Scrolling around...April 24, 2013

The State Funerals of Christendom
Will Margaret Thatcher’s in St. Paul’s be the last in a long civilized line?

Why Did Gosnell Sever the Babies' Spinal Cord If They Were Already Dead?
...One has to wonder of course why did Gosnell need to sever the baby's spines if they were already dead? Why would he have done that? Is it standard operating procedure to desecrate the corpses of babies post mortem?...

Kidnapped Syrian bishops in hands of 'Chechens'
The kidnappers of two Orthodox bishops seized in northern Syria are Chechen fighters, sources in the Syriac and Greek Orthodox dioceses in Aleppo said on Tuesday...

H7N9 Bird Flu 'One of Most Lethal Influenza Viruses' and Greater Risk than H5N1
"This is definitely one of the most lethal influenza viruses we have seen so far." Taiwan confirms first H7N9 bird flu case outside China

ObamaPhone Program Cost Spinning Out of Control
...Have a cell phone? You’re paying for this program then. It’s funded by a tax found right on your cell phone bill... image

Henan House Church Revival Meeting Raided, U.S. Church Leader Under House Arrest
A well-known U.S. church leader, Dennis Balcombe, was being held by police under house arrest following a Saturday raid on a house church revival meeting and his current whereabouts are unknown, ChinaAid has learned.

Also in Henan province, seven house church leaders in Pingdingshan have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from three to 7-1/2 years in prison on cult charges...

Middle School Girls Forced to Ask Classmates for ‘Lesbian Kiss’ During Anti-Bullying Presentation
During the workshop for girls, the 13 and 14-year-olds were told to ask one another for a kiss. They were also taught words such as “pansexual” and “genderqueer.”

A Boy's Life with Unisex Scouts
The Boy Scouts are en route to holding that there is nothing to being a boy, and nothing to the boy’s becoming a man; they might as well be the Unisex Scouts, as they are in Canada, where the scouting movement has collapsed...

Church of Scotland suggests an order of service for a civil partnership blessings
...A spokesman said: “On the one hand the report offers the Church a way of allowing the ordination of ministers in same-sex relationships who have entered into a civil partnership, while protecting both individuals and congregations who in conscience do not agree with the theological principles which underpin that choice.

“On the other hand the report, while reaffirming its belief that homophobia is sinful, invites the Church to reaffirm its traditional stance that the only appropriate expression of sexual activity should be within marriage between one man and one woman.”...