150 Congressmen Vote for Atheist Chaplains

What is an atheist chaplains anyway? I have no idea but 150 congress critters, Democrats all, think that the military needs them. Now.

OneNewsNow reports:

Two House Democrats - Colorado's Jared Polis and New Jersey's Robert Andrews - recently attempted to attach an amendment to the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act that would allow atheists and agnostics to serve as "nonreligious" military chaplains.

The amendment was turned away by a wide margin as 230 Republicans and 44 Democrats voted no. All "ayes" were Democrats. Ten House members did not vote.

Col. Ron Crews (USA-Ret.) served as a chaplain for 28 years and now serves as executive director of the Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty. "There is no such thing as an 'atheist chaplain' because chaplain means a person of faith, someone who brings faith to our military personnel," he explains. "So we're hoping that Congress will stand firm and that the Department of Defense will stand firm to maintain that chaplains must be persons of faith."

The retired chaplain says while opposition to the idea still won out, he remains concerned that 150 Democrats voted in favor of the amendment. "They've gotten more votes this time than ever before - and that's a concern," he admits. "Plus the Department of Defense could enact having atheist chaplains if they so choose. This amendment would have required the Department of Defense to do that. But we are hoping the Department of the Defense will stand firm."

Look. I'm sure there's folks in the military who are atheists and need someone to talk to. It's a pretty stressful life they lead. It seems to me that there are probably psychologists, psychiatrists, or just plain ol' counselors they can access.

It's just a bastardization of the term "chaplain" to have an atheist chaplain. It's not the same. A counselor and a chaplain aren't the same. They do different things. If it's not different, then why do the atheists want their own chaplains. Here's the thing - if they feel that atheists require different kinds of help and services that religious chaplains can't offer why call them the same thing if they're so different?

*subhead*Duh.*subhead*

NOW Plans to Komen Hospital That Won't Perform Abortions

A Presbyterian hospital which performed abortions merged with a Catholic hospital in California and now it's announced that it will no longer be performing abortions.

As you might imagine, feminists aren't happy. In fact, the National Organization for Women is planning to protest the decision because...you know there's just not enough abortions in California.

Hoag hospital said that they only performed about 100 abortions a year so they couldn't maintain their level of excellence so they're just ditching it. They said the decision was not influenced by the religious views of St. Joseph Health. Well, I would hope it was. And if it weren't I'd ask why not.

But let's face it, that could very well be the reason but a bunch of p.r. hacks got together and decided to finagle an easy way out of the situation without taking a stand.

But now, demonstrators from the Orange County chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW), the League of Women Voters, and other wacky groups will protest at the hospital on Thursday. A mass email, sent last week to NOW supporters, said, "It's now time for women in this county to stand up for ourselves."

Oddly, I checked and there's plenty o' places for women to get an abortion near the hospital including a Planned Parenthood. So you see, it's not enough for abortion access to be ever present. Everyone MUST perform them and accept them. Abortion advocates know they have to create a stink anytime something like this happens because they don't want hospitals thinking they can stop performing abortions without getting protested and slimed in the media. In short, feminists are trying to Komen Hoag hospital. They're planning on sliming them in the media. You see, abortion is like the mob. You can't get out. They just keep pulling you back in.

And many hospitals would much prefer killing babies privately than be protested for not killing babies publicly. Sad but true folks. Sad but true.

*subhead*Stop stopping.*subhead*

If It Saves One Life -- Double Standards

This is awesome. A reporter asks a Colorado Democrat why she opposes a ban on late term abortion. Shouldn't she support it "if it saves one life?"

As you can see here, Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) did not care for the question.

*subhead*Gotcha.*subhead*

Cuomo's Abortion Bill Dies in Senate

The "Catholic" governor of New York Andrew Cuomo's attempt to horrifically expand abortion rights in New York died today in the Senate. And Cuomo is vowing revenge.

You see, this was going to be the basis for Cuomo's run for the presidency in 2016. But now the Catholic Church and some pro-life legislators who somehow think killing babies isn't cool have foiled his presidential plans. And they will pay. He warned in a radio interview that this issue would play a role in the upcoming elections.

Cuomo's plan was radical. CNA reports:

The proposal would have declared abortion to be a “fundamental right.” It would have allowed any licensed “health care practitioner,” including non-doctors, to perform abortions. It would have barred any abortion regulations such as parental notification for a minor considering abortion, while also decriminalizing abortions after 24 weeks into pregnancy when a woman’s health was in danger.

The legislation would also have protected abortionists who kill women during abortions from being charged with manslaughter.

The law would likely have increased abortions in New York where in NYC, abortion rates are over 40% already.

Kudos to the bishops and Cardinal Dolan for taking a strong stand on this issue.

*subhead*Killed.*subhead*

Mag's Photo Spread Portrays Female Suicides

What is the deal with our cultural death fetish?

Vice Magazine's "Women in Fiction" issue has a photo spread portraying women authors offing themselves like this one below which has a model re-enacting the suicide of Sylvia Plath.

But this isn't just some random pic. This is supposed to be selling clothes. And reportedly the magazine points out that the tights the model is wearing were made by a designer who hanged herself. Seriously.

Now there's been a bit of an uproar over this so Vice has quietly and quickly deleted it from their website but it's still in their magazine. They put out a statement defending it while issuing one of those 'sorry if you're offended' apologies.

“Last Words” is a fashion spread featuring models reenacting the suicides of female authors who tragically ended their own lives. It is part of our 2013 Fiction Issue (http://www.vice.com/magazine/20/6), one that is entirely dedicated to female writers, photographers, illustrators, painters, and other contributors.

The fashion spreads in VICE magazine are always unconventional and approached with an art editorial point-of-view rather than a typical fashion photo-editorial one. Our main goal is to create artful images, with the fashion message following, rather than leading.

“Last Words” was created in this tradition and focused on the demise of a set of writers whose lives we very much wish weren’t cut tragically short, especially at their own hands. We will no longer display “Last Words” on our website and apologize to anyone who was hurt or offended.

—The Editors

Yeah, they apologize if their attempt to make suicide sexy to teens offended you.

*subhead*Sexy suicide.*subhead*

Congressman Ob/Gyn Speaks About Fetal Pain, Media Titters Like Grade Schoolers

I am horrified. Truly. Representative Michael Burgess is an ob-gyn and a congressman. He has delivered thousands of babies.

Recently, he spoke about babies' ability to feel pain in the womb. He mentions the fact that babies in the womb has been seen touching their own faces or genitals for what may be pleasure so it's logical to believe they can feel pain.

It seems like worthy testimony but watch it and guess what the national conversation is. You won't believe it.

Continue reading at The National Catholic Register>>>

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Cardinal George Refuses Gay Activist Communion, Lesbian Cantor Brings Host to Him Anyway

With a major hat tip to Pewsitter I bring you this story.

So here's the deal. A homosexual activist named Joe Murray essentially stood in the front pew during Mass where Chicago's Archbishop Francis Cardinal George presided at the Archdiocesan's Gay and Lesbian Outreach’s (AGLO) 25th anniversary liturgy. While a number of gay activists protested outside Murray had his back turned to Cardinal George and was facing the people while wearing a rainbow sash. Real subtle, huh?

Murray had previously protested Cardinal George being invited to this Mass, saying “‘The only metaphor that comes to mind is that of inviting Hitler to a remembrance service for holocaust victims.” Yeah, subtlety is not his thing.

When Murray presented himself for Communion he was sent away by Cardinal George empty handed. That is, until Brenna Cronin, a reported lesbian cantor, went up twice and personally delivered the Eucharist to Murray. She was previously quoted in the Windy City Times saying of this mass:

“Brenna Cronin, choir member and cantor, is torn. ‘For me as a music minister, I will have to make a decision. My heart says that I want to be there that day and minister for my community,’ she said. ‘At the same time I want to stand on the sidewalk with Joe Murray and hold a candle to show my protest.’

Murray called Cronin his "priest" for delivering the Eucharist to him.



No word yet on any consequences of this act.

*subhead*Terrible.*subhead*

A Witnessed Moment of Heartbreaking Love

I was recently with the kids at our local bookstore. We were all seated in the café reading books when an older woman walked in with a young man I assumed was her son. He was about 25 years old and using a walker and was obviously straining with each step. She was mothering him and clearly panicked by each step.

I could see he grew frustrated with her putting her hand on his back and his walker and her whispered urgent instructions to "be careful" and "easy does it."

In fact, he grew so frustrated he raised his voice at her in front of everyone. “Why are you all over me?”

She was surprised at his outburst but it didn't stop her from aiding him. Her hands never moved from his back. He asked again, this time louder. "Why are you all over me?" he yelled.

She finally leaned in and whispered, “If you fall I’m not strong enough to pick you up anymore.”

This stunned him for a moment. He had nothing to say to that. He lowered his eyes and took the last three steps to his chair and collapsed into it. Her hands never left him.

She went up to the counter and ordered him some food and a drink. He sat there silently. When she came back and sat down he reached his hand out quickly and patted hers. She was looking through her pocketbook for something and she looked up and she dismissed his silent apology and affection with a dismissive wave. But she stopped looking through her pocketbook. She relaxed in her chair and smiled at him.

If that’s not a love to learn from I don’t know what is.

*subhead*Love.*subhead*

I Hate Zero Tolerance Nazism

I can't stand these people. These are the worst kind of cogs in the progressive statist machine, zero-tolerance nazis who use children to make political points.

Suspension won’t be removed for five-year-old grilled over cap gun who then peed his pants

School officials in Calvert County, Maryland have denied a request to expunge the suspension of the kindergartener who brought a plastic cap gun on a school bus last month and then wet his pants during a subsequent interrogation.

The refusal came in the form of a letter dated Friday, reports The Washington Post. The letter stated that the five-year-old “did bring a cap gun in his book bag.” It also charged that some other children were frightened and told school officials that they couldn’t discern if the orange-tipped cowboy-style gun was real or fake.

The unidentified kindergartener had brought the toy gun in his backpack because his friend had brought a water gun the previous day. He later told his mother that he “really, really” wanted his friend to see it.

School officials at Dowell Elementary School in the town of Lusby proceeded to question the five-year-old for over two hours before finally calling his mother at 10:50 a.m. By that time, he had wet his pants (which the mother called highly unusual).

We have lost all common sense. 

*subhead*Cap gun high crimes.*subhead*

Girl with Two Moms Takes Aim at Father's Day at HuffPo

Here's my prediction. Ready? Father's Day and Mother's Day will be eradicated and commingled into one generic "Parent's Day" within the next ten years as a nod to sensitivity. It'll be like what happened to Abraham Lincoln and George Washington's birthdays becoming a generic "President's Day." But for crazy different reasons.

I thought of this because of an article I just read by Abby Bergman, a frequent writer for HuffPo Teen. The high schooler seems to write about her two Moms often. In her latest she complains that having two mommies makes Father's Day awkward. And as we know, kids feeling momentarily awkward was enough of a catastrophic event to have prayer drummed out of public schools and government buildings so it's definitely enough for Father's Day.

Bergman writes:

Although my school was the epitome of an inclusive environment, I still found myself feeling somewhat left out whenever my elementary school teacher would break out the craft supplies and announce we would be making gifts for our dads.

Go back to this week nine years ago and I am a carefree second grader with no concept of prejudice. The teacher announces that we are stopping our reading lesson early to work on Father's day projects. I unabashedly rush up to the teacher to remind her that since I do not have a dad, I cannot make a gift. Without missing a beat, my teacher tells me that I should still make a card and then just give it to a different man in my family.

So to avoid such horrors in the future, Abby Bergman's brilliant solution is...to do away with Father's Day.

Can you imagine the hubris of having an awkward moment in second grade and because of that recommending doing away with a national holiday?

I don't deny that we need a day to recognize our parents -- maybe even more than one. But in our modern society shouldn't we be able to celebrate a holiday that includes everyone? Families come in all shapes and sizes. According to All Children Matter, only 22 percent of households consist of married heterosexual couples raising children together. So instead of one day where we feel pressured by society (and Hallmark) to recognize a parent of a particular gender, how about if we all use every day to thank and honor all of our parents.

This is happening. Any takers on ten years? Over? Under?

HT Newsbusters

*subhead*Parent's day.*subhead*