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Yahoo! Rating of Movies Currently Playinghttp://movies.yahoo.com/mvc/top10 1. Bella [B+] 2. Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? [B+] 3. Enchanted [B+] 4. August Rush [B+] ... Top Rated Movies of All Timehttp://movies.yahoo.com/mvc/top10?lid=1 1. The Shawshank Redemption {A-} 2. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King {A-} 3. The Godfather {A-} 4. Star Wars {A-} 5. Raiders of the Lost Ark {A-} 6. Schindler's List {A-} 7. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring {A-} ... 22. Bella [B+] Note that a number of the movies on the All Time [Star Wars Trilogy, Lord of the Rings,...

The antiwar movie Lions for Lambs is definitely a bomb/dud at the boxoffice. More people give this movie a flunking grade than all other grades combined. The opposite of Lions for Lambs is the movie Bella, which is only playing at under 500 theaters -- despite some good numbers from the box office with nothing but a grassroots mode of telling people about the movie. In the case of Lions for Lambs, the liberal left loonies of Hollywood wanted to come up with an Anti-war movie to hurt the conservatives in time for the 2008 Election. Seems they have instead...

Marriage is a foundation of civilized life. No advanced civilization has ever existed without the married, two-parent family. Those who argue that our civilization needs healthy marriages to survive are not exaggerating. And yet I cannot, in good conscience, urge young men to marry today. For many men (and some women), marriage has become nothing less than a one-way ticket to jail. Even the New York Times has reported on how easily "the divorce court leads to a jail cell," mostly for men. In fact, if I have one urgent piece of practical advice for young men today it is...

There is an old hymn written by Fanny Crosby, sung at generations of camp meetings, which exclaims: "Crown Him! Crown Him! Prophet, and Priest, and King!" Since the emergence of evangelicalism as a cultural force in the 1950s, three approaches to politics, represented by three personalities, have emerged. They are the prophet, the priest and the kingmaker. The prophet has been psychologist James Dobson, who dispenses child-rearing advice on the radio from his Colorado ministry, Focus on the Family. On family issues, Dobson's counsel is moderate and broadly appealing. On politics, his tone sharpens. He rails against compromise on social-conservative...

MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 5 /Standard Newswire/ -- Today the Fred Thompson campaign announced the addition of Shannon Royce, an experienced social conservative coalitions director and former Executive Director of The Arlington Group, who will be joining the Thompson Campaign to serve as Grassroots and Special Projects Director. Shannon Royce most recently served as Executive Director of the Arlington Group where she managed a coalition of over 70 organizations advocating on numerous pro-family initiatives. In that capacity, she coordinated coalition efforts on behalf of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito. A former Legislative Assistant to Senator Slade Gorton and...

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Christian conservatives have thus far failed to rally behind a single candidate, but a prominent conservative leader predicts at least one candidate will emerge from the upcoming Values Voter Summit with major support from social conservatives. Tony Perkins, president of Family Research Council, recently said he was “very optimistic” with the field of candidates that will attend this week’s Washington Briefing 2007: Values Voter Summit. He believes there will be one to two contenders that will be revealed as the favorite among social conservatives during the three-day gathering. But even if none of the candidates appeal to values voters, it...

by Steven ErteltLifeNews.com EditorOctober 5, 2007Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- That a handful of pro-life advocates are considering a third party bid for president next year holds no attraction for former Govs. Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney. Both Republican presidential candidates have worked to attract pro-life voters and say they won't look to third party bids.Huckabee, who served as governor of Arkansas, told the Washington Post on Thursday that he would not seek or accept an invitation to run as a third-party presidential candidate from Christian conservative leaders."No, I think a third party only helps elect Hillary [Clinton]," Huckabee said of...

Young Pastor's Powerful Sermon Encourages Parishioners to Take Part in Life Chain By Steve Jalsevac MANOTICK, Ontario, October 5, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - On Sunday, Sept. 23, a week before Canada's Life Chain Sunday, Fr. Geoff Kerslake gave what was seen as a powerful sermon encouraging his parishioners to take part in the local Life Chain the following Sunday. Fr. Geoff is the young pastor of St. Leonard's parish in Manotick, Ontario, located on the fringe of Canada's capital city of Ottawa. Fr. Geoff's sermon so encouraged one couple who heard it that they had the text re-printed in the bulletin...

Campaign Life Coalition Presents Candidate Information for Ontario Pro-Life Voters Will assist voters to cast informed vote Oct. 10 By Steve Jalsevac TORONTO, Ontario, October 5, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Many candidates for the Oct. 10 Ontario Provincial election have been very reluctant to provide voters with their position on the life issues or they have been responding as if those issues are now irrelevant and "settled". Nevertheless, with enormous effort, Campaign Life Coalition, Ontario has been able to assemble an impressive amount of candidate information to assist pro-life voters to cast an informed vote on election day this coming Wednesday,...

Happy Thanksgiving from Our Family to Yours - A Poem of Thanks On the American Thanksgiving last year I shared a touching poem which was memorized and recited by my son Joshua that had the effect of causing our family to reflect on and give thanks for all our blessings from the Lord.  Many readers appreciated it, and in case you missed it you can read it here:http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2006/nov/06112303.htmlWith the Canadian Thanksgiving this Monday, I thought I'd share another poem which my daughter Hannah recently memorized and recited publicly.  The poem by Ethyl Lynn Beers was particularly special in our case...

VATICAN, October 5, 2007 (CWNews.com/LifeSiteNews.com) - By denying the existence of natural law, secularism is undermining the very foundations of democratic society, Pope Benedict XVI argued in an October 5 private audience with members of the International Theological Commission. Disregard for natural law, the Holy Father said, has caused "a crisis for human-- even more for Christian-- civilization." In response to that crisis, he continued, Church leaders should mobilize "both lay people and followers of religions other than Christianity" to reclaim a common moral tradition. The International Theological Commission had gathered in Rome this week to discuss a forthcoming document...

Quebec Mandates Relativistic Ethical and Religious Education For All Students in Province Program includes positive presentation of homosexual families and requires children to question their own religious upbringing By John-Henry Westen QUEBEC CITY, October 4, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - As of the beginning of the 2008 school year, all students in the province of Quebec whether in public school, private school or even homeschooled will be mandated to take a program on "Ethics and Religious Culture" which runs from grade one till the end of high school.  The program is completely relativistic and includes positive presentation of homosexual families and requires...

WASHINGTON – Some of the top leaders in Christian pro-family activism – including James Dobson of Focus on the Family – met in Salt Lake City yesterday to plot a strategy if Rudy Giuliani or another supporter of legalized abortion is nominated by the Republican Party as its presidential candidate. Not only was there a consensus among activists to withhold support for the Republican nominee, there was even discussion about supporting the entry of a new candidate to challenge the frontrunners. It's no secret that Dobson, founder of one of the largest Christian ministries in the country, has no use...

Catholic Pro-Abortion Ontario Premier Confronted at Campaign Debate by Pro-Life Candidate Pro-life singer David MacDonald runs against Premier Dalton McGuinty in Ottawa South By Paul Lauzon and John-Henry Westen OTTAWA, September 28, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In Ottawa South, Liberal Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty's riding, well-known pro-life singer David MacDonald is running for the Family Coalition Party. MacDonald has posted numerous signs and delivered over 10,000 pro-life and pro-family flyers in the riding. In a moving and dynamic presentation at an all candidates debate Wednesday - with Premier Dalton McGuinty looking on - MacDonald spoke of his experiences as a Broadway...

Catholic School Board calls Pro-Family Group "Extremist Hate Group", Board Defends Pro-Gay Manual Board's family life committee said to have approved homosexual-activist counselor who is raising male child with his homosexual partner. By  Mauro MacMillan WATERLOO, Sept 27, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com)  In an attempt to divert attention from a controversial pro-homosexuality resource that the Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) has approved, the Board has taken to calling into question the motive and character of the Defend Traditional Marriage and Family (DTMF) group that brought the issue to light earlier this year. At the heart of the issue is a teacher...

A speech by a "parental rights" activist in Gloucester has been canceled after a gay marriage advocacy group threatened to protest what it deemed "hate speech." Cape Ann Marriage and Family, which characterizes itself as "pro-family" and has been active in advocating for a popular vote on gay marriage, had planned a meeting at a Main Street pizza parlor featuring a lecture by David Parker of Lexington. Parker is suing the state for the right to be notified when issues of sexuality, including gay marriage, are discussed in his young son's school. The case was initially dismissed but is on...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today FRC Action announced that GOP presidential candidate Fred Thompson will speak at the Washington Briefing 2007: Values Voter Summit on Friday October 19. Senator Thompson becomes the seventh presidential hopeful to commit to address the largest gathering of pro-family activists in the nation's capital.

President George Bush Proclaims September 24 Family Day 2007 WASHINGTON, DC, September 20, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The following text is a proclamation by President Bush: Families are the cornerstone of our Nation. On Family Day, we underscore our dedication to strengthening America's families and recognize the importance that the bonds between parents and children hold for the future of our country. Parents and family members are the first and most important influence in a child's life. Families offer a stable and nurturing environment by providing love, guidance, support, and comfort. They help young people gain the skills they need to...

Halton Catholic School Board Approves Controversial HPV Vaccinations on School Premises All three student trustees supported resolution to ban the vaccine from Board's schools but did not have right to vote By John-Henry Westen HAMILTON, September 19, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In a move which came as an unexpected shock to many in the pro-life movement, the board of trustees at the Halton Catholic District School Board voted 4-3 to reject a motion to forbid the controversial HPV vaccine to be offered or administered on the Catholic school board's premises for the duration of this school year.  The board has instead...

Amnesty International Organizes Worldwide Gay Protest Against Nicaragua By Peter J. Smith MANAGUA, Nicaragua, September 19, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - After enshrining abortion as a human right in its humanitarian mission, Amnesty International has now stepped up its campaign to target nations that criminalize sodomy as grave violators of human rights, beginning with Nicaragua. Last week Amnesty International through its affiliates orchestrated international protests outside Nicaraguan embassies and consulates in Germany, Canada, Chile, Iceland, Mexico, Paraguay, Sweden and Taiwan, demanding the repeal of Nicaragua's sodomy ban. "Article 204 contradicts numerous provisions in international human rights law," said an Amnesty press release....

Maryland's Highest Court Upholds State Law Favoring Traditional Marriage ANNAPOLIS, September 18, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Today, the Maryland Court of Appeals, in a 4-3 decision, upheld the state's marriage law, which says "only a marriage between a man and a woman is valid in this state." In January 2006 the circuit court for Baltimore City struck down the marriage law (Family Law Article 2-201) as discriminatory on the basis of sex, in violation of the Maryland Declaration of Rights, in the case of Conaway v. Deane. Maryland's highest court reversed the circuit court, ruling today that the marriage law did...

Christian Psychologist Sues Minneapolis After Being Fired for Membership in Pro-Family Group MINNEAPOLIS, September 18, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund filed a lawsuit last Tuesday in federal court on behalf of an Illinois clinical psychologist who lost his contract with the city of Minneapolis because of his membership with a politically conservative, pro-family organization. "Pro-family, Christian conservatives cannot be treated as second-class citizens," said ADF Senior Legal Counsel Brian Raum.  "Government officials do not have the right to end someone's contract on the basis of religion or political viewpoint.  The city of Minneapolis is engaging in...

Ireland 1986-2006: 500% Increase in Divorce; 400% Increase in Cohabitation without Marriage Cities much worse off than rural areas By John-Henry Westen DUBLIN, September 17, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A new report from The Iona Institute based on a detailed analysis of Census 2006 - the first analysis of its kind published to date - reveals the full extent of changing family structure and marriage breakdown in Ireland. The analysis shows marriage breakdown by age and region and includes colour-coded maps of major Irish cities illustrating this down to the electoral division level. According to the analysis, marriage breakdown has increased...

Ontario Liberal Premier McGuinty Boasts of Legalizing Homosexual 'Marriage' Frequently touts his Catholic faith and comfortable with acting and speaking against Church moral teachings By John-Henry Westen TORONTO, September 17, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Xtra, a Canadian homosexual newspaper has published interviews with political party leaders from the province of Ontario.  Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty was not available for the interview but sent the paper written comments in which he boasted of his role in bringing homosexual 'marriage' to the province. "Together, we moved early in our mandate to pass legislation that allows gays and lesbians to recognize their love through...

Study Finds Divorce Negatively Affects How Much Care Child will give Elderly Parent PHILADELPHIA, September 17, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A new study has found that divorce, even when the kids are older, can have negative affects on the amount of care children will provide to elderly parents. And that spells trouble for the baby boomer generation. Temple University researcher Adam Davey, Ph.D. has found the impact of divorce and remarriage can predict about whether a child will provide more involved care in the future. A divorce may have happened over 30 years ago, but the changes it caused can have...

Ontario Court Refuses Appeal of Three-Parent Case By Hilary White TORONTO, September 14, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) has linked the recently released statistics on the decline of legal marriage in Canada to the so-called Three Parent case. In that case an Ontario judge ruled that a five-year-old child was the legal offspring of the father, biological mother and the mother's lesbian partner. The court has refused to hear any appeal of the 2006 case which means that in Ontario, not only the legal institution of marriage but the biological nature of the family has been...

Ontario City's Catholic Trustees Oppose HPV Vaccination in Schools, Stall Implementation By John-Henry Westen SAULT STE. MARIE, ON, September 13, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Elected trustees of the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board (H-SCDSB) have objected to implementing a plan to vaccinate girls in the Board's Catholic schools with the controversial HPV vaccine.  The recently developed HPV vaccine is designed to prevent the sexually transmitted disease Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), the leading cause of cervical cancer.  HPV is not preventable with condom use.  The vaccine has had little long-term testing and is thus of concern to some health-care professionals. "This is...

Chilean Homosexual Non-Discrimination Law Fails Following Protest Activist Believes Bill's Proponents Will Try Again on September 11th By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman CHILE, September 10, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A bill whose opponents warned would make opposition to homosexuality illegal in Chile was quietly defeated last week when it was removed from a scheduled vote in the Chilean Senate, according to Salvador Salazar, president of Muevete Chile! (Go Chile!). The tabling of the measure followed a campaign by multiple groups and individuals to encourage senators to oppose the measure and preserve the Chilean people's right to speak against homosexual behavior. The bill,...

Pope Benedict Encourages "Child-Poor" Europe to Open up to Life Called attention to the demographic implosion in Europe By John-Henry Westen MARIAZELL, Austria, September 10, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In his homily delivered Saturday at Mariazell during a Mass to mark the 850th anniversary of the Marian shrine's founding, Pope Benedict XVI called attention to the demographic implosion in Europe for a second time on his pastoral visit to Austria.  "Europe has become child-poor: we want everything for ourselves, and place little trust in the future," he told the assembled crowd. On Friday, Benedict addressed political leaders in the nation pointing...

California Senate Votes to Impose Same-Sex "Marriage" on State Bill was project of homosexual activist state Assemblyman By Hilary White SACRAMENTO, September 10, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Democrat-controlled Senate of California has approved a bill imposing homosexual "marriage" on the state. The Senate voted 22-15 to substitute the term "two persons" for "man and wife" in state references to marriage. Bill AB43 was the project of state Assemblyman Mark Leno of San Francisco, a homosexual activist. It was opposed by every Republican member of the Senate and supported by all but three Democrats. WorldNet Daily quoted California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger...

Melinda Tankard Reist | Friday, 17 August 2007 Focus on media: A toxic culture for girls The shameless exploitation of little girls by commercial interests is poisoning a generation. Living in a sex-saturated society we are used to seeing the image of women cheapened. But baby dolls who know how to "flaunt" their sexuality? Provocative underwear for little girls, and "pole dancing" kits for them to entertain their families and friends with suggestive moves - and be paid in play dollars for it? If we care about children the time has come to put a stop to this ugly...

Carolyn Moynihan | Wednesday, 5 September 2007 Dogs in prams Childless Japanese women push the country's culture of cute too far. It is not unknown for little girls to try and dress the family cat or puppy in baby clothes and wheel it about in a pram. Mostly they don't succeed but the instinct is understandable enough. A live pet is much more interesting than an inanimate doll, having the warmth, cuddliness and cuteness of a real baby, and it makes playing mothers so much more fun. It seems perfectly natural and predictable behaviour. An adult woman trying the...

New Study Shows Broadcast TV Family Hour Fare Filthier Than Ever Fox is the worst broadcast network overall LOS ANGELES, September 6, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A new Parents Television Council study of Family Hour programming conclusively shows that children watching television during the first hour of prime time are assaulted by violence, profanity or sexual content once every 3.5 minutes of non-commercial airtime. During the 2006-2007 study period, almost 90% of the 208 television shows reviewed contained objectionable content. The PTC found that Fox is the worst broadcast network overall, noting its 20.78 instances of violent, profane and sexual content...

REAL Women of Canada Warns Against Ontario Proportional Representation Voting Change Says Feminists have worked long and hard for introduction of MMP voting system By Steve Jalsevac OTTAWA, September 5, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - REAL Women of Canada vice-president, Gwen Landolt, has authored a REAL Women statement today warning against adoption of a new proportional representation (MMP) voting method proposed in an upcoming Ontario election referendum question. She states that the new procedure, if implemented, "will undermine our democratic system of government" and give feminists much more undeserved political power. MMP, says Landolt, "will produce two classes of politicians: those elected...

Pro-Life Leaders Pay Tribute to "Christian Warrior" Dr. D. James Kennedy who Died Today by John-Henry Westen WASHINGTON, D.C., September 5, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Dr. D. James Kennedy, an internationally renowned Presbyterian minister, religious broadcaster, and outspoken advocate for life and family, passed away early Wednesday morning.  He died peacefully in his sleep at approximately 2:15 a.m. at his home with his wife and daughter at his bedside.  He was 76. Longtime pastor of the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Kennedy preached his last sermon on Christmas Eve 2006.  Four days later, he suffered a cardiac arrest...

Kevin Ryan | Friday, 3 August 2007 No way to raise a boy Do boys have to be bored, fat and dumber than their sisters? The first in a series about educating boys today. A ten year old boy, whom I watch with an eagle’s eye, is reading The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn and Hal Iggulden. The book is teaching him how to play poker, build a go-cart from scratch, how to fold a paper glider so that it really flies, to makes a paper water bomb and much, much more. He has found his Holy Grail. Wedged...

Chris Meney | Friday, 31 August 2007 Marriage deserves more because it gives more The continued provision of preferential support for parents and children over other types of unions is vital for society. The ongoing debate in Australia over the access of same-sex couples to social benefits and so-called entitlements is a distraction from the real issue at hand. The real issue is not one concerning any infringement of rights. Rather, it is about what heterosexual marriage can offer society that other forms of relationships cannot. Married heterosexual unions are not simply a legal invention with an associated bunch...

NOW Challenges Fatherhood Programs The National Organization for Women (NOW) has filed a federal complaint against three Responsible Fatherhood programs funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – for alleged sex discrimination against women. The three grantee organizations are Love in the Name of Christ (Love, INC), Fairbanks, Alaska; Catholic Charities of Idaho; and South Coast Business Employment Corp., Coos Bay, Ore. NOW complains that women are excluded from these programs “solely because they are women.” Love, INC was given a five-year grant of $205,834 a year for a Fatherhood Initiative Project aimed at helping low- and...

Fathers Important Protection Against Poverty from staff reports New York mayor proposes tax incentives to keep dads in the home. In a speech at the National Press Club, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said missing fathers contribute to poverty and government should do what it can to bring them back into the home. Bloomberg proposed withholding tax refunds from deadbeat dads, increasing participation in the Earned Income Tax Credit and doing away with the marriage penalty tax. Gerald Prante, a staff economist at the Tax Foundation, said the mayor's proposals make good economic sense. "The Earned Income Tax Credit is...

Massive Study Finds Pre-School and Early Child Education Initiatives Show No Benefit Other studies found marked negative effects from preschool including brain chemistry damage, aggression, negative social and emotional development, illness By John-Henry Westen LONDON, August 31, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A six year comparison of almost 35,000 children has shown that there has been no change in developmental levels of pupils entering primary school in this period, despite the introduction of several new early years' initiatives over the past decade, new research from Durham University's Curriculum, Evaluation and Management (CEM) Centre reveals. The research, presented Tuesday at the biennial European...

LifeSiteNews.com Scoop Confirmed: "Bella" the Movie to be Released Across United States October 26 By Peter J. Smith NEW YORK, August 31, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - "Bella," the heart-warming independent film that took the 2006 Toronto Film Festival by storm, has now officially secured a major distributor for US audiences confirming a . The Hollywood Reporter confirms a July 26 scoop by LifeSiteNews.com that had reported "Bella" would be released nationwide in US theaters by October 26 by a major distributor once Metanoia Films finalized the contract. (http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/jul/07072609.html)Now it is reported that Roadside Attractions has acquired the rights to distribute "Bella,"...

Rock for Life Corrects Times of London: Christina Aguilera Actually Supports Abortion By Hilary White LONDON, August 30, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Times of London has been corrected by US pro-life group Rock for Life after it claimed that a US pop singer is pro-life. On August 25, the Times newspaper ran the headline "Pro-life Rockers Clash with Amnesty," and claimed that the decision of the international rights organisation to support abortion as a "human right" was clashing with some well-known rock and pop stars who opposed abortion. The pop singers, Christina Aguilera and Avril Lavigne, the Times claimed, had...

Appeals Court Asked To Hold State Responsible for Illegally Strip Searching Children MILWAUKEE, WI, August 30, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Today Liberty Counsel filed a brief at the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in a case involving a state worker who made two elementary children undress without parental consent. The case is Michael C. v. Gresbach. The eight-year-old boy, his nine-year-old sister and their parents are represented by Stephen Crampton, Vice President of Legal Affairs and General Counsel for Liberty Counsel, and Wisconsin attorney Michael D. Dean. The case involves Dana Gresbach, a social worker from the Bureau of Milwaukee Child...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, August 30, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Pro-family advocates may soon have a chance to see where Republican candidates stand on American values in September's upcoming "Values Voter Presidential Debate." The debate is scheduled for Monday, September 17th at 7:30 p.m. at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Seven out of nine Republican candidates have indicated they plan to participate in the event, however their names have not yet been released to the general public. Questions will be fielded to participating candidates from among 40 pro-family leaders include such notables as Phyllis Schlafly, President...

LifeSiteNews.com Interviews Brazil's Pro-Life Evangelist Julio Severo - Part II Pro-abort and homosexual movement tactics, the disaster of Luiz Lula, homosexual activism in Brazil, persecution of Severo, a prayer book By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman See Part I at http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/aug/07082810.html SAO PAULO, August 29, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) LifeSiteNews.com: What are the tactics used by the pro-abortion and homosexual movements in Brazil? Julio Severo: They are undermining rights linked to family and sexuality. There are pervasive propaganda efforts showing that women are vulnerable and need state protection. Then they are trained for empowerment, to understand that the ideal life is to enter the...

Interview with, Brazil's "most discriminated against and persecuted" Pro-Life Activist Julio Severo reveals details of lengthy struggle against attempts of UN and US organizations to corrupt Brazil society By Steve Jalsevac and Matthew Cullinan Hoffman SAO PAULO, August 28, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) -- LifeSiteNews.com's Matthew Cullinan Hoffman recently had the opportunity to extensively interview Julio Severo, to ask him about the situation in Brazil, and the challenges he faces as a pro-life and pro-family activist increasingly under fire by anti-life forces in his country. Severo was recently described by the Brazilian philosopher and political commentator Olavo de Carvalho as "the most...

Julio Severo Interview - Part 1 Severo tells how he became involved in pro-life and how Brazil has been changed since the late 1980s By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman See introductory story at http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/aug/07082811.html SAO PAULO, August 28, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com)LifeSiteNews.com: How long have you been involved in pro-life and pro-family work?  How did you get started? Julio Severo: My first contact with the pro-life message was through publications from Last Days Ministries, in 1986. Through them I learned about Americans Against Abortion (a branch of Last Days Ministries). Before, I supported abortion in cases of rape and risk of life. Later,...

The Family Foundation has posted their biannual scorecard online. This rates all Virginia Senators and Delegates, according to their pro-family votes. Scorecard can be printed as .pdf document http://www.tffaction.org/home.html

India Refuses Diplomatic Status for Homosexual Partners of Canadian Gay Diplomats By Hilary White NEW DELHI, May 11, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Calcutta Telegraph reports that the Indian government has refused diplomatic status to the same-sex “spouses” of two members of the Canadian diplomatic corps. Indian culture is very traditional and Indian law retains a strict understanding of marriage being possible only between a man and a woman. While convictions are rare, section 377 of the Indian Penal Code retains provisions against “unnatural sex” and sodomy a charge that carries a possible ten year prison sentence. The Telegraph quoted unnamed...