“No Children Allowed”

“No Children Allowed”  is listed among instructions for women seeking abortions at a local clinic. Ironic huh? Well, of course no children are allowed- born or preborn. This “instruction” should be listed as the clinic’s mission statement, in my opinion.

The clinic’s “instruction” is erroneous, however, because children under the age of 18 may be accompanied by one adult female.  In North Carolina an emancipated minor may obtain an abortion with no consent. And some minors may be able to obtain abortion via judicial waiver or “medical emergency”.

In reading over some NC abortion laws I also discovered more irony. According to Findlaw; here is the statutory definition of illegal abortion :  Willfully administer to mother, prescribe, advise, procure substance or instrument with intent to destroy child or procure miscarriage.  Oops, am I reading the law correctly does it say “…intent to destroy CHILD…” Mmm…so according to the statutes that “blob” growing inside the woman is defined as a child and to willfully destroy it comes with the punishment of a class H felony.  Again the language of the law itself shows the truth and betrays the notion that the preborn is nonhuman, or somehow not a child, when it says “…administer to the MOTHER…”  From this language, it seems that I am to infer that the pregnant woman is in fact a  Mother already- i.e. before the baby,fetus, child emerges from the uterus!  If only women could understand this intrinsic truth. She is already a Mother, the moment the child is conceived. Whether she “feels” like she is suited to be a mother or whether she wants the child or does not want it. She, herself has had her life irrevocably and permanently changed by becoming a mother. And as a mother myself I can tell you, you can’t forget you are a mother, ever. Whether your child is in utero or alive or dead… Your life is forever changed when you become pregnant, regardless of the outcome of that pregnancy.

Although I find semantics entertaining and fun, being the daughter and granddaughter of English teachers. I value the truth more. And the truth is that is is a sin and a shame and a breaking of the law of our Creator for anyone for any reason to destroy life.    A woman who has conceived a child is a mother. That mother should never make the horrible choice to kill and destroy her own child nor should she allow anyone else to do so for any reason.  I say the preceding because I was a mother who did just that- to my eternal sorrow.   MY opinion, however, is not important,  the law and word of the Creator  is what matters.  One can read more about Him and his law and love in a book called the Bible.

Would that those in authority would read the Bible and could understand the evils they are legislating. Someday all those who promote and perform abortion (the killing of innocent preborn babies) will have to stand before the Ultimate Lawmaker and give an account for why they called wrong right and right wrong thus breaking God’s law.  Let those of us who understand pray for those who don’t, especially those in authority, as the Bible commands us.

Only the master linguist can create and thereby truly define LIFE>

Life Is Sacred

Why Should We Value Life?

So God created man in his own image of God he created him, male and female he created them.

-Genesis  1:27 (NIV)

 

From on man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live.

-Acts 17:26

 

This is what the LORD says-you Redeemer who formed you in the womb: I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself.

-Isaiah 44:24

 

For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones of powers or rulers or authorities, all things were created by him and for him.

-Colossians 1:16

 

Yet, O LORD you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter, we are all the work of your hand.

-Isaiah 64:8

 

Who is the Creator of the Preborn?

Did not he who mad me in the womb make them? Did not the same one form us both within our mothers?

-Job 31:15

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; you works are wonderful, I know that full well.  My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place.   When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, you eyes saw my unformed body.  All the days ordained for me were written in your book before on of them came to be.

-Psalm 139:13-16

 

How is God concerned with the Preborn?

Listen to me you islands; hear this you distant nations: Before I was born the LORD called me; from my birth he has made mention of my name.

-Isaiah 49:1

 

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.

-Jeremiah 1:5

 

Praise be to the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.

-Ephesians 1:3-4

Red Envelope Day- Time for you to Speak out about Abortion

 

Red Envelope Day  is an event where on March 31 everyone who opposes abortion and wants to let President Obama know about it will send a Red envelope addressed to:

President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington , D.C. 20500

On the back you should write:

“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.”

This would be a great way for all your pro-life people out there to let Pres. Obama know that
you don’t approve of killing innocent babies.

www.redenvelopeday.com

March For Life 2009

PROTECT THE INNOCENTS! 

January 22nd marks 2009 marks the 36th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision making abortion legal in the U.S.

Tomorrow the March For Life will culminate on the Mall in Washington D.C.  See invitation to President Barack Obama.  Wouldn’t it be wonderful if people would gather together in such numbers as we saw for this Presidents Inaguration?  Unfortunately, I doubt there will be upwards of two million people there to stand for the Preborn.  For March Route Map and further information see March For Life.

This is a time to stand up for the sanctity of Life and to defend the most innocent and helpless among us-The Unborn. If we don’t give them a voice, who will?

Let us prayerfully do all that we can to defend LIFE  in 2009!

NC Has No Law Banning Partial Birth

The chart below indicates for each state whether or not a so-called “partial-birth abortion” ban is in effect.The states listed below in gray have not passed “partial-birth abortion” bans.

 

Last Updated 2/22/06 from The Center for Reproductive Rights  Alabama Law permanently blocked. (U.S. District Court, 2/26/01). Alaska Law permanently blocked. (Alaska Superior Court, 3/13/98). Arizona Law permanently blocked. (U.S. District Court, 10/27/97). Arkansas Law permanently blocked. (U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit affirmed district court’s permanent injunction, 9/24/99). California   Colorado   Connecticut   Delaware   Florida Law permanently blocked (U.S. District Court issued permanent injunction against second abortion ban statute, 7/6/00.) First statute permanently blocked (U.S. District Court, 12/2/98). Georgia Law limited to post-viability bans on abortion, with life and health exceptions. Hawaii   Idaho Law permanently blocked. (U.S. District Court, 10/12/99) Illinois Law permanently blocked. (U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit affirmed district court’s permanent injunction, 4/26/01). Indiana Law unchallenged. Ban is unenforceable due to Supreme Court ruling. Iowa Law permanantly blocked. (U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit affirmed district court’s permanent injunction, 7/1/99). Kansas Law limited to post-viability bans on abortion, with life and health exceptions. Kentucky Law permanently blocked (U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit affirmed district court’s permanent injunction, 7/31/00). Louisiana Law permanently blocked (U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit affirmed district court judgment declaring “partial-birth abortion” ban unconstitutional, 8/17/00). Maine   Maryland   Massachusetts   Michigan New law, called the “Legal Birth Definition Act,” permanently blocked (U.S. District Court, 9/12/05). Second law permanently blocked (U.S. District Court, 4/26/01). First statute permanently blocked, (U.S. District Court, 7/31/97). Minnesota   Mississippi Law unchallenged. Ban is unenforceable due to Supreme Court ruling. Missouri Law permanently blocked (U.S. Court of Appeals, Eight Circuit, affirmed district court’s permanent injunction, 11/28/05). Montana Law limited to post-viability bans on abortion, with life and health exceptions. Nebraska Law permanently blocked. (U.S. Supreme Court 6/28/00). Nevada   New Hampshire   New Jersey Law permanently blocked (U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit affirmed district court’s permanent injunction, 7/26/00) New Mexico Law limited to post-viability bans on abortion, with life and health exceptions. New York   North Carolina   North Dakota Law unchallenged. Ban is unenforceable due to Supreme Court ruling. Ohio Law upheld (U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit reversed judgment and vacated district court’s permanent injunction, 12/17/03). First statute permanently blocked, (U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit affirmed district court’s permanent injunction, 11/18/97). Oklahoma Law unchallenged. Ban is unenforceable due to Supreme Court ruling. Oregon   Pennsylvania   Rhode Island Law permanently blocked (U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit affirmed district court’s permanent injunction, 2/13/01). South Carolina Law unchallenged. Ban is unenforceable due to Supreme Court ruling. South Dakota Law unchallenged. Ban is unenforceable due to Supreme Court ruling. Tennessee Law unchallenged. Ban is unenforceable due to Supreme Court ruling. Texas   Utah Amended law blocked by temporary restraining order (U.S. District Court 5/4/04). Vermont   Virginia Law permanently blocked (U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit affirmed district court’s permanent injunction, 6/3/05). First statute permanently blocked (U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit affirmed district court’s permanent injunction, 8/9/00). Washington   West Virginia Law permanently blocked (U.S. District Court, 7/7/00). Wisconsin Law permanently blocked (U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit reversed district court’s denial of permanent injunction, 4/26/01). Wyoming

I do not understand why the state of North Carolina has not passed a law banning partial birth abortion. But I believe we must do so.  To not pass this law is to basically leave a back door open to abortion through out the entire pregancy. This is unconcionable!

This is just another example of the sad fact that North Carolina is not a pro-life state.  I understand that the national PBA- law is currently being upheld, however, if we do not succeed in electing a pro-life president, it could be a matter of time before the partial aborion ban is brought before the Supreme Court again and possibly overturned. It is important that each state individually take its stand for life, by adopting state-legistated bans. With the election coming on Tuesday, I feel like I must hold my breath and pray….

Pro-Lifers: There is a lot of work to do!

Thanks and God Bless to those of you that are working hard for the lives of the unborn!

Young Woman Planning to Auction her Virginity

I am sure some of you may have heard this: A young woman named “Natalie Dylan” (pseudonym) is trying to auction her virginity to the highest bidder.  Why?  She says she is doing it to raise money for her schooling.  This, to me is very sad, to say the least.  If this misguided young woman goes through with this she will essentially become a prostitute right out of the gate, so to speak, and will be indeed selling her “talent” for an unworthy purpose.

A virgin selling out her God-given purity!  Only in America in 2008! Look at what we have become.  It seems money/ fame/sex  are the trifecta. These three are the all driving end and goal for any and everything!  People, I realize we are in “desperate” times but this woman already has her undergrad degree. Does she need to humiliate herself in such a manner because she can’t get a job unless she gets a graduate degree? I think not.  And I wonder, after all of the controversy  surrounding her currently and the imminent shame to follow; who will be hiring her? If she wants to use her looks and her body only, she may as well go on and work for Playboy or something. From the bits I have read about her, she seems to be an intelligent person, and so I really cannot fathom why she cannot deduce a more moral/ decent way to obtain the funds she needs to go on to grad school.

I really hate this because it sends such a horrible message to the youth of our country. It is saying I will give you something if you pay me for it. This flies in the face of God. God has intended that indeed both men and women remain virgins until marriage and by thus doing so, the marriage bed is undefiled. If you have slept with (fornicated with) others before marriage, your marriage stands a much greater chance of failing i.e. ending in divorce. There are many studies out there that prove this. If you don’t believe me look it up. An individual’s virginity is something that he or she is meant to give to the ONE person whom they (or more importantly God) selects for them to be with as life long spouses, within the context of marriage.

What if Ms. Dylan’s first union results in a pregnancy? Chances are much higher for conception with a virgin reproductive system.  Is she going to use a condom or I wonder if she is on birth control?  She can perhaps stay the consequences of pregnancy by using one of those methods, but she will never be able to avoid the consequences to her spirit, her conscience, and ultimately her future.

Even if Ms. Dylan gets her graduate degree and perhaps eventually her doctorate; the question that remains in my mind is: Can she live with herself? I certainly hope and pray this young woman changes her mind and does not go through with this ridiculous act. 

I pray that she will be touched by real love, that is the Love of Christ. He is the one who is our provider, our friend, our everything. I pray the scales will be removed from her eyes before she goes through with this humiliation to her body,soul,and spirit, which should be viewed as the temple of God and is not to be defiled.

And I certainly pray there will be no copy cats who think this is a viable way to get money, education,a new car?  Remember, the bible says to us that “… the love of money is the root of all evil 1Timothy 6:10.”  We are living in an economy that proves this, are we not?

A High and Difficult Calling…

The following is based on the bible verses from Matthew Chapter 5 verses 41-48  This is part of a bible study I am doing. 

These are the words of Jesus:

v.41  And whosoever shall compel you to go a mile, go with him two miles.

v.42  Give to him that asks you, and from him that would borrow of you, turn not away.

v.43  You have heard that it has been said, You shall love you neighbor, and hate your enemy.

v.44  But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you;

v.45  That you may be the children of you Father which is in heaven: for he makes his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.

v.46  For if you love them which love you, what reward have you?  Do not even the publicans (tax collectors)  the same?

v.47  And if you salute your brothers/ friends only, what do you more than others? Do not even the publicans do so?

v.48  Be you therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

The above verses are an illustration of what Christian Love is supposed to be.  Are we there yet? No, obviously not.  This kind of “perfect love” is very difficult for us sinful people to show.  We are called here to show “Agape” type of love, which is a Godly type of love. This type of love is so vastly different from any type of human or fleshly love, that many cannot even comprehend it.  Really, the only way, to my mind, that one can comprehend this type of love is to know the ONE who loves this way, that is Christ.  Without His example, people are naturally clueless about this ”Agape” love.

We all know that it is easy to love those people who are kind, generous, giving… But we also know that it quite hard and even impossible at times to try loving people who are mean, angry, hateful.  But Jesus says that if we love those that love us, then what credit is it to us? That is easy, He says.  

Jesus even instructs his followers to bless those who curse us.  Wow!  This is indeed a high calling. When we get cursed out, or done wrong in some way- our natural tendency is to curse the other person back. We have a human nature that wants to give tit for tat/ get even. The only way a human can do what God is asking here is via His Holy Spirit which indwells the believer and by His Grace which HE freely gives. And even so, one must be submitted to Christ and seek wisdom in cases such as this.   We do not see things as God sees them so going against our “human” i.e. sinful nature is very hard even in the best circumstances. And if you are a Christian you will be tried on this point.

In verse 45 it says that when we do this (i.e. behave kindly in the face of mistreatment) then it shows whose children we are. It shows others that we are indeed children of our Father in Heaven. And perhaps through our loving actions and reactions to “difficult” people, we will be able to show God’s love to them and hopefully win them to Christ.

To sum up, we are actually called to perfection. Whoa!  We are to be “little christs”.  That is the what the word Christian means. And once, again one cannot do this unless and until one knows the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. That means being in-dwelt by His Holy Spirit and being fully surrendered in mind, body, and soul to Him and His Grace and Wisdom and Love.

I hope that if you are not already a Christian, that you will perhaps have an encounter with another Christian who will be able to show you this type of love, so that you can believe it is REAL and that God/ Jesus is REAL. 

I feel that Christians fall short, and that is sad- because we may be losing opportunities to win souls. And that is what we are told to do. It is the Great Commission for believers. I pray we will step up to this high calling by God’s wonderful grace.

May the Love of Christ be yours today.

Pro-Life Doctors / Providers NC

Michael P Daniel MD	Specialty: Urology	(336) 584-1010
Gary S Berger MD	Specialty: Gynecology	(919) 968-4656
Ted Kryn MD	Specialty: Family Practice	(919) 553-1911
Matthew P. Harrison MD	Specialty: Family Practice	(704) 788-1134
Daniel Holland MD	Specialty: Family Practice	(704) 788-1134
Michelle E Wilkinson MD	Specialty: Family Practice	(704) 853-3627
Evelyn Kelly Anderson MD	Specialty: Family Practice	(704) 283-8888
Inge Collins MD	Specialty: OB/GYN	(704) 487-5258
Robert Deucher MD	Specialty: Internal Medicine	(910) 295-9371
Eileen Sirois	Specialty: Fertility Care/Midwife	(910) 450-4581
David M. Ramsey III MD	Specialty: Family Practice/OB	(828) 586-8971

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NC: Not a Pro-Life State

The great state of North Carolina in my opinion is NOT a state which stands on the side of Life. This is obvious by the pro-death- allowance laws and a lack of pro-life laws on the books in our state.

First of all North Carolina has a State Abortion Fund. Here is an excerpt from the PDF form found online which state a brief description of the program which is:

{Session Law 1995, Chapter 324, Section 23.27; G.S. 14-45.1; G.S. 143B-153; 10 NCAC 42W; 10 NCAC 42J.}

Here is the excerpt from the form published by NC Department of Health and Human Services/ Social Services Department:

Brief Description of Program:

The State Abortion Fund is a financial resource for abortion procedures for North Carolina residents who need the procedure and who meet the eligibility criteria as established by the General Assembly and the Social Services Commission. Only abortions performed in accordance with applicable State laws are reimbursable under the State Abortion Fund.   

Applications are made to county departments of social services where eligibility is determined. The county departments of social services provide counseling to all clients determined eligible for State Abortion Funds.

Physicians, hospitals, abortion clinics and ambulatory surgical facilities receiving State Abortion Funds for services rendered must be licensed in North Carolina by the Department of Health and Human Services or if located in another state, by the appropriate regulatory authority in that state.

County departments of social services negotiate for services and payment with appropriate providers. Individual service authorizations for clients are submitted on a designated form to participating medical providers by the county departments of social services, which documents the negotiated service payment. Providers may not collect additional funds from the patient.

This is astounding to me. Our state, i.e. our taxpayer dollars going to fund the killing babies: Does this not create outrage in your mind? It should.

And there is more…Various pieces of legislation have been introduced at the state level, but the leadership has prevented the bills from being considered.  The following is a list of those bills:

The Woman’s Right to Know   (Informed Consent for Abortion) would provide that a woman would receive information about the risks and alternatives to abortion 24 hours before the abortion is performed. She would also be offered information about fetal development and the opportunity to see the ultrasound of her baby if the abortionist uses an ultrasound when he performs the abortion.  Additionally, she must be told if the abortionist has neither hospital privileges nor malpractice insurance.

Unborn Victims of Violence   (35 states recognize the unlawful killing of an unborn child as homicide in at least some circumstances.) This law would change the current single victim law into one which recognizes the unborn child as a second victim when a crime is committed against the mother and the child dies.  The Congress has already passed such a law on the federal level but the law only applies to federal and military crimes.

Abortion-Parental Consent Notarized   Would ensure that a minor child will actually have at least one parent’s permission to obtain an abortion.  North Carolina currently has a one parent for abortion consent law, but abortionists are not verifying that the signature on the consent form is the signature of one of the minor’s parents.  The NC courts have said that he abortionists are to be held harmless in those cases where the forms have been forged.  In order to remedy this loophole in the law, pro-life legislators have been trying to pass a law which would require that the signature of the parent on the consent form be notarized.

No Abortion Coverage/ State Health Plan   would remove the public funding of abortions for state employees and remove the option for their family members.

Choose Life Special Registration License Plate  (17 states currently have a Choose Life Special Registration Plate; North and South Carolina are the only two southern states which do not have the plate) This law would add to the already 122 Special Registration Plates that he General Assembly has already approved.  The proceeds from the sale of the plates would help fund those organizations which provide crisis pregnancy assistance, including adoption counseling but would not go to any organization that promotes abortion.

Conscience Protection for Health Care Providers   provides protection for healthcare providers who do not wish to participate in medical procedures or supply drugs or devices which would result in an abortion.

Ultrasound Before An Abortion   requires an abortionist to perform an ultrasound on the woman seeking the abortion and go over the ultrasound prior to the woman giving informed consent for the abortion.  The legislation does not require the woman to view the ultrasound and does not punish the abortionist or the woman if the woman refuses to view the ultrasound images.

*Above information compiled by NC Right to Life- 2008 Pro-Life Resource Book.

I must say to the citizens of North Carolina, we must stop this curse upon our state. By allowing and doing nothing to stop the shedding of innocent blood, we shall be and are being held accountable by God for this crime.

I urge those of you who care about Life to vote for pro-life candidates. I am sure many of you do. But that is not enough.  We must also pray fervently for those candidates to have the courage to keep on submitting pro-life legislation like the ones I have list above. We must pray that the bills will get through to become real laws.  Remember, pro-lifers, we are in a Spiritual Battle. Prayer with Action will work, I believe.  Let us keep on showing the reality and truth of what is happening in our state currently-Babies/ Unborn Babies are being murdered and many are doing NOTHING TO STOP IT!

The motto for North Carolina is “Esse Quam Videri” from the Latin, which translates “To Be Rather than to Seem.”  Right now we seem to be a pro-death state. But I believe with God’s help, we can BE A PRO-LIFE STATE!

Here is what the abortion advocates believe and promote-YIKES!

This is quoted directly from the National Abortion Federation website under the FAQ section.

“For activists”

• Why focus on abortion?

  Women’s ability to make decisions about their reproductive lives is deeply connected to their ability to exercise self-determination. Abortion is one of the ways that women achieve this, especially when other methods are denied or fail.

  Because of its unique place on the continuum of methods, abortion will always be a critical piece of a broader approach to women’s health and autonomy. As one of the most publicly politicized and stigmatized options for women, it is also one of the most difficult and fragile.

  International experience as well as the pre-Roe experience in this country shows that women will seek to terminate unwanted pregnancies regardless of legality. Ensuring that abortion is accessible and safe contributes to an environment in which women and girls can be their strongest, safest, healthiest and most fully-realized selves. “

We, as pro-life advocates, need to understand the rhetoric of the pro abortion agenda.  They obviously are deluded and deceived into believing many lies about why abortion is “good” for women. 

They speak about “self-determination” for women. Of course we all are endowed by God with a free will. But there are many spiritual and plain ethical reasons why abortion is a horrible way for women to exercise their wills. They are promoting the idea that women should use their free will and self-determined choices to kill their own children!  What end is this type of self determination going to get for a woman? From personal experience, I can tell you it winds up in death,pain,regret,sadness, and on and on (insert negative adjective).

The people and women who are employed by or volunteer for the National Abortion Federation must not be women who have had an abortion. Because, I believe if any of them had, then they could not in any shred of conscience promote abortion as a good and even liberating “choice” for a woman. It is very easy to stand for something philosophically or ideologically, but when the rubber meets the road, I wonder how many so-called “pro-choicers” chose to kill their unborn children?  I mean, I hear many women defend their “Right” to control their own bodies and obtain an abortion if and when they so choose, but how many actually go the abortion route?  That would be an interesting statistic to obtain…

The death industry is strong and smart. They are not running things on shoestring budgets. They are educated and sharp in their stance of pro-death/pro-abortion.

We, as pro-life advocates must learn a lesson from them in that way. We must educate ourselves, do fundraising for pro-life projects, ministries, CPC’s, etc.  We must be ready to defend Life when asked a question about our beliefs. We must know what our bible has to say about life, especially. The word of God is quick and sharper than any two-edged sword. And the Word of God will not return void, but will accomplish whatsoever God intends.

The bible says also that in all things we do, that we should do them unto the Lord, with fervent passion. I encourage us to not give up, but pray for wisdom, strength, and power to overcome this evil of abortion with the word of God and by the words of our own testimony.

Every Christian should have a testimony. Do not be ashamed to share yours. God can use it. Let us not be ashamed of God nor of His Word nor of what He has done in our personal lives, for His ultimate Glory!