http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/cino/ en-us Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:04:46 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2071777/posts Brendan Daly, a spokesman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, issued the following statement yesterday from Denver, where the Democratic National Convention is under way.) “Her views on when life begins were informed by the views of Saint Augustine, who said: ‘... the law does not provide that [abortion] pertains to homicide, for there cannot yet be said to be a live soul in a body that lacks sensation.’” “While Catholic teaching is clear that life begins at conception, many Catholics do not ascribe to that view. The Speaker agrees with the church that we should reduce the number... California Catholic Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2071777/posts#comment Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:04:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042464/posts When the federal Liberals lose the next election and Stephane Dion is forced to resign, the words "Green Shift" will no doubt appear prominently in the first paragraph or two of his political obituary. As a cautionary tale, it will rank right up there with John Tory's disastrous religious school funding proposal in Ontario. Ironically, the legacy of this self-described green zealot will be to kill serious environmentalism in this country for years to come. That's too bad, because the concept of a carbon tax actually makes sense --even, dare I say, to conservatives. I am talking here about a... National Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042464/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:00:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031087/posts Black conservatives conflicted on Obama campaign By FREDERIC J. FROMMER, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - Black conservative talk show host Armstrong Williams has never voted for a Democrat for president. That could change this year with Barack Obama as the Democratic Party's nominee. "I don't necessarily like his policies; I don't like much that he advocates, but for the first time in my life, history thrusts me to really seriously think about it," Williams said. "I can honestly say I have no idea who I'm going to pull that lever for in November. And to me, that's incredible." Just as... Yahoo/AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031087/posts#comment Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:19:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022935/posts Obama Praised Wright, Criticized Traditional Black Churches on Homosexuality By Penny Starr CNSNews.com Senior Staff Writer May 29, 2008 (CNSNews.com) - In an Apr. 10 interview with The Advocate magazine, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) said "homophobic" messages are coming from the pulpits of black churches because blacks attend church more regularly than other people and interpret the Bible more traditionally. In the same interview, Obama praised the controversial Rev. Jeremiah Wright, his former pastor and long-time spiritual adviser, for being on the right side of the homosexual debate. "There's plenty of homophobia to go around, but you have a unique... CNS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022935/posts#comment Thu, 29 May 2008 13:48:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006434/posts Fisherman’s Shoes Find Target by: Malcolm A. Kline, April 24, 2008 Despite what you may have been lead to believe by the so-called mainstream media, the Pope delivered an address to Catholic college presidents that could be summarized as My Way or The Highway. The Pope addressed the United Nations in an approach that longtime students of the UN might characterize as one of rapprochement. Nonetheless, his remarks to the college presidents, according to attendees at that meeting were, if not remonstrative, then at least reminders of the need to pass on actual Catholic teaching in universities that bear that... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006434/posts#comment Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:27:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2002134/posts According to this AOL internet pol of 215,000. Every State in the Country feels that Barak Obama is a fake Christian except for Washington D.C. AOL http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2002134/posts#comment Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:13:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1988735/posts Anybody know if there are sites similar to "FR", sites where Christians/conservatives can post, discuss? Thank you. John Lofton, Editor, TheAmericanView.com JLof@aol.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1988735/posts#comment Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:08:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981993/posts CINO Prep by: Malcolm A. Kline, March 07, 2008 Although Catholic schools look good when compared with their public counterparts, they don’t fare as well in contrast to the way they used to be. In the wake of Vatican II, “Radical reformers tore at every aspect of Catholic life, questioning time-honored practices and beliefs,” Phillip F. Lawler writes in The Faithful Departed: The Collapse of Boston’s Catholic Culture. “Catholic schools jettisoned their religious education programs; the old reliable Baltimore Catechism quickly became a collectors item.” “In parochial high schools, religion classes became freewheeling discussion sessions, with students encouraged to reflect... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981993/posts#comment Fri, 7 Mar 2008 17:00:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967855/posts ~EXCERPT~ Hillary Rodham Clinton has run away with the votes of Roman Catholic Democrats in nearly all the primaries, often beating Barack Obama by two to one or better, exit polls show. In New York, she received 66 percent of the Catholic vote to his 30 percent. “I didn’t go to bed until 1 in the morning waiting on the results,” said Joe Quinn, a Catholic who is a building superintendent on the Upper West Side. “I slept very well, let me tell you.” Does it matter whom Catholics like Mr. Quinn voted for in the Democratic primaries? By November,... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967855/posts#comment Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:03:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1912823/posts There is head-scratching in the political marketplace over a looming contradiction. The candidates for president of the United States include a man identified as a Roman Catholic, and among the voters there are, of course, many Catholics. It would be reasonable to suppose that Candidate Giuliani would get the presumptive backing of the Catholic population. But there are a couple of caveats. First, is Giuliani a Catholic other than nominally? Because his name is Italian, one assumes that he subscribes to the faith associated with the Italian people. As a boy, he went to Catholic schools, and he was apparently... National Review Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1912823/posts#comment Thu, 18 Oct 2007 02:27:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1903632/posts Pelosi: Sadomasochistic Last Supper Ad Doesn't 'Harm' Christianity By Nathan Burchfiel CNSNews.com Staff Writer September 28, 2007 (CNSNews.com) - A controversial advertisement for a San Francisco festival that depicts the Last Supper as a sadomasochism party falls within the First Amendment and is not harmful to Christianity, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Friday. The ad for the Folsom Street Fair - to be held in Pelosi's district on Sunday and which is partly funded by San Francisco's Grants for the Arts program, which is funded by the city's hotel tax - sparked outrage from Christian groups because it mirrors... cnsnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1903632/posts#comment Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:02:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1903657/posts Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani visits with local residents during a brief presidential campaign stop, Thursday, September 27, 2007 in Santa Barbara, Calif. Michael A. Mariant Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani visits with local residents during a brief presidential campaign stop, Thursday, September 27, 2007 in Santa Barbara, Calif. WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani compared the scrutiny of his personal life marked by three marriages to the biblical story of how Jesus dealt with an adulterous woman. In an interview posted online Friday, Giuliani was questioned about his family and told the Christian Broadcasting Network, "I... Central Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1903657/posts#comment Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:40:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1903763/posts Participant in previous Folsom Street Fair, which features public displays of nudity and sexual fetishes Asked to respond to a San Francisco "gay"-festival's promo mocking the Last Supper of Jesus Christ, the chief spokesman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi offered a dismissive quip. "As a Catholic, the speaker is confident that Christianity has not been harmed," said Drew Hammill, the San Francisco Democrat's press secretary. WND reported earlier this week the Last Supper poster promoting the Folsom Street Fair replaces the bread and wine with sex toys and depicts Jesus Christ and his disciples as "half-naked homosexual sadomasochists." Scheduled for... worldnetdaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1903763/posts#comment Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:47:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1892358/posts Progressive Baptist women wary of Hillary Clinton's candidacyBy Hannah Elliott Published September 6, 2007 NEW YORK (ABP) -- Many Christian conservatives have put her in the “anyone but” category -- they’ll vote for anyone but Hillary Clinton. However, progressive Christians, who some think should be the senator's natural allies, aren't jumping on her bandwagon either. While Clinton might win some evangelical support if she can portray her faith as authentic, say political observers, she simply must win support from progressive and liberal Christians to have a chance of gaining the White House. Clinton's campaign is aggressively cultivating progressive Christians, who... APB News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1892358/posts#comment Fri, 7 Sep 2007 02:51:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1884556/posts A week before the grand opening of Plainfield's first hip-hop house of worship, Church 'N' the Hood, the Rev. LaDana Clark -- also known as "Lady Jam" -- sat in the basement of the Grace Episcopal Church, the place that would soon welcome her future parishioners. She was calm despite the obvious excitement of others in the room, members of the community dedicated to helping with the church's debut. She smiled and listened as they talked about their hopes for the mission. Then she started to talk. "God does not discriminate -- no matter if you're Jewish, Muslim, black, white,... star ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1884556/posts#comment Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:34:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1863650/posts Pope Benedict XVI is greeted by children on his arrival for his annual holidays in Lorenzago di Cadore, northern Italy yesterdayI STUMBLED upon a Latin Mass last winter. It was grim, joyless, interminable and disquieting. There was no music. Nobody shook hands or brought gifts to the altar. It was as exuberant a celebration of creation as an expired fly left to rot on a window sill. The only fanfare that threatened was the persistent, pedantic locking and unlocking of the little gate in the altar railing. A priest passed through this gateway at one stage, came to the side... Independent.ie http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1863650/posts#comment Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:08:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1860101/posts MEDIA ADVISORY, July 2 /Christian Newswire/ -- I have just heard from John O'Gorman, the Fighting Knight of Columbus from Massachusetts, that the 170,000 signature Initiative Petition to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman was thwarted by the Legislature, meeting in joint Constitutional Convention, on Thursday, June 14 2007. The sad part is it would have passed to go on the ballot in 2008 had it not been for the votes of at least sixteen men who call themselves Knights of Columbus who voted against the Church they are supposed to be Knights of, and... Christian NewsWire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1860101/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jul 2007 11:37:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1855541/posts <p>A Roman Catholic nun who leads a social justice advocacy group called Network, Simone Campbell rarely got a phone call from Capitol Hill before the 2006 election. Campbell, based in Washington, D.C., says she "wore her knuckles bare" fruitlessly knocking on lawmakers' doors, particularly those of Democrats who should have been natural allies on issues like raising the minimum wage and comprehensive immigration reform.</p> USNews & World Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1855541/posts#comment Sun, 24 Jun 2007 18:24:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1848710/posts WASHINGTON, D.C., June 11, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The ability to destroy human embryos to cure diseases is a “gift from God” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a self-described “devout Catholic”, referring to the recent bill passed to fund human embryonic stem-cell research. “Science is a gift of God to all of us and science has taken us to a place that is biblical in its power to cure,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). “And that is the embryonic stem cell research.” Pro-life and Catholic leaders, however, have found Pelosi’s statement shocking for its suggestion that God would provide so-called... LifeSiteNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1848710/posts#comment Tue, 12 Jun 2007 03:28:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1844805/posts Providence, RI (LifeNews.com) -- A Catholic bishop has issued public comments rebuking Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani, who is Catholic, for his pro-abortion position. Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin of the Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island described Giuliani's position on abortion as "pathetic," "confusing," and "hypocritical." The critique came in his weekly column 'Without A Doubt' that runs in 'The Rhode Island Catholic' newspaper. In his column Bishop Tobin exposes the hypocrisy of the "personally opposed, but ... " position employed by many Catholic politicians. "Rudy's explanation is a classic expression of the position on abortion we have heard from weak-kneed... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1844805/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jun 2007 23:24:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1844378/posts Schwarzenegger: "I am a Catholic and a very dedicated Catholic, but" I support Research on Human Embryos TORONTO, June 1, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Speaking at a press conference at the MaRS Discovery District research centre in Toronto yesterday, actor-turned California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger defended his support for embryonic stem cell research seen as controversial in light of his self-professed Catholic faith. "I always said that you should not have your religion interfere with government policies or with the policies of the people," said Schwarzenegger. "I am a Catholic and a very dedicated Catholic, but that does not interfere with my... LifeSiteNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1844378/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jun 2007 06:57:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1841065/posts CHICAGO, May 28, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – DePaul University in Chicago, one of the largest and most important Catholic universities in the US is hosting the second “Out There” conference on homosexuality and Catholic education. The conference, whose full title is the Conference of Scholars and Student Affairs Personnel Involved in “LGBTQ” (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and queer) issues on Catholic Campuses, is being organized through the DePaul Women’s and Gender Studies department. It is scheduled for October 19-20, 2007 and is calling for submissions for papers and workshops. The first Out There conference was held at Jesuit-run Santa Clara... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1841065/posts#comment Mon, 28 May 2007 20:37:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1837946/posts WASHINGTON, May 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered the commencement address this morning at the University of San Francisco's McLaren School of Business. Below are her remarks as prepared: "Good morning. Thank you, Dean Johnson for your warm welcome. Father President Privett, trustees, faculty, staff, and families and friends of the graduates, especially to graduates: it is an honor to join you today to extend congratulations to the Class of 2007 of the McLaren School of Business at the University of San Francisco. "Father Privett, may I thank you publicly for the honor you extended to me by offering... Office of the Speaker of the House (via prnewswire.com) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1837946/posts#comment Tue, 22 May 2007 18:51:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1835045/posts FRONT ROYAL, Va., May 17 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Rev. Thomas J. Euteneuer, STL, president of Human Life International, (HLI) today said "Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) and seventeen other members of Congress who describe themselves as Catholic not only are ignorant of their faith but also need a civics lesson." Father Euteneuer was responding to their rebuke of Pope Benedict XVI in a press release from DeLauro's office which stated that the Pope's recent comments that Catholic politicians risk excommunication and should not receive Communion by saying, "Such notions offend the very nature of the American experiment and do... Christian News Wire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1835045/posts#comment Thu, 17 May 2007 12:36:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1834410/posts Giuliani's words have hollow ring Presidential hopeful keeps flip-flopping Steven Edwards, National Post Published: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 With flip-flopping a sure way to ensure rejection at the polls, what's a presidential candidate to do when his political record clashes with the bedrock beliefs of the party he seeks to represent? Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor, is taking on the Republican rank-and-file when he asks them to nominate him despite his refusal to renounce his support for abortion. He claims this shows he has the courage to state his views frankly, regardless of their popularity. It's a... National Post - Canada http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1834410/posts#comment Wed, 16 May 2007 13:11:22 GMT