Pro-life activist Richard Justman became more and more disturbed to see only Democrats show up in force after a Columbus, Ohio, Early Voting Center opened for business near his home on October 2.

Finally, at 1 a.m. on Monday, October 22, Justman, unable to sleep, decided to do something about it, he says prompted by the Holy Spirit.

Justman awakened his son and the two drove Justman’s box truck and van and parked them right on the 100-ft yellow line marking the legal distance partisans could appeal to incoming voters, directly in front of the building.

Justman and family had been taking their vehicles and signs to African-American and mixed race mega-churches in the Columbus area for two months, so their vehicles were already decked out with pro-life, pro-Romney signage.

Wanting to make sure his vehicles weren’t vandalized, Justman slept in the van the rest of the night.

The next morning Democrats were livid to find Justman had taken not just one but several of their prime parking spots. Poll workers were livid that Justman’s van was obstructing their view and causing a safety hazard, they said.

Police were called. Justman called his attorney. And Justman won the day: He was breaking no law.

Since then Justman, pictured left, and his vehicles have maintained a 24/7 presence, and Justman plans to stay put until the evening of November 6.

I spoke with Justman by phone last night, curious as to how he manages the… um… functions of life. He said there are many stores and restaurants nearby where he can find relief, so to speak. He also has a family member take his place so he can go home and shower.

Here’s an NBC story on the scene. Justman has now been joined by Mark Harrington and his  Vote Pro-Life truth trucks…

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Here’s home video…

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Here are a few photos of Mark’s nonpartisan trucks and signs. The pro-life throng was joined yesterday by pro-life leaders Troy Newman (left) and Pat Mahoney (2nd from left). Mark is in the black hoodie. Don’t know the names of the other pro-lifers. Click all photos to enlarge. See more here…

[Top photo via The Daily Caller; 2nd photo via The Columbus Dispatch]

At one point when I lost my hair, my son, then 5, asked if that would hurt the baby. We talked to him and told him no, that she would be fine because we had faith that God was going to take care of our family and our unborn daughter….

She saved my life.

~ Meg Booth (pictured with 5-month-old Isabella), who was 12 weeks pregnant when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, as quoted by The Valdosta Times, October 29

[Photo by Brandon Powers]

“At Westmont, Jesus Christ holds preeminence. With our commitment to historic Christianity, we encourage students to integrate their beliefs with their studies and to live out their faith in service to others. Rooting the liberal arts in Christ means that we educate the whole person and encourage students to develop biblically based, intellectually strong convictions and worldviews.”

For three years pro-life student Seth Gruber (pictured left) petitioned the College Student Association and Executive Team at his Evangelical Christian college, Westmont, located in Santa Barbara, California, to allow him to sponsor the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform’s Genocide Awareness Project on campus.

For three years they said no.

Finally, on the morning of October 23, Seth decided to show the reality of abortion to students anyway.

With pro-lifers Todd Bullis and Timothy Eaton, Todd took a position outside the Dining Commons with graphic abortion signs.

After 1-1/2 hours two college officials tried to shut the pro-life activists down. They were successful in ousting Todd and Timothy but not Seth, since he is a student. Here is video of one student whose heart was converted when seeing the graphic photos and part of the exchange with the college officials…

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Seth made an astute point with officials that while the school’s Global Focus Week addresses such issues as sex trafficking and child slavery, it never addresses the genocide of abortion.

Responded the official: “There are a lot of issues that are not addressed, so you can’t say that somehow because this issue is not addressed -”

Abortion is just another issue? Nothing special?

Bull. Abortion kills 1.2 million children a year in the U.S. alone. Find another issue that compares. And follow the dots. The increase in sex trafficking and child slavery is due in no small part to abortion and the shortage of – and subsequent demand for – girls, particularly in Asia.

The fact is, school officials are spineless. Who knows, they may even support abortion? But at the very least they consider abortion too hot a topic to touch. After all, taking a stand against abortion might alienate students or parents who decide to take their tuition elsewhere.

Seth returned to his post with his graphic signs on October 25. As he wrote me, “I plan to continue standing on campus twice a week and I already have more people who keep wanting to and volunteering to stand with me. I’m sure the numbers will continue to grow.”

Bravo, Seth. I couldn’t be prouder. I can’t imagine how hard it must be to withstand both a hostile administration and hostile peers. But God is cheering and so are millions of martyred babies. Read more at Seth’s blog.

Rescue those who are unjustly sentenced to death; don’t stand back and let them die. Don’t try to avoid responsibility by saying you didn’t know about it. For God knows all hearts, and he sees you. He keeps watch over your soul, and he knows you knew! And he will judge all people according to what they have done.

~ Proverbs 24:11-12

 Click to enlarge, from Seth’s awareness campaign last week…

by LauraLoo

Last week Ted Turner was interviewed by Piers Morgan – so we already know this isn’t going to make a lot of sense.

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Notice Ted was about to say it would be “terrific” – but quickly changed it to “good” – if our troops committed suicide. 

Shame on you, Ted, for wishing our troops ill will, up to the point of suicide.  If  the U.S. doesn’t have a volunteer military, who is going to defend us and our interests?  And who gives and protects our freedoms but God at work through our military?

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The Center for Reproductive Rights blurs countries and causes, so where one woman in Kenya can’t take her baby home because she’s in debt for the delivery, this is compared to America being hostile to very late-term abortions in the former George Tiller clinic in Kansas…

The Center’s staffers were quite clear they wanted to “keep religion out of the debate about reproductive rights” and “keep politicians out of our doctor’s offices and out of our private lives.” But they also expect the taxpayer to pay for the abortions and the contraceptives and the sterilizations — and butt out while they foot the bill.

~ Newbusters Tim Graham reporting on the latest video featuring celebrities totally in the tank for abortion,  October 27. See video here.

Do you see what this mean – all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we’d better get on with it. Strip down, start running – and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in.

When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!

~ Hebrews 12:1-3, The Message translation

[Photo (click to enlarge), via New York Times, is of another translation of Hebrews 12:1. A state judge has issued a temporary restraining order against school officials in Kountze, Texas, for trying to stop cheerleaders from making banners with Scripture on them.]

Following are my top five favorite cartoons for the week.

by Jerry Holbert at Townhall.com…

 a whopping threefer by Glenn McCoy at Townhall.com…

 by Chip Bok at Townhall.com…

There are a few pro-lifers who think that because Mitt Romney is an untested convert to our side – making what I think are erroneous charges he is a wolf in sheep’s clothing – and because he holds a rape/incest exception, there’s no sense in voting for him. They say they will sit on their vote when it comes to the president.

Playing devil’s advocate, what if Romney were to moderate his position once elected president – not cave to the other side necessarily, but not do so much to advance the pro-life cause?

Romney has promised to reinstate the Mexico City policy (ban federal funding from going to overseas abortion groups), defund Planned Parenthood (if such a bill reaches his desk), and appoint strict constitutionalist judges.

That would be a lot, but what if Romney weren’t to do much more than fulfill those promises? What advances, if any, might pro-lifers nevertheless see with a simple change from the Obama presidency to the Romney presidency? What if it were Obama, for instance, who nominated our next 2-3 Supreme Court justices? Etc.