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Global Warming Due to
Fluctuations in Sun
A group of prominent Argentine scientists disputes the genocidal
theory that human activity is the cause of global warming. Eduardo
Tonni, head of the Paleontology Department at the University of La
Plata, notes that, while it's not politically correct to dispute
this theory, the evidence for global warming being a "natural"
occurrence is far more compelling.
As reported by
Perfil.com on Dec.
2, scientist Rosa Compagnucci, a researcher with the National Science
and Technology Commission (Conicet), and former member of the
Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), stated at a recent
conference at the Military Geography Institute that global warming is
actually a phenomenon that has occurred quite frequently over the past
2,000 years. And, she noted, rather than being caused by carbon
dioxide emissions produced by human activity, which many scientists
accept as "irrefutable truth," it is much more likely related to
"capricious" solar activity which, over a period of decades and
centuries, has not been at all homogenous.
An author of two of the IPCC's 2001 reports, and an expert on the El
Nino phenomenon, Campagnucci points to the period of global warming
that occurred during the medieval period, between 800 and 1300, which
she states was caused only by solar activity, and was what allowed the
Vikings to make their trips to North America. With all the emphasis
today on preparing for global warming, she warns, this could leave man
unprepared to deal with the possibility of a new ice age. She notes
that South America's Southern Cone just went through a brutal,
record-breaking winter, which could be repeated in North America.
Compagnucci references
NASA's
forecasts, which show global warming peaking by 2012, followed by a
significant cold period as of 2030, which could result in another ice
age by 2200.
As for natural disasters such as tsunamis or hurricane Katrina,
Eduardo Tonni warns that there is little evidence that they are more
frequent today than in the past. "The alarmism we see today," he
argues, "is justified by the fact that it generates funds . . .
Unfortunately, this is just another product of the market."
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American College of
Pediatricians: Spanking is Effective
Disciplinary Spanking
Analysis of Corporal Punishment by
Parents
The American College of Pediatricians carefully reviewed the
available research on corporal punishment in developing a position
statement on the subject. Its conclusion: Disciplinary spanking by
parents, when properly used, can be effective component in an
overall disciplinary plan with children. The details are contained
in the following statements.
Corporal Punishment Position
Click on this link to view the Corporal Punishment position statement.
For the complete report, view the policy statement listed below.
Corporal Punishment Position
Click on this link to view the Corporal Punishment position statement.
For the complete report, view the policy statement listed below.
Guidelines for Parental Use of Disciplinary Spanking
Click on this link to view guidelines for a parent's use of
disciplinary spanking.
Corporal Punishment Policy
Click on this link to view the Corporal Punishment policy statement,
which contains all the research and support for the position
statement.
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Olmert
warns of 'end of Israel'
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Georgia
Police Impound Anti-Abortion Billboard Truck, Jail Driver
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Pope to
purge the Vatican of modern music
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Women Seeking
Ordination
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Catholic
Georgetown University to Fully Fund Campus Gay Center
LINK
Co-president of GU Pride, Scott
Chessare, responded by exclaiming “We won!”
By Hilary White
WASHINGTON, DC October 30, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The president of
prestigious Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic university in
the United States, has promised homosexual activists that the school
will fully fund a center for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and
“questioning” (LGBTQ) students by next fall. The pro-homosexual nature
of the center is rejection of what is considered a serious Catholic
moral teaching.
President John DeGioia told media, “How do we respond to legitimate
requests for a more supportive environment? We can continue to do this
in a somewhat informal manner … or we can move forward in a more
organized way, through more formal and institutional structures and
processes. In this case, it is time for the latter.”
On Wednesday October 24, DeGioia spoke to an audience of students and
faculty expressing his “sadness” that Georgetown has too often been
“hostile” toward the homosexual community. The campus newspaper, The
Hoya, confirmed in an editorial that DeGioia “repeatedly committed
himself” to each of the demands made by the campus homosexual activist
group GU Pride.
DeGioia said, “At a Catholic and Jesuit university, [we] cannot
advocate for policies or practices that are counter to Catholic
teaching. Part of my responsibility as an administrator … is to ensure
that nothing can compromise the integrity of our mission and
identity.”
The co-president of GU Pride, Scott Chessare, responded by exclaiming
“We won!”
“I don’t think we would have believed less than two months ago that
there would be so much institutional change in such a short amount of
time,” he added.
The announcement comes in response to an upsurge of pressure from
homosexual activists on campus that began after a Georgetown sophomore
was arrested for assaulting another student early on the morning of
September 9. The incident is being treated as a “homophobic hate
crime.”
Since the alleged hate crime assault, GU Pride has increased pressure
on the University to “eliminate” what they consider the college’s
“intolerance” of homosexuality. The group sponsored a week of
activism, including marches, called “Coming Out Week.” Gay activists
made a number of demands to be met by November 9, including a
full-time staff member for their “LGBTQ” resource center.
“Our demands are very reasonable, and some of the demands have been
around for more than six years,” GU Pride co-president Scott Chessare
told the Georgetown Voice.
Support for the group was strong on campus and included demands from
four faculty professors and an editorial in the Georgetown Voice that
said, “All students should show their support for an LGBTQ resource
center and increased diversity training by e-mailing DeGioia at
president.georgetown.edu to show that these are mainstream demands
that the University should take seriously.”
The editorial continued, “If the University fails to act by this date,
GU Pride should look to more direct means of enacting change.”
The incident follows years of criticism from faithful Catholics that
Georgetown has lost its Catholic nature. In September this year,
Georgetown was at the center of another scandal in which it was
revealed that its law school was funding students to engage in
pro-abortion lobbying with agencies such as Planned Parenthood.
In 2006, Georgetown University Law Center honoured the notorious
abortion crusader, Jesuit Fr. Robert Drinan, by naming a new faculty
chair for human rights after him.
To express concerns:
Georgetown University
37th and O Street, NW
Washington, DC 20057
(202) 687-0100
DeGioia@president.georgetown.edu
To respectfully contact Washington Archbishop Weurl:
(The archbishop has the sole authority to grant or withdraw the
"Catholic" designation from any institution in his diocese)
The Most Reverend Donald W. Wuerl
Archdiocese of Washington
P.O. Box 29260
Washington, DC 20017-0260
301-853-4500
Read related LifeSiteNews.com coverage:
SHOCKER: Catholic Georgetown U. Will Now Fund Law Students to Lobby
for Abortion
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/sep/07092605.html
Georgetown, “Catholic” University Honours Abortion Crusading Jesuit
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2006/oct/06102506.html
Bishop Warns College May Lose Catholic Name for Not Cancelling
Pro-Abortion Groups in Conference
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/oct/07101105.html
Israel Warns World War
III May be Biblical War of Gog and Magog
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Dear Abby Promoting
Abortion and Homosexuality
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Verification of Old
Testament Found
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How Catholic Bishops
Accepted Sodomy
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Can I pray to Buddha?
Laurence Gonzaga
Full Source Article
Wherefore, my dearly beloved, fly from the service of idols.
~
1Cor 10:14 DRB
Some seemingly
unrelated things happened recently which led to some culminating
“event”, in the form of an article. Let me just go in order.
1.
I was
sent the following article a few days ago.
·
Breaking News: Vatican, bishops investigating Georgetown theologian
Phan
[LINK]
2.
Then
I was sent the following article the next few days.
·
Vatican Investigates American Theologian
[LINK]
3.
In
Dr. Sungenis’ letter to Cardinal William Levada of the CDF, he used
quotations from the liberal Catholic publication, Commonweal.
4.
Six
months ago, I attended Cardinal Mahoney’s Religious Education
Congress, where I picked up a few free copies of Commonweal,
just for kicks.
5.
So, I
was a bit curious, so I walked over to my shelf to dig up a
Commonweal issue, and guess what the headline was:
·
“LOOKING
EAST: What Catholics are Learning ~ Peter Phan”
Coincidence?
Perhaps… So I read the lengthy article, and was very much displeased
with what I read. No wonder the Vatican’s Congregation for the
Doctrine of the Faith and even the USCCB has problems with his work.
This article is a good example of why heterodoxy under the guise of
“Catholicism” is so dangerous.
I have scanned the
pages, with my highlights.
LOOKING EAST: What
Catholics are Learning
~ Peter Phan
Cover
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Intaurare Omnia in
Buddha? … Anathema!
Instaurare Omnia in
Christo, for “neither is there salvation in any other. For there is no
other name under heaven given to men, whereby we must be saved” (Acts
4:12), and that name is Jesus.
~ Laurence Gonzaga
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Last Surviving Witness Says Third Fatima Secret Is Fully
Revealed
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NOR Reports on Cohabitating Catholics
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Dutch Dominicans Want Laymen to Say Mass
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