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Psychiatrist Keith Ablow: I’ll keep speaking out against transgenderism despite death threats

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WASHINGTON, D.C. , January 28, 2014  – Dr. Keith Ablow , M.D., has been the target of death threats for his  view  that so-called ‘transgenderism’ is unproven science that puts vulnerable children at risk of unnecessary surgical procedures and lifelong confusion. But the Massachusetts -based psychiatrist told  LifeSiteNews  in an exclusive interview that he’ll keep speaking out on the issue despite the dangers.  Psychiatrist Dr. Keith Ablow “I have had to make a decision about whether to say what I think and try to be empathetic to everyone, despite those threats and despite the calls from many people for me to be stripped of my academic credentials,” Ablow told LifeSiteNews.  “It’s important to keep speaking out on this issue because, apparently, in America, there are thousands of children who are being prepared for extensive, life-changing plastic surgery who may or may not need it.” Ablow said that what causes a person to feel ‘trapped in the wrong body’ is a question

Social conservatives defect after GOP candidate for Mass. Lt. Gov. flip-flops on gay ‘marriage’

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BOSTON, – For Massachusetts’s social conservatives , it was the straw that broke the camel’s back: Karyn Polito , Republican candidate for lieutenant governor and former state senator, recently  reversed  her long-held opposition to same-sex “marriage” and announced she now favors the redefinition of marriage to include homosexual couples. Now, pro-family activists are threatening to withdraw their support for Polito and her running mate , gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker, and back political novice Mark Fisher instead. Both Baker and Polito were always going to be a hard sell for social conservatives.  Both candidates are strongly in favor of legalized abortion-on-demand, and Baker chose an openly homosexual abortion supporter as his running mate during his previous failed bid for the governorship in 2010.  But Polito, at least, had one thing going for her in the eyes of family values voters: She had tried, albeit unsuccessfully, to turn the tide against same-sex “marriage” i

Homosexual zealots have hopped onto the anti-bullying bandwagon

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Bullying has always been a problem. I faced it in school as did most people. It is a very common occurrence, but it is not amiss to seek to at least lessen it. In its extreme forms it can lead victims to attempt suicide, so it is well worth dealing with. And there have been all sorts of victims of bullying: -if you are an ugly kid you likely will be bullied; -if you are a fat kid you likely will be bullied; -if you are a skinny kid you likely will be bullied; -if you are an acne-ridden kid you likely will be bullied; -if you are a kid from the wrong side of town you likely will be bullied; -if you are an ungainly kid you likely will be bullied; -if you are a very bright kid you likely will be bullied. -if you are a very nerdy kid you likely will be bullied. The point is most kids have been bullied for all sorts of reasons. Such bullying is of course wrong, but it tends to be quite normal. But a major concern is when one special interest group seeks to politicise this issue, and hijac

Will homosexual marriage hurt my marriage?

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Same Sex Marriage (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Cons of Same Sex Marriage - It hurts Heterosexuals Homosexual activists ask, “How would government-backed same-sex marriage hurt you?” Most conservatives have failed to answer this question, but it is not hard to foresee the following negative consequences on all Americans : Income taxes will be increased  to make up for the marriage tax benefits given to homosexual couples and to pay for the social costs resulting from the increase in illegitimacy. We provide financial benefits to married couples because they produce and care for children. Why should homosexual couples get the same benefits as men and women raising children? Moreover, providing financial incentives for homosexual unions would be doubly counterproductive. First, taxpayers would be subsidizing, and thus encouraging destructive behavior. Second, we then would pay for the results of that behavior in the form of increased medical and social costs. Social security taxe

Judge allows lawsuit against pastor for opposing homosexuality

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English: Uganda's Coat of arms (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) A U.S. judge is allowing a lawsuit by a Ugandan homosexual group charging an Evangelical pastor with a “crime against humanity.” The American pastor is accused of violating international law for speaking against homosexuality and discussing legislation with Ugandan leaders. Scott Lively , an attorney and author, runs the Holy Grounds coffee house in Massachusetts where coffee and Bibles are free and Sunday church services minister to homeless people, drug addicts and others. In 2009, he was invited to speak at a conference in Uganda where he said the goal of the homosexual movement is “to defeat the marriage-based society and replace it with a culture of sexual promiscuity.” Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) accuses Lively of inciting “persecution” through public speaking and advising Ugandan leaders who introduced legislation against homosexuality. SMUG advocates for legal and social acceptance of lesbian, homose

5 Things You Need to Know About the Supreme Court’s Marriage Cases

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One concerns the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defines marriage for the purposes of federal law as the union of one man and one woman. President Clinton signed DOMA into law after Congress passed it by overwhelming bipartisan majorities in 1996. The other case concerns Proposition 8 , a state constitutional amendment approved by California voters in 2008 defining marriage for state purposes as the union of one man and one woman. >>>  Watch Our Short Video on Why This Matters At stake is whether citizens and their elected representatives have the constitutional authority to make laws that reflect the truth about marriage. Here are five things you need to know: 1. Courts Shouldn’t Redefine Marriage The U.S. Constitution does not require redefining marriage. Unelected judges should not usurp the authority of citizens and their elected representatives to discuss, debate and vote on important policy matters. In a Heritage Legal Memorandum , John Eastman ex

Queering Education: it gets worse!

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June 10, 2013 ( Mercatornet.com ) - The logic works like this: If homosexual acts are moral, as so many now insist, then they should be normative. If they are normative, they should be taught in our schools as a standard. If they are a standard, they should be enforced. And so it has come, and is coming, to be. Education is an essential part of the drive to universalize the rationalization for homosexual behavior; so it must become a mandatory part of the curriculum. The infiltration of higher education by LGBT studies is well known. However, less attention seems to have been paid to the effort to spread LGBT propaganda in elementary schools and high schools. Because of the young ages of students K through 12, the introduction of pro-homosexual materials has required a special sensitivity from those who are trying to get away with it. They must avoid the explicit nature of the LGBT courses offered at the college level and disguise the effort in terms of something other t