Faith of the Fathers

Friday, September 21, 2012

A Post From The Past: "Today's Christianity"

From Faith of the Fathers "Spiritual Warfare" blog:

There is a trend in today’s Christianity that is ever growing, and is an alarming trend that threatens the very foundations and tenets of our faith. That trend is not limited to any one geographical or denominational identifier, but, is widespread among all nations, all peoples, and all systems of Christian belief. Thousands and thousands of people who would identify themselves as Christian have willingly been led into "pick and choose theology". Most of these pick and choosers tend to identify themselves as “progressive Christians”.

USCCB announces special Mass, Rosary novena for life, religious liberty : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

The following excerpts are from Catholic Culture's Catholic World News:

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has announced that a special Mass and Pilgrimage for Life and Liberty will take place at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington on October 14. Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore will preach at the noon Mass.
The USCCB is also encouraging Catholics to take part in a Rosary novena for respect for human life and religious liberty from October 14-22.

‘What Catholic Women Think About Faith, Conscience, and Contraception’ : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

The following excerpts are from Catholic Culture's Catholic World News:

The Ethics and Public Policy Center has conducted a survey on Catholic women’s attitudes towards contraception.
“Critics of the Church’s teaching propose an image of Catholic women fiercely and forever opposed to the Church’s teaching on contraception, and suggest (wrongly) that nearly all Catholic women use contraception,” according to a preliminary report on the survey.
The report added:
Our research found that up to one-third of church-going Catholic women (26-33%, depending on the question) hold mistaken beliefs about the Church’s teaching on contraception. For example, 33% of Catholic women incorrectly believe that the Church teaches that couples have the right to decide the moral acceptability of contraception regardless of Church teaching. When presented with an accurate description of the Church’s teachings on family planning, many Catholic women show reluctance to completely reject the Church’s teaching …

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Scalia: Roe v. Wade an Example of Precedent That Can be Reversed | LifeNews.com

The following excerpt is from LifeNews.com:

When it comes to Supreme Court decisions, the media and election officials frequently talk about long-standing precedents that become accepted jurisprudence. In their eyes, such precedents should almost never be overturned by subsequent courts.
Justice Antonin Scalia, in a new interview, says he understands and respects Supreme Court precedent but he also says the controversial Roe v. Wade case, that allowed virtually unlimited abortions, is an example of the kind of precedent the high court can and should overturn.
When asked what happens when linguistic analysis of a law conflicts with existing court decisions, Scalia said that judges cannot reinvent the wheel, particularly if precedent has been in place for a long time.
“We are textualists. We are originalists. We are not nuts,” he said.
One prominent exception to that is Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court’s 1973 ruling that legalized abortion. He does not consider that binding precedent, he said, because it was wrong, remains controversial and is an issue better left to legislators than judges.

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