It's the first Friday of the month and it's time to call for LIFE!

Thank you for all you do for the unborn. Without us speaking out for them, they would die in silence, killed by abortion or embryonic stem cell research. In the end, our representatives, through our prodding, will do the right thing and end abortion and human killing research.

I would like to ask everyone to do one more thing for the unborn this month. Please contact at least 2 people who might do just a little bit more to help the unborn and encourage them to join us in the Monthly Call for Life. It's only once a month, and it's so easy! Go to monthlycallforlife.com for everything you need to say and do.

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The actual translation of Exodus 20:13 from the Hebrew is, "Thou shalt not murder," indicating a premeditated, uncivil act.

The Bible considers murder the ultimate violation of the sanctity of human life, requiring the ultimate punishment. So Exodus 21:14 makes perfect sense to state, "If anyone schemes and kills someone deliberately," that person shall be "put to death."

I would have had no problem with late-term abortionist George Tiller being sentenced to death by a jury of his peers for committing thousands of murders of preborn children. In recent days both President Obama and his spokesman, Robert Gibbs, have endorsed the execution of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. KSM's actions were no more heinous than GT's.

But I did have a problem with Scott Roeder murdering Tiller. It was a premeditated, uncivil act.

A pocket of pro-lifers think killing abortionists is just because it stops them from murdering preborn babies when unjust laws or public officials won't. If one believes in the full humanity of the preborn, they say, use of force is as justified to save their lives as it would be to save a classroom of kindergartners from being murdered.

Scott Roeder was obviously a member of that camp.

Roeder's defense team wanted to show that Roeder "reasonably believe[d]... deadly force [was] necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to... a third person," according to KS law, the "third person[s]" being preborn children....

Continue reading my column today, "With Roeder trial, abortion dodges another bullet," at WorldNetDaily.com.

During his State of the Union Address, President Obama asserted:

With all due deference to separation of powers, last week the Supreme Court reversed a century of law that, I believe, will open the floodgates for special interests, including foreign corporations, to spend without limit in our elections.

Justice Alito can be seen on the left, shaking his head and mouthing what appears to be "not true." Perhaps Obama's cheap shot at the High Court is rooted in the same concern expressed by pro-abortion radicals.  

Jay Anderson comments:

This constitutional power play and effort at intimidation by Obama (with the full Court present at the SOTU speech) has to be about the most graceless and classless thing the man has done since taking office (although his mocking of the notion that morality might place some limits on scientific research during his speech announcing that he would fund ESCR ranks right up there).

Read more at Politico.

At his first inaugural address, President Ronald Reagan discussed plainly the role of interventionist government economic policies on the woes of that time:

In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we've been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people. Well, if no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capacity to govern someone else? All of us together, in and out of government, must bear the burden.

I appreciated the Family Research Council's quick response to Obama's proposed socialized child care proposal and support for gays in the military:

Washington, D.C. - Family Research Council President Tony Perkins released the following statement in response to President Obama's first State of the Union Address:

"At a time of enormous economic challenge, two on-going wars in which American are fighting and increased terrorist threats to Americans at home, President Obama seems untethered from that reality as he called on Congress to force the military to allow open homosexuality. As a veteran of the Marine Corps, the timing of the President's call in the midst of two wars shows that he is willing to jeopardize our nation's security to advance the agenda of the radical homosexual lobby.

"The military is a warrior culture for a reason: Our service members wear the uniform to fight and win wars, not serve as liberal social policy guinea pigs. The sexual environment the President is seeking to impose upon the young men and women who serve this country is the antithesis of the successful warfighting culture and as such should be rejected.

"Tonight the President also proposed expanding the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit which would only benefit families if: both parents work, a single parent works, or one parent works and the other is in school. In other words, it completely discriminates against families with stay-at-home parents, who wouldn't see a penny from this plan. The President's plan further drives a wedge between parents and children as it would encourage parents to place their children in government approved day-care rather than encouraging one parent to stay home and personally care for their off-spring.

"This new socialized child care proposal comes on the heels of a proposed major marriage tax penalty included within the President's health care bills. A tax penalty on married couples only serves to discourage couples from marrying while encouraging societal instability through cohabitation and divorce.

"If this administration cared about getting families back on their feet, it would double or triple the across-the-board child tax credit and let parents decide how to spend the money. For many, it may be all the incentive they need to stay home and care for their kids.

"We applaud Governor Bob McDonnell for calling for a land in which 'innocent human life is protected.' The governor's call to protect human life is clearly in line with the American people who overwhelmingly oppose the President's health care plan which would use our hard earned dollars to pay for abortion coverage. FRC will continue to work to ensure taxpayers are not forced to be part of the President's pro-abortion agenda.

"Family Research Council pledges to work with our allies and the thousands of families we represent to oppose the President's plans to socialize child care, sexualize the military, and penalize married couples through a government takeover of the U.S. health care system."

At the 2010 March for Life the media set new standards for journalistic fraud. In its lead photo, CNN showed five pro-abortion picketers, all that could be found, and ignored the 300,000 pro-life marchers. CNN's Rick Sanchez wondered out loud which group dominated. Newsweek claimed that most participants were in their 60's when, in fact, most were under 25. This video sets the record straight.

On Dec. 3, 2009, NE late-term abortionist LeRoy Carhart told the New York Times that after the death of colleague George Tiller in May he began committing abortions "'past 24 weeks."...

The NYT added:

Dr. Carhart's fee schedule lists prices for abortions up to 22 weeks and 6 days (at that point, $2,100 in cash or $2,163 on a credit card), but notes that abortions after 23 weeks are available "after consultation with our doctor," and that abortions after the 27th week may take four days.

The problem is NE has a law banning abortions past the age of viability. Although unspecified, currently a baby is considered viable at 23 weeks.

This wasn't the first time Carhart publicly flouted the fact he allows himself a wide swath of wiggle room on whether a baby he is aborting is viable or not.

Hence the introduction of the Abortion Pain Prevention Act by NE Speaker of the Legislature Mike Flood on Jan. 21.

The Abortion Pain Prevention Act takes us into a whole new world of abortion law, banning all abortions after 20 gestational weeks on the basis of a preborn baby's capacity to feel the pain of it all. At this age a baby anatomically "has the physical structures necessary to experience pain," states the bill, based on scientific evidence....

Watch this legislation. It has the potential to be as explosive in the 2000s as the Partial Birth Abortion Ban was in the 1990s, and just as damaging to the abortion movement. Meanwhile, if passed, it would save exponentially more lives.

And once again Carhart, the ultimate loser of the PBA Ban battles before the Supreme Court, is in the middle of it....

Continue reading my column today, "Bill protects preborns after 20 weeks," at WorldNetDaily.com.

Country Legend Randy Travis Headlines the April 11 show in Indianapolis with Opening Act Collin Raye 

The Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation is excited to announce the first annual Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Concert to be held at the Murat Theatre in Indianapolis, Indiana.

This concert showcases two award-winning Country stars in a rare appearance together on the same stage! It promises to be a fabulous music show, long to be remembered by country music fans! The concert comes just days after the fifth anniversary of Terri Schiavo's death and will benefit the Foundation established by her family.

With one of the most recognizable voices in country music and over twenty-five years on the country music charts, Randy Travis is one of the top-ten selling solo country artists of all time. Collin Raye has produced five Platinum Albums, and fifteen #1 hits. But perhaps the closest to Collin's heart is his granddaughter, Haley, who is afflicted with a rare degenerative brain disorder. Collin has worked tirelessly to help find a cure for Haley and has helped other families who are faced with similar situations.

The Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Concert will be Sunday, April 11, 2010, 7 PM at the Murat Theatre in Indianapolis, IN. Tickets are now available through LiveNation.

Funds raised through ticket sales and sponsorships for this event will allow Terri's Foundation to honor her legacy in many ways. Most importantly, it will allow the foundation to continue protecting the lives of vulnerable persons who are in jeopardy of having their lives hastened.

Participants in the 2010 March for Life were consistent in their reports of the crowd enthusiasm and size.

HUGE. That is all I can say. The largest in recent memory. Some informal estimates at 300,000. In my humble opinion, there were more like 500,000 people attending the March. Pro-lifers swarmed Washington D.C. on a cool but rain free day. The sun even came out at the end of the day while the women from Silent No More gave their testimony. - Jakubczyk on Life

Blogger Matt Cassens describes his first experience at the March:

Today, in spite of the weather, I drove to Washington D.C. to partake in the 37th annual March For Life and had an experience like no other. I saw an enthusiastic crowd in very large numbers totally devoted to the life cause, consisting largely of young, fresh faced people chanting, praying, laughing, and enjoying life to its fullest as they marched for their firmly held beliefs.

They came from Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and even from as far west as Kansas City, MO. They all came for the same reason, to convince our lawmakers and Supreme Court justices to overturn Roe vs. Wade, and make abortion a thing of the past. There were priests, bishops, lots of students, women who have had abortions and regretted them, Knights of Columbus, bloggers like myself, politicians, teachers, nurses, several nuns, and people from all walks of life, all who agree that abortion will go down in history along side American slavery and lynching of African-Americans as stains and blights on our nation's history.

As we've come to expect, the MSM not only failed to provide an accurate representation of the March for Life but emphasized the 60 strong counter protest (JillStanek).

Jack Cashwell comments on the "media malpractices" through this article at the American Thinker:

In covering the 2010 March, the media have morphed from laziness and incompetence to outright fraud. Someone should be fired.

Let us start with Krista Gesaman writing for Newsweek. Her headline sums up the utter absurdity of her thesis, "Missing at the 'Roe v. Wade' Anniversary Demonstrations? Young Women." Twisting the words of a police organizer, she informs the reader that "a majority of the participants are in their 60s."

This leads Gesaman to conclude, "So this raises the question: where are the young, vibrant women supporting their pro-life or pro-choice positions? Likely, they're at home." All Gesaman had to do was stick her head out the window to know otherwise.

Having been in Washington for the March this year, I can assure Gesaman that the demographics matched last year's, Young women were everywhere and unavoidable. They filled every hotel lobby in town. Many of them had spent countless hours on busses to get there.

However, it's not hard to get the facts.  Check out Cspan Coverage and citizen journalists at YouTube and through the posts linked to in our right column.  

A coalition of local churches, including the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulsa, are sponsoring a march for life on Friday, January 22, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. The purpose of the march is to celebrate life on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade and to show solidarity with those marching in Washington, D.C. The march starts at 8th and Boulder.

In a stunning upset, Republican Scott Brown defeated Democrat Martha Coakley in Massachsetts' Senate Race (53-47%). YES!  Earlier in the race, Coakley led by over fifteen points and was expected to be a shoe-in. In fact, exit polls were not even planned for what was considered a sure Democratic victory.

Having spoiled the Democratic super majority needed to pass Obamacare, Brown now fills the seat vacated by the passing of Sen. Edward Kennedy.

There are more long faces at MSNBC than at an aardvark convention - Michelle Malkin

We wish Brown's victory had been about Obamacare's abortion provision. It wasn't. Massachusetts chose Brown to protect their pocket books, lower taxes and protect their families from the Senate's healthcare debacle.  Fiscal responsibility is to be desired and a cornerstone of Brown's campaign was his promise to vote against Obama's healthcare plan.

Update:  Democrats are scrambling to blame someone for conducting a poor campaign or not lending enough support.  Perhaps it's inconceivable that it could be their bankrupt policies and heavy handed tactics that voters have rejected.

John Jakubczyk, ever the optimist, offers the following commentary:

Coakley is calling [Brown] "anti-choice." Well he may no be there yet, but if the left pushes hard enough, they may push him right into a pro-life position.

We like true converts. Here is an opportunity to win one and establish lines of real communication.

The results of this election could be the beignning of something big.

Final Update (9:25 EST): Brown has won the election (see results below).  (Boston Globe website crashed - as has HotAir and Michelle Malkin)

Massachusetts polls are closed and results are coming in fast and furious. At 8:40 EST with only 17% of districts reporting Brown leads Coakley 52% to 47%.

One blogger notes: On CNN, live shots of the respective campaign headquarters showed Brown's HQ in a state of euphoria -- and Coakley's HQ dead as a funeral.

Meanwhile, the Boston Globe (accidentally) called the race for Coakley (oops).

If Brown does indeed win, despite his opposition to Obamacare and emphasis on fiscal responsibility, Republicans are going to have to get use to the idea that he is neither a conservative or pro-life.

Updates

(8:47 EST): Brown maintains same lead with 36% of precincts reporting.

(8:53 EST): Brown maintains 52% to 47% lead with 45% of precincts reporting.

(8:57 EST): Brown maintains 52% to 47% lead with 52% of precincts reporting.

(8:59 EST): Brown's lead has grown - 53% to 46% with 57% of precincts reporting but still waiting for the city of Boston (only 88 of 254 have reported in).

(9:02 EST): Brown's lead remains at 53% to 46% with 60% of precincts reporting. Note that in Boston Coakley leads 62-37% with only 37% of precincts reporting.

(9:05 EST): Brown's lead remains at 53% to 46% with 63% of precincts reporting. Note that in Boston Coakley leads 63-36% with 44% of precincts reporting. So, the question is whether or not the City of Boston is enough to close the gap. With Brown's overall lead at over 85,000 votes I'm guessing that the answer is "no". Even if 50% of the city voted and Coakley led by 20% this would only give her an added 60,000 votes.

(9:11 EST): Brown's lead remains at 53% to 46% with 66% of precincts reporting. Note that in Boston Coakley's lead has increased to 65-34% with 52% of precincts reporting.

(9:14 EST): Brown's lead remains at 53% to 46% with 69% of precincts reporting. Boston is increasingly favoring Coakley 66-33% with 53% of precincts reporting.

(9:17 EST): Brown appears to have a decisive lead: 53% to 46% with 71% of precincts reporting. Boston favors Coakley 66-33% with 58% of precincts reporting.

Coakley just conceded by telephone to Brown - what an incredible upset!

A Perfect Storm - But while Brown doggedly ran like he could win, he benefited greatly from Coakley running like she already had. And he has benefited tremendously from the same storm, blowing at his back, that is now blowing in her face. It's a perfect storm. Coakley might yet weather it. But it is starting to look a lot like a torrential rain on her parade. (Jules Crittenden)

A Coup - If Brown pulls off this coup, expect a total "mainstream" media meltdown Tuesday night as results come in. I wouldn't be surprised to see multiple and widespread pronouncements like we've already seen from David Schuster that the voters have lost their minds, ... (Dakota Voice)

Panic - A sense of panic has begun to seep into Democrat party leaders' marathon of negotiations over the health bill, according to insider reports. The source of the panic appears to be the possibility that the Democrats may lose their filibuster-proof majority in Massachusetts' special U.S. Senate election Tuesday (LifeSiteNews).

Pessimism - I have predicted that Coakley will win by 2 tomorrow. I know. I know. I'm a pessimist. But I just don't believe all the glowing polls. (Melissa Clouthier)

Confidence - A slate of new polls and the statewide pro-life group in Massachusetts are confident that Senate candidate Scott Brown will defeat pro-abortion activist Martha Coakley in the race for the seat vacated by the late pro-abortion Sen. Ted Kennedy. (LifeNews)

Unity - [Brown is] uniting Tea Party activists, rank-and-file union members, GOP party faithful, and independents (Michelle Malkin)

Improved - [Brown] will be better than Coakley who is an Emily's list and Planned Parenthood affectionado. She responded in an interview asking about conscience rights of Catholic health care workers that "You can have religious freedom but you probably shouldn't work in the emergency room." So in addition to being an elitist, she has an anti-Catholic prejudice. (Jakubczyk on Life)

Media Bias - Audible Gasps on MSNBC Set Over MA Bellweather Polls (bias? What bias?) (Hyscience)

The Future - "I'm voting for Scott to save this country for my grandkids..." (Boston Globe)

Tony Perkins Warns Houston "Abortion Super Center" Will Be Prototype Under President Obama's Health Care Plan

Houston, Texas - An estimated 10,000 people converged on Houston, Texas today for a pro-life prayer rally and march across from the nation's largest abortion facility. Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, joined Lou Engle of The Call to Conscience in Houston today to rally pro-life Americans from across the country. Several Hispanic and African-American Christian leaders also joined the rally in front of the massive six-story Planned Parenthood abortion facility.

"Planned Parenthood's Houston abortion super center will most likely become the prototype for so-called 'preventative care' centers under President Obama's health care plan," said Perkins.

Thousands of Washingtonians are expected to march Tuesday January 19 at the annual March for Life in Olympia; many of them holding signs proclaiming the message, "Women DO Regret Abortion", and "Men DO Regret Lost Fatherhood".

Approximately 25,000 women have an abortion every year in Washington. The public will be marching in solidarity with the women of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign who are speaking out about what goes on behind the closed doors of the state's abortion centers. Women who have had abortions in Washington state will be on hand at this year's March for Life to tell what they saw and experienced.

While women leave their dead children behind in the abortion clinic, they often take with them infections, damaged reproductive organs, and a lifetime of depression and suicidal thoughts. Debbie Schneider, who had an abortion in Washington remarked, "I know the truth of what happens to women during an abortion. It's not what the public has been led to believe."

For too long the abortion industry and the abortionists have been speaking for women. "All Washingtonians owe a debt of gratitude to these brave women who are speaking out and telling the truth," said Dan Kennedy, CEO of Human Life of Washington.

More Information:  Click Here

Washington, D.C. - On Friday, January 22nd at 8:30 am, Family Research Council, located at 801 G Street, NW, will host Blogs for Life, the fifth annual conference of pro-life bloggers and online social media activists.

The conference will feature prominent pro-life leaders including Tony Perkins, Jill Stanek, Marjorie Dannenfelser and Charmaine Yoest, Ph.D., all speaking with bloggers live from Family Research Council's headquarters. Speakers will discuss opportunities for the pro-life movement as recent polls show a growing majority of Americans identify themselves as pro-life. Pro-life leaders will also lay out strategies to advance the pro-life message in the face of a hostile Congress and White House.

Blogs for Life is scheduled to take place the day of the 37th annual March for Life, during which hundreds of thousands of pro-life advocates gather in the nation's capitol to celebrate life and demand the reversal of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, which has led to an estimated 46 million unborn deaths.

Blogs for Life is an opportunity for individuals and organizations to network with pro-life bloggers and online activists and to grow in their knowledge of how the Web can be used strategically to promote life.

The event will also Webcast live on www.frc.org, providing an opportunity for pro-life bloggers and blog readers to participate in the March, even if they cannot travel to
Washington, D.C.

WHO:

Tony Perkins, President, Family Research Council
Jill Stanek, blogger and speaker, JillStanek.com
Charmaine Yoest, Ph.D., President and CEO of Americans United for Life
Dr. David Prentice, Senior Fellow, Family Research Council
Joseph Farrah, Founder and CEO, WorldNetDaily
Katie Walker, Communications Director, American Life League
Carol Clews, Executive Director, Center for Pregnancy Concerns, Baltimore, MD
Kristin Hansen, Vice President for Communications, Care Net
Kristen Day, Executive Director, Democrats for Life
Marjorie Dannenfelser, President, Susan B. Anthony List
Peter Shinn, President, Pro-life Unity
Molotov Mitchell, Founder and President, Illuminati Pictures
Krystle Weeks, Web Editor, Family Research Council

WHAT: The fifth annual conference dedicated to advancing the pro-life message through
the Web

WHEN: Friday, January 22, 2010, 8:30am - 11:30 am ET

Where: Family Research Council, 801 G. Street, NW Washington, DC 20001

RSVP: online at www.blogs4life.com (click on Register)

At of the time of this posting, Intrade has Scott Brown at 68 (meaning there is a 68% chance Brown wins, with Marth Coakley tanking rapidly and now at 45.

Interestingly, the Intrade predction market has forecast elections with eerie accuracy over the last few years.

Update: Coakley is collapsing on the Intrade board - down to 30 and dropping. As Dan Riehl suggests, either someone's playing games, or Obama didn't get 'er done for Martha Coakley.

Update2 (plb):  Yes, it is quite unfortunate Brown is not pro-life ... here's our take.

Source:  Hyscience