January 14, 2009
A Letter Written to Barack Obama
by Father Jim Booth
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church
The following is a letter that was sent to Barack Obama regarding the
so-called Freedom of Choice Act. I assume that no one in Washington
will bother to read it, so I post it for the consideration of all who
might be interested.
President Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. Obama,
It is my solemn duty as a human being, as a Christian, and as an
American citizen to write to you and urge you not to sign the
so-called Freedom of Choice Act. I firmly believe that this
legislation is utterly and completely immoral, un-American,
unconstitutional, and entirely inhuman. It is my understanding that
you intend to sign this bill into law if passed by Congress. This
saddens me greatly and I firmly believe that this bill, if passed,
will plunge our great nation further and further into the darkness of
evil and injustice. If a child in the womb is not safe, then who is?
If a human baby possesses no legal rights and protections, then who
does?
I understand that you once said that the point at which human life
begins is above your pay-grade. From this I am led to believe one of
three things: 1) you deliberately said this to avoid controversy but
you do not really believe it, 2) you said this without thinking, 3) or
you actually believe that the point at which human life begins is
uncertain and above your pay-grade. Charity demands that I assume
that your statement in this regard is an honest albeit unfortunate
expression of your belief. The other alternatives reflect
characteristics that I hope a sitting president would not possess,
those being a calculating disingenuousness and a propensity to act and
speak without thinking.
If you truly believe that the point where human life begins is above
your pay-grade, then what are the logical ramifications of this
belief? Well, if you really believe that an unborn child may or may
not be a human being, is it not logical, prudent, and necessary to
presume that the unborn child is indeed a human being? One would hope
that a human baby deserves such a presumption. After all, why do we
insist that our soldiers be morally certain that they are shooting at
enemy combatants and not at innocent civilians? Why do we insist that
our police officers refrain from shooting at a violent criminal if
there is a possibility of hitting an innocent bystander? Without a
doubt, when we have soldiers or policemen who do not use deadly force
prudently, we usually remove them from duty and even bring them to
justice if the circumstances warrant.
But the Freedom of Choice Act removes all restraints on terminating
the lives of babies who you think, if you are being honest, may or may
not be human beings. Are you willing to let our law enforcement
officers and soldiers use deadly force indiscriminately with no
restraints or ramifications for their actions? One hopes not, but if
you actually believe that the status of an unborn child is really
uncertain, then the Freedom of Choice Act is morally indistinguishable
from removing any and all restrictions on the use of deadly force in
our military and law enforcement agencies.
But we are not really talking about mere indiscriminate use of deadly
force, but the unjust and immoral use of deadly force. We would not
accept a soldier deliberately shooting at someone on the presumption
that he might be an enemy soldier. We would not tolerate a police
officer who deliberately shoots someone on the presumption that he
might be a dangerous felon. How is this different than tearing the
body of a baby limb-from-limb on the presumption that she might not be
a human being? So, Mr. Obama, if you are truly uncertain as to when
human life begins, it seems pretty apparent that you must choose to
protect the baby that you think might be human instead of killing her
on the mere presumption that she may not yet be human.
Also, please consider that our legal system presumes innocence and
tolerates the possibility of letting the guilty go unpunished in lieu
of the possibility of punishing the innocent. Can we not afford the
same presumption of human life for the unborn lest we tolerate the
murder of innocent human beings? Do we deliberately send anyone to
jail unless there is no shadow of doubt regarding their guilt? Are we
not more careful when exercising the grave responsibility of capital
punishment, allowing appeal after appeal to preclude the execution of
someone who might be innocent? It seems that abortion is nothing
other than the summary execution of a baby whose only 'crime' is to be
inconvenient or unplanned. This is nothing less than cruel and
unusual punishment for being in the wrong womb at the wrong time.
Likewise, if we look at our constitutionally guaranteed rights such as
the freedom of assembly, freedom of speech, the right to bear arms,
etc. we recognize that these explicitly enumerated rights can be
restricted without denying the basic constitutional right itself. If
the Brady Law can insist on a background check and a waiting period to
purchase a firearm, how can we accept these restrictions upon a
constitutionally guaranteed right but the FOCA would overturn all laws
stipulating parental consent for an abortion involving a minor or a
waiting period for abortion especially since abortion is not an
enumerated right in our Constitution? If we accept that limits can
legally be placed on free speech, what is the justification for
denying any limits placed on abortion, which again is nowhere to be
found as an enumerated right in our Constitution? If we can accept
that conducting a peaceful public demonstration can require a permit,
a reasonable and legal limitation on the exercise of both the rights
of free assembly and of free speech, in what way does abortion deserve
unfettered exercise above and beyond our actual constitutional rights?
Mr. Obama, it is absolutely absurd, disproportionate, and
unacceptable that the FOCA would elevate abortion above and beyond
every enumerated constitutional right.
But as a priest, as a shepherd of souls, I must also insist that you
consider the moral aspects of abortion in general and of the FOCA in
particular. Indeed, you will be judged on your actions personally and
with respect to how you have used the power and authority of your
office. You have been entrusted with a sacred duty and you will have
to answer for how you have exercised that power and authority.
Indeed, Jesus insists that "from everyone who has been given much,
much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with
much, much more will be asked" Lk 12:48. Is there a secular office
higher than the one you have assumed? You have been given not just
much, but the most. Is the FOCA the "much more [that] will be asked"
of your administration, or is God perhaps asking you for something
else? What would Jesus expect of you, the same Jesus Who said "Let
the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the
Kingdom of Heaven belongs to such as these" Mt 19:14. Does the FOCA,
which removes anything that hinders abortion, allow for little babies
to come to Jesus unhindered? Yes, the 'kingdom' of the United States
has been entrusted to your care, but please remember that the little
babies are first and foremost citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven.
And I must direct your attention to Matthew 25:31-46. Here Jesus
insists that "Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these
least brothers of mine, you did for Me" Mt 25:40. How do you think
Jesus will respond to someone who pulls Him apart limb-from-limb?
Please remember that Jesus Himself was once an embryo, once a
blastocyst, once a fetus, or whatever dehumanizing term you wish to
choose for an unborn baby. Having been an unborn baby, is it
conceivable that Jesus would not particularly identify Himself with
these least of His brothers and sisters?
Finally, I ask you to consider whose interests are served by the FOCA?
Is it Jesus' interests, or someone else's? Perhaps a passage from
Jeremiah will help clarify this for you: "They built high places to
Baal in the Valley of Ben-hinnom, and immolated their sons and
daughters to Molech, bringing sin upon Judah; this I never commanded
them, nor did it even enter my mind that they should practice such
abominations" Jer 32:35. I can hardly see that the interests of this
country, the interests of women, the interests of children, and most
importantly, the interests of Jesus are served by the FOCA. But if
you sign the FOCA into law, it would seem that you are serving Molech
and bringing more sin upon this nation. With all due respect, please
do not sign this abomination into law, if not for the sake of the
salvation of your own soul, for the lives of the little children who
will be unjustly sacrificed on the altar of false freedom.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Mobilize women who regret their abortions
January 12, 2009
Ten days to go, and we will again mobilize women who regret their abortions and men who facilitated abortions. They will stand in front of the vast crowd in Washington DC gathered for the March for Life. They will stand publicly, holding signs saying “I Regret My Abortion” and “I Regret Lost Fatherhood.”
They will be the voice that greets the new Presidential Administration and the new Congress!
Would you please help us get as many such people together as possible? There are two ways you can do that.
1. Invite anyone you know who has lost a child to abortion to join the Silent No More Awareness Campaign. This does not mean they have to “go public.” It simply means that they let themselves be counted as someone who regrets the so-called “choice” of abortion.
The place to go is www.SilentNoMoreAwareness.org
2. Join in a teleseminar tomorrow night, Tuesday January 13, from 9 to 10pm Eastern Time, to hear from the co-founders of this campaign, which is the largest mobilization of post-abortion men and women in history. Janet Morana and Georgette Forney will guide and inspire us regarding how to grow this campaign even more. Go to www.SilentNoMoreAwareness.org/conferencecall/index.aspx to sign up.
On other matters, please note:
* Our Novena in Reparation for Roe vs. Wade begins this Wednesday, January 14. Pray in spiritual preparation for January 22. See http://www.prayercampaign.org to download the prayer and sign up!
* Any parish that is willing to distribute in their parish bulletins our insert “You Can Save Someone’s Life Today” can receive from us as many as they need free of charge! See the bulletin, and how to request it, at http://www.priestsforlife.org/bulletin
* Are you organizing a bus to Washington DC for the March for Life or to San Francisco for the Walk for Life? If so, then as we have done in the past, we are offering videos that can be shown on the bus and prayer cards that can be given to each traveler. Contact Liz at our Resource Department for more details ( mailto:orders@priestsforlife.org ). Please let Liz know the video format you need (VHS or DVD), and how many different videos you may want. As for the prayer cards, let her know the quantity.
Let me also provide you with the upcoming schedules for our own TV shows and Radio programming:
Fr. Frank will host the “Pro-Life Open Forum” on Friday, January 16th at 7pm (Eastern) on Catholic Answers Live. Call in with your questions at 1-888-318-7884. Go to http://www.catholic.com for station information and to listen live on the internet.
Listen as Fr. Denis Wilde, OSA debates Kutztown University professor and pro-choice advocate Dr. Deb Sieger on Wednesday, Jan 21 at 2PM EST on KY Radio-88.3FM/1670AM - The Radio voice of Kutztown University, KUR. You can also listen on line at www.kutztown.edu.
James Pinto, Jr., MEV, National Coordinator of the Lay Missionaries of the Gospel of Life and his wife Joy Pinto, MEV will appear on Life on the Rock with hosts Father Mark Mary and Doug Barry on EWTN, Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 8pm ET. Be part of the live show by calling 1-800-221-9460 or email mailto:rock@ewtn.com . Show repeats on Friday, January 23 at 1am and 1pm and Sunday, January 25 at 11pm. For more information or to watch online see http://www.ewtn.com .
Hear us on EWTN radio on Catholic Connection with Teresa Tomeo. Fr. Frank Pavone is her guest every Wednesday at 9:30am ET and Janet Morana is her guest every Friday at 9:10am ET. For radio station information and to listen to the live show on the internet, go to http://www.avemariaradio.net .
Defending Life: Watch on EWTN every Friday at 10pm ET and Saturday at 2:30am ET. Listen on EWTN radio every Friday at 1am ET, Saturday at 6:30pm ET and Sunday at 5am ET. For more information or to listen online go to www.ewtn.com .
January 16-18: Facing Hard Truths. How brutally honest should we be with each other about difficult topics like abortion, especially when trying to help those who have had one?
January 23-25: Abortion Isn’t Medicine. Guilt is one of our most common emotions. Its relationship to abortion, across cultural and religious lines, is the topic of this discussion.
Gospel of Life: Airs on "Angel One" Channel 101 on Sky Angel IPTV and channel 262 on Dish Network every Wednesday at 11:30pm ET. It also airs on Catholic Familyland (www.familyland.tv) - Sunday at 1am, Monday at 9am, Wednesday at 3:30am and Thursday at 11:30 pm. (All Times Eastern). Listen to Gospel of Life episodes online at www.gospeloflife.com.
Week of January 11: Clergy Confront Congress
Week of January 18: King, Roe and Unity
Please tune in and spread the word! In fact, you can help us – and your whole parish -- by asking your pastor to place in the parish bulletin an announcement about our TV shows. Thanks in advance!
Blessings and prayers,
Fr. Frank Pavone
Silent No More
Fr. Frank Pavone
Priests for Life
Abuse victims often use the phrase "Silent No More" to indicate their response to being victimized. It may be surprising to some in our society that as our nation reaches another anniversary of the abortion decisions Roe vs. Wade and Doe vs. Bolton, that women from coast to coast are uniting under the banner of "Silent No More" because they have had abortions.
Not illegal "back alley" abortions, but abortions in legal “clinics.”
These women do not consider themselves freed, empowered, or ennobled because of their abortion. Rather, they testify that they were enslaved, weakened, and wounded. They were, in short, given a false promise, which is the essence of all temptation. They were told that this "procedure" would solve their problems. Instead, it brought more problems than they care to think about, namely, the whole range of physical and psychological wounds often described by the term "post-abortion syndrome."
What are these women doing to express their message? In Washington and in cities across the country, they will gather publicly at rallies and prayer events and hold signs that say, "I Regret My Abortion." The Washington gathering will, in fact, be at the steps of the Supreme Court, on the very date, January 22, that abortion was legalized.
This campaign is organized worldwide by Priests for Life and Anglicans for Life, and is the largest mobilization ever of women and men who have lost children to abortion. Along with public gatherings, they speak in legislative assemblies, in the media, and in Churches.
But why do this? If abortion is so painful, some will ask, why make a public display out of one's experience?
The answer is understood only if one knows how shameful and painful the silence of abortion is. The grief that follows abortion is, in the words of Dr. Theresa Burke, a "forbidden grief." The grief is not acknowledged; it is not validated. People don't send sympathy cards or talk about it openly. In fact, those who grieve their child killed by abortion are often made to feel silly for feeling sad. After all, they are told by society that they exercised a choice that solved a problem. Why grieve over that?
Such questions, of course, reveal a complete blindness to the fact that killing one's child hurts, and leaves a wound that Mom or Dad does not ever forget.
These men and women are tired of having pro-choice advocates pretend to speak for them. They want to tell the world, in their own words, that what is too easily celebrated as a "choice" and a "right" is in fact a painful burden.
Not every post-abortive person has found enough healing to be able to participate in these public rallies or hold these signs. But the participants in the Silent No More Awareness Campaign pray that their presence will assist their sisters on the road to healing, and give them some measure of comfort to know that their grief is no longer forbidden.
This Column can be found online at http://www.priestsforlife.org
Fr. Frank Pavone, Priests for Life
Ten days to go, and we will again mobilize women who regret their abortions and men who facilitated abortions. They will stand in front of the vast crowd in Washington DC gathered for the March for Life. They will stand publicly, holding signs saying “I Regret My Abortion” and “I Regret Lost Fatherhood.”
They will be the voice that greets the new Presidential Administration and the new Congress!
Would you please help us get as many such people together as possible? There are two ways you can do that.
1. Invite anyone you know who has lost a child to abortion to join the Silent No More Awareness Campaign. This does not mean they have to “go public.” It simply means that they let themselves be counted as someone who regrets the so-called “choice” of abortion.
The place to go is www.SilentNoMoreAwareness.org
2. Join in a teleseminar tomorrow night, Tuesday January 13, from 9 to 10pm Eastern Time, to hear from the co-founders of this campaign, which is the largest mobilization of post-abortion men and women in history. Janet Morana and Georgette Forney will guide and inspire us regarding how to grow this campaign even more. Go to www.SilentNoMoreAwareness.org/conferencecall/index.aspx to sign up.
On other matters, please note:
* Our Novena in Reparation for Roe vs. Wade begins this Wednesday, January 14. Pray in spiritual preparation for January 22. See http://www.prayercampaign.org to download the prayer and sign up!
* Any parish that is willing to distribute in their parish bulletins our insert “You Can Save Someone’s Life Today” can receive from us as many as they need free of charge! See the bulletin, and how to request it, at http://www.priestsforlife.org/bulletin
* Are you organizing a bus to Washington DC for the March for Life or to San Francisco for the Walk for Life? If so, then as we have done in the past, we are offering videos that can be shown on the bus and prayer cards that can be given to each traveler. Contact Liz at our Resource Department for more details ( mailto:orders@priestsforlife.org ). Please let Liz know the video format you need (VHS or DVD), and how many different videos you may want. As for the prayer cards, let her know the quantity.
Let me also provide you with the upcoming schedules for our own TV shows and Radio programming:
Fr. Frank will host the “Pro-Life Open Forum” on Friday, January 16th at 7pm (Eastern) on Catholic Answers Live. Call in with your questions at 1-888-318-7884. Go to http://www.catholic.com for station information and to listen live on the internet.
Listen as Fr. Denis Wilde, OSA debates Kutztown University professor and pro-choice advocate Dr. Deb Sieger on Wednesday, Jan 21 at 2PM EST on KY Radio-88.3FM/1670AM - The Radio voice of Kutztown University, KUR. You can also listen on line at www.kutztown.edu.
James Pinto, Jr., MEV, National Coordinator of the Lay Missionaries of the Gospel of Life and his wife Joy Pinto, MEV will appear on Life on the Rock with hosts Father Mark Mary and Doug Barry on EWTN, Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 8pm ET. Be part of the live show by calling 1-800-221-9460 or email mailto:rock@ewtn.com . Show repeats on Friday, January 23 at 1am and 1pm and Sunday, January 25 at 11pm. For more information or to watch online see http://www.ewtn.com .
Hear us on EWTN radio on Catholic Connection with Teresa Tomeo. Fr. Frank Pavone is her guest every Wednesday at 9:30am ET and Janet Morana is her guest every Friday at 9:10am ET. For radio station information and to listen to the live show on the internet, go to http://www.avemariaradio.net .
Defending Life: Watch on EWTN every Friday at 10pm ET and Saturday at 2:30am ET. Listen on EWTN radio every Friday at 1am ET, Saturday at 6:30pm ET and Sunday at 5am ET. For more information or to listen online go to www.ewtn.com .
January 16-18: Facing Hard Truths. How brutally honest should we be with each other about difficult topics like abortion, especially when trying to help those who have had one?
January 23-25: Abortion Isn’t Medicine. Guilt is one of our most common emotions. Its relationship to abortion, across cultural and religious lines, is the topic of this discussion.
Gospel of Life: Airs on "Angel One" Channel 101 on Sky Angel IPTV and channel 262 on Dish Network every Wednesday at 11:30pm ET. It also airs on Catholic Familyland (www.familyland.tv) - Sunday at 1am, Monday at 9am, Wednesday at 3:30am and Thursday at 11:30 pm. (All Times Eastern). Listen to Gospel of Life episodes online at www.gospeloflife.com.
Week of January 11: Clergy Confront Congress
Week of January 18: King, Roe and Unity
Please tune in and spread the word! In fact, you can help us – and your whole parish -- by asking your pastor to place in the parish bulletin an announcement about our TV shows. Thanks in advance!
Blessings and prayers,
Fr. Frank Pavone
Silent No More
Fr. Frank Pavone
Priests for Life
Abuse victims often use the phrase "Silent No More" to indicate their response to being victimized. It may be surprising to some in our society that as our nation reaches another anniversary of the abortion decisions Roe vs. Wade and Doe vs. Bolton, that women from coast to coast are uniting under the banner of "Silent No More" because they have had abortions.
Not illegal "back alley" abortions, but abortions in legal “clinics.”
These women do not consider themselves freed, empowered, or ennobled because of their abortion. Rather, they testify that they were enslaved, weakened, and wounded. They were, in short, given a false promise, which is the essence of all temptation. They were told that this "procedure" would solve their problems. Instead, it brought more problems than they care to think about, namely, the whole range of physical and psychological wounds often described by the term "post-abortion syndrome."
What are these women doing to express their message? In Washington and in cities across the country, they will gather publicly at rallies and prayer events and hold signs that say, "I Regret My Abortion." The Washington gathering will, in fact, be at the steps of the Supreme Court, on the very date, January 22, that abortion was legalized.
This campaign is organized worldwide by Priests for Life and Anglicans for Life, and is the largest mobilization ever of women and men who have lost children to abortion. Along with public gatherings, they speak in legislative assemblies, in the media, and in Churches.
But why do this? If abortion is so painful, some will ask, why make a public display out of one's experience?
The answer is understood only if one knows how shameful and painful the silence of abortion is. The grief that follows abortion is, in the words of Dr. Theresa Burke, a "forbidden grief." The grief is not acknowledged; it is not validated. People don't send sympathy cards or talk about it openly. In fact, those who grieve their child killed by abortion are often made to feel silly for feeling sad. After all, they are told by society that they exercised a choice that solved a problem. Why grieve over that?
Such questions, of course, reveal a complete blindness to the fact that killing one's child hurts, and leaves a wound that Mom or Dad does not ever forget.
These men and women are tired of having pro-choice advocates pretend to speak for them. They want to tell the world, in their own words, that what is too easily celebrated as a "choice" and a "right" is in fact a painful burden.
Not every post-abortive person has found enough healing to be able to participate in these public rallies or hold these signs. But the participants in the Silent No More Awareness Campaign pray that their presence will assist their sisters on the road to healing, and give them some measure of comfort to know that their grief is no longer forbidden.
This Column can be found online at http://www.priestsforlife.org
Fr. Frank Pavone, Priests for Life
Monday, January 12, 2009
Traveling Billboard
January 22ndAnniversary of Roe vs. Wade 36 years of legalized abortion forall nine months of a pregnancyand for any reason. 50 million babies have been aborted surgicallyand many more chemically!
Pray to end it! Judy Climer, President
Flint Right to Life &
Black Americans for Life
G-4482 N. Genesee Rd.
Flint, MI 48506
Phone: (810) 250-0218
Email: FlintRTL@gaither.com
Web site: www.FlintRTL.com
Pray to end it! Judy Climer, President
Flint Right to Life &
Black Americans for Life
G-4482 N. Genesee Rd.
Flint, MI 48506
Phone: (810) 250-0218
Email: FlintRTL@gaither.com
Web site: www.FlintRTL.com
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Face of Jesus seen in baby scan
Face of Jesus seen in baby scanBy PAUL SIMS
The Turners' spiritual scan shows the face of Jesus hovering above their baby in the womb.
After seven months of a difficult pregnancy, Laura Turner looked anxiously at the latest ultrasound picture of her unborn son.
She was reassured to see not just the baby sucking his thumb - but what she believes is an image of Jesus watching over him.
The 20-year-old nursery nurse was so amazed that she decided to give her son the Biblical name Joshua.
'I just couldn't believe my eyes,' she said at her home in Studley, Warwickshire. 'My partner and I had already been for four or five scans because my baby has a cleft lip, and it was another routine
check-up to make sure that everything was okay.
'We had already found out that we were expecting a boy at an earlier scan so when we went to the hospital we weren't anticipating any more surprises. How wrong we were.
'It wasn't until we got home and a friend pointed out that it looked like there was someone else in the picture with our baby that we realised.
'I nearly fainted. We were just happy that we had managed to get a picture of Joshua sucking his thumb.
'To see what looks like Jesus in a shroud was unbelievable. It still
hasn't sunk in. It's kind of spooky but also beautiful and we will always treasure it.'
Miss Turner said she and her partner David Meikle, a 31-year-old removals man, had endured weeks of uncertainty after doctors told them that the baby, their first, might be born with Down's syndrome.
'The pregnancy has been fairly difficult so to see a likeness of Jesus in the picture gives me a lot of comfort.
'It's as if someone is watching over Joshua. It's helped make us feel more at ease and although I'm not very religious, seeing the picture does reassure me that things are going to turn out okay and that Joshua will be our little miracle.'
Face of Jesus seen in baby scan
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
When mum-to-be Laurna Turner went to hospital for an ultrasound of her unborn son, the scan delivered a startling view – the face of Jesus hovering above her baby
it does say, he is there, where we are formed in our Mother's Womb. Psalm 139, Jer 1:5, Is 49
http://Jer1Pro-life.blogspot.com
The Turners' spiritual scan shows the face of Jesus hovering above their baby in the womb.
After seven months of a difficult pregnancy, Laura Turner looked anxiously at the latest ultrasound picture of her unborn son.
She was reassured to see not just the baby sucking his thumb - but what she believes is an image of Jesus watching over him.
The 20-year-old nursery nurse was so amazed that she decided to give her son the Biblical name Joshua.
'I just couldn't believe my eyes,' she said at her home in Studley, Warwickshire. 'My partner and I had already been for four or five scans because my baby has a cleft lip, and it was another routine
check-up to make sure that everything was okay.
'We had already found out that we were expecting a boy at an earlier scan so when we went to the hospital we weren't anticipating any more surprises. How wrong we were.
'It wasn't until we got home and a friend pointed out that it looked like there was someone else in the picture with our baby that we realised.
'I nearly fainted. We were just happy that we had managed to get a picture of Joshua sucking his thumb.
'To see what looks like Jesus in a shroud was unbelievable. It still
hasn't sunk in. It's kind of spooky but also beautiful and we will always treasure it.'
Miss Turner said she and her partner David Meikle, a 31-year-old removals man, had endured weeks of uncertainty after doctors told them that the baby, their first, might be born with Down's syndrome.
'The pregnancy has been fairly difficult so to see a likeness of Jesus in the picture gives me a lot of comfort.
'It's as if someone is watching over Joshua. It's helped make us feel more at ease and although I'm not very religious, seeing the picture does reassure me that things are going to turn out okay and that Joshua will be our little miracle.'
Face of Jesus seen in baby scan
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
When mum-to-be Laurna Turner went to hospital for an ultrasound of her unborn son, the scan delivered a startling view – the face of Jesus hovering above her baby
it does say, he is there, where we are formed in our Mother's Womb. Psalm 139, Jer 1:5, Is 49
http://Jer1Pro-life.blogspot.com
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Our Pro-life song is touching hearts and bringing tears.
We thought we would share this with you. Our Pro-life song is touching hearts and bringing tears. Thank you for all your support and Prayers. All Praise and honor to our Lord Jesus Christ.
Diane Kay-Singer/Songwriter
Just wanted to say "hey"! Bless you all for doing God's work!!!! Love "ONE IN A BILLION CHOICES"! "Diane, divine one-you will see what is right" brought tears to my eyes! I didn't know what my name meant-till now and how much truth it brings! Thank you!
One in a Billion Choices
# 317 in Pop. Total songs: 95,553
# 70 in Contemporary Christian. Total songs: 11,696
About the song: One in a Billion Choices
Life is so precious, and we seem to have lost that idea here in our country, and the Lord spoke to my heart sharing that each person is created for a special mission, and each name is given to us by God, he knew us before we were born Jermiah 1:5
© 2004 Author: Lawrence & Diane Marie Leach
Pop : Contemporary Christian
Refain:
You were one in a Billion Choices
and God chosen you,
so stop look and listen
to the beauty of your name
Lyrics:
As she struggles with the questions of life,
a baby is on the way
she is nobody's wife
praying she hears the Lord Say
You know the father of Lies,
and the creator of fears
comes to kill and destroy life
my child, dry your tears
Wayne is a Builder,
Robert bright Fame
William means protector of life
search for the meaning of your name
Ernie is determination
Peter is a Rock
Men are called to lead nations
and Shepherd his flock
You were One in a Billion Choices
and God has chosen you
so stop, look and listen
to the beauty of your name
Patricia means noble one
Helen is a light
Diane divine one
You will see what is right
Carolyn means a song of Joy
Virginia is pure
God loves each girl and boy
Each Birth must be asssured
You were one in a billion choices
and God Chosen You
So stop, look and listen
to the beauty of your name
Jesus means salvation,
he's the restorer of life
his mission was in his name
look and see yours may be the same
look and see yours may be the same
You were one in a billion choices
and God chosen you
so stop, look and listen
to the beauty of your name
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Show the World, Life is Precious, and Unborn Life must be Protected!!
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Vote and Make our Pro-life Song, Known and Number 1 on the Internet Charts in January 2009
Diane Kay-Singer/Songwriter
Just wanted to say "hey"! Bless you all for doing God's work!!!! Love "ONE IN A BILLION CHOICES"! "Diane, divine one-you will see what is right" brought tears to my eyes! I didn't know what my name meant-till now and how much truth it brings! Thank you!
One in a Billion Choices
# 317 in Pop. Total songs: 95,553
# 70 in Contemporary Christian. Total songs: 11,696
About the song: One in a Billion Choices
Life is so precious, and we seem to have lost that idea here in our country, and the Lord spoke to my heart sharing that each person is created for a special mission, and each name is given to us by God, he knew us before we were born Jermiah 1:5
© 2004 Author: Lawrence & Diane Marie Leach
Pop : Contemporary Christian
Refain:
You were one in a Billion Choices
and God chosen you,
so stop look and listen
to the beauty of your name
Lyrics:
As she struggles with the questions of life,
a baby is on the way
she is nobody's wife
praying she hears the Lord Say
You know the father of Lies,
and the creator of fears
comes to kill and destroy life
my child, dry your tears
Wayne is a Builder,
Robert bright Fame
William means protector of life
search for the meaning of your name
Ernie is determination
Peter is a Rock
Men are called to lead nations
and Shepherd his flock
You were One in a Billion Choices
and God has chosen you
so stop, look and listen
to the beauty of your name
Patricia means noble one
Helen is a light
Diane divine one
You will see what is right
Carolyn means a song of Joy
Virginia is pure
God loves each girl and boy
Each Birth must be asssured
You were one in a billion choices
and God Chosen You
So stop, look and listen
to the beauty of your name
Jesus means salvation,
he's the restorer of life
his mission was in his name
look and see yours may be the same
look and see yours may be the same
You were one in a billion choices
and God chosen you
so stop, look and listen
to the beauty of your name
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Applause from hell
Applause from hell
Fr. Frank Pavone
National Director, Priests for Life
Spanish Version
Listen to this column in MP3 format
Fr. Frank's Columns are Podcast
If we think of hell, we might imagine screams coming out of the flames, or the sinister laughter of the devil. But the sound I recently heard coming from there was that of applause.
What I heard was an audiotape of Dr. Martin Haskell giving a presentation at the 16th Annual Meeting of the National Abortion Federation Conference in 1992 in San Diego. It was a gathering of abortionists -- men and women who make their living by killing babies. Haskell was describing to his audience how to do a partial-birth abortion. Listen to his words about how this procedure takes place:
“The surgeon then introduces large grasping forceps … through the vaginal and cervical canal … He moves the tip of the instrument carefully towards the fetal lower extremities -- and pulls the extremity into the vagina …The surgeon then uses his fingers to deliver the opposite lower extremity, then the torso, the shoulders, and the upper extremities. The skull lodges in the internal os. The fetus is oriented … spine up … The surgeon then takes a pair of blunt curved Metzenbaum scissors in the right hand. … the surgeon then forces the scissors into the base of the skull--spreads the scissors to enlarge the opening. The surgeon--surgeon then introduces a suction catheter into this hole and evacuates the skull contents.”
Haskell, having described these brutal details, shows his audience a video of himself doing one of these procedures. And at the end of the video, after the sound of the suction machine taking the brains out of the baby’s head, the audience applauds.
That, my friends, is applause from hell.
We often speak about “the fires of hell.” It is also true, however, to say that hell is very cold. It is the absence of all conscience, of all pity, of all love. That kind of hell is reflected on earth when a group of human beings can sit around a video machine, watch someone deliberately kill a baby, and then applaud. That’s the heart and soul of the abortion industry. That’s the heart and soul of “pro-choice.”
It’s the same chilling attitude of which Dr. Bernard Nathanson repented. He writes about how he felt after he killed his own child by abortion. “I swear to you that I had no feelings aside from the sense of accomplishment, the pride of expertise. On inspecting the contents of the bag I felt only the satisfaction of knowing that I had done a thorough job” (The Hand of God, p.60).
I am convinced that the first and overall most effective way to fight abortion is to expose it. People need to hear descriptions of the procedure, see what it looks like, and get a glimpse into the utter corruption of the abortion industry. Saint Paul tells the Ephesians, “Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them” (Eph. 5:11). Let’s put Paul’s words into practice and spread the information in this column!
2007 Columns
Fr. Frank Pavone
National Director, Priests for Life
Spanish Version
Listen to this column in MP3 format
Fr. Frank's Columns are Podcast
If we think of hell, we might imagine screams coming out of the flames, or the sinister laughter of the devil. But the sound I recently heard coming from there was that of applause.
What I heard was an audiotape of Dr. Martin Haskell giving a presentation at the 16th Annual Meeting of the National Abortion Federation Conference in 1992 in San Diego. It was a gathering of abortionists -- men and women who make their living by killing babies. Haskell was describing to his audience how to do a partial-birth abortion. Listen to his words about how this procedure takes place:
“The surgeon then introduces large grasping forceps … through the vaginal and cervical canal … He moves the tip of the instrument carefully towards the fetal lower extremities -- and pulls the extremity into the vagina …The surgeon then uses his fingers to deliver the opposite lower extremity, then the torso, the shoulders, and the upper extremities. The skull lodges in the internal os. The fetus is oriented … spine up … The surgeon then takes a pair of blunt curved Metzenbaum scissors in the right hand. … the surgeon then forces the scissors into the base of the skull--spreads the scissors to enlarge the opening. The surgeon--surgeon then introduces a suction catheter into this hole and evacuates the skull contents.”
Haskell, having described these brutal details, shows his audience a video of himself doing one of these procedures. And at the end of the video, after the sound of the suction machine taking the brains out of the baby’s head, the audience applauds.
That, my friends, is applause from hell.
We often speak about “the fires of hell.” It is also true, however, to say that hell is very cold. It is the absence of all conscience, of all pity, of all love. That kind of hell is reflected on earth when a group of human beings can sit around a video machine, watch someone deliberately kill a baby, and then applaud. That’s the heart and soul of the abortion industry. That’s the heart and soul of “pro-choice.”
It’s the same chilling attitude of which Dr. Bernard Nathanson repented. He writes about how he felt after he killed his own child by abortion. “I swear to you that I had no feelings aside from the sense of accomplishment, the pride of expertise. On inspecting the contents of the bag I felt only the satisfaction of knowing that I had done a thorough job” (The Hand of God, p.60).
I am convinced that the first and overall most effective way to fight abortion is to expose it. People need to hear descriptions of the procedure, see what it looks like, and get a glimpse into the utter corruption of the abortion industry. Saint Paul tells the Ephesians, “Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them” (Eph. 5:11). Let’s put Paul’s words into practice and spread the information in this column!
2007 Columns
Monday, December 29, 2008
Training for Pro-life, Rock for Life
RFL Report 12.24.08
Training and Activism Week Promo Video
Lady Liberty Leaving NY
RFL Podcast 028
Upcoming Events
Training and Activism Week Promo Video
Check out our promo video for Training and Activism Week, January 21-23 in Washington, DC. Help us out by forwarding this to all your friends and posting on your websites.
What is Training and Activism Week?
Marching with hundreds of thousands of pro-lifers at the 36th annual March for Life
Meeting and networking with young pro-lifers from all over the U.S., Canada, and beyond!
Attendance at our Personhood Conference on Friday
Training given by experienced, successful veteran pro-lifers including Lila Rose, Jill Stanek, Kristi Burton, Judie Brown, Alan Keyes, and David Bereit
Pro-life outreach on the streets of our nation's capital
Possible meeting with your member of Congress or his/her staff
Pro-life visibility at Planned Parenthood
Concert with My Brother's Pony, Andy Zipf, Alakrity, and others
Personhood NOW! hoodie
and much more!
All events take place in or near:
The Liaison Capitol Hill
415 New Jersey Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
Most events are free and open to the public. Donations will be taken at the door to cover costs for the pizza party and concert.
Need a place to stay in Washington, D.C.? We have reserved rooms just for you! BUT HURRY! Rooms are filling up fast.
The cost to stay with us at the Liaison Hotel is only $50 per night per person (two- or three-night stay). Too good to be true? Not really! We assign four persons to a room, to keep the costs down.
For a non-refundable deposit of only $50, we can reserve a spot just for you at the Liaison. To register and reserve your spot, click here to download the registration form. For more information, e-mail us at info@rockforlife.org.
Lady Liberty leaving NY
As I was going through news stories contemplating items to discuss for the next radio show I came across "Protesting the Protesters", an awful story of how politicians want to stifle the free speech rights of pro-lifers outside of abortion facilities. You see, most ardent abortion advocates want you to believe that pro-lifers who counsel pregnant moms outside of abortion facilities are mean-spirited, harass, bully, intimidate, yell and scream. Although I have witnessed one or two of these well-meaning but far from effective pro-life activists outside of abortion facilities, in most cases the sidewalk counselors I meet are some of the most compassionate, caring individuals you will ever meet.
What you will gather from the story though is its not the pregnant moms who oppose sidewalk counselors from approaching them, it's the abortion facility workers and volunteers as well as the hardcore abortion advocates. Why? An effective sidewalk counselor will convince the pregnant mom of the truth, that abortion not only will kill her baby but cause her emotional, physical and even spiritual trauma in the days, weeks and years to come. This is called a "save." A save is what it is – a baby's life spared from death and his/her mom spared the trauma associated with abortion. This article interviewed a young man, Brian Stong who happened to record his 16th save that morning. What a testimony of how a young person can have such a great impact in this world. Praise God for Brian!
Unfortunately this may be a tactic you will see in many cities across America – bills passed so 3rd parties (abortion facility workers, volunteers and activists) can press charges against sidewalk counselors with little or no proof, therefore possibly intimidating pro-lifers from praying at abortion facilities and offering pregnant, scared moms an alternative to abortion. This will then possibly lower the number of "saves" (babies alive, moms spared the trauma).
While we are waiting for the outcome of this bill keep New York City Council Speaker Ms. Quinn in your prayers and prayerfully consider contacting her and urging her not to stifle free speech while setting a precedent that could be horrific for pro-lifers across the country. I encourage you to contact her via her web site. You can find the email addresses for all City Council members here, and I urge you to join the Expectant Mother Care Facebook group.
In the meantime, keep going to the abortion facilities, pray for the end of abortion, offer counseling, provide services and be the change that so many in America covet to see.
God bless
Erik Whittington
Director, Rock for Life
Tell us what you think by leaving me a comment on the RFL blog!
RFL Podcast 028
Featured Band: Jesus Disciple -
News & Commentary
On this issue of the Rock for Life Podcast Erik and Phil discuss the following news stories:
Last week we mentioned how Lila Rose and the team at LiveActionFilms.org released the first video in their latest undercover series called the Mona Lisa Project. This week, we're letting you know that they've done it again! Another week, another city, and yet another episode of irresponsible Planned Parenthood workers showing that they are willing to break the law.
You can watch the video here, but then make sure you embed the video on your blog or MySpace/Facebook profile so that others can view them! Remember, WE are FUNDING this and the rest of Planned Parenthood's clinics with over $300 million each year!
Remember, you can meet Lila Rose in person at our Training and Activism Week (see lead item in this report).
The Indiana Attorney General's office is investigating Planned Parenthood for...well, take your pick.
As Erik mentioned in his commentary, the New York City Council is preparing to vote on the facist Clinic Access Bill. We cannot stress enough how important it is for you to contact Council Speaker Quinn. Go to her web site and let her know that this attack on free speech must not be passed!
The Catholic-affiliated University of San Fracisco did a good thing by acknowledging they made a mistake when it was revealed that their student health insurance plan included abortions.
A new procedure has been developed for testing preborn babies for Down's Syndrome. This test does not have the high-risk of miscarriage that the current test, amniocentesis, has, but because the vast majority of babies with Down's Syndrome are aborted, this test may increase that abortion rate to above the 90% it currently is at.
To subscribe to the Rock for Life Podcast click on this iTunes icon
You can also find the Rock for Life Podcast on myspace by clicking here or on Podomatic by clicking here. You can also listen to the Rock for Life Podcast on National Pro-Life Radio every Wednesday at 1pm. To ask us questions or to give us comments, ideas or suggestions write us at Podcast@RockForLife.org or call us at 866-552-3368 .
Upcoming Events
January 17
Rock for Life El Paso Music Fest featuring:
Lily Goodman, Sonnus, Safe Haven
battle of the bands, Truth Tent, and much more!
stay tuned at RockForLife.org for additional info as it develops
Band Slam featuring Alakrity
St. Mary's Church
224 W. Washington
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
donations accepted at the door
Stay tuned at RockForLife.org for additional info
January 18 -- Survivor Sunday
January 21
Pro-life Youth Rally
featuring Tina Whittington (Erik's wife!)
224 W. Washington
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
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LIFE. - Not for judgment, not for control, for a better world...
Rock for Life
P.O. Box 1350
Stafford, VA 22555
RockForLife.org
Rock for Life on MySpace, Facebook
YouTube, Twitter, Broadtexter and Podomatic
AOL IM = RockForLifeUSA
Yahoo! IM = RockForLifeUSA
Pregnant? Don’t know what to do? Call 888-550-7577 or click here.
Had an abortion? Need help or healing? Call 877-HOPE-4-ME or click here.
©2008 Rock for Life
Training and Activism Week Promo Video
Lady Liberty Leaving NY
RFL Podcast 028
Upcoming Events
Training and Activism Week Promo Video
Check out our promo video for Training and Activism Week, January 21-23 in Washington, DC. Help us out by forwarding this to all your friends and posting on your websites.
What is Training and Activism Week?
Marching with hundreds of thousands of pro-lifers at the 36th annual March for Life
Meeting and networking with young pro-lifers from all over the U.S., Canada, and beyond!
Attendance at our Personhood Conference on Friday
Training given by experienced, successful veteran pro-lifers including Lila Rose, Jill Stanek, Kristi Burton, Judie Brown, Alan Keyes, and David Bereit
Pro-life outreach on the streets of our nation's capital
Possible meeting with your member of Congress or his/her staff
Pro-life visibility at Planned Parenthood
Concert with My Brother's Pony, Andy Zipf, Alakrity, and others
Personhood NOW! hoodie
and much more!
All events take place in or near:
The Liaison Capitol Hill
415 New Jersey Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
Most events are free and open to the public. Donations will be taken at the door to cover costs for the pizza party and concert.
Need a place to stay in Washington, D.C.? We have reserved rooms just for you! BUT HURRY! Rooms are filling up fast.
The cost to stay with us at the Liaison Hotel is only $50 per night per person (two- or three-night stay). Too good to be true? Not really! We assign four persons to a room, to keep the costs down.
For a non-refundable deposit of only $50, we can reserve a spot just for you at the Liaison. To register and reserve your spot, click here to download the registration form. For more information, e-mail us at info@rockforlife.org.
Lady Liberty leaving NY
As I was going through news stories contemplating items to discuss for the next radio show I came across "Protesting the Protesters", an awful story of how politicians want to stifle the free speech rights of pro-lifers outside of abortion facilities. You see, most ardent abortion advocates want you to believe that pro-lifers who counsel pregnant moms outside of abortion facilities are mean-spirited, harass, bully, intimidate, yell and scream. Although I have witnessed one or two of these well-meaning but far from effective pro-life activists outside of abortion facilities, in most cases the sidewalk counselors I meet are some of the most compassionate, caring individuals you will ever meet.
What you will gather from the story though is its not the pregnant moms who oppose sidewalk counselors from approaching them, it's the abortion facility workers and volunteers as well as the hardcore abortion advocates. Why? An effective sidewalk counselor will convince the pregnant mom of the truth, that abortion not only will kill her baby but cause her emotional, physical and even spiritual trauma in the days, weeks and years to come. This is called a "save." A save is what it is – a baby's life spared from death and his/her mom spared the trauma associated with abortion. This article interviewed a young man, Brian Stong who happened to record his 16th save that morning. What a testimony of how a young person can have such a great impact in this world. Praise God for Brian!
Unfortunately this may be a tactic you will see in many cities across America – bills passed so 3rd parties (abortion facility workers, volunteers and activists) can press charges against sidewalk counselors with little or no proof, therefore possibly intimidating pro-lifers from praying at abortion facilities and offering pregnant, scared moms an alternative to abortion. This will then possibly lower the number of "saves" (babies alive, moms spared the trauma).
While we are waiting for the outcome of this bill keep New York City Council Speaker Ms. Quinn in your prayers and prayerfully consider contacting her and urging her not to stifle free speech while setting a precedent that could be horrific for pro-lifers across the country. I encourage you to contact her via her web site. You can find the email addresses for all City Council members here, and I urge you to join the Expectant Mother Care Facebook group.
In the meantime, keep going to the abortion facilities, pray for the end of abortion, offer counseling, provide services and be the change that so many in America covet to see.
God bless
Erik Whittington
Director, Rock for Life
Tell us what you think by leaving me a comment on the RFL blog!
RFL Podcast 028
Featured Band: Jesus Disciple -
News & Commentary
On this issue of the Rock for Life Podcast Erik and Phil discuss the following news stories:
Last week we mentioned how Lila Rose and the team at LiveActionFilms.org released the first video in their latest undercover series called the Mona Lisa Project. This week, we're letting you know that they've done it again! Another week, another city, and yet another episode of irresponsible Planned Parenthood workers showing that they are willing to break the law.
You can watch the video here, but then make sure you embed the video on your blog or MySpace/Facebook profile so that others can view them! Remember, WE are FUNDING this and the rest of Planned Parenthood's clinics with over $300 million each year!
Remember, you can meet Lila Rose in person at our Training and Activism Week (see lead item in this report).
The Indiana Attorney General's office is investigating Planned Parenthood for...well, take your pick.
As Erik mentioned in his commentary, the New York City Council is preparing to vote on the facist Clinic Access Bill. We cannot stress enough how important it is for you to contact Council Speaker Quinn. Go to her web site and let her know that this attack on free speech must not be passed!
The Catholic-affiliated University of San Fracisco did a good thing by acknowledging they made a mistake when it was revealed that their student health insurance plan included abortions.
A new procedure has been developed for testing preborn babies for Down's Syndrome. This test does not have the high-risk of miscarriage that the current test, amniocentesis, has, but because the vast majority of babies with Down's Syndrome are aborted, this test may increase that abortion rate to above the 90% it currently is at.
To subscribe to the Rock for Life Podcast click on this iTunes icon
You can also find the Rock for Life Podcast on myspace by clicking here or on Podomatic by clicking here. You can also listen to the Rock for Life Podcast on National Pro-Life Radio every Wednesday at 1pm. To ask us questions or to give us comments, ideas or suggestions write us at Podcast@RockForLife.org or call us at 866-552-3368 .
Upcoming Events
January 17
Rock for Life El Paso Music Fest featuring:
Lily Goodman, Sonnus, Safe Haven
battle of the bands, Truth Tent, and much more!
stay tuned at RockForLife.org for additional info as it develops
Band Slam featuring Alakrity
St. Mary's Church
224 W. Washington
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
donations accepted at the door
Stay tuned at RockForLife.org for additional info
January 18 -- Survivor Sunday
January 21
Pro-life Youth Rally
featuring Tina Whittington (Erik's wife!)
224 W. Washington
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
Unsubscribe me from this mailing list
***Mention of a person or group or a person’s or group’s publication does not constitute an endorsement of all the work, publications and/or information of such person or group.***
LIFE. - Not for judgment, not for control, for a better world...
Rock for Life
P.O. Box 1350
Stafford, VA 22555
RockForLife.org
Rock for Life on MySpace, Facebook
YouTube, Twitter, Broadtexter and Podomatic
AOL IM = RockForLifeUSA
Yahoo! IM = RockForLifeUSA
Pregnant? Don’t know what to do? Call 888-550-7577 or click here.
Had an abortion? Need help or healing? Call 877-HOPE-4-ME or click here.
©2008 Rock for Life
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