A LIT CANDLE HAS BEEN BURNING
IN REMEMBRANCE OF
BISHOP PATRICIA FRESEN R.I.P.
OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE
WITH THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS
OF BISHOP FRESEN.
MAY STRENGTH AND BLESSINGS
BE THEIRS AT THIS TIME
OF GRIEF AND MOURNING.
Friday, October 25, 2024
A CANDLE HAS BEEN BURNING IN REMEMBRANCE OF CHILDREN IN MALAWI
A CANDLE HAS BEEN LIT IN REMEMBRANCE OF CHILDREN IN MALAWI. THERE IS QUESTION THAT CHILDREN WORK WITHIN TOBACCO FIELDS AND SUFFER ILLNESS, ALLEGED NEWS. [1]
WITH THANKS TO THOSE WHO HIGHLIGHTED THE PLIGHT OF OUR MALAWIAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN OUR HUMAN FAMILY, ALLEGED NEWS. [1], [2], [3] and [4]
Child tobacco pickers
A study report by children's organization Plan found the following, Alleged News: [1]
- Children in Malawi receive just 17 U.S. cents (11 pence) for 12 hours of unrelenting work, Alleged News [1]
- As one of the world's largest tobacco producers, Malawi is reliant on the tobacco industry for its national income and thousands of children, some as young as five, work in the fields to support their families, Alleged News. [1] Through original participatory research, Plan has gained an insight into the realities of their lives. [1]
Green Tobacco Sickness
- As well as long hours and little pay, children are unknowingly blighted by the effects of Green Tobacco sickness, (GTS); Alleged News. [1] GTS is a poisoning found in workers who cultivate and harvest tobacco and is exacerbated by rain or dew on the crop; Alleged News. [1] On humid days the average field worker may be exposed to as much as 54 mg of dissolved nicotine - the equivalent of more than 50 average cigarettes, Alleged News. [1]
- Common symptoms of Green Tobacco Sickness (GTS), or nicotine poisoning, include severe headaches, abdominal pain, muscle weakness, coughing and breathlessness; Alleged News. [3]
[1] Plan, August 2009. Research with children working on tobacco farms in Malawi. Preface. Hard work, long hours and little pay, Alleged News
https://resourcecentre.savethechildren.net/pdf/3809.pdf/
[2] Daily Maverick. Is big tobacco using child and forced labour in Malawi, Alleged News
[3] Framework Convention Alliance: Malawi child tobacco pickers exposed to nicotine poisoning, Alleged News
https://fctc.org/resource-hub/malawi-child-tobacco-pickers-exposed-to-nicotine-poisoning/
[4] Child labourers in Malawi suffer from tobacco poisoning; Alleged News
With thanks to Plan, msn.com. fctc.org and youtube
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
OCTOPUS FARMING IN THE U.S. WOULD BE BANNED UNDER A NEW BILL IN CONGRESS; ALLEGED NEWS
A PLAN TO COMMERCIALLY FARM OCTOPUS FOR MEAT HAS LED TO A U.S. BILL THAT WOULD BAN THE PRACTICE, ALONG WITH ANY IMPORTS LINKED TO IT; ALLEGED NEWS. [1] Bipartisan legislation to ban octopus farming was introduced in Congress during July 2024; Alleged News. [1]
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
"Octopuses are among the most intelligent creatures in the oceans. And they belong at sea, not suffering on a factory farm," Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, a co-author of the bill, said to NPR in a statement; Alleged News. [1]
Outrage
Scientists and animal advocates expressed outrage over a plan by a large seafood company in Spain to farm octopuses on an unprecedented scale to harvest them for seafood; Alleged News. [1]
OCTOPUS Act
The new legislation is known as the OCTOPUS Act; short for Opposing the Cultivation and Trade of Octopus Produced through Unethical Strategies; Alleged News. [1] It would require anyone importing octopus into the U.S. to certify that it was not produced through commercial aquaculture; Alleged News. [1]
Civil fine
If it becomes law, the ban would impose a civil fine up to $100,000 for each violation; Alleged News. [1]
Washington banned octopus farming
In March 2024, Washington became the first U.S. State - and according to the group Compassion in World Farming [2] - the first government anywhere - to ban octopus farming; Alleged News. [1] Other states, such as California and Hawaii, have looked at similar bans; Alleged News. [1]
Amazing creatures
Octopuses are such amazing creatures. Let us respect their uniqueness. How can we cause suffering, loneliness and pain by farming for profit? What profit is there in hurting our marine neighbours on this earth? Let us save the sweet octopus from being treated in a way which could cause distress, hardship and death.
[1] Octopus farming in the U.S. would be banned under a new bill in Congress, Alleged News
[2] Compassion in World Farming, Washington State Set to Ban Octopus Farming, Alleged News
[3] Compassion in World Farming, Alleged News
https://www.ciwf.org/about-compassion/our-story/
With thanks to opb.org and youtube, the Dodo
UNITED KINGDOM; ISABEL VAUGHAN-SPRUCE HAS RECEIVED A PAYOUT FROM POLICE AFTER BEING ARRESTED FOR SILENT PRAYER; ALLEGED NEWS
UNITED KINGDOM: MS ISABEL VAUGHAN-SPRUCE, OF MARCH FOR LIFE UK, WHO HAS VOLUNTEERED FOR MANY YEARS IN SUPPORT OF WOMEN IN CRISIS PREGNANCIES, HAS RECEIVED A PAYOUT FROM POLICE AFTER BEING ARRESTED FOR PRAYING OUTSIDE AN ABORTION BUSINESS; ALLEGED NEWS. [1] Ms Vaughan-Spruce was accused of breaching a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) outside an abortion clinic in Kings Norton, Birmingham - the charges were dropped last year: Alleged News. [1] and [2]
Breach of human rights
Ms Vaughan-Spruce claimed the police actions breached her human rights, Alleged News. [1] She received £13,000 from West Midlands Police, which said it settled her civil claim "without any admission of liability", adding the city council brought in the PSPO to deter protesters; Alleged News. [1]
Reproductive coercion
Ms Vaughan-Spruce highlighted a survey about reproductive coercion, commissioned by the BBC, in which 15% of the 1,000 UK women surveyed said they had experienced pressure to terminate the pregnancy; Alleged News. [1]
Legal Support from Alliance Defending Freedom UK
Ms Vaughan-Spruce received legal support from Alliance Defending Freedom UK (ADF), part of a US-based legal advocacy group; Alleged News. [1]
[1] Abortion clinic payout woman shocked at prayer arrest, Alleged News
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gze361j7xo
[2] United Kingdom: Director Isabel Vaughan-Spruce and Fr Sean Gough found not guilty for silently praying near a closed abortion center, Alleged News
https://lumierecharity.blogspot.com/2023/02/united-kingdom-director-isabel-vaughan.html
[3] Videos Mail Online; Alleged News
With thanks to bbc.com and dailymail.co.uk
PRESIDENT OF CATHOLIC CARITAS GERMANY HAS CALLED FOR COST REIMBURSEMENTS FOR WOMEN WHO OBTAIN ABORTIONS; ALLEGED NEWS
THE PRESIDENT OF THE CATHOLIC CHARITY CARITAS GERMANY HAS CALLED FOR COST REIMBURSEMENTS FOR WOMEN WHO OBTAIN ABORTIONS; ALLEGED NEWS. [1] Caritas Germany president Eva-Maria Welskop-Deffaa called lack of reimbursement for abortions an 'unnecessary burden' for women and said 'it should be possible to reimburse the costs' for women who undergo abortions; Alleged News. [1]
Catechism of the Catholic Church
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that "human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception. From the first moment of his existence, a human being must be recognized as having the rights of a person - among which is the inviolable right of every innocent being to life . . . " [2] "Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law." [3]
Sermon on the Mount
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus Christ recalls the commandment, "Thou shalt not kill". [4] It is incumbent upon all who follow the way of Christ to adhere completely to the sixth Commandment.
Innocent life
The life of an unborn child is that of an innocent. Let us protect this life always.
[1] President of Caritas in Germany demands reimbursements for women who get abortions; Alleged News
[2] Catechism of the Catholic Church. 1. Respect for human life, number 2270
https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P7Z.HTM#$2CA
[3] Catechism of the Catholic Church. 1. Respect for human life, number 2271
https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P7Z.HTM#$2CA
[4] Matthew 5:21-26, Exodus 20:13
With thanks to lifesitenews.com and vatican.va
Sunday, August 18, 2024
A CANDLE HAS BEEN LIT IN REMEMBRANCE OF ISRAEL AND GAZA
A Candle has been lit by Lumiere in remembrance of Israel and Gaza.
Our thoughts are with all who are suffering,
for all who have lost their lives; for religious who are in moral distress at being conscripted from their seminaries;
for all families, colleagues and friends.
for all who have lost their lives; for religious who are in moral distress at being conscripted from their seminaries;
for all families, colleagues and friends.
We pray that Almighty God will act to bring peace and that the unimaginable suffering and deaths will cease.
Viewer discretion is advised re video: contains violent content not suitable for all viewers. Video is not suitable for children
With thanks to Youtube
Saturday, July 6, 2024
GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH - MODULE 81: THE ONLY TRUE FOUNDATION
GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH SEMINARY
MODULE 81
SERMON ON THE MOUNT:
THE ONLY TRUE FOUNDATION
The builder must think ahead
The builder must think ahead. Many a pleasantly shaded sandy hollow could seem an attractive spot on which to build a house. The wise builder knows that this summery haven may prove a raging torrent of gushing water in winter, as the gully fills with water. Poor foresight, weak planning leads to the disintegration of the builder's house when put to the test.
Jesus tells us to be as wise as the man who built his house on solid rock, a harder alternative to digging in soft sandy shade, but the best decision at the end of the day. Tthe house built on rock stands the test of time and the seasons, and the house built in a dried-up bed of a river is swept away. So too must we plan our spiritual life with wisdom.
Build your spiritual house upon rock, not shifting sand
We must build our spiritual house, our worship lives, on the only true foundation; the Rock Who is God. The waters of temptation may rise, the floods of difficulties may tempest down, the very ground around the rock may shake with the thunder and lightning of the difficulties of life. Yet the faithful disciple firmly entrusted to the Providence and Love of the Lord, will weather all these with Divine Help.
Let our spiritual house be firmly founded, so as not to undergo the awful fate of the house that crashed, the disciple that foundered. This does not include the mistakes we make upon discipleship road. We are human, and learning how to navigate life according to holy tenets is not always a flawless performance. Mistakes will be made. Confess your error before God, determine to do better the next time. This earthly life is a learning curve. Make sure you draw the lesson from every misstep.
End of the Sermon on the Mount
At the end of the Sermon on the Mount, when Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at His teaching, because He taught as One Who had authority, and not as their teachers of the Law.
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