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In the current issue of First Things, editor Joseph Bottum highlights some remarks by Mitch Daniels, the Republican governor of Indiana and presidential candidate, who has made the news by keeping Indiana out of the oceans of the debt that have swamped other states.
But, Daniels says, all of us should put our disagreements aside for the time being and all get together to solve the economic crisis. He has been strongly criticized by family values groups and even rival Republican candidates like Mike Huckabee.
Will any true pro-lifer take a time-out on fighting abortion because someone thinks a truce on this and other social issues should be called? [Continue reading ...]
Face the Truth Tour in Rockford, IL on Alpine Rd. [Photo by Sam Scheidler]
Our August Truth Tour in Rockford, Illinois on Tuesday in the scorching sun—temperatures reached 90’s—was one of the most exciting monthly tours we’ve ever had.
With at least 40 sign holders at each of the three stops, we were able to reach drivers coming from all four directions and to hand out flyers that explain clearly and succinctly the purpose of our tours. These flyers describe each of the six pictures drivers are seeing as they pass by the large copies of these pictures. [Continue reading ...]
Joe Scheidler speaks at July 29 protest at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, CO [Photo by Dan Anguis]
Durango, Colorado is a quaint, bustling little town set in one of the most breathtakingly beautiful spots in the U.S., totally surrounded by pine-covered mountains. And that’s where I was honored to spend last Thursday and Friday at the invitation of Daniel Anguis, president of LifeGuard, and Keith Mason, a well known pro-life activist from Denver.
They encouraged 100 fearless pro-lifers to join their protest in front of the hospital where notorious abortionist Richard Grossman is on staff. Also on board as speakers were Fr. Joseph Fessio of Ignatius Press and Walter Hoye, who has spent time in jail in California for his pro-life activities.
We were all invited there to encourage the “Catholic” hospital, Mercy Regional, run by the Sisters of Mercy, to drop Grossman from their staff. [Continue reading ...]
Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colorado
Ever since abortion was legalized by the Supreme Court in 1973, Catholic hospitals have had to grapple with the problem of having physicians on staff who perform abortions elsewhere.
Legally the administrators of these hospitals can only insist that doctors adhere to the hospital policy prohibiting abortion and other practices contrary to Catholic teaching on hospital property.
But the Catholic hospitals are still faced with the scandal caused by having an abortionist on staff. Catholic health care institutions are directed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to be concerned about the danger of scandal in any association with abortion providers.
How can the hospital be sure that the abortion provider is not referring patients to his other location for abortions, sterilizations or birth control? How can the hospital be sure that the abortionist’s lack of respect for the sanctity of life does not transfer to his treatment of patients in the hospital? [Continue reading ...]
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Joe Scheidler gives the closing remarks and leads the prayer at the end of the last site of the 2010 Face the Truth Tour. [photo by Dan Gura]
They hear foul language expressed with anger and hatred. Sometimes their signs are pelted with eggs. Their signs are spit on, or pushed by an angry pedestrian.
These expressions of hatred of the pictures of aborted babies challenge the volunteer to remain calm and cheerful under stress. We old-timers have grown accustomed to the negative aspect of taking part in the Truth Tour, but we are also overjoyed by the positive responses we often get.
The newcomer should also be aware that what he is doing is also appreciated by many who view the pictures that are so offensive to others. It is this positive reaction that makes a Face the Truth tour exciting and worthwhile. [Continue reading ...]
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[Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images]
Elena Kagan, the choice of President Barack Obama to fill the void on the U. S. Supreme Court, is a disaster.
Her confirmation seems a sure thing, and if she is confirmed, it will mean not only that we will have another judge who supports abortion, but we will have one who will make the Constitution mean whatever she wants it to mean—and she wants it to mean some very unconstitutional things.
The Americans United for Life (AUL) Legal Team has diligently reviewed her past and her programs, and they assure us that she will be one of the worst things that could happen to the Court, and to our cause.
Joe Scheidler (center) with AUL’s first executive director, Pat Trueman, and current president, Charmain Yoest
It was a real honor to be invited the Americans United for Life (AUL) Legal Defense Fund’s celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Harris v. McRae and the successful defense of the Hyde Amendment.
The event was held this past Monday, June 22, at the Roof Top Terrace of Metropolitan Square, the building which houses AUL’s impressive offices.
I can’t really figure out why I got a special invitation to this event. Maybe word got out about how I helped AUL hire their first executive director, Pat Trueman, and become a premier pro-life legal organization.
For the past few months I have been reading old diaries page by page to glean the most interesting and even outlandish activities the League has carried out over its 30 year history.
Why all this gleaning through the past?
Because I am going to write a book about pro-life activism and all it has meant to me and to the pro-life movement.
It’s fun to read all these books, and even a little nostalgic. “We did have fun, and no harm done,” from the old song, “Thanks for the Memory,” that helped make Bob Hope famous.
There were many of us in the early days when we helped get activism started, and as I read through the early 70’s I come across names of people who have died, who are simply lost to the movement, and some whom I can’t remember.
Long-time activist and friend of the League, Dan Gura, has published his first novel: God’s Avenger: Michael The Imprecatory Angel.
The story is a very timely one: God uses an angel to answer the prayers of the faithful, who petition Him for an end to abortion. Dan is very clear, though, that their prayers are answered by God and not by some action of their own.
Scripture plays an important role in the book and the reader is treated to two men of the cloth who could not be more different in their respect for the Word. [Continue reading ...]
Will Nebraskans be able to enforce their ban on late-term abortions?
We feel kind of sorry for pro-lifers in Nebraska. Sure, after tons of work they finally have a groundbreaking law that says you can’t abort a baby after 20 weeks because at that age the baby can feel pain.
But even though the Legislature passed the law, and even though Governor Dave Heineman signed the bill, and even though the bill is scheduled to take effect this October, the bill will be challenged by the pro-aborts.