by LauraLoo
He’s alive! Full forgiveness of sins can be found to all who put their faith and trust in the Savior Jesus Christ.
Dolly Parton sings He’s Alive as a tribute to God this Resurrection Sunday.
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The New Woman All Women abortion mill in Birmingham, Alabama, has shown signs of cracking for some time.
This is the clinic where I reported in January two botch abortions were committed in a single day, and where I reported in February it had posted a threatening sign against pro-lifers (“Use deadly force only if necessary”).
Also in February Bryan Kemper reported the mill’s sole abortionist had quit.
So the handwriting was on the wall when on Friday the Alabama Department of Public Health announced the clinic would be giving up the ghost due to numerous health code violations.
Owner’s other clinic may close
An interesting aside. New Woman All Women is owned by Dianne Derzis, pictured right.
Derzis also owns the Jackson Women’s Health Organization abortion mill in Jackson, Mississippi. After the Mississippi legislature passed a bill on April 5 requiring abortionists to have admitting privileges at the local hospital, Derzis warned that clinic may be forced to close as well:
Derzis… said its physicians are OB-GYN certified but only one has admitting privileges. She said clinic doctors live out of state because they have been stalked and threatened. And most hospitals will not grant such privileges to out-of-state physicians….
She also said the clinic would do everything possible to comply with the new regulations but more than one physician is needed to stay open. Derzis said she would sue the state if the doctors cannot comply with the new regulations and the clinic is forced to close.
All in all, last week was one I expect Dianne Derzis would sooner forget, but it was a great one for babies and mothers.
[Photo of Derzis via CNN]
Listen to the glad shouts of victory in the tents of God’s people:
The Lord’s mighty power has done it!
His power has brought us victory—
his mighty power in battle!
I will not die; instead, I will live
and proclaim what the Lord has done.
He has punished me severely,
but he has not let me die.
Open to me the gates of the Temple;
I will go in and give thanks to the Lord!
This is the gate of the Lord;
only the righteous can come in.
I praise you, Lord, because you heard me,
because you have given me victory.
The stone which the builders rejected as worthless
turned out to be the most important of all.
This was done by the Lord;
what a wonderful sight it is!
This is the day of the Lord’s victory;
let us be happy, let us celebrate!
~ Psalm 118:15-24, Good News translation
An annual clash of ideologies takes place every Good Friday in front of the Planned Parenthood abortion mill in St. Paul, Minnesota.
On that day pro-lifers praying for abortion to end, which often includes our own Carla, dwarf counter-protesting pro-aborts.
The only difference this year was the location. Planned Parenthood has moved to a 46,000 sq ft mega-mill, now the 3rd largest PP clinic in the U.S.
Reported Brian Gibson, Executive Director of Pro-Life Action Ministries, from the scene:
Just two weeks after having one of the largest crowds for the Rallies for Religious Freedom, pro-life Christians came out in record numbers to attend Pro-Life Action Ministries annual Good Friday Prayer Vigil. Throughout the 7-1/2 hours of this vigil about 3,200 people filled the street next to the new mega-Planned Parenthood in St. Paul, Minn. This all-day vigil has been held in front of Planned Parenthood’s abortion facility for 27 years. This is the first year at the newly built 46,000 sq. ft. abortion facility.
A baby was saved by sidewalk counselors with Pro-Life Action Ministries during the prayer vigil.
Fifteen area pastors of various Christian denominations led prayer, each taking a different half-hour time. Included among the clergy were Catholic Archbishop John Niensted and Auxiliary Bishop Lee Pichè, Baptist Minister Leo Reck, African American Pentecostal Minister Larry Trawick, and Lutheran Minister Fred Thoni. Between prayer times, hymns and songs of worship are sung. The only sign brought to this event is a life-size cross.
“The logistical challenges of bringing in this many people were a bit daunting,” said Gibson. “We had to use a remote parking lot and bus in the participants.” Gibson continued, “We were able to move more than a thousand people an hour from several miles away and it worked better than our expectations. But the most exciting thing for me is a baby was saved.”
A view from the other side, according to KARE:
A smaller counter-protest of Planned Parenthood supporters marched in a separate area, and patient care was not interrupted. Police barricades separated the protestors.
Planned Parenthood is the largest provider of abortion services in the state. The number of abortions performed in Minnesota has been steadily falling for decades. In 2010, the most recent data available, that number was 11,500, the lowest since 1975.
“This is an annual event and this is the first annual event that’s taken place at this facility, but we’re very excited,” said Planned Parenthood spokeswoman Jennifer Aulwes. “We have 800 people signed up to come and support Planned Parenthood today, so we’re happy to be out here with all the people in the community that support us.”
The smaller band of abortion supporters holding their Pepto-pink signs can be seen off in the distance in this KARE photo…
Jones’s secret to staying high energy through the grueling shooting schedule? “I have a great doula who makes sure I’m eating well, with vitamins and teas, and with placenta capsulation.”
You read right: Jones is eating her own placenta. “Your placenta gets dehydrated and made into vitamins,” she explains. “It’s something I was very hesitant about, but we’re the only mammals who don’t ingest our own placentas.”
Jones has taken the capsules every day since right after she had her son, and also anytime she feels tired or down. Jones insists, “It’s not witch-crafty or anything! I suggest it to all moms!”
~ People magazine, March 23, reporting on Mad Men actress January Jones’ post-partum recovery regimen, which includes ingesting her own placenta. Read more on the new fad at ABC News.
UPDATE 4/7, 7:25a: Despite last minute efforts by abortion proponents to prop Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards and sink Cardinal Timothy Dolan, pro-lifers won the day in the poll to choose Time magazine’s Top 100 for 2012.
Both were among the top vote getters, scoring more votes than Lady Gaga and Barack Obama. Dolan coming in at #16, and Richards at #17. Good job…
4/4, 7:44p: Time magazine is conducting a poll through tomorrow of nominees for its Top 100 most influential people in the world.
Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards has been nominated again this year in this upside down world where the head of the United States’ largest abortion provider is considered one of the “leaders, artists, innovators, icons and heroes you think are the most influential people in the world,” according to Time.
Vote NO for Richards here. Steven Ertelt of LifeNews.com noted in an email that since he began encouraging pro-lifers to vote Richards a few days ago she has gone from a 67% approval rating to a 68% disapproval rating.
Meanwhile Cardinal Timothy Dolan has also been nominated as “[t]he man most likely to give Barack Obama fits on the way to Election Day.” Bravo. Vote for him here. He currently has a 63% approval rating.
by Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN, and Kelli
We welcome your suggestions for additions to our Top Blogs (see tab on right side of home page)! Email Susie@jillstanek.com.
Many of them, including [fertility] Dr. [Randy] Morris, made it clear that they believed that everyone opposing the clinic was doing so for “religious reasons” and that religious reasons do not deserve a hearing in the public square.
The funny thing is, nobody opposing the clinic stated religious reasons. At both last’s night’s meeting and the previous one, the stated reasons for opposition were zoning discrepancies and the value of human life—something we can all value regardless of religion.
See Eric Scheidler’s remarks in the video below:
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[Photo via learnhowtobehappy.com]
by LauraLoo
The late Rich Mullins performs Jesus at the Cornerstone ’97 Festival. This song was part of Rich’s 10 Songs About Jesus project, which was ultimately recorded after his death and released as The Jesus Record. A demo version by Rich was included on the album, while Ashley Cleveland sang on the studio version.
May you keep Jesus especially close to your heart this Good Friday, never forgetting spiritually and physically the love of God as evidenced by His plan of salvation for all who will believe and trust in Him.
See John 19 for an account of Christ’s crucifixion.
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Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
