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Abortion Doctor Tiller
Murdered at Church
The clinic run by abortion doctor
George Tiller will be “permanently
closed,” effective immediately, his
family said June 9. Tiller was shot
and killed May 31 while he was
serving as an usher at a Lutheran
church in Wichita, Kansas. The
suspect, Scott Roeder, is known
as an anti-abortionist. Tiller was
one of the few doctors who still
performed late-term abortions.—
www.usatoday (6.9/09)
Partial Birth Abortion
Banned in Arkansas
Partial birth abortion has been
banned in Arkansas. On Feb. 20,
Gov. Mike Beebe signed a bill
banning the procedure with
overwhelming support from both
houses of the legislature. The bill
authorizes the state medical
board to take action against
doctors who perform partial-birth
abortions with a maximum
sentence of six years in prison.—
Clearly Caring (Second Quarter,
2009)
Guttmacher Lauds
Family Planning Efforts
Family planning efforts funded by
the government prevent nearly 2
million unintended pregnancies
and more than 800,000 abortions
in the U.S. each year and save
taxpayers $4 for each $1 spent.
So claims the Guttmacher Institute
which advocates for abortion
rights. However, funding by the
government for family planning
remains a divisive issue.—
(Racine) Journal Times (2/24/09)
Murdered at Church
The clinic run by abortion doctor
George Tiller will be “permanently
closed,” effective immediately, his
family said June 9. Tiller was shot
and killed May 31 while he was
serving as an usher at a Lutheran
church in Wichita, Kansas. The
suspect, Scott Roeder, is known
as an anti-abortionist. Tiller was
one of the few doctors who still
performed late-term abortions.—
www.usatoday (6.9/09)
Partial Birth Abortion
Banned in Arkansas
Partial birth abortion has been
banned in Arkansas. On Feb. 20,
Gov. Mike Beebe signed a bill
banning the procedure with
overwhelming support from both
houses of the legislature. The bill
authorizes the state medical
board to take action against
doctors who perform partial-birth
abortions with a maximum
sentence of six years in prison.—
Clearly Caring (Second Quarter,
2009)
Guttmacher Lauds
Family Planning Efforts
Family planning efforts funded by
the government prevent nearly 2
million unintended pregnancies
and more than 800,000 abortions
in the U.S. each year and save
taxpayers $4 for each $1 spent.
So claims the Guttmacher Institute
which advocates for abortion
rights. However, funding by the
government for family planning
remains a divisive issue.—
(Racine) Journal Times (2/24/09)
Fail to Make Human-Animal
Hybrids
Attempts to make useful hybrid
embryos by mixing human and
animal cells apparently have
failed. Scientists said the
embryos “are of no use to
science,” according to a study
published in Cloning and Stem
Cells. Scientists at Advanced Cell
Technology in Massachusetts had
attempted to use cow, mouse and
rabbit eggs to produce human
embryonic stem cells in cloning
experiments, but the hybrid
embryos were genetically flawed.
—Clearly Caring (Second
Quarter, 2009)
Human Evolution Slows
A geneticist and evolutionist at
University College London says
human evolution is slowing and
may stop. Prof. Steve Jones
notes that most older males are
no longer having children. Since
offspring of older fathers suffer
more mutations and evolutionists
think mutations are a driving force
for evolution, human evolution
may soon come to a stop. Of
course, nobody has ever
observed humans evolving.—
Answers (April-June, 2009)
School Recess Helps
Children Succeed
Recess and downtime may be as
important for a child to succeed
academically as reading, science
and math, new research
suggests. A study published by
the journal Pediatrics in February
found that regular recess, fitness
and nature time can improve
behavior, concentration and even
grades. Unfortunately, the study
found that 30% of the children
had few or no daily recesses.—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(3/10/09)
Hybrids
Attempts to make useful hybrid
embryos by mixing human and
animal cells apparently have
failed. Scientists said the
embryos “are of no use to
science,” according to a study
published in Cloning and Stem
Cells. Scientists at Advanced Cell
Technology in Massachusetts had
attempted to use cow, mouse and
rabbit eggs to produce human
embryonic stem cells in cloning
experiments, but the hybrid
embryos were genetically flawed.
—Clearly Caring (Second
Quarter, 2009)
Human Evolution Slows
A geneticist and evolutionist at
University College London says
human evolution is slowing and
may stop. Prof. Steve Jones
notes that most older males are
no longer having children. Since
offspring of older fathers suffer
more mutations and evolutionists
think mutations are a driving force
for evolution, human evolution
may soon come to a stop. Of
course, nobody has ever
observed humans evolving.—
Answers (April-June, 2009)
School Recess Helps
Children Succeed
Recess and downtime may be as
important for a child to succeed
academically as reading, science
and math, new research
suggests. A study published by
the journal Pediatrics in February
found that regular recess, fitness
and nature time can improve
behavior, concentration and even
grades. Unfortunately, the study
found that 30% of the children
had few or no daily recesses.—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(3/10/09)
WCC Wants Common Easter
Date
The World Council of Churches
says consensus is emerging that
all Christians should begin
celebrating Easter on the same
date. Normally Roman Catholics
and Protestants have a different
date for Easter than Orthodox
churches because the two groups
use a different calendar.
However, a coincidence in the
Julian and Gregorian calendars
for 2010 and 2011 means
Catholics, Protestants, and
Orthodox will have a common
Easter those two years. The
World Council of Churches, which
represents some 350 Protestant
and Orthodox churches, wants to
see a common Easter become
permanent.—Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel (5/29/09)
California Court Says No to
Same-Sex Marriage
The California Supreme Court has
upheld Proposition 8, a ban on
same-sex marriage, but also
decided that some 18,000
homosexual “marriges” that took
place before the law went into
effect were legal. The 6-1
decision rejected the argument
that the California constition’s
equal protection clause required
the Legislture’s approval of such
a ban. The constitutional
amendment approved in
November by 52% of the voters
says, “Only a marriage between a
man and a woman is valid or
recognized in California.”—USA
Today (5/26/09)
Date
The World Council of Churches
says consensus is emerging that
all Christians should begin
celebrating Easter on the same
date. Normally Roman Catholics
and Protestants have a different
date for Easter than Orthodox
churches because the two groups
use a different calendar.
However, a coincidence in the
Julian and Gregorian calendars
for 2010 and 2011 means
Catholics, Protestants, and
Orthodox will have a common
Easter those two years. The
World Council of Churches, which
represents some 350 Protestant
and Orthodox churches, wants to
see a common Easter become
permanent.—Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel (5/29/09)
California Court Says No to
Same-Sex Marriage
The California Supreme Court has
upheld Proposition 8, a ban on
same-sex marriage, but also
decided that some 18,000
homosexual “marriges” that took
place before the law went into
effect were legal. The 6-1
decision rejected the argument
that the California constition’s
equal protection clause required
the Legislture’s approval of such
a ban. The constitutional
amendment approved in
November by 52% of the voters
says, “Only a marriage between a
man and a woman is valid or
recognized in California.”—USA
Today (5/26/09)
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