Politics

January 12, 2019

Michael W. Chapman: Only 31% of Catholics Give Clergy’s Honesty, Ethical Standards ‘High’ Marks (Gallup)

By Michael W. Chapman, CNSNews - In the wake of more revelations about sexual abuse of young people by Catholic clergy -- among other scandals -- a new survey shows that only 31% of Catholics give their clergy "very high" or "high" marks for their honesty and ethical standards. This percentage is down from 49% in 2017, an 18-percentage-point drop in one year... In the survey, Gallup asked, "Please tell me how you would rate the honesty and ethical standards of people in these different fields -- very high, high, average, low or very low? How about clergy?"

January 11, 2019

Congresswoman Wants to Defund Planned Parenthood: “Taxpayers Shouldn’t Pay For Its Abortion Industry”

By Aurette Brown LifeNews - ep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO) introduced a bill in the House Wednesday to defund Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider. The bill would “place a one-year moratorium on all federal funding for Planned Parenthood.” “Taxpayers should not have to pay for Planned Parenthood’s abortion industry,” Hartzler said in a statement announcing the legislation. “Abortion is not healthcare, yet it is the foundation of Planned Parenthood’s mission.”

January 11, 2019

(Pro-Abortion) Pelosi: American Deaths ‘Not a Justification’ for ‘Taking Babies Out of Arms of Their Parents’

By Craig Bannister, CNSNews - Explaining her opposition to funding a border wall to protect Americans, House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said that America deaths are "no justification" for giving President Donald Trump the funding he seeks... American deaths are sad, but unavoidable, "because we live in an imperfect world," - but, Republicans "find it normal" for children to die in custody or be ripped from their parents' arms, Pelosi said in her weekly press conference Thursday....

January 11, 2019

‘A Very Scary Future’: Experts Reveal What Abortion Industry Plans Next

By Josh Shepherd, The Stream - After two years marked by a few victories, conservative leaders caution that the newly divided Congress will likely derail any attempted pro-life federal legislation. These scholars urge Americans to become more aware of emerging threats to vulnerable lives... “We should count on a stalemate for the next two years,” notes Chuck Donovan, president of Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) based in Arlington, Va. “Just last week, the House Democratic majority used a limited spending bill to try to roll back the Global Mexico City Policy.....