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Baltimore maternity home suspends operations because of finances
The Catholic Review ^ | George P. Matysek Jr.

Posted on 08/12/2010 8:31:15 PM PDT by RedMDer

... Sparrow House, Baltimore’s only maternity home for women in crisis pregnancies, suspended operations July 1 – a victim of a decline in financial support... DiIulio said there is a need for monthly contributions. More importantly, he said, prayer is essential.

“That’s what we’re asking for first,” he said. “We are utterly dependent on prayer.”

(Excerpt) Read more at catholicreview.org ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: abortion; catholic; prolife
Matthew Marshall, a “sidewalk counselor” who encourages women at abortion clinics to reconsider their options, is a strong supporter of Sparrow House. The house is needed so that women have the practical support if they choose to keep their babies, he said. “It’s literally a life and death matter,” said Marshall, a Sparrow House donor. “If a woman doesn’t have housing, she’ll turn to abortion.”
1 posted on 08/12/2010 8:31:23 PM PDT by RedMDer
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To: RedMDer

Meanwhile, tax money goes to help fund abortions...


2 posted on 08/12/2010 8:41:41 PM PDT by CondorFlight (I)
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To: Salvation
Matthew Marshall, a “sidewalk counselor” who encourages women at abortion clinics to reconsider their options, is a strong supporter of Sparrow House. The house is needed so that women have the practical support if they choose to keep their babies, he said. “It’s literally a life and death matter,” said Marshall, a Sparrow House donor. “If a woman doesn’t have housing, she’ll turn to abortion.”

Hi Salvation, do you ever ping folks for a non-human prayer request?

3 posted on 08/12/2010 9:02:59 PM PDT by To Hell With Poverty (The War on Poverty is over. Poverty won. - Howie Carr)
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To: RedMDer; Abundy; Albion Wilde; AlwaysFree; AnnaSASsyFR; bayliving; BFM; cindy-true-supporter; ...

Maryland “Freak State” PING!


4 posted on 08/13/2010 12:16:17 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Michelle Obama: the woman who ended "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.")
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To: To Hell With Poverty

if sparrow house isn’t human what is it? ape?


5 posted on 08/13/2010 12:18:35 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (I am in America but not of America (per bible: am in the world but not of it))
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Why am I not surprised??? Ugh. Freak state indeed. Thanks for the ping, TSR.


6 posted on 08/13/2010 2:03:56 AM PDT by FreeStateYank (I want my country and constitution back, now!)
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