http://www.clevelandcatholicforum.com/blog News & Analysis Related to Christianity, Catholicism, Faith in America and the Issues of the Day. Fri, 11 Feb 2011 01:40:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We would like to make you aware that the Beck Center in Lakewood plans to open the blasphemous play/opera Jerry Springer:The Opera on Friday, February 18th. To give you an idea of how repulsive and anti-Christian this production is, in the U.K. the BBC shattered its previous record for complaints ... http://www.clevelandcatholicforum.com/blog/2011/02/10/beck-center-mocks-jesus-christ-boycott-them/ Source: The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia abortion doctor has been charged with eight counts of murder in the deaths of a woman patient and seven babies who prosecutors say were born alive and then killed with scissors. The charges against Dr. Kermit Gosnell follow a long grand jury investigation.District Attorney ... http://www.clevelandcatholicforum.com/blog/2011/01/18/pa-abortion-doc-charged-with-8-counts-of-murder/ Join The Cleveland Catholic Forum For Lord, Are You With Me? Transforming Pain into God’s Purpose On November 4, 2010 learn how one family was able to find God's purpose from a tragedy, and how you or people you love can do the same. Cleveland Catholic Forum presents speaker Mark Tripodi, Executive ... http://www.clevelandcatholicforum.com/blog/2010/10/18/event-lord-are-you-with-me-transforming-pain-into-god%e2%80%99s-purpose/ My friend Cardinal Francis George, the Archbishop of Chicago, comments that perhaps the most revolutionary statement we can make these days is the opening line of the creed, "We believe in God, the Father Almighty... " as we pray at every Sunday Mass. We look forward to all the festivities of ... http://www.clevelandcatholicforum.com/blog/2010/07/01/declaring-our-dependence-on-god/ Parents of school children in Seattle are learning a shocking lesson, when it comes to some very important decisions they don't have a say. The mother of a 15-year old girl recently discovered that Ballard High School helped her daughter get an abortion and never informed her. But it doesn't end ... http://www.clevelandcatholicforum.com/blog/2010/03/25/school-assisted-abortion-a-shocking-lesson/ Donate to Catholic Relief Services Today and Make A Donation & Help Save Lives. Please help the people of Haiti with your support of CRS as we respond in the aftermath of a massive earthquake that struck near the capital of Port au Prince. Haiti is the poorest country in the ... http://www.clevelandcatholicforum.com/blog/2010/01/13/haiti-earthquake-aftermath-how-to-help/ President Obama's "Safe Schools Czar," already a target of social conservatives for his past drug abuse and what they say is his promotion of homosexuality in schools, is under fresh attack after it was revealed that the pro-gay group he formerly headed recommends books his critics say are pornographic. The group ... http://www.clevelandcatholicforum.com/blog/2009/12/14/obamas-safe-schools-czar-needs-to-be-firednow/ I want to take a moment to encourage you to listen to Monday's Focus on the Family® radio broadcast. On this program, Dr. Dobson will be joined in the studio by his friends Chuck Colson and Dr. Robert George to discuss an important new document called the Manhattan Declaration.Crafted by ... http://www.clevelandcatholicforum.com/blog/2009/11/24/the-manhattan-declaration/ Here are the deals: The American Medical Association (AMA) was facing a 21 percent cut in physicians' reimbursements under the current law. Obama promised to kill the cut if they backed his bill. The cuts are the fruit of a law requiring annual 5 percent to 6 percent reductions in doctor ... http://www.clevelandcatholicforum.com/blog/2009/11/09/ama-aarp-bribed-to-endorse-obamacare/ The Obama Administration is working to erase respect for conscience from health insurance and the law in general Don t believe me? In his address at the University of Notre Dame, Obama talked a good game about respecting conscience on abortion rights. He did the same thing when he met the ... http://www.clevelandcatholicforum.com/blog/2009/10/08/obama-administration-making-freedom-of-conscience-illegal/