The British SSPX appears to have split, with Michael Fishwick, of third positionist fame, formally leading the Williamsonites away form the SSPX. The more you split, the easier it gets:
http://z10.invisionfree.com/Ignis_Ardens/index.php?s=7ccc81f5681b00d3b55319b54e6a2d96&showtopic=12400
Sunday, 19 May 2013
Saturday, 18 May 2013
A message from the Pro-Life Campaign
Thousands of people are working hard to oppose the Government’s destructive abortion proposal. Thank you for playing YOUR part.
We simply must keep the effort up to stop this appalling legislation. We must oppose this at every step and propose a positive alternative. We must never give up on the cause of human dignity.
So we urge you to do all you can to get to the National Vigil for Life which will be held in Merrion Square, Dublin on Saturday, 8th June from 3-4pm. This event must be a big success. The Vigil comes at the key moment with the Government producing the actual legislation.
We must demonstrate the massive number of pro-life people in Ireland. Early June is a vital time and we need to do everything we can – now.
Please get involved by attending yourself and inviting as many others as possible. Bring a carload or a busload!
Youth Defence members abused and threatened
This sort of behaviour is unacceptable from any quarter, be it from either side from the abortion debate. My comments are in black.
From Niamh Ui Bhriain of Youth Defence:
Today the Life Institute called on the Meath TD Regina O'Doherty to produce the email she says came from a pro-life source threatening her life, so that the facts can be determined by the Gardai.
Let me be clear: any threats of violence are appalling, on any issue, and are not a part of any pro-life campaigns.
Completely agreed.
However, it is now crucial that Ms Doherty publishes the email she says she received threatening her life, so that Gardai can identify the culprit. From my knowledge of the pro-life movement it is simply not believable that a pro-life person would write such an email.
This is where I slightly disagree with Niamh. However, I do agree that it is very unlikely that it came from the mainstream organisations ( which includes YD ), but rather from organisations further out the fringe. But then again, she may be right, and it may be fabricated, we shouldn't rule that out either.
Our spokeswoman Ciara Keaveney said today that she thought it most likely that such an email was written by a person who wished to smear the entire pro-life movement. I would agree.
The Life Institute held a packed meeting in Co Meath recently and it was attended by more than 100 decent, hard working people and families who are upset and concerned about the Abortion Bill. Those people have been to see Ms Doherty, they've put their concerns before her, they certainly have not been writing abusive emails.
Gardai can trace this email and find out who wrote the threat, and then we can have an informed discussion on it, rather than indulging in wild headlines conjuring up a false image of politicians being intimidated by the public on the abortion issue.
There is a real possibility that politicians use headlines like this to distract from Fine Gael is about to do – that is to break their pro-life promise and legalise the direct killing of unborn children in Ireland.
The eagerness of the media to accuse the pro-life movement of extremism is in sharp contrast to their refusal to give any attention at all to threats of physical violence against pro-life people.
And of course the same media play down the extremism often prevalent in parts of the pro-choice movement as well.
Recently the Life Institute made a submission to the Joint Oireachtas Transport and Communications Committee on abuse in social media.
We pointed out that abortion campaigners, including Labour Party members, had directed unacceptable venom and hatred at pro-life activists, going so far as to encourage violence.
Some of these comments beggar belief. They do not concentrate on the issue being debated but make personal attacks and threats against pro-life commentators.
Recently, a former Director of Elections and Secretary of a Cork branch of the Labour Party, Keith Moynihan O'Brien, tweeted that he hoped Youth Defence members opening their mouths on abortion would be "punched out cold". LabourYouth were tagged in the comment on Twitter.
Anyone detecting hypocrisy here (and it isn't coming from Niamh , in case anyone is wondering.) ?
Other abusive and threatening remarks name pro-life activists directly, such as the post by Paddy Malaga on the Guardian's website which asked : "Can we not just nail Niamh Uí Bhriain to a cross in the middle of O'Connell St'?".
This comment is particularly sick-inducing. It is for one thing highly blasphemous, as it denigrates the Crucifixion. I think the tweet says it all, don't you think.
Mickey Harte, the GAA icon much admired and loved by the nation for his enormous courage in the face of terrible and tragic loss, was called a "c**t" by Niall C on Twitter because he spoke at the pro-life vigil in January.
As much as I disagree with Mickey Harte's politics, personal attacks and name-calling like this are beyond the pale. Harte should be congratulated for his courageous stance, not abused for it.
Garry Ó Nualláin's tweet "I prefer impregnating female Youth Defence members and watching their inner turmoil as they realise their life is a lie," was particularly offensive to young women in Youth Defence who found it threatening and creepy.
I think that further comment is superflouous. And the most ironic thing is that the media were up in arms when Todd Akin referred to "legitimate rape" (I agree that the comment was in bad taste or at the very least tactless, but it does reveal the double standards of the Irish Times and co. )
What happens on social media can spill into reality. Last month, the offices of Youth Defence were subjected to an appalling attack when abortion supporters covered the doors and shutters in huge quantities of excrement and used faeces to stick photographs of Savita Halappananvar to the building.
The doors were also glued shut by abortion supporters, putting the lives of volunteers in danger.
That evidence is ignored by the media, whose silence seems to be a tacit nod to abortion supporters that their threatening behaviour can be tolerated as long as your advocacy is for abortion rather than for mothers and their babies.
From Niamh Ui Bhriain of Youth Defence:
Today the Life Institute called on the Meath TD Regina O'Doherty to produce the email she says came from a pro-life source threatening her life, so that the facts can be determined by the Gardai.
Let me be clear: any threats of violence are appalling, on any issue, and are not a part of any pro-life campaigns.
Completely agreed.
However, it is now crucial that Ms Doherty publishes the email she says she received threatening her life, so that Gardai can identify the culprit. From my knowledge of the pro-life movement it is simply not believable that a pro-life person would write such an email.
This is where I slightly disagree with Niamh. However, I do agree that it is very unlikely that it came from the mainstream organisations ( which includes YD ), but rather from organisations further out the fringe. But then again, she may be right, and it may be fabricated, we shouldn't rule that out either.
Our spokeswoman Ciara Keaveney said today that she thought it most likely that such an email was written by a person who wished to smear the entire pro-life movement. I would agree.
The Life Institute held a packed meeting in Co Meath recently and it was attended by more than 100 decent, hard working people and families who are upset and concerned about the Abortion Bill. Those people have been to see Ms Doherty, they've put their concerns before her, they certainly have not been writing abusive emails.
Gardai can trace this email and find out who wrote the threat, and then we can have an informed discussion on it, rather than indulging in wild headlines conjuring up a false image of politicians being intimidated by the public on the abortion issue.
There is a real possibility that politicians use headlines like this to distract from Fine Gael is about to do – that is to break their pro-life promise and legalise the direct killing of unborn children in Ireland.
The eagerness of the media to accuse the pro-life movement of extremism is in sharp contrast to their refusal to give any attention at all to threats of physical violence against pro-life people.
And of course the same media play down the extremism often prevalent in parts of the pro-choice movement as well.
Recently the Life Institute made a submission to the Joint Oireachtas Transport and Communications Committee on abuse in social media.
We pointed out that abortion campaigners, including Labour Party members, had directed unacceptable venom and hatred at pro-life activists, going so far as to encourage violence.
Some of these comments beggar belief. They do not concentrate on the issue being debated but make personal attacks and threats against pro-life commentators.
Recently, a former Director of Elections and Secretary of a Cork branch of the Labour Party, Keith Moynihan O'Brien, tweeted that he hoped Youth Defence members opening their mouths on abortion would be "punched out cold". LabourYouth were tagged in the comment on Twitter.
Anyone detecting hypocrisy here (and it isn't coming from Niamh , in case anyone is wondering.) ?
Other abusive and threatening remarks name pro-life activists directly, such as the post by Paddy Malaga on the Guardian's website which asked : "Can we not just nail Niamh Uí Bhriain to a cross in the middle of O'Connell St'?".
This comment is particularly sick-inducing. It is for one thing highly blasphemous, as it denigrates the Crucifixion. I think the tweet says it all, don't you think.
Mickey Harte, the GAA icon much admired and loved by the nation for his enormous courage in the face of terrible and tragic loss, was called a "c**t" by Niall C on Twitter because he spoke at the pro-life vigil in January.
As much as I disagree with Mickey Harte's politics, personal attacks and name-calling like this are beyond the pale. Harte should be congratulated for his courageous stance, not abused for it.
Garry Ó Nualláin's tweet "I prefer impregnating female Youth Defence members and watching their inner turmoil as they realise their life is a lie," was particularly offensive to young women in Youth Defence who found it threatening and creepy.
I think that further comment is superflouous. And the most ironic thing is that the media were up in arms when Todd Akin referred to "legitimate rape" (I agree that the comment was in bad taste or at the very least tactless, but it does reveal the double standards of the Irish Times and co. )
What happens on social media can spill into reality. Last month, the offices of Youth Defence were subjected to an appalling attack when abortion supporters covered the doors and shutters in huge quantities of excrement and used faeces to stick photographs of Savita Halappananvar to the building.
The doors were also glued shut by abortion supporters, putting the lives of volunteers in danger.
That evidence is ignored by the media, whose silence seems to be a tacit nod to abortion supporters that their threatening behaviour can be tolerated as long as your advocacy is for abortion rather than for mothers and their babies.
Sunday, 7 April 2013
"Pro-Life Republicans"?! You have got to be joking...
Yes, that's right a new page has been set up for supporters of Irish republicanism who oppose abortion, originally called "Pro-Life Sinn Fein" Needless to say, I am strongly opposed to the existence of such a page, since no one who is genuinely pro-life can act as an apologist for terrorism.
Indeed, many pro-lifers have come on to the page complaining that the title is inappropriate for a pro-life page, and rightly so. Some because, like me, they believe that murder is murder, as Bl. John Paul II so brilliantly summed up when he came to Ireland many years ago, even if it is dressed up as "armed struggle" or what not. Others because Sinn Fein "betrayed" the pro-life cause in Stormont last month. Um, newsflash: Sinn Fein did not betray the pro-life movement because they were never a pro-life party in the first place. Do these people honestly believe that a party that protests only British atrocities in Northern Ireland (and yes, I admit they did exist) yet offers only a mealy-mouthed defence to the families of its own victims? Is this what people consider pro-life?!
The only logical step up from killing people outside the womb is killing them inside the womb, as consistent pro-lifers can tell you.
Which makes the fact that two prominent members of the Life Institute have been active on the page even more disturbing. Sean O'Domhnaill (who to be fair has gone out in the open on his political beliefs, the first senior member of Youth Defence to do so) can be seen commenting on many of the posts on the page, while Niamh Ui Bhriain has liked one or two of "Pro-Life" Republic's posts. To be honest, their actions are undermining the word "Life" in their organisation's title. I call upon Niamh and Sean to withdraw all statements liked on "Pro-Life Republic".
ADDENDUM: I am happy to clarify that while Niamh is certainly strongly interested in Irish culture, there is little evidence that she is overtly supportive of Irish republicanism, or indeed any political ideology at all. I am happy to make this clarification, which is of my own accord and not forced by anybody. However, I still believe that the like may sent out the wrong message or misinterpreted.
Now I have talked enough about that, and now onto the page's more obnoxious views. The person behind this has now taken to declaring that the "Malvinas" (the Falklands to you and me) rightfully belong to Argentina and at least whitewashes the atrocities of military junta (which were far worse than anything the British did in Ireland) in the name of blind Anglophobia (the poster on one occasion refers to the British Legion as "the legion of the damned". Oh great, so the idealistic Irishmen who joined the Allies against Hitler are therefore Hell-bound, while Sinn Fein-IRA members who collaborated with the Nazis need not repent of their actions whatsoever.
I think that I have proven with these examples how utterly un-pro-life this page is and how some leading YDers are discrediting their movement's aims by appearing to openly support these pro-death beliefs. I wonder if it is time for a page called "Pro-Lifers against Terrorism" in response. What are your opinions on this?
Link is here, to prove that all I have said is correct:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pro-Life-Republic/248267878643410?fref=ts
And while I am at it, allow me to provide a link to a video review I did of Gerry McGeough's recent speech, which may be of interest:
http://tellingitasitisirl.blogspot.ie/2013/03/when-irish-nationalism-loses-touch-with.html
Indeed, many pro-lifers have come on to the page complaining that the title is inappropriate for a pro-life page, and rightly so. Some because, like me, they believe that murder is murder, as Bl. John Paul II so brilliantly summed up when he came to Ireland many years ago, even if it is dressed up as "armed struggle" or what not. Others because Sinn Fein "betrayed" the pro-life cause in Stormont last month. Um, newsflash: Sinn Fein did not betray the pro-life movement because they were never a pro-life party in the first place. Do these people honestly believe that a party that protests only British atrocities in Northern Ireland (and yes, I admit they did exist) yet offers only a mealy-mouthed defence to the families of its own victims? Is this what people consider pro-life?!
The only logical step up from killing people outside the womb is killing them inside the womb, as consistent pro-lifers can tell you.
Which makes the fact that two prominent members of the Life Institute have been active on the page even more disturbing. Sean O'Domhnaill (who to be fair has gone out in the open on his political beliefs, the first senior member of Youth Defence to do so) can be seen commenting on many of the posts on the page, while Niamh Ui Bhriain has liked one or two of "Pro-Life" Republic's posts. To be honest, their actions are undermining the word "Life" in their organisation's title. I call upon Niamh and Sean to withdraw all statements liked on "Pro-Life Republic".
ADDENDUM: I am happy to clarify that while Niamh is certainly strongly interested in Irish culture, there is little evidence that she is overtly supportive of Irish republicanism, or indeed any political ideology at all. I am happy to make this clarification, which is of my own accord and not forced by anybody. However, I still believe that the like may sent out the wrong message or misinterpreted.
Now I have talked enough about that, and now onto the page's more obnoxious views. The person behind this has now taken to declaring that the "Malvinas" (the Falklands to you and me) rightfully belong to Argentina and at least whitewashes the atrocities of military junta (which were far worse than anything the British did in Ireland) in the name of blind Anglophobia (the poster on one occasion refers to the British Legion as "the legion of the damned". Oh great, so the idealistic Irishmen who joined the Allies against Hitler are therefore Hell-bound, while Sinn Fein-IRA members who collaborated with the Nazis need not repent of their actions whatsoever.
I think that I have proven with these examples how utterly un-pro-life this page is and how some leading YDers are discrediting their movement's aims by appearing to openly support these pro-death beliefs. I wonder if it is time for a page called "Pro-Lifers against Terrorism" in response. What are your opinions on this?
Link is here, to prove that all I have said is correct:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pro-Life-Republic/248267878643410?fref=ts
And while I am at it, allow me to provide a link to a video review I did of Gerry McGeough's recent speech, which may be of interest:
http://tellingitasitisirl.blogspot.ie/2013/03/when-irish-nationalism-loses-touch-with.html
Monday, 1 April 2013
A response to "John Grace"
John Grace has responded to my blogpost on the Irish Life League. I will now take the opportunity to address his points one-by-one.
JG: "I am not the leader of the ILL and have no idea what 'Young Ireland' is on about. There is no Irish Life League. "
Young Ireland: I accept Mr Grace's initial correction and am happy to make the clarification. However, there clearly is an Irish Life League, one which he himself said was being planned. The blog can be found here, though nobody has posted to it yet:
http://lifeleagueireland.blogspot.ie/
JG:"Whilst I did disagree with Eoghan via a phone message about hip-hop music, what I did refer to on Cath Info is that some people objected to secular approach to the cause. The argument was about that abortion offends God. A friend informed me this happened a few years ago."
YI: The full text of what what was them known as Credo said is immediately below:
"Trad Catholics have had endless arguments with groups like YD about taking the secular approach towards abortion. At a SSPX youth group a few years ago people had an argument with Eoghan White (i.e. de Faoite) about this. I realise a group maybe trying to forge links and build a "pro-life movement" but it shouldn't be at the expense of compromising Catholicism. Abortion is wrong because it offends God and is a grave sin."
I got the information directly from Mr Grace himself.
JG:"I said hello to Niamh Ui Bhriain of the Life Institute after the recent rosary vigil in Dublin. Very pleasant but brief chat. No bad blood but I do disagree with Niamh appearing on Huckabee but was by far one of the better speaker at the rosary vigil."
YI: Presumably Niamh had no idea that the man she was meeting was spreading vicious calumnies about the Jews, ethnic minorities and other Catholics on his blog. Unfortunately Niamh Ui Bhriain has not shown herself to be the best judge of character, as we found out with Justin Barrett.
JG:"Who has alleged these two are pro-contraception? I think Young Ireland has confused comments made by Catholic Political Network. A comment linking abortion/contraception was removed on the YD Facebook page and Una Ui Scolai seemed annoyed.
Nothing to do with me. I haven't seen Eoghan De Faoite since he visited me in hospital and haven't forgotten his kind visit. Una Ui Scolai, I met once and is a fiery sort for all that is good and true. I have nothing against them. I did disagree with hip hop music during a pro-life display. Others did also.
It's Young Ireland, who has got it wrong. "
I accept Mr Grace's version of events here, though the fact that he posted it means that one could reasonably assume that he sympathised with CPN's opinion on this matter.
As a final note, I accept that I got some details wrong on this, and I apologise for that. However, I am disappointed to hear that YD are not taking as tough a line on the Williamsonites as I, and many other pro-lifers for that matter, had hoped. The full respect of the pro-life movement will not be given to YD until it is certain that they have expelled all those with extremist sympathies from their ranks.
JG: "I am not the leader of the ILL and have no idea what 'Young Ireland' is on about. There is no Irish Life League. "
Young Ireland: I accept Mr Grace's initial correction and am happy to make the clarification. However, there clearly is an Irish Life League, one which he himself said was being planned. The blog can be found here, though nobody has posted to it yet:
http://lifeleagueireland.blogspot.ie/
JG:"Whilst I did disagree with Eoghan via a phone message about hip-hop music, what I did refer to on Cath Info is that some people objected to secular approach to the cause. The argument was about that abortion offends God. A friend informed me this happened a few years ago."
YI: The full text of what what was them known as Credo said is immediately below:
"Trad Catholics have had endless arguments with groups like YD about taking the secular approach towards abortion. At a SSPX youth group a few years ago people had an argument with Eoghan White (i.e. de Faoite) about this. I realise a group maybe trying to forge links and build a "pro-life movement" but it shouldn't be at the expense of compromising Catholicism. Abortion is wrong because it offends God and is a grave sin."
I got the information directly from Mr Grace himself.
JG:"I said hello to Niamh Ui Bhriain of the Life Institute after the recent rosary vigil in Dublin. Very pleasant but brief chat. No bad blood but I do disagree with Niamh appearing on Huckabee but was by far one of the better speaker at the rosary vigil."
YI: Presumably Niamh had no idea that the man she was meeting was spreading vicious calumnies about the Jews, ethnic minorities and other Catholics on his blog. Unfortunately Niamh Ui Bhriain has not shown herself to be the best judge of character, as we found out with Justin Barrett.
JG:"Who has alleged these two are pro-contraception? I think Young Ireland has confused comments made by Catholic Political Network. A comment linking abortion/contraception was removed on the YD Facebook page and Una Ui Scolai seemed annoyed.
Nothing to do with me. I haven't seen Eoghan De Faoite since he visited me in hospital and haven't forgotten his kind visit. Una Ui Scolai, I met once and is a fiery sort for all that is good and true. I have nothing against them. I did disagree with hip hop music during a pro-life display. Others did also.
It's Young Ireland, who has got it wrong. "
I accept Mr Grace's version of events here, though the fact that he posted it means that one could reasonably assume that he sympathised with CPN's opinion on this matter.
As a final note, I accept that I got some details wrong on this, and I apologise for that. However, I am disappointed to hear that YD are not taking as tough a line on the Williamsonites as I, and many other pro-lifers for that matter, had hoped. The full respect of the pro-life movement will not be given to YD until it is certain that they have expelled all those with extremist sympathies from their ranks.
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Irish Life League split from Youth Defence
Yes, the SSPX contingent that made up much of YD's traditional support has finally lost patience with the direction that the latter has been taking in recent years, upped sticks and founded their own group. In this post, I will look at what we can expect from the Irish Life League and look at just how much potential damage will be done to the pro-life movement as a result.
The ILL is apparently modelled on the UK Life League, led by Jim Dowson, which has gained notoriety for their reckless use of graphic images, in the misguided belief that this will end people's support for abortion. Um, no it won't. To end abortion, what we need to do is to intellectually smash pro-choice fallacies to pieces, and this will not be done by alienating people. The UKLL is largely marooned from the rest of the British pro-life movement, and we can expect the same from their Irish namesakes.
However, ideologically, the ILL are far more dangerous than their British counterparts. This is because their apparent leader, known only as "John Grace", will be known to regular readers of this blog as the author of the Third Positionist "Thought and Action" blog, a site notorious for its fascist and anti-Semitic content. Now admittedly, the blog alone is negligible, and it is a wonder that the pro-choice side are unusually hesitant to use it to paint all pro-lifers as fascists. What is most worrying though, is that there was a tiny group of Williamsonite SSPX adherents which wanted to bring YD back to where it was before Barrett's fascist sympathies were exposed. No, that is an understatment. Barrett, to his credit, never denied the Holocaust, a viewpoint that John Grace repeatedly chides the YD leadership from adapting.
We know that there has been bad blood between the leadership and the Williamsonite tendency as far back as 2006, but probably stretches back even earlier. Eoghan De Faoite, according to Grace, was involved in an argument in a SSPX meeting over YD's tactics. And no, it wasn't because they thought that they were too extreme, that's for sure. YD "have gone politically correct/multi-culti", they say. They don't alienate non-Catholics who may very well mean the difference between our current pro-life laws and abortion on demand. They rely on the Youth 2000 (who I will discuss in more detail in the next few days) gene pool for volunteers, which apparently are "anti-Tradition" (it could legitimately be argued that Y2K are over-reliant on charismatic styles of worship, but that in itself is not enough to accuse them of being heterodox.). According to the "SSPX Resistance" as they like to style themselves, such scandalous activites warrant ostracism from "Traditional" Catholics (read Catholics who refuse to submit to the Roman Pontiff, on whom the very Church is built).
Lastly, it is of great credit to the YD leadership that SSPX-SO members now feel the need to leave. It is certainly a far cry from Justin Barrett attending NDP rallies or picketing politician's houses. Furthermore, the allegations that Eoghan De Faoite and Una Ui Scolai are pro-contraception are not only bordering on slander, but laughable (trads supporting birth control indeed). Certainly YD still have issues to iron out (the republican tendencies being a prime example of this), however it much much better to have a pro-life group led by a republican as opposed to a fascist.
The ILL is apparently modelled on the UK Life League, led by Jim Dowson, which has gained notoriety for their reckless use of graphic images, in the misguided belief that this will end people's support for abortion. Um, no it won't. To end abortion, what we need to do is to intellectually smash pro-choice fallacies to pieces, and this will not be done by alienating people. The UKLL is largely marooned from the rest of the British pro-life movement, and we can expect the same from their Irish namesakes.
However, ideologically, the ILL are far more dangerous than their British counterparts. This is because their apparent leader, known only as "John Grace", will be known to regular readers of this blog as the author of the Third Positionist "Thought and Action" blog, a site notorious for its fascist and anti-Semitic content. Now admittedly, the blog alone is negligible, and it is a wonder that the pro-choice side are unusually hesitant to use it to paint all pro-lifers as fascists. What is most worrying though, is that there was a tiny group of Williamsonite SSPX adherents which wanted to bring YD back to where it was before Barrett's fascist sympathies were exposed. No, that is an understatment. Barrett, to his credit, never denied the Holocaust, a viewpoint that John Grace repeatedly chides the YD leadership from adapting.
We know that there has been bad blood between the leadership and the Williamsonite tendency as far back as 2006, but probably stretches back even earlier. Eoghan De Faoite, according to Grace, was involved in an argument in a SSPX meeting over YD's tactics. And no, it wasn't because they thought that they were too extreme, that's for sure. YD "have gone politically correct/multi-culti", they say. They don't alienate non-Catholics who may very well mean the difference between our current pro-life laws and abortion on demand. They rely on the Youth 2000 (who I will discuss in more detail in the next few days) gene pool for volunteers, which apparently are "anti-Tradition" (it could legitimately be argued that Y2K are over-reliant on charismatic styles of worship, but that in itself is not enough to accuse them of being heterodox.). According to the "SSPX Resistance" as they like to style themselves, such scandalous activites warrant ostracism from "Traditional" Catholics (read Catholics who refuse to submit to the Roman Pontiff, on whom the very Church is built).
Lastly, it is of great credit to the YD leadership that SSPX-SO members now feel the need to leave. It is certainly a far cry from Justin Barrett attending NDP rallies or picketing politician's houses. Furthermore, the allegations that Eoghan De Faoite and Una Ui Scolai are pro-contraception are not only bordering on slander, but laughable (trads supporting birth control indeed). Certainly YD still have issues to iron out (the republican tendencies being a prime example of this), however it much much better to have a pro-life group led by a republican as opposed to a fascist.
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
When Irish Nationalism loses touch with reality, this happens
This has to be one of the worst speeches on the topic of nationalism that I have ever come across. Gerry McGeough's homecoming speech flies in the face of historical reality and ignores completely the devestation wreaked by the IRA, of which he was a member. Here is the long awaited fisking of his political views:
Thursday, 13 December 2012
New video from the Iona Institute
Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Huge turnout for pro-life vigil
The first ever pro-life event to be co-hosted by the Pro-Life Campaign and Youth Defence has proven to be a resounding success, with thousands of people turning out. Here is the report from Life News:
Pushing back against the attempt by abortion campaigners to exploit the recent death of a pregnant woman to try to get Ireland to legalize abortions, as many as 10,000 pro-life people joined the Vigil for Life today in Dublin.
The Vigil for Life on Kildare Street was promoted by pro-life groups like the Pro-Life Campaign and Youth Defence to respond to the debate over Savita and hold the Fine Gael party accountable over its pro-life pledge.
“It’s time the pro-life majority were heard. Enda needs to Keep his Pro-Life promise. Say NO to abortion in Ireland,” said Youth Defence in announcing the event. “Fine Gael and Labour are on the verge of legalising abortion. This may be the only chance we get to send a united message to the Government that the people of Ireland do not want abortion.”
“The vigil will be an opportunity to be a voice for both unborn babies and their mothers, and to ask Fine Gael to keep their pro-life promise. If abortion is legalised it will be too late to make your voice heard,” the group added.
As the pictures of the event show, hundreds of Irish people carried signs calling on Fine Gael not to buckle under pro-abortion lobbying pressure.
The event comes on the day following news that the pro-abortion reporter who broke the Savita story says the Indian woman may not have requested an abortion.
The Pro-Life campaign recently commented on Red C abortion poll some are using to press for abortion.
Responding to the Red C poll on abortion to be published in tomorrow’s Sunday Business Post, the Pro Life Campaign said the answers to the different questions are highly contradictory, and show the very high level of public confusion on the issue mainly to do with the distinction between necessary medical interventions in pregnancy and abortion.
The poll reveals that 85% support legislation for the X case, while 63% support a Constitutional amendment limiting the X ruling.
Dr Ruth Cullen of the Pro Life Campaign said:
“We welcome the high level of support for a Constitutional amendment to limit the X case. It is very apparent, however, from the findings overall, that there is huge confusion about the distinction between necessary medical treatments in pregnancy and abortion.
“The Minister for Health and other senior figures in Government bear much of the responsibility for this confusion. For example, they have abjectly failed to highlight the fact that abortion has never been shown to benefit women with mental health problems, indeed on the contrary, peer-reviewed studies show it places some women at greater risk. Given the misunderstandings that have been allowed to fester, it is not at all surprising that the findings appear so contradictory.
“In the coming weeks, as the debate continues, we are confident it will become clear that legislation for the X case would not in fact be restrictive but would involve wide-ranging abortion.”
I would like to congratulate both groups on this successful event and wish them every success should they wish to hold something similar in the future.
Pushing back against the attempt by abortion campaigners to exploit the recent death of a pregnant woman to try to get Ireland to legalize abortions, as many as 10,000 pro-life people joined the Vigil for Life today in Dublin.
The Vigil for Life on Kildare Street was promoted by pro-life groups like the Pro-Life Campaign and Youth Defence to respond to the debate over Savita and hold the Fine Gael party accountable over its pro-life pledge.
“It’s time the pro-life majority were heard. Enda needs to Keep his Pro-Life promise. Say NO to abortion in Ireland,” said Youth Defence in announcing the event. “Fine Gael and Labour are on the verge of legalising abortion. This may be the only chance we get to send a united message to the Government that the people of Ireland do not want abortion.”
“The vigil will be an opportunity to be a voice for both unborn babies and their mothers, and to ask Fine Gael to keep their pro-life promise. If abortion is legalised it will be too late to make your voice heard,” the group added.
As the pictures of the event show, hundreds of Irish people carried signs calling on Fine Gael not to buckle under pro-abortion lobbying pressure.
The event comes on the day following news that the pro-abortion reporter who broke the Savita story says the Indian woman may not have requested an abortion.
The Pro-Life campaign recently commented on Red C abortion poll some are using to press for abortion.
Responding to the Red C poll on abortion to be published in tomorrow’s Sunday Business Post, the Pro Life Campaign said the answers to the different questions are highly contradictory, and show the very high level of public confusion on the issue mainly to do with the distinction between necessary medical interventions in pregnancy and abortion.
The poll reveals that 85% support legislation for the X case, while 63% support a Constitutional amendment limiting the X ruling.
Dr Ruth Cullen of the Pro Life Campaign said:
“We welcome the high level of support for a Constitutional amendment to limit the X case. It is very apparent, however, from the findings overall, that there is huge confusion about the distinction between necessary medical treatments in pregnancy and abortion.
“The Minister for Health and other senior figures in Government bear much of the responsibility for this confusion. For example, they have abjectly failed to highlight the fact that abortion has never been shown to benefit women with mental health problems, indeed on the contrary, peer-reviewed studies show it places some women at greater risk. Given the misunderstandings that have been allowed to fester, it is not at all surprising that the findings appear so contradictory.
“In the coming weeks, as the debate continues, we are confident it will become clear that legislation for the X case would not in fact be restrictive but would involve wide-ranging abortion.”
I would like to congratulate both groups on this successful event and wish them every success should they wish to hold something similar in the future.
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