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2015-07-31T15:30:18-06:00

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Rand Paul’s Math is the Same as Mine. Do You Know Anything that Would Change It?

Last updated on: July 31, 2015 at 3:30 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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Senator Rand Paul says pro life Democrats are “the key” to defunding Planned Parenthood. Turns out his math on the vote is the same as mine. The vote in question is a vote on cloture, which would limit debate and stop a filibuster against the bill. Cloture requires 60 votes. According to Senator Paul, 52 of the 54 Rs will vote for cloture. I’ve read that Republican Senator Collins of Maine, and Senator Kirk of Illinois plan to vote against defunding Planned Parenthood. What... Read more

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2017-03-24T15:25:07-06:00

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Rand Paul’s Math is the Same as Mine

Last updated on: March 24, 2017 at 3:25 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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2015-07-31T09:54:41-06:00

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We Can Defund Planned Parenthood if We Want To. Here’s How.

Last updated on: July 31, 2015 at 9:54 am By Rebecca Hamilton

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If our elected officials truly want to defund Planned Parenthood — as opposed to using it for a campaign issue — they can. First we have to defund the half billion or so of over the counter money that goes to PP. Part of this involves transferring these monies to other entities. I am totally opposed to creating another form of “privatized” health care funding, which is what PP is. All we need to do is transfer the monies to the... Read more

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2015-07-31T09:54:10-06:00

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LA Superior Court Stops Release of Future Videos of StemExpress’ Baby Body Parts Business

Last updated on: July 31, 2015 at 9:54 am By Rebecca Hamilton

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The Los Angeles Superior Court has issued a temporary restraining order against the Center for Medical Progress, barring them from releasing more videos of StemExpress executives discussing the purchase of aborted baby body parts. The videos in question are said to include conversations held in a restaurant with three StemExpress executives. My first reaction was that this is tres ironic, coming as it does from people who come on Public Catholic and throw both shoes because their comments sometimes get... Read more

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2015-07-30T15:27:33-06:00

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Dear Abortion Supporters: Look at the Aborted Baby Parts and See Yourself.

Last updated on: July 30, 2015 at 3:27 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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Pro abortion people are having a bit of trouble processing the videos showing Planned Parenthood selling baby body parts. I don’t know if this is because their consciences are bothering them, or if the political implications of the videos frighten them. Whatever the problem, I think it’s worthwhile to look at the videos together. The videos bring home something that I found overwhelming when it finally got through my thick skull: We are killing people. When I realized the full horror... Read more

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2015-08-01T14:17:22-06:00

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Maybe the Boy Scouts Should Hold Pack Meetings in Gay Bars

Last updated on: August 1, 2015 at 2:17 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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Well, they did it. Remember a while back when the Boy Scouts of America voted to allow gay scouts? The deal then was that this was only for the boys themselves. The leaders and BSA employees would remain straight. Anyone who doubted this was a homophobe, an alarmist and probably a dim-witted traditional Christian to boot. President Obama had an opinion about this policy, as he apparently does about all things gay. He chimed in that the Boy Scouts should, indeed, allow... Read more

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2015-07-29T11:51:22-06:00

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What Every Pro-Lifer Needs to Know about the Senate and Planned Parenthood

Last updated on: July 29, 2015 at 11:51 am By Rebecca Hamilton

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The United States Senate did one of their doh-see-dohs earlier this week, and the result was a verbal exchange that highlights just how polarized are lawmakers are, even within their own political parties. As usual, there was speechifying and strangled attempts to do something that might serve to end the carnage of abortion, all of which came to naught. This week’s tawdry pro-life politician performance was all about defunding Planned Parenthood. Or, talking a great game about defunding Planned Parenthood... Read more

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2015-07-24T07:12:37-06:00

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Don’t Go to Battle for Christ Before You Go to Spiritual Boot Camp

Last updated on: July 24, 2015 at 7:12 am By Rebecca Hamilton

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Make no mistake about it: The culture wars are going to get hot and hotter. The recent revelations about Planned Parenthood dialed up the heat. The president’s response (which I’m going to write about next week) tossed dynamite onto the burner. This is going to get ugly. Another shooting adds a new line to the column of proof that our society is deconstructing. Wishy washy responses about the gay marriage decision from some of our religious leaders leaves those of us... Read more

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2015-07-18T14:50:48-06:00

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Macbook Air 11 vs iPad: Which is Better for Travel?

Last updated on: July 18, 2015 at 2:50 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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I’m going to the Catholic Writers Convention next week. Or, I suppose I might say that I’m running away for the week. I’m leaving Mama in the care of my husband and sons. They’re apprehensive that she’s going to be downright rebellious about it. Me? I’m a mix of shared apprehension and giddy anticipation of freedom from diaper changing. I really do feel like an escapee of sorts, leaving my 90-year-old baby behind and all. I am worried, big time worried, about... Read more

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2015-07-18T09:34:15-06:00

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So … What Did Cecile Richards’ Statement Do for Planned Parenthood?

Last updated on: July 18, 2015 at 9:34 am By Rebecca Hamilton

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So … what did the president of Planned Parenthood accomplish with her statement a few days ago? It appears that her house is collapsing. But appearances in politics are not only deceiving, they are meant to deceive. In the world of hard ball politics where “bans” on partial birth abortion are nothing of the kind and tax-payer monies vanish underground like a kind of dark matter coinage, big houses like Planned Parenthood very seldom collapse. They get kicked around and called... Read more

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