in Pennsylvania's First Congressional District
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania's_1st_congressional_district http://archphila.org/pastplan/MAPS/Arch.pdf
and the Central Garden State

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Love, Work, Vaccines/Treatments

Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (9/8/2020)
Labor Day Statement (USCCB 2020)
  • CDC tells states to be ready to distribute COVID-19 vaccine by Nov. 1 (NY Post, 9/2/2020)

  • As per an 8/31/2020 email from the USCCB:
"Chaplain Handbook from Courage International
As an apostolate of the Catholic Church, Courage International ministers to individuals experiencing same-sex attraction and their families. To learn more about their goals, join an existing Courage or EnCourage chapter, or begin a new chapter in your area, you can read their newly published chaplain handbook here.
Reflections on Gender Ideology
"Compassion and Challenge" is a recent reflection on gender ideology from Archbishop Emeritus Robert J. Carlson of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis. In the letter, he helpfully distinguishes between caring for those affected by gender dysphoria and identifying philosophical problems ingrained in gender ideology.
Compassion and Challenge
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Bridget completes her philosophical exploration of marriage with her final post Reflecting on the Nature of Marriage Series.
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Legal/Policy Updates

School Restrooms - On August 7th, in a long-ongoing Florida case and adding to a string of losses, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of 'transgender' students' ability to use the school restrooms of their choice.

Birth Certificates - Also on August 7th, a federal court in Idaho struck down the state's new law protecting the accuracy of birth certificates from people seeking to have their sex indicator changed on them. It is one of the last states trying to not offer such alterations.

Sports - Ten days later, the same court struck down Idaho's new law protecting girls' school sports from 'transgender' male competition.

Medical Mandates - On August 17th, in one of at least five lawsuits against the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' June rule aimed at removing a gender transition health care mandate (which itself had been enjoined in 2016), a New York federal judge ruled that the mandate should stand.

Religious Freedom of Wedding Vendors - In good news, on August 14th a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction for Chelsey Nelson Photography against a local ordinance that would force the Christian business owner to serve same-sex weddings.

Kansas expanding on Bostock - On August 21st, the Kansas Human Rights Commission announced plans that would bypass the state legislature and enact a wide range of 'sexual orientation' and 'gender identity' nondiscrimination regulations based on its interpretation of, and expansion upon, the U.S. Supreme Court's Bostock decision from June.

Foster Care & Adoption - The U.S. Supreme Court recently announced that oral argument in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia will be heard on November 4th. In June, USCCB had filed an amicus curiae brief in the case, in which the ability of Catholic foster care and adoption services to continue to operate without being mandated to place children with same-sex couples is at stake."
    • Is it ethical to give emergency contraception in Catholic hospitals?  Why is Plan B still being given out in Catholic hospitals' emergency rooms? (Chris Kahlenborn, MD, 3/29/2019)
  • "In 1978, as a medical school student at Georgetown University, I joined the Army to help pay for my tuition, and ended up devoting 29 years to the military, serving as a doctor and a surgeon in places like Afghanistan and Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. After much prayer and contemplation, I entered my religious order in 2002, working to serve the poor and the sick in Haiti, Sudan, Kenya, Iraq and in Washington, D.C....while we tend to think of the marginalized as living beyond our borders, the truth is the largest marginalized group in the world can be found here in the United States. They are the unborn....It is no coincidence that Jesus stood up for what was just and was ultimately crucified because what he said was not politically correct or fashionable. As followers of Christ, we are called to stand up for life against the politically correct or fashionable of today. We must fight against a legislative agenda that supports and even celebrates destroying life in the womb.... As a physician, I can say without hesitation: Life begins at conception. While what I have to say may be difficult for some to hear, I am saying it because I am not just pro-life, I am pro-eternal life....President Trump will stand up against Biden-Harris, who are the most anti-life presidential ticket ever, even supporting the horrors of late-term abortion and infanticide" (Sr. Deirdre Byrne, MD, 8/26/2020) .
"A priest writes that he is with the Dems abortion platform and he says he received 'uncharitable' responses?!? Hang on. Telling him he is WRONG is, in fact, charity… at least when done in a measured way."
  • Click to email the Apostolic Nuncio, the USCCB president, Cardinal O'Malley, Archbishop Perez (as well as his auxiliaries), and Bishop O'Connell, for an IMMEDIATE, unequivocal correction of this nonsense from Msgr Garrity.
  • Neither Casey, Nor Fitz, Nor Fitzpatrick sign 8/12/2020 letter asking end to tax lbqqakbreaks for abortion.
    • Two Lower Bucks Catholic h.s. alumni vie for the same seat in Congress.... (7/7/2020)

"Love does no evil to the neighbor; hence, love is the fulfillment of the law."  
Like parents for a wayward child, that love can require correcting a wayward sibling!

As per Pharmacists for Life International....

    Demand a COVID-19 Vaccine Free from Abortion (USCCB; Human Life Action; 
    HHS Secretary Alex M. Azar II can be reached at Secretary@HHS.gov or 

      Petition on Hormonal Contraceptives: Effects of Hormonal Birth Control
      (Human Life International, 4/21/20)




      (Pa Catholic Conference Legislative Review and Voter Voice)
      • Reject Wolf's budget item to increase funding to Planned Parenthood (Pa Family Council) 
      • Support a religious exemption for adoptions (Pa Family Council). 
      • Oppose SB 614, SB 224, and HB 1404 (Pa Family Institute).  
      • Please Urge Governor Wolf to Not Divert Federal CARES Act Money From Catholic and Nonpublic Schools (Pa Catholic Conference) 
      • Pennsylvania Cannot Afford New Gambling Expansion (Pa Family Council)
      • In rightly asking us to advocate for school transportation for all students (https://www.votervoice.net/BroadcastLinks/FMMTkN3gUSYvGi4yr6Wafg), the Pa Catholic Conference states "School districts are required to provide transportation to both public and nonpublic students, even during the pandemic."  LONG before the pandemic, that has NOT been happening with the Morrisville school district.  Though stuck with paying for the Morrisville School District, Morrisville families are forced to paying for high school transportation to nonpublic schools.  Please remind state representatives (RepWarren@pahouse.com, Jgalloway@pahouse.net), the state senator (senatorsantarsiero@pasen.com), and the U.S. representative (BriFitz8@gmail.com) of their duties to their Morrisville constituents.  They should be urging other districts to accept a merger with Morrisville (which is woefully shy of students) and/or advocating a voucher system that would truly benefit ALL families.  

      --
      "308,000,000 estimated deaths [in the U.S.] since Roe V Wade and Doe v Bolton" (pfli.org)

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