Catholics Who Vote for Freedom of Choice Act Could Face Automatic Excommunication
(CNSNews.com) - When asked last week whether a Catholic politician voting for the Freedom of Choice Act would incur automatic excommunication from the Catholic Church, Cardinal Francis George of Chicago said the question would need to be discussed once the actual language of the bill was known. FOCA would impose nationwide abortion on demand and government funding of abortion.

Israel Facing Worst Water Crisis in More Than 100 Years
Sea of Galilee, Israel (CNSNews.com) – Four consecutive years of drought, increased consumption stemming from population growth, and what some are calling mismanagement have contributed to the worst water crisis in Israel’s history.

President-Elect Obama Lays Out Pro-Gay Agenda - President-elect Barack Obama is committed to creating special rights for homosexuals and trampling on traditional marriage.

Amnesty Bill for Illegals Unlikely to Pass Senate, Group Says
(CNSNews.com) - A comprehensive “amnesty” bill to provide illegal aliens a path to citizenship is unlikely to pass the U.S. Senate next year because Republicans will be more united in opposition and Democrats will be reticent to burn political capital on the issue, according to a public policy group that tracks population growth in the U.S.

Palestinian Authority Reaches Out to Israelis in Hebrew
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) – In an unusual move, the Palestinian Authority on Thursday appealed to the Israeli public – in Hebrew -- to consider a peace plan backed by the Arab world. The P.A. placed full-page newspaper ads in Israel’s four largest Hebrew dailies on Thursday, explaining the details of a peace plan originally proposed by Saudi King Abdullah in 2002 and later adopted by the Arab League.

eHarmony Forced to Match Homosexual Couples - Under an agreement with New Jersey's Division on Civil Rights, eHarmony will  create a same-sex dating Web site — "Compatible Partners" — and pay $50,000 in administrative costs.  

Texas Town Cuts Planned Parenthood Funding - Add Corpus Christi, Texas, to the steady stream of cities refusing to bankroll Planned Parenthood.The decision, which will cost the local Planned Parenthood about $30,000 in funding, came after about 20 people spoke against the abortion giant, the Corpus Christi Caller-Times reported.

Court to decide whether campus evangelism a crime - The so-called "free-speech code" of Yuba Community College District is under federal court scrutiny.

'Narcissistic Sovereignty’ Has Kept U.S. from Ratifying U.N. Treaty on Children’s Rights
(CNSNews.com) – Advocates for a United Nations treaty on children’s rights blamed American arrogance for the U.S. failure to ratify the treaty, but critics charged that signing onto the Convention on the Rights of the Child could mean international law trumping U.S. state and federal laws and the rights of parents to make decisions about raising and educating their children. Critics say that national self-determination is at the heart of why the treaty should not be ratified.

Judicial Nominees under Obama Must Keep ‘Oath’ to Execute the Law, McConnell Says
(CNSNews.com) - Federal judicial nominees selected because of their ability to “empathize” with politically correct groups must show that they will not deviate from their “solemn oath” to execute the law, even when it runs counter to their personal preferences, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said at a gathering in Washington last week. In his speech, McConnell, Republican leader of the U.S. Senate, said that Republican senators in the new Congress would refrain from engaging in “extra-constitutional” measures to derail President-elect Barack Obama’s nominees.

Religious Right’ Still Key to Conservatism’s Future, Leaders Say
(CNSNews.com) - Social conservative leaders in Washington say that Tuesday’s sea change election doesn’t spell the end of the conservative movement. But it will mean a thorough “shake-out” -- and the Religious Right needs to re-think its relationship with the GOP.

Chavez, Allies Applaud Obama Victory
(CNSNews.com) – Two months after expelling the American ambassador as diplomatic ties reached rock-bottom, President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has expressed a desire for “new relations” with the United States under an Obama administration. “The historical election of an Afro-American to lead the most powerful country in the world is a sign that the changing times which originated in South America could be knocking the doors of United States,” he said in a statement.

U.S. Must Not Hold Direct Talks With Iran, Israeli Foreign Minister Says
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) – Just one day after Barack Obama was elected president, America’s staunchest ally in the Middle East has publicly expressed concerns about his future foreign policy regarding Iran. Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said on Thursday that there should not be any direct talks between the U.S. and Iran to try to convince Tehran to restrain its nuclear program. Obama’s willingness to open such talks could be perceived in the Middle East as “weakness,” she said.

Kindergartners given homosexual 'pledge cards'- A pro-family advocate is outraged that a California public school teacher would pass out homosexual pledge cards to her kindergarten students.

Homosexuals seek to overturn marriage amendmentAssociated Press - Homosexuals and their supporters in California are vowing to fight the passage of a state constitutional amendment that defines marriage as only between a man and a woman.

Conservative Leaders Meet, Plan to Battle Obama’s Agenda – With or Without Republicans - (CNSNews.com) - A group of conservative leaders met in the Virginia countryside Thursday to begin planning the fight against the liberal agenda of President-elect Barack Obama – with or without the Republican Party.

Liberal Lawyer's Group Wants Same-Day, Nationalized Voter Registration
(CNSNews.com) – Tuesday’s record 138 million voter turnout wasn’t good enough for a group of liberal lawyers, who say that voter registration is so flawed that the U.S. should adopt election-day, “at-the-polls” voter registration. What’s more, all voter registration should be done by the federal government, just as it is in Canada, they say.

Iranian President Advises Obama on Domestic and Foreign Affairs
(CNSNews.com) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is advising President-elect Barack Obama that he should move forward with "fundamental change" – not just in foreign policy, but in U.S. domestic policy as well. Friday’s Washington Post reprinted the letter, in which Ahmadinejad congratulates Obama on winning the Nov. 4 election -- then goes on to lecture the President-elect.

Homosexual Groups Sue to Stop California Marriage Initiative
(CNSNews.com) - Three lawsuits have been filed in an attempt to block California’s Proposition 8, which limits valid marriages to “one man and one woman.” Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union and two homosexual activist groups – Lambda Legal Foundation and the National Center for Lesbian Rights – asked the California Supreme Court Wednesday to invalidate Proposition 8.

Rescue Package is Not Socialism, White House Says
(CNSNews.com) – The federal government’s $700 billion bailout of Wall Street, which includes purchasing shares in the nation’s banks, does not undermine free market capitalism, the White House said on Friday. “We’re very, very far away from that line of socialism, wherever that’s drawn out there,” White House spokesman Tony Fratto said.

Abortion Groups Confident Obama Will Push His Pro-Abortion Agenda - (CNSNews.com) - The leading abortion rights organizations in America say they are confident that Barack Obama will push for the full abortion agenda, including the Freedom of Choice Act, comprehensive sex ed and “reproductive rights” that include “affordable" birth control.  

California School Holds 'Gay Day' for Kindergartners - Parents in Hayward, Calif., were shocked to learn their children were being taught to be "allies" of homosexuals, WorldNetDaily reported.

Obama Justified in Votes Against Born Alive Infant Protection Act, Say Democrats
 (CNSNews.com) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was justified in opposing legislation in the Illinois State Senate that would have ensured that a child who survives a failed abortion was treated as a "person" and received medical attention, two Democratic leaders said.

 Palestinian Police Deployment Worries Hebron’s Small Jewish Population -  Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) – Jewish residents of the West Bank city of Hebron are worried that terror and bloodshed will return to the city with the deployment of additional Palestinian security forces there, a spokesman for the community said. The Israeli army on Wednesday evening agreed to the deployment of some 500 Palestinian security forces, even though Israel can’t guarantee the Palestinians won’t turn their weapons against Jewish residents.

California Teachers Association Gives $1.25M to Fight Marriage Amendment - Those who oppose California's marriage-protection amendment, which goes to voters Nov. 4, continue to claim that "Prop. 8 has nothing to do with schools."

Arkansas Voters Have Opportunity to Protect Children, Families - Arkansas residents will have the opportunity next week to vote to protect children in adoptive and foster care in their state.

Obama Getting Campaign Support From Gaza Strip
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) – A Palestinian student in the Gaza Strip is spending his nights making phone calls to the United States urging Americans to vote for Democratic Presidential Candidate Senator Barack Obama, according to Palestinian media.

Star Parker Fights for Traditional Marriage - Conservative crusader Star Parker is taking the California Teachers Association to task over its opposition to Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment that would define marriage as between one man and one woman.