No, I'm not saying (yet) that he will be instituting "death panels" or that your grandmother will be euthanized under his leadership. But he is an ideologue who's views imply that government knows best.
Allow me to connect just a few dots for you to emphasize the importance of remaining and continuing to contend for the Court.
And now a break from the regular scheduled programming...
Video after the jump
Two different strains of human diploid cell cultures made from fetuses have been used extensively for vaccine production for decades. One was developed in the United States in 1961 (called WI-38) and the other in the United Kingdom in 1966 (called MRC-5).
I had really been the driving force behind wanting to adopt, with Richy waiting for some kind of angelic visitation or divine revelation. Lucky for me, there’s a lot of divine revelation in the Bible about adoption. We filled out our pre-application in February, and were finished with the paperwork and the homestudy process by late May. Now, we wait.
I am going to talk about the practicals of adoption in upcoming posts- today, I’m just going to give a quick run-through of some adoption basics.
Adoption is confusing to a lot of people. It’s intimidating, the time, the paperwork, the money and the fear of not loving a non-biological child. Oh, and the concern that you may be adopting a hell-spawn that will terrorize you and end up having glowing red eyes and kill your pets.
And why does it cost so much? How could anyone ever adopt when figures are being thrown around are $20,000 to $40,000? Should people adopt when they can’t “afford” to pay for a baby? Why should you contribute to someone else’s adoption?
The overarching questions are, why adopt? Who should adopt? Who should not adopt? What is our Biblical responsibility toward orphans?
I sat in a meeting about this time last year and listened as a well-meaning Senate staffer chastised a room full of conservative leaders over what he considered to be a lack of concern for the confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. It was painful to sit still as his words scraped across the room. I, myself, found my own defenses rising to meet this man’s challenge to what he perceived as apathy on my part.
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A couple was arrested a few weeks ago for attempting to sell their 8 month old baby outside of a Walmart in California, for just 25$.
Patrick Fousek, 38, and Samantha Tomasini, 20 approached two women outside the store and asked them if they’d like to purchase their child. The ladies believed them to be joking at first, but after they persisted, the women become concerned and called the police.
Fousek and Tomasini were arrested shortly after that and are now facing charges for child endangerment, along with drug charges. Their bail is set at $25,000 pending a preliminary hearing. Reports say they could possibly serve four years in prison. Their baby is currently in the custody of Child Protective Services.
This story is heartbreaking for a number of reasons.
Question: On the 4th of July, what is more important than remembering our Independence?
Answer: If you are Planned Parenthood it's pushing for more abortions.
In addressing the fact that Family Planning Clinics in New Jersey may be closing down due to state financial cutbacks, Christian D. from Real Choice asks, "If your sex life is purely your business, why do you want me to underwrite it?"
You can't make this stuff up: Once famous for getting us to the Moon, NASA will now take aim at improving relations between the US and the Muslim world.
Rasmussen: 60% favor repeal of health care law.
Good news concerning the Supreme Court:
President Obama may get liberal Elena Kagan on the Supreme Court, but conservative swing-voter Anthony Kennedy says he's not going anywhere anytime soon.
Justice Kennedy, who turns 74 this month, has told relatives and friends he plans to stay on the high court for at least three more years - through the end of Obama's first term, sources said.
That means Kennedy will be around to provide a fifth vote for the court's conservative bloc through the 2012 presidential election. If Obama loses, Kennedy could retire and expect a Republican President to choose a conservative justice.
Kennedy, appointed by President Ronald Reagan, has been on the court 22 years. He has become a bit of a political nemesis at the White House for his increasing tendency to side with the court's four rock-ribbed conservative justices.
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With the retirement of fellow Californian and Stanford graduate Sandra Day O'Connor in 2006, Kennedy has inherited O'Connor's mantle as the court's swing vote.
His voting pattern suggests he's actually become a far more reliable vote for the conservatives.
[source - NYDailyNews]
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy holds a special place in the hearts of our staff. We have spent literally hundreds of hours praying for this man and his family!
I can tell you from a personal standpoint that I believe God has and continues to move on this man's heart! And I pray he will continue to open his heart to the plight of the unborn.
"The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first."
- Thomas Jefferson
