Why Do We Let Girls Dress Like That?

Why Do We Let Girls Dress Like That? - WSJ.com: So here we are, the feminist and postfeminist and postpill generation. We somehow survived our own teen and college years (except for those who didn't), and now, with the exception of some Mormons, evangelicals and Orthodox Jews, scads of us don't know how to teach our own sons and daughters not to give away their bodies so readily. We're embarrassed, and we don't want to be hypocrites.

California company to use stem cells from aborted babies to treat paralysis

California company to use stem cells from aborted babies to treat paralysis | LifeSiteNews.com: California-based StemCells, Inc. announced last week a new experimental clinical trial that will use stem cells from aborted fetuses to treat paralysis. Dr. Armin Curt, Medical Director of the Paraplegic Center at Balgrist University Hospital in Switzerland where the trial will take place, called the experimental therapy “landmark.” The research will use fetal neural stem cells which are differentiated as central nervous system cells, rather than undifferentiated embryonic stem cells.

Editor: Aborted in the US to be taken to Switzerland? It's unclear.

Appeals seek stop 2nd prison term for father who kept kids out of sex-ed

Appeals seek stop 2nd prison term for father who kept kids out of sex-ed | LifeSiteNews.com: Arthur and Anna Wiens, along with Eduard and Rita Wiens, chose to keep their children from attending a mandatory play and four school days of “sexual education” that taught students an unbiblical view of sexuality. They were subsequently fined and sentenced to prison after they refused to pay.

Idaho moves to ban abortions after 20 weeks

Idaho moves to ban abortions after 20 weeks - Spokesman.com - March 23, 2011: The Idaho Senate has voted 24-10 in favor of banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy on grounds of fetal pain, despite an attorney general’s opinion warning that the bill is likely unconstitutional. The bill makes no exceptions for cases of rape, incest, or severe fetal abnormalities, nor would it permit consideration of the mother’s mental or psychological health; it would allow post-20 weeks abortions only to save the mother’s life or physical health.

Breakdown of Black Families in U.S. Linked to Planned Parenthood’s Birth Control Campaign

Breakdown of Black Families in U.S. Linked to Planned Parenthood’s Birth Control Campaign, Experts Say | CNSnews.com: Patrick Fagan, director of the Marriage and Religion Research Institute at the Family Research Council, a conservative group, said people do not like to talk about it but the decline of the intact black family dates back to the 1930s when the pro-abortion, family planning agenda was being pushed by groups such as the American Birth Control League, which was renamed the Planned Parenthood Federation of America in the early 1940s. “The first family targeted by Planned Parenthood in the late 30s, early 40s was the black family.”

Forced Abortion Pop Quiz

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The Flipside of Feminism

Suzanne Venker: Feminism Doesn’t Liberate Women | Radio Boston: Author Suzanne Venker doesn’t think the feminist movement liberated women. In fact, she thinks the movement has sabotaged American women’s happiness. Venker writes “according to a 2007 report from the National Bureau of Economic Research, as women have gained more freedom, more education, and more power, they have become less happy.”

Growing evangelical clout shaping GOP debate

Unlike at the national level where social issues are taking a backseat to the economy, there's no sign that Iowa Republicans are moving away from discussing topics like gay marriage and abortion. Daily Sentinel

Why Do Naturalistic Ethics Fail? (Part Two)

Why Do Naturalistic Ethics Fail? (Part Two) - Answers in Genesis: No matter how logical some might sound, none can really give a reason why we must be ethical. They can suggest that we improve ourselves or others by following a system, but they provide no ultimate foundation for doing so. One is free to choose simply to reject the principles of a given system. This is not the case with the Bible.

Friends can be risky business for teens

Susan Reimer: Teens, more than college students or young adults, are likely to engage in risky behavior if they know their peers are watching.

‘Human Footprint’ gives capitalism the boot

Then Again ... by Marybeth Hicks: All over the U.S., schools are using films produced by groups like the World Wildlife Fund, the Sierra Club and the Tides Foundation that all tell essentially the same story: America is bad, consumerism is bad, capitalism bad and the human footprint is bad. [The Human Footprint] also challenges children to come up with ways to counter all that bad behavior, including references to population control. Unfortunately, American children aren't being educated on the whole issue.

AZ could be first state to outlaw sex-selection abortions

Senate passes bill to deter some abortions: The Arizona Senate has passed a measure that would make it a felony for a doctor to perform an abortion sought based on the sex or race of the fetus, despite ongoing debate over whether such a thing is occurring in Arizona.

The House already has passed House Bill 2443, but because it was amended on the Senate floor to toughen the penalties against the doctor, it must go back to the House for a final vote before heading to Gov. Jan Brewer for consideration. If it becomes law, Arizona would become the first state in the nation to make sex- or race-selection abortions a crime.

Fiscal groups call for Planned Parenthood defunding

Fiscal groups call for Planned Parenthood defunding - The Hill's On The Money: A group of 29 fiscally conservative organizations have written to Congress calling for the immediate defunding of Planned Parenthood, adding to the chances the GOP will push for this in negotiations with Democrats over a 2011 funding bill. Americans for Tax Reform, Citizens Against Government Waste, Americans for Prosperity and 26 other organizations joined the letter sent Monday.

Publicity Kit Materials for Coerced Abortion Awareness Week

Publicity Kit Materials for Coerced Abortion Awareness Week/Project Candlelight | Church Awareness Project: Here are tools and resources that will help you tell your church and the community at large about your Project Candlelight activities. Whether you’re planning a prayer breakfast, a candlelight vigil, a Sunday sermon, a day-long event or a week of activities in your church or faith community, you can reach many with a simple press release or a letter to the editor.

South Dakota 3-day abortion waiting period now law

South Dakota 3-day abortion waiting period now law | LifeSiteNews.com: South Dakota’s new pro-life Republican governor signed into law Tuesday legislation that requires a three-day waiting period for women seeking abortion. HB 1217 is aimed at preventing mothers from feeling coerced or pressured into having an abortion, and requires that women have a one-on-one session with a crisis pregnancy center counselor during the 72-hour waiting period.

Why women are Feminists for Life

During Women's History Month it's good to be reminded that not all feminists share the view that abortion (violence) liberates anyone. FFL

Planned Parenthood’s Assault on the Public Health

Planned Parenthood’s Assault on the Public Health | LifeNews.com: In the Congressional battle to defund Planned Parenthood, the predictable narrative of abortion, Roe v. Wade, women’s rights, and the separation of church and state has given way to a new web of lies. According to Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards:

“In attacking Planned Parenthood, the House Republican leadership has launched an outrageous assault on the millions of Americans who rely on Planned Parenthood for primary and preventive health care, including lifesaving breast and cervical cancer screenings, annual exams, family planning visits, birth control, HIV testing, and more.”

In truth, Planned Parenthood’s disastrous targeting of children leads to the very diseases for which they test.

Why Do Naturalistic Ethics Fail?

Why Do Naturalistic Ethics Fail? (Part One) - Answers in Genesis: The Bible is the ultimate standard for morality. Those who do not believe in God claim a number of different “ethical” systems as their standards. In this and the next devotional, we will examine seven of the most common naturalistic systems to see what they believe and to understand why they ultimately fail.

State of Sex Trafficking In the States

State of Sex Trafficking In the States: This tragic form of slavery is not just a problem “over there,” in third world countries far removed from us. On the contrary, it is happening right in our own backyard. Despite laws criminalizing it, sex trafficking is a huge problem in America.

Embryo ethics: Finding a home for Canada’s frozen 'orphans'

Embryo ethics: Finding a home for Canada’s frozen 'orphans': Tens of thousands of human embryos hang in cold storage in Canada’s fertility clinics, an unknown number of which are “orphans.” Increasingly, however, clinics are preparing to match these embryos — which could survive for decades in suspended animation — with infertile couples who long for a child of their own.

More Than 100 Babies Saved From Abortion During 40 Days for Life

More Than 100 Babies Saved From Abortion During 40 Days for Life | LifeNews.com: Here are just a few of the blessings that God has provided in answer to your prayers.

Abortion battles spring up nationwide as states test the limits of Roe v. Wade

Abortion battles spring up nationwide as states test the limits of Roe v. Wade - Political Hotsheet - CBS News: State bills are currently pending all over the country, and many states are considering multiple abortion-related bills. (Americans United for Life has a map on its website showing how widespread the anti-abortion efforts are.)"

Legacy of Dr. Mildred Jefferson

Conflict Of Interest: Dr. Jefferson felt the 1973 Supreme Court's Doe and Roe decisions gave doctors a license that could impair the right of doctors to refrain from killing. In her own words, Dr. Jefferson spoke clearly to the heart of this matter: 'U.S. Supreme Court Justices, don't have to see the impact or consequences of their decisions but then without consulting us they want us to carry out these socially destructive missions and I SAY NO AND I AM NOT WILLING to give up the role of doctor as healer to become the new social executioner.'

Top 10 harms of same-sex marriage

Family Research Council: Some advocates of same-sex 'marriage' scoff at the idea that it could harm anyone. Here are ten ways in which society could be harmed by legalizing same-sex 'marriage.' Most of these effects would become evident only in the long run, but several would occur immediately. Download the brochure free of charge.

Houston church hosts girls’ purity event

The Pink Lid is an all-out girls' event of beauty, purity, fashion, prizes, food, speakers, music and much more. It's at First Baptist Church in Houston. Girls ages 12-18 are invited. Cost is $23 at the door. ‘Get Flushed' is the theme -- to flush the girls' minds of what media is trying to tell them about how they should look, act and speak.

The Pink Lid ladies, who tour the country and host conferences, deal with topics relevant for today's teenage girl. Friday is all about what it means to be a beautiful woman inside and out, including makeup tips and a fashion show. On Saturday, girls find out how to walk in purity in today's culture and what it means to live passionately for God. Houston Herald