Posted in Activism, Culture, Faith, Society on Nov 27th, 2009
In less than a week, more than 170,000 individuals have signed the Manhattan Declaration, a degree historic in nature.
A CALL OF CHRISTIAN CONSCIENCE
Christians, when they have lived up to the highest ideals of their faith, have defended the weak and vulnerable and worked tirelessly to protect and strengthen vital institutions of civil society, beginning with [...]
Posted in Culture, Government, Society on Nov 26th, 2009
School children are most frequently taught that the first Thanksgiving took place when the pilgrims arrived in America and were greeted by the Indians. And while that story is true, what’s often left out is that it was George Washington who first proclaimed the people celebrate a national Thanksgiving. But then it wasn’t annually celebrated [...]
In this age of Rapid Developmentand technological advancement, the Catholic Church is increasing her presence within the World Wide Web. Recognizing it’s where the youth are and that the youth are the future of the Church, the Catholic Church is taking nearly every opportunity to employ technological tools of advancement.
Right now, a gathering of no [...]
Posted in Culture, Entertainment, Media on Nov 15th, 2009
In it’s opening weekend, the movie 2012 is all the buzz in papers, movie reviews, and within social circles.
I’ve been asked numerous times whether the Church believes the world will end in 2012, as the ancient Mayan civilization predicted. Every time I’ve responded that the Church is so not so concerned with such matters as [...]
The ends of the Earth have been examined by numerous scientists, sociologists, anthropologists, psychologists, and of course, theologians. We know about the climate and culture of nearly every corner of the Earth. But there is a continent who’s terrain is still being explored. And in fact, it’s changing so much it’s difficult to say it’s fully [...]
While flipping through the channels to find some ‘background noise’ while I worked, I stumbled upon a History Channel show “How the Earth was Made.” Curious, I left it on.
Chaotic lava claimed to come from extraterrestrial planets, years of water creating an earth made up of water. Beautiful scenes but the commentary wasn’t very engaging. I [...]
Posted in Abortion, Activism, Government, Health Care on Nov 7th, 2009
“This is Saturday Night Live,” commented a CNN news reporter, referring to the live shot of the House floor debating health care reform. “Only it’s no laughing matter.”
You’re telling me.
As representatives place final arguments on the table, and Americans wait on the edge of their seats for the final ‘yay’/’nay’ count, few are laughing at [...]
Abby Johnson has worked for Planned Parenthood for eight years. For two of those years she’s been director. However, in a moment all of that changed.
The director of the Texas Planned Parenthood abortion mill where the 40 Days for Life campaign began has resigned, saying she experienced a conversion after watching an ultrasound video of [...]