Declan Ganley speaking in Ireland at a Pro-life event attended by Lumiere Charity and Supportlife Group
IRELAND: Irish entrepreneur Declan Ganley has begun a High Court challenge to the ban on attending Mass and other religious ceremonies, Alleged News. [1] and [2]
Declan is well-known as an ardent pro-lifer, son of Erin and man of honour to the people of Ireland and abroad.
County Galway-based Mr Ganley initiated judicial review proceedings against Minister for Health Stephen Donnolly and the State; Alleged News. [1]
Archbishop Eamon Martin
All-Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin used a column in The Irish Catholic to urge Catholics to write to their elected representatives calling for restrictions on Masses and other religious ceremonies to be eased; Alleged News. [1]
Archbishop Eamon affirmed that "In making the case for public worship at all stages of lockdown we are not claiming special privilege over other places - like gyms, restaurants or sports. We are simply stating the fact that, for Christians, gathering to worship God is not an optional extra - it is a profound expression of who we are as individual spiritual beings and as Church," Alleged News. [1]
Matter adjourned to December 8th 2020
The judge, Justice Charles Meenan, directed the application for permission to bring the challenge be heard on notice to the State and adjourned the matter to December 8th when he said circumstances can be reassessed; Alleged News. [2] Mr Ganley's lawyers said the matter was urgent; Alleged News. [2]
In his action, Mr Ganley represented by Neil Steen SC and Darren Lehane SC, instructed by solicitor EamonnCunningham of Gateley Tweed, seeks various orders and declarations, including an order that certain temporary regulations introduced as part of the Government’s efforts to deal with the pandemic – Regulation 5(1) and (3) of the 1947 Health Act – are quashed; Alleged News. [2]
He also seeks declarations the regulations at issue are incompatible with various articles of the Constitution, including article 44 where the State acknowledges the right of persons to freely practise their religion; Alleged News. [2]
In the alternative, Mr Ganley seeks a declaration the regulations do not prevent him from leaving his residence for the purpose of practising his religion, including participation in public worship; Alleged News. [2]
Mr Steen said the issue was extremely important for his client; Alleged News. [2] It was accepted the vast majority of religious services, including Catholic Masses, have been cancelled by church leaders due to the pandemic; Alleged News. [2] The regulations did not appear to prevent services like Masses but Catholic priests cannot leave their homes to perform a Mass nor can persons like Mr Ganley attend such services; Alleged News. [2]
Uproar
There was uproar in Ireland after warning that priests could go to prison for celebrating Mass, Alleged News. [3] In the wake of new laws which Catholics in Ireland are comparing to penal times and the persecution of the Catholic Church, an increasing number of priests and lay people are demanding the return of Mass and the sacraments, Alleged News. [3]
According to the Iona Institute, the new penalties apply to any minister of religion who holds a public act of worship, not just priests; Alleged News. [3]
A group representing Catholic, Protestant, Pentecostal and New churches from all over Ireland, Irish Church Together, said that it supported the appeal made by 70 Pentecostal church leaders in an open letter to Taoiseach Martin, within which the religious leaders described the closure of places of worship as "counterproductive" at a time when people "desperately need the hope and community that so many find in church life and public worship; Alleged News. [3]
International horror
Countless abroad have expressed horror at the plight of the people of Ireland unable to worship in cathedral, mosque, church or temple.
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IRELAND; THERE HAS BEEN UPROAR AFTER WARNING THAT PRIESTS COULD GO TO PRISON FOR CELEBRATING MASS, ALLEGED NEWS. [1] In the wake of new laws which Catholics in Ireland are comparing to penal times and the persecution of the Catholic Church, an increasing number of priests and lay people are demanding the return of Mass and the sacraments; Alleged News. [1]
Warning by Deputy McNamara
Deputy Michael McNamara, a politician who chairs the Oireachtas Covid-19 committee warned that a priest could be imprisoned or fined for celebrating the Holy Mass in public under new restrictions passed into Irish law during October 2020; Alleged News. [2]
Deputy McNamara, an independent TD for County Clare, raised his concerns as the Dail debated the extension of public health emergency legislation restricting individual rights from 9 November 2020 until 9th June 2021, with the view to curbing the spread of Covid-19 virus; Alleged News. [2]
Article 8
Article 8 of the regulations prohibits various events, including religious services, with an exception for funerals; Alleged News. [2] Contravention of the prohibition is an offence with a penal provision which allows for the imposition of criminal penalties on the event organizer, such as a priest who celebrates a Mass attended by any members of the public; Alleged News. [2] The penalties include a fine, imprisonment, or both.[2]
Criminal offence
Addressing the Minister for Health in the Dail, Deputy McNamara cautioned that under the new provisions, priests will be committing a criminal offence if they open the doors of their churches for Mass; Alleged News. [2]
Deputy McNamara said, "I am not a Mass-goer. but I know how important it is in the community I represent for people to go to Mass or to a church or mosque. The government is denying them that. Is the government going to send gardai after priests who decide to say Mass? If the government is thinking of that, I have one word to say, "Don't"; Alleged News. [3] [Gardai are the police].
Deputy McNamara emphasized that Regulation 5[1] precludes people leaving their home without reasonable excuse and that under Regulation 5[2] saying Mass in public is not a reasonable excuse and that therefore there is a penal provision for any priest who does; Alleged News. [3]
The law is in violation
The law is in direct violation of Article 44 of the Irish Constitution which states, "The State acknowledges that the homage of public worship is due to Almighty God. It shall hold His Name in reverence, and shall respect and honour religion. Freedom of conscience and the free profession and practice of religion are, subject to public order and morality, guaranteed to every citizen." [1]
All ministers of religion
According to the Iona Institute, the new penalties apply to any minister of religion who holds a public act of worship, not just priests; Alleged News. [2] A number of church leaders have issued statements which call upon the government to allow churches to reopen for public worship; Alleged News. [2]
A group representing Catholic, Protestant, Pentecostal and New churches from all over Ireland, Irish Church Together, said that it supported the appeal made by 70 Irish Pentecostal church leaders in an open letter to Taoiseach Martin, within which the religious leaders described the closure of places of worship as "counterproductive" at a time when people "desperately need the hope and community that so many find in church life and public worship", Alleged News. [2]
Archbishops meet Taoiseach
Taoiseach Martin met with Catholic Primate Archbishop Eamon Martin, Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Tuam Michael Neary, Archbishop of Cashel and Emly Kieran O'Reilly and Bishop of Ossory Dermot Farrell during October 2020, Alleged News. [4]
Penal restrictions for all ministers of religion
Penal laws are laws which were passed against Roman Catholics in Britain and Ireland that penalized the practice of the Roman Catholic religion and imposed civil disabilities on Catholics. [5]
Various acts passed in the 16th and 17th centuries prescribed fines and imprisonment for participation in Catholic worship and severe penalties, including death, for Catholic priests who practised their ministry in Britain or Ireland. [5]
When our forefathers marched and suffered for independence, they proudly thought of the generations of Irish to come who would have access to freedom and protection. Little did they know that the 21st century would bring restrictions not only for Catholics but for all ministers of religion.
Are the dying to remain without the last sacraments?
What will the results be? Are the dying to remain unshriven and without the solace of the last sacraments? Are believers to be denied the comfort of worship (with due Covid-19 restrictions being faithfully adhered to) in cathedral, church, mosque or temple? Are respected leaders of religion to be criminalized for following their God-given call to minister to the spiritual flocks God Himself has entrusted into their care?
An account will be required of us all at our Last Judgement. Will it be said that our people were allowed to shop for fruit and vegetables to sustain life but were denied the Bread of Life for their eternal salvation?
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FIVE KEY SPEAKERS HELD THE PLATFORM DURING THE NAL (NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR LIFE) INTERNATIONAL PRO-LIFE VIRTUAL SUMMIT WHICH WAS HELD ON 3rd OCTOBER 2020. Pro-lifers from countries such as South Africa, Ghana, Pakistan, Netherlands, Namibia, Kenya, Israel and India attended the conference. Reverend Jeremy Smyth highlighted the fact that unborn children are dying daily . The truth is that the abortion industry is destroying generations and making money out of it. Through abortion we are facing murder on an industrial scale.
International speakers
Speakers were President Bert van Dorenbos (Schreeuw om Leven Netherlands), Mr Brad Mattes (Life Issues Institute USA), Mrs Vinita Shaw (Disha Pro-Life India,), Mrs Sandy Shoshani (Be'ad Chaim Israel) and Dr Jean Kargia (Kenyan Pro-Life Organisation Kenya).
War within the womb
President van Dorenbos highlighted that abortion is a world war raging within the mother's womb. Mrs Vinita Shaw explained that the pro-life movement is growing in India.
Abortion until birth
Mrs Sandy Shoshani explained that Israel finances abortion. Abortion is legal until birth in Israel. Approximately 40 000 abortions take place annually in Israel. About half of these abortions are funded by the government with the approval of the Committee for Termination of Pregnancy.
Pro-life President
Mr Brad Mattes stated that President Trump is the most pro-life president ever. Both President Trump and Vice-President Pence are pro-life. The challenge from Mr Mattes to attendees was that future generations should not be able to ask why pro-lifers weren't there to stop this abortion holocaust.
Unplanned pregnancy social problem
Dr Jean Kargia noted that 85% of Kenyans are pro-life. Kenya has a pro-life constitution. Doctor explained that unplanned pregnancies are a social problem, not a medical one. Kiota Rescue Centre in Kenya assists pregnant girls who have been rejected by their families.
Dr van Eeden
Dr Albu van Eeden, CEO for Doctors for Life International, emphasized that embryological textbooks state that life starts at fertilization. He said that fertilization refers to the moment the male sperm fuses with a female egg to form a zygote (fertilized egg). Conception is however ambiguous in its meaning because it sometimes refers to fertilization and other times it is used to refer to implantation of the fertilized egg. It is therefore safer to refer to fertilization as the beginning of life.
Supportlife Group
Interaction between facilitator Mr Martus de Wet, Dr van Eeden, the speakers and attendees was facilitated during the summit. International pro-life group "Supportlife Group" attended the summit. Supportlife found that the breadth of information was excellent, the calibre of speakers world class, and that the support was very strengthening.
SOUTH AFRICA; THE INDEPENDENT POLICE INVESTIGATIVE DIRECTORATE (IPID) WILL INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS THAT MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE (SAPS) ARE INVOLVED IN THE STOCK THEFT SYNDICATE OPERATING IN THE SENEKAL-AREA IN THE FREE STATE; ALLEGED NEWS. [1]
Democratic Alliance
The Democratic Alliance has welcomed the investigation and called on the IPID to expand the investigation to encompass more rural communities in South Africa, saying it has been reliably informed - through its numerous oversight inspections to rural communities over the years - that "SAPS officers are often linked to the crimes they are supposed to investigate", Alleged News. [1]
Genl Khehla Sitole
Recently, the Democratic Alliance wrote to Genl Khehla Sitole, the National Police Commissioner, with regard to concerns in Tlakgameng-community in the North West and requesting the implementation of the SAPS Rural Safety Strategy there; Alleged News. [1] Farmers and community members there regularly experience stock theft, poaching, illegal land grabs, vandalism, illegal grazing and intimidation; Alleged News. [1]
Normandien in Kwazulu-Natal
The farmers in Normandien in Kwazulu-Natal brought similar complaints to an imbizo (a gathering, usually called by a traditional leader) with Police Minister Bheki Cele in September 2020; Alleged News. [1]
28 418 stock thefts from April 2019 to March 2020
MP Annette Steyn, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, apprised that "According to a joint report by SAPS and StatsSA there were 28 418 reports of stock theft between 1 April 2019 and March 2020," Alleged News. [1]
Andrew Whitfield MP
On October 13 2020 Andrew Whitfield MP, Shadow Minister of Police, wrote to the Speaker of the National Assembly Thandi Modise, to request the establishment of an Ad Hoc Committee of the National Assembly to investigate criminality and corruption at the SAPS; Alleged News. [1]
Farm murders continue
A female farm manager, Ms Chantel Kershaw (44), was ambushed at her farm near Johannesburg, Alleged News. [2] She was sexually assaulted and strangled, Alleged News. [2]
Farm manager Brendin Horner (21) was attacked and tortured before being stabbed three times then strangled after being strung up from a pole, Alleged News. [2] The attack happened at the DeRots Farm in Paul Roux in Free State, Alleged News. [2]
Police Minister Bheki Cele
Police Minister Bheki Cele confirmed that one suspect in the Mr Brendin Horner murder case has previously been arrested on 16 occasions; Alleged News. [3]
Carte Blanche
Carte Blanche presenter Derek Watts and his team were in the Free State, conducting interviews with farmers about stock theft and criminal problems along the porous border to Lesotho, when Farm manager Brendin Horner was murdered just three hours away from them, Alleged News. [1] As shown in the programme, farmers are living in isolation and fear. Mrs Daleen van den Hoven was beaten and left at a broken border gate (and has since had multiple brain operations), Alleged News. [1] Mr Makwena Thola was forced off his farm by stock thieves who stole his animals and threatened his life says, "Whenever I tell the story of my farm, my heart aches. It hurts," Alleged News. [1]
On 29 August 2020, a Northern Natal farming couple were ambushed and shot dead outside their Normandien home near Newcastle; Alleged News. [4] The bullet-ridden bodies of Glen and Vida Rafferty, 63 and 60 respectively, along with one of their dogs, was found near the entrance of their home, Alleged News. [4]
11 and 15 year old girls raped
Of the deaths recorded during August 2020, four were in KZN (Kwazulu-Natal); Alleged News. [4] The statistics also revealed that four women were raped, including a mother and her two daughters, aged 15 and 11; Alleged News. [4]
Gun pushed in 99-year old woman's mouth
Knives and guns were usually the weapons used, and in one attack, a gun was pushed into the mouth of a 99-year old woman; Alleged News. [4]
Ramped up calls from leaders
The deaths of the Rafferty couple ramped up calls from community leaders, rights groups and politicians who roundly condemned the country's latest farm killings; Alleged News. [4]
Nationwide demonstrations
Nationwide demonstrations swept South Africa in September 2020. [5] A protest was held at Parliament in Cape Town. 40 000 protested in Tshwane (Pretoria). A farm murder protest was held in Nelson Mandela Bay. A protest against farm murders took place in Mookgophong, Limpopo.
Gauteng bikers took to the streets to shine a spotlight on farm murders in South Africa. A protest was held in Durban. A protest was held at Hartswater after the murder of the Brand family, Alleged News. The bodies of Mr Danie Brand (83), his wife Mrs Breggie Brand (73) and their daughter Ms Elzabie (54) were found after the family went missing after allegedly being attacked on their smallholding in Hartswater in the Northern Cape, Alleged News. [5]
Hartswater protest
Protests were held in Amanzimtoti, East London, Zululand and Dundee; Alleged News. [5] Protests were held in Senekal, Alleged News. [6]
Farm murders continue
On July 19 2019, a candle was lit by Lumiere in remembrance of all who have been wounded and/or murdered in farm attacks in South Africa. That candle continues to burn.
A few of the farm attacks news reports in 2019 included farm attacks in
Bonnievale
Stellenbosch
Hoopstad/Bloemhof
Potchefstroom
Near Makhado Limpopo
Mpumalanga
Bokfontein
Devon Gauteng
Apiesrivier Gauteng
De Wildt Gauteng
Hankey Eastern Cape
Paarl
Westonaria
Petrusberg Free State
Patryshoek Gauteng
Lanseria
Biesiesvlei North West province
Martindale Free State
Roodeplaat
Delmas
Argent Mpumalanga
Andeon Gauteng
Centurion
Nigel
Vryheid Kwazulu-Natal
Levubu area Limpopo
Tweedespruit Cullinan Gauteng; Alleged News. [7]
Rome Research Institute of South Africa statistics
A visual analysis of farm attacks and murders: September 2020, by the Rome Research Institute of South Africa; Alleged News. can be found at the following link:
Farm attack outside Christiana in the North West province of South Africa on 17 October 2020, two farm workers were attacked and assaulted; Alleged News. [8] The workers were tied up, assaulted and seriously injured; Alleged News. [8] One of the workers was also stabbed, Alleged News. [8]
Addo area
A farm attack on 16 October 2020 on a farm in the Addo area Eastern Cape province of South Africa; Alleged News. [9] Farm guests were attacked and robbed, one was shot in the upper body, another guest was shot in the leg; Alleged News. [9]
Kameeldrift West Gauteng
A farm attack took place on 17 October 2020 on a smallholding in Kameeldrift West Gauteng; Alleged News. [10] Three attackers cut the fence and broke into the home where they attacked a man with a panga; Alleged News. [10] The man suffered extensive injuries to his fingers and hands, Alleged News. [10] Robbery ensued, Alleged News. [10]
Hennenman Free State
A farm attack on 3 October 2020 on a Hennenman district farm, during which an elderly couple were attacked; Alleged News. [11] The 60-year old woman was shot two times in the chest and in the knee and the husband (62) was also shot two times in the leg, Alleged News. [11]
Koffiefontein Free State
A farm attack took place on 12 October 2020 in Koffiefonteint in the Free State province of South Africa; Alleged News. [12] A farmer, Andries Myburgh (31) was attacked on the farm Vandermerwesdam between Koffiefontein and Petrusburg; Alleged News. [12]
The attackers overpowered him, hit him over the head and a struggle ensued, Alleged News. [12] The attackers then poured petrol over him and set him alight, Alleged News. [12] Myburgh managed to escape, Alleged News. [12]
Farm attacks and farm murders - this year so far; Alleged News
January 2020; 17 farm attacks
February 2020; 31 farm attacks, 8 farm murders
March 2020; 35 farm attacks, 6 farm murders
April 2020; 17 farm attacks, 1 farm murder
May 2020; 15 farm attacks, 4 farm murders
June 2020; 56 farm attacks, 7 farm murders
July 2020; 55 farm attacks, 9 farm murders
August 2020; 52 farm attacks, 9 farm murders
September 2020; 48 farm attacks, 5 farm murders [13]
May the souls of the departed rest in peace
Lumiere candle continues to remain lit in remembrance
of all wounded and/or murdered in farm attacks in South Africa
[1] IPID to investigate allegations that police involved in Senekal stock theft syndicate; Alleged News
[2] Farm slaughter Female farmers sexually assaulted, tortured and murdered in latest horrific attacks on South Africa's white farm workers, Alleged News
DR DAMON NOTO M.D. PROVIDED TESTIMONY FOR HEARING BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS REGARDING FORCED ORGAN HARVESTING WITH REGARD TO RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL DISSIDENTS BY THE CHINESE COMMUNISTIC PARTY; ALLEGED NEWS. [1] DR NOTO IS A SPOKESPERSON FROM DOCTORS AGAINST FORCED ORGAN HARVESTING; ALLEGED NEWS. [1]
[1] Dr Damon Noto - House Hearing on Organ Harvesting; Alleged News
There is extensive evidence suggesting that hundreds of thousands have been killed for their organs in China; Alleged News. [1] Help save innocent lives and end this crime against humanity; Alleged News. [1]
