three little sparrows

- Albany Rose

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:48:48 -0500

- Albany Rose

opressionolympicsorwut: emilye: This applies to the unborn,...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:57:00 -0500

emilye:

This applies to the unborn, too.

pregnant women are actually people. the fact that you overlook it doesn’t change that

Oh yes, pregnant women are human beings with intrinsic value, which is something I do not overlook. However, children in the womb are also human beings with intrinsic value, and the fact that you choose to overlook that doesn’t change it.

This applies to the unborn, too.

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:15:13 -0500

This applies to the unborn, too.

nikosnature: jesuswasalefty: “” “” — Jesus on abortion Matthew 19:18 “Which ones?” he...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:05:40 -0500

nikosnature:

jesuswasalefty:

“” “”

— Jesus on abortion

Matthew 19:18

“Which ones?” he inquired. Jesus replied, “’You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony,”

Emphasis mine.

“Everything you need to know about abortion is in the fifth commandment.” - Christoph Cardinal Schonborn

"What can all the treasures of life be worth if we let what is most essential in it pass us by? What..."

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:04:29 -0500

“What can all the treasures of life be worth if we let what is most essential in it pass us by? What good can success and applause, triumphs and rewards, be if at the end of it all we do not find a welcome by Jesus, who will be awaiting us? Our whole life would then have been a waste, our most precious time would amount to nothing, and the sum total of all our efforts would add up to the most devastating kind of failure.”

- Francis Fernandez

"No prayer, no sacrifice of ours offered with love, is ever lost. By the mercy of God, every act of..."

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 23:51:10 -0500

“No prayer, no sacrifice of ours offered with love, is ever lost. By the mercy of God, every act of ours can be supernaturally fruitful, in a mysterious but real way. One day in heaven we will see the results of our efforts and they will fill us with overflowing happiness.”

- Francis Fernandez

"One of the most fundamental problems in the spiritual order is that we sense within ourselves the..."

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 23:29:34 -0500

“One of the most fundamental problems in the spiritual order is that we sense within ourselves the hunger for God, but we attempt to satisfy it with some created good that is less than God. Thomas Aquinas said that the four typical substitutes for God are wealth, pleasure, power, and honor. Sensing the void within, we attempt to fill it up with some combination of these four things, but only by emptying out the self in love can we make the space for God to fill us.”

- Father Robert Barron (via iamgeorgianadarcy)

"Like our Lord, the Catholic Church is both divine and human. Treat the Catholic Church as divine..."

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 08:13:00 -0500

“Like our Lord, the Catholic Church is both divine and human. Treat the Catholic Church as divine only and you will stumble over her scandals, her failures, and her shortcomings. Treat her as human only and you will be silenced by her miracles, her sanctity, and her eternal resurrections.”

- Msgr. Robert High Benson 1871-1814, convert, son of Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury

"If you wish to labor with fruit in the conversion of souls, you must pour the balsam of sweetness..."

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:21:14 -0500

“If you wish to labor with fruit in the conversion of souls, you must pour the balsam of sweetness upon the wine of your zeal, that it may not be too fiery, but mild, soothing, patient, and full of compassion. For the human soul is so constituted that by rigor it becomes harder, but mildness completely softens it. Besides, we ought to remember that Jesus Christ came to bless good intentions, and if we leave them to His control, little by little He will make them fruitful.”

- St. Francis de Sales

"Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce..."

Tue, 28 May 2013 20:13:54 -0500

“Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. And the Lord’s servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.”

- 2 Timothy 2:23-24

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Thu, 23 May 2013 23:18:33 -0500

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Thu, 23 May 2013 17:59:19 -0500

Unborn children are notpart of their mother’s bodies, and...

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:53:00 -0500

Unborn children are notpart of their mother’s bodies, and they are not parasites. Both claims are scientifically inaccurate.

From conception onward, pregnancy involves two (or more) separate bodies. At no point in pregnancy is the developing embryo or fetus simply “a part of the mother’s body.” Every cell of the unborn’s body is genetically distinct from every cell of the mother’s body.

Although an unborn child does obtain food and shelter from its mother, this alone does not make it a parasite. You can not make conclusions depending on comparing characteristics. Most medical dictionaries define a parasite/parasitic infection as: “a pathologic invasion of one species by another that spends part of it’s life cycle in the host and obtains nourishment from the host.” Any normally-occurring single or multicellular organism that naturally inhabit the host are not included (and the womb is the natural habitat of a new human being). The difference between a fetus and parasites is that the fetus isn’t a foreign creature because it’s DNA is human DNA — it’s the same species - what we have is a human growing inside of a human (which got there because a man and woman joined their sperm and ova, which is a perfectly natural part of biology). It is perfectly correct to say the zygote/embryo/fetus belongs in the womb. Parasites, meanwhile, are not human and they were not created by a human male and female joining their sex cells together. In addition, parasites replicate in the host to form new offspring, but this does not occur with a fetus. Also, once out of the uterus, a fetus does not crawl into another one like an infectious parasite.

previewofthoughts: Partial-birth abortions are illegal, but abortion, federally, is legal for all 9...

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:59:44 -0500

previewofthoughts:

Partial-birth abortions are illegal, but abortion, federally, is legal for all 9 months of pregnancy. States have their own laws about it.

comedyintrying: prolifeproblems: comedyintrying: abortion is generally illegal in the third...

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:50:50 -0500

comedyintrying:

prolifeproblems:

comedyintrying:

abortion is generally illegal in the third trimester so you’re wrong

Generally illegal. So there are exceptions. So you’re wrong.

Also, just because it’s illegal doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen. There are many “doctors” who will do anything if the woman has enough cash in her hand.

oh no sorry it’s actually illegal after 20 weeks so I’m right

also 90% happen before the 13th week

The exceptions are in case of the life of the mother obviously.

you clearly believe all life is valuable at any stage but you know that if you compared a clump of cells to a baby no one would listen so you lie and say ‘hey look they’re literally smothering babies out of the vagina” and it’s a lie.

this picture is misleading and that’s wrong

Because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s annual study on abortion statistics does not calculate the exact gestational age for abortions performed past the 20th week, there are no precise data for the number of abortions performed after “viability.” In 1997, the Guttmacher Institute estimated the number of abortions in the U.S. past 24 weeks to be approximately 1,032 per year. But consider that reporting of abortions is not mandatory, statistics are not even reliable.

Don’t pretend late-term abortions never happen, because they do. Kermit Gosnell was convicted on 21 counts of violating a state ban on abortions after 24 weeks of pregnancy. If we’re going to be honest with ourselves, we must ask – and attempt to answer – what the difference is between Gosnell’s actions and any and all forms of late-term abortion. Getting hung up on the method of termination and the physical location of the baby at the time it occurs is a distraction. What is the difference, morally speaking, between aborting a “viable fetus” in utero or snipping his spine after birth?

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Tue, 21 May 2013 10:28:24 -0500

So you don't think a "whole" human being has thoughts, respiration, the ability to survive in earth's atmosphere, limbs, a brain, organs or a skeleton? ... interesting. What on EARTH do you consider a non-whole human being, then?

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:26:00 -0500

I consider all human beings whole human beings. People are persons by their very humanity, no member of the species Homo sapiens needs to prove their humanity, they already are human by their very nature. The physical human body, knowable by science, is not a trivialized form of raw material, worthless until it achieves certain standards. Being part of the human race is morally relevant. Individuals do not need to “earn” the status of personhood by meeting a set of criteria. I refuse to demote anyone to the status of “non-person” when they are biologically human.

Birth is not the beginning of a person. It is a continuation, another level of life, following the time in the womb. You act like the baby isn’t alive or on the planet earth yet because it is inside his mother’s womb. A baby who is in the womb is alive and is surviving in the earth’s atmosphere, in the very spot that was specifically designed for it to grow. The womb is the natural habitat where we all start our lives.

How you can help Oklahoma

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:14:00 -0500

In light of the tragedy of yesterday’s tornadoes, here are some links if you would like to donate money to help Oklahoma. Many of us are too far away to help in person, but we can still show our support, love, and solidarity.

United Way of Oklahoma - The United Way of Oklahoma is accepting funds that will then be redistributed to the organizations working directly on the ground for this tragedy. You can go here to donate.

Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief Fund - The Southern Baptist Convention has a disaster relief fund set up to benefit any disasters in Oklahoma. Any funds you give currently will go towards relief of this current disaster. Donate to them here.

Feed The Children Disaster Relief - Feed the Children is vowing to help bring people the everyday goods that they need to survive after many of them lost everything. You can help them provide these goods by donating here.

The Salvation Army - is activating disaster response teams and mobile feeding units to help residents and rescuers in Moore, as well as in other locations in the Plains and the Midwest that were impacted by tornadoes. Donate online here, or text STORM to 80888 to contribute $10 to the Salvation Army’s relief efforts or make a donation by phone at 1-800-SAL-ARMY.

Red Cross - The Red Cross is helping in Oklahoma and someone in need can benefit from your donation. Text “REDCROSS” to 90999 for $10 donation. donate online here, or donate by phone at 1-800-RED CROSS.

joecatholic: A teacher hugs a child at Briarwood Elementary...

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:58:20 -0500

joecatholic:

A teacher hugs a child at Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City, OK.

From: NewsBusters

No offense, but why don't you stop and care about the children who are alive and out in the world right now who need help and help them? You're all so adament about abortion and saving the unborn, yet none of you hardly give a fuck about children suffering around the world. Donate, do something to actually help save lives that have already started.

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:58:00 -0500

Clearly, you did not bother to read through my nearly 1,000 posts. Understandable, but still. Why do you think you know me so well after looking at only one or two of my posts? Rest assured, anon, I do what I can to help who I can. The only difference is: I don’t exclude extending my hand to help the unborn, who are very much alive.