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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Syrian Christians face mounting terrorist threat : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

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

A series of terrorist bombings outside Damascus have struck Christian targets, testifying to the rising danger of sectarian violence in a country where the Christian minority has previously felt secure.
A bombing on August 27, followed up with two bombs at the funeral for victims of the first blast, caused at least 12 deaths and injured more than 50 people in Jarmana, a predominantly Christian suburb of Damascus. Christian residents report that they are under threat from Muslim extremists.

Top All Time Posts For Faith of the Fathers Blogs

I was looking at the stats for some of the Faith of the Fathers blogs, and it occurred to me that I had never looked at the "all time" top posts of the blogs.

So, I decided to share here what the Google Stats says are the top posts for all time, and thought that some of you might want to read some of those posts.

So here they are in no particular order:

Faith of the Fathers: The Digital Catholic Bible

Apologetics: Why Don't Catholics Read The Bible

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Quote : Saint Anthony of Padua

Daily Mass Readings: Daily Mass Readings for Sunday, January 01, 2012

No Walls: The Beatitudes

Pope Benedict XVI: News Vatican Information Service 09/10-12/2011

Church Under Attack: Gospel of Judas

The Early Church Fathers: Saint Jerome: Early Church Father and Doctor of the Church

Favorite Prayers And Scripture: Prayers Before And After Reading Holy Scripture

Our Lady: Mary's Way Of The Cross - Fifteenth Station: Jesus is Raised from the Dead

Saints of the Faith: Sister Josefa Menendez-Victim Soul

Spirituality and Mysticism: Mystical Suffering of The Victim Soul

Busy Mom's Notebook: Shepherds Pie With Mushroom (Yes, we have recipes)

Prayer Requests: Prayer Request for Fallen Away Catholics

Approved Apparitions: Our Lady of Kibeho

Spiritual Warfare: The Seven Deadly Sins-ENVY

Bible Stories (one of our Kid's Corner blogs): The Story of Gideon

So, give them a read if you have the time. I hope you find them enjoyable and informative.

Steve Smith

I am a 68 year old single man from the mountains of Western North Carolina.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Homosexual’s ‘defamatory’ lawsuit seeks to silence pro-family groups: Liberty University attorney | LifeSiteNews.com

The following excerpts are from LifeSiteNews.com:

August 28, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A lawsuit filed by a homosexual against Liberty University School of Law and various other organizations and individuals for “conspiracy” and “racketeering” is based on lies and is defamatory, according to law school dean Mathew Staver, who says that he will “pursue every recourse” against the plaintiffs for having filed it.
Staver also says that the suit is an attempt to undermine the freedom of speech of pro-family groups in their opposition to homosexual behavior and homosexual parenting.
“This is outrageously frivolous,” Staver told LifeSiteNews.com. “It’s a press release filed in federal court. It is sanctionable, and we will pursue every recourse possible because this suit is defamatory. It’s filled with lies, it’s frivolous, and the attorney who filed it ought to be sanctioned…”
The suit, filed on behalf of Vermont lesbian Janet Jenkins, claims that Liberty University School of Law, Thomas Road Baptist Church, Christian Aid Ministries, and other organizations and individuals are involved in various schemes of “conspiracy” and “racketeering” for allegedly offering support for ex-lesbian Lisa Miller’s and her daughter’s escape from the United States in 2009.
Miller fled the United States after a Vermont court insisted that Jenkins, who was Miller’s ex-partner in a Vermont civil union, be given visits with Miller’s daughter, Isabella. Although Jenkins is unrelated biologically to Isabella, and never adopted her, the court awarded “parent” status to Jenkins, and continued to order visits despite evidence submitted of trauma suffered by Isabella.
After Miller’s disappearance, Vermont judge Richard Cohen ordered that the custody of Isabella be transferred permanently to Jenkins, an order that is unenforceable while Miller remains in hiding outside of the United States.