Brothers and sisters, I don’t consider that I have taken hold of it yet. But here is the one thing I do. I forget what is behind me. I push hard toward what is ahead of me. I move on toward the goal to win the prize. God has appointed me to win it. The heavenly prize is Christ Jesus himself.
~ Philippians 3:13-14, New International Reader’s Version
I received this question from reader Rebecca:
I’d like to ask if you could have a weekend question about at what age children are ready to know about abortion. I know this depends on the child but it would be interesting to hear from other parents when and how they told their children about abortion and their children’s reaction. Or if they wish they had waited or told them earlier.
It’s a good question. I’ve never asked it in a headline, although it did come up in the body of the post, “How do you tell children about abortion?”
Your thoughts? Your experiences?
Why aren’t we getting the names of recently paroled criminals? People with gun permits by definition do not have criminal records. Why can’t we get the criminal records? No, you can’t get that.
Why can’t we get a record of women who’ve had abortions? They get money from Planned Parenthood. They get money from Medicare, Medicaid. Much of this is tax subsidies. I think mothers might want to know what other women on their street might be willing to murder a child….
~ Conservative author Ann Coulter on the Sean Hannity Show December 3, railing on liberal hypocrisy regarding the so-called “right to privacy” when it comes to legal gun ownership, as provided for by the Second Amendment. A suburban New York City newspaper recently published the names and addresses of registered gun owners living in the area.
[Graphic via gothamist.com]
by JivinJ, host of the blog, JivinJehoshaphat
In a country where abortion is entirely illegal, even in cases of rape or when a woman’s life is in danger, the hotline is a risky endeavor. Operating in a legal gray area, volunteers face a daunting prison sentence if a conversation veers too far from a lawyer-approved script. The hotline already has had three lawsuits brought against it, though all were eventually dropped.
The anti-abortion protesters held large full-color signs which they say depict aborted fetuses, while other protesters loudly recited religious admonitions against abortion.
That was largely drowned out by the group gathered in front of Guitar Grave and Mike’s Restaurant, Fink’s businesses, who chanted slogans like “Abortion is health care and health care is a right.” Fink used social media to rally support and offered free sandwiches and coffee to the counter-protesters.
The video shows some graphic images and includes comments by an abortion proponent who thinks pro-life protests violate a woman’s right to have an abortion:
I was thisclose to Jo-Ann Fabrics today but am holding out to make my Valentine’s Day craft purchases tomorrow at my local Hobby Lobby.
That’s because tomorrow is Hobby Lobby Appreciation Day, and we pro-lifers need to participate if possible (which can also be done online!).
Hobby Lobby is a chain of 514 craft stores in 41 states, and it is owned by the Green family, who are devout Evangelical Christians.
The Green family believes the Obamacare mandate would force it to provide “what I believe are abortion-causing drugs as part of our health insurance,” according to a letter published in USA Today on September 12, 2012, by CEO and founder, David Green (pictured right with wife Barbara).
Green announced in that letter his company was filing a lawsuit to block the mandate.
On December 26, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, an Obama appointee, denied the company’s emergency appeal.
Hobby Lobby responded by announcing it would defy the mandate, which took effect January 1. This means it could be fined as much as $1.3 million a day by the IRS ($100 per day per employee).
The owners of Hobby Lobby are now engaging in civil disobedience to stand for their religious beliefs, and we must support them.
“Like” the Standing with Hobby Lobby Facebook page, and then please give it your business tomorrow.
More on the remarkable Green family by the Craft & Hobby Association, October 8, 2012:
Forbes magazine has included David on its Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans since 2004….
The growth is attributable in part to his loyal employees, who have good reason to be loyal. Three years ago, at the depth of the recession when the unemployment rate was skyrocketing, Hobby Lobby raised the starting minimum wage, which was already higher than the federally mandated level. The company has increased the starting minimum wage $1/hour four years in a row. The company also built an extensive medical clinic for employees at the headquarters in Oklahoma City.
The family has strong religious beliefs, and they put their money where their mouth is. The company probably loses millions in sales because the stores are closed on Sundays. Each Christmas and Easter, Hobby Lobby takes out a full-page ad in the major newspaper of each town with a Hobby Lobby store. The ads have a religious theme, not the typical “50% Off!” ads that are so common for retail advertisements.
Half of all pre-tax earnings are given to a variety of evangelical causes. The list of donations is almost endless; Forbes estimates David has donated “upwards of $500 million,” including property to help the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, and tens of millions to save the almost-bankrupt Oral Roberts University, etc. The company is planning a national Bible museum to house the more than 44,000 religious artifacts that have been purchased and saved.
The ministry reaches around the world, too. The company has printed and distributed almost 1.4 billion copies of Gospel literature to more than 100 countries.
by Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN, and Kelli
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When you profit from the killing of innocent human beings on a daily basis, perhaps a warped way of thinking isn’t far behind. Are these plushies supposed to make people feel like STDs aren’t serious illnesses?
Combine:
• One generation of young enthusiasts
• One helping of articulate speakers
• One measure of self-sacrificing black leaders
• One generous sprinkling of faithful public witness
• One heaping cup of reliable guidance
Stir with the largest amount of total surrender to God’s will possible and allow it to rise.
When the dough is ready, the nation will be on its knees, prepared to surrender to His truth and right the wrongs that once nearly destroyed America.
More on the latest photo:
by LauraLoo
Here’s the winner, GodTube’s #1 video of 2012 – “I’m Pregnant and I Know It.”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THAaNPIxEek[/youtube]
I agree – perfect choice! :D
Email dailyvid@jillstanek.com with your video suggestions.
I wrote in early December that the result of the presidential election is a reminder that stopping abortion starts locally.
Our first responsibility is to make abortion unthinkable in our own family, home church, neighborhood schools, and community.
The group Abolish Human Abortion has developed a series of inexpensive drop cards. Buy them and carry them with you. Drop them everywhere.
Todd Bullis of World Life Organization explains the thinking:
Help spread the message of abolition every where you go.
Most people are happy to live in a world where discussion of abortion only occurs in churches and political stump speeches.
Most people want to drink their coffee, eat their fast food, watch their movies, and go about their day without thinking about abortion and considering what it might take to effect its abolition.
As abolitionists we know that 3,500 unborn human beings are being killed every day, and that this is not something we can just push out of our minds or keep secret. Most of the people in our world don’t know this. Many of the people who do, don’t want to talk or think about it.
Well… one of the primary jobs of an abortion abolitionist is just to get more people thinking and talking about abortion. These “drop cards” are designed to facilitate just that.
(Of course it is okay to drink coffee, eat fast food, watch movies, and go about your day in a normal way, but as an Abolitionist you ought to drop one of these cards everywhere you go. Take every opportunity available to bring the darkness of abortion out into the light of day and spread the message of abolition!)
Drop cards help seed the culture, which is getting people talking about abortion and educating them about abortion and the growing movement to abolish this wicked practice.
Here’s a sweet video, “Talking drop cards with kids!” And following are photos showing 16 (of a gazillion) inventive places to leave drop cards, courtesy of Todd Bullis and Leslie Hanks of the Passionate Pro-Lifer. Click most to enlarge…
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.
