New Stanek WND column, “Run didn’t run to abortion”

The MTV reality-show family who made a courageous choice….
The third season of MTV’s reality show “Run’s House,” which begins April 9, will feature a poignant episode.
Rev. Run Simmons, 42, was a founding member and lead vocalist of the ’80s rap group Run-DMC and is now a preacher. He and his wife of 12 years, Justine, 43, are parents to five children, ages 10-23. The oldest three are from Run’s first marriage.
The reality show centers around family life at their New Jersey home. The cliffhanger ending of season two was Justine’s announcement to Rev. Run as cameras rolled that she was pregnant, and their subsequent announcement together to their children through a guessing game of charades.
What viewers will learn in season three is the baby, born Sept. 26, 2006, and named Victoria Anne, died two hours after she was born….
They will also learn Run and Justine were told midway through her pregnancy the baby had a birth defect, omphalocele, which causes abdominal organs to grow outside the body.
The Simmonses opted not to abort. They also opted not to tell their children before delivery so that real responses and emotions would be filmed.
So viewers will see the Simmons children being brought into the hospital room and told on camera by Justine that their sister has died…..
Finish reading my column today, “Stanek 4-4 column: “Run didn’t run to abortion,” at WorldNetDaily.com.



The reality show centers around family life at their New Jersey home. The cliffhanger ending of season two was Justine’s announcement to Rev. Run as cameras rolled that she was pregnant, and their subsequent announcement together to their children through a guessing game of charades.
Thanks! Here’s another story that would have been missed in the morass of the salacious news we seem to endure on a daily basis just to get the weather forecast and box scores.
This is not just a great real story about a family, it
As the Scripture says, “All things work together for good for those who love God.” Hopefully the pro-life message from Rev. Run’s life will reach certain people who watch MTV.
Run,You and your wife are very special people.Thank you for showing us that abortion isn’t the answer.God blessed you with a beautiful family.
About 50 years ago, a baby was born in Eastern Oregon with this same birth defect.
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“The baby was a lovely 17-year-old young lady when I met her years later. Certainly a miracle like this will not happen in every case, but how quickly our culture will write off the defective or handicapped without even giving them a chance at life.”
Beautifully said!
Thank you!