Day: January 9, 2013

FOX NEWS: Grieving Family Shocked To Learn Of 2nd Service They Never Planned For Uncle

GLOUCESTER CITY, N.J. –A grieving family says they were shocked to learn of a memorial service for a deceased uncle they didn\’t plan. Last month, the family of Leroy Bonner had a funeral and buried the 81-year-old in Camden\’s Harleigh Cemetery. They were shocked to open the newspaper this week to find another obituary printed weeks after his death. 

 


In the new obituary, a request for money in the dead man\’s name was made.

The second obituary, printed on January 3rd, announces a second memorial service at Gloucester City\’sLighthouse Baptist Church for Monday night.

The problem, according to Bonner\’s family who claims power of attorney  , is that they didn\’t know about the service and didn\’t authorize any donations.

\”This is hurtful and we\’re trying to mourn and we\’re trying to heal and it\’s like, he just died yesterday,\” Anna Fabrizi-Groves, Bonner\’s niece, said.

Pastor Jim Doster tells FOX 29\’s Chris O\’Connell his wishes were very well known and that Bonner was an active member of the church for 17-years. The pastor claims the service at the church is what Bonner would have wanted.

As for the request for donations in the obituary, Pastor Doster says it\’s not about the money.

You can watch the story in the video.

Link submitted by Michelle Y. 


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Biden suggests White House could act without Congress as part of gun control plan | Fox News

Vice President Biden said Wednesday that the White House could use \”executive orders\” to deal with gun control, as he kicked off a round of meetings aimed at finding ways to curb gun violence. 

The vice president met Wednesday with gun-safety and victims groups, saying he is \”determined\” to take \”urgent action\” to address gun violence. 

\”This is not an exercise in photo opportunities or just getting to ask you all what your opinions are. We are vitally interested in what you have to say,\” Biden said. 

The White House has sought to avoid prejudging what Biden\’s recommendations would be. But the vice president hinted Wednesday that executive action — action by the president in which Congress would not have a say — would indeed be involved. 

\”There are executive orders, executive action that can be taken,\” Biden said, adding \”we haven\’t decided what that is yet.\” 

He also said separate legislative action would be \”required.\” 

Dan Gross, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, after the meeting affirmed that administration officials \”talked about … their willingness to use executive action where that\’s appropriate.\” 

Among the gun-advocacy groups attending the meeting Wednesday were Arizona for Gun Safety, the Brady Campaign, the Campaign to Keep Guns off Campus and Mayors Against Illegal Guns. 

The vice president will hear from the other side of the gun-control debate Thursday, when the nation\’s leading gun lobby meets face to face with his task force in what could be a testy session. The National Rifle Association confirmed to Fox News that the group accepted an invitation to meet with the task force, which is running up against an end-of-the-month deadline to produce a set of proposals. 

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Media Blackout Of New Nuns


January 8, 2013 

Bill Donohue released the following comments today:
 
Aside from Deacon Greg Kandra, the Catholic News Agency, and EWTN, both the religious and secular media—including the Catholic media—have failed to report an important story that deserves wide attention: on New Year’s Day, 11 Anglican nuns from the Community of St. Mary the Virgin in England entered the Catholic Church. Moreover, a sister from another order of Anglican nuns joined with them to form a new Catholic order, the Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

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