THOMAS MORE LAW CENTER OFFERS DEEPEST SYMPATHY

May he rest in Peace!


ANN ARBOR, MI – The Thomas More Law Center, a national Christian legal advocacy group based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, offers our deepest sympathy to the family of Jerry Falwell and thousands of others deeply touched by the death of this gracious Christian gentleman.

We saw Jerry Falwell as a capable defender of decency and godly values, a man who inspired Christians to look past their religious groups and stand together. In 1979, he established the Moral Majority and brought millions of Christians into the center of political activism.

Richard Thompson, President of Thomas More Law Center said, “I had the opportunity to meet this human dynamo of Christian leadership on several occasions and I am better for it.” Jerry Falwell was a supporter of the Law Center and a Christian leader dedicated to his faith. His legacy will continue and it is up to each of us to continue his work in our own way. We are left to exude the courage, dignity and religious leadership he taught us.

Although his life on earth is fulfilled, his eternal life in Heaven awaits. We will miss him.

The Thomas More Law Center defends and promotes the religious freedom of Christians, time-honored family values, and the sanctity of human life through education, litigation, and related activities. It does not charge for its services. The Law Center is supported by contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations, and is recognized by the IRS as a section 501(c)(3) organization. You may reach the Thomas More Law Center at (734) 827-2001 or visit our website at http://www.thomasmore.org/.

A WONDERFUL STORY OF ADOPTION

.. from, of all places, the New York Times. In fact, the "Fashion" section. Who's have guessed? But it's a lovely story, well worth reading.

REMINDER: "PRAY IN MAY" TO START THURSDAY AT NOON!

Wichita, KS - May 15, 2007 - A 77-hour prayer vigil sponsored by Operation Rescue will begin Thursday, May 17 at Noon outside George R. Tiller's abortion mill with a press conference and opening prayer for repentance and justice regarding Tiller, who runs a purportedly illegal late-term abortion business.

This is a round-the-clock continuous prayer event.

We invite you to come and go throughout the 77 hours as your schedule allows. If you cannot come to Wichita, we humbly ask that you unite with us in prayer during this time wherever you are.

The situation is critical!

Late-term, viable babies continue to be killed under a bogus "mental health" exception even though Kansas law prohibits it and the Supreme Court has ruled that such exceptions are unnecessary.

The authorities continue to look the other way, including the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts, District Attorney Nola Foulston, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, and Attorney General Paul Morrison, all who are radical supporters of abortion who have benefited in some way from Tiller campaign finances.

We need to put this grave injustice before our Righteous and Just God and petition Him for intervention on behalf of the innocent!

"He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He." -Deuteronomy 32:4

Weather is expected to be nearly perfect, in the mid to upper 70s during the day and high 50s and 60s over night.

Click here for more information and a full event schedule.

MOST AMERICANS AGAINST ROE V. WADE

Pro-Life
New survey reveals Americans in favor of overturning Roe v. Wade

Alexandria, VA, May 15 (CNA) .- The results of a new poll on America's opinion regarding abortion are in, and they do not look good for the pro-abortion lobby. According to the Ethics and Public Policy Center and the Judicial Confirmation Network, the new poll shows that when voters are educated on how Roe v. Wade really affects the availability of abortion, there is a substantial change in their opinions. Armed with this new understanding of where the country's mind is on abortion, the two pro-family networks plan to launch a campaign to educate the public on this crucial issue.
FULL STORY

SHOCKING HILARY CLINTON VIDEO

Abortion Activist Hilary Clinton Uses photo of Herself with Mother Teresa in Campaign Video

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A campaign video released yesterday by the Hillary Clinton for President Campaign includes an image of Mother Teresa with then-First Lady Mrs. Clinton. The national Catholic-based advocacy group Fidelis called on the campaign to remove the image from the video. "It is wholly inappropriate, disrespectful and disturbing that Hillary Clinton is using an image of Blessed Mother Teresa as a political tool, especially given their radically different views on abortion," said Fidelis President Joseph Cella.

"Mother Teresa tirelessly fought to protect unborn children, while Hillary Clinton staunchly supports abortion on demand in all nine months of pregnancy, including partial birth abortion and taxpayer funding of abortion," he said. "Out of respect to Mother Teresa, and the Missionaries of Charity strict guidelines for the use of Mother's image, we call on the Hillary Clinton campaign to immediately remove her image from their campaign video."

At approximate 2:26 into the video, the former President says, "Hillary in effect, was the face of America…in India" with a photo of Hillary waving alongside Blessed Teresa. The video then goes directly to a clip of the former First Lady's address at the 1995 Beijing Conference, where a push was made to declare abortion a fundamental "human right."

In 1999, Hillary Clinton addressed a UN forum at the Hague aimed at increasing funding and protecting the right to abortion worldwide saying, "Government has no place in personal decisions about whether to bring a child into the world."

Mother Teresa by contrast, abhorred the international abortion policies of the UN, and sent a letter to the 1995 Beijing Conference in which she wrote, "That special power of loving that belongs to a woman is seen most clearly when she becomes a mother. Motherhood is the gift of God to women…Yet we can destroy this gift of motherhood, especially by the evil of abortion …. No job, no plans, no possessions, no idea of "freedom" can take the place of love."

Cella stated: "As a courtesy, I have faxed a letter to Sister Nirmala, the Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity, and suggested she may wish to look into this matter and request that the party cease and desist in its unauthorized use of Mother's image."

Fidelis is a Catholic-based organization working with people of faith across the country to defend and promote the sanctity of life, traditional marriage, and the right to religious liberty by electing pro-life, pro-family and pro-religious liberty candidates, supporting the confirmation of judges, and promoting and defending laws faithful to the Constitution of the United States.

The video ad can be viewed on YouTube by clicking here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9U0ZNteqdw

TWO STORIES THAT SHOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS COUNTRY'S MORAL THINKING!

Grandparents, 12-Year-Old Child Sue US School After Gay "Brokeback Mountain" Film Shown in Class

By Gudrun Schultz

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 14, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Chicago Board of Education is being sued after a 12-year-old school girl was shown the movie Brokeback Mountain in class--the film depicts a homosexual affair between two cowboys and contains graphic scenes of homosexual sex.

The lawsuit was brought against the board by Jessica Turner and her grandparents, Kenneth and LaVerne Richardson, claiming the child suffered psychological distress after viewing the R-rated movie in her class at Ashburn Community Elementary School last year. The film received the rating for language, nudity and drug use show in the content. The lawsuit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court, alleges the video was shown in class without permission from the students' parents and guardians.

A substitute teacher, identified only as Ms. Buford, was reportedly the one responsible for showing the film. "What happens in Ms. Buford's class stays in Ms. Buford's class," she told her students according to the lawsuit.

"It is very important to me that my children not be exposed to this," Kenneth Richardson, Turner's guardian, said. "The teacher knew she was not supposed to do this."

Turner told her grandfather she felt she was compelled to stay in her seat and view the film, the suit stated. The plaintiffs have alleged charges of negligence, false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

The lawsuit names Ashburn principal Jewal Diaz and Ms. Buford, as well as the Chicago board. The Richardson's are seeking about $US 500,000 in damages.

Richardson said he had already complained to the school over reading material being handed out to the students that contained foul language.

"This was the last straw. I feel the lawsuit was necessary because of the warning I had already given them on the literature they were giving out to children to read."

To express concerns to the state board of education contact:
http://webprod1.isbe.net/contactisbe/

See related LifeSiteNews coverage:

USCCB Changes Rating on Brokeback Mountain to Morally Offensive
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/dec/05121607.html

Giuliani Defends Abortion Position as He Struggles to Convince Conservatives

By Peter J. Smith

HOUSTON, Texas, May 14, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani tried once again to convince conservatives last Friday that they should support him despite his pro-abortion record.

The former mayor appeared before 500 students and faculty at Houston Baptist University last Friday, where he discussed his support for abortion among other topics such as his record as mayor of New York, fiscal responsibility in government, and the ongoing war in Iraq.

"This is a matter of deep and profound judgment," Giuliani said in a speech. "It's a matter of morals. It's a matter of your interpretation of how laws should operate, your interpretation of how respect for the rights of others should operate. But in a country like ours ... I believe you have to respect their viewpoint and give them a level of choice. I would grant women the right to make that choice."

While Giuliani said he believes abortion is "morally wrong," he said he believed individuals should decide for themselves and their decisions should be respected. Giuliani has a long history of supporting abortion-on-demand, including public funding for abortions, support for Roe v. Wade, and until very recently partial-birth abortion.

"You have a right to evaluate this in figuring out if you can support me, and at what level you can support me," Giuliani said. "Everybody's got to make a choice. How important are the differences and then how important are the other issues that are involved in this election?"

Last Tuesday, conservative talk-show host Laura Ingraham grilled Giuliani over his personal opposition to abortion in an interview, asking how he could justify his $900 in contributions to Planned Parenthood, one of the largest abortion providers in America with multi-million dollar profits, if he personally "hates" abortion. Giuliani responded the abortion provider gave out information to women about abortion, and that was consonant with his position. Giuliani told Ingraham he would personally encourage ultrasounds for women considering abortion, but would not support a policy as President to mandate it.

At last Thursday's Republican presidential debate, Giuliani also appeared indifferent to the fate of Roe v. Wade - unlike the other nine Republican candidates - where he said it would be "OK" to repeal it or let it remain as precedent.

Giuliani asked pro-life supporters to disregard his pro-abortion history throughout his campaign. Last month at a stop in Des Moines, Iowa, the former mayor created a furor among conservatives after he told audiences "our party has to get beyond issues like that." (http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/apr/07041705.html )

A thrice-married pro-abortion Catholic, Giuliani has come under more scrutiny for his anti-life views after Pope Benedict XVI recently voiced his support for excommunicating pro-abortion politicians. (http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/may/07050901.html ) The New York Daily News reports that two New York priests, Rev. Joseph Marabe of St. Patrick's Cathedral, and Msgr. Thomas Modugno, pastor of St. Monica's, the East Side church where Giuliani wed his second wife (now divorced), have stated they would deny communion to Giuliani over his abortion position.

Related LifeSiteNews.com coverage:

Giuliani Outrages Conservatives With "Get Beyond" Abortion Snipe http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/apr/07041705.html

Pope Supports Excommunication for Pro-Abortion Politicians - "Incompatible with Receiving Communion" http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/may/07050901.html ;
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"In Cordibus Jesu et Mariae"

FROM "PRIESTS FOR LIFE" NEWSLETTER

Silent No More Awareness Campaign

Since 2003, the Silent No More Awareness Campaign has enabled thousands of women and men wounded by abortion to testify publicly to the harm abortion does and to the healing mercy of Jesus Christ. These testimonies have been shared at over 160 gatherings that have occurred in 44 states and 5 countries with more than 12,030 spectators having heard the truth about abortion's negative effects. The Campaign has spread internationally as well.

Besides the gatherings on public streets and plazas, the women and men of the campaign are silent no more in various ways. They write up their testimony and share it on the internet and in letters to various publications. They appear on television and radio shows, and are invited to speak in the pulpits of Churches. They speak before legislative assemblies and in private meetings with politicians.

The testimonies of these courageous men and women are posted at www.SilentNoMoreAwareness.org. You can read, listen to, or watch videos of them.

You can help this campaign by a) inviting those you know who have lost children to abortion to visit www.SilentNoMoreAwareness.org; b) urging pastors to contact the campaign to have individuals share their testimony in Church; c) urging lobbyists to contact the campaign to have individuals share their testimony with legislators; d) being present at local gatherings as a prayer support; and e) assisting in organizing local gatherings in your community.

Here are some photos from this year's gathering in Washington, DC.

The Campaign is for men too. Jonathan Flora, a Hollywood Producer, shares his testimony.

Jennifer O'Neill, Celebrity Spokeswoman for the Campaign attended.

More and more couples are stepping forward and proclaiming that they will be 'silent no more.' Giving their testimony here is Linda and Chuck Raymond.

Women and men of the Campaign and onlookers stayed out in the freezing weather way past dark until all testimonies were given. Giving her testimony here is Gwen Johns, Regional Coordinator for the Campaign in Amarillo, TX.