I support traditional marriage. I have a public track record and the scars to prove it. I voted to put an amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution on the ballot that defined marriage as between one man and one woman. I also authored and passed a resolution memorializing Congress to begin hearings on an amendment to the United States Constitution doing the same thing. That is as much as I can do to support traditional marriage from my elected position. It’s... Read more
I first heard about the attempts to force Catholic shelters for trafficking victims to refer these women for abortions when I was sitting on the floor of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. It was one of those moments when I just saw red. I had the article I was reading copied and took it across the chamber to one of my friends on the Republican side. “Can you believe this?” I said as I laid it on her desk. It’s... Read more
It turns out that Americans are smarter than either the Democrats or the Republicans give them credit for being. According to a poll from the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, 40% of American voters look at Governor Romney and President Obama, and when asked which they prefer, say ‘no.’ To express that in political pollster speak, 40% of the voters polled say that they are “not too or not at all satisfied” with the choice of candidates... Read more
Archbishop John J Meyers, of the Archdiocese of Newark, went out on a limb and made a statement Tuesday supporting the Church’s 2,000 year-old teaching on marriage. The resulting news article by NorthJersey.com is one of the finest examples of biased reporting and deliberate manipulation of public opinion I’ve seen today. Not, notice, that I’ve seen in my lifetime, or even this week. Examples of biased reporting and deliberate manipulation of public opinion aimed at discrediting the Church’s stand in... Read more
40 Days for Life opens September 26 in 316 locations It’s official! This 40 Days for Life campaign will be a record-setter! The campaign, from September 26 – November 4, will be the largest and longest internationally coordinated pro-life mobilization in history … and you can help save lives by getting involved TODAY! Here’s a quick rundown: 316 locations — the most ever! 49 US states — plus Washington, DC 7 Canadian provinces Australia, England, Spain and — for the... Read more
I guess I can get my Rosary out of the trash and pull my statue of Our Lady down off the closet shelf. It turns out that Jesus didn’t have a wife, after all. In fact, the “great find” which was supposed to “prove” that He had a wife isn’t a for-real artifact from the fourth century at all. It was a year or two ago that somebody put a “special” on television revealing the location of Jesus’ grave. Not,... Read more
Let’s talk for a moment about people who feel “entitled” to government hand-outs. I don’t mean those sad souls who come to the legislature in their wheelchairs begging pathetically not to be put out of their group homes. I also don’t mean the sprightly retirees who want to be able to buy food and pay their utilities, both in the same month. No. I mean the overbearing, election-buying, Congress-owning, almighty money changers who hire the lobbyists, pay for the campaigns... Read more
Mark Shea, over at Catholic and Enjoying It, just put up a post that I have to share here. He links an article that we all need to read and then ponder. Please, do NOT read this and despair! We do not, any of us, belong to the R or the D. We follow a Risen Savior. The truth, even when it hurts, is the first step to changing things. Those of us who want to actually build a culture... Read more
According to a September 21 LifeNews article, Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region has settled a lawsuit filed against it for failure to report incestuous statutory rape of a minor and sexual abuse of a minor to authorities. The plaintiff in the case, Denise Fairbanks, informed Planned Parenthood when her father brought her to the clinic for an abortion that she was being forced to have sex. However, Planned Parenthood failed to report this to authorities. Why would anyone send... Read more
Vatican City, Sep 21, 2012 / 04:38 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Against the backdrop of an effort to recognize “gay marriage” in France, Pope Benedict XVI told a group of French bishops that the truth about marriage and the family is vital to society and must be promoted in bold and creative ways. He said marriage and the family “must be promoted and defended from every possible misrepresentation of their true nature, since whatever is injurious to them is in fact... Read more
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