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A Catholic Woman and Her Thoughts on Life, the Universe, and Everything
Friday, March 24, 2006
He Gets It!
God Bless Mitt Romney! (Now pray for him to leave the cult of Mormonism and embrace Christianity!) You've gotta read this article in LifeNews - Yes, yes, I know - he's probably playing political games - somewhat - but don't they all? But read it - he gets it, and he's SAYING IT OUT LOUD!!
 
Folks - something seems to be happening - pro-death politicians are changing their minds - states are waking up - abortion rates are consistently falling - more and more people are speaking up - and hey - my kid asked me to get him a prolife t-shirt to wear to school!  (Besides making his point, he wanted to see if his Freedom of Speech would be violated or not)
 
Anyway - read the article!
 
Mitt Romney Upsets Abortion Advocates
 
Written at 2:57 AM by Luminaria2112.
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South Dakota Indian Tribe Will Open Abortion Business if Ban Becomes Law
South Dakota Indian Tribe Will Open Abortion Business if Ban Becomes Law

Pierre, SD (LifeNews.com) -- A South Dakota Indian tribe is throwing a monkey wrench into the state's plans to ban virtually all abortions in the state.
 
Should the ban become law, one tribe says it will open up an abortion business on their tribal lands, which wouldn't be subjected to the abortion ban.
 
Cecilia Fire Thunder, president of the Oglala Sioux tribe of South Dakota, says Sioux nation sovereignty means the new ban doesn't apply. As a result, she said she will lead an effort to build a Planned Parenthood abortion center at the Pine Ridge Reservation. “To me, it is now a question of sovereignty,” she said. “I will personally establish a Planned Parenthood clinic on my own land which is within the boundaries of the Pine Ridge Reservation where the State of South Dakota has absolutely no jurisdiction."
 
However, Clementine Little Hawk Hernandez, the founder of Indians for Life, says Native Americans historically favor pro-life values.
 
"Our native people have such a rich tradition which is at its heart the love and respect for all life," Hernandez said. "It's truly amazing how pro-life our Native People are."
 
TAKE ACTION
Voice your opposition - write a letter!
 
Oglala Sioux Tribe,
ATTN: President Fire Thunder,
P. O. Box 2070,
Pine Ridge, SD
57770
 
Read the complete story here:
 
 
 
 
Written at 2:47 AM by Luminaria2112.
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Thursday, March 23, 2006
We Are Actually Allowed to Talk About Life!
Go figure! A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit in Cincinnati ruled just ruled that the pro-life license plates issued by the state of Tennessee were allowed under the Constitution, and the ACLU could go take a flying leap, and the state did NOT have to allow pro-death speech, if it didn't want to have it plastered all over it's cars.

"Pro-life speech is not second class speech," said Gary McCaleb, senior counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, which backed the state in the case. "The Tennessee Legislature has the constitutional right to offer a license plate with a pro-life point of view if it chooses to do so, regardless of what it decides regarding other specialty plates."

Of course, you know the ACLU is going to appeal this, so it will end up in the Supreme Court.

The 6th Circuit panel said in its opinion that with respect to the Constitution, the fact that the "Choose Life" message is considered by some to be more controversial than other messages is irrelevant.

"Such a distinction ... is entirely indefensible as a matter of First Amendment law. … In the absence of a tenable distinction, invalidating the Act in this case would effectively invalidate not only all those government specialty license plate provisions that involve a message that anyone might disagree with, but also effectively invalidate all manner of other long-accepted practices in the form of government-crafted messages disseminated by private volunteers. We are not provided with a sound legal basis for making such a leap."

Mathew D. Staver, Liberty Counsel's president and general counsel, said the appeals court decision in the Tennessee case "averted the hijacking" of the specialty plate.

"Had the ACLU been successful in striking down the 'Choose Life' license plate, the result would have meant that government is never permitted to express its own message or promote valuable social policies," he said. "Every warning against smoking would be followed by a message endorsing cigarettes. The result would be absurd. The state of Tennessee's choice to promote life over abortion is not only wise social policy – it is in complete harmony with the First Amendment."

If you want to see the Choose Life plates, or see if you can get them in your state, or help support the movement to get them in your state - click here: http://www.choose-life.org/index.htm


Written at 3:41 AM by Luminaria2112.
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006
National Pro-Life T-shirt Day

http://www.nationalprolifetshirtday.com/index.php

American Life League's National Pro-Life T-shirt Day is Tuesday, April 25 —
a day for pro-lifers all across the country to support of the sanctity of
human beings' lives by wearing pro-life shirts. Join thousands nationwide by
showing everyone that we are the majority — that we are a strong and
determined voice for the babies.

This is American Life League's fourth annual National Pro-Life T-shirt Day.
Hundreds of thousands of people participate every year, and we are looking
for another huge turnout. We encourage you to wear your pro-life shirt
anywhere and everywhere you go this April 25.

If you have a pro-life T-shirt, wear it!

If you need one, we have a special National Pro-life T-shirt Day shirt
specifically designed for this year’s event. These are made available to you
at a low cost. Order one for yourself, your family and friends. Students,
order some for your classmates!

More than 3,500 babies are surgically aborted every day in America, and
thousands more die by chemical abortions. We cannot just sit by and be
silent. Wearing a pro-life shirt will open eyes, spark discussion, and save
lives. It’s effective, easy, and something that even the meekest of persons
can do to take a stand.

Help Cure Abortion by participating in National Pro-life T-shirt Day. Help
stop the spread of this “disease” by educating those around you, in class,
at the mall, at sporting events or anywhere you happen to be.

Abortion is the leading cause of death in America and we will not stop until
this “disease” has ended and a Culture of Life has been restored.

In order to make this event a success, we need your help promoting it! We
have several ways for you to get involved in spreading the word.

-Hand out flyers to everyone you know at school, church, and concerts or
wherever tons of people hang out. Click here to download.
http://www.nationalprolifetshirtday.com/resource/ShirtFlyer2up.pdf

-If you are part of a Rock for Life chapter, click here or contact Rock for
Life at chapters@rockforlife.org

-Contact the news desk at the local newspaper and tell them about National
Pro-life T-shirt Day.

-Write letters to the editor of your newspaper. Let them know that most
Americans are pro-life and that thousands will be participating.

-Call a local talk radio program to tell listeners about the event.

-Put a banner on your web site. You can also download these and send them to
all your friends. http://www.nationalprolifetshirtday.com/promote.php#

-Download AOL IM buddy icons so everyone you talk to online will know about
the event and know where to go to learn all about it.

-E-mail your friends and family and tell them about the event.

God bless!

Lisa

"Faith in action is love, and love in action is service.
By transforming that faith into living acts of love,
we put ourselves in contact with God Himself,
with Jesus our Lord."
- Blessed Teresa of Calcutta

Written at 8:02 AM by Luminaria2112.
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