You don’t have to be Catholic to be concerned about the harsh attacks recently levied against John Nienstedt, Coadjutor Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.  For the second time in less than a week, Archbishop John Nienstedt has been publically vilified for simply communicating the Catholic Church’s teaching on human sexuality.  In today’s Minneapolis Star Tribune, Nick Coleman castigated the Archbishop for his recent column in the Catholic Spirit newspaper in which the Archbishop concisely and charitably explained the Catholic Church's teaching regarding a homosexual's obligation to chastity and the Church's obligation to support and encourage such a chaste lifestyle.  Nick Coleman’s criticisms, together with those of other homosexual activists, expose a deep-seated intolerance and hatred some have towards those who hold traditional values regarding human sexuality.  Send a note of thanks to Archbishop Nienstedt for standing-up to the intimidation tactics of homosexual activists.  Send a message to Star Tribune's executive management in response to Nick Coleman's column.

UPDATES: Read Archbishop Nienstedt's response letter to Nick Coleman's column.  Watch a video news story about protestors who gathered at the Catherderal of St. Paul.

Two prominent embryonic stem cell scientists have published results showing that they can produce cells with the qualities of embryonic stem cells directly from human skin cells without the need for creating or destroying embryos, without cloning, and without the need for eggs used in cloning.  It appears scientists can now work with "embryonic-like" stem cells without grappling with ethical concerns.  Minnesota state legislators sponsoring the current embryonic stem cell research bill which would provide state funding for the destruction of human embroys should withdraw their bill and instead focus their efforts on this promising new technology. 

Colorado pro-life activists recently made significant progress in challenging the validity of the 1973 U.S Supreme Court rulling of Roe v. Wade.  The Colorado Supreme Court voted unanimously to allow a group called Colorado for Equal Rights to conduct a petition drive for a ballot initiative to establish personhood for the unborn.

The right to life is a fundamental principle of the U.S Constitution.   Minnesota's constitution likewise states, "Government is instituted for the security, benefit and protection of the people..." (Minnesota Constitution Article I).  Most Minnesotans support the idea of banning public funding for abortion, if not outlawing the procedure entirely.

Although Minnesota is not an initiative and referendum state, this victory in Colorado is clearly a harbinger of a new wave of optimism for the defenders of the unborn in Minnesota.   We will keep a close eye on the progress of this initiative in Colorado and inform you of additional developments as they occur.

Liberals in Congress are shamelessly exploiting children in their ploy to incrementally establish a taxpayer-funded national healthcare system.  They want to put the government in-charge of making medical decisions for you and your family.  The proposed SCHIP bill that would more than double current spending on children's health care to $60 billion over the next five years.  And over 60% of the SCHIP money provided to Minnesota goes to cover adults, not children.  Tell Congress to uphold the President's veto on SCHIP.

A county judge decided that he will make the laws for Iowa, striking down the state's 1998 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and ordering Polk County to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.  Minnesota lawmakers have used the excuse that our state's DOMA law provides adequate protection for marriage, but now we can clearly see that this is not the case.  Sign the Marriage Protection Petition calling on your elected officials to pass the Minnesota Marriage Amendment bill, allowing the PEOPLE to decide the future of marriage in Minnesota.