These pro-rapist Christians would prefer that Warren Buffet give his
30 billion to Halliburton.
http://www.tbo.com/news/nationworld/MGB3ERNY1PE.html
Gates, Buffett Alliance Attacked
By DAVID CRARY The Associated Press
Published: Jun 30, 2006
NEW YORK - Warren Buffett's new philanthropic alliance with fellow
billionaire Bill Gates won widespread praise this week, but
antiabortion activists did not join in, instead assailing the two
donors for their longtime support of Planned Parenthood and
international birth-control programs.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to which Buffett has pledged
the bulk of his $44 billion fortune, devotes the majority of its
funding to combating disease and poverty in developing countries. Less
than 1 percent has gone to Planned Parenthood.
"The merger of Gates and Buffett may spell doom for the families of
the developing world," said the Rev. Thomas Euteneuer, a Roman
Catholic priest who is president of Human Life International.
Referring to Josef Mengele, the infamous Nazi death camp doctor,
Euteneuer said Buffett "will be known as the Dr. Mengele of
philanthropy unless he repents."
The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued statements
praising Buffett and Gates for their generosity. Gloria Feldt, a
former Planned Parenthood president, said she was appalled by the
harsh attacks on them.
"What an outrage that these people have the gall to cast aspersions on
other citizens for standing up for what they believe," Feldt said
Thursday. "They have no right whatsoever to criticize people who put
their money where their mouths are."
RU-486 Opposition
The foundation started by Buffett, and now named after his late wife,
Susan, came under fire from some antiabortion groups in the 1990s
after it gave $2 million to fund clinical trials of mifepristone, more
commonly known as the RU-486 abortion pill. The foundation also has
supported various abortion-rights and family-planning groups.
Tony Perkins, president of the conservative Family Research Council,
wrote a commentary this week holding the Buffetts partially
responsible for the approval of RU-486 in 2000.
"Since then, approximately 500,000 American babies have been killed
with RU-486," Perkins wrote. "Buffett's billions have the potential to
do damage like this on a global scale."
Staff at the Susan T. Buffett Foundation in Omaha, Neb., said its
executive director, Allen Greenberg, would not comment on the
criticisms.
The Gates Group
The Gates Foundation also is a patron of reproductive-health programs,
funding studies on contraceptive technologies and initiatives to
improve access to birth control.
Planned Parenthood, which is the leading provider of abortions in the
United States, has received $34 million from the Gates Foundation over
the years - out of $10.5 billion in grants worldwide, said foundation
spokeswoman Jacquelline Fuller. She said the foundation does not fund
abortion services, earmarking the grants for other Planned Parenthood
programs.
Joseph D'Agostino, a spokesman for the antiabortion Population
Research Institute, said the foundation position "is simply
dishonest."
"If you fund one side of an organization, that frees them up to
transfer funds to the other things they do," he said.
Feldt confirmed that the Gates Foundation stipulated that its gifts to
Planned Parenthood not be used for abortion services.
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a.a. pastor #-273.15, the most frigid church of Celcius nee Kelvin
EAC Econometric Forecast and Sorcery Division
The Bush 'balanced' budget: 2 trillion and worsening
The Bush 'economic' policy: 12.5 million FEWER jobs than Clinton and counting
The Bush Iraq lie: -2528 GIs, one friend's co-worker's son and mounting
Having Bush ***** up my country: Worthless
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-duke (duckgumbo@cox.net), aka PedophilEarl J Weber, 59
year old mateless, heirless biological failure
of Afton Oaks Apartment, Baton Rouge,who pussied
out of the Vietnam draft, showing his gay side
despite his avowed anti-gay bigotry
Contact duke's priest and ask
him why duke is such a racist:
http://www.stpatrickbr.org/
Father Gerard "Jerry" Martin
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Saint Patrick Catholic Church
12424 Brogdon Lane
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70816
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