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The Florida Family Policy Council will be hosting, An evening with… Fred Thompson Friday November 16, 2007 VIP Reception 5:30-6:30pm Dinner 6:30-9:00pm Westin Diplomat Hotel: 3555 South Ocean Drive, Hollywood, Florida http://www.flfamily.org/events_details.php?id=47

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A bill prohibiting public funds from being used for most abortions has become law in Oklahoma after a deadline passed for the state's governor to veto the measure. "If the governor doesn't act, it becomes law," said his spokesman, Phil Bacharach. Gov. Brad Henry had until midnight on Wednesday night to veto the bill. Henry, a Democrat, vetoed a previous bill that contained no exceptions for publicly funded abortions even in cases of rape or incest. The new version allows such an exception if the victim reports the crime to the police. It easily passed the...

Three top Republican presidential contenders took fire from their second-tier rivals and traded digs on Tuesday, with Rudolph Giuliani defending his abortion rights support and John McCain and Mitt Romney trying to burnish their conservative credentials. In the second debate in two weeks between the 10 men vying for the 2008 Republican nomination, Giuliani, McCain and Romney -- "Rudy McRomney" to their detractors -- tried to ease doubts among conservatives about their records. The 90-minute session in conservative South Carolina featured a sharp exchange between front-runner Giuliani and longshot Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, who said America's Middle East policies...

This is a WorldNetDaily printer-friendly version of the article which follows. To view this item online, visit http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53807 Sunday, January 21, 2007 MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATHPlanned Parenthood access to public purse in jeopardyRapists protected when rules ignored – grounds for clinics to lose Title X money Posted: January 21, 20071:00 a.m. Eastern By Bob Unruh © 2007 WorldNetDaily.com Al Capone, one of the biggest influences in the annals of American crime, was brought down by the paperwork requirements of the federal tax system. Now pro-life activists believe the nation's abortion industry could face a similar collapse, all because of the...

"For decades, pro-life activists have been in the business of winning hearts and minds to their cause. Powerful arguments about the humanity of the unborn have moved public opinion, and a pro-life political force has made ambitious politicians feel the heat, whether or not they see the light. Pro-lifers' faith in the power of persuasion has been rewarded, and their political clout increased, by important converts, including Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. Mitt Romney has also changed his position on abortion, but some social conservatives argue that membership in their ranks should be closed to this most recent...

The 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade is a good time for us to pause and reflect. Our nationwide policy of abortion-on-demand through all nine months of pregnancy was neither voted for by our people nor enacted by our legislators-- not a single state had such unrestricted abortion before the Supreme Court decreed it to be national policy in 1973. But the consequences of this judicial decision are now obvious: since 1973, more than 15 million unborn children have had their lives snuffed out by legalized abortions. That is over ten times the number of...

SAN FRANCISCO: Abortion foes march against Roe vs. Wade The national debate over abortion came to San Francisco's waterfront on Saturday, as thousands of abortion opponents marched peacefully along the Embarcadero while supporters of legal abortion staged a counterprotest alongside them. The march began at noon after a rally at Justin Herman Plaza. By the time the last batch of marchers entered the Embarcadero 35 minutes later, the marchers in front had reached Pier 27 -- half a mile to the north. The dueling events came two days before Monday's 34th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court...

Third Annual Walk for Life West Coast SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 2007 Time: 11:00 am Location: Justin Herman Plaza on Market Street San Francisco, CA Speakers include: Rev. Clenard Childress, Director of LEARN Vera Faith Lord Talitha Phillips - Silent No More Alfredo Abarca - San Francisco Catholic activist (Spanish/English) Fr. Frank Pavone from Priests for Life will present the St. Gianna Molla Award There will be an Info Faire at the end of the Walk at Marina Greens.

Interesting read on Mary Starret and her claiming even the Pro Life folks are supporting pro choice candidates in Oregon. Link Follows.

Question: What two words does a blackmailer fear most? Answer: “Go ahead!” Once a blackmailer’s ammunition is gone, so is the threat, as long as the victim is willing to incur the consequences. As our government’s most abusive pit pull, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), continues to bully, threaten, and oppress churches of all faiths in our country while waving the carrot of “tax exemption” in the faces of church leaders, it is high time that the persecuted faiths have their “Epiphany,” and, in unison, tell Uncle Sam where else he can put that carrot. Davy vs. Goliath aside, there...

WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service has revoked the tax-exempt status of the anti-abortion organization Operation Rescue West for prohibited political activity during the 2004 election. President Troy Newman said the Wichita, Kan., group, now known as Operation Rescue, relinquished its charitable status and reorganized more than a year ago. "We gave it back. We didn't fight any sort of deal," he said. The laws that permit some organizations to organize as tax-exempt entities also bar them from participating in or intervening in elections, including advocating for or against any candidate. The IRS revoked the group's tax-exempt status last week,...

KITTANNING - Borough Police Chief Ed Cassesse said his department received more than a dozen calls within five minutes regarding several box-van trucks that were driving through city streets with graphic anti-abortion posters on their sides. According to Kathy Knepshield, a staff member of the Armstrong County YMCA, several of the trucks rolled past the YMCA on North Water Street around noon and one of the drivers was allegedly taking photos of children in an outdoor day camp. Knepshield said the posters, bearing images of an aborted fetus, upset many of the children in the camp. "The first time a...

Blanco says she'll sign abortion bill Gov. Kathleen Blanco said Thursday that she'll sign a near-total ban on abortion - without exceptions for rape or incest victims - that is nearing final legislative passage. The Louisiana House and Senate have approved the measure by Sen. Ben Nevers, D-Bogalusa, but it awaits one final approval from the Senate of House changes before it reaches Blanco's desk. It only would allow abortion in cases where the woman's life is in danger or when childbirth would permanently harm her health.

<p>This is just unbeleivable! Please read before viewing picture - it's worth it!</p> <p>A picture began circulating in November. It should be "The Picture of the Year," or perhaps, "Picture of the Decade." It won't be. In fact, unless you obtained a copy of the US paper which published it, you probably would never have seen it.</p>

Daniel Edwards Monument to Pro-Life: The Birth of Sean Preston Show Dates - April 7 through April 23 Opening night reception with the artist: Friday, April 7th 6-9pm Capla Kesting Fine Art is located at: 121 Roebling St, 7-8 - Brooklyn, NY 11211 phone: 917-650-3760 Bedford Ave L Train at the corner of North 5th and Roebling. gallery hours are 1:00- 6:00 pm Thursday - Sunday or by appointment. DEDICATION HONORS NUDE BRITNEY SPEARS GIVING BIRTH Pop-Star’s Pregnancy Idealized In Brooklyn ‘Monument to Pro-Life’ BROOKLYN (March 22, 2006) --- A nude Britney Spears on a bearskin rug while giving birth...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Catholic PRWire Should Liberals, Democrats, and the Left be pro-life? A member of the ACLU and PETA believes they should, and has written a book explaining why liberals should oppose abortion. In The Liberal Case Against Abortion, writer and activist, Vasu Murti presents formidable arguments why it the prevailing philosophy of the liberal movement demands opposition of abortion. The Liberal Case Against Abortion is unlike any other pro-life book, as it was written by a liberal to help convince others that share his beliefs to defy the political stereotype and reconsider the movement's position regarding the rights...

http://www.walkforlifewc.comLATEST WALK FOR LIFE UPDATE - January 6, 2006 Join us again for the 2nd Annual Walk for Life West Coast on January 21, 2006 as we PEACEFULLY challenge the idea that abortion is a good choice for women and society. BUSES All chartered buses must be registered with our bus coordinator, Rodney Roller at rwroller@comcast.net or (510) 918-5100. Click here to see if there are any buses registered from your city. This list will be updated regularly from now until the day of the Walk so keep checking back! There will be four charter buses available at the end...

When a rap singer is urging a young woman ''to make the right decision and don't go through with this knife incision,'' America's abortion wars are in a different psychological place. Clearly, NARAL Pro-Choice America needs to figure out how to fight on the new battlefield. Hit by critics on the right and left, the pro-abortion rights advocacy group pulled an ad that falsely sought to link Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. to abortion clinic bombings. Why anyone connected with NARAL ever believed the ad was a good idea is difficult to understand. The tone was all wrong,...

Antiabortion Effort in Europe, With U.S. Money, Widens Its Conservative Agenda By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL Published: August 14, 2005 WARSAW - For most of July, pedestrians in Lodz found themselves face to face with 14 grisly billboards pairing images of aborted fetuses with photographs of blood-spattered bodies - victims of genocide in Srebrenica and Rwanda, or toddlers killed in the Oklahoma City bombing. Placed by a Polish antiabortion group, the traveling exhibition, which moved on to Lublin, exemplifies an aggressive, well-financed and growing conservative movement across Europe that opposes not only abortion but often other things related to sex, like sex...

Shocking anti-abortion exhibition 14 giant anti-abortion billboards have been put up in the city centre of Lodz in central Poland. All of them abound in drastic scenes, and they are displayed right next to war images. The organizers think it’s a good way to appeal to people’s conscience. The main street in the city of £odz visited by thousands of people every day, now hosts now an antiabortion exhibition abounding in pictures portraying death next to photos of aborted foetuses. And so, a photo of massacred bodies in the former Yugoslavia is placed next to a picture of an 8-week...