Catholic News Headlines / Links [6-27-09]

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Tax hike alert: House passes "green bill" that conservative group estimates will cut GDP & cost thousands of $'s per family in carbon taxes [6/27]

Vatican newspaper stirs it up again: Recently deceased "pop music legend" who was not known for promoting Christian values is praised by L'Osservatore Romano [6/27]

U.S. bishops "enthusiastically" support climate change legislation that opponents say will result in "the largest tax increase in American history" and have only a "miniscule effect on the process of climate change" [Note: For previous news brief concerning the 'global warming' agenda, click here ("The Real Climate Change")] [6/27]

Ireland grants legal rights to s*domite couples [6/27]

Pro-life democrats send letter to Pelosi requesting House not advance health care bill that covers abortion [6/27]

Don't expect them to bother reading legal opinions of someone they support elevating to the U.S. Supreme Court! Senate Majority Leader says he has not read any of Sotomayor's legal opinions and says that "...if I’m fortunate...I won’t have to read one of them" [6/27]

Another reason to homeschool: CA public school district sides with PP and votes to allow teenaged students to leave campus during the day for "confidential medical services" - e.g. abortion, contraception, rape treatment, drug abuse, mental health services, STD treatment - without parental notification or consent; More CA schools may follow suit [6/27]

Blog associated with Kansas City diocese says earlier story regarding Ark was "bad translating, hype" [6/27]

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