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November 30, 2007

Live Video Today And Tomorrow From Norcross Georgia - Learn Conference Life Education and Resource Network (LEARN) is having a conference over the next couple of days to address the issue of abortion amongst the Black population. The headline of the event is:

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Video - ProLifeNews.tv interview with Georgia Representative Bobby Franklin ProLifeNews.tv interviewed Georgia Representative Bobby Franklin at the Institute on the Constitution in Maryland. The topic was HB 1, the Right to Life bill that was submitted by Franklin in order to protect the unborn from abortion, and the elderly from euthanasia.

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November 29, 2007

Henry Hyde (R) has Passed Away As reported in The Judge Report and FreeRepublic.com, former Congressman Henry Hyde has passed away at the age of 83. Hyde was recently awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for work in defending the unborn while serving in the House...

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November 28, 2007

CNN/YouTube Republican Debate: A Few Questions, A Few Answers I don't have cable but listened to the audio of the debate online. It was actually fascinating focusing in on just the sounds, their voices, rather than how they looked. It also made me tune in better to the size...

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Free pro-life handbook from Focus on the Family Focus on the Family Handbook Equips Pro-Lifers by Devon Williams, associate editor Free online resource helps Christians answer the tough questions. Are preborn babies human beings? What is partial-birth abortion? Do I have the right to choose when I...

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New Stanek WND column: "The Stephen Douglas of the 2008 race" A week before the National Right to Life Committee endorsed Fred Thompson, I blogged he had disqualified himself from my list of presidential primary picks following his Nov. 4 interview on "Meet the Press" with Tim Russert. During those...

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November 27, 2007

Three Cheers for Stem Cell Scientists Journalists responsible for The Philadelphia Inquirer's Editorials made an important point in yesterday's editorial "No thanks to politics" regarding the recent "Stem-Cell Breakthrough." Editorialists pays tribute to scientists from Japan and the United States for not only discovering a way...

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Pro-Life Signs Destroyed as Police Silence the 'Truth Truck' It's hard to believe something like this is possible in America:Bob Roethlisberger was arrested and jailed over Thanksgiving weekend in a northern suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, on the charge of "Disorderly Conduct" for driving Operation Rescue's Truth Truck bearing signs...

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November 26, 2007

Loving God and Loving our Neighbors -- a Balance? Many things in life, particularly the Christian life, are represented as needing balance. Extremes, sometimes dangerous, are on both sides. In many areas this is probably true. Our love for God is not one of those areas. The basic commandment...

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November 25, 2007

Judge Patrick Kelly Dies (Summer of Mercy - Tiller's mill) Judge Patrick Kelly, the judge who gained national attention during Operation Rescue's Summer of Mercy by sending federal marshals to arrest pro-lifers who blockaded Tiller the Killer's mill, died recently. Judge Kelly is remembered for warning prolifers who would block...

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November 23, 2007

Bleeding Kansas: The Abortion State The Kansas Coalition for Life has released a new video which calls for more volunteers to serve as peaceful sidewalk counselors near Tiller's late term abortion business in Wichita, KS. The video is titled "The Kansas Paradox." People generally associate...

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November 22, 2007

Neverborn & Little Soul / Get Me Outta Here! Cartoon courtesy of faithmouse...

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November 21, 2007

Gianna Jessen Charms Philadelphia Pro-Lifers 'Tis a rare person whom makes the claim "my abortionist signed my birth certificate." Gianna Jessen is a rarity. She is a young woman of great strength, humor and integrity. Gianna can also carry a sweet tune. Listen to Gianna...

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New Stanek WND column, "Collapse of civilization nears as UN identifies 'masculinization of Asia'" Not wanting to be dismissed as someone whose issue has overcome them, I've always tried to explain in an academic, unemotional way what worldwide devastation abortion and population control are wreaking. But a report the United Nations Population Fund...

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Book Review "Politics of Abortion" Book Review of Anne Hendershott's "The Politics of Abortion" by Michael J. New Appeared on National Review Online on Tuesday November 20, 2007 Since the confirmation of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court last year, many in the pro-life movement...

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November 20, 2007

Translation of "induced Pluripotent (Adult) Stem Cells" Scientists who report their findings are expected to discuss the problems as well as the outcome of their research. The "Discussion" is the best place to figure out what a report means (And then you go back and check to...

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Human Skin Cells Do What Embryonic Stem Cells Can't This work represents...the biological equivalent of the Wright Brothers' first airplane...It's a bit like learning how to turn lead into gold.Once again proving that Connecticut, New York, California and New Jersey have just soaked their residents with multibillions of tax-dollar-funded...

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Fred the Federalist on abortion and euthanasia Clearly the National Right to Life Committee attempted to tutor Fred Thompson between his November 4 interview on Meet the Press and November 18 interview on This Week with George Stephanopoulos. But NRLC failed. On three major pro-life issues,...

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November 19, 2007

New Study: Virginia's Abstinence Program Works New Study: Abstinence Works, Posted on Contraceptionblog.com by Ruben. Shortly after the publication of Douglas Kirby's Emerging Answers 2007, a study which found that abstinence programs were not effective, and after Virginia Governor Tim Kaine rejected federal funding for abstinence...

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Hodari's license to lie I blogged here and here that Wayne State University's Medical Students for Choice invited late-term MI abortionist Alberto Hodari to speak November 9. Students for Life of America was there to catch the 50 minute speech on videotape with two...

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Embryo Distortion: Scientific Inaccuracy from the Main Stream Media In what is either an example of scientific ignorance or intentional distortion, the main stream media seems intent on portraying Colorado's proposed ballot initiative as seeking to give rights to "human eggs" or "fertilized eggs." As the New York Times...

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November 18, 2007

I. Huckabee Nails One Point;
II. Isn't Pro-Life, Pro-Life For All, Even The Children of Illegal Immigrants? I. I watched this interview live today on TV: "It's the logic of the Civil War," Huckabee said Sunday, comparing abortion rights to slavery. "If morality is the point here, and if it's right or wrong, not just a political...

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November 16, 2007

A Politician's Right to Life A couple of questions about abortion have crossed my mind from time to time. One thing is that there are politicians who express a faith in God, and who also make it a point to say they are pro-choice. I...

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November 15, 2007

Is NRLC Fred Pick Also About Stopping Mitt? The National Right to Life Committee believes that Republican presidential wannabe and former Sen. Fred Thompson can win. Perhaps the NRLC's surprising endorsement of Thompson as the group's Republican presidential pick is also about putting the brakes on a nomination...

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November 14, 2007

Regarding - A Website Tracking Truth in Presidential Politics (Thanks for already posting this. My apologies. For I realized that I should have given credit in a hattip when I first wrote and sent this piece. I've changed the third paragraph in the post to include that credit, if...

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November 13, 2007

A Website Tracking Truth in Presidential Politics Attention truth seekers... One website might be of interest if you're looking for honesty in remarks made by those who want to be our next U.S. president. PolitiFact.com, courtesy of the St. Petersburg Times, cleverly tracks presidential wannabes' political rhetoric...

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November 10, 2007

How to Serve a Pregnant Woman with the Heart of Christ "What do I do if a friend tells me she's pregnant?" Sisters of Life Co-Worker Training at Seton Hall to Show How to Serve a Pregnant Woman with the Heart of Christ Chances are that at some point during your...

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November 9, 2007

Hit-And-Run Claim Filed Against Abortionist George Tiller A claim for damages was filed against George Tiller, a partial-birth abortionist, by Mark Gietzen, President of the Kansas Coalition for Life, on October 30th, 2007 in Sedgwick County, Kansas. The claim alledges that Tiller struck Gietzen while Gietzen was standing in front of the Women's Health Care Services, an abortion mill which is owned by Tiller. According to Gietzen, the hit-and-run incident caused him to sustain injuries to his arms and legs.

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November 8, 2007

Philadelphia Daily News' Op-ed Please allow me to share this Philadelphia Daily News' op-ed review of the grace-filled film "Bella" and a bit about its author with you. Full disclosure -- the writer is a dear friend. More importantly, Rosemary C. McDonough not only...

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Negative peer influence and premarital sex - another reason to homeschool? Recently a friend of mine objected to my child being homeschooled on the grounds that it would hamper my son's social skills, especially in middle and high school. My response to her objections was simply to challenge her to name...

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November 7, 2007

New Stanek WND column, "My pillow-talking presidential pick" Two weeks ago, Laura Bush traveled to the Middle East to raise breast cancer awareness. When I learned that I, of course, thought of the link between abortion and breast cancer and how wonderful it would be for Mrs....

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November 5, 2007

Denver Planned Parenthood has a front company; Weitz falsifies permit documents Does this sound like Aurora deja vu? On January 11, 2007, a corporation named Fuller 38 LLC bought the property at 7155 E. 38th Ave. in Denver from United Airlines for $1,350,000 according to this HomeInfoMaxReport. Fuller 38 LLC was...

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the Gift of Bella As many of you know I have been a very public supporter of the movie, Bella. I saw the movie for the first time in Nashville at the 2006 NRLC Conference. I was moved by the very realistic circumstance that...

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November 4, 2007

Gary Wills distorts history, biology in LA article. The pro-abortion crowd will do anything but examine the facts. Indeed in order to confuse the average person who must focus his or her daily life on the mundane things such a taking care of the family to getting through...

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Pro-life Homeschooler Essay Contest Homeschoolers For Life is pleased to announce the 2007 Homeschoolers For Life Essay Contest. This contest is designed for homeschooled students between the ages of 8 and 17. The contest has three different categories arranged by age. Older students will...

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November 2, 2007

Bella: Good Message Good Showing Thanks grassroots efforts, Bella, the small-budget film with a big message about the value of life, brought in $1.3 million over the weekend in a limited release in 31 cities. It finished in second place for income per screen. You...

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Call for Life Today! - Friday, November 2nd Every month on the first Friday we call and/or email our representatives to let them know that they need to defend life by opposing abortion and human killing research. What do I say & who do I call? Go to MonthlyCallForLife.com for everything you need to know and do.

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Ron Paul for Life I am also the prime sponsor of HR 300, which would negate the effect of Roe v Wade by removing the ability of federal courts to interfere with state legislation to protect life. This is a practical, direct approach...

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No Escape from Clinton Hype Emily's List, which seeks to elect Democratic women who support abortion, will try to persuade 100,000 women to support the presidential candidacy of Hillary Clinton. The organization will pour significant funds into heavy propaganda advertising for Sen. Clinton. "It will...

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November 1, 2007

Boston's Buffer Zone Massachusetts lawmakers today took a radical stand against the First Amendment when they voted to create a protest free 35-foot perimeter around the entrance to abortion mills. Gov. Deval Patrick plans to sign the ridiculous measure into law. I'm wondering...

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Cool, we're becoming 'more' pro-life! A Los Angeles Times poll shows that 50 per cent Americans believe that abortion should be outlawed....

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All Souls In Purgatory, Or Not? (Column originally published here in 2003) I just wanted to ask PLB's readers, especially our postabortive readers, to read this. Even if you're not Catholic. All Souls Day is tomorrow, Nov. 2, but it's not an attempt to convert anyone...

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HelpUsAdopt.org Helps With Adoption Expenses After the heartache of three miscarriages and the $82,000 expense of fertility treatments over a two year period, Becky and Kipp Fawcett were nearly broke, but could still afford an adoption. Their baby Jake's adoption was finalized on October 12,...

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