The racist roots of abortion?
Liberty Counsel, a Christian legal organization, has recently hired armed security after receiving information from law enforcement of credible threats against the organization.
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Who leaked the Supreme Court draft on Roe vs Wade?
Many are wondering who leaked the draft document that would see Roe vs Wade overturned by the Supreme Court. Note: this is not the final ruling and things could change before the court makes its final decision, that is expected in two months.
Abortion: US Supreme Court hears arguments on Roe vs Wade
Arguments have started today at the US Supreme Court to overturn Roe vs Wade, that provided abortion rights for American women in 1973. Of course, at the heart of the matter is, do unborn babies have any rights or can they be disposed
The church is facing battles on every side
2020 has been a very unusual year for the church as we face attacks on every side. We have states such as California determined to stop churches from reopening. The state is imposing massive fines if churches do and court cases are being launched over the constitutional right of believers to practise their faith. And recently a different battle has emerged in the state of Washington. With the help of Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), Cedar Park Assembly of God in Kirkland, Washington is taking the state of Washington to court because of a law the state assembly passed in 2018 requiring churches to provide abortion coverage if it also provided maternity benefits to its workers. According to ADF, what is particularly disturbing is that failure to comply could not only result in fines but as well imprisonment. ADF noted that the law as it stands does not provide a religious exemption. As a result of the law’s passing, insurance companies began to insert abortion coverage in the Cedar Park’s plan. In its brief to the …
Today marks the anniversary of the remarkable water baptism of ‘Jane Roe’
August 8, 2018 marks the 23rd anniversary of the water baptism of Norma McCorvey in a Garland, Texas swimming pool. She was baptized by an Evangelical minister Philip (Flip) Benham who today leads a pro-life organization called Operation Save America. For those who don’t know, Norma McCorvey was the woman involved in Roe vs Wade, the infamous 1973 Supreme Court case that ruled it was illegal to criminalize abortion, opening the door for unimpeded abortions across the US. She came from a rough family. Her mother was an alcoholic and her father abandoned the family. In 1969, Norma McCorvey, who was living in Dallas, Texas, was 21 years old and pregnant with her third child. She wanted an abortion which was illegal. Her friends recommended that she claim the pregnancy was due to rape, one of the rare exceptions that many states allowed for abortion. However, since she had not filed a police report that was ruled out. McCorvey was eventually told about two lawyers who were willing to take on her case. Using the …
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