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Newsletyter's content:
• The Menace of FPA - An expose of
the Family Planning Association
• Islam Today
• Hand of Hope
• Human Life International 4th
National Conference on Love, Life & the Family
• Why Patients Don’t Need to Hear
Talk of Euthanasia
Dear Lover of Life, This newsletter is corning to you earlier this issue, as
we want you to have early as possible notice of HLI Conference coming to
Brisbane the last weekend in September. It’s going to be a great three days -
not to be missed! There’ll be:
• A great line-up of Oz & 0/Seas
speakers (see over page)
• Live entertainment by HLI theatre
company, Life Theatre,
• A life-saving Helper’s of God’s
Precious Infants Prayer Vigil,
• Daily Mass, Rosary and Confessions
• Eucharistic Adoration, all day each
day
• One-day youth retreat. Be there to
learn how to do this most important work on earth - evangelisation with the
Gospel of Life. It’s the chance of a lifetime!
Recently I had call from a friend whose daughter in another diocese was
concerned that Family Planning Association was being promoted at her child’s
Catholic Primary School. Did you know that a young boy phoning Kid’s Helpline,
set up by Catholic Boys Town, would be referred to the Services of the FPA? FPA
Annual Reports boldly name Catholic schools and agencies among those who welcome
their programs and materials. Some Catholic teachers have bought into the
contraceptive, anti-life worldview and pass on the errors to the children in
their care.
The Menace of FPA - An expose of the Family Planning Association, a
24-page booklet written and published by Carolyn O’Loughlin, is a useful tool
for counteracting the lies and corruption of innocence perpetrated by FPA on our
youth. I have recently acquired half a dozen copies, and would be glad to pass
one onto you. Please phone me if you would like one.
Rich blessings on you and your families,
Angela
Apostles for Life News is published bi-monthly by our Catholic Pro-life group
in the Lismore Diocese, to inspire and encourage pro-life prayer, education and
action. It is a means of communication between those who attend our regular
meetings and those who are unable to attend, for whatever reason. There is no
cost to the receiver, but donations, both literary and monetary, will be
gratefully received.
Thank you, Miriam (15) for your contribution. We look forward
to more!
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Islam Today
As I was researching the subject of Islam, a question came to me, “Are
Muslims taking over?” Today the Muslim population a over billion and is spread
throughout the world - North Africa, the Middle East, Turkey, parts of the old
USSR, Central Asia, Pakistan, India. Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia,
Philippines, China, and Europe.
In Europe, it is the second largest religion after Christianity. Germany is
slowly but steadily becoming Muslim, Berlin being the world’s second largest
Muslim city (Istanbul the largest) and Mannheim being 45% Muslim. There are 2000
mosques and prayer centers in Germany, and a new one opening almost every day.
The only European countries that are growing are Muslim Albania and Catholic
Malta. Most foreigners in Europe are Muslim. In Spain here have been 100 new
mosques built in a period of only ten years.
In North America, the Muslim birthrate is three times the US average family.
There are six million Muslims in the US.
Indonesia has the largest Muslim population, but its population growth has
halved since population control agencies, such as USAID and International
Planned Parenthood Federation have pursued their anti-life agenda there.
According to The Encyclopedia of Religions, there are more Muslims than
Catholics - 6 Muslims for every 5 Catholics. Muslim parents welcome children as
a treasured gift from God, but many pill-using Christians reject such a special
gift. Muslims achieve with babies what they couldn’t win by wars. A Muslim will
rarely marry outside Islam, but 100,000 non-Muslim, German girls have married
Muslim men and the majority will bring their children up for Islam.
The down side of this stable growth is the intolerant antagonism to
Christianity of many Muslims. Their religion glorifies “the holy war and is a
dangerous threat to Christianity. A Muslim can enjoy freedom in “Christian”
countries, but Christians suffer severe persecution in most “Islamic” countries.
The worst persecution of Christians is in Algeria and Sudan where 2,000,000
Christians were killed during the Sudanese War. Within six months in l998, 3,000
women and children were sold into slavery.
Why is Islam so strong? We have to admire their religions fervor, praying
five times daily. They have very high moral values, strong family life and
marital stability, and so they are against the moral decadence of the West. They
take a strong stand against abortion, sterilization, homosexually, and other
devious practices that undermine society and the family. Muslims and Christians
work together to defeat UN anti-life proposals.
If only we Christians would take our religion as seriously as these Muslims,
think what a difference we could make!
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Hand of Hope
The tiny hand of 21-week-old Samuel Armas, diagnosed with spina bifida,
emerges from the uterus of his mother, Julie, to grasp the finger of Dr Joseph
Bruner, who is operating on little Samuel. Julie “wept for days” when she saw
the photo. “The photo reminds us that my pregnancy isn’t about disability or an
illness, it’s about a little person.” Dr. Bruner corrects spina bifida
surgically at Vanderbilt University Medical Centre, Nashville, while the baby is
still in the womb.
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Human Life International Australia 4th National Conference on
Love, Life and the Family
Friday 28th – Sunday 30th September 2001 Banyo Seminary,
Brisbane
Conference Speakers:
*Louise Altham Chastity teacher,
University student, vice-president of Sydney University Society of St Peter
Lord David Alton Member of the
House of Lords, co-founder of Movement for Christian Democracy
Paul Brazier Barrister, Chairman St
Joseph Foundation, Consultant Australian Catholic Advocacy
Dr Paul Byrne………Neonatologst,
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Medical College Ohio
Dr Les Hemingway………….GP for 40
years, author of Contraception and Common Sense
*Jane Instance Publications Editor
for HLI Australia, co-founder of HLI youth group Next Generation
Bishop Geoffrey
Jarrett……………………………………………Coadjutor Bishop of Lismore
Eamonn Keane……..President
Population and Environment Research Institute, and author
Gerry Keane……Author Creation
Rediscovered, Kolbe Centre for the Study of Creation USA
Anne Lastman………………………Founder of
Victims of Abortion, Post-abortion Counsellor
*Fr Barry Leech……………………Marist,
completed pot-grad studies in Clinical Psychology Rev Fred Nile MLC………Founder
of Christian Democratic Party, Editor Family World News
Dr Stuart Reece RACGP Committee for
Research into Preventative and Community Medicine *Suzie Savage Homeschooling
mother of five, Editor Queensland Catholic Homeschoolers Newsletter
Wanda Skowronska Psychologist,
School Counselor, and Footpath Counselor for The Helpers *John
Tucker……….International speaker, member of Tradition, Family & Property Centre
Linda Watson former Madam, helps women escape prostitution through Linda’s House
of Hope
John Wilks Aust Coordinator
Pharmacists for Life, Author of Consumer’s Guide to the Pill and Other Drugs
*These are also speaking at the Youth Day program on the
Friday Free baby-sitting during conference sessions “We need to bring the Gospel
of Life to the heart of every man and woman and make it present in every part of
society” John Paul II Evangelium Vitae
Where under one roof can
you learn so much about
o Countering the false
philosophies of animal rights activists
o Promoting authentic education
for your children
o Euthanasia and the danqers of
organ donation,
o Reaching out to those in the
sex “industry”
o Abortifacients and
Contraception
o Enriching marriage and family
life
o Catholic Faith and culture
o Post-Abortion Syndrome o
Feminism and Paganism o Drug addiction
Before I formed you in your mother’s womb I knew you, before you were born I
consecrated you, I appointed you as prophet to the nations Jeremiah 1:4-5
Why Patients Don’t Need to Hear Talk of Euthanasia
Offering euthanasia as an option makes a patient feel like a burden for his
loved ones, so says terminally ill pro-lifer Magaly Llaguno who suffers from
cancer. Magaly, a Cuban refugee in the US since 1959, has dedicated her life to
promoting respect for human life. In 1972, she founded International Pro-life
Committee. At present, she is director of Human Life International for Latin
America.
I am in the final stages of a type of cancer called multiple myeloma, which
is very painful, and not responding to chemotherapy. Judging by my feelings and
that of those around me, I can tell you that depression is common in these
circumstances. However, what a patient needs is not someone who will help him to
commit suicide which, by the way, leads the person ‘helping’ to commit murder.
Anyone offered this “quick, cheap and easy solution” is going to feel l like a
heavy burden on his loved ones, and on society.
A terminally ill patient can even feel pushed, or obliged to choose suicide.
What we need is a positive attitude, so that our immune systems will work
properly and so that our bodies will be healed or at least improve in heath. A
negative, pro-death attitude in those around us only makes things more
difficult.
Magaly says terminal patients need real not apparent compassion such as that
offered to us by those promoting assisted suicide and euthanasia. We need a
friendly ear, a kind word every now and then but, above all we need
compassionate love from those around us.
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