Category: politics

Did ‘thousands’ of women die from illegal abortions before Roe v. Wade? WaPo says no

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Washington D.C., Dec 14, 2019 / 04:00 am (CNA).- In its 2019 roundup of the biggest lies of the year (dubbed the biggest ‘Pinocchios’), the Washington Post included a false but oft-repeated claim that “thousands” of women died while undergoing illegal abortions before the legalization of abortion in the United States. This statistic was frequently cited this year by Dr. Leana Wen, who was fired from her position as president of Planned Parenthood in July, just eight months after accepting the job. “We dug through the statistics and it turns…

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White House summit on family leave follows new House bill

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Washington D.C., Dec 12, 2019 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- The White House hosted a summit on paid leave Thursday, hours after the House passed a bill with 12 weeks of paid parental leave for federal workers,. “We’re here today to support the heroic calling of working moms and dads,” President Donald Trump said Dec. 12 at the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House. Attending the summit on paid leave and child care were members of Congress and business leaders. Trump called families the…

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Pelosi fumes: ‘I don’t hate anybody. I was raised Catholic’

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Washington D.C., Dec 5, 2019 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on Thursday rejected the suggestion that she “hates” President Donald Trump, and said that her Catholic faith prevents her from hating anyone.  "I don't hate anybody. I was raised in a Catholic house, we don't hate anybody—not anybody in the world,” said Pelosi. She had been asked by a journalist during her weekly press briefing if she “hates President Trump.” Pelosi had earlier announced the House Democrats would begin drafting the articles of impeachment.  "As…

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Pennsylvania considers requiring burial or cremation of fetal remains

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Harrisburg, Pa., Dec 2, 2019 / 12:01 pm (CNA).- The Pennsylvania Senate is debating a bill that would require the burial or cremation of human remains after miscarriage or abortion. HB 1890, the Final Disposition of Fetal Remains Act, was passed by the state House Nov. 18 by a vote of 123 to 76. It would require health care facilities to bury or cremate fetal remains not claimed by the child's parents. The bill's sponsor, Rep. Frank Ryan, R-Lebanon, said that “we wanted to craft something that was voluntary, that…

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Showing Patriotism on Election Day – #WordlessWednesday with #linky on a Tuesday

Cascia Talbert

Today is election day in the United States. Last night I attended a prayer vigil for our country and this election. We need God more than ever and I know that millions of Christian Americans have been praying for our country and a return to a God centered nation, and end to evil and corruption. Please pray for the USA. Visit these great blogs for more Wordless Wednesdays.           Rules of this #BlogHop Grab our New button for your blog so I know that you are…

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Weekend Reflection #29 How is the Economic Bailout Going to Help Families Like Us?

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Yesterday President Bush signed into law a $700 billion financial rescue package. This package will allow the government to purchase mortgage-related investments and other assets from troubled financial institutions. The government hopes that the bill will restore confidence in markets and make credit more available to businesses and individuals. Some businesses depend on credit in order to make payroll. People like you and I need credit to buy a home or a car. So if the government is helping out banks with this massive bill how will it help us?…

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