Santita Jackson on Fox?

Is it just me? I can not stand to watch Fox when Santita Jackson is on during a discussion or segment. Does anyone else feel the same way? I don’t mind listening to the liberal side of the coin, but of all the people they have had on Fox I have never seen a pundit such as her that completely avoids questions that the host poses to her. I think if she were discussing a Catholic issue, such as the birth control debate, I am just as likely to hear her say, “I grew up Baptist,” as anything else. She would probably continue for the next few minutes, “in a small church, it was painted white – so there is a larger issue at work here, what it’s really about is that all of the places of worship need to be the same color. Pastels, and their use is what the debate over contraceptives is really about.”

The first time I heard her on Sean Hannity my skin crawled. No facts, no opinion, just fairy tale happiness for all. “We need to have this discussion of race,” I think I heard her say or something similar. Well, Ms. Jackson, have it! Santita made Sean a little agitated, more than usual as she kept dodging pointed questions. As I sit here with Santita paused on my TV I eagerly wait for Mr. Huckabee to move to another segment and keep hitting live tv, praying that she is done talking about Children equals Poverty. C’mon Fox, pick someone else! I would take a leftover MSNBC lefty over this!

Santita, I think you missed your calling. You should be the spokesperson for ObamaCare. Hopefully everyone will be so turned off by you that they will finally understand it is as much a load of foolishness as you are.

A Prayerful Life

Blast from the past first published in 2009. I hope I didn’t make any errors!

How often can you pray in one day?
Leading a prayerful life isn’t as difficult as it sounds. Start by praying on the way to work.
Praise His Holy Name and thank Him for the beautiful day. Pray for the happy outcome of a tragedy that you hear on the radio, and if a happy ending seems impossible, pray that their tragedy brings them closer to Christ. Pray for the man on the corner begging for change to buy his next drink. When you get to work, pray for your co-workers and the ones you will serve that day. Pray for patience, less stress, Praise His Holy Name and thank Him for blessing you with the talents to find work and support your family. Pray for your family to be well while you are gone and that He watches over them and protects them. Praise His Holy Name and thank Him for your family, the Love that you have for each other and God. At the end of the day, pray for a safe return home, that your co-workers remain in His care, the family experiencing the tragedy is able to grow closer to one another and God. Pray that the man on the street corner finds God and not a bottle, and that the ones you served at work today have God in their minds and in their hearts. Finally pray for your family that they are well when you come home and the families of so many soldiers homes are safe as well. Praise His Holy Name and thank Him for everything.
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This may be distributed freely by citing www.catholicsview.com as the source. God bless!

A Friend is lost

Dan Mitchem of St. Mary’s Parish in Eugene has passed away. Dan was a wonderful friend of mine, I happily called him my best friend. Fittingly, he passed away on a Sunday, last Sunday.

Dan Mitchem and I shared our Catholic Traditions and theology with each other, the rosary was something we both enjoyed.

His service (friends and family) will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church at 1050 Charnelton. Dan wanted his friends to be there so please email me if you need to know the time.
**UPDATE HIS FUNERAL MASS IS SEMI-PRIVATE SO I’LL GIVE YOU CONTACT INFO FOR THE FAMILY WHEN YOU EMAIL ME”**

Numerous postings about the service are on the FBLE Facebook group for law enforcement, including L.C.S.O. which he was a Deputy for many years.

Chelsea Lately and Kirk Cameron’s Opinion of Gay’s

By Stan Cunningham

Sarah Colona and Dan Levy analyzed what Kirk Cameron said recently on Piers Morgan‘s program carried by CNN. According to Sarah Colona, he needs to keep some of his comments to himself. What is not considered here is that Piers Morgan pressed on and made Kirk Cameron voice his opinions of gay marriage and what he thought about homosexuality, and lastly what he would tell his children if they revealed to him they were gay.

Quoting Kirk Cameron, Chelsea Handler began the segment with, “Kirk Cameron said that homosexuality is un-natural, detrimental and ultimately…”

If you haven’t seen the Kirk Cameron interview on Piers Morgan, you can see it here.

Sarah Colona said that Kirk Cameron’s comments were irresponsible, specifically how he answered Piers Morgan when he was asked what he would tell his children if they said they were gay. Sarah Colona said, “because children are killing themselves over this, so if that’s the way you feel fine, but tell your kids that at home do whatever, but you don’t go on television and throw out that kind of irresponsible remark.” I didn’t see how his comments were irresponsible at all. Maybe because what she said Kirk Cameron say wasn’t what he ACTUALLY said. How is, “I would talk with them…I would tell them that they do not have to act on all of their feelings…” even close to the paraphrase that Sarah Colonna spouted, “no you’re not, get back in the closet and shut the door.”?

What Kirk Cameron said invites a conversation to occur between him and his theoretical gay child. The horrible summary by Sarah Colonna of what Kirk Cameron said, “go back in the closet and shut the door” does not invite a conversation at all.

So I asked Sarah Colona over Twitter what she thought was so irresponsible and who was really to blame? I suggested that Piers Morgan was more to blame for asking the question. Piers Morgan had to know how he would answer this question and when Kirk Cameron tried to give a non-answer, he pressed him, “I would tell my son, great as long as you’re happy, what would you say [posed to Kirk Cameron]….?”

Sarah Colona didn’t answer this question as of this writing.

Dan Levy couldn’t control himself and had to attack all Christians by saying, “Kirk Cameron is gay for Jesus that’s what the problem is here. The only difference between him and Ross Mathews is Kirk’s boyfriend is dead [referring to the risen Jesus Christ].”

Chelsea Handler ‘shut’ the door the segment and claimed, “Piers Morgan probably thought he [Kirk Cameron] wasn’t going to say that.” Really? He’s promoting a Christian movie and Piers Morgan doesn’t think Kirk Cameron is going to answer questions about homosexuality the way he did? The only answer I can think of that explains her thinking is that she must think Piers Morgan is an idiot.

Interestingly enough, Piers Morgan has been commenting that Kirk Cameron was brave for voicing his comments. Good for Piers Morgan to say that. Is E! or anyone else in the mainstream media doing so? No probably not.

Basically, Kirk Cameron on “Chelsea Lately”

“No you’re not, basically, no you’re not, get back into the closet, you don’t have to act on that,” Sarah Colonna said making the typical bias attempt at quoting Kirk Cameron on Chelsea Handler’s program called Chelsea Lately on the E network today.

Sarah Colonna was responding to the recent interview of Kirk Cameron on the Piers Morgan show that aired on CNN. Piers Morgan asked Kirk Cameron what he would say to his children if they told him they were gay. It is unfortunate that people who missed the Piers Morgan show with Kirk Cameron could be misled. Apparently, if you add the word, “basically”, it is basically ok to lie about what someone said. Tell me if this sounds a little different. I am going to use the word basically here and summarize what Kirk Cameron actually said.

Basically, what Kirk Cameron said was, “I would sit down and talk with them… I would tell them that they do not have to act on all of their feelings… I would not say as long as you’re happy…”

Now, which do you think is a better summary? Sarah Colonna, the Chelsea Lately guest host, or mine?
3/7/2012 A lot of what Kirk Cameron said in response to Piers Morgan is being labeled as an attack on the gay and homosexual community by E! Network and other sites on the web. What did Kirk Cameron really say and how was it hateful speech? Piers Morgan knew how Kirk Cameron would answer, and he only stated what anyone would say with a strong Christian background. The Piers Morgan interview of Kirk Cameron doesn’t reveal hate, Kirk Cameron said he believes if you act on these feelings it is considered sinful and we ALL sin. Implied here is that we don’t like the SIN, not the person guilty of the sin. Watch the video of Kirk Cameron and Piers Morgan and decide for yourself.
Sarah Colonna went on to say, “since Kirk Cameron won’t let his children be gay…” and asked Chelsea if she would help raise his theoretical gay children.

Sarah Colonna said that Kirk Cameron’s comments were irresponsible and should be kept to himself, between him and his family. She also implied that his comments may lead some teens to suicide or suicide attempts. I think Sarah Colonna’s summarization would be more likely to, basically lead a teen to suicide, basically.

The Chelsea Lately show also joked that Abraham Lincoln was gay and basically spent the rest of the show focusing on homosexuality, Asians and Indian techies, short people, and a gay cruise, basically.

You can find the clip of the interview with James Cameron here.

Obama’s Regulation Encourages Sin

Sen. McConnell explained it well. There are no polls to determine if a Presidents acts are constitutional.

The catholic church doesn’t poll the pew to determine what is or is not a sin either. President Obama does not understand what religious faith means to the majority (poll) of Americans. We know that Catholics sin and are aware of those sins. Obama is forcing these organizations to promote the sin. Not only that, by forcing Catholic businesses to provide coverage to their employees for contraception – he is forcing a sin.

Why is it a sin? Because God says so- and do you really think he wants to discourage life?

Obama isn’t stupid or ignorant of the Catholic church, he just doesn’t care.

Religious Freedom In China

DIRECTLY FROM THE CHRISTIAN NEWSWIRE.

ChinaAid to European Parliament: Religious Freedom in China at Lowest Point Since 1989

MIDLAND, Texas,Nov. 28, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ —

ChinaAid founder and president Bob Fu will be telling the European Parliament on Wednesday that the situation with human rights and religious freedom in China has deteriorated to its lowest point since the period after the crackdown on the 1989 Tiananmen Square student-led pro-democracy demonstration.

Fu and several other ChinaAid witnesses were invited by the European Parliament to testify at its hearing on “The human rights situation in China” at the parliament building in Brussels, Belgium.

The next day, the delegation will be in The Netherlands to participate in a human rights forum on “The situation of Christians in China,” where Fu will be making a similar presentation on the serious deterioration of religious freedom, the rule of law and human rights in general.

For the EU hearing, ChinaAid was asked to make recommendations that would help the European Union set its China policy so as to address human rights problems in China. In attendance at the hearing will be members of the European Parliament and their assistants.

This is the second time that ChinaAid and Fu have appeared before the European Parliament. In 2009, Fu and two Christian lawyers engaged in rights defense work also testified before the same body.

Fu expressed appreciation to the European Parliament for the opportunity to testify.

“The grave human rights violations by the Chinese government is a global issue,” he said. “We urge the European leaders to take more concrete steps to encourage the Chinese government to improve its record by building an international coalition founded on an unwavering solidarity with the Chinese rights defenders community.”

In Ridderkerk, The Netherlands, the ChinaAid delegation will be speaking to an audience of mainly NGOS, representatives of the missionary organizations of several churches, some individuals with ties to China and members of the Dutch Political Reformed Party (SGP), Holland’s most orthodox Protestant party, as well as members of the Dutch media.

Both reports will be posted on ChinaAid’s website.

Ex Planned Parenthood Employee

An old article, but still valid today. I suggest that there are a lot of people, including Springfield Republicans that do not understand the ProLife movement entirely. I understand that the ProLife Council members thought the federal money would not be used for abortion, but even designated funds help offset the money that is used or donations used for abortion. Here is a great article about a woman changing her mind about abortion published on 12/1/2009.

Introduction by Stan Cunningham of Catholics View

I just read this article of an employee of Planned Parenthood walking out and is now Pro-Life. Thank you God for leading this heart back to you and thank you for being with the prayerful outside of these abortion clinics. Here is the story.

Planned Parenthood employee becomes pro-life advocate

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“What I saw during the procedure was so gruesome to me, and something I had never experienced before, that I just thought, I’ll never do this again,’” she says. —-

http://cnsblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/planned-parenthood-employee-becomes-pro-life-advocate/

Planned Parenthood Moves to Glenwood

**Photos courtesy of Springfield**(Not a single one above voted for life within the Springfield City Council.)

Originally posted on October 18, 2011.

Please note: Corrections to the original are in bold.

**UPDATE: Planned Parenthood has said they do not want to pay prevailing wages to construct the new abortion mill in Glenwood, so they are refusing the federal dollars! No thanks to the above city council members pictured above that reside in Springfield. The thanks should go out to all the Catholics of Springfield/Eugene and the organizations that stood up for NO public funds going to abortion! We need to keep the pressure on these politicians as they attempt to advance their political careers. Local politicians now must state their position on LIFE issues. The stage has been set with the vote by the Springfield City council. No longer can they stand idly by and say that their stance on LIFE will never come up and they can’t hide behind this decision by saying that it was going to be built either way – that is obviously not the point! Public assistance is not needed for abortion mills or morning after pill dispensaries. This was and can be privately funded by individuals such as those pictured above. If they wanted money to go to this project, then let their funds be the first.

The Springfield City council must start voting with their whole person. If you disfavor an organization, as VanGordon’s faith does dictate, then he should have voted no. If you are of the belief that faith shouldn’t have a role in politics, then you need to read Politically Catholic.

Here is the main article that i wrote earlier;
Although a large number of people showed up to silently protest the opening of a Planned Parenthood Mega Clinic in Springfield, Oregon being built, it doesn’t look like it proved to sway any City Councilor to move to re-open the debate of public funding for the project in Springfield. Glenwood, Oregon is a part of Springfield, Oregon that resides between the cities of Eugene and Springfield proper. Springfield manages the affairs for the populace within its boundaries. I am not sure how this came to be, but it always was for as long as I can remember. Within the next few years, Planned Parenthood (Abortions) will be moving their operations from the Springfield (proper) office to the site in Glenwood. But, this is not what the public funds will be used for – so far.

In Eugene, there is a Planned Parenthood Abortion clinic that will be closing soon, and I am told their operations will be moving to a site in Springfield (proper). 7 exam rooms in the current Springfield location will be bumped to 13. The Springfield City Council voted 6 to 0 (6-0) for $75,000 of federal grant money to be awarded to Planned Parenthood under the guise of Housing and Urban Development to be used toward construction costs.

(Edit 10/21/2011) I spoke with Sean VanGordon after a short Twitter back and forth today. To paraphrase, I told Councilman Sean that any monies going to Planned Parenthood of Springfield is casting a vote against life. I am not quoting, but he expressed that the reasons for his yes vote was because Planned Parenthood owned the property and the building was going to happen either way. He stated that it was his belief that Planned Parenthood could have funded the construction themselves, but drainage would be better if the City of Springfield stepped in with this funding. Specifically he said that the plan that Planned Parenthood gave for drainage would be OK, but by the City of Springfield adding more funds, the water quality would be better. I expressed to Councilman Sean that any support going to an abortion provider is a vote against life, even if it is to make sure the quality of water remains good for the community. I expressed the ‘in two pockets, still comes out of one’. The best way to describe this analogy is that any money from the government just replaces money that Planned Parenthood would have spent on construction themselves, and now they can pass the construction savings to more worthy causes, like killing babies (In their eyes, and I didn’t explain it to the Councilman this way over the phone).

I appreciated the phone call from Sean VanGordon, and after I post this I will Tweet the post so he can review the corrections and the edit above, and comment if he likes.

Although it took quite some time, I was able to research the planned move for Planned Parenthood and found some Springfield City Council records on the subject. You must read through the linked document, but you will find that all of the Springfield, Oregon City Council members voted to approve the entire plan here. On page 69 of this document it details that PP requested over 90k toward construction costs. It lists the council members at the time were;

Joe Pishioneri 
Hillary Wylie
Dave Ralston
Marilee Woodrow
Sheri Moore
Sean VanGordon

This may be another case of ethical pluralism, I enjoy identifying the politicians that don’t believe in abortion, but vote to uphold and/or strengthen it.

I was disappointed that not a single council member voted no to the plan as the community of Springfield tends to be much more conservative than our neighbor to the west – Eugene. If they suggested removing the Planned Parenthood funding from the plan (any of them), I couldn’t find such evidence anywhere. I did find that the City of Springfield Mayor, Christine Lundberg opposed the ground breaking of the new Mega Abortion Mill site in Glenwood.

‘Lundberg promised not to support the new center and said she’d stay away from groundbreaking ceremonies. But she told the pro-life delegates that the project is “out of our hands” because Planned Parenthood owns the parcel, which is on the west outskirts of Springfield. But foes of Planned Parenthood are persisting in asking that the city at least draw back from infrastructure work that will be part ofconstruction. “It’s full of cruel ironies,” says Father Liam Cary, pastor of St. Mary Parish in Eugene. “The money is meant to give people shelter and here it is being used to expel people from the shelter of the womb.”‘ (1)

More public funds will be used as construction continues on the new site in Glenwood. The funds will be used to accomodate drainage, which Planned Parenthood said will be very ‘green’, which has some irony – 1984 is coming to mind.

Unfortunately Planned Parenthood most likely chose this site in Glenwood because of the proximity to the low income population it will serve. The effect on the community will prove to devalue the land and homes nearby unfortunately as it encourages more low income housing. This fits with Sanger’s view of the poor who choose to get pregnant. Kevin Costner’s field of dreams will come true as it always is with Planned Parenthood- “If you build it they will come”. Unfortunately, the players (unborn babies) disappear (aborted) at the end – just like the movie.

I pray that the ethics of the following people to be changed to supporting life in their personal and public life;

Joe Pishioneri 
Hillary Wylie
Dave Ralston
Marilee Woodrow
Sheri Moore
Sean VanGordon

(1)”Reversal sought for city help on Planned Parenthood project” http://www.catholicsentinel.org/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=35&ArticleID=16245 retrieved on October 18th, 2011.

**Update: KEZI News is reporting that Planned Parenthood is legally prohibited from using federal dollars to pay for abortions. I ask you the reader if someone were to pay for your remodeling project, what do you do with the money you saved? I am sure Planned Parenthood will use it wisely – to help pay for low income abortions and the like. Isn’t that a reasonable assumption? Money goes in different pockets, but still comes out of only one pocket.

Similar Thinking

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