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2008 – (11-18-08) – Do The Right Thing – Mike Huckabee - Former Governor – Political Commentator – “But Huckabee had one big advantage: a commonsense message that connected with millions of people, and not just his fellow Evangelical Christians. He spoke about family values, fair taxes, and helping hard-working, middle-class Americans in a tough economy. And to the dismay of some Republicans, he talked about fighting Wall Street greed and K Street corruption.”
2008 - (11-12-08) - Another ‘champion of abortion’ becomes defender of life: the story of Stojan Adasevic - CNA – “The Spanish daily La Razon has published an article on the pro-life conversion of a former champion of abortion. Stojan Adasevic, who performed 48,000 abortions, sometimes up to 35 per day, is now the most important pro-life leader in Serbia, after 26 years as the most renowned abortion doctor in the country.”
2008 – (10-23-08) - Focus on the Family Focuses on Homosexuals – Can Gays Switch? - Electa Draper, The Denver Post – “Focus on the Family founder and psychologist James Dobson has said that homosexuality is a disorder, despite the contrary opinion reached by the American Psychiatric Association in 1973 … Dobson also said there is no conclusive evidence that homosexuality is inherited, although he concedes there might be a biological predisposition … Dobson said there are more than 800 known former gay and lesbian individuals who have found wholeness in their newfound heterosexuality.”
2008 - (10-22-08) – Topic : 06/02 Forced to Be a Father - Dr. Phil – (Original Air Date: 10/22/08) – “Once a woman has a baby, the biological father is legally bound to provide financial support for the child.” … “Two years ago, Matt appeared on the show to discuss his court case dubbed Roe vs. Wade for Men. Since then, Matt’s case has been thrown out of court multiple times. And his mom, Diane, says the state has made an example out of her son and destroyed him financially and emotionally.”
2008 – (09-26-08) – Fireproof – Provident Films – The Love Dare for a marriage on the brink of divorce. A spiritual awakening to Never leave your partner behind.
2008 – (09-01-08) - How to Cut America’s Divorce Rate in Half - Michael J. McManus, Marriage Savers - ”The current No-Fault Divorce Law, in 49 states, is rigged to destroy families, not to preserve them.”
2008 – (08-26-08) - Bishops: Pelosi wrong on Catholic abortion teaching – Catholic News Service - ”The chairmen of the U.S. bishops’ pro–life and doctrine committees criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, saying she misrepresented the history and nature of the authentic teaching of the Catholic Church on abortion in a nationally televised interview Aug. 24.”
2008 – (08-14-08) - Rick Warren would have serious compunctions about voting for an adulterer, says John Edwards has lost the trust of America - Interview by ABC’s Jake Tapper - Warren: ”John Edwards and others like him have lost the trust of America because they lied, and fundamentally beneath every affair it’s dishonesty, its deceit, its deception. They’re lying to God. They’re lying to themselves. They’re lying to their wives and they’re lying to the public. How do you trust someone who’s constantly lying? You can’t. That’s why it is a myth to say their personal life doesn’t matter. It does matter — all of leadership is built on credibility.” Tapper: Would you have compunctions about voting for someone who had cheated on his wife? Warren: ”Absolutely I would. Absolutely I would. Because if you can’t keep your faith to your most sacred vow – til death do us part — how in the world can I trust you to lead my family? My government? My nation?…Absolutely I would. I think people first need to ask forgiveness and then earn trust back over time Can trust be re-earned? Absolutely but it takes time.”
2008 - (07-04-08) - Christie Brinkley divorce trial continues with more shocking testimony - NY Daily News – Marlene M. Browne & Marie H. Browne – Adultery in the News – “Anger is normal – Sheresky hammered away at Brinkley, trying to paint her as a woman scorned who wanted a public divorce trial to humiliate Cook in front of his kids. The former Sports Illustrated swimsuit pinup denied it and said she has shielded 10-year-old Sailor Lee and 13-year-old Jack from the salacious details of the case. But she admitted she wasn’t happy about Cook’s philandering or perversion. I think a certain amount of anger is perfectly normal, she said, looking directly at her estranged husband. After all, I supported this man for almost 10 years. He never paid for a single thing. He lived a wonderful life. And all the while he was carrying on like this behind my back. It goes without saying there was a certain amount of anger. She never lost her cool and Sheresky ended the cross-examination abruptly, without making much headway. After a brief rebuttal by Cook, the first phase of the trial – which focused on the grounds for divorce – was over.”
2008 – (06-08-08) – Joel Osteen Answers His Critics – Tells Byron Pitts “We’re Not Perfect” – Byron Pitts – “Popular preacher Joel Osteen’s positive message attracts crowds and has made him known around the world in books, speeches and televised sermons.”
2008 – (06-06-08) - Shania Twain Tells Fans She Has ‘Broken Heart’ - Fox News - ”Twain, 42, and Lange, 59, who have a 6-year-old son, announced their separation last month. Sources told People magazine that Lange’s relationship with another women, Twain’s close friend Marie-Anne Thiébaud, 37, was the reason behind the split. Both Lange and Thiébaud have denied an affair.”
2008 – (05-16-08) - Wash. U. Students Turn Backs to Phyllis Schlafly – US News – Alison Go - The Paper Trail - ”Hundreds of Washington University in St. Louis graduates and some faculty turned their backs in protest as Phyllis Schlafly, a conservative activist, received an honorary degree at the school’s commencement ceremony Friday.”
2008 – (05-2008) – Oprah’s ‘gospel’ – Entertainment mogul preaches ‘many paths’ to God - Steve Rabey, Christian Examiner – “But one of the most controversial aspects of her cultural influence derives from the emphasis she places on religion and spirituality. In 2002 Christianity Today declared she has become one of the most influential spiritual leaders in America. A video … refers to Oprah’s viewers as the largest church in the world … the operator of a Christian Web site calls her the most dangerous woman on the planet.”
2008 – (05-2008) – The Effects of Divorce on America - Paul Symons – Liberty Sentinel – Patrick Fagan, The Heritage Foundation and Dr. Kathy Garcia-Lawson - ”Dr. Kathy Garcia-Lawson, a clinical psychologist in Palm Beach, Florida, says “No-fault” divorce laws violate constitutional protections and individual rights … In light of the growing body of research documenting the harmful effects of divorce laws – on children in particular – Dr. Lawson has taken her concerns to top state officials. Her authoritative report entitled The Effects of Divorce on America, co-authored by team member Patrick Fagan, presents statistical evidence of the harm caused to five core institutions: family, Church, school, government and the economic market place. Another facet of her research has highlighted the increasingly large financial burden that divorce rates have created for taxpayers … Top Florida officials have denied that any real problem exists and have been hostile to further inquiries, Dr. Lawson said. But officials in other states have been more receptive”… B. James Stinson: ”The team has notified members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee of their research findings, ‘because of the national scope of no-fault divorce laws’ … The interdisciplinary team has been in Washington D.C. during the same week as Pope Benedict XVI, who has rarely missed a chance to advocate for restoring the legal and institutional integrity of marriage and family.”
2008 – (04-18-08) – Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed – Ben Stein – Actor, Writer, Commentator, Attorney – “The Issue: The freedom to legitimately challenge Big Science’s orthodoxy … without persecution.”
2008 – 04-17-08 – Pedophilia and the Pope - Sandy Rios – Townhall – “It’s true that many Catholic leaders, to their disgrace, ignored early reports and initiated a cover-up. If financial retribution can ever repay such betrayal, many archdioceses have been bankrupted by the scandal. The church, however slow, has made attempts to purge themselves of this sexual deviance with one notable—and perhaps fatal—flaw. We will rid the church of pedophile priests, said Pope Benedict on his flight to America. That’s good news except for one thing: the root problem among the priests was homosexuality, not pedophilia. Pedophilia is the attraction by adults to children, both boys and girls and the priest scandals have been, with few exceptions, man to boy.”
2008 – (04-05-08) - “‘Oil on the wounds’: A response to the ills of abortion and divorce” - US - Vatican – John Paul II Pontifical Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family in collaboration with the Knights of Columbus - His Holiness Benedict XIV: “The Church’s ethical opinion with regard to divorce and procured abortion is unambivalent and known to all: these are grave sins which, to a different extent and taking into account the evaluation of subjective responsibility, harm the dignity of the human person, involve a profound injustice in human and social relations and offend God himself, Guarantor of the conjugal covenant and the Author of life. Yet the Church, after the example of her Divine Teacher, always has the people themselves before her, especially the weakest and most innocent who are victims of injustice and sin, and also those other men and women who, having perpetrated these acts, stained by sin and wounded within, are seeking peace and the chance to begin anew.”
2008 – (07-18-08) - 20/20: Sex in America – John Stossel Reports on Attitudes Towards and Laws Governing Sex: 7/18/08 – ABC News - ”Sex today is everywhere, from television and movies to the internet to images in ads and even store windows. It’s more in your face than ever before. But how big a problem is this?”
2008 – (07-05-08) – How Heterosexuals Destroyed Marriage – Dr. Patrick Jonston, News with Views – “Our strategy for protecting marriage was destined for failure from the beginning, just as is our strategy to fix public education, protect the preborn from death by abortion, and restore our God-given liberties. It’s a bitter pill, but the diagnosis of severe maladies is always a bitter pill that must be swallowed before the remedy becomes palatable.”
2008 – (03-25-08) – A Civilization of Love: What Every Catholic Can Do to Transform the World – Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson - ”Like the classical philosophers, the Catholic Church has always understood the family, not the individual, to be the most basic cell of the society. In fact, the Church goes a step further and sees the family founded on Christian marriage as a domestic church, with an indispensable role in evangelization and the formation of Christian character. The family stands at the center of building a culture of life, and the fate of all of humanity is intimately tied to it. For this reason, perhaps now more than ever, there is a need for Catholics to be witnesses of the beauty and indissolubility of authentic married love. Strengthening Catholic family life is one of the great contributions of our Order to society … The prevalence today of divorce, cohabitation, contraception and adultery can be traced, in part, to false ideas about the nature of human love and freedom, and even to false ideas about God. The central mystery of our faith and Christian life is the doctrine of the Trinity, which tells us that God is an eternal communion of divine Persons, a communion of love. Because we are created, as Genesis says, in God’s image and likeness, we are not merely isolated individuals but fundamentally in relationship with others. Moreover, who we are as men and women has its source in the Trinitarian mystery, and every person is created with an innate vocation to love. This reality has vast implications with regard to both our most intimate relationships and all of society.”
2008 – (02-19-08) - House Bill 5761 - Representative Fulton Sheen, Primary Sponsor - ”Family law; marriage and divorce; grounds for divorce when minor children are involved; revise, and require higher burden of proof. Amends sec. 6 of 1846 RS 84 (MCL 552.6).”
2008 – (02-2008) - Cougars and Their Cubs - Jessica Leshnoff, AARP – “Valerie Gibson, author of Cougar: A Guide for Older Women Dating Younger Men, is all too familiar with this double standard. The self-proclaimed cougar wrote her first book on the topic—Younger Men: How to Find Them, Date Them, Mate Them, and Marry Them—14 years ago, and let me tell you something, she said in a whisper. It caused an awful stir—and not a good one. People were horrified. They were absolutely horrified that older women should be having sex with younger men.”
No one can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.” Mt 6:24
“Common Sense lived a long life but died in the United States from heart failure on the brink of the new millennium … Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust; his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason. He is survived by two stepbrothers and a stepsister: My Rights, Only Me and Ima Whiner.” … The Death of Common Sense by Lori Borgman
