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March 24, 2009
Day 28 – 211 lives saved!
National Campaign Daily Intention
Pray that those standing in peaceful vigil will extend mercy and grace to others as they remember that Christ did not treat us as our sins deserve.
National Campaign News
Abortion Facilities Impacted
Local Call to Action
Nevada legislature Joint Resolution AJR 3 to ratify the ERA
Local Campaign News
Notes from the sidewalk
Volunteers needed
Coming Events
Rosary for Life at St. Albert’s March 27th and every Friday morning at 8:30 am
First Saturday Rosary, April 4, 9:00 am
Allow us to announce your prayer gathering here
40 Days through Scripture
I Corinthians 16 – II Corinthians 9
National News
Court Orders FDA to Reconsider Decision Limiting Morning After Pill to Minors
Video Vignette
Senator Inhofe’s Message to the Susan B. Anthony List
Get Involved
Keep Conscience Protection for Healthcare Workers – Deadline April 9th
Send a RED envelope
Sign-up for Your Hours on the Vigil Calendar
Have you signed up on the Vigil Calendar?
If you’re near the abortion site and have even just a few moments to spare
– GO PRAY!
Commit to pray daily from wherever you are.
National Campaign Daily Intention
Pray that those standing in peaceful vigil will extend mercy and grace to others as they remember that Christ did not treat us as our sins deserve.
You have heard it was said, 'you shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.
-- Matthew 5: 43-44
Perhaps it is obvious by now that not everyone thinks this campaign is a great idea! In fact, those on the front lines standing in peaceful vigil are perhaps being cursed and hated for what God has called you to do. Because we are all fallen creatures, our natural response may not be as Christ-like as we would hope it would be.
So, how do we keep our natural response in check, while allowing the Holy Spirit to empower us to love, bless, do good, and pray for those who hate us or would do us harm?
Consider first the Holiness of God. It seems that sin has clouded our ability to think clearly about God's nature. We simply don't have a clue of how outraged God is by our sin, what an insult sin is to His person, or how sin fires the flames of His wrath. Praise God that He didn't leave us in our depravity destined for His divine wrath!
Ephesians 2:4-5 says, "But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in sin, made us alive together with Christ; by grace you have been saved."
Because of God's mercy and grace towards us, we who receive Him receive eternal Hope. Those who curse you, hate you, spitefully mistreat you and persecute you need that same Hope. That is the only way we can ever expect them to behave differently. Ask the Holy Spirit to love them -- through you -- so they are drawn to the Hope that is in you, that is Christ Jesus.
Carmen Pate
Co-host,
"Point of View" Talk Show
Co-host,
"Point of View" Talk Show
National Campaign News
Abortion Facilities Impacted
40 Days for Life is clearly having an effect on abortion facilities across the country.
The abortion center in Augusta, Maine has certainly taken notice of the 40 Days for Life vigil taking place outside. And it must be having an effect, because they’ve stolen a page from Planned Parenthood’s playbook by starting a “Pledge-a-Picketer” campaign.
The Family Planning Association of Maine abortion facility has a big notice on its web page where their CEO bemoans, “Every day as I drive into work and see their signs I become increasingly frustrated.” He then asks supporters to make a donation if they’re “tired of the anti-choice movement offending you with graphic inflammatory signs.”
What’s really ironic is that the web site posts actual photos of the peaceful, prayerful people at the vigil and their alleged “graphic inflammatory signs.”
Take a look for yourself:http://tinyurl.com/dj65tu
(If the abortion business takes the pictures down when they get wind of this message, just know that the only signs read “Pray to End Abortion” and “Choose Life.”)
Not exactly graphic and inflammatory…
The photos also show a few faithful 40 Days for Life participants — and a whole lot of snow.
Now that’s dedication!
Local Call to Action
Three Minute ACTION for Tuesday:MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
March 26, 3:45 pm, Carson City Legislature will have its first hearing on ERA. A vocal, large, RESPECTFUL response is necessary to stop this bad legislation. Here are a few ways to help defeat this legislation:
- Click on this LINK to register your opinion on AJR3 (Opposition). If possible, leave a comment. Be sure to leave your name and address because this info shows legislators how many individuals in their district support and oppose this measure.
- Forward this e-mail to ten people and encourage them to take action.
- If you can, plan to attend the meeting on Thursday, March 26 at 3:45 in Rm. 3142 of the Nevada Legislature Bldg., Carson City.
Why is a pro-life campaign asking you to oppose the Equal Rights Amendment?
There are many reasons to oppose the ERA and especially the dubious 3 state strategy to resurrect the long dead ERA which assaults voters’ sense of fair play. ERA advocates are free to petition Congress to start a NEW ratification process but it is unreasonable to declare all the old state ratifications as suddenly valid after the deadline for ratification (which was even extended several years) is long past.
The ERA issue of concern to pro-lifers is that:
the Equal Rights Amendment
Equals Abortion without Limits
Equals Abortion without Limits
"Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." Sounds harmless enough [but so do “Pro-choice”, “Freedom of Choice Act” and “Employee Free Choice Act” – aka “card check”], but in 1998 warnings from pro-life advocates were proven correct. ERA is simply a back door means of guaranteeing abortion on demand, for any reason, at taxpayers’ expense.
A 5-0 ruling, handed down by the New Mexico Supreme Court, found that the state's refusal to fund elective abortions violated the state ERA. The court ordered the state to pay for all so-called "medically necessary" abortions. Within the context of abortion law, "medically necessary" is a legal term of art that simply means that the abortion was performed by a licensed professional. Thus, the order actually requires the state to pay for abortion on demand for Medicaid-eligible women.
The ruling was based entirely on the New Mexico state ERA, which says, "Equality of rights under law shall not be denied on account of the sex of any person."
Another fact to consider, whenever an amendment is offered that works to eliminate the abortion issue from ERA legislation, it is always defeated by the same people who claim the legislation has nothing to do with abortion.
For a more detailed analysis, CLICK HERE
Local Campaign News
Notes from the sidewalk
We need YOUR stories from the sidewalk. Please contact Carol Marie at 530-412-1573 or renotahoe@40DaysforLife.com.
Volunteers needed!
Volunteers are also needed to make phone calls to past participants to ask them to give an hour at the abortion site again. Please contact Carol Marie at 530-412-1573 or send an email to: renotahoe@40DaysforLife.com
Coming Events
Rosary for Life at St. Albert’s March 27th at 8:30 am
Join us as we pray the Gospel.
First Saturday Rosary, April 4, 9:00 am
Calling all Pro-Life Catholics (and others who are interested) to pray the Rosary at the abortion site on Saturday, April 4th at 9:00 am. Join us as we pray the Gospel.
Allow us to Announce Your Prayer Gathering Here
Gather together to Pray to End Abortion! When you have plans, let us know and we’ll let others know through our updates.
40 Days through Scripture
Day 28 I Corinthians 16 – II Corinthians 9
Therefore, since we have this ministry through the mercy shown us, we are not discouraged. Rather, we have renounced shameful, hidden things; not acting deceitfully or falsifying the word of God, but by the open declaration of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God. And even though our gospel is veiled, it is veiled for those who are perishing, in whose case the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that they may not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For we do not preach ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for the sake of Jesus. For God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to bring to light the knowledge of the glory of God on the face of [Jesus] Christ.
-- II Corinthians 4: 1-6
To get the complete 40 Days through the New Testament list, go to: www.40DaysforLife.com/renotahoe/NewTestament, print it out and get started now.
It’s never too late to start reading the bible.
National News
Court Orders FDA to Reconsider Decision Limiting Morning After Pill Sales to Minors
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A federal court on Monday ordered the Food and Drug Administration to reconsider its decision preventing minors from purchasing the morning after pill without a prescription. When the FDA made the Plan B drug available over the counter, it prohibited such sales to people under the age of 18.
While pro-life groups were upset the drug was made available without consulting a doctor, they said the limits in selling it to teenagers were necessary.
Today, U.S. District Judge Edward R. Korman order the FDA to make the drug available to women as young as 17 within the next 30 days and to consider reversing its entire decision on selling the morning after pill to minors. continue
Video Vignette
Senator Inhofe’s Message to the Susan B. Anthony List
For more information about the Susan B. Anthony List see http://www.sbalist.org/
Get Involved!
Cardinal George Urges Catholics to Tell Administration:
Keep Conscience Protections for Health Care Workers
WASHINGTON [ www.usccb.org ] —Cardinal Francis George is urging Catholics in the United States to tell the Obama Administration to retain Health and Human Services regulations governing conscience protections for health care workers.
This is vital to keep the government from “moving our country from democracy to despotism,” said Cardinal George, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. He delivered the message via video available on the Web at http://www.usccb.org/conscienceprotection/ and on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NoCRwMqVzQ
The deadline to submit comments is April 9th. Your prompt attention to this matter is greatly appreciated!
Send a RED Envelope
Red Envelope Day - March 31, 2009
Get a red envelope. You can buy them at Kinkos, or at party supply stores.
On the front, address it to:
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, D.C. 20500
On the back, write the following message.
This envelope represents one child who died because of an abortion.
It is empty because the life that was taken is now unable to be a part of our world.
Responsibility Begins at Conception.
Mail the envelopes out March 31st, 2009.
Don't forget to put your name and address on it or they will just pitch them out!
Encourage others to participate. It would be wonderful if we could send 50 million red envelopes, one for every child who died [only in the U.S.] before having a chance to live…
It may seem that those who believe abortion is wrong are in a minority. It may seem like we have no voice and it's shameful to even bring it up. Let us show our President and the world that the voices of those of us who do not believe abortion is acceptable are not silent and must be heard.
Sign-up for Your Hours on the Vigil Calendar
Please, visit the calendar, register and sign-up to join us at the sidewalk. Our Vigil Calendars are located at: www.vigilcalendar.com/renotahoe and www.vigilcalendar.com/carsoncity for Reno and Carson City respectively.
Sign up even if you’re not 100% sure that you can make that particular time.
Noise pollution continues. Bring an iPod (or similar device) or earplugs so that you may concentrate on prayer without the distraction of the foul filth Dr. Stutes continues to spew from his speakers.
Pray whether you are signed up or not. It is most important to pray.
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