ATTENTION: Tomorrow, Valentine's Day, I plan to post a special essay I've written. I hope you will take time to check it out. And afterwards, as always in regards esp. of my essays, I hope you will post a comment. Thanks much. - Stan
URGENT CALL FOR CONTINUED PRAYER (from the American Center for Law and Justice, - 2/6 ; "American Pastor Saeed (who just started an 8 year sentence for helping the underground churches in Iran) continues to undergo mental torment – fed lies by Iranian prison guards. He's been cut off from speaking to his wife and children, and when his Iranian family visited him, he questioned if anyone was still working for his freedom. His wife, Naghmeh, shared, "When I heard this from my husband, I cried. It broke my heart. Behind those walls he feels helpless and relies on us to be his voice. . . . Please help me make sure he is never forgotten." With your CONTINUED PRAYERS, if you have not already, please join over 130,000 who have SIGNed THE LATESTPETITION for Pastor Saeed's release at http://aclj.org/iran/save-american-pastor-from-iranian-prison-sentence
PRAY FOR THE GAP: This pro-life group of college students goes around the country displaying panels showing pictures of aborted babies on college campus free speech areas in order to bring awareness of the evil of abortion, stir discussion, and seek opportunities to share Christ. They will be at Univ. of Cen. FLA 2/11-12 and Univ. of South FLA 2/13-14. You can find more information about them at CBRinfo.org and AbortionNO.org) Please pray for their efforts during this week.
URGENT CALL FOR CONTINUED PRAYER (from the American Center for Law and Justice, - 2/6 ; "American Pastor Saeed (who just started an 8 year sentence for helping the underground churches in Iran) continues to undergo mental torment – fed lies by Iranian prison guards. He's been cut off from speaking to his wife and children, and when his Iranian family visited him, he questioned if anyone was still working for his freedom. His wife, Naghmeh, shared, "When I heard this from my husband, I cried. It broke my heart. Behind those walls he feels helpless and relies on us to be his voice. . . . Please help me make sure he is never forgotten." With your CONTINUED PRAYERS, if you have not already, please join over 130,000 who have SIGNed THE LATESTPETITION for Pastor Saeed's release at http://aclj.org/iran/save-american-pastor-from-iranian-prison-sentence
PRAY FOR THE GAP: This pro-life group of college students goes around the country displaying panels showing pictures of aborted babies on college campus free speech areas in order to bring awareness of the evil of abortion, stir discussion, and seek opportunities to share Christ. They will be at Univ. of Cen. FLA 2/11-12 and Univ. of South FLA 2/13-14. You can find more information about them at CBRinfo.org and AbortionNO.org) Please pray for their efforts during this week.
DECLARE YOUR SUPPORT FOR TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE. Please SIGN THE PETITION BELOW to declare your support for the traditional definition of marriage and in support of an amicus brief to go to the Supreme Court as it considers the redefinition of marriage on March 26th. Their decision on whether to uphold the Definition of Marriage Act passed by Congress in 1996 could be as piviotal to marriage in America as Roe v. Wade was to the definition of the sancity of human life in America. MOST IMPORTANTLY, please keep the upcoming Supreme Court review of this case and their final decision in your PRAYERS.
https://www.truthinaction.org/index.php/the-affirmation-of-marriage/?utm_source=Truth+In+Action+News+List&utm_campaign=9d8fb2dcc6-DOMA+%231+AB+TEST+Length&utm_medium=email
ON THE RESIGNATION OF POPE BENEDICT: I found the following observation by talk show host Sean Hannity rather insightful on his blog post on Monday: "Many have described the move as an act of extraordinary 'humility,' putting the needs of the Church above that of his own. Putting aside any personal feelings about this Pope, perhaps there is something we can learn from that in our own country. It is becoming a rarity in our society that people will act for the betterment of a great good, rather than for the furtherance of their own power. What has many Americans upset with our own government is the fact that power and prestige seems more important to politicians than solutions. Humility is a quality that certainly cannot describe anyone currently representing us in Washington. They seem to have forgotten that they derive their power from the consent of the governed – We the People. If the Pope's explanation is true, and there is no reason to believe otherwise, then the news is noteworthy not just because of the shakeup it will cause within the Catholic Church but because it demonstrates a quality tha t is lacking within our own political sphere and society."
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[NOTE: Yeah, I know, I've already shared a lot on this blog about the issue of abortion, esp. this past month with the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. But here is one article, but especially an included link, that makes the case as well as anything I have ever seen of why abortions may be legal in this country, but they are far from being "safe" for many women. Especially if abortion continues to simply be "just another issue" to you, I challenge you to watch the documentary at the web link provided below and see if you still feel the same way. - Stan]
"The Naked Evil of Abortion - 3801 Lancaster;" Breakpoint.org; Eric Metaxas, January 22, 2013
http://www.breakpoint.org/bpcommentaries/entry/13/21299
Well, we hoped it would never come to this, but America is observing the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case that legalized the taking of innocent human life in the womb for any reason—or for no reason at all.
The numbers related to abortion are almost anesthetizing to the conscience of America. Since 1973, more than 55 million unborn babies have had their lives snuffed out. These numbers are so mind-numbing that perhaps we in the pro-life movement may be forgiven if we occasionally forget what those numbers actually mean.
That’s why we occasionally need a reality check—such as a brand new documentary called “3801 Lancaster.” It’s available for free online, http://3801lancaster.com/ The title refers to the address of an abortion clinic in West Philadelphia that is the site of a scandal so horrific that it’s almost impossible to describe without tears.
The documentary, written and directed by David Altrogge, shows what happened at the so-called Women’s Medical Society over a period of twenty years. That clinic, run by a well-known doctor named Kermit Gosnell and situated in a rough neighborhood, catered to a mostly poor, minority clientele. The documentary shows how the facility, which looks run down on the outside, was a filthy house of horrors on the inside.
Yes, Dr. Gosnell specialized in late-term abortions, but that’s a rather antiseptic description compared with the grisly reality. Walls and beds were stained with blood. Jars were filled with what are gingerly called “fetal remains”—arms, legs, you get the idea. It gets worse, and I hate to be so graphic.
But Gosnell specialized in what he called “snipping”—which occurred when the baby Gosnell was trying to kill was nonetheless born alive. When that happened, the abortionist would “snip” the spine with a pair of scissors. Again, that sounds pretty clinical and straightforward, but the reality—again, that word—is far different. “Snipping” a spine is not like “snipping” a piece of paper. It takes time and hard work. And it’s obviously painful to the baby. Gosnell is now in jail and awaiting trial for seven such “snippings,” although one of his “colleagues” may have performed up to a hundred of them.
Gosnell is also being charged with third-degree murder in connection with the death of a 41-year-old patient. One newspaper reported that “this was not a back-alley operation.” Gosnell and company, according to one Pennsylvania state senator, were allowed to “butcher babies, butcher women, and nobody did a [darn] thing about it.”
How, you might well ask, did authorities allow this carnage to go on for so many years? According to the grand jury report, the Pennsylvania state department of health, in order to remove “barriers” to abortion, had stopped inspecting abortion clinics. And no one cared anyway, because most of the women were poor and members of minority groups. In fact, “3801 Lancaster” makes it very clear that African-Americans and other minorities are specifically targeted by the abortion industry, making abortion one of the key civil rights issues of our time.
So while numbers are important, indeed inescapable, in the battle for human dignity, sometimes we and our neighbors have to see the naked evil and cruelty of abortion with our own eyes.
As hard as it will be, please watch “3801 Lancaster.” And then please spread the word about it. It’s that important.
[bold and italics emphasis mine]
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Well, we hoped it would never come to this, but America is observing the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case that legalized the taking of innocent human life in the womb for any reason—or for no reason at all.
The numbers related to abortion are almost anesthetizing to the conscience of America. Since 1973, more than 55 million unborn babies have had their lives snuffed out. These numbers are so mind-numbing that perhaps we in the pro-life movement may be forgiven if we occasionally forget what those numbers actually mean.
That’s why we occasionally need a reality check—such as a brand new documentary called “3801 Lancaster.” It’s available for free online, http://3801lancaster.com/ The title refers to the address of an abortion clinic in West Philadelphia that is the site of a scandal so horrific that it’s almost impossible to describe without tears.
The documentary, written and directed by David Altrogge, shows what happened at the so-called Women’s Medical Society over a period of twenty years. That clinic, run by a well-known doctor named Kermit Gosnell and situated in a rough neighborhood, catered to a mostly poor, minority clientele. The documentary shows how the facility, which looks run down on the outside, was a filthy house of horrors on the inside.
Yes, Dr. Gosnell specialized in late-term abortions, but that’s a rather antiseptic description compared with the grisly reality. Walls and beds were stained with blood. Jars were filled with what are gingerly called “fetal remains”—arms, legs, you get the idea. It gets worse, and I hate to be so graphic.
But Gosnell specialized in what he called “snipping”—which occurred when the baby Gosnell was trying to kill was nonetheless born alive. When that happened, the abortionist would “snip” the spine with a pair of scissors. Again, that sounds pretty clinical and straightforward, but the reality—again, that word—is far different. “Snipping” a spine is not like “snipping” a piece of paper. It takes time and hard work. And it’s obviously painful to the baby. Gosnell is now in jail and awaiting trial for seven such “snippings,” although one of his “colleagues” may have performed up to a hundred of them.
Gosnell is also being charged with third-degree murder in connection with the death of a 41-year-old patient. One newspaper reported that “this was not a back-alley operation.” Gosnell and company, according to one Pennsylvania state senator, were allowed to “butcher babies, butcher women, and nobody did a [darn] thing about it.”
How, you might well ask, did authorities allow this carnage to go on for so many years? According to the grand jury report, the Pennsylvania state department of health, in order to remove “barriers” to abortion, had stopped inspecting abortion clinics. And no one cared anyway, because most of the women were poor and members of minority groups. In fact, “3801 Lancaster” makes it very clear that African-Americans and other minorities are specifically targeted by the abortion industry, making abortion one of the key civil rights issues of our time.
So while numbers are important, indeed inescapable, in the battle for human dignity, sometimes we and our neighbors have to see the naked evil and cruelty of abortion with our own eyes.
As hard as it will be, please watch “3801 Lancaster.” And then please spread the word about it. It’s that important.
[bold and italics emphasis mine]
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Abortion a big deal 40 years after Roe," b Marybeth Hicks, http://www.humanevents.com/2013/01/24/marybeth-hicks-abortion-a-big-deal-40-years-after-roe/
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