CBNNews.com - Secretary of state Hillary Clinton spent a second day on Capitol Hill discussing foreign affairs and the exchange she had over abortion with a Republican congressman is getting a lot of attention in pro-life circles.

Rep. Chris Smith, R-NJ, began by calling Clinton out on her reception of the Margaret Sanger Award from Planned Parenthood in March.

"As I think you know, in 2008 alone Planned Parenthood killed more than 305,000 children by abortion in the United States alone and millions more world wide," he said.

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By Michael F. Haverluck
CBNNews.com
November 3, 2007
CBNNews.com - A Christian student was successful in his appeal on Friday, when he was granted the opportunity to seek damages for a violation of his free speech rights at a Kentucky high school.

After being required to participate in homosexual "diversity training," Timothy Allen Morrison was prohibited by public school policy from sharing his Christian beliefs about homosexuality.

The high school student filed a lawsuit in 2005 against the Board of Education of Boyd County, contending that he was threatened with punishment during mandatory anti-harassment training if he voiced religious beliefs opposing homosexuality.

Students were forced to take anti-discrimination education, which was set in motion by Boyd County School District officials, said Joel Oster, Senior Legal Counsel of Alliance Defense Fund, a Christian legal alliance based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Two brothers have been released after spending more than two months in jail, and their advocates worry that even police won't be able to protect them after they were accused of blasphemy, a charge local Muslims believe is sufficient for the death penalty, according to an international Christian ministry.

International Christian Concern says the brothers only recently were released from police custody in Pakistan, and there are high levels of concern for their future.

"These two brothers will face intense social pressure from Muslims who see even the accusation of blasphemy as reason enough for execution," said Jeremy Sewall, ICC's advocacy director.

"Until Pakistan can address this societal pressure, even the best policing in the world will not be able to protect Pakistani Christians," he said.

ICC said the brothers were released after two and a half months in jail. The release followed work by the Center for Legal Aid Assistance and Settlement, a Christian legal group that works to negotiate "settlements" between Muslim accusers and Christians in that part of the world.
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FAITH UNDER FIRE
U.N. to make ban on criticizing Islam mandatory?
Expected proposal would criminalize such comments in U.S.
Posted: March 04, 2009
11:40 pm Eastern

2009 WorldNetDaily

Muslim-dominated nations at the United Nations are once again pushing a religious "anti-defamation" plan that would bar worldwide all criticism of their founder Muhammad and his teaching.

According to a report by CNN's Lou Dobbs posted on YouTube (link below or in the original story), the proposal that has been repeatedly brought in recent years by the Organization of Islamic Conference states is expected to resurface as early as this spring.

This time, however, the resolution wouldn't allow nations to opt out.

"The United Nations has adopted what it calls a Resolution to Combat Defamation of Religion," Dobbs said in the report. "The U.N. now wants to make that anti-blasphemy resolution binding on member nations, including, of course, our own. That would make it a crime in the United States ... to criticize religion, in particular, Islam."

Constitutional lawyer Floyd Abrams said in the report, "What they would do would be to make it illegal to put out a movie or write a book or a poem that somebody could say was defamatory of Islam."
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> 1) all hospitals, including Catholic hospitals would be required to perform abortions upon request. If this were to happen, some U.S. Bishops have indicated they would consider closing down Catholic hospitals rather than perform abortions - more than 30% of all hospitals in the United States are Catholic.

> 2) Partial birth abortions would be legal and have no limitations.

> 3) All U.S. tax payers would be funding abortions.

> 4) Parental notification will no longer be required.

> 5) the number of abortions could increase by as much as 100,000 annually.

Perhaps most importantly the government would then have control in the issue of abortion. This could result in a future amendment that would force women by law to have abortions in certain situations (down syndrome babies, etc) and could even regulate how many children a woman is allowed to have.
Needless to say this information is disturbing, but sadly true. As Catholics, as Christians, as anyone who is against the killing of innocent children, we must stand as one. We must stop this horrific act before it becomes a law.
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The Christmas season was not kind to the self-proclaimed Antichrist.

Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda, who gained international notoriety by declaring himself first to be Jesus Christ, then the Antichrist, roundly lost his divorce court bid to protect his church from financial claims by his most recent ex-wife.

Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Roberto Pineiro essentially ruled that de Jesus Growing in Grace church was his personal business, rather than a religious nonprofit organization, and awarded Josefina de Jesus Torres the more than $2.2 million she sought in the divorce -- the amount her lawyer deemed was half the assets of her ex-husband and his church.

I think the judge did what was right and awarded Josefina what she was entitled to under the law, said Torres lawyer, Norman Segall. ``The church has millions of dollars . . . and Im sure if [de Jesus] issues an edict from up above that he needs money, its available to resolve the situation.

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Another reason we as a country are falling on our face. If we accept those living in SIN as preachers speaking from our church pulpits and leading our church membership we are in real trouble. God states without a stutter or slur what is SIN and we as a nation look the other way. God says those who are preachers, deacons, elders, or in any leadership position of the Church are to be above reproach.

Qualifications of bishops, deacons, and their wives
1 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
1 Tim 3:1-13 (KJV)

The selection of New Hampshire Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson for Sundays event follows weeks of criticism from gay-rights groups over Obamas decision to have the Rev. Rick Warren give the invocation at his Jan. 20 inauguration.

Warren backed the ban on same-sex marriage that passed in his home state of California on the November ballot.

Robinson said last month the choice of Warren was like a slap in the face. In an interview with the Concord Monitor, he said he doesnt believe Obama invited him in response to the Warren criticism but said his inclusion wont go unnoticed by the gay and lesbian community.

Its important for any minority to see themselves represented in some way, Robinson told the newspaper for a story in Mondays editions. Whether it be a racial minority, an ethnic minority, or in our case, a sexual minority. Just seeing someone like you up front matters.

Clark Stevens, a spokesman for the inaugural committee, said Robinson was invited because he had offered his advice to Obama during the campaign and because of his church work. When asked whether Robinson was included to calm the Warren complaints, he said Robinson is an important figure in the religious community. We are excited that he will be involved.

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The real question we have to ask ourselves is, do we really want our country going in this direction? God created Man for Woman and Woman for Man to create a family. He did not create Man for Man or Woman for Woman. This is one of the things that brought the fall of Sodom and Gomorrah. Gen 19:24-25 i24 Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground./i (KJV)

Posted: January 11, 2009
9:44 pm Eastern

By Bob Unruh
2009 WorldNetDaily

bA German appeals court tossed out three-month jail terms/b issued to a mother and father who homeschool their children, but the ruling also ordered new trials that could leave the parents with similar penalties, according to the uHome School Legal Defense Association/u.

uWND has reported/u extensively on the case against Juergen and Rosemarie Dudek of Archfeldt, Germany, who last summer received formal notices of their three-month sentences and issued appeals.

The 90-day sentences came about when Hesse State Prosecutor Herwig Muller appealed a lower courts determination of fines for the family. The ruling had imposed fines of about 900 euros, or $1,200, for not sending their children to school

Muller, however, told the parents they shouldnt worry about any fines, since he would send them to jail, the HSLDA reported.

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