Archive for the “Pro-life” Category

Originally printed in the News-Sentinel, here. 

Conservative presidential campaigns issue promises to end the reign of big government.

As a general rule, the more conservative the candidate, the less enamored with governmental oversight. Conversely, the more liberal the candidate, the more enamored with governmental oversight.

With one glaring exception, that is. That sole exception is the grisly and carnivorous abortion industry.

By way of example, consider a Jan. 4, 2012, article from the Chicago Tribune, dateline Rockford, Ill. An abortuary closed down last September due to health and safety violations has been ordered to pay out $9,750 in fines to the state of Illinois. This sounds like great news, but it is far too little and comes far too late. (Doesn’t it seem a trifling “tribute” to pay for enjoying the state-countenanced privilege of butchering the next generation of American citizens?)

The realpolitik of the situation is this: Political pressure and troubling revelations regarding the status quo ante inside the outpatient facilities advancing the culture of death finally moved Illinois bureaucrats to action. According to The Associated Press, once Illinois officials finally caved to the political realities and inspected the Rockford mill they discovered Read the rest of this entry »

By Micah Clark

Oh That Voodoo, That You Do, When You Protect Church Freedoms

Yesterday, I attended the final Joint Summer Study Committee on Child Care Issues in the Indiana House Ways and Means Committee room. I sat next to a friend who mentioned how contentious this committee had been. It didn’t take long for this to play out in this final hearing.

The contention boils down to those who want to give state government more power over church childcare ministries in order to improve some daycare center conditions, versus those who see this as a violation of the true meaning of “a wall of separation” envisioned to keep government out of churches.  Read the rest of this entry »

By Micah Clark

Government Caught Pink Handed Inflating Numbers

As you recall, while campaigning, Senator Barack Obama appeared to be one of the most electrifying, populist, hopeful and promising presidential candidates to seek that office since Ronald Reagan. In reality however, President Obama is the most liberal and ideologically extreme of any person to occupy the White House in our lifetimes. He is seemingly a true believer in this agenda. He appears unwilling to deviate from his worldview in part perhaps because, (even by his own admissions), he spent his whole life surrounded by America-hating radicals seeking to undermine the foundations of our nation and constantly disparaging the values essential to those foundations.  Read the rest of this entry »

By Micah Clark

Demonizing the TEA Party, Widening the Divide

It has been a busy week of media opportunities and “hits” following the news release we sent asking Indianapolis Congressman Andre Carson to apologize for equating those with whom he disagrees to people who lynched African-Americans. Carson told a black audience that some of his colleagues in Congress and the TEA Party would like to see them “hanging from trees.” He then created another news cycle when he refused to apologize for his remarks claiming that they were based in the truth. Read the rest of this entry »

By Micah Clark

Some Interesting Reading on State’s Rights and Abortion Funding

As you know, Planned Parenthood and the ACLU of Indiana were back in federal court on Monday trying to block the implementation of House Enrolled Act 1210 which prevents Hoosier tax dollars from going to groups that perform abortion. The judge is expected to rule on this particular request for an injunction in two weeks. Read the rest of this entry »

Via The Allen County Right to Life

We are not surprised that the most pro-abortion President in US history, Barack Obama, and his HHS Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, who had a notorious pro-abortion record when governor of Kansas, would do everything in their power to force Indiana taxpayers to continue to fund abortions. Their partnership with the largest abortion provider in Indiana and the US is well documented. HEA 1210 withstood the first round in court when US District Court Judge Tanya Pratt did not grant a restraining order until the injunction issue was settled, and we anticipate more court victories to come. The injunction hearing is scheduled for Monday, June 6, so it is obvious the Obama administration wanted to come to the aid of their pro-abortion allies in Indiana before then. Read the rest of this entry »

By Micah Clark

Governor Daniels is Out of Presidential Race, but He’s In with AFA of Indiana

As you know Governor Mitch Daniels disappointed many Hoosier voters when He announced Sunday that he would not seek the Republican nomination in 2012. However, he has won the approval of AFA of Indiana. First, Governor Daniels’ reason for not running because of his care and concern for his family having to go through the media wringer is admirable and one we applaud. What husband and father in their right mind would want their family to go through one-tenth of the mistreatment that former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin went through for merely being a conservative on the 2008 presidential ticket? Agree or disagree with him, no one can say that Governor Daniels does not have his priorities in order. (With a former California Governor in the headlines for not having his marriage and family as his priority, Governor Daniels’ consistent dedication to his wife and daughters seems all the more compelling and admirable.) Read the rest of this entry »

By Micah Clark

Abortion Industry Won’t Easily Let Go of Our Tax Dollars

One need only look to the attack on marriage to see that when the far left cannot convince the public or our elected officials to embrace their radical agenda, the next step is to lobby unelected judges. This is also the case with Planned Parenthood after their loss in the 2011 legislature. Read the rest of this entry »

Via ACRL: A federal judge today denied a Planned Parenthood of Indiana request for a restraining order against a new Indiana law that denies state-directed funding for abortion businesses in Indiana, declaring that no emergency existed that would warrant such a restraining order. Read the rest of this entry »

Governor Signs, Planned Parenthood Whines, and We Celebrate Outside

Governor Mitch Daniels has signed House Bill 1210 into law, following through with his statement a week ago. That strong statement, which I reprinted here last week, pointed out that the portion of this pro-life legislation moving state tax dollars away from abortion providers would still leave over 800 Medicaid providers who are still eligible for state funded women’s services. This fact did not stopPlanned Parenthood, Indiana’s largest abortion provider, from holding a press conference an hour after the bill was signed.  They announced that they would seek a legal injunction (restraining order) against the implementation of the law. Read the rest of this entry »

By Micah Clark

National Day of Prayer

The 60th annual National Day of Prayer services will be held tomorrow, May 5th. The theme for this year’s event is “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.” The national honorary chairman is the remarkable Joni Erickson Tada, a leader who has inspired millions with her life lived out in a Christ-like manner following a diving accident at the age of 17 which left her paralyzed. She has been an advocate for the disabled and a theologian for living the Christian life fully through hardship with joy and a constant eternal perspective overlooking her present condition.

If you would like to participate in a National Day of Prayer event joining others in lifting up our nation, you can enter your zip code in the “Find an Event” link just under the countdown clock on the web site: http://nationaldayofprayer.org/ Read the rest of this entry »