{"id":88447,"date":"2021-08-17T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifamnews.com\/?p=88447"},"modified":"2022-05-19T14:51:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T18:51:57","slug":"thumbs-up-spotlight-july-29-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifamnews.com\/en\/thumbs-up-spotlight-july-29-2021","title":{"rendered":"Thumbs up\u2013spotlight on the good things happening in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"last-updated\">Last updated on May 19th, 2022 at 02:51 pm<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-life\"><strong>Life<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Northern Ireland. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spuc.org.uk\/Article\/384962\/SPUC-ready-to-take-last-minute-legal-action-to-block-imposition-of-abortion-on-Northern-Ireland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catholics<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/premierchristian.news\/en\/news\/article\/this-is-an-awful-decision-says-presbyterian-church-in-ireland-as-westminster-directs-stormont-to-fully-roll-out-abortion-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Presbyterian Church<\/a> defend the life of the unborn despite the peremptory orders of the government in London, the bearer of an ultimatum for the total liberalization of abortion by March 2022.<br><\/li><li>United Kingdom. Lord Alton, leader of Britain&#8217;s pro-life MPs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.religionenlibertad.com\/polemicas\/450952250\/miembro-camara-lores-abochorna-ley-animalista-aborto.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sharply criticizes the new Animal Welfare Act<\/a> as being far more protective of animals than abortion regulations are of human babies.<br><\/li><li>Netherlands. Minister of Justice Rinus Otte declares illegal the rules on euthanasia that authorize the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutchnews.nl\/news\/2021\/07\/public-prosecutor-questions-new-euthanasia-code-for-doctors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">induction of death even for people suffering from mental disorders<\/a>.<br><\/li><li>Mexico. A strong <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arquidiocesisdexalapa.com\/comunicados\/3076\/25_diputados_de_veracruz_promueven_la_muerte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protest from the Catholic Church<\/a> after the liberalization of abortion.<br><\/li><li>United States of America. Research published in the authoritative <em>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6078884\/contraception-poor-women-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">definitively debunks the myth<\/a> that the spread of contraceptives increases wellbeing and promotes development in poor countries. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/content\/118\/28\/e2101160118\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study carried out over twenty years<\/a> proves the falsity of this mental tour, often turned into ideological and propagandistic slogans.<br><\/li><li>Poland. The <a href=\"https:\/\/wyborcza.pl\/7,173236,27323749,leaders-of-the-women-s-strike-movement-face-charges-for-organizing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leaders of the pro-abortionist front who led the blasphemous protests<\/a> in the country&#8217;s churches last year, when the Constitutional Court decided to ban eugenic abortions, will be put on trial.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-family\"><strong>Family<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Guatemala. President Alejandro Giammattei presents a <a href=\"https:\/\/prensa.gob.gt\/comunicado\/presidente-giammattei-presento-politica-publica-de-proteccion-la-vida-y-la\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>National Plan for the Protection of Marriage, Family and Unborn Life<\/em><\/a> involving 11 ministries and numerous state agencies.<br><\/li><li>Peru. Evangelical pastor Milagros Aguayo, who was elected to parliament, swore at the inauguration stating that her references were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.evangelicodigital.com\/latinoamerica\/19629\/por-mi-dios-por-la-vida-y-la-familia-pastora-milagros-aguayo-jura-como-congresista-del-peru\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;my country, my God, my family, democracy, life and family.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lgbt\"><strong>LGBT+<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Spain. Victory in court of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.religionenlibertad.com\/personajes\/496137668\/Victoria-frente-al-lobby-LGTBI-La-Justicia-da-la-razon-a-Elena-Lorenzo-perseguida-durante-anos.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Elena Lorenzo, already subject to persecution<\/a> for having carried out counseling sessions and provided help to homosexuals. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-freedom-of-education\"><strong>Freedom of education<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>United Kingdom. With leftists attacks in the schoolroom being met with staunch opposition (and victories, as in Hungary), it would be good to recall the fight of a brave <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/news\/18434781.oxfordshire-council-transgender-guide-scrapped-girls-court-case\/?ref=twtrec&amp;fbclid=IwAR3zr-JMKA5rz8UcoJf_YCEFqLDndDOEIlus_ND8V4pH3nPoZkZLzOglQD4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">13-year-old girl<\/a> who threatened to drag Oxfordshire County Council to the High Court of Justice for deciding to include transgender orientation in school curricula. This young girl&#8217;s clear stance was enough to make the local authorities withdraw their decision.<br><\/li><li>South Africa. Homeschooling is becoming increasingly popular and successful. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/parent\/learn\/home-schooling\/local-homeschooling-mom-proves-it-works-as-her-son-enrolls-at-university-aged-just-16-20210514\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A mother tells of the results obtained by her daughter<\/a> who will enrol in university even though she is not yet 17.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-religious-freedom\"><strong>Religious freedom<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Spain. Despite the government&#8217;s attempts to requisition the Benedictine complex of Valle de los Ca\u00eddos, outside Madrid, the abbot, <a href=\"https:\/\/religion.elconfidencialdigital.com\/articulo\/en_voz_baja\/carta-integra-abad-valle-caidos-padres-escolania\/20210722182309042026.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Father Santiago Cantera<\/a>, shows the world the serene determination with which the friars live through the siege.<br><\/li><li>United Kingdom. A London court rules that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/christian-street-preacher-prosecuted-for-evangelizing-wins-case.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian preacher Joshua Sutcliffe, already fined in April for preaching in the streets<\/a>, neither broke health regulations nor violated other rules.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dutch justice minister declares the latest expansion of the euthanasia law illegal, a persecuted therapist in Spain counselling to homosexuals is exonerated in court, and a US study shows that the spread of birth control in poor countries neither improves the wellbeing of people nor promotes development. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":67454,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"mc4wp_mailchimp_campaign":[],"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"Dutch justice minister declares the latest expansion of the euthanasia law illegal, a persecuted therapist in Spain counselling to homosexuals is exonerated in court, and a US study shows that the spread of birth control in poor countries neither improves the wellbeing of people nor promotes development. 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