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2015-05-21T09:30:57-06:00

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Breaking: Federal Court Forces Notre Dame to Follow HHS Mandate

Last updated on: May 21, 2015 at 9:30 am By Rebecca Hamilton

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The 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the University of Notre Dame’s appeal against the HHS Mandate today. In a brazen disregard for the First Amendment, the Court argued that the “burden” on the government to re-write the HHS Mandate to allow the Catholic University of Notre Dame to follow the dictates of its faith was too high. The court also said that the “burden” on Notre Dame of being forced to violate its faith and abandon the free exercise... Read more

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2015-05-21T08:56:36-06:00

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ISIS Claims Full Control of Syrian City of Palmyra

Last updated on: May 21, 2015 at 8:56 am By Rebecca Hamilton

ISIS has taken full control, of the Syrian City of Palmyra. This puts ISIS in control of half of Syria. It spells death for a lot of innocent people, as well as destruction for the historic ruins in that city. According to reports, the beheadings have already begun. Read more

2015-05-20T09:10:31-06:00

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What a Difference a Year Makes. Andrew Lloyd Webber Considered Assisted Suicide.

Last updated on: May 20, 2015 at 9:10 am By Rebecca Hamilton

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A year ago, Andrew Lloyd Webber almost fell prey to the satanic evil of euthanasia. He was depressed and, as he says, “Couldn’t think of what to do.” So, he considered going to Switzerland and paying one of the murder factories there to kill him. Now, a year later, he’s glad he didn’t. What a difference a year makes. Read more

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2015-05-20T09:20:31-06:00

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Hypocritical Clergy Shut the Door of the Kingdom of Heaven in People’s Faces

Last updated on: May 20, 2015 at 9:20 am By Rebecca Hamilton

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My colleague, Linda LaScola writes a blog over on the Atheist Channel. The focus of her blog is fallen clergy, specifically, Christian clergy who have become atheist. Quite a number of the posts she writes are about clergy who have become atheist, but continue to keep their jobs as Christian clergy. Ms LaScola and her fellow atheists like this sort of thing, because these guys and gals are worms, eating into the wood of Christianity from the inside. They are also... Read more

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2015-05-20T07:12:40-06:00

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Two Bad Presidents Made Iraq into the Petri Dish that Grew ISIS.

Last updated on: May 20, 2015 at 7:12 am By Rebecca Hamilton

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How did Iraq become the cesspool that birthed ISIS? Who made this mess? We did. We did it under the one-two punch of back to back bad presidents. It’s popular for the Ds to point at the totally unnecessary war in Iraq as the cause of the situation there. They are, of course, right. It’s equally popular for the Rs to point at the premature withdrawal from Iraq as the real cause of the mess. They are, of course, also... Read more

2015-05-18T12:11:13-06:00

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We Need Caregiving for Caregivers of Parents with Dementia

Last updated on: May 18, 2015 at 12:11 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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A few days ago, I had someone praise me for my “witness.” This person was referring to the fact that my family and I are taking care of my elderly mother. I wanted to interrupt this person and tell them the truth of it, which is that my “witness” is shot full of holes. Caregiving for an elderly person with dementia can seem like a piece of cake early on in the process. But as it progresses, and more of... Read more

2015-05-17T08:33:26-06:00

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Surprise! The Catholic Church IS Relevant.

Last updated on: May 17, 2015 at 8:33 am By Rebecca Hamilton

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Christian bashers are fond of creating alternate realities and then pretending that they are actual reality. In these alternate realities, Christianity is dying from the earth. In the real world, Christianity is dynamic and growing. Estimates are that there will be around 3 billion Christians on this planet by 2050. Another Christian bashing fantasy is that Christianity in general and the Catholic Church in particular are not “relevant” to the modern world. This is another example of Christian bashers deliberately... Read more

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2015-05-17T08:20:34-06:00

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The Christian Basher in Chief Explains Pope Francis

Last updated on: May 17, 2015 at 8:20 am By Rebecca Hamilton

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Christian/Catholic bashers come from all sectors of society. Some of them come from the left. Others come from the right. The thing they have in common is that their agenda is always and forever their agenda and not that of the Gospels. They attack Christians in general and the Catholic Church in particular, for one reason. They want to either use the prophetic and moral voice of Jesus Christ to advance their nihilist/corporatist agendas, or they want to destroy this voice. The... Read more

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2015-05-15T09:27:47-06:00

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Former Abortion Clinic Owner: We Pushed Sex Ed on Kids to Create a Market for Abortions

Last updated on: May 15, 2015 at 9:27 am By Rebecca Hamilton

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This story from LifeNews.com, doesn’t surprise me one bit. Sex ed is actually taught by Planned Parenthood in many school districts. Everyone seems to ignore the obvious conflict of interest in having the nation’s number one abortion provider teaching sex education. More to the point, the simple fact is that sex ed has been taught and re-taught for decades now and it’s obvious when you look at the stats that it’s not working. Our constant drum beat for more sex... Read more

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2015-05-15T09:43:17-06:00

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Every Minute is an Hour When You’re Waiting in an Emergency Room

Last updated on: May 15, 2015 at 9:43 am By Rebecca Hamilton

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If you want to feel like your life lasts forever, spend it waiting with a sick parent in an emergency room. Every minute in the er is an hour, every hour is a day, and the days are as close to eternity as we will get in this life. I spend quite a bit a time in emergency rooms with my Mama and her breathing problems. I’ve done enough of it that I have my fav ers and my ers... Read more

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