http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/life/ en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:32:33 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417786/posts Pro-Abortion Group Nominates Personhood USA to Abortion “Hall of Shame” Personhood USA Washington , D.C.– The National Abortion Rights Action League has announced its nominees for a 2009 “Hall of Shame” – those who posed the greatest threat to abortion in America . Among a list of noteworthy pro-life individuals  - all politicians – the only pro-life organization nominated is Personhood USA, a grassroots Christian organization founded to establish personhood efforts across America . “We at Personhood USA are honored to be considered one of the top four threats to abortion in America ,” commented Keith Mason, co-founder of Personhood... AIPNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417786/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:32:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414858/posts A car crash victim who was believed to have been in a coma for the past 23 years has been conscious the whole time. Rom Houben was paralysed but could not let doctors know that he could hear every word they were saying, reports the Daily Mail. "I dreamed myself away," said Mr Houben, now 46, who doctors thought was in a persistent vegatative state. Doctors conducted a series of coma tests before concluding that his consciousness was "extinct". But three years ago, new hi-tech scans showed his brain was still functioning almost completely normally. Mr Houben said: "All that... Ananova http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414858/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 07:37:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410170/posts American Life League 17 December 2009 CONTACT: Katie Walker540.659.4942| kwalker@all.org  Washington, DC (17 December 2009) – Judie Brown, president of the American Life League, issued the following statement upon hearing news Sen. Bob Casey is set to introduce “compromise” legislation on abortion as part of the Senate health care reform bill: "We call on the leaders of the pro-life movement, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic members of Congress to stop fighting to maintain the abortion status quo, which treats human beings as property; to stand firm against band-aid compromises; and to oppose the entire deplorable health care... AIPNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410170/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:06:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409961/posts When does a human person begin? Many politicians and lawyers nowadays say the answer to this question remains shrouded in “mystery.” As pro-abortion Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic, told NBC News’ Tom Brokaw last year, “I don’t think anybody can tell you when ... human life begins.” Vice President Joe Biden, another pro-abortion Catholic, told Brokaw he personally believes life begins at conception simply as a “matter of faith.”But cutting-edge biology can answer this question objectively, accurately and definitively. In her paper “When Does Human Life Begin? A Scientific Perspective,” Maureen Condic, a senior fellow at The... NC Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409961/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:23:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397319/posts Hollywood isn't alone in its anticipation of Armageddon. Writing in the summer issue of World Policy Journal, Maurice Strong - Canada's very own prophet of doom - unequivocally embraces the apocalypse. Straight-forwardly entitled "Facing Down Armageddon: Environment at a Crossroads," Mr. Strong's essay ends with a dire warning. "Human existence is at risk," he says. "We face an Armageddon that is both real and imminent." Yet he implicitly grasps for hope - choosing at any rate not to specify (as the new film 2012 does) the precise day, month and year of the catastrophe. More so than most people who... Globe and Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397319/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 02:09:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2393623/posts 56-Year-Old Man Brought Back To Life After 47 Minutes, 4,500 Chest Compressions And 8 Zaps With Defibrillator Staff At New York Presbyterian Hospital Pulls Off True Medical Miracle Joe Tiralosi came back to life after being dead for 47 minutes thanks to a tireless effort from a team of physicians at New York Presbyterian Hospital. CBS 2 HD recently met a Brooklyn man who lived after his heart quit for 47 minutes, and it's all thanks to a team of doctors who refused to give up until they brought him back from the dead. "These doctors did not stop," Joe... WCBS TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2393623/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:37:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2393690/posts In a world going increasingly off the rails, we offer these occasional rants and reality checks as a public service. Just how mad is the world? Or rather, how much madder is it since our last rant (what, three days ago?)? More importantly, is it correct grammar to nest question marks like we just did? We'll discuss some recent happenings, and you can decide for yourself. Item: A particular brand of baby crib has been on the market from 1993 to 2008. That's 15 years. It comes to light just now, a year after the model has been discontinued, that... My Favorite Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2393690/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:30:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393574/posts An emergency court case apparently has prompted a hospital in Tennessee to continue to provide treatment to a sick baby officials had threatened to disconnect from a respirator even though attorneys for his mother described him as "alert, active and responsive." "Baby Gabriel" is being treated at East Tennessee Children's Hospital for vascular problems he developed after procedures the hospital performed on him in October. According to the Alliance Defense Fund, the child was born prematurely in January with a genetic abnormality, clubfoot and narrow airway, but he flourished after he went home in June. His mother, Catherine Palmer, took... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393574/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:32:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393129/posts Rep. Patrick Kennedy’s dispute with Rhode Island Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin attracted national attention on Sunday when Kennedy said that Tobin had asked him to refrain from receiving communion because of his pro-abortion views. MSNBC television talk show host Chris Matthews debated Bishop Tobin today about abortion, law and Rep. Kennedy’s Holy Communion: Americans United for Life Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393129/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:47:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392338/posts A man thought by doctors to be in a vegetative state for 23 years was actually conscious the whole time, it was revealed last night. Student Rom Houben was misdiagnosed after a car crash left him totally paralysed. He had no way of letting experts, family or friends know he could hear every word they said. Rom Houben was trapped in a coma for 23 years and had no way of letting anyone know he could hear what they were saying (pictured posed by model) 'I screamed, but there was nothing to hear,' said Mr Houben, now 46. Daily Mail [UK] http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392338/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:51:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2391538/posts Sign The Declaration! Christians, when they have lived up to the highest ideals of their faith, have defended the weak and vulnerable and worked tirelessly to protect and strengthen vital institutions of civil society, beginning with the family. We are Orthodox, Catholic, and evangelical Christians who have united at this hour to reaffirm fundamental truths about justice and the common good, and to call upon our fellow citizens, believers and non-believers alike, to join us in defending them. These truths are: --the sanctity of human life --the dignity of marriage as the conjugal union of husband and wife --the rights... First Things http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2391538/posts#comment Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:59:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382920/posts In the battle over sex education, Planned Parenthood claims the high ground in providing accurate information and protecting reproductive health. Their homepage states, “We deliver comprehensive and medically accurate information that empowers women, men, teens, and families to make informed choices and lead healthy lives.” As a physician who has spent hundreds of hours with young people with sexually transmitted infections, I’m on a one-woman mission to expose the falsehood of those claims. Planned Parenthood’s sexual health education is not comprehensive or medically accurate; to the contrary, this eminent, federally funded organization endangers lives by withholding critical biological truths. Consider... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382920/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:53:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2380796/posts This movement was begun by Personhood USA. Its strategy is to introduce “Personhood” initiatives in every state in the Union. It is currently active in 32 states including my home state of Montana. This movement strikes fear into the hearts of pro-abortionists because they understand, perhaps better than some pro-life groups and individuals who are reticent in their support of it, the ramifications a “Personhood” amendment would have upon the legality of abortion if it became a part of the state’s constitution. TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2380796/posts#comment Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:16:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380695/posts Abortion opponents won a huge last-minute concession late Friday night after Democratic leaders agreed to grant them a vote on an amendment that would effectively bar insurers that participate in the exchanges from offering coverage for abortions. Members of the Rules Committee were expected to approve a vote on the amendment early Saturday morning after hours of negotiations in Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Capitol office. Leaders reluctantly made the decision after working for days to broker a truce that would garner a blessing from the Conference of Catholic Bishops. But the church, according to members and aides, wouldn't accept a compromise... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380695/posts#comment Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:46:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377256/posts The former director of a Planned Parenthood clinic in southeast Texas says she had a "change of heart" after watching an abortion last month — and she quit her job and joined a pro-life group in praying outside the facility. Abby Johnson, 29, used to escort women from their cars to the clinic in the eight years she volunteered and worked for Planned Parenthood in Bryan, Texas. But she says she knew it was time to leave after she watched a fetus "crumple" as it was vacuumed out of a patient's uterus in September. 'When I was working at Planned... Foxnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377256/posts#comment Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:49:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2372034/posts I received some news from my doctor this week that, on the surface, is discouraging: I have been diagnosed with diabetes... No sympathy is requested. I got exactly what I deserved. Mea culpa. “So what does that have to do with saving the country?” you ask. Grand Rants http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2372034/posts#comment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:06:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2369832/posts A section of Dublin's 900-year-old Viking city wall has been put on public view for the first time at the city council's civic offices on the Southside. When the Viking settlement site -- built in the 10th century AD near Christchurch Cathedral -- was first excavated over 30 years ago it caused huge controversy. The city wall at the time was earmarked for demolition and storage at another site but thousands of people demanded that the historically important area be preserved from a development that was designed to house the Dublin City civic offices. Measuring just under 20 metres in... dublinpeople.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2369832/posts#comment Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:17:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2369797/posts Some things in life are badThey can really make you madOther things just make you swear and curse.When you're chewing on life's gristleDon't grumble, give a whistleAnd this'll help things turn out for the best... And...always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the light side of life... If life seems jolly rottenThere's something you've forgottenAnd that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.When you're feeling in the dumpsDon't be silly chumpsJust purse your lips and whistle - that's the thing. And...always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the light side of... Life of Brian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2369797/posts#comment Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:38:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2292900/posts The God Chasers by Tommy Tenney Book Excerpt & Commentary I recently finished THE SHACK by William P Young and HE LOVES ME by Wayne Jacobsen. I found both of them deeply moving, Biblical, edifying and helpful in drawing me closer to God. Subsequently, a Navy Friend/ Christian Bro of 30+ years read me the riot act about THE SHACK. I found his rants about “heresy” completely without substance. Turns out he had not read it. Sheesh. It is, after all, a NOVEL! And, I found it exceedingly Biblical. Some important Biblical truths, doctrines are affirmed with a sentence... Quix & books listed http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2292900/posts#comment Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:41:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363005/posts The debate over health-care reform is now entering a new phase. This week, the Senate Finance Committee voted for Sen. Max Baucus's health-care bill, which sets up a possible Senate vote on the legislation later this month. Aggressive negotiations are underway on how to handle abortion funding. Democratic leaders claim that all they want is to maintain the "status quo" on abortion. In reality, maintaining what we have now isn't even on the table. To do that, a health-care bill would have to explicitly prevent federal dollars from being used for elective abortions. Provisions that would have done that were... WSJ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363005/posts#comment Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:35:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361793/posts BOSTON, Mass. — One day last month, clad in white plastic garments from head to toe, Dr. David Sinclair showed a visitor around his germ-free mouse room here at Harvard Medical School. Skip to next paragraph Multimedia Graphic Caloric Restriction RSS Feed Get Health News From The New York Times » Enlarge This Image CJ Gunther for The New York Times IN THE LAB Dr. David Sinclair is trying to develop drugs to extend health, and life. The mice, subjects in studies of health and longevity, are kept in wire baskets under intensive nursing care. A mouse gym holds a... NYT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361793/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:21:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2359360/posts This month reveals how deeply we have descended into an anti-human kind of Dante's Hell.  From Newsweek, which told us a month ago that "We Are All Socialists Now," last week's cover story was: The Case for Pulling the Plug on Granny. , written by Evan Thomas, the grandson of famous socialist  Norman Thomas, a six-time Presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America. But now that we're all socialists, Evan Thomas can confess that he's just a Democrat. The fundamental delusion of Socialism is that there's a free lunch, plus free health care, free national defense (by decimating the... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2359360/posts#comment Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:53:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2358597/posts I have a confession to make. Simply, I have been unworried, untroubled and unconcerned. I was unwilling to take the time to study the subject of life and unenthusiastic about preserving it. Abortion didn’t affect me, so, why should I invest any thought into the debate? Although I did not believe in abortion, I was disposed to allowing the mother to make her own decision … she would have to live with it. In short, it was none of my business. A few years back, during the process of a sexual assault investigation, I was sent to get evidence at... Special to AIPNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2358597/posts#comment Fri, 9 Oct 2009 17:31:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2358408/posts We don’t know each other, though I’ve known of you and your work for some time. Like many others, I recently read your “How I’m Losing My Love For Israel” in the Forward. Because you write so articulately, and because your column has attracted such widespread attention, I’m taking the liberty of responding. The truth is, you and I agree about a lot. We’re both worried about some of what’s happening to Israeli society. We’re both tired of all the equivocating (though probably for different reasons). We’d both love some real leadership around here. We’d both like peace. And we’re... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2358408/posts#comment Fri, 9 Oct 2009 15:31:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356862/posts Tuesday, October 06, 2009 An abortionist's plea: Let the violence of abortion lead us to embrace it all the more Second Trimester Abortion Provision: Breaking the Silence and Changing the Discourse This piece was written in the hope that the more we talked openly about the reality of second-trimester abortion, the more accepted all abortion would become. If the author's prediction is true -- that the more we know about how gruesome and violent second-trimester abortions are, and the more we know about the rather prosaic reasons they're committed, the more likely we are to embrace the practice -- well,... RealChoice http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356862/posts#comment Wed, 7 Oct 2009 17:14:02 GMT