OCTOPUS FARMING IN THE U.S. WOULD BE BANNED UNDER A NEW BILL IN CONGRESS; ALLEGED NEWS

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V32yeA9yUuk&t=12s

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

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/07/25/octopus-farming-in-the-u-s-would-be-banned-under-a-new-bill-in-congress/

[2] Compassion in World Farming, Washington State Set to Ban Octopus Farming, Alleged News

https://www.ciwf.com/media-and-news/news/2024/03/washington-state-set-to-ban-octopus-farming?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw74e1BhBnEiwAbqOAjDh8oU-UlBMTHRsLoAMz3GnVVartreveDMLfZWv7NNh5335Lj0tFnBoCEH8QAvD_BwE

[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

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-2892073/Video-Catholic-woman-protesting-outside-abortion-clinic-arrested-again.html

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

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/president-of-caritas-in-germany-calls-demands-reimbursements-for-women-who-get-abortions/?utm_source=digest-catholic-2024-08-21&utm_medium=email

[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

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.

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

https://youtu.be/SikD1Tyqkx8

With thanks to Youtube

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.

GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH - MODULE 80: CROSSROADS OF LIFE, PROPHETS AND DISCIPLES

 

GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH SEMINARY

MODULE 80

SERMON ON THE MOUNT: 

CROSSROADS OF LIFE, PROPHETS AND DISCIPLES

We stand at a crossroads

Each of us stands from time to time at a crossroads. One way may point the easy way - the broad path - which may well lead to ruin. The other may lead to the hard road, the moral road, the road of toil and faith. Yet the latter is the way which leads to virtue and to Heaven. Jesus advises us to take the hard road to discipleship; this is the road that leads to life. "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it." [1]

True and False Prophets

Jesus warned us against false prophets, outwardly meek and wearing disciples' clothing, yet inwardly they are ravening wolves. We are to observe the fruits of their lives. Only good fruit, good results, good actions can come from the good person. Bad deeds, bad results will issue from the false prophet. Disciples are to be discerning, to take the long view, not to trust naively. They are to weigh up each prophetic word, and discard those which are not authentic, reject those not from Christ. 

True and False Disciples

Jesus counsels us to be a true disciple by obeying His words and His Sermon on the Mount in our lives. When others can look at a disciple and see Christlike example and obedient service to the Father in Heaven, that one is the true disciple.

Jesus affirmed that many can perform great works, some even ostensibly in His Name. But God Who sees the inward heart knows the false prophet from the true. We are to be sincere in devotion, and pure in deeds and service. Only then will we be carrying out the Will of Our Father in Heaven. Jesus taught, "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord', will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your Name and and in Your Name drive out demons and in Your Name perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!" [2]

[1] Matthew 7:13

[2] Matthew 7:21-23

GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH - MODULE 79: BE CONFIDENT AND THE GOLDEN RULE

GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH SEMINARY

MODULE 79

SERMON ON THE MOUNT: 

BE CONFIDENT AND THE GOLDEN RULE

Be confident in prayer

Jesus tells us to be confident in prayer. God is indeed our Father. The Almighty will hear our pleas, and send us what is best for us at the right time. No good father whose child is in need will give with malice, instead of loving providence. In just this way a loving father will give his child bread, not a stone. Fish, not a sea snake. An egg, not a biting scorpion.

In the same way, God will never refuse or mock us. He will answer our prayer with perfect wisdom and perfect love. Sometimes our prayer may seem unanswered. It will surely turn out at a later stage that we have asked for something that would prove our downfall.  We must be ceaseless in relationship with God, confident in prayer, and joyful in gratitude. 

Jesus tells us, "Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." [1]

The Golden Rule

Jesus perfected the ancient ethical teaching, "Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you. "  The Son of God commanded, "Do to others what you would have them do to you." [2]  In this sentence, Jesus sums up the Law and the Prophets. If we follow the golden rule of Jesus, we can never falter or mis-step. When we do only that which is right, we follow God's path and are on the royal road to Heaven.

https://youtu.be/Ik0aS368Kv0

[1] Matthew 7:7

[2] Matthew 7:12

With thanks to Youtube and free clipart library