Daily Slaughter of Children Means Very Little to Our Major Presidential Candidates

My Opinion: One of the Pro-Life Blogs had a poll the other day which asked the question: "Which is more important regarding the election, the environment or abortion?" Shockingly about 78% responded "The Environment!" We have lost our senses! Our heads are in the sand! I even hear about devout Pro-Life Catholics who are going to vote for the pro-abortion candidate for president. Wake up folks! Babies are being slaughtered and sacrificed to the gods of mammon! When the chastisement comes, don't say we were not warned! Deacon John     SAN DIEGO, June 24 /Christian Newswire/ -- Global Warming, the economy and the price of gas continue to dominate the agendas of those running for President, when all along there are literally thousands of children each day who are chemically and surgically murdered by abortion. Biblical Family Advocates is overwhelmingly astonished how cavalier and hard hearted each of the candidates continue to be in their silence on the atrocity of abortion. Their indifference to the slaughter of the pre born child in America speaks volumes of their lack of moral and spiritual leadership. They are hypocrites of the first order that Jesus Christ warned us about; actors who put on masks to accommodate their listeners. Phil Magnan, President of Biblical Family Advocates, had this to say regarding staggering carnage forced upon children in the womb. "How can we value any of our candidates for the Presidency if they do not have the courage to stand against the illegal actions of the U.S. Supreme Court who have deprived the unborn of their God given inalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? Children do not find their greatest happiness and potential in life by being thrown away in a garbage disposal. "If our candidates continue to have such dismal leadership on the protection of those who are innocent and weak, how can we have any expectation of their sense of justice and compassion for any of us? We cannot have any assurance of our national security as long as those in government allow the killing of our own children. Since Roe v Wade, every President has shunned their oath to uphold the 13 and 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution." "It is apparent that in the coming years, abortion clinics and hospitals in America are once again going to be filled with more innocent blood spilled on the precious altar of selfish and immoral choices. Once again this slaughter will be paved by the cruelty of political expediency, regardless what candidate wins the Presidency." Magnan continued, "Will we see any candidate pledge that they will not sign one more budget with abortion funding, including abortifacient drugs? Will we see one candidate make embryonic stem cell research illegal? Will we see one candidate pledge that they will not allow abortion on demand any longer; declaring that the actions of the U.S. Supreme Court violated the U.S. Constitution? Such a President would have the courage and moral fortitude to activate the National Guard to enforce the U.S. Constitution, because the unborn have the civil and inalienable right to life. "A real Commander and Chief will protect all of the children of our nation; anything less is lip service to God and to man. We want candidates who are not only philosophically against abortion, but have the courage to actually stop it, no matter the political cost."

Pro-Lifers Encouraged to Picket NEA Convention & State HQs

Seize Opportunity of Extraordinary Media Presence as NEA Delegates Endorse Obama

WASHINGTON, June 23 /Christian Newswire/ -- Pro-Lifers are urged to go picket the National Education Association leadership's abortion policies, actions, and agenda at the Washington Convention Center on July 2nd between 10:00AM and 2:00PM or NEA-State-Affiliate-HQs across America from 11:00AM through 1:00PM.

"We're asking pro-life teachers, parents, students, clergy, and everybody else to come. Bring your pro-life friends, family members, and picket signs," said Bob Pawson, National Coordinator of Pro-Life Educators And Students, primary sponsor of the event.

"This is an incredibly unique media opportunity for Pro-Lifers. National and worldwide press coverage at NEA's Convention should be massive because of NEA's press release stating that NEA's 9,000 delegates will 'vote to recommend that NEA's 3.2 million members support Barack Obama'. Obama will address the teachers at the NEA convention," said Pawson, an NEA-NJEA teacher from Trenton.

"Pro-lifers should give hundreds of TV crews, reporters, photographers, and radio microphones something wonderfully out-of-the-ordinary to report. NEA leaders pride themselves on doing the picketing; not being the target of picketing; especially on a nationwide scale by coalitions of pro-life NEA members, taxpayer parents, and students – the very people NEA supposedly serves," said Pawson.

"It is vital that individual pro- lifers reading or hearing this report commit themselves to personally attending these demonstrations. Your presence is needed and appreciated. Please recruit and mobilize others. Help rebuke the NEA leadership's abortion activism."

Pawson says, "Pro- Life NEA members across America should run for union office at all levels; especially to become delegates to the NEA Convention. Help repeal NEA's obnoxious 'Reproductive Freedom' resolution and policy statements regarding issues like Roe v Wade. Let's restore good stewardship over our profession, our students, our union, and our dues monies. Reforming and rescuing the NEA is long overdue. We Christian and Pro-Life NEA members can implement the necessary changes – from within. Let's go! "

Confirmed July 2 Pro-Life Press Conference Speakers:
Becky Banks – Students for Life of America
Jim Sedlak – American Life League
Rev. Clenard H. Childress – BlackGenocide.org
Peter Shinn – ProLife Unity
Missy Smith – Women Against Killing and Exploitation of Unprotected Persons
John Tomicki – League of American Families
Judy Bruns – Teachers Saving Children (NEA-Delegate)
Sissy Jochmann – NEA Conservative Educators Caucus (NEA-Delegate)
Bob Pawson – ProLife Educators And Students (NEA member)

Pro-Life leaders wishing to participate in the press conference should contact Bob Pawson.

Links: www.ProLifeEducators.com

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Young People Plan to Join Major Protest to Expose the Extremist Abortion Policies of Senator Obama as He Speaks at a California Fundraiser

Abortion survivor Sarah Smith meets John Paul II in 1998

LOS ANGELES, June 23 /Christian Newswire/ -- Members of the Survivors will join with the Christian Defense Coalition as they launch a national public campaign educating voters on Senator Obama's radical support of abortion.

The protest will be on Tuesday, June 24, at 4:00 P.M., at the Music Center located at 135 Grand Ave. in downtown Los Angeles.

This event will kick-off a nationwide campaign called "Barack Obama: The Abortion President" in which there will be major demonstrations at appearances by Senator Obama drawing attention to his pro-abortion views.

If elected, Senator Obama would be the most pro- abortion in American history.

Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, Director of the Washington, D.C. based Christian Defense Coalition, "We are delighted to have members of this emerging generation join with us in exposing the radical pro- abortion views of Senator Obama. Senator Obama supports abortion on demand, Partial-Birth Abortion, wants Americans to pay for abortion through his healthcare plan and expand abortion rights through the Freedom of Choice Act.

"We intend to make Senator Obama's extremist pro- abortion policies a major part of the presidential campaign as we call for him to end his violence against America's children. We will especially focus on educating conservative Catholics and young evangelicals concerning Senator Obama's radical abortion policies and calling for him to build a culture of life and stand for social justice."

Danielle White Versluys, National Special Events Director for Survivors, states, "As a mother to small children, I want to believe in Senator Obama's call for change, hope, and a better America. As a young woman, I want to believe Senator Obama has my interests at heart. However, Senator Obama continues to embrace abortion on demand - extreme policies that result in the deaths of thousands of my daughters' peers every day from abortion. We will never have a better America as long as the most helpless of our citizens are denied basic rights inside the womb."

Miriam Soto of Young Chicanos for Life says, "One reason Latinos don't support Senator Obama is because of his radical views on the issue of abortion. Being a young Chicano mother, I refuse to show support to a candidate who promotes abortion up to the day of birth and who thinks a baby is a punishment instead of a precious gift."

Priests for Life Newsletter

Volume 18, Number 4 July-August 2008

"Is This What You Mean?" Project: The Abortion Procedure Revealed – A Challenge to Politicians and Voters

Priests for Life has launched a special project called "Is This What You Mean?" It aims to:

1) Reveal the nature of the abortion procedure to the public, and

2) Challenge public officials and candidates who support the legality of abortion to admit what abortion is.

The project is explained in its entirety at www.priestsforlife.org/action/abortion-procedure-revealed.htm.

The project makes use of You Tube videos at www.YouTube.com/frfrankpavone, and of quotes from abortionists, found on the project page at www.priestsforlife.org/action/abortion-procedure-revealed.htm.

We are asking people to

a) view the videos we made about the abortion procedure;

b) read the quotes we provide from abortionists, and

c) use that information on blogs, in editorials, at town hall meetings, and in public and private sessions with abortion supporters to ask them, "When you say the word "abortion," is this what you mean?"

This effort, in which anyone can participate, draws a line in the sand and gives candidates and office-holders alike this challenge:

If you're going to take a position on abortion, then you're going to have to come clean about what it is. We are no longer going to let you obscure or trivialize the issue. Whether people agree with you or not, you owe it to them to be honest about what you're talking about.

Therefore we issue this simple call to honesty: We will describe abortion to you, and you tell us if that's what you're talking about.

That's it, pure and simple. This is not a debate, nor a threat. It's a call to clarity, a demand for honesty. That is not partisan, nor is it unreasonable; it is not fanatical or inappropriate in any way. Nor is this about religion or morality.

We just want to make sure that we're hearing you. When you say "abortion," we just want to make sure we're both talking about the same thing.

The full URL of the page describing this project is www.priestsforlife.org/action/abortion-procedure-revealed.htm

The specific locations of the videos are as follows:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=us_y9GP_-DA - Dismemberment D&E Procedure
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBOAPleF1t0 - Suction Abortion Procedure
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDpcj1DUcTw - Prostaglandin Procedure

How can you help with this project?

1) Alert people to the project, the videos, and the quotes, by

· Emailing your friends, family, everyone in your address book.

· Going into chat rooms, blogs, message boards, etc…

· If you have your own website or blog, announce the project there and provide links.

· Writing letters to the editor.

· Speaking out in town meetings or other public venues.

2) Help drive the number of views of the You Tube videos into the hundreds of thousands in a short time, so that we can make the video a news story. Seek young people who will volunteer time to reference it all over the internet.

3) Using the videos and quotes from the abortionists, diagrams, ask "pro-choice" politicians (whether they are candidates or already in public office) if this is what they mean when they say "abortion." Yes or no. Ask it publicly. Ask it repeatedly. Ask it in all the ways mentioned above – emails, letters, internet etc….. Those whose support they are seeking deserve to know.

4) We have additional resources that reveal the nature of the abortion procedure and can also be used for this project. They are a DVD called "The Procedure," and two diagrams of the most common procedures.

Fr. Frank Pavone

Dear Pro-life Friends:

American Life League has just posted the latest ALL Report on both blip.tv and YouTube.  This report is on the latest statement from the AMA, who is attacking pharmacists for refusing to dispense abortive and contraceptive drugs.  Interesting how the "pro-choice" crowd is pro-"Choice," just as long as you choose abortion and contraception.  But if you want to "choose" to go along with your conscience ... well, too bad, so sad.

In any event, you can find the blip.tv version at: http://www.allreport.blip.tv/#1023110, and the YouTube version at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwz_sbzx6DU.

FROM LIFENEWS.COM

Ohio Law Allowing Women to See Ultrasound Before Abortion Goes Into Effect

by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor

Columbus, OH (LifeNews.com) -- A new Ohio law saying abortion practitioners must give the woman an opportunity to view the active ultrasound image of the unborn child went into effect on Friday. The measure is another effort to give women information on fetal development they don't normally receive before an abortion.

Read this update here: http://www.lifenews.com/state3332.html

From California Catholic Daily:

Contestant #1

Sarah's Law YouTube competition gets first entry

News from the Trenches

The first contender for a $1000 first-place prize has submitted an entry in the Sarah's Law YouTube contest. To view the video, Click Here.

Proponents of the latest version of an initiative requiring family involvement in a minor's abortion are offering a first place prize of $1000. The 2nd and 3rd place prize is $500, and four honorable mention prizes of $250 each will be awarded. If sufficient money is raised for advertising later in the campaign, winning videos may air on television.

The deadline for submissions has been extended to Sunday, Aug. 31. Contestants need not be from California – or the United States for that matter, sponsors have said.

Entries should be sent to info@FriendsofSarah.com in the form of a posting to YouTube, and the url of the YouTube submission, with appropriate identifying information.

Make your own TV ad," says an announcement of the contest. "With YouTube technology, anyone can make a 30- or 60-second ad -- use the story of a young girl you know, make a spoof of arguments from the other side, use animation, use materials already on FriendsofSarah.com and dramatize them."