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The first song this week I surely wanted to be a disc jockey when I was a teenager and I loved country music. Rush Limbaugh had a vision of being a disc jockey... Darrell Mansfield singing "Higher Power" I've been in places where the "Higher Power" is often referred to in the last 16 plus going on 17 years. "Keep Coming Back"... But before I intoxicated myself I experienced pain in my life last Sunday in church I heard this message... The Hitchens Brothers the late Christopher known as the "Atheist" Peter know as the "Christian" both expressed Pro-Life opinion...

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America occasionally puts its money where its mouth is, particularly when it comes to investing dollars in its deviltry and the values that are important to it. One example is the little-known fact that the denomination funds abortion services for its clergy through its health benefit plan. Portico Benefit Services is a ministry of the ELCA that provides “comprehensive benefits to the rostered ministers and lay employees of the ELCA’s congregations, synods, and churchwide organization” to “help leaders strengthen their financial, emotional, and physical well-being.” Completely self-funded by tithes and offerings, without the aid or...

Thanks a bunch, America. You’ve left no room for doubt that, yet again, your presidential preference is for anybody but a woman. Yup, even if the man is a galumphing sexual predator who boasts about assaulting women and has vowed to “protect” women “whether the women like it or not”. Yup, even if the woman is cleverer, younger, more energetic, more articulate and comfortable enough in her own skin not to plaster it with orange tan. The manosphere rules, OK. Nothing changes. Not really. Not ever. In the post-Roe v Wade age of JD Vance’s “cat ladies”, as it became...

“Disgruntled” women who wanted Kamala Harris to be elected president, and who wanted Republican men to vote for her, have come up with a scheme to retaliate against those men. They have announced a campaign for no “sex, dating, marriage and having children” with those men for four years. It is the Telegraph that explained the idea comes from a previous stunt by Korean women. The report said, ‘Liberal women have sworn to go on sex strike over Donald Trump’s election win. Mr. Trump swept to victory in Tuesday’s presidential race that Democrats cast as a referendum on abortion rights...

Abortion is killing the black community. The abortion industry has nefarious roots in hatred and racism. Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, was a eugenicist who systematically targeted “inferior races” for decades. She opened her first clinic in a black neighborhood in Brooklyn. This horrific moment was just the beginning. Abortion is still a lucrative business scheme in America. Since 1973, this predatory industry has claimed the lives of 20 million black children in the nation. Ohio’s black women and babies have felt this evil year after year. And it continues today. The black community accounts for just over...

CV NEWS FEED // In the wake of the 2024 election, the president of Students for Life is calling on pro-life advocates to remain engaged, emphasizing that despite recent victories, the movement still faces significant challenges ahead. In a November 6 letter, Kristan Hawkins celebrated one of the biggest wins for the pro-life movement, which came from Florida. The state’s extreme abortion amendment was defeated, an outcome anticipated to save tens of thousands of lives this year. This victory was hard-won, Hawkins reported, with support from Governor Ron DeSantis and key contributions from pro-life groups. Other pro-life measures succeeded too,...

The election has come and gone, and now it’s time to analyze the results. Family Research Council has analyzed the 11 abortion-related ballot initiatives in 10 states that Americans voted on during Tuesday’s election. Although pro-lifers are mourning the seven states that voted to enshrine abortion in their state’s constitutions, they’re also emphasizing the fact that the three states that voted to protect the unborn deserve recognition and celebration. The Washington Stand’s Dan Hart previously reported on Florida’s pro-abortion Amendment 4 and how it failed to pass. “The ballot initiative failed despite immense funding from pro-abortion activists, who poured over...

On Tuesday, voters in Missouri narrowly passed an amendment writing abortion into the Missouri Constitution. On Wednesday, Planned Parenthood filed a sweeping lawsuit challenging virtually all of Missouri’s good, pro-life laws. Planned Parenthood is the nation’s largest abortion provider, and the organization consistently opposes policies that protect women and unborn children from abortion. Wednesday’s lawsuit challenges Missouri’s many pro-life measures, including the state’s good laws that: Prohibit abortion except to save the life of the mother Require abortionists to give women information about abortion’s risks, consequences, and alternatives Require abortionists to give women 72 hours to consider all options before...

Since the Dobbs decision, it is hardly a secret that pro-lifers have struggled in statewide direct democracy elections. Mainstream-media pundits frequently point out that supporters of legal abortion won seven straight ballot questions after Dobbs was decided in June 2022. However, the pro-abortion winning streak was abruptly stopped on Tuesday. Pro-lifers scored some impressive victories, defeating pro-abortion ballot questions in three states: Florida, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Florida’s situation was certainly unique because constitutional amendments require 60 percent of the vote for passage in the Sunshine State. Indeed, Amendment 4, which would have placed legal abortion in the state constitution,...

In another intense exchange on The View, the hosts argued over induced abortion with two of the pro-abortion hosts making the bold claim that their opinions on abortion are no different than those who consider themselves pro-life. Whoopi Goldberg — who has admitted to having six to seven abortions between the ages of 14 and 25, and continues to advocate for it — went so far as to claim, “We’re all pro-life. None of us want to kill anyone.” The exchange The conversation began with talk of Donald Trump and his recent comment that he will protect women “whether [they]...

In a historic precedent, West Virginian voters passed Amendment 1. Amendment 1 bars doctors, health care providers or and others from participating in assisted suicide, euthanasia or mercy killing. Mary H. Tillman, JD, Legislative Coordinator for the West Virgina Alliance for Ethical Health Care, said, “The WV Alliance for Ethical Health Care, West Virginians for Life, and organizations that advocate for the rights of persons living with disabilities celebrate the successful passage of Amendment 1.” “Following the strong example of our legislators who voted by overwhelming majorities, the voters of West Virginia have now also shown their belief that all...

Multiple exit polls show that President-elect Donald Trump won the Catholic vote by a wide margin in Tuesday’s election – posting the strongest performance among Catholics for a Republican nominee since Ronald Reagan. In the past several election cycles, Catholics as a whole have emerged as an important swing voting bloc – and the candidate who wins their vote has almost always gone on to win the presidency. In 2020, Joe Biden bested Trump among Catholics by five points, per Gallup. One exit poll from The Washington Post (WaPo) found that Catholics across the country backed Trump over failed Democratic...

Whoopi Goldberg put an end to a heated argument between her co-hosts Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin, over Kamala Harris' loss during Thursday's episode of The View. The Ghost star, 68 - who still refuses to say Donald Trump's name after his election victory on Tuesday - could be seen making attempts to cool down the fight during the topic of discussion. At one point, the hosts were talking about the decision of voters to elect Trump over Harris, including the economy. Griffin - who revealed she voted for Kamala despite being a former Trump aid - also stated,...

I am a writer and poet, though not by trade. The following poem, in the comments below, is one of several I have written as a tribute to those who were never allowed to be born. It was prompted by the battle over Amendment 3 in Missouri and similar initiatives elsewhere. We lost on Amendment 3 yesterday, but I am not without hope, and I do not believe the final word on this issue has been spoken. My words are not eloquent, but I do hope they are poignant. Also, I hope I'm posting this correctly. This is a first...

HELENA, Mont. – SBA Pro-Life America released the following statement in response to the passage of CI-128 in Montana. “We mourn the loss of lives and freedom in Montana with the passage of pro-abortion amendment CI-128,” said SBA Pro-Life America Western Regional Director Adam Schwend. “The abortion industry was able to run a deceptive campaign devoid of the truth by outspending the prolife side by an 83:1 ratio. The abortion lobby bought this election, tricking Montanans to put all-trimester abortion paid for by the taxpayer in the constitution by using their cash advantage to spread lies and fear. “We’re thankful...

Jefferson City, Mo. – SBA Pro-Life America this evening released the following statement in response to the passage of Amendment 3 in Missouri. “We mourn the lives that will be lost under Amendment 3,” said SBA Pro-Life Director of State Affairs Sue Liebel. “Missouri is now far less free with a late-term abortion amendment in the constitution that will enable the ACLU and abortion industry to strip Missourians of parental consent and force them to pay for abortions. The disappointing results are a reminder that human rights battles are not won overnight. Throughout history, great injustices have taken time and...

MSNBC host Joy Reid raged at Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida Tuesday night after a ballot measure to loosen restrictions on abortion failed to pass. Florida’s law restricting abortion after the sixth week of pregnancy remains in force after Amendment 4 failed to reach the 60% threshold to be adopted as an amendment to the Florida constitution. Reid called DeSantis’ campaigning against the ballot measure “openly fascist.” WATCH: video on link “He’s put everything on it, including threats, whatever it takes to try to make sure that that amendment fails using the power of government in a way that...

The Minnesota House DFL majority that voted to enshrine unlimited abortion and to repeal protection for born-alive infants paid a price at the ballot box yesterday, pointing to the unpopularity of these extreme positions among the state’s voters. Republicans overcame a 6-seat DFL majority to leave the House split 67-67, with two districts with razor-thin DFL leads facing recounts. “Minnesotans want compassionate laws that support both moms and babies. That’s not what we’ve gotten from DFL lawmakers, and all the pro-abortion messaging in this election can’t cover up what they’ve done,” said Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life Co-Executive Director Cathy...

We have been here before. We’ve had heartbreaking losses. We know setbacks. We didn’t give up then and we will not give up now. We will never stop fighting to protect the lives of the unborn and their mothers. As long as the pro-abortion industry marches toward profit over lives, the pro-life community will stand in the way and stand up for women and babies. Arizona will come to regret passing Prop 139 – when girls and women lose their doctors and safeguards, when parents get shut out, when a staggering number of unborn lives end before they even begin,...

Pro-Life Republican Tim Sheehy, a businessman and former Navy SEAL, has won the Montana Senate race, unseating Democratic Senator Jon Tester, who is an ardent abortion advocate. With strong support from GOP leadership, Sheehy emphasizes issues like veterans’ welfare, national security, and economic growth. Senator Tester, a three-term Democrat, ran a well-funded campaign but lost 53-44 percent in a key Senate pickup for Republicans. Sheehy released the following statement after his victory: “I’ve been serving our country since I was 18, because when your country calls, you must answer, and I am incredibly honored by your support and the trust...