NEWS and Events - March 18, 2010

1. Good Reason Not To Buy Hewlett Packard – January 1, 2010

As if you would think people would never take International Planned Parenthood Federation’s (IPPF) call for funds to pay for sexual and reproductive healthcare seriously, today the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced that they gave IPPF an “emergency grant” of $500,000.

Sara Seims, head of the Population Program at the Foundation proudly states:

We’re lucky to be able to support an organization that has deep experience in the field, so it can immediately make a difference and ease the suffering.

While C-FAM has no doubt that IPPF has plenty of experience in providing abortions. We would once again like to submit that there are much more effective and loving ways of easing peoples suffering. Read story here.

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2. Toronto Archbishop Joins 40 Days Prayer Vigil And Celebrates Mid-Point Mass – March 11, 2010

Thu Mar 11 19:12:50 EST

On Monday, Toronto Archbishop Thomas Collins participated for the second time in a Toronto 40 Days for Life event since 40 Days was launched in Canada's largest city early last year.  Read story here.

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3. Planned Parenthood Distributes Graphic Sex Guide At Girl Scouts UN Meeting – March 12, 2010

Fri Mar 12 12:20:32 EST

The Girl Scouts have been co-moderating a young women’s caucus that included a side event on “universal access” and “reproductive health.”  Read story here.

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4. Rights Tribunal To Hear Case Of Gay Couple Denied Room At Bed And Breakfast – March 11, 2010

Susan Lazaruk, CanWest News Service   Published : Thursday, March 11, 2010

VANCOUVER – For the second time in five years, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal will rule on a clash between gay rights and religious beliefs when it hears a complaint by two men denied accommodation in a Christian couple's bed and breakfast.

Shaun Eadie and Brian Thomas filed the complaint after they booked a room last June with one bed at the RiverBend Bed and Breakfast in Grand Forks with Susan Molnar, only to have husband Les phone back and ask if they were gay.

Les Molnar said it wasn't “going to work out.” Eadie said “wow” and hung up.

Neither party could be reached for comment.

Eadie and Thomas allege discrimination because of their sexual orientation, prohibited under Section 8 of the Human Rights Code.

The Evangelical Protestant couple acknowledged they denied the couple the room, telling the tribunal that to “allow a gay couple to share a bed in my Christian home would violate my Christian beliefs and cause me and my wife great distress” and would be “encouraging something which I believe to be wrong according to my religious beliefs and understanding of Scripture.”

They say they meant no “ill intent” and their “private dwelling house” should be exempt from Section 8 because of their moral beliefs and because their freedom of religion is protected under the Charter.

B.C.'s tribunal ruled on a similar case in 2005 when it found the Catholic group the Knights of Columbus was justified in its refusal to rent its hall to lesbians for a wedding reception. The women's planned court appeal was never filed.

The Molnars asked the tribunal to dismiss the latest complaint, but adjudicator Murray Geiger-Adams denied their request, saying each case needs to be heard on its own merits. He set a two-day hearing for May.

Geiger-Adams said the Molnars could be ordered to rent to gay couples in future and to compensate Eadie and Thomas for “injury to their dignity, feelings and self-respect.” Read story here. CanWest News Service

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5. 40 Days News Brief – March 11, 2010

“We have wonderful news!” said Kathy in Columbia, Missouri. “The abortionist who did surgical abortions in Columbia at Planned Parenthood has resigned!”

You could sense the excitement in Kathy's e-mail: “This is awesome news!”

Columbia is right in the middle of Missouri – and now more than a two-hour drive to the nearest available surgical abortions in St. Louis and Kansas City. “But we still have to pray for the conversion of the doctor who gives the RU-486 abortion pill on Thursdays,” said Kathy.

Mary Ann in Great Falls, Montana just sent her 40 Days for Life team with an all-capitals subject line: “All glory and honor belongs to God!”

“I could barely type it my hands were so shaky,” she said. Read story here.

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6. Be A Canadian, Amen! Amen! Amen! – March 18, 2010

Wait till they Harmonize the PST & GST in Ontario.  Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!

Tax his land,
Tax his bed,
Tax the table
At which he’s fed.

Tax his work,
Tax his pay,
He works for peanuts
Anyway!

Tax his cow,
Tax his goat,
Tax his pants,
Tax his coat.

Tax his tobacco,
Tax his drink,
Tax him if he
Tries to think.

Tax his car,
Tax his gas,
Find other ways
To tax his ass.

Tax all he has
Then let him know
That you won’t be done
Till he has no dough.

When he screams and hollers;
Then tax him some more,
Tax him till
He’s good and sore.

Then tax his coffin,
Tax his grave,
Tax the sod in
Which he’s laid.

When he’s gone,
Do not relax,
It’s time to apply
The inheritance tax.

Accounts Receivable Tax
Airline Surcharge Tax
Airline Fuel Tax
Airport Maintenance Tax
Building Permit Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Death Tax
Dog License Tax
Driving Permit Tax
Environmental Tax (Fee)
Excise Taxes
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment (UI)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Gasoline Tax (too much per litre)
Gross Receipts Tax
Health Tax
Hunting License Tax
Hydro Tax
Inheritance Tax
Interest Tax
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Mortgage Tax
Personal Income Tax
Property Tax
Poverty Tax
Prescription Drug Tax
Provincial Income and Sales Tax
Real Estate Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Retail Sales Tax
Service Charge Tax
School Tax
Telephone Federal Tax
Telephone Federal, Provincial and Local Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Water Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
–– And in 2010 the HST
 
Still think this is funny?

+911 tax – Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, & our nation was one of the most prosperous in the world.   We had absolutely no national debt, had a large middle class, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.

What in  “Hell”  happened?   Can you spell ‘politicians?’

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7. Rocks Thrown At Australian Pro-Life Election Candidate – March 10, 2010