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Vitebsk is a city in northeast #Belarus. It's known as the birthplace of the artist Marc Chagall. His early works are displayed in his former home, now the Chagall House Museum. Across the Daugava River, Marc Chagall Art Center features his illustrations and woodcuts.

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I wrote this piece the other day, describing how egg "donation" and surrogacy are the newest form of #humantrafficking per the UN definition on what is trafficking. cbc-network.org/2019/09/newest

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For those of you into podcasts, you might want to subscribe to our new podcast, Venus Rising, where we discuss all things related to women's reproductive health. On this episode, I speak with Taina Bien-Amie who heads up the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women. We talk about the legal battle to stop commercial surrogacy in New York. podomatic.com/podcasts/venusri

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How Happy Couples Argue

In marriage, conflict is inevitable. Even the happiest couples argue. And research shows they tend to argue about the same topics as unhappy couples: children, money, in-laws, intimacy. So, what distinguishes happy couples? According to “What are the Marital Problems of Happy Couples? A Multi-method, Two-Sample Investigation,” a study published this August in Family Process, it is the […] familysolidarity.org/how-happy

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Bishops denounce ‘hatred against the faith’ as Eritrea seizes Catholic schools ow.ly/EgTS50wetrd 

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Top Human Rights Court: Norway violated parental rights

Today (10 September 2019), the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights found that Norway violated the fundamental right to family life through the actions of its child welfare services. Strand Lobben v. Norway was one of several cases appealed to the European Court of Human Rights in which parents complained that Norwegian authorities […] familysolidarity.org/top-human

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Senator Bacik's undemocratic attack on Christians

Senator Ivana Bacik (Irish Times 11/9) has taken serious issue with Archbishop Eamon Martin who recently said that Christians are obliged to bring their faith to their politics. Senator Bacik regards this as an unacceptable attack on the separation of Church and State and says that the Catholic Church still has too much influence in […] ionainstitute.ie/senator-bacik

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When you’re in your Sunday best for church with grandma.

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Today is the anniversary of Pierre Duhem's death. Here is an extract from his biography by Stanley Jaki.

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Obviously, Duhem did not long for a fashionable and easy Christian faith and life. His life had too many trials to let him entertain illusions, especially their spiritual kinds. At the center of his religious life stood the cross of Christ. A proof of this is his obvious identification with two crosses in the outskirts of Cabrespine, the subject of two exquisite drawings of his. Ultimately, they are the most genuine context for putting Duhem on the scene of his life and work.

One of the crosses, the Croix d'Estresse (the cross of distress), he drew on September 4, 1912. His drawing of it has its own value for students of the history of art, as the cross is a rare example of crosses with a Pietà carved on their reverse side. The cross, erected in 1632, has since attracted many pilgrims. They still keep going to the place where it stood until about six years ago when it mysteriously disappeared while a new road was constructed to the property acquired by some from abroad. (Perhaps through this reference the Department of Aude will take note and appropriate action). Let it be hoped that Duhem's drawing of that cross will not become its sole detailed evidence and a painful reminder of widespread illegal trafficking in art objects in the region. In any case, the drawing by Duhem remains a lasting evidence of his spontaneous recourse to the Virgin invoked as the mother of all afflicted. It should not be difficult to evoke Duhem's sentiments as he drew the figure which in a kneeling position under the Pietà raises his hands in supplicant prayer towards the One of whom it was never heard that anyone turning to Her would have had his prayers unanswered.

The other cross, erected in 1638, a plain one in the midst of the communal field, Duhem drew on August 21, 1916, less than a month before his death. He made that simple cross speak by emphasizing its size. He did so by letting it be seen from an angle whereby it appears equal in height to the mountain behind and thus dominates the field. A purely artistic technique, but hardly in the case of Duhem who never pretended to show what he was not convinced about. He let his whole life be dominated by the cross, the very act that alone makes a Christian for whom "every treasure of wisdom and knowledge is deposited in Christ" (Col.2:3). It was through identification with Christ that Duhem's vast knowledge of science, including its philosophical and historical dimensions, took on a prophetic character.

[S. L. Jaki, Scientist and Catholic: Pierre Duhem 109-10]

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Minister for Children usurping parental rights

By Margaret Hickey New mother Ruth Davidson cited personal reasons as the primary reason for resigning as leader of the Scottish Conservative party. The care of a small baby and fulfilling a demanding public role didn’t combine well for her. But then every young parent knows that even ordinary, run of the mill jobs are […] ionainstitute.ie/minister-for-

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Medical Council’s Ethics Guide now less ethical

The Irish Medical Council has produced an updated version of the Guide to Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Medical Practitioners.  The most relevant changes follow the Ireland’s new abortion law. Let’s consider them in detail. Section 48 of the Guide was titled “Abortion” in the previous editions while now the euphemism “termination of pregnancy” […] ionainstitute.ie/medical-counc

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UK NOW HAVING A PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN FOR MORE MALE RIGHTS : SURROGACY. SURROGACY IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SLAVERY. THE UTTER LYING FUCKS "In competitive industries, fertility benefits are a way to retain talent, especially female and LGBTQ employees. Surrogacy is a recent addition." bbc.com/worklife/article/20190

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Please dont forget to check in on your friends struggling with Depression and other mental illnesses. Your compassion means a lot to them I'm sure!

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The naïve morality of many atheists

In a recent blog, the head of Atheist Ireland, Michael Nugent writes: “I believe we should treat every individual person with the same respect and dignity and love.” Well, yes, and an atheist is perfectly entitled to believe this if they want, just as I am perfectly entitled to believe in God, but both beliefs […] ionainstitute.ie/the-naive-mor

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Another terrible assisted suicide case

In the Netherlands, a doctor has appeared in court after having performed euthanasia on a woman suffering from dementia. She had made a living will in the past and, according to her daughter, she wanted to die. Nonetheless, the 74-year woman had no recollection of it and during the procedure she struggled trying to prevent […] ionainstitute.ie/another-terri

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