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While the Super Bowl commercial has become a mainstream staple of the game, viewers in some markets will be shown something new, commercials featuring bloody aborted babies. Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue, is running for president. However, Terry is not running on the Republican ticket, but is running as a Democrat against Barack Obama.Terry has already run political ads featuring graphic images of babies killed by abortion during the first and second trimester. The ads were part of a three day ad run in New Hampshire on WBIN. The ads consisted of four 30 second spots that ran in...

The envelope with the suspicious white powder in it received by Operation Rescue. WICHITA, Kansas, July 6, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - FBI agents are acting quickly to quarantine the office of Operation Rescue after the pro-life group was sent an envelope found to contain suspicious white powder. Operation Rescue president Troy Newman told LifeSiteNews.com Wednesday afternoon that officials were called in after he opened a letter postmarked June 11 from France, and “a puff of powder came out.” “We immediately double-bagged it and threw it outside,” he said. “We’re in lockdown.” Newman said the FBI, police officers and firefighters, including a...

TOPEKA, Kansas, June 24, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) began inspecting the three remaining abortion clinics in the state this week, and said it will decide by July 1 whether they will be able to attain a license to practice under a new law. Members of Operation Rescue, a pro-life whistleblower group, say they believe there’s a good chance the abortion clinics’ operating standards will be found unacceptable under the new requirements. “We have doubts that any of the abortion clinics can meet the safety requirements of the new law,” said Operation Rescue President...

A pro-life group responsible for a statewide sting in Texas that netted 14 different abortion practitioners at abortion clinics across the state that were found to be violating various Texas abortion or health laws says the investigation continues. The Texas Medical Board has notified Operation Rescue that it is conducting an investigation into the wide-ranging abuses the pro-life organization found when it conducted an undercover probe of several abortion businesses in the state along with another group called The Survivors. The complaints were filed after a three-month undercover investigation of abortion clinics across Texas revealed numerous violations, including illegal dumping...

January 22, 2003 will mark the 30th anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision legalizing elective abortion during all nine months of pregnancy. As pro-abortion groups plan their celebrations, one of the founders of the pro-life movement looked to the future. The "Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice" is a national alliance of liberal "faith groups" that works to keep abortion-on-demand legal. The group is planning a "convocation" to mark the Roe v. Wade anniversary entitled "From Generation to Generation: Celebrating 30 Years of Faithful Reproductive Choices." Rev. Carlton Veazey, president and CEO of the group, blamed conservative Christians...

Operation Rescue announces that it is sending two missionaries to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to work with Project Defending Life in opposing late-term abortions there. Bud and Tara Shaver plan to begin serving in New Mexico by the end of June. They will join Operation Rescue's Truth Truck, which has already relocated to Albuquerque. Earlier this month, the Shavers spent a week in Albuquerque working with local pro-life groups and reaching out at the three local abortion clinics, including Curtis Boyd's Southwestern Women's Options (SWO), with exciting results. After a morning of ministry outside SWO offering help to abortion-bound women, the...

Abortion usually involves the death of a human being. Sometimes it involves the deaths of two. But in all cases, abortion increases the risk of breast cancer, infertility, internal bleeding, depression and even death.

Youngstown, OH – After 34 years in the abortion business, the Mahoning Women’s Center in Youngstown, Ohio, permanently closed its doors on January 12, 2010. The owner has retired and the building will be sold. The closure leaves the community of Youngstown abortion-free. “This is such great news for the people of Ohio and all Americans. It means that lives will be saved,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. “We know from experience that when abortion clinics close, many women who would otherwise have opted for abortion will instead happily keep their babies or release them for adoption.” The...

WICHITA, KS, January 14, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Operation Rescue announced today that it is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of abortionists who are breaking the law.The campaign, known as Abortion Whistleblowers, is encouraging abortion clinic workers and others to come forward and tell what they know about abortion clinic abuses.The Abortion Whistleblowers campaign will include a series of ads on the radio and on sites like Craig's List, Facebook, Youtube, and other social networking sites. It will also include direct mailings to each abortion clinic in the nation encouraging workers to come...

Operation Rescue has launched Project Daniel 5:25 -- a reference to scripture dealing with handwriting on the wall. Operation Rescue has done extensive research to determine how many abortion clinics have closed in the last two decades. Spokesman Troy Newman believes the days of legal abortion in America are numbered. "[We] come up with a number of nearly 1,500 of these abortion clinics that have closed and not reopened," he explains. "And so just like the biblical story of Daniel, [who] reads the handwriting on the wall that says that this wicked kingdom will soon come to an end, it...

WICHITA, KS, December 4, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) -- Operation Rescue has confirmed that abortionist LeRoy Cahart will not open a late-term abortion facility to replace the one that closed in Wichita after abortionist George Tiller's death. "I'm thinking we may not go ahead and develop that down there" Carhart told a source connected with Operation Rescue. "I think we are just going to stay in Nebraska for now." Carhart, who does abortions out of Bellevue, Nebraska, had announced that he would do late-term abortions at the Wichita Women's Health Care Services after Tiller was murdered, but Tiller's family instead decided to...

Contact: Troy Newman, President, 316-841-1700; Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Policy Advisor, 316-516-3034; both with Operation Rescue, info@operationrescue.org   OPINION, Oct. 16 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following is submitted by Troy Newman, President, Operation Rescue: It was sometime in the early nineties that I remember a couple of radical pro-abortion groups holding a funeral march in downtown San Francisco. Most were dressed in black, if they had on any clothes at all. They started with a party of sorts at a Unitarian "church." Once they had worked themselves up, they tramped down the street yelling slogans like, "Racists, Sexist, Anti-gay - Operation Rescue...

Operation Rescue Says It's Broke, May Shut Anti-abortion group reeling from fallout over doctor slaying, economy DAVE WEAVER / AP file Operation Rescue's Troy Newman says the organization is facing a "major financial crisis," and is close to shutting down without emergency donations. Sept . 15, 2009 WICHITA, Kan. - Operation Rescue, one of the nation's highest-profile groups in the anti-abortion movement, has told its supporters it is facing a "major financial crisis" and is very close to shutting down unless emergency help arrives soon. The group's president, Troy Newman, blamed the economic downturn for its money woes in a...

WICHITA, Kan. – Operation Rescue has told its supporters that it is very close to shutting down unless emergency help arrives soon. A desperate plea e-mailed Monday night to donors said the anti-abortion group is facing a major financial crisis.

Operation Rescue and the Christian Defense Coalition to hold a press conference in Washington, D.C. today to discuss the murder and other threats against pro-life leadersOwosso, MI – A pro-life activist gunned down this morning as he peacefully held a picture of a baby with the word “Life” outside a high school in Owosso, Michigan. The victim is Jim Pouillon, a well known activist in the Owosso area and a friend of Operation Rescue. A suspect was arrested about 45 minutes after the shooting and is now in police custody. “We are stunned by Jim’s murder. We extend our condolences...

OWOSSO, Michigan, September 11, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In contrast to the swift condemnations issued by every major pro-life group across America in the hours following the slaying of late-term abortionist George Tiller in May, a deafening silence from nearly every U.S. pro-abortion group has accompanied the hours of nationwide media buzz following the shooting death of Michigan pro-life activist Jim Pouillon early Friday morning. The only statements from pro-abortion forces thus far have been issued by the local Michigan chapter of Planned Parenthood, and the pro-abortion website RHrealitycheck.org.Pouillon, 63, was shot multiple times and killed at 7:20 a.m. as...

Obama’s statement that abortions will not be paid for with federal money is a bold-faced deceptionWashington, DC – President Barack Obama made the statement during last evening’s address on Health Care Reform that before a joint session of Congress that was meant to deceive the American people on the matter of tax-payer funding of abortions. Obama stated, “One more misunderstanding I want to clear up – under our plan, no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions, and federal conscience laws will remain in place.” “Every fact-checking organization tells us that this is just not true. The reality is...

Monday June 29, 2009 Operation Rescue Office Security System Attacked - Group Complains of Police Apathy By Kathleen GilbertWICHITA, Kansas, June 29, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - An unidentified man has been caught on video attacking Operation Rescue's headquarters Friday afternoon. The man allegedly disabled one of the building's security cameras and attempted to assault Operation Rescue president Troy Newman before fleeing the scene. (Watch security camera footage of the attack here) Operation Rescue reports that Newman heard a suspicious noise outside his office and observed the suspect through the security cameras attempting to gain access to the roof. Newman rushed outside and...

Wichita, KS (Lifenews.com) -- An abortion advocate attacked the national headquarters of the pro-life group Operation Rescue on Friday. The attack saw someone attempt to disabled the pro-life organization's security system.

Contact: Troy Newman, President, 316-841-1700; Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Policy Advisor, 316-516-3034; both with Operation Rescue, info@operationrescue.org   WICHITA, Kansas, June 27 /Christian Newswire/ -- Friday afternoon, June 26, a man on a bicycle attacked Operation Rescue's national headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, and attempted to disable the security system. There were four people working in the office at the time. Operation Rescue President Troy Newman heard noise outside his office and observed the assailant through the security cameras attempting to gain access to the roof. Newman rushed outside and confronted the man, who then tried to punch Newman. When that failed, he flung...

Wichita, KS (LifeNews.com) -- A pro-life group is asking the Justice Department to review several death threats it has received in the wake of the shooting of late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller. However, Operation Rescue officials say the Obama administration has not responded. The pro-life group has released the copies of audio recordings of calls it has received from abortion advocates who threatened the pro-life organization after Tiller's death.One caller says it's "time to start killing Bible-thumping morons" while another says "I hope somebody comes and kills you all" and a third caller says "One of you is going to...

WICHITA - About 30 members of anti-abortion groups met Saturday at the headquarters of Operation Rescue for a memorial service and to pray for healing from the shooting death of abortion provider George Tiller. They later laid flowers at various locations. "This is a time for healing and life," the Rev. Patrick Mahoney, head of the Washington-based Christian Defense Coalition told those attending. "We're not celebrating the death of Dr. Tiller." Tiller was shot to death in his church May 31. Scott Roeder, 51, of Kansas City, Mo., has been charged with first-degree and aggravated assault in the case. He...

Operation Rescue President Troy Newman said he would love to make an offer for the property and that his group had discussed the idea. Newman's group bought another former abortion clinic in Wichita in 2006 for its headquarters. Newman said Operation Rescue could use more space.

The other day I sent an e-mail to Randall Terry through his organization, Operation Rescue. Well, at least I thought Operation Rescue was Mr. Terry's group and he is arguing it still is. However, my attempt to contact Terry lead to a response from one of Terry's former associates who now controls the trademark and domain name for the organization. There are times when an individual is inexorably linked to an organization. When one thinks of Operation Rescue, the name Randall Terry automatically comes to mind. I called Terry about this issue and he told me soon there would be...

Late-term abortion doctor George Tiller, a prominent advocate for abortion rights wounded by a protester more than a decade ago, was shot and killed Sunday at his church in Wichita, a city official said. A City Hall official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak about the case told The Associated Press that the 67-year-old doctor was killed Sunday morning at Reformation Lutheran Church. Police spokesman Gordon Bassham would not confirm the victim's identity pending notification of relatives. He said the shooting occurred at 10:03 a.m. and the gunman fled the scene in a 1993...

"He's too much of a self-promoter," said one pro-life activist. "His 'in your face' style may be harmful to the pro-life cause," said another. Who are these pro-lifers talking about? Randall Terry, Founder of Operation Rescue www.operationrescue.org. Some believe the wishy-washy approach regarding the fight for the lives of the innocent unborn is the way to go in our society which is driven by political correctness. But, in reality, too many people are wishy-washy when it comes to the battle against the mass genocide which has taken place since the passage of Roe v. Wade into law by the U.S....

SOUTH BEND — Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry was arrested at about 12:20 p.m. Friday on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. He was part of a demonstration against President Barack Obama’s upcoming appearance at the Catholic university. The protest involved baby carriages holding dolls covered in fake blood. Terry, who has promised to protest until Obama’s May 17 scheduled appearance, had been issued a no trespass order by Notre Dame. Security personnel placed Terry into a vehicle and drove him away.

ROME, March 11, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Vatican must remove key members of the US Catholic episcopate and replace them with men who will speak and act courageously and with urgency to stop abortion, a prominent American pro-life advocate has told Catholic leadership at the Vatican. Randall Terry, the founder of Operation Rescue, came to Rome last week with a delegation of US pro-life advocates to ask prominent Vatican prelates to end the "scandal" of some American Catholic bishops refusing to act on behalf of unborn children by replacing them. Terry told LifeSiteNews.com in an exclusive interview that he and...

BREAKING NEWS! Abortionist Tiller To Stand Trial February 25th, 2009 Wichita, KS - Moments ago District Court Judge Clark V. Owens released his decision denying the motions filed by late-term abortionist George R. Tiller, which asked the judge to suppress evidence against him and dismiss the 19 pending criminal charges involving illegal late-term abortions. Judge Owens addressed all the concerns that Tiller's attorneys brought up over six days of testimony, especially those alleging outrageous governmental conduct involving former Attorney General Phill Kline. Judge Owens ruled: While Phill Kline testified that he would like for all abortions to be outlawed, his...

Roanoke, VA – Thousands of people were confronted with the truth about Sen. Barack Obama’s extreme support for abortion during one of his campaign stops in Roanoke, Virginia, on Friday, October 17.Denny Green of Life and Liberty Ministries drove the Truth Truck to the Obama event that displayed panels depicting images of aborted babies and encouraging visits to the AbortionIsAnObamanation.com website. That site, launched in August by Operation Rescue, documents Obama’s radical support for abortion, including his position that babies that are born alive during failed abortions should not be protected by law.Mr. Green reports: When we first pulled...

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Scandal in Baltimore Pro-Life Catholics Arrested at Baltimore Basilica Brian Mershon REMNANT COLUMNIST Basilica of the Assumption Editor’s Note: After this week's scandal in Baltimore involving Catholic pro-lifers being arrested for passing out pro-life literature at the Basilica of the Assumption, Remnant columnist Brian Mershon questioned the parties involved, including Operation Rescue’s Randall Terry as well as a spokesman for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. MJM Sunday, Sept. 15, 2008, Exaltation of the Holy Cross—Two pro-life Catholics were arrested Sunday following 9 a.m. Mass at the Basilica of the Assumption in Baltimore, MD, after being asked to leave church property by...

Just received in my e-mailbox. Maybe they can make a trip to McCain HQ next: DENVER, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Colorado Right to Life and American Right to Life will stand with black leaders from around the country at their Power in the Park rally and press conference on August 25, 2008, 8:30 am at Martin Luther King Park, one block from the largest Planned Parenthood abortuary in the nation. The killing center, dubbed Auschwitz, by local opponents of the racist organization, is situated in north Denver’s minority neighborhood - consistent with the patterns of targeting minorities noted by Blackgenocide.org....

The founder of Operation Rescue, Randall Terry is in Denver today to distribute his organization’s new flyer, “Is it Immoral to Vote for Obama for President?” His mission for the visit is simple: “hand out 100,000 copies of the brochure, ‘Is it Immoral to Vote for Obama for President?’ to Catholics and Evangelicals. It has a profoundly jolting effect on readers, explained Mr. Terry. Mr. Terry and his staff are recruiting volunteers to help with the distribution from Tuesday 8/19 – to Sunday 8/24. They will go to malls, shopping centers, streets, and churches to hand out the brochure. “It...

Reader Steve sends a tip about this story in the OC Weekly covering an abortion doctor’s reported assault on a pro-life activist at a shady clinic. Steve writes: “[T]he Weekly’s a pretty liberal publication, but I think they deserve a bit of credit for outlining some of the shocking deficiencies of care that have been brought to light at several Los Angeles area family planning centers.�Props to the Weekly for risking the wrath of the abortion racket and shining light on these murderous thugs: An anti-abortion activist taking photographs outside a controversial Santa Ana family planning clinic suffered minor injuries...

Wichita, KS, June 24, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A murder investigation has been opened involving Shelley Sella, a California abortionist employed by George Tiller, who according to a former employee is reported to have intentionally stabbed to death an infant born alive during an abortion at Tiller's Women's Health Care Services abortion clinic in Wichita, Kansas. On the advice of an attorney, Operation Rescue reported the incident to the Wichita Police Department after a former Tiller employee, Tina Davis, told Troy Newman and Cheryl Sullenger of the stabbing in April. It is believed that the alleged infanticide took place sometime in...

Wichita, KS - June 24, 2008 - A murder investigation has been opened involving Shelley Sella, a California abortionist employed by George Tiller, who is reported to have intentionally stabbed to death an infant born alive during an abortion at Tiller's Women's Health Care Services abortion clinic in Wichita, Kansas. Operation Rescue reported the incident to the Wichita Police Department after a former Tiller employee, Tina Davis, told Troy Newman and Cheryl Sullenger of the stabbing in April. It is believed that the alleged infanticide took place sometime in the past two years. In addition, the incident has been reported...

The founder of one of the anti-abortion movement's most famous organizations said Friday in Wichita that the movement is badly weakened --"on the ropes" -- in part because the nation's clergy have lost their desire to pursue the cause and in part because young people don't care. Speaking at a news conference he called at the Hyatt Regency Wichita, Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry said the movement has lost steam because religious leaders have lost courage, young people have lost interest, and many churches fear taking on the fight. While some leaders of the anti-abortion movement were willing to endorse...

Denver, CO - Make plans now to join Operation Rescue for the pro-life witness at the Democratic National Convention to be held August 22-25 in Denver, Colorado. The name of the event is "A Prayer For Change." The event is being sponsored by the Christian Defense Coalition and the Survivors. Operation Rescue will be participating along with Generation Life National, Faith and Action, National Clergy Council, Rock for Life, and Generation Life Philadelphia. "This is a critical year for the supporters of life. The two options for the Democratic nomination are both radical supporters of abortion who will work to...

Aurora, IL (LifeNews.com) -- With Planned Parenthood having built a massive new abortion center in Aurora, Illinois and the zoning board ruling against pro-life advocates trying to stop it, there hasn't been much in the way of good news from this city. However, new reports indicate a former abortion center has been turned into a pre-natal clinic helping women. Dr. Gustavo Sanchez received significant support at last week's zoning meeting for his plan to move his OBGYN practice to 523 W. Galena Blvd. The answer is because his practice will be housed in the former West Suburban Gynecology Clinic abortion...

TOPEKA (AP) | Operation Rescue has filed two complaints with state agencies, accusing Attorney General Paul Morrison of violating campaign and attorney ethics during his affair with former subordinate Linda Carter. The anti-abortion group's president, Troy Newman, said Wednesday the complaints were filed with the Governmental Ethics Commission and the Office of the Disciplinary Administrator. Neither agency would confirm the complaints were filed, citing state law against doing so. Operation Rescue alleges that Morrison used his relationship with Carter to protect Wichita abortion provider Dr. George Tiller and Planned Parenthood of Mid-Missouri and Kansas.

A 20-year-old legal fight over protests outside abortion clinics ended Tuesday with the Supreme Court ruling that federal extortion and racketeering laws cannot be used against demonstrators. The 8-0 decision was a setback for abortion clinics that were buoyed when the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals kept their case alive two years ago despite the high court’s 2003 ruling that had cleared the way for lifting a nationwide injunction on anti-abortion leader Joseph Scheidler and others. Anti-abortion groups appealed to the justices after the lower court sought to determine whether the injunction could be supported by findings that protesters...

Video shows angry attack followed by police violation of civil rightsFort Madison, Iowa – Pro-lifers with graphic signs were attacked by a man wielding a club during a protest at a Hillary Clinton campaign stop in Fort Madison, Iowa, on Friday, yet responding police threatened to arrest the pro-lifers if they did not immediately leave the public sidewalk. The incident was captured on video. (View video below.)Police were parked across the street from where Dan Holman of Missionaries to the Pre-Born was standing on a public sidewalk on December 7, when a man in a pickup truck got out of...

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP)-A suburban Atlanta prosecutor has dropped a disorderly conduct charge against an anti-abortion activist who was arrested for driving a truck emblazoned with images of aborted fetuses.... Police had arrested Robert Dean Roethlisberger Jr. 44, of Missouri near the Mall of Georgia the day after Thanksgiving when he refused to remove images on a "Truth Truck," owned by Operation Rescue, an anti-abortion group. Police, who said the images were "obscene and vulgar", also impounded the truck and removed the banners. In an e-mail Monday to the Gwinnett Daily Post, Szabo (County Solicitor) said, "To ensure no abridgement of...

Press release from www.operationrescue.org: Georgia Cops Impound Anti-Abortion Billboard Truck, Jail Driver Atlanta, Georgia - 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 with photos of aborted babies. The Truth Truck was impounded. Gwinnett County Police Department officers arrested Roethlisberger Saturday after telling him that signage on the Truth Truck was "vulgar and obscene." Officers ransacked the back of the Truth Truck without a warrant and ordered Roethlisberger to change or remove the signs. When he refused, he...

Protest at CBN: Reproving Pat Robertson for Backing Rudy Giuliani; Randall Terry, Founder of Operation Rescue, to Lead Protest at CBN VIRGINIA BEACH, Virg., Nov. 8 /Christian Newswire/ -- "Mr. Roberson's endorsement of Rudy Giuliani is betrayal of the unborn children Pat Robertson is sworn to protect, and treachery of the highest order against Gospel Mr. Robertson professes to believe." "If Rudy Giuliani was a Democrat, Pat Robertson might denounce him as Satan Himself – or at least Mayor Beelzebronx - Lord of the N.Y. Flies. Rudy would be the poster boy of CBN attack ads and fundraising appeals." Protest...

Contact: Troy Newman, President, 316-841-1700; Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Policy Advisor, 316-516-3034; both with Operation Rescue, info@operationrescue.org FARGO, North Dakota, Oct. 10 /Christian Newswire/ -- Operation Rescue's Truth Truck paid a visit last week to North Dakota's only abortion clinic, the Red River Women's Clinic in Fargo. The visit reportedly made abortion the talk of the town. Truth Truck driver Mark Gietzen, Director of the Kansas Coalition For Life, joined pro-lifers outside the clinic during their 40 Days For Life prayer vigil. Gietzen was in North Dakota visiting family and spent as much time as he could at the abortion clinic...

by Steven ErteltLifeNews.com EditorOctober 5, 2007Topeka, KS (LifeNews.com) -- A pro-life group has filed an official complaint against late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller in what is the latest skirmish in the battle to prosecute him for allegedly doing illegal abortions. The group says Tiller and a colleague broke state laws on late-term abortions but also provided women a substandard level of care.The latter complaint is what is most germane for the State Board of Healing Arts, which licenses and oversees physicians in the state.Operation Rescue relied on medical records from Michelle Armesto, a Topeka resident, for its complaint. Armesto testified...

Late-Term Abortionist's Patient Drops Bombshell Testimony Of Illegal, Coerced Abortion TOPEKA, Kansas, September 10, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A former patient of abortionist George R. Tiller gave jaw-dropping testimony before a joint interim legislative committee Friday, telling the detailed story of her late-term abortion experience that, as described, violated the Kansas ban on such abortions at nearly every turn. "This is perhaps the most explosive testimony that has every been heard at the Capitol. Based on this testimony alone, Tiller's medical license should not survive to the end of the day," said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. "We demand that the...

WICHITA, Kan. — The pastor of a conservative Christian church being investigated by the Internal Revenue Service said the threat of losing its tax-exempt status will not stop the church from fighting abortion. “We will continue regardless of what the IRS does,” said Rev. Mark Holick, pastor of Spirit One Christian Center. “We will continue to obey the Lord.” Holick told reporters Aug. 16 that the church, which has about 150 members, is being investigated for political involvement simply because it speaks against abortion. He called the investigation a violation of the church’s First Amendment rights. Under federal tax law,...