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December
17, 2008
Let
us all be fully aware of the forces arrayed against
pro-lifers. They include the most powerful governments,
economic billionaires, and global institutions. One
such is the European Union itself. This is the EU
that refused to acknowledge its Christian roots in
its constitution. This is the overall governing body
for a united Europe that seeks to bully sovereign
governments into submitting to its anti-life, secular
humanist agenda. This agenda includes stamping out
orthodox Christianity, and will stop at nothing to
achieve its ends. Persecution of committed Christians
will inevitably follow.
The
only strong institution standing against these formidable
forces is the holy Roman Catholic Church. We as CFC-FFL
are privileged to be an integral part of the Church
and her servant. And our thrust of renewing the family
and defending life is of utmost importance in the
life and mission of the Church. Let us commit ourselves
to our calling, and be prepared to endure the oppression
and persecution that are inevitable in the life of
a true Christian.
God
bless and protect us all.
frank
EU
Leadership's Shocking Intolerance at Dissent from Leftist
Agenda Unveiled
London Telegraph reporter says meeting was a “bizarre
confrontation” that confirms that the EU is a
“one-party state”
By
Ellen M. Rice
PRAGUE,
December 15, 2008 (Lifesitenews.com) - An “EU
assault” is what Christopher Booker of the London
Telegraph has called the December 5th meeting between
Vaclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic, and
members of the Conference of the Presidents of the
European Parliament. Booker said the meeting was a
“bizarre confrontation” that confirms
that the EU is a “one-party state.”
Klaus
is set to assume a six-month presidency of the European
Union beginning next month, succeeding Nicholas Sarkozy
of France. So far, however, the Czech Republic is
the only EU country not to have taken a position on
the pro-abortion, pro-homosexual “marriage”
Lisbon Treaty, and it is among the countries cited
by the EU as “discriminatory” against
homosexuals. Klaus’ presidency, therefore, is
of concern to the leftist EU-elites who have used
the Union as a tool to push their socially liberal
agenda on member states.
According
to English translations of the meeting transcript
released by the Czech government, Greens/EFA co-president
Daniel Cohn-Bendit opened the meeting by attacking
Klaus’ skepticism on man-made global warming:
“It will be a tough Presidency. The Czech Republic
will have to deal with the work directive and climate
package. … My view is based on scientific views
and majority approval of the EP and I know you disagree
with me. You can believe what you want, I don’t
believe, I know that global warming is a reality.”
He
then assaulted the Czech President's views on the
Lisbon Treaty: “Lisbon Treaty - I don’t
care about your opinions on it. I want to know what
you are going to do if the Czech Chamber of Deputies
and the Senate approve it. Will you respect the will
of the representatives of the people? You will have
to sign it.”
Cohn-Bendit
also interrogated Klaus about his associations with
an Irish leader who campaigned for a “No”
vote in the Lisbon Treaty referendum. “I want
you to explain to me what is the level of your friendship
with Mr. Ganley from Ireland,” said the German
leader. He ordered, “You are not supposed to
meet him in your function.”
As
Klaus protested, “I have never experienced anything
like this before,” Cohn-Bendit replied, “Because
you have not experienced me.”
Continuing,
Cohn-Bendit demanded that Klaus explain his attitude
“toward the anti-discrimination law,”
regarding homosexuals. And Brian Crowley, the Irish
leader of the UEN Party, who was also present at the
meeting, insisted that, despite the resounding “No”
vote by the Irish in the recent referendum, the Irish
in fact “wish for the Lisbon Treaty.”
Klaus
responded to the attack with strong words, suggesting
that the behavior of the delegates proved that it
is a “post-democracy which rules the EU.”
"Thank
you for this experience which I gained from this meeting.
I did not think anything like this is possible and
have not experienced anything like this for the past
19 years,” he said.
“You
mentioned the European values,” Klaus continued.
“The most important value is freedom and democracy.
The citizens of the EU member states are concerned
about freedom and democracy, above all. But democracy
and freedom are losing ground in the EU today.”
He
also took Crowley to task for claiming that the Irish
people want the Lisbon Treaty, when they only recently
rejected it in a firm “No” vote. “If
Mr. Crowley speaks of an insult to the Irish people,”
he said, “then I must say that the biggest insult
to the Irish people is not to accept the result of
the Irish referendum. In Ireland I met somebody who
represents a majority in his country. You, Mr. Crowley,
represent a view which is in minority in Ireland.
That is a tangible result of the referendum."
Crowley
rebuked the Czech President, “You will not tell
me what the Irish think. As an Irishman, I know it
best.” To which Klaus responded, “I do
not speculate about what the Irish think. I state
the only measurable data which were proved by the
referendum.”
Klaus
has been a vociferous opponent of the Lisbon Treaty
in recent weeks. On November 25, 2008, Xinhua reported
that Klaus told the Czech Constitutional Court that,
“The Lisbon Treaty, if passed, will change the
Czech Republic's international position and may reduce
its sovereignty.”
According
to the Prague Daily Monitor: “Klaus still does
not want to say how he will behave if the Czech parliament
ratifies the Lisbon treaty. However, Klaus has made
it clear that he will do everything to delay his signatures
as much as possible, as has done another opponent
of the treaty, Polish President Lech Kaczynski.”
Critics
of the Lisbon Treaty have said that it is merely a
cosmetically altered version of the former EU Constitution
that was rejected by France and the Netherlands, and
that it would hand over an enormous amount of power
to the EU, fatally undermining the sovereignty of
its member states.
The
EU has also been strongly criticized for not accepting
the Irish vote and attempting to strong-arm the Irish
into holding a second referendum, this time to get
the “right” answer. Recently it was revealed
that Ireland appears to have agreed to such a second
referendum.
Reacting
to the diplomatic “assault” at Prague
Castle, Christopher Booker of The London Telegraph
warns of a “one party state,” the signs
of which are causing “shock across formerly
Communist eastern Europe.”
“This
bizarre confrontation,” wrote Booker, “confirms
the inability of the Euro-elite to accept that anyone
holds different views from their own, on Lisbon, global
warming or anything else. As we see from the way our
own political parties are run, when it comes to ‘Europe,’
the system has no place for opposition. Everything
must be decided by ‘consensus,’ directed
from the top. There is only one approved ‘party
line.’”
See
bio information on Daniel Cohn-Bendit, including the
fact that he was a bookseller at the Karl Marx bookfair
(1969-1973)
"For to me life is Christ, and death is gain."
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