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"My Chance", received the "Song of the Year" award at this year's Momentum Award ceremonies in Nashville on March 28.
My Chance tells the story of a girl who has an abortion and later regrets the decision. Its accompanying video portrays the deep emotion and life-long effects so often associated with an uninformed decision. It can be viewed at
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From the Abortion Recovery InterNational..thank you Stacy Massey for your dedication to post abortion healing & Happy 5th Anniversary ARIN!
What is Abortion Recovery Awareness?
Webster defines “awareness” as having knowledge of something, especially of something not generally known or apparent. Some women personally become “aware” of abortion complications, the moment they get off the table. Men often become aware the second their girlfriend/wife rolls out of the operating room. However, most individuals usually don't become aware of the prospects for recovery until days, weeks or even years later. Abortion may hurts individuals and families.
Our goal is to enlighten society on that key issue. Recovery can restore lives... personally and throughout a family! That's what ARAM is all about.
read the rest here....
yea for the Governor of Texas....
http://www.abortionrecoveryinternational.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=OTOGK%2fSWWVQ%3d&tabid=61
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by
Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
March 30,
2009
Washington,
DC (LifeNews.com) -- Some women decide to have abortions because
they think having a baby will contribute to problems in their relationship
with their husband or boyfriend. However, a new national study finds
abortion causes more future relationship problems than carrying the
pregnancy to term and parenting.
Dr. Priscilla Coleman, a professor of Human Development and Family
Studies at Bowling Green State University headed up the study with
Vincent Rue of the Florida-based Institute for Pregnancy Loss and
post-abortion researcher Catherine Coyle.
You can read the read the rest : http://www.lifenews.com/nat4946.html
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In spite of the fact that we feel remorse from our abortions, many us, like the children of Israel in today’s reading, complain against the LORD, when it comes to our healing.
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NYC Bill Targets Pro-Life Witness
A bill is pending before the New York City Council
(Intro 826) that would restrict the free speech rights of peaceful pro-life
witnesses outside abortion clinics in the five boroughs of New York City. The
bill is scheduled to be presented for a vote on Thursday, April 2. The Catholic
Advocacy Network joins with the Catholic Community Relations Council in sharing
concerns about this legislation. We urge you to read an article from the March
26 edition of Catholic New York (copied below), which explains the issue
in more detail and suggests contacting your local New York City Council member.
You can find the name, address and email of your Council representative here:
http://council.nyc.gov/html/members/members.shtml. Bill Unfairly
Targets Pro-Life Witness By Rosemary
Ginty A bill is
pending before the New York City Council, Intro. 826, that would unfairly
restrict the free speech rights of peaceful pro-life witnesses outside of
abortion clinics. Proponents of
Intro. 826 argue that the bill is necessary to prevent people from blocking or
obstructing the entrances to abortion clinics, and to prohibit "harassment" of
those seeking to enter the clinics. We entirely
support the idea that anyone who damages property, or commits a legitimate
offense against a person should be prosecuted. But Intro. 826
goes far beyond that. It unconstitutionally infringes on the First Amendment
right to free speech. The proposal contains vague and uncertain terms, that are
left undefined and unclear. This would chill the free speech rights of persons
seeking to provide information to women entering abortion clinics, out of fear
of an arrest or civil suit based on an ambiguous law. It is a established
principle of constitutional law that any prohibition of speech must be very
clearly defined and very strictly limited, especially when the speech occurs in
a public forum like the city sidewalks. Intro. 826 fails this
test. Intro. 826 is
also unnecessary. The kind of conduct targeted by the bill is already
prohibited by city, state and federal law. There has been no outcry by law
enforcement agencies asking for stronger measures. Indeed, there have been very
few violations of the current law -- only five people have been arrested in New
York City since 2003 for violations of the state clinic access law, and only
four have been convicted. There is clearly no significant problem that needs to
be addressed by Intro. 826. Finally, this
bill is unfair to ordinary citizens who wish to express their basic
constitutional rights. There is no doubt that this legislation is designed to
suppress pro-life speech, simply because influential pro-abortion interest
groups and profitable abortion clinics consider that speech to be
unacceptable. But America was founded on the principles of individual liberty
that included the right to express your opinions, even if those opinions are
unpopular or disfavored by the powerful and rich. Intro. 826 ignores these
fundamental principles. And, ultimately,
Intro. 826 is unfair to women, who have a right to information before they make
the decision on whether or not to have an abortion. Many of the women who
approach these clinics are in crisis -- emotionally, socially, and
economically. It is extraordinarily difficult to make any kind of decision in
such circumstances, much less a life-altering decision like an abortion. So
many women come to regret their abortions, and have expressed a wish that they
had received more information about alternatives before entering the clinic.
That is the purpose of the pro-life witness outside of clinics, and that is the
kind of speech that this bill unjustly seeks to
suppress. We urge all New
York City residents to contact their Council representative to oppose this
dangerous and unfair bill. Rosemary
Ginty is Executive Director of the Catholic Community Relations
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A part of Brazilian society still doesn’t want to stop treating women like they are property,” said Jefferson Drezett, a gynecologist and coordinator of the sexual-abuse victims service at the hospital. “This has to change.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/28/world/americas/28brazil.html?pagewanted=2&_r=2&hp
So, not surprisingly, this article from the NYT tries to make it seem like the problem with the excommunication of the doctors who aborted the babies of the 9 year old in Brazil is the churches fault. As if abortion will somehow solve the problem of sexual abuse! Perhaps if we honored the dignity of life, rape and sexual abuse would not be so prevalent ...I don't know...I only know that now these poor kids have to deal with 2 traumas..the trauma of rape and incest, and the trauma of abortion. Abortion does not take away the fact that they have been sexually abused...it only adds to the pain...
I think all these people need to read this book...Although there is the added trauma of the age of these girls, I do not believe abortion is ever the answer...
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John 8:1-11
Then everyone went
home, but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. Early the next morning he went
back to the Temple. All the people gathered around Him, and he sat down and
began to teach them. The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees brought in a
woman who had been caught committing adultery, and they made her stand before
them all. "Teacher," they said to Jesus, this woman was caught in the
very act of committing adultery. In our Law Moses commanded that such a woman
must be stoned to death. Now, what do you say?" They said this to trap
Jesus so that they could accuse him. But
he bent over and wrote on the ground with his finger. As they stood there
asking him questions, he straightened up and said to them "Whichever one
of you has committed no sin may throw the first stone at her." Then he
bent over again and wrote on the ground. When they heard this they all left,
one by one, the older ones first. Jesus was left alone with the woman still
standing there. He straightened up and said to her, "Where are they? Is
there no one left to condemn you?"
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Son though he was, he
learned obedience from what he suffered;
and when he was made perfect,
he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him.
Pretty profound, that Jesus Himself had to learn obedience in Hi s human nature, from what he suffered, so that He could be the source of eternal salvation for us..Today’s readings confront us with the suffering of Jesus and the call to die to ourselves by following Him. Dying to our will s is not easy, it is often painful and requires great purification, but we are promised “eternal” salvation of we obey Him.
I think we tend to forget about eternal salvation on a day to day basis. We tend to think of our lives from a very earthly viewpoint. The next time I want to do things my way instead of His, I pray I remember of eternal salvation. Chances are, whatever it is I am stuck on doing is not worth the price of risking that!
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Last night I went to a talk by Fr John Bartunek. Father wrote the book "Inside the Passion",http://www.insidethepassion.com/passion/ a behind the scenes look at the movie "The Passion of Christ". Father accompanied Mel Gobson on the filming of the movie and offered many insightful looks into its creation as well as telling us of many "miracles" of God's mercy that took place during the filming for many who were working on it.
One thing he spoke about that struck me, probably because I often refer to it our post abortion ministry, is that despair is a work of our pride. when we despair we are not having hope in Gods mercy and we are denying the power of the cross and Gods great love for us.Of course, Father was referring to it in relation to Judas, but it can be applied to healing from abortion as well. Our clinging to unforgiveness, sometimes even after the Sacrament of Reconciliation. It is a refusal of the mercy God has given us. It is an act of "I know better than you do", and some ways perhaps the worst sin we can commit.
The next time you are feeling despair in relation to your post abortive healing, refuse to indulge, instead, make an act of Thanksgiving for the great love and mercy God has shown us.
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It has been difficult not to get discouraged lately with all that has been going on . I must admit, when I woke up today and saw that George Tiller the late term abortionist was found not guilty of violating the law, I honestly wanted to cry. http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/mar/09032711.html
It flies in the face of all that is good, and as I mentioned before, knowing his work I have been praying somehow he would be put out of business. It is hard for me to remember, no matter how evil his acts are, that God's mercy is there for Him too, and that I am called to pray for his conversion.
Today, let's pray for the conversion of all abortionists,(I know, not easy) that they may see the evil of abortion and God will stir their hearts to conversion. It has happened before...look at Bernard Nathanson http://www.aboutabortions.com/Confess.html , or Carol Everett http://www.prolifeaction.org/providers/everett.htm . What a glorious day that would be!
Merciful heart of Jesus we trust in you!
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