How difficult it has been to "safeguard human life" from "the very beginning". Indeed, especially over the last 40 years or so, the value of human life has diminished steadily and rapidly - especially with regard to its "beginning". It is not just because of the willful and devious use of language by ardent supporters of IVF and other ARTs, abortion, the use of abortifacients, human embryo and human fetal research, human cloning, and genetic engineering, etc., but also because even many of those who are dedicated to this "safeguarding" themselves fall victim to the use of erroneous "scientific" terms. Given that this linguistic phenomenon continues unabated as we speak, it might be of help to remind ourselves of how very subtly these linguistic twists can come about so that we can be more sensitive to identifying them. So, to the casual observer, by adding the term "embryo" after the terms "zygote" and "blastocyst" - followed by "fetus", "infant", etc. -- it would appear that the "zygote" and the "blastocyst" are something other than an "embryo" - i.e., not yet an embryo, not yet a human being (much less a human person). (Not to mention that the embryo formed at first contact, the "penetrated oocyte" and the "ootid" are not even listed). And importantly also, it would seem then that only embryos (which apparently doesn't include the embryo at its earliest phases of development) "are integral beings structured for maturation along their proper time line", etc. - and not also "zygotes" and "blastocysts".
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Health WatchInterview with Robb and Robin Wirthlin, the Massachusetts parents who courageously decided to fight the system after teachers began teaching second graders about gay marriage in public schools. Lifesite News Report: Homosexuals' Complaint against Health Canada Lists Negative Health Consequences of Homosexual Lifestyle A group of homosexuals headed by Gens Hellquist, director of the Canadian Rainbow Health Coalition, has filed a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC), in which they detail the numerous statistics that prove the high-risk nature of the homosexual lifestyle. The group supports their complaint by claiming that the Canadian health system does not allocate specific funding to deal with "those health issues where gay, lesbian and bisexual (GLB) communities are disproportionately affected" Statistical evidence is then proffered, in the group's 10 page complaint to the CHRC, of the health issues which "disproportionately affect" the homosexual community, including: - The life expectancy for gay and bisexual men is 20 years less than the average Canadian man; - GLB people commit suicide at rates ranging from twice as often to almost 14 times more than the general population; - GLBs have smoking rates ranging from 1.3 to three times higher than average; - GLBs become alcoholics at a rate 1.4 to seven times higher than the general population; - GLBs use illicit drugs at a rate from 1.6 to 19 times higher than other Canadians; -GLBs experience depression at rates ranging from 1.8 to three times higher than average; - Homosexual men comprise 76% of AIDS cases and 45% of all new HIV infections; - GLB populations are at a higher risk of lung and liver cancer; - Homosexual and bisexual men suffer a higher rate of anal cancer than heterosexual men; - Lesbians report a higher rate of breast cancer; - GLBs experience verbal and physical abuse at a greater rate than most Canadians. Related health issues: Study: Homosexual Lifestyle Strongly Linked to Depression, Suicide Study: HIV-positive Practicing Homosexual Men 9000% More Likely to Develop Anal Cancer Homosexual Behaviour is Being Trumped by Political Agenda
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Charles Krauthammer: Comments on the New Economy and Barack Obama.. {Last Monday(June 22nd)Dr. Charles Krauthammer spoke to the Center for the American Experiment. He is a brilliant intellectual, seasoned and articulate. He is forthright and careful in his analysis, and never resorts to emotions or personal insults. He is NOT a fearmonger nor an extremist in his comments and views. He is a fiscal conservative, and has a Pulitzer Prize for writing. He is a frequent contributor to Fox News and writes weekly for the Washington Post. The following is a brief summary of that speech - Ed.} 1. Mr. Obama is a very intellectual, charming individual. He is not to be underestimated. He is a ˜cool customer" who doesn't show his emotions. It's very hard to know what's ˜behind the mask"..Taking down the Clinton dynasty from a political neophyte was an amazing accomplishment. The Clintons still do not understand what hit them. Obama was in the perfect place at the perfect time. 2. Obama has political skills comparable to Reagan and Clinton. He has a way of making you think he's on your side, agreeing with your position, while doing the opposite. Pay no attention to what he SAYS; rather, watch what he DOES! 3. Obama has a ruthless quest for power. He did not come to Washington to make something out of himself, but rather to change everything, including dismantling capitalism. He can't be straightforward on his ambitions, as the public would not go along. He has a heavy hand and wants to ˜level the playing field" with income redistribution and punishment of the achievers of society. He would like to model the USA to Great Britain or Canada. 4.His three main goals are to control ENERGY, PUBLIC EDUCATION, and NATIONAL HEALTHCARE by the Federal Government.He doesn't care about the auto or financial services industries, but got them as an early bonus. The cap and trade will add costs to everything and stifle growth. Paying for FREE college education is his goal.Most scary is the healthcare program, because if you make it FREE and add 46,000,000 people to a Medicare-type single-payer system, the costs will go thru the roof. The only way to control costs is with massive RATIONING of services, like in Canada .God forbid. 5.He's surrounded himself with mostly far-left academic types, none of which has ever run even a candy store. But they're going to try and run the auto, financial, banking and other industries. This obviously can't work in the long run. Obama's not a socialist; rather a far-left secular progressive bent on nothing short of revolution. He ran as a moderate, but will govern from the hard left. Again, watch what he does, not what he says. 6.Obama doesn't really see himself as President of the USA, more as a ruler over the world. He sees himself above it all, trying to orchestrate and coordinate various countries and their agendas. He sees moral equivalency in all cultures. His apology tour in Germany and England was a prime example of how he sees America, as an imperialist nation that has been arrogant, rather than a great noble nation that has at times made errors. This is the 1st President ever who has chastised our allies and appeased our enemies at the same time! 7. He's now handing out goodies. He hopes that the bill (and pain) will not ˜come due"until after he's reelected in 2012. He'd like to blame all problems on Bush from the past and hopefully his successor in the future. He has a huge ego and psychologists believe he is a narcissist. 8. Republicans are in the wilderness for a while, but will emerge strong. We're pining for another Reagan, but there'll never be another like him. Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty and Bobby Jindahl (except for his terrible speech in February) are the future of the party. Newt Gingrich is brilliant, but has baggage. Sarah Palin is sincere and intelligent, but needs to really be seriously boning up on facts and info if she's to be a serious candidate in the future. We need to return to the party of lower taxes, smaller government, personal responsibility, strong national defense, and states's rights. 9.The current level of spending is irresponsible and outrageous. We're spending trillions that we don't have. This could lead to hyper inflation, depression or worse. No country has ever spent themselves into prosperity. The media is giving Obama, Reid, and Pelosi a pass because they love their agenda. But eventually the bill will come due and people will realize the huge bailouts didn't work, nor will the stimulus package. These were trillion-dollar payoffs to Obama's allies, unions and the Congress to placate the left, so he can get support for #4 above. 10. The election was over in mid-Sept. when Lehman brothers failed. Fear and panic swept in, we had an unpopular President, and the war was grinding on indefinitely without a clear outcome. The people are in pain, and the mantra of "change" caused people to act emotionally. Any Dims would have won this election; it was surprising it was as close as it was. 11.In 2012, if the unemployment rate is over 10%, Republicans will be swept back into power.If it's under 8%, the Dims continue to roll.If it's between 8-10%, it'll be a dogfight. It'll all be about the economy. There's a left-wing revolution going on. The work will be hard, but we're right on most issues and can reclaim our country, before it's far too late.
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6-22-09 FlintHills Winning this battle against socialized health care will take a massive group effort on our part. I hope you can join the fight. 6-12-09 Seattle Times Radioactive wasp nests at Hanford reservation RICHLAND — Workers cleaning up the Hanford nuclear reservation are going after radioactive wasp nests. The Tri-City Herald reports 6 to 12 inches of top soil are being dug up this month from 6 acres near the H Reactor. And, workers will dig up more individual mud dauber wasp nests over about 75 acres of the nuclear reservation in southeast Washington. 6-8-09 Ohio Right To Life H.R. 2410 would, among other things, create a new "Office for Global Women's Issues". The House Foreign Affairs Committee rejected an amendment that would have prevented the new office from attempting to undermine pro-life laws in other countries. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told the Committee in May that the Obama Administration would advocate for access to abortion in other countries. More on HR 2410: Bill Text here.. Please immediately call your Representative to Congress and tell him or her to oppose H.R. 2410, the State Department Authorization Bill. The bill may be voted on by the U.S. House on Wednesday, June 10.
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Friday, July 3
Pre-embryos & substitutes: Safeguarding human life "from the very beginning"?
by
Dianne N Irving, PhD
on Fri 03 Jul 2009 08:00 AM CDT
Thursday, July 2
Black Leader Urges Senate Scrutiny for Sotomayor Supreme Court Nomination
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Natl Center for Public Policy Research
on Thu 02 Jul 2009 08:00 AM CDT
The Sotomayor nomination is the perfect catalyst to begin a national debate on the appropriateness of "judicial activism" - when judges essentially cut lawmakers out of the legislative process and try to rule from the bench. For example, in a 2001 speech at the University of California at Berkeley School of Law, Sotomayor said it was appropriate for a judge such as herself to use her "experiences as women and people of color" to "affect our decisions." In 2005, she told a crowd at the Duke University Law School that the "Court of Appeals is where policy is made" - rather than by lawmakers beholden to voters. more »
Wednesday, July 1
History Unfolding..
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Midwest News
on Wed 01 Jul 2009 08:00 AM CDT
"My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world. I hope you'll join with me as we try to change it." - Barack Obama.. Do not forget that Germany was the most educated, the most cultured country in Europe. It was full of music, art, museums, hospitals, laboratories, and universities. And yet, in less than six years (a shorter time span than just two terms of the U. S. presidency) it was rounding up its own citizens, killing others, abrogating its laws, turning children against parents, and neighbors against neighbors.. All with the best of intentions, of course. The road to Hell is paved with them. As a practical thinker, one not overly prone to emotional decisions, I have a choice: I can either believe what the objective pieces of evidence tell me.. I can believe what history is shouting to me from across the chasm of seven decades...or close my eyes, have another latte and ignore what is transpiring around me..
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Monday, June 29
KAC Calls for Tax Increase - Paul Soutar
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Blog Administrator
on Mon 29 Jun 2009 08:00 AM CDT
 A child advocacy group says the answer to fixing the budget gap in Kansas is more taxes. Taxpayer advocates and a top economist disagree. State government spending in Kansas increased 42.2 percent from fiscal years 2004 to 2008 but that’s not enough according to a recent report by Kansas Action for Children. Their report calls for a state tax system overhaul to collect more taxes to close the budget gap between revenues and spending. The report claims the level of state spending hasn’t really increased because the tax burden is relatively unchanged since 1960. more »
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Cap and Trade Bill Economic Suicide for Taxpayers and Businesses
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Natl Center for Public Policy Research
on Fri 26 Jun 2009 08:00 AM CDT
The Waxman-Markey "American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009" (HR 2454) would raise taxes on American families by nearly $3,100 a year, lead to huge job losses, and dramatically raise the energy expenditures of American households. Companies participating in the United States Climate Action Partnership, a lobbying group of over thirty corporations and environmental activist organizations, are trying to profit from a government-mandated "cap and trade" anti-global warming policy by selling so-called carbon credits. Get ready to be taxed even more, America!
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Newspapers get tax break during bad times
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - As newspapers across the country struggle through a brutal economic climate, papers in Washington state are getting a tax break.
A new law that gives newspaper printers and publishers a 40 percent cut in Washington's main business tax took effect this week, providing some much-needed relief to the business after a year in which The Seattle Post-Intelligencer printed its final edition and other papers suffered drastic cutbacks. MORE..
Police State: Conservative Talkers Are TerroristsSo said the Speaker of California's Assembly in an interview published at the Los Angeles Times Saturday. ..The Republicans were essentially threatened and terrorized against voting for revenue. Now [some] are facing recalls. They operate under a terrorist threat: "You vote for revenue and your career is over." I don't know why we allow that kind of terrorism to exist. I guess it's about free speech, but it's extremely unfair. MORE.. CBS Confirms ObamaCare Would Oust People from Health Insurance and Doctor CBS, of all news outlets, is setting a high standard for ABC to meet Wednesday in its broadcasts from the White House. On Tuesday night, just a week after a “Reality Check” on how President Obama's claim that his government-expansion health care plan won't hike the deficit doesn't match reality, the CBS Evening News aired a story on how his plan would likely force many to lose their current health insurance and/or doctor. Katie Couric noted “72 percent of Americans say they favor a government plan that would compete with private insurers,” but “at the same time, nearly two-thirds are concerned that would reduce the quality of their own health care. And some experts believe they're right to be worried.” MORE.. 'Printer-press' dollars at work: Goldman-Sachs to make record bonus payout Staff at Goldman Sachs staff can look forward to the biggest bonus payouts in the firm's 140-year history after a spectacular first half of the year, sparking concern that the big investment banks which survived the credit crunch will derail financial regulation reforms. A lack of competition and a surge in revenues from trading foreign currency, bonds and fixed-income products has sent profits at Goldman Sachs soaring, according to insiders at the firm. Staff in London were briefed last week on the banking and securities company's prospects and told they could look forward to bumper bonuses if, as predicted, it completed its most profitable year ever. Figures next month detailing the firm's second-quarter earnings are expected to show a further jump in profits. Warren Buffett, who bought $5bn of the company's shares in January, has already made a $1bn gain on his investment. MORE.. Text of Most Controversial Element in Health-Care Bill is Missing from Publicly Released Draft {CNSNews.com) - The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) unveiled a draft of its health care reform bill for the first time Tuesday, but the bill omitted particulars about the biggest controversy in the debate – the public health insurance option. The document details 615 pages of health care reform that would affect millions of Americans, but the section concerning the nationwide dispute over a “public option” only says, “Policy under discussion.” MORE..
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