Priest Calls out Catholic Senators Who Protect Late-Term Abortion

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An outspoken Roman Catholic priest is drawing attention to 14 confessing Catholics in the U.S. Senate who helped reject a bill that would have outlawed abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy, calling on their bishops and parish priests to rebuke the lawmakers.

Father Dwight Longenecker wrote on his blog that he was “absolutely shocked” when the bill to ban “barbaric, inhumane” late-term abortions was rejected Jan. 29. And he found it “even more shocking” that the legislation would have proceeded to a vote and likely passed if not for the fact that 14 Catholic senators voted to block it, including Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin of Illinois and Tim Kaine of Virginia, and Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine.

The Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, by a 51-46 vote, fell short of the 60 votes required for the Senate to break a Democratic filibuster. The premise of the bill was that the fetus is capable of feeling pain during an abortion at 20 weeks.

“Today is the day for their bishops to issue a formal statement acknowledging that these men and women have publicly denied their Catholic faith, and if not formally, then have informally excommunicated themselves,” Longenecker said, as LifeNews.com was first to report.

“Since their offense is public it should be acknowledged publicly and their pastors should publicly rebuke them and ask them not to receive the sacraments.” (Read more from “Priest Calls out Catholic Senators Who Protect Late-Term Abortion” HERE)

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New Study Reveals Germiest Place to Avoid in Airport

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As bad as an airplane cabin can be in terms of cleanliness, airport terminals can be even worse, a new study has revealed.

An airplane cabin’s surfaces are known to house more germs than the average kitchen counter, but a recent study has shown that the surfaces in an airport terminal collect even more germs than the planes themselves.

Like at many businesses — from banks to supermarkets — self-serve kiosks have become increasingly popular at airports.

However, they are also a breeding ground for germs.

The largest number of colony-forming bacteria per square inch was found on these self-serve ticketing kiosks.

Experts from InsuranceQuotes.com conducted swab tests at three airports and on three different airline flights, collecting samples from a multitude of surfaces.

The website would not provide the name of the locations.

Researches uncovered 253,857 colony-forming units on the kiosks.

For comparison, there were just 21,630 CFUs on bench armrests and 19,181 on drinking fountain buttons, according to the Los Angeles Times, which reported on the study.

As far as the planes themselves, the largest germ counts were found — perhaps unsurprisingly — on the flush button of toilets, where 95,145 CFUs were found.

The study also suggested that people traveling on a plane may want to think twice about eating an airline meal.

The researchers also found 11,595 CFUs on tray tables.

Another reason to pack a travel-sized container of hand sanitizer? Seat buckles.

The Times reported that 1,116 CFUs were found on the seat buckles alone, according to the study. This is a much greater number than the 361 CFUs that the National Science Foundation estimated are found on an average kitchen counter.

Almost three years ago, a similar study indicated that the highest concentration of germs found in airports was on the push buttons of drinking fountains.

But since then, as the newspaper pointed out, several major airlines like American, Southwest and United have implemented self-serve kiosks in an effort to speed up the ticketing process for customers. (For more from the author of “New Study Reveals Germiest Place to Avoid in Airport” please click HERE)

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Model Accuses Mohamed Hadid of Rape

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By Page Six. Model Miranda Vee claims Mohamed Hadid raped her and Guess co-founder Paul Marciano played a part in the assault.

After former Guess Girl Kate Upton used social media to accuse Marciano of sexual misconduct, Vee Instagrammed a screenshot of Upton’s tweet.

“Thank you @kateupton it is time people like @paulmarciano & @mohamedhadid get exposed for who they really are! I met with paul at his @guess headquarters that is actually a apartment where he sexually harassed me & after that passed me on to his friend [Mohamed] who was going to meet me for ‘coffee,’” she captioned the post.

“I thought it was a professional meeting but It was just me, him & champagne where he date raped me in a apartment. All to get a test shoot for guess. LAST year when I [tried] to speak out about it they found out & made me sign a NON-disclosure agreement & I only agreed to sign because paul threatened me & said he would get me disappeared if I ever say anything. #TIMESUP Why should we have to stay quiet because they have the power? #METOO.” (Read more from “Model Accuses Mohamed Hadid of Rape” HERE)

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Model Accuses Mohamed Hadid of Date Rape

By SPY. Bella and Gigi Hadid’s architect father has strenuously denied allegations made by another model that he date raped her.

Mohamed Hadid, 69, said that he met Miranda Vee, 23, several years ago because she claimed to be a fan, but at no point did anything untoward happen.

“When we met it was not a date and not once did I touch her,” he was quoted by Tmz.com as saying . . .

Mr Hadid said that he is in contact with his attorney with the intention of filing a defamation suit against Vee.

In her Instagram post Vee said that she met fashion designer Paul Marciano at his Guess headquarters where “he sexually harassed me”. (Read more from “Model Accuses Mohamed Hadid of Date Rape” HERE)

Entire School Curriculum to Push ‘Gay’ Lifestyle?

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A “gay” activist group in the United Kingdom has released a plan to advance its agenda through every subject taught in government-sponsored schools . . .

The plan is presented in a guide titled “Creating an LGBT-inclusive Curriculum: A Guide for Secondary Schools,” authored by Stonewall, the leading homosexuality promoter in the United Kingdom.

Ciarán Kelly, deputy director of the Christian Institute, charged that Stonewall is launching a “hostile takeover” of education.

“By issuing this guide, Stonewall appears to be trying to take over the national curriculum in a bid to advertise themselves,” Kelly said. “Pupils should be free from this unnecessary interference and not be put under pressure to endorse the LGBT agenda.” . . .

[The CEO of Stonewall] said that because “bullying” remains commonplace, “a crucial part of tackling this problem is delivering a curriculum that includes LGBT people and their experiences.” (Read more from “Entire School Curriculum to Push ‘Gay’ Lifestyle?” HERE)

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Judge: Baker Has Right to Refuse ‘Same-Sex Wedding’ Cakes

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A California judge has refused to advance a social agenda in his state that targets Christians who refuse to endorse homosexuality through their work.

In this case it was baker Cathy Miller of Tastries Bakery who was put in a state bull’s-eye because she refused to use her artistic talents to promote the “wedding” of two lesbians.

The state asked Superior Court Judge David Lampe to issue a preliminary injunction ordering Miller either to create wedding cakes for same-sex duos or be barred from serving anyone.

But Lampe recognized that the issue is not about discrimination against same-sex couples.

“The state is not petitioning the court to order defendants to sell a cake. The state asks this court to compel Miller to use her talents to design and create a cake she has not yet conceived with the knowledge that her work will be displayed in celebration of a marital union her religion forbids. For this court to force such compliance would do violence to the essentials of Free Speech guaranteed under the First Amendment,” he wrote. (Read more from “Judge: Baker Has Right to Refuse ‘Same-Sex Wedding’ Cakes” HERE)

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Actress Jokes About Eating Unborn Babies

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At a telethon to raise money for abortions, Hollywood actress and comedian Sarah Silverman declared that laws banning the use of aborted fetuses in food products “would make me want to eat an aborted fetus.”

The show referenced an Oklahoma bill that was proposed after a food lab reportedly sought to use stem cells in its artificial flavorings.

“It’s this bananas law that makes you think that eating fetuses is a thing, and it’s not,” Silverman said during the Feb. 1 event called “Life Is a Living Nightmare: A Telethon to Fix It.”

Silverman, who spoke at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in support of Hillary Clinton, added: “If anything has ever made me want to eat an aborted fetus, it’s this law.”

The expletive-riddled telethon was hosted by the Lady Parts Justice League, a feminist organization founded by “The Daily Show” co-creator Lizz Winstead, who hosted the event with Silverman. (Read more from “Actress Jokes About Eating Unborn Babies” HERE)

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Public Schools Will Now Allow Students to Choose Whatever Gender or Race They Want

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Delaware is considering adopting a policy that will let young students in school choose whatever name, gender, or race they want under a veil of school protection mandating that the parents not be informed of these decisions unless the student explicitly wishes the parent be included.

Drafted by Delaware Gov. John Carney, the anti-discrimination policy states that children from K-12 can choose their own name, identify with whatever race or gender they feel most comfortable with, and even access hormone blockers necessary to transition without the consent of their parents.

Regulation 225, known as “Prohibition Of Discrimination,” also indicates that students will be able to join any sports team they choose and can use bathrooms and showers according to their chosen identity.

Many parents have become outraged over this proposed policy, charging that it violates their right as parents to care for their children without government intrusion.

“As a parent I have fundamental rights to the care, custody, control, upbringing and information regarding my child,” concerned parent Kay Fox said, as noted by WBOC.

Critics of the policy also worry that it puts the privacy and safety of all students at risk, given that it will allow students to claim a certain gender so that they can access the locker rooms, showers, restrooms, and overnight quarters of the opposite sex.

“It opens Pandora’s Box,” Rep. Rich Collins, said, according to Delaware State News. “It has the potential to twist schools up in knots.”

Proponents of the policy, however, see it as a necessarily thorough measure that will protect transgenders and minorities from discrimination.

“The comprehensive nature of the protective characteristics makes it a really good regulation. It’s very broad in terms of the groups of students it protects,” Mark Purpura, a member of the policy development team, told WBOC.

However, Purpura did admit, that the over 11,000 public comments submitted to Delaware’s Department of Education (DOE) regarding the policy have almost all been negative.

The state’s DOE is expected to make a decision on whether to revise the draft of the policy or to implement it as is in the coming months and will develop a school curriculum to introduce the policy given the latter.

The District of Columbia Public Schools also issued guidance in 2016 indicating that students who feel they are transgender can elect to have their parents participate in the transition process, but that they don’t have to tell their parents about their transition if they don’t wish to.

A similar set of guidelines from Chicago Public Schools instructs staff not to tell parents about their child’s gender transition without the child’s permission.

Policy guidance from the Massachusetts Department of Education also instructs school personnel to speak with the student first before discussing a student’s gender nonconformity or transgender status with the student’s parent or guardian.

The Oregon Department of Education also issued similar policy guidelines.

A version of this article appeared on The Daily Caller News Foundation website.

New Law Will No Longer Allow Babies Born During Botched Abortions to Be Killed

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The majority of debate between pro-lifers and abortion advocates has centered around the 20-week abortion ban that failed in the Senate Monday. Another important bill, however, recently passed the U.S. House and would prevent babies who’ve been born after botched abortions from being murdered shortly thereafter.

The U.S. House approved the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act in January, and it requires health care practitioners to give the same care to a child born alive after a botched abortion as they would provide to any other child birthed at the same gestational age.

They must also ensure that babies born after botched abortions are immediately admitted to a hospital.

Any health care individual who violates the provisions of the bill — H. R. 37 — will face fines and up to five years in prison.

The mother of a child who is aborted after being born cannot be prosecuted under the bill. She can, however, sue for damages against an individual who kills a living child who’s just been born.

“I survived my birth mother’s saline infusion abortion 40 years ago at St. Luke’s Hospital in Sioux City, Iowa,” Melissa Ohden told the Daily Signal, explaining her strong support of the bill which will protect future babies like her. She said that although the abortion doctor demanded that the nurse leave her there to die, the on-duty nurse made the decision to rush Ohden to the NICU where her life was saved.

“Planned Parenthood likes to say Born Alive legislation is anti-abortion. In reality, it doesn’t even address abortion and, instead, focuses on halting infanticide,” March for Life VP of Government Affairs, Tom McClusky, told The Daily Caller News Foundation Friday. “If Democrats in either chamber ever want to regain the majority they first will have to separate themselves from their pro-death comrades such as Planned Parenthood, who insist they buck the consensus and vote for infanticide.”

Nevada’s Democratic representatives, Dina Titus, Jacky Rosen and Ruben Kihuen, all voted against the bill but did not offer an explanation for their votes. None of the representatives responded to TheDCNF’s request for comment.

The bill comes after a 2016 congressional investigation found evidence and continues to investigate clinics illegally performing partial-birth and post-birth abortions, as well as the illegal sale of body parts for profit. The investigation included testimony from an employee who also posited that an abortionist would perform roughly 40 abortions on unborn babies past 20 weeks gestation during a normal week according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Abortion methods included smashing unborn baby’s necks with forceps, cutting the neck with scissors, twisting the head until snaps, crushing the “soft spot” on the baby’s skull, or pushing on the infant’s abdomen or throat until it dies, the Review-Journal reported.

The bill follows the activities of abortionists like Kermit Gosnell, who was sentenced to life in prison after authorities discovered that he’d been aborting babies after they’d been born.

Gosnell, who operated the Women’s Medical Society in West Philadelphia starting in 1979, wasn’t investigated until February 2010 when the FBI and the Pennsylvania Department of Health raided his clinic on drug charges.

His license was suspended shortly thereafter and his trial began in March 2013, according to the Washington Post.

Gosnell aborted babies after the legal limit of 24 weeks gestation in what became known as the “House of Horrors.”

He was also responsible for the death of 41-year-old Karnamaya Mongar who died of a drug overdose during her abortion. The jury found Gosnell guilty on three of four charges of murder of babies born in his clinic as well as guilty of involuntary manslaughter.

The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act will head next to the Senate for a vote before it can become law, and will ensure that no more doctors like Gosnell will be able to fly under the radar while committing egregious acts against newborn babies.

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Pastor Accused in ‘Sexual Healing’ Lawsuit

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A young San Diego woman is suing her former pastor, alleging he duped her into having sex in the guise of “sexual healing” therapy, while he alleges in his own lawsuit that she made private, graphic communications between them public as revenge when he ended their consensual relationship.

The two lawsuits were filed Jan. 16 in San Diego Superior Court, with both acknowledging their sexual relationship lasted about a year, from the fall of 2016 until October 2017.

Amy McClanahan and John Wright filed their separate suits anonymously, using only their initials as plaintiffs, but they each gave the other’s full name as defendants . . .

Her lawsuit alleges sexual battery, rape, gender violence and sexual harassment, as well as negligent supervision of Wright, who was then a pastor of the English-language congregation at Mid-City Church of the Nazarene, which is also named in the lawsuit. (Read more from “Pastor Accused in ‘Sexual Healing’ Lawsuit” HERE)

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Play Canceled Due to White Student Getting Lead Role

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A New York high school has canceled a production of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” after a student activist group complained about a white student being cast in a lead role . . .

Students United’s letter conceded that the student cast as Esmeralda “is a stellar actor, singer, and dancer” and that any production would be “lucky to have her.”

However, it added: “Our concern is not with her, but with the fact that in terms of demographics, she is the wrong choice for this role.”

The group’s demands, listed on its Facebook page, included a cessation of play rehearsals, a stoppage of hiring (production) people who have not “changed their actions” following complaints from “parents of color” and “social justice activists,” and an end to the “racist and openly stated policy of ‘color blind’ casting.”

According to the Ithaca Journal, the activists got their first wish, helped by “a flood of letters from members of the community.” (Read more from “Play Canceled Due to White Student Getting Lead Role” HERE)

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