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Australian Archbishop would rather go to jail than breach seal of confession in response to child sex abuse legislation

JACQUELINE WILLIAMS
NY Times
Wed, 16 Aug 2017 15:46 UTC
denis hart
© Joe Castro/European Pressphoto AgencyArchbishop Denis Hart at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Melbourne in 2013. He said he would rather go to jail than breach the seal of confession
It's confidential and considered sacred - a conversation strictly between a confessor and priest, never to be divulged. The secrecy of the confessional, a centuries-old sacrament, is taken so seriously that some priests would die before disclosing what has been shared.

Archbishop Denis Hart of Melbourne, who as president of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference represents all Roman Catholic clergy in the country, said Tuesday that he would rather go to jail than breach the seal of confession.

"The laws in our country and in many other countries recognize the special nature of confession as part of the freedom of religion, which has to be respected," Archbishop Hart told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

His comments came a day after religious institutions across the country were forced to defend the secrecy of confession after Australia's Royal Commission Into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse recommended a sweep of legislative and policy changes, one of which would require priests who hear about sexual abuse in the confessional to report it to the authorities. The 85 recommendations were aimed at reforming Australia's criminal justice system to provide a fairer response to sex-abuse victims, the commission said.
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Massive change in the US - What astrologers see in eclipses that most don't

Donna Woodwell
Medium
Tue, 01 Aug 2017 14:56 UTC
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Eclipse fever is seizing the United States. The nation has ringside seats for literally the "Greatest Show on Earth" - the appropriately named "Great American Eclipse" on Aug. 21, 2017.

Right now, the news is filled with viewing tips and advice for avoiding traffic jams during what's slated to become the most-watched cosmic event in human history. Experts say 200 million Americans will be able to witness the eclipse at least in part, while perhaps a billion more will tune in online from around the world.

But, as a former journalist turned professional astrologer, I want to share with you a secret: What astrologers see in an eclipse that you don't.

(I'll give you a hint. Astrology predicts massive changes for the U.S. And it also suggests what you can do about it.)
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Ivy League law professor: Current societal breakdown a result of abandoning Anglo-American cultural norms

Dave Urbanski
The Blaze
Mon, 14 Aug 2017 14:41 UTC
University of Pennsylvania Law School professor Amy Wax
University of Pennsylvania Law School professor Amy Wax
University of Pennsylvania Law School professor Amy Wax may come across as somewhat of an aberration at one of the high-ranking bastions of liberal academia.

That's because Wax - the Ivy League school's Robert Mundheim Professor of Law who boasts degrees from Yale, Harvard and Columbia - often stands against the left-wing tide.

Wax penned an op-ed for Philly.com Wednesday, co-written with Larry Alexander of the University of San Diego School of Law, in which she declares that our society's multifaceted breakdown can be linked to the abandonment of a long-lost cultural "script."

You know what it is: "Get married before you have children and strive to stay married for their sake. Get the education you need for gainful employment, work hard, and avoid idleness. Go the extra mile for your employer or client. Be a patriot, ready to serve the country. Be neighborly, civic-minded, and charitable. Avoid coarse language in public. Be respectful of authority. Eschew substance abuse and crime," she writes.
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Understanding the chaos in Charlottesville

Alexi McCammond
Axiom
Sun, 13 Aug 2017 14:18 UTC
trump charlottesville
Jason Kessler organized the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, yesterday to gather those who oppose the city's decision to remove the statue of Confederate leader Robert E. Lee from Emancipation Park. Thousands marched on the University of Virginia campus late Friday night wielding torches and chanting things like "Jews will not replace us."

Things took a turn on Saturday, when counter protesters showed up to demonstrate against the white nationalists filling Charlottesville's streets. Here's all that went down during the "Unite the Right" rally and what comes next:
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Dominoes

Charlottesville was not an isolated event but an extreme reaction to a bigger problem

Kevin Jones
Medium
Sun, 13 Aug 2017 20:55 UTC
charlottesville car ram
The tragic events in Charlottesville were a microcosm of a bigger problem.

For the last two years, the media and the anti-Trump masses have mostly remained silent on the political violence coming from the left. In fact, it seems as if the institutionalized media has condoned and celebrated the violence and repeatedly have dubbed them"peaceful demonstrations". Meanwhile, isolated events of Trump supporters engaging in political violence, primarily during the 2016 campaign was shown on a near continuous loop on all media outlets.


The video of an elderly man sucker punching an African American male, at a Trump rally in North Carolina, was played over and over. Instantly all Trump supporters were branded, bigots, fascists, sexists, Nazis, white nationalists, xenophobes and nearly every other label the left choose to use at any given moment. Hillary Clinton then decided to brand a large chunk of Trump supporters as "Deplorables". The crowd laughed and cheered with her statements.
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Snakes in Suits

Looks like Clinton ally VA Gov McAuliffe lied: State police say they were not outgunned during Charlottesville riot

Wayne Dupree
waynedupree.com
Tue, 15 Aug 2017 00:00 UTC
Gov Terry McAuliffe
The Virginia State Police is pushing back against Gov Terry McAuliffe who said they were outgunned on Saturday afternoon in Charlottesville.

You never trust a Clinton, and you never trust a friend of the Clinton because they will cheat you every time. I am betting any amount of money that McAuliffe had something to do with the police standing down and not protecting the protesters.

I looked at the vehicle that rammed into the crowd, and there's no way that car would have been able to drive down that alley unchecked into the protesters on the main street if there was a police presence.

Comment: See also: ACLU confirms Charlottesville police told to 'stand down', did nothing to stop the ensuing chaos

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New Texas law bans taxpayer subsidizing of elective abortion

Fr. Mark Hodges
Life Site News
Tue, 15 Aug 2017 13:12 UTC
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (center) signed a bill today that prevents taxpayers from having to pay for abortions through their insurance plans.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed today a bill to restrict state funding for abortion insurance.

The new law will keep Texans from having to pay for elective abortions through their insurance plans.

"As a firm believer in Texas values I am proud to sign legislation that ensures no Texan is ever required to pay for a procedure that ends the life of an unborn child," Gov. Abbott said. "This bill prohibits insurance providers from forcing Texas policy holders to subsidize elective abortions. I am grateful to the Texas legislature for getting this bill to my desk, and working to protect innocent life this special session."
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Footage from inside ISIS-besieged Deir ez-Zor in Syria


RT
Wed, 16 Aug 2017 11:52 UTC
Family in ISIS-besieged Deir ez-Zor in Syria
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As the Syrian army advances towards the city of Deir ez-Zor, its residents are counting the days until liberation following years of living under an ISIS siege. Exclusive footage from the city, obtained by RT, reveals civilian sufferings and their struggle to obtain basic necessities.

Ever since the jihadists encircled the city in July 2014, suffering residents have managed to adapt, enduring the wretched living conditions.

"We're simply not living. We live like dogs here," one of the locals told an RT contributor who managed to gain exclusive access to the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) besieged neighborhood of Al-Jura.

Although Damascus remains in control of most parts of the city, including its air base, IS terrorists has for years tried to break the government and territorial defense force's resistance inside the encircled municipal center.
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Crusader

While the number of KKK groups are growing in Florida, they continue to rise and fall across the rest of the country

Kate Irby
Miami Herald
Tue, 15 Aug 2017 10:18 UTC
Ku Klux Klan rally
© Lynne Sladky APMembers of the Ku Klux Klan rally in Margate, Florida, Aug. 8, 1992.
For many people, hate groups are more an abstract concept than a real, physical threat. But they're growing - both in the U.S. and Florida specifically - and the Charlottesville, Virginia attack that killed one woman and injured several people shows their destructive capabilities.

The KKK, the oldest and most infamous hate group, reached its most recent low point in 2014, when there were 72 local groups. It exploded to 190 groups in 2015, and then dropped back to 130 in 2016, according to the nonpartisan civil rights organization Southern Poverty Law Center.

Florida, on the other hand, has had a fairly steady climb over the same time period. There were two active KKK groups in Florida in 2014, increasing to five in 2015 and eight in 2016. Most active chapters are concentrated in central and northern Florida, in Jacksonville, Live Oak, Cape Coral, Hudson, Cocoa, Wauchula and Bushnell. Hudson has two chapters with active groups.
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Evil Rays

Woman charged with falsely reporting she was raped at Delta College

Cole Waterman
Michigan Live
Tue, 15 Aug 2017 23:57 UTC
Delta College
© UnknownDelta College, the site of the alleged and now disproven sexual assault.
BAY CITY, MI -- Earlier this year, a 21-year-old woman claimed she was attacked and raped in a Delta College parking lot. After a lengthy police investigation, the woman confessed to fabricating the incident.

Now, she's facing a felony charge.

Mary T. Zolkowski on Monday, Aug. 14, voluntarily appeared in Bay County District Court for arraignment on one count of false report of a felony. The charge is punishable by up to four years of imprisonment and a $2,000 fine.

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