One of the best one minute and thirty-four seconds you can spend today would be to watch this brilliant spoken word piece. I first found this in July buy have never grown tiered of watching or sharing this.
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Obama Wipes Out A Huge Chunk Of Free Speech Rights
Just another example of why we must stand now, or we will not be able to stand later. I have protested peacefully well over dozens times at political events where secret are present, now this could be a felony offense. I have raised my voice at every Presidential Inauguration for the past 20 years, now that can be a felony offense. This must be challenged and taken to the Supreme Court.
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Breaking: Kroger, Albertson’s and Tom Thumb in Texas are donating to Abortion Fund for Low-Income/Minority Women
Our Friends at Abortionwiki.org just released this about three Texas grocery stores..
New Research conducted by AbortionWiki has uncovered that Texas branches of popular grocery stores Kroger, Tom Thumb & Albertson’s are donors to an organization known as the “Texas Equal Access (TEA) Fund”
The three Texas grocery stores donate 1% of the purchases of registered TEA Fund members to the TEA Fund.
Serving on the board of the TEA Fund is Jenni Heasman-Beaver, general manager for the Southwestern Women’s Surgery Center late-term abortion mill located in Dallas, TX.
Operating under the guise of assisting low-income women to gain access to abortion, money raised by the Fund goes directly into the coffers of abortion-mills such as Southwestern. To the tune of $151,000 in 2010.
Some of you will be saying - “I shop at one of these stores, but I’m not signed up to this donation program!
However keep in mind that it is these stores, not the individual shoppers who are directly donating to the Fund. Therefore, when you shop at one of these stores, you are patronizing a store which is a direct funder of abortions for low-income/minority women.
TEA Fund Targets Minority Women: In 2008, 47% of these mothers were African American, 19% were Hispanic. 46% of the mothers were between the ages of 12 – 22.
Reference: http://abortionwiki.org/index.php?title=TEA_Fund
Pro-life Student Group Arrested And Being Held In Jail For Practicing Free Speech – Story and Pics Here.
Members of the Survivors Campus Life Tour were arrested yesterday during a lawful pro-life outreach at a public high school. It does not matter whether you agree with using graphic abortion images or not, this is a violation of their civil rights and an attack on free speech.
The Survivors was founded by Jeff White who is also my mentor and the co-founder of Rock for Life with me. Jeff is the reason I started in full time pro-life work almost 20 years ago; he is an inspiration to so many young pro-lifers. The Survivors is truly one of the most important youth pro-life organizations in the world. These are my roots.
As Youth Outreach Director for Priests for Life, my job is to help educate, activate and equip young people to be a voice for life in this culture of death. When courageous young people like the Survivors are arrested for standing up for life and practicing free speech we must be outraged. We at Priests for Life stand by the Survivors, they are an inspiration to young pro-lifers around the world.
Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life said, “Those who are persecuting these brave young pro-life activists are cowards, and a good example of what is wrong in our culture today. I consider the Survivors to be a movement within the pro-life movement, inspiring all of us to give ourselves more generously for the unborn. Sometimes that means arrest and prison, not for doing wrong, but for standing up against wrongdoing.”
Here are the reports coming in from the Survivors Facebook Page and some action items you can do to help these young, brave pro-life warriors. We will keep adding updates as they come in.
BREAKING NEWS: Survivors arrested in Jackson, Mississippi! The Campus Life Team were arrested for standing on a public sidewalk in front of Murrah High this afternoon. Moments after arriving at the campus to share the message of Life, Kristina Garza and Brianna Baxter were handcuffed and taken to the county jail while two more members had their signs and lit taken from them and were forced across the street. Please pray as the Survivors continue standing for their first amendment rights in this situation! We will keep you updated.
URGENT REQUEST: The Survivors are STILL being punitively held at the Hinds County Jail. At this point, Jackson will probably attempt to hold them overnight. Do you want to help the Survivors? Call the Hinds County Jail booking office RIGHT NOW and ask that the Survivors be released! Call 601-857-4800, ask for Deputy Williams (booking Deputy).
LOCAL NEWS: As quoted in this news article from WAPT, the superintendent of Jackson Public Schools and local law enforcement say they had “no recourse but to arrest the demonstrators,” claiming the Survivors were trespassing and creating a safety issue. The Survivors were on a PUBLIC SIDEWALK when they were arrested, peacefully handing out literature and holding signs. Murrah, the only safety issue we see is your administration endangering our right to freedom of speech.
KEEP THE CALLS GOING! Survivors have just found out that Jackson PD is holding the team because the Campus Enforcement will not release the paperwork. The more calls coming into the booking office, the faster they will move to get that paperwork! PLEASE CALL 601-857-4800, request to speak with Deputy Williams (booking deputy), ask him why they haven’t released the young pro-lifers arrested early this afternoon!
UPDATE: Jackson PD kept Kristina Garza and Brianna Baxter in the county jail all night after unlawfully arresting them yesterday afternoon for “disorderly conduct” and “interfering with a bus driver.” BOTH FALSE CHARGES. The Survivors were handing out literature on a public sidewalk — an activity that is well within their rights as citizens and which poses no danger to anyone around them. Kristina and Brianna will go before the judge at 9 AM this morning. PLEASE KEEP THEM IN YOUR PRAYERS!
Update 10:25 AM Both Kristina and Brianna are being held on $2000 bonds each. They were not put on the court docket today but the rest of the team is trying hard to get them added to this afternoon’s docket. Please pray that they get in front of a judge this afternoon and do not have to spend anymore time behind bars.
Update 2:30 PM Both Kristina and Brianna are being RELEASED! The judge has decided to release both of the Survivors, trusting them to show back up for a court hearing on April 6th. We are praying that the charges are dropped before that date.
Update: 6:30 PM Here is the official press release and video of the arrests:
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Here is a photo of the girls in court.
Here are the other members of the Survivors Team praying outside the courthouse for the two still in custody.
Here are some of the pics from the event including arrests. Go to the Survivors Facebook page for more photos, don’t forget to like their page and show them your support.
The Teenage Life Club Issues a Challenge to Pro-lifers of all age, I am stepping up, will you?
So I get excited when I see people decide to take action, ESPECIALLY youth. I am asking that every pro-lifer of every age please follow the lead of these young people and write a letter? Please, won’t you take 5 minutes to join these teens as they are willing to use their voices to take a stand for life? I will be writing my letter tonight, I hope you will also.
Bryan Kemper
Youth Outreach Director for Priests for Life.
The 2012 Pro-Life Letter Campaign
This year, The Teenage Life Club has decided to host a 2012 Pro-Life Letter Campaign. Our goal is to send 1 million letters to the White House and the Supreme Court, voicing the pro-life opinions of our nation. It is crucial to send the letters and make an impact at this time, especially as elections are not too far off.The purpose of The 2012 Pro-Life Letter Campaign is to open up an opportunity for people who are pro-life toexpress their opinions on the matter of abortion and to make an impact in the constant fight for life.We are asking people to send letters to the White House and to the Supreme Court during March 2012.The addresses:The White House1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20502
The Supreme CourtEast Capitol Street, NE and 1st Street NE
Washington, DC 20002People of any age can send letters. Adults and teens can write actual letters, while children are welcome to draw pictures and write a few phrases like “life,” “save the babies,” etc.If you are not sure what to write in a letter, here are three general ideas that may help you start out:
- Abortion violates the Fourteenth Amendment, of which the second half clearly states: “nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”
- Abortion is murder, and it kills over 1 million babies every year in the United States alone.
- I am speaking on behalf of those who have not had the chance to speak for themselves, and I will not stop until unborn babies have their equal share of rights.
After sending a letter to the White House or to the Supreme Court, please contact us so that we can know how many letters were sent. You can do so by taking this survey: Click here to take survey
We hope you will join us in our goal to reaching 1,000,000 letters sent to the White House and to the Supreme Court by people of all ages. In doing so, we hope to raise more awareness towards the issue of abortion and to help people see the injustice of the act.If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at contacttheteenagelifeclub@gmail.com and if you are planning on participating in this project, please contact me as well.Thank you!Sincerely,
Angie
President of The Teenage Life Club
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Please Help: Critical Situation for Stand True: Updated
Please Help: Critical Situation for Stand True
Update: We have reached 82% of out goal as of 1:30 Monday afternoon; we have raised $4,878.50 which is a great start to getting us caught up, thank you to those who have donated already.
We need help now, I have not other way to put it. We have reached a critical time as last month showed the least amount of response to our monthly fundraising letter ever.
1. Currently we have several vendors that have been generous to us about bills for our resources but we must start making payments NOW to honor our relationships with them.
2. Our heating bill last month was over $800 as we are in a new office this winter.
3. Our rent is due today and it will practically clean out our bank account as we pay it.
Last month we raised less that $500 and we need at least $3,000 a month to operate as a ministry. (This does not include any payroll, no one is paid out of Stand True money, it all goes to our work.)
We need to raise $6,000.
Please click here and make a donation today: http://tinyurl.com/3snmbob If you can donate donate $10, $25, $50, $100, $250, $500 or any other amount it will help us to continue to fulfil our mission.
You can also mail a donation to: Stand True. PO Box 890. Troy, OH 45373
You can phone in a CC donation to 540-538-2581
The mission of Stand True is to educate, activate and equip this generation to stand up and be a voice for this generation.
What we need to know from you is, are we doing our job well in your eyes? Do you think Stand True is worthy of your support and prayers? If you can answer yes to this, then we have one more question for you.
Will you stand with Stand True and support this ministry financially? Please click here and make a donation today: http://tinyurl.com/3snmbob If you can donate donate $10, $25, $50, $100, $250, $500 or any other amount it will help us to continue to fulfil our mission.
One of the challenges of running a non-profit ministry like Stand True, is having to come up with a fresh and new way each month to ask our supporters to send in a monthly donation. Unlike a regular business which runs on revenue from their particular product or service, we exist solely on the generosity of our faithful supporters.
So I will ask again: Do you think Stand True is worthy of your support and prayers?
Please click here and make a donation today: http://tinyurl.com/3snmbob If you can donate donate $10, $25, $50, $100, $250, $500 or any other amount it will help us to continue to fulfil our mission.
You can also mail a donation to: Stand True. PO Box 890. Troy, OH 45373
You can phone in a CC donation to 540-538-2581
Stand True operates through the generosity of you, our supporters. Please consider committing to being a monthly partner with Stand True: pledge to donate $10, $25, $50, $100 or any other amount to Stand True each month to partner with us. If you want to pledge monthly support you can e-mail info@standtrue.com to let us know your pledge..
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Bryan Kemper
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October Baby Hits Theaters Next Month – I just watched a pre-release and have something to say about it.
Many of my friends joke about the perks; I get with my job; backstage passes, lots of free swag, advance copies of books and movies to name a few. I admit that I love the perks, it is nice to be appreciated for the work I do. Recently I received a package in the mail from an upcoming movie that is being released in theatres next month, October Baby. It was an advance copy of the movie and a letter asking me to watch the movie and let them know how I felt about it.
Before I get into my thoughts, here is the trailer for you to check out:
I will admit that I normally cringe when I get a CD or movie in the mail that is supposed to be a great pro-life tool; I am kind of a snob for quality. Knowing this movie what not shot with a huge budget I was waiting for disaster when I put it into the DVD player.
The last time I was surprised like this was when I saw a pre-release of the movie Bella, one of my favorite movies of all time. October Baby is a great movie with a a great message. So many times you only get one of those two qualities in a movie but October Baby delivered both. Now you’re not going to get some high tech special effects or big name stars, but what you do get is a good, honest movie that really drives the message home.
I don’t want to give away too much of the plot here but I will tell you that this movie expresses the beauty of life in a powerful, yet difficult way. It takes you through a roller coaster of emotions that I believe will challenge the most staunch pro-choicer. I urge you to invite your friends to a evening at the movies on March 23rd.
Here is a brief description being released by the producers:
“You saw me before I was born.” Psalm 139:16 (NLT)
As the curtain rises, Hannah hesitantly steps onto the stage for her theatrical debut in college. Yet before she can utter her first lines, Hannah—unscripted—collapses in front of the stunned audience.
After countless medical tests, all signs point to one underlying factor: Hannah’s difficult birth. This revelation is nothing compared to what she then learns from her parents: she was actually adopted … after a failed abortion attempt.
Bewildered, angered, and confused, Hannah turns for support to Jason, her oldest friend. Encouraged by his adventurous spirit, Hannah joins his group of friends on a Spring Break road trip, embarking on a journey to discover her hidden past … and find hope for her unknown future.
In the midst of her incredible journey, Hannah finds that life can be so much more than what you have planned.
Here is a list of theaters it will be opening in: http://www.octoberbabymovie.net/theaterlist
Bryan Kemper
Youth Outreach Director for Priests for Life
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Urgent Prayer Request: Pro-life Student Dying of Leukemia
Dear Pro-life Family
This is one of the most important prayer requests I have ever sent out. A young, dedicated and fearless pro-life student from Franciscan University is dying of Leukemia. Neal Rylatt is a Franciscan Student that is devoted to the pro-life movement. Neal has leukemia and based on the progressing disease, Neal is not eligible for the haplo transplant, and the only possible curative treatment is a very high risk experimental phase I treatment in Minnesota with little chance of success, and a large chance of very harsh side effects. They decided to do palliative chemotherapy to give him the most time and best life quality of the time he has left.
We are not sure how long Neal has left depending on how he responds to his chemotherapy. He was told 3-5 months and we hope and pray he lives long enough to go to Lourdes, a dream of his. We will continue to pray for a miracle.
Neal has been a pro-life warrior for years and always sacrificed for the cause of life. Neal would wear pro-life t-shirts to school constantly even when the school questioned him about them offending others.
In 7th grade he said what he wanted for his birthday was more Catholic and pro-life shirts to wear to his school.
He prayed in front of planned parenthoods, went on face the truth tours, and he would cover many, many 40 Days for Life shifts when people wouldn’t show up.
He has never been afraid to be involved in the pro-life movement, and he has been harassed and assaulted for standing up for his beliefs.
He has had many sufferings including a headache that kept him awake for 3 straight days.
He has always offered up his sufferings for the unborn and mothers and fathers affected by abortion.
Neal has two sisters and a brother who will also need our prayers along with the rest of his family.
Several pro-life leaders are praying and asking all of you to please pray for Neal and his family. 
“Friends, as we begin this Lenten season, let’s join together with intense prayers for Neal…for his healing, and that in his illness he may be a sign among us of the suffering of Christ, and also of a profound commitment to defend life.” — Fr Frank Pavone, Priests for Life.
“My heart goes out to the family and friends of Neal, I and my family will be praying for all of them in this rough time. We in the pro-life movement are so grateful for such a pro-life warrior as Neal.” – Abby Johnson, Pro-life Activist
“I have always said that Franciscan University of Steubenville is my favorite school to speak at and that is because of students like Neal. He is a hero for the cause of life and I am proud to serve in the pro-life movement with such a warrior. Our prayers are with Neal and his family; for God’s love to fill their lives right now.” — Bryan Kemper, Youth Outreach Director of Priests for Life
“Students for Life of America is so thankful for continued dedication of Neal and for the lives he has saved, the women, men, and families his work has touched. We are so thankful to know him and are so proud of him. We keeping Neal and his entire family in our thoughts and prayers and look forward to standing beside him as he walks through this difficult journey.” — Kristan Hawkins, Students for Life of America
“The 40 Days for Life team is honored to have such an amazing young man like Neal as part of our pro-life outreach; he is an inspiration for all young people. We are praying for Neal, his family and friends; we are thankful to have had the opportunity to stand for life with Neal.” — David Bereit, 40 Days for Life
We have set up a Facebook and e-mail account for people to send their thoughts and prayers.
Facebook.com/prayersfornealrylatt
Victor Bermudez,
President of Students for Life Franciscan University of Steubenville
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Live From The White House
Here is the first photo of the prayer and protest at the White House today regarding Obama’s contraception mandate, this is Rev Patrick Mahoney leading prayer. They are all risking arrest for praying and protesting here, a shame.
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Pictures and Story of Priests, Pastors and Pro-lifers being arrested for praying in front of White House over Obama Contraception Mandate
Update:
Priests for Life reports:
Lifesitenews.com reports:
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Phase 2 Protests will be March 23rd Nationwide - http://standupforreligiousfreedom.com/Here is how you can get involved in this fight - http://www.priestsforlife.org/hhsmandate/index.aspx
Thank you Live Action for the photos.
In case you are not familiar with the latest on this situation - Update: President Obama’s FALSE accommodation on the birth control mandate – it is actually worse.
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