Bioethike

In this May 13 WorldNetDaily piece, Jill Stanek speculates that Obama may be winning abortion battles, but a casualty is loss of public support in the abortion war. Translation: Obama is making abortion unpopular. If this keeps up, an interesting oxymoron may be that our most recent pro-life president made no noticeable impact on public [...]

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As I have reported here, here, and here, many conservative Christian groups are concerned about the passage of H.R. 1913 (referred to the “Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Bill”) that would add “sexual orientation” to the list of protected statuses enjoying federal protection. Matt Barber, director of cultural affairs with Liberty Counsel and associate dean with [...]

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This according to today’s The Washington Post: Gay rights advocates celebrated swift and unexpected twin victories in New England on Wednesday when Maine became the fifth state to legalize same-sex marriage and New Hampshire’s legislature shortly afterward sent a marriage equality bill to the governor. <!– var rn = ( Math.round( Math.random()*10000000000 ) ); document.write(‘<s\cript [...]

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Representing the conservatives, this is from Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony List, via the Boston Globe: Elections have consequences, and the upcoming Supreme Court confirmation battle is likely to further entrench President Obama’s dedication to the abortion agenda. The President has said he would like ‘common ground’ on abortion policy. This is [...]

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By an overwhelming majority, the District of Columbia’s Council voted to recognize same-sex marriages performed in states, sayeth today’s The Washington Post. The measure, approved by a vote of 12 to 1, now goes to Mayor Arian M. Fenty (D), a supporter of gay marriage. If Fenty signs it, the District will put the same-sex [...]

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Following up to H.R. 1913, which I mentioned here and here, The Washington Post reported today that U.S. Episcopal Bishop V. Gene Robinson will lead a multi-faith group of over 300 clergy tomorrow in advocating the passage of the hate crimes bill that would add the broad category of “sexual orientation” under federal protection. Many [...]

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With 247 Ayes, 175 Nays, and 10 abstaining, H.R. 1913, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Act of 2009, passed the US House yesterday afternoon. You can see pie charts of the vote breakdown at Open Congress. Additionally, here is some jaw-dropping commentary from Catholic blogger, Les Femmes: I got word a few minutes ago [...]

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A new video by the Family Research Council.

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From Dr. Robert Gagnon: Dear friends who live in the United States, (Please feel free to circulate this correspondence widely and rapidly) This is a matter of great urgency. Please take a moment to contact your representative in the U.S. House of Representatives and express your opposition to the homosexual “hate crimes” bill (H.R. 1913) [...]

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Says the American Family Asssociation, Congress is set to give legally protected status to 30 sexual orientations, including incest. Because of pressure from homosexual groups, Congress has refused to define what is meant by sexual orientation in H.R. 1913, the “Hate Crimes” bill. This means that the 30 different sexual orientations will be federally protected [...]

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