE MERCY ON THIS BABY KILLING NATION NAMED THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!!
"THE STAND-UP COMEDIANS, MORE THAN ANY OTHER GROUP, HAVE THEIR FINGERS IN THE WIND ACCURATELY DETECTING WHICH WAY IT IS BLOWING. "
You know the honeymoon is over when the comedians start. The liberals are asking us to give Obama time. We agree . . . And think 25 to life would be appropriate. -- Jay Leno
America needs Obama-care like Nancy Pelosi needs a Halloween mask . -- Jay Leno
Q: Have you heard about McDonald's' new Obama Value Meal? A: Order anything you like and the guy behind you has to pay for it. -- Conan O'Brien
Q: What does Barack Obama call lunch with a convicted felon? A: A fund raiser. -- Jay Leno
Q: What's the difference between Obama's cabinet and a penitentiary? A: One is filled with tax evaders, blackmailers, and threats to society. The other is for housing prisoners. -- David Letterman
Q: If Nancy Pelosi and Obama were on a boat in the middle of the ocean and it started to sink, who would be saved? A: America ! -- Jimmy Fallon
Q: What's the difference between Obama and his dog, Bo? A: Bo has papers. -- Jimmy Kimmel
Q: What was the most positive result of the "Cash for Clunkers" program? A: It took 95% of the Obama bumper stickers off the road. --David Letterman
OBAMA WILL BE A ONE TERM PRESIDENT, THE DEMOCRATS WILL THROW HIM UNDER BUS, FOR ANOTHER DEMOCRAT FOR 2012!
Zogby Interactive:
Obama Falls to 39%, As Support from Democrats Continues to Slide; He Trails Romney, J. Bush & Gingrich in'12,
Those Saying ....U.S..... on Wrong Track Hits High Under Obama of 69%
UTICA, New York - President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped to the lowest point of his Presidency at 39%, and in potential match-ups with Republicans in 2012, he trails Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush and Newt Gingrich and is just one point ahead of Sarah Palin.
The percentage of likely voters saying the ....U.S..... is on the wrong track is now the highest since Obama took office at 69%.
The President continues to lose the job approval of Democrats, going from 78% on Nov. 15 to 72% in this Nov. 19-22, 2010 interactive poll. His approval among independents stayed at 39%, and is 6% among Republicans.
Overall, do you approve or disapprove of Barack Obama's job as President?
IN THIS BLOG I WON'T CALL THE PRESIDENT FOR ONE TERM, ANY NAMES! SHOCKING ISN'T IT, LOL!
SERIOUSLY, I WILL PRESENT THE EVIDENCE ONLY AND YOU THE READERS WILL DECIDE IF OBAMA IS A BOLD-FACED LIAR, ALL POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE ESPECIALLY,LIBERAL-DEMOCRATS!
SO LET THE TRAIL FOR BARACK OBAMA'S MORAL OR LACK OF MORAL CHARACTER BEGIN!
OBAMACARE IS A TROJAN HORSE TO EXPAND THE GOVERNMENTAL SPONSORED ABORTION FUNDING! IN OTHER WORDS, ALL TAX PAYING AMERICAN WILL HAVE NEW BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS EVERYDAY!
THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION KEPT TELLING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT OBAMACARE WILL NOT FUND ABORTIONS!
ALL I HAVE TO SAY TO OBAMA AND I HAVE SAID IT TO HIM BEFORE, LIAR, LIAR PANTS ON FIRE!
