Templar Weekly Round Up Oct 2021

 

Templar Weekly Round up  TEXAS PRO-LIFE VICTORY Just days after a lower court blocked enforcement of the Texas Heartbeat Act, a federal appeals court reinstated the life-saving law last Friday.  The move comes after a district court judge granted a request by the Biden administration to halt the legislation. The latest decision signals a win for the pro-life movement ahead a crucial case on the Supreme Court docket that could see Roe v. Wade overturned by next year. Signed in May by Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, the Texas Heartbeat Act took effect September 1. The law requires abortionists to screen for a preborn baby’s heartbeat and bans abortion if a heartbeat can be heard (generally as early as six weeks), with exceptions only for genuine medical emergencies. EU SET TO CRUMBLE? Brexit was the first, but it may well not be the last!  A ruling by Poland's Constitutional Tribunal saying that parts of EU law are incompatible with the Polish constitution has stoked fears in Brussels that Poland might leave the bloc in what is being called 'Polexit'. Rebuking Poland following the ruling, French and German ministers said EU membership is a "legal commitment" and requires "complete adherence to common rules". Polish Christians are particularly angry about the EU’s efforts to push mass immigration and the LGBTQ+ agenda on member states. TEMPLAR HERITAGE Castlemartyr is a ruined castle, about 20 minutes drive from Cork City, Ireland. The castle was first built in 1210 by the Knights Templar under the leadership of Richard Earl de Clare, also known as Strongbow. It was central to large estates gifted to the Order in the wills of many well-respected local families, both Irish and Anglo-Norman settlers. After the suppression it was the scene of skirmishes and sieges throughout Ireland’s troubled history, finally being badly damaged during its capture by the forces of William of Orange in 1690.