New Stanek WND column, “Top 10 pro-life stories of 2009”
Following are the top 10 stories of greatest impact to the pro-life movement in 2009, in both my opinion and the opinion of my blog readers. I’m listing them in chronological order, not necessarily in order of significance.
1. Jan. 20: Inauguration of President Barack Obama, who was quick to please those hoping pro-lifers were right to assert he was the most anti-life politician ever elected to our highest office, when …
2. Jan. 23: President Obama signs an executive order overturning the Mexico City Policy, thereby reauthorizing taxpayer funding of international groups promoting and/or committing abortion. Obama defenders rationalize that at least he waited until after the Jan. 22 anniversary of Roe v. Wade, demonstrating a non-provocative tone … toward born people, anyway.
3. May 15: Gallup releases a poll showing that for the first time since it began asking the question in 1995, a 51 percent majority of Americans consider themselves “pro-life” as opposed to 42 percent “pro-choice.”
Gallup credits Obama for the shift, in part: “It is possible that, through his abortion policies, Obama has pushed the public’s understanding of what it means to be ‘pro-choice’ slightly to the left, politically. While Democrats may support that… it may be driving others in the opposite direction.”
4. May 17…
Continue reading my column today, “Top 10 pro-life stories of 2009,” at WorldNetDaily.com.
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.
I know you hate Scott Roeder, but he is not and has never been schizophrenic. Just because you hate him and that he stopped George Tiller, something no one else ever did, it does not give you a right to demean and lie about him. I understand you do not understand that unborn children deserve the same protection as born children, but you should not lie about those who do believe the lives of both deserve protection.
SAY THIS PRAYER: Dear Jesus, I am a sinner and am headed to eternal hell because of my sins. I believe you died on the cross to take away my sins and to take me to heaven. Jesus, I ask you now to come into my heart and take away my sins and give me eternal life.
Rev. Donald, I don’t hate Scott Roeder. Several sources state he is schizophrenic. Google his name and “schizophrenic.”
Furthermore, it is antithetical and never acceptable for a pro-lifer to kill an abortionist or staffer under the pretense of saving preborn lives.
Rev Donald, The Church has been given the ministry of reconciliation. We are to preach the gospel to the lost and allow the Kingdom of God to be brought forth which is a revolution of the heart that effects outward change in society.
The state, not the church, has been given the sword and should, although it doesn’t most of the time, use the justice system to protect life.
When religion bears the sword…it is called Islam.
Mary,
Looks like I can give up my attempts at comedic commentary. Dave Barry has it covered.
http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/dave-barry/story/1397654.html
Liberals will find little to laugh about.
By time liberal/progressives have analyzed the content and determined it is ‘safe’ to laugh [publicly] the moment will have passed and they will revert to their sullenness. [Is ‘sullenness’ even a word?]
Conservatives will find lots to laugh about, but the motherload of nuggets of truth that are necessary for humor to be effective may temper their laughter.
It will be difficult to distinguish between ‘laughing so hard that I cried’ and tears of grief.
yor bro ken
“If the fetus is established to be a person, the case for Roe collapses!”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWNi2txEMG8&feature=player_embedded
Ms. Stanek,
Thanks for the recap. Your top 10 surely demonstrates that there are many who call evil good and good evil (Isaiah 5:20).
I’m a member of the staunchly pro-life Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and spend a measurable part of my time explaining to people that we have no communion with the ELCA, the home of Dr. Tiller, and now, practicing homosexual clergy.
I greatly enjoyed your column and used it on my show:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wekillchildren/2010/01/02/we-kill-children-but-we-can-stop-radioshow-join-th
Thank you for all you do for these children!
May YHWH bless & not curse….