Former Obama Organizer Threatens to ‘Out’ Catholic Priests to ‘Encourage’ Them to Repudiate Church’s Moral Stand on Homosexuality
(CNSNews.com) – A longtime, Washington-based liberal Internet activist has founded a Web site to pressure Roman Catholic priests to change their views on homosexuality: “This is a campaign to collect information about closeted gay Catholic priests, as well as heterosexual Catholic priests who secretly engage in romantic or sexual affairs, yet are unwilling to speak out against the church leadership’s anti-gay political campaigns,” the Web site says.
Top Catholic Cardinal Says ‘No Way’ Catholic Members of Congress Can Support Senate Health Care Bill That Funds Abortion
(CNSNews.com) – A Roman Catholic cardinal told CNSNews.com that there is “no way” Catholic members of Congress can support the Senate health care reform bill as long as it includes a provision that allows tax dollars to go to insurance plans that cover abortion. While “universal, affordable” health care would be “a great, great blessing to our country,” Catholics “make a distinction between health care and killing,” said Cardinal Justin Rigali, the archbishop of Philadelphia.
White House Defends Stimulus Act Despite Government Audit Questioning the Job Numbers
(CNSNews.com) – The White House defended the effectiveness of the economic stimulus act on Monday after a government audit last week called many of the reported job numbers into question. Asked why 78 percent of the stimulus funds were not spent in the first fiscal year, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told CNSNews.com that the GAO report probably is counting only the money that actually has been spent, not the amount of money that has been obligated.
Despite Obama’s Repeated Claims That Enacting $787-Billion Stimulus Was Urgent, 78 Percent of Money Remained Unspent by End of Fiscal 2009, CBO Says
(CNSNews.com) – After his election last November and until the $787-billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was passed in February, President Barack Obama repeatedly insisted that it was urgent for Congress to enact his economic “recovery” bill immediately. Yet, by the end of fiscal 2009 fully 78 percent of the federal spending authorized by that bill had not yet taken place, according to the Government Accountability Office. In the meantime, the national unemployment rate climbed 26 percent, from 8.1 percent in February to 10.2 percent in October.
Bringing Gitmo Terrorists to U.S. Is Democrats’ Job Program, Franks Says
(CNSNews.com) – Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) said Sen. Dick Durbin’s (D-Ill.) idea to house Guantanamo Bay detainees in Illinois shows that the Democrats have “at least” come up with “a jobs program.”
Osama bin Laden Should Be Prosecuted in Civilian Court, Sen. Menendez Says
(CNSNews.com) – New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez told CNSNews.com that Osama bin Laden should be brought to justice and prosecuted in civilian court, where he will most certainly be convicted. Menendez, interviewed at the Capitol Thursday, was asked whether bin Laden, when captured, should be read his Miranda rights, as is required for all federal criminal defendants. Menendez said that as far as he was concerned, the al Qaeda leader should be prosecuted and convicted in court.
As Obama Pushes Health Care Bill, His Job Approval Drops to 48 Percent, Says Gallup Poll
(CNSNews.com) - President Obama’s approval rating has dropped to 48% in the latest Gallup Poll, declining from 67% as recently as May 3, which was before the president’s push to enact a bill transforming the U.S. health care system became the main focus of the policy debate in Washington, D.C. As of Friday, the president’s approval was 49%, but it dropped another point over the weekend in Gallup three-day rolling average of polling results.
Iranian Death Penalty Upheld One Day After U.N. Criticized Iran for Human Rights Violations
(CNSNews.com) – A day after the United Nations passed a resolution criticizing Iran for human rights violations and citing the rate of executions, an Iranian appeals court on Saturday upheld the death penalty for the first person sentenced to death in connection with post-election protests. Iran carries out more executions than any other country apart from China, and human rights groups have recorded a discernible increase since President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came to office in 2005.
President of Brazil Criticized at Home and in U.S. for Hosting Iran’s Ahmadinejad
(CNSNews.com) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s warm embrace of Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday comes at a time when the U.S. and others are trying to isolate Tehran and ratchet up pressure on the regime over its nuclear activities. On Monday, da Silva reaffirmed Iran’s right to a civilian nuclear program and also voiced opposition to further sanctions against Tehran. |
