JOHN SMEATON, DIRECTOR OF SPUC: Belgium’s oldest athlete killed at his ‘euthanasia party’

Thursday 9 January 2014

Belgium’s oldest athlete killed at his ‘euthanasia party’

Top stories:

Belgium’s oldest athlete killed at his ‘euthanasia party’ [LifeSiteNews.com, 8 January]

Parents’ role in sex education must be protected, say MPs and family groups
MPs and family groups have written to Michael Gove MP, the Secretary of State for Education, stating that parents must be supported and upheld as the primary educators of their children when it comes to sex education. The letter, signed by 20 groups and individuals, supports Mr Gove in his refusal to amend current guidelines on teaching sex and relationships education (SRE) in schools. [SPUC, 8 January]

Ask MEPs to vote against pro-homosexual Lunacek report
Between 3 and 6 February, the European Parliament is expected to debate and vote upon a report by Ulrike Lunacek, an Austrian MEP and the co-president of the European Parliament's homosexual rights group. The report is entitled "Roadmap against homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity". Proponents of homosexual unions and the homosexual agenda are embarking on an attack on a fundamental natural institution - marriage. SPUC supporters are therefore urged to email MEPs, telling them to vote against the Lunacek report. [SPUC, 6 January]

Other stories:

Abortion

US abortionist fined for running filthy 'meat-market' practice [LifeSiteNews.com, 8 January]
Man gives up everything, walks across U.S. making reparation for sins of abortion, family breakdown [LifeSiteNews.com, 7 January]
Ob/gyn stopped doing abortions after seeing her own child on the ultrasound screen [LifeNews.com, 7 January]

Population

Iran considering giving gold to parents to boost birth rate [LifeSiteNews.com, 8 January]

Euthanasia

Amnesty International UK is promoting assisted suicide [Alex Schadenberg, 4 January]

Sexual ethics

Street preacher arrested and held in custody in Dundee for mentioning sexual sin [Christian Concern, 9 January]
Utah won’t recognize 1000+ gay ‘marriages’ contracted after judge struck down marriage amendment [LifeSiteNews.com, 8 January]
Labour MP who voted against same-sex marriage dies aged 60 [BBC, 8 January]

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About Me

I became involved in SPUC after graduating, when I established a branch in south London in 1974. I have worked full-time for SPUC for 42 years. I became chief executive of SPUC in the UK in 1996, having been general secretary since 1978. I was elected vice-president of International Right to Life Federation in 2005. At UN conferences in Cairo, Copenhagen, Beijing, Istanbul and Rome, I helped coordinate more than 150 pro-life/pro-family groups resulting in pro-life victories in Cairo, Istanbul and Rome. I was educated at Salesian College, London, before going to Oxford where I graduated in English Language and Literature. I qualified as a teacher, becoming head of English at a secondary school. I am married to Josephine. We have a grown-up family and we live in north London.