Good morning, and Happy Sunday! Here were my top five seven favorite political cartoons this week. Be sure to vote for your fav in the poll at the bottom of the post!

by Gary McCoy at Townhall.com…

 by Eric Allie at Townhall.com…

 a twofer by Michael Ramirez at Townhall.com…

 by Henry Payne at Townhall.com…

 by Gary Varvel at Townhall.com…

 by Jim Morin at GoComics.com…

Never water down the Word of God, but preach it in its undiluted sternness. There must be unflinching faithfulness to the Word of God, but when you come to personal dealings with others, remember who you are - you are not some special being created in heaven, but a sinner saved by grace.

~ Oswald Chambers, “My Utmost for His Highest”

I was surprised to see a photo posted yesterday by a typically hostile pro-abortion news source as wonderfully exemplifying the modern-day pro-life movement.

Pro-woman/pro-life

Kudos to Cosmopolitian, for while its article unsurprisingly blasted the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision overturning Massachusetts’ buffer zone law, it took the high road and properly portrayed pro-lifers standing outside the court as the ruling was read, and really, the pro-life movement as a whole, which is young, wholesome, and in this case shady-chic! Click all photos to enlarge…

When viewing the photo above I couldn’t help but recall this photo of pro-choice protesters during Wendy Davis’s filibuster of a late-term abortion ban in Austin, Texas, a year ago, via MSNBC/Associated Press, hardly pro-life bastions…

The comparison is stark. Some will say it is unfair to pick and choose photos that bode fairly or poorly for the two movements. But I often run into similar photos. These portrayals aren’t anomalies.

Inside the buffer zone

As they say, pictures paint a thousand words. And this one, posted by the New York Times yesterday, encapsulates the pro-life victory in the Supreme Court’s buffer zone ruling, as our side quickly responded by breaching Planned Parenthood’s yellow line…

This is the view in January, via the Boston Globe, when it was illegal for pro-life sidewalk counselors to cross that same line…

by Hans Johnson

Master Sgt. Jacinto Bernardo, an Iraq war veteran, asked his Marine buddy Jeremy Epperson to watch his modest home in Suison, California, while he was stationed in Japan. By the time he retired after 21 years of service, his friend had been doing more than house watching. Epperson raised $70,000 for a renovation, calling the project “Homecoming Heroes”.

Bernardo and his family were greeted at the airport by a stretch limo, and KTRH filmed his reaction:

[youtube]http://youtu.be/6x3tjV8bnpU[/youtube]

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In response to the Supreme Court’s reversal of Massachusetts’ abortion clinic buffer zone law this week, pro-choice blogger Dan Savage at TheStranger.com suggested following the lead of West Hollywood homosexual activists, who supposedly got a church to stop invading their space by turning the tables.

Savage quoted an obscenity-laden post by Rude Pundit with like-minded thoughts:

I must correct Rude Pundit that it is illegal to block a public right-of-way, irrespective of buffer zone laws.

So, word to the wise, Rude Pundit, were you to attempt some of the tactics you espouse, you would be arrested, if a church were of a persuasion to call the police.

That aside, what if angered pro-choice activists were to attempt their version of “sidewalk counseling” at your church? How would you feel about it? How do you think your church would handle it? Is there a chance you would welcome such tactics as an opportunity to reach out? Or would they give you pause to reconsider praying and protesting in front of abortion clinics?

[Photo of pro-life prayer warriors at abortion clinic via The Telegraph]

https://twitter.com/Doulos2Christou/status/482458053866840064

~ @Doulos2Christou, responding to Jill’s tweet calling out woman of color @smartstatistic, president of Mississippi NOW, for her glee about the death of her grandchild by abortion

by Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN, and Kelli

• At Secular Pro-Life, Rebecca Stapleford, who is autistic and physically disabled, writes an excellent article about the pervasive philosophy of ableism in society, and how it is devaluing to life both in and out of the womb:
  Simply put, ableism is a prejudice, much like sexism or racism. Unlike most other prejudices, ableism can often be well-intentioned. For instance, a doctor denying lifesaving treatment to a severely disabled infant is often acting out of compassion, believing that the child’s life is not worth living. However, such an assumption ignores the fact that many severely disabled individuals do find their lives to be worth living, and this scenario involves an able-bodied individual forcing their assumptions about the kind of life that is worth living onto a disabled person — a textbook example of able-bodied power and privilege….

  If we want to create a truly pro-life society, we must not only establish the humanity of the unborn and their right to life, but the right of all human beings to life and non-discriminatory medical care, regardless of how much we cost or how productive we are.

• Saynsumthn’s Blog notices that a new Planned Parenthood in New York appears to be wooing the business of the LGBT community:
  According to the Star Gazette, on the second floor is business offices and space for youth and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered groups.Planned Parenthood told the paper that an example of designing to meet program needs, restrooms were designed with care for transgendered people in mind, according to Maureen Kelly, vice president for programming and communications. For about 18 months, PPSFL Ithaca’s center has provided health care including hormones for transgendered people, the first Planned Parenthood affiliate in New York to do so.
• At National Review, Michael J. New refutes abortion advocate Robin Marty’s claims about the unintended pregnancy rate. Marty believes that “political efforts are preventing consistent contraception use” and that Republicans are to blame because of their attempts to “prevent insurers from covering contraception and to defund family-planning providers.” New says “the facts lend little support to her argument.”
• Wesley J. Smith points out that Wisconsin Democrats now officially embrace the culture of death in their 2014 platform, which states, “We believe in freedom of reproductive choice, family planning, and the individual’s right to choose death with dignity including physician?assisted end?of?life”.
• Right to Life of Michigan spots a “whoops” in the Detroit Free Press, whose editorial board supports abortion. They originally referred to the death of a woman’s “unborn baby” in a story about a traffic accident. The term was quickly changed to “unborn fetus”, but the link still uses the term “baby”.
• At Reproductive Research Audit, Dr. Jacqueline Harvey examines how New York’s newly proposed Women’s Equality Act is simply another version of the defeated Reproductive Health Act, which supported late-term abortion and generally lowered the standard of care for women:
  Ultimately, the proposed Women’s Equality Act achieves the same dangerous goals as the Reproductive Health Act, only repackaged to be more concise and more misleading. The Women’s Equality Act, just like the Reproductive Health Act would endanger women of all ages by lowering medical standards for first trimester abortion, increasing the legality of dangerous late-term abortions, and removing stiff penalties for violence against pregnant women.There is not compelling evidence that Women’s Equality Act presents any benefits, but rather that this bill is a threat to the health and welfare of women of New York state.

• Pro-Life Wisconsin rejoices in the closure of the Planned Parenthood facility in Fond du Lac (pictured right). 5 down, 22 to go:
  These clinic closures are no accident — they’re the direct result of Pro-Life Wisconsin’s efforts to de-fund Planned Parenthood in the state budget. And de-fund them we did. In the last bi-ennial budget, we successfully eliminated $1 million in funding from Planned Parenthood.PLW also credits the prayerful and persistent public witness of the pro-lifers in the area.

[Photos via Saynsumthn’s Blog and doorcountyadvocate.com]

by Kelli

Posted by AubMarie Productions, this video shows a family’s reaction to visiting their newest family member in the hospital – a sweet, adorable little boy. Or so they thought:

My sister in law KNEW that if she found out she was having a girl that she wanted to tell her family it was a boy so that she could surprise them when she was born. I don’t know how she kept a secret for so long, but she pulled it off and it was so fun!!

In case you were wondering WHY she would do such a thing….she already has 3 boys and this is most likely her last child. Her mom really wanted her to have a girl (because she herself raised 4 girls and wanted her daughter to have that same connection). So she knew her family would be SO excited to find out it was a girl.

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For an update on little Oaklie, click here.

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[HT: IJReview.com]