Catholic charity’s shameful actions could be illegal

 

…as well as inconsistent with religious and moral law

A Catholic charity in Virginia is coming under fire for allegedly helping a foreign teenager in the foster care system have a secret abortion. Officials with Commonwealth Catholic Charities in Richmond allegedly signed a parental consent form for the abortion, violating state law.

The 16-year-old Guatemalan girl, who already has one child, became a ward of the federal government when her parents were unable to be located, the Washington Times reports.

The Commonwealth Catholic Charity must have forgotten its own motto, prominently displayed on its own web page:  “Commonwealth Catholic Charities assists ALL people, especially the most vulnerable, regardless of faith.”

LifeNews also covers this shocking development.

Finding less obtrusive seats for Muslim women wearing headscarves

Oops! You’re Muslim?

At the same Detroit rally at which Al Gore endorsed Barack H. Obama, two Muslim women were barred from sitting behind the podium by campaign volunteers seeking to prevent the women’s headscarves from appearing in photographs or on television with the candidate.

The campaign later apologized to the women, and all Obama supporters who said they felt betrayed by their treatment at the rally.

Ben Smith of Politico gives the full report.

Compassion queen Laurie Roberts seeks job security

Once upon a time the daily’s columnist, Laurie Roberts, could be counted on for thoughtful commentary on significant issues. Of late, she has been relegated to the Compassion section of the newspaper. To her credit, she has reliably exposed the inexcusable lack of oversight exhibited by Child Protective Services and the tragic deaths of innocent children under their purview.

But, with the Arizona Republic’s parent-company Gannett revenues dropping like a rock and expected second quarter earnings of $1.01 to $1.03 per share (the average estimate among eight analysts surveyed by Bloomberg is $1.06 per share), Roberts has obviously opted for job security at the layoff-ridden Republic. Robert’s latest efforts are trilling the pro-illegal immigration spin of her employer.

Her column today Most illegal migrants deserve compassion, is a prime example.

So Roberts writes of those whom she derides as “having built their careers on fueling the fires of hysteria over illegal immigration,” while defending the open-borders pastors who use their lofty positions of influence to espouse liberal ideological political activism and support lawbreakers.

“Where is the compassion for the victims of people crossing the borders every day?” Rep. Russell Pearce (R-Dist 18) reasonably asks.

Church group opposes law enforcement

A group called Christians for Comprehensive Immigration Reform say the debate surrounding the issue is creating a climate of hostility that conflicts with the Christian tradition of offering hospitality to the stranger. What they neglect to take into consideration with the high-sounding rhetoric is the “stranger” has broken into someone else’s home.

Having “love and care for the stranger among us,” should be restricted to those among us legally, rather than law breakers.

Read the article here.

A lack of fire from Baptists

Fox News tells of 7,200 Baptist pastors, mostly staunch Republicans, who are wondering whether their vote matters.

Seems they would be handled with kid gloves, considering the substantial influence they wield.

Imperfect candidates and the Evangelical vote

Reservations in the faith-based community

Article VI Blog provides some thought-provoking reading. We have come to appreciate the repartee between business consultant and ordained Presbyterian Deacon John Schroeder and his counterpart Lowell C. Brown, lawyer and committed member of the LDS Church. Both men live in California.

The post today, Anatomy of a political attack and more, is particularly pointed:

Conventional wisdom is Republicans need Evangelicals to win the White House. Now, McCain won the nomination because Evangelicals split between Romney and Huckabee (shudder) and McCain drove through the gap. In others words, he has gotten himself nominated without Evangelicals. That signals a huge shift inside the Republican party. It demands that the question be asked - Does McCain need Evangelicals to win the general?

 The article continues here.

A great reason to send more American jobs to India

The revered and popular Hindu monkey god Hanuman, known for his strength and valor, has been named official chairman of the Sardar Bhagat Singh College of Technology and Management in northern India, according to a school spokesman and reported by FOX News.

“When we were looking for a chairman for our institution, we scanned many big names in the field of technology and management. Ultimately, we settled for Lord Hanuman, as none was bigger than him,” said Vivek Kangdim the school’s vice chairman.

Visitors to his office must removed their shoes before entering.

The college, which opened last year, awards bachelor’s degrees in engineering and management.

Where’s that carrot, John?

The Evangelical Vote

Mark DeMoss represents some of the nation’s most prominent evangelicals, with clients like Focus on the Family, Franklin Graham, and Campus Crusade for Christ.  Read this telling interview in which he cites McCain’s disconnect with the evangelical community.

The link was on Article VI blog, a reliably good source.

The faith-based electorate needs to hear something to quell their concerns from the GOP presidential candidate.

National Right to Life and McCain

This has been around for a while, but is worth a refreshed look now that the senator is the GOP presidential candidate. Many of us yearn for an unambiguous answer on this important topic.

National Catholic Register ran this commentary titled, McCain sits down for life, in which they conclude, The best strategy is perhaps the most difficult: Lobby McCain about his culture-of-life positions.

This brief video does nothing to clear up the confusion.

Coming soon to a school near you?

“There is one God—Allah”

Students at a Texas junior high school were recently required to attend an “Islamic Awareness” presentation by representatives from the less-than-benign Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). The full class length assembly took place without parental notification and student attendance was mandatory.

The assembly was scheduled during the final days of the school year, blunting the time for parental protests.

Read the WorldNetDaily report here.