Article Round Up: March for Life Edition #2

* “Little-Known Facts about Roe v. Wade” (Alexandra DeSanctis, National Review)

* “Pro-Life Feminists Are Old-School” (Marjorie Dannenfelser, National Review)

* “Meet the Woman Who Wants to Take Down Planned Parenthood” (Robin Marty, Cosmopolitan)

* “Will The Trump DOJ Finally Launch a Criminal Investigation Into Planned Parenthood?” (Katie Pavlich, Town Hall)

* “When Abortion Suddenly Stopped Making Sense” (Frederica Mathewes-Green, National Review)

* “Illegals Did Vote In November, And Trump Is Right To Investigate” (Editors, Investor’s Business Daily)

* “Muslim Refutes Jesus’ Divinity in Scottish Church During Epiphany” (Derryck Green, Juicy Ecumenism)

* “Things Keep Getting Worse for Elizabeth Warren” (Paul Mirengoff, Power Line)

* “Why Do Democrats Fear Trump’s Probe of ‘Fake’ Voter Fraud?” (Deroy Murdock, Town Hall)

Article Round Up: March for Life Edition

* “Networks Cover Pro-Abortion Women’s March 129 Times More Than March for Life” (Katie Yoder, LifeNews.com)

* “Planned Parenthood Responds: ‘We’ve Never Said’ All Our Centers Provide Prenatal Care” (Cortney O'Brien, Town Hall)

* “Ultrasound: The anti-science Left’s bugaboo” (Michelle Malkin, Creators Syndicate)

* “Why the Left Fears Ultrasound Technology” (Alexandra DeSanctis, National Review)

* “Abortion Science: Heartbeats Are Imaginary, Unborn Babies Aren’t Alive, And Ultrasounds Are Just Tools Of The Patriarchy” (Sean Davis, The Federalist)

* “‘Emergency contraception’ can cause abortions, Big Pharma admits” (Helen M. Alvaré, Mercator)

* “The Ongoing Gosnell Blackout” (Brent Bozell, Town Hall)

* “How Gosnell’s House of Horrors Made Me Pro-Life” (Ann McElhinney, Daily Signal)

* “New Congressional Bill Protects Babies Who Are Born Alive After Botched Abortions” (Micaiah Bilger, LifeNews.com)

* “America’s Second Civil War” (Dennis Prager, National Review)

* “The fall of an African dictator” (Mathew Otieno, Mercator)

News the Old Guard Media Has Distorted (Or Ignored Altogether)

* “Secret Service agent slammed for posting she wouldn’t take a bullet for Trump” (Joe Tacopino, New York Post)

* “The Hate That Hates ‘Hate’” (Robert Stacy McCain, American Spectator)

* “How Christianity Created the Free Society” (Samuel Gregg, The Stream)

* “Former Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic Manager: There’s One ‘Big Lie’ It Wants Everyone to Believe” (Erin Parfet, LifeNews.com)

* “An Open Letter Regarding Planned Parenthood's Bogus Claims of Prenatal Care” (Denny Hartford, Vital Signs Blog)

* “Trump Should End Government Funding of NPR’s Biased News” (Mike Gonzalez, Daily Signal)

* “Killing Africa: Marie Stopes International performs illegal abortions under the noses of African governments” (Mathew Otieno, Mercator)

* “DNC Chair Candidates Bash Whit People in Racially-Charged Forum: ‘My job is to shut other white people down’” (Grabien News)

* “A Smithsonian Gift Shop Sells Anti-Trump and Pro-Hillary Paper Dolls” (Menachem Wecker, National Review)

* “47.9%: Obama Had Lower Average Approval Rating Than Nixon or Bush” (Terence P. Jeffrey, CNS News)

* “Transgender Activists Upset Over ‘White Cis Women March:’Women's march 'dangerous space' with 'oppressive message' that 'having a vagina is essential to womanhood’” (Elizabeth Harrington, Washington Free Beacon)

* “Hillary F. Clinton Curses Those Who Keep Her Safe” (Deroy Murdock, National Review)

An Open Letter Regarding Planned Parenthood's Bogus Claims of Prenatal Care

Dear Congressman Don Bacon,

We are so pleased that you have promised to actively promote the sanctity of human life as Nebraska’s 2nd District Congressman and that you have included the de-funding of the nation’s leading abortion business, Planned Parenthood, in your overall commitment to protect babies and their moms from exploitation and violence. Thank you so much.

Please take note of the Live Action video that I send along in this Vital Signs Blog post. You will find it of tremendous help in clarifying for your colleagues and constituents that Planned Parenthood is not, in fact, into prenatal care as they publicly claim. In their own words, Planned Parenthood clinic personnel from around the nation admit that they are all about abortion…and definitely not prenatal care.

It’s a very illuminating clip indeed.

Again, thank you for your principled and compassionate stand for life. 

Sincerely,

Denny Hartford
Director, Vital Signs Ministries
Omaha, Nebraska

In Their Own Words: Planned Parenthood Does NOT Provide Prenatal Care

“Planned Parenthood is an abortion corporation that has spent hundreds of millions of dollars in marketing and political lobbying to perpetuate a lie that it’s not focused on abortion, but rather on women’s health care.”

 Check out what Planned Parenthood reps around the country actually say.
 

Action Needed Now on Choose Life Plates

Hey, Nebraskans! This is from the latest alert of Nebraska Family Alliance:

Nebraska hasn’t passed a pro-life bill in 5 years. That could change this week when a bill to create “Choose Life” License Plates goes before the full legislature. Proceeds from the plate would go to the Child Abuse Prevention Fund.

While all states allow specialty license plates and the “Choose Life” plate is available in at least 29 other states, Planned Parenthood and pro-choice activists have rallied against it.

Now is the time when state senators need to hear from you most. Pro-choice activists have been contacting senators telling them to oppose this bill. It is critical that senators hear from you, too.

The NFA suggests that you quickly follow these steps:

Step 1: Identify your State Senator. Here is a link to an interactive map that identifies districts based on addresses.

Step 2: Look up contact info for your district’s representative.

Step 3: Call or email your representative.
If you send an email, consider copying all members of the Transportation Committee to the email you send to your state senator.  Despite the fact that there were many opponents of this bill at the committee hearing, the Transportation Committee voted unanimously, 8-0, to advance the bill. It is important these state senators be thanked for their efforts to advance LB46 and ensure they know their stand has not gone unnoticed.

Work Week Starters (A Not-To-Be-Missed Articles Compilation)

* “The Ugly, Unknown Story Behind Roe v. Wade” (Scottie Hughes, LifeNews.com)

* “Obama Shows His True Colors as He Leaves Office” (Charles Krauthammer, National Review)

* “The Democrats’ Fight against School Choice Is Immoral” (David Harsanyi, National Review)

* “Pelosi says religious Republicans ‘dishonor’ God, admits breaking Trump inauguration ‘unity’” (Douglas Ernst, Washington Times)

* “Trump inauguration ratings second biggest in 36 years” (James Hibberd, Yahoo News)

* “Fake News: Three Mainstream Media Lies on Trump’s First Day” (Joel Pollak, Breitbart)

* “Connoisseur of Chaos: The dystopian vision of George Soros, billionaire funder of the Left” (Stefan Kanfer, City Journal)

* “Billionaire George Soros has ties to more than 50 ‘partners’ of the Women’s March on Washington” (Asra Q. Nomani, New York Times)

* “Associated Press Whitewashes Inauguration Protesters” (John Hinderaker, Power Line)

* “Muslim girl who claimed she was pushed in front of a train because of her headscarf faces prosecution in Austria after CCTV shows she invented the story” (Chris Summers, Daily Mail)

* “Cecile Richards Makes the Case for Defunding Planned Parenthood” (Alexandra DeSanctis, National Review)

Tomorrow Is Sanctity of Life Sunday

Principled Protest

Claire and I just returned from a public protest demonstration. It was a protest directed against the barbaric poisoning and dismemberment of preborn boys and girls AND the criminal acts of selling parts of the victims’ bodies AND the horrendous waste of taxpayer monies AND the exploitation of the fears and ignorance of vulnerable young women AND a general despoiling of the culture through lies, indecency, and violence.

It was a protest of the nation’s biggest abortion business, Planned Parenthood.

Oh, by the way, in this protest demonstration there were ZERO cars set afire, ZERO windows busted, ZERO bricks thrown at police officers, ZERO business trashed, and ZERO threats shouted out at those who might not agree with us.

What DID happen at this public protest demonstration was the holding of winsome pro-life signs and banners, encouraging and challenging conversation, and a whole lot of concerted prayer.

Turn Off the Clowns!

Steer clear...way clear...of the creepy clowns of the old guard media. There is now a lot of honest, relevant, courageous journalism going on in alternative media. So start availing yourself of it.

And turn off the clowns!

(For examples, I encourage you to check the compilation posts that show up here on Vital Signs Blog every few days.)

What To Read on Inauguration Eve? (Try These.)

* “7 Things Trump Should Include on His Religious Freedom To-Do List” 
(Liberty McArtor, The Stream)

* “Sponsors of Anarchy” (Michelle Malkin, Creators Syndicate)

* “After Ignoring Obama Scandals For 8 Years, Reporters Are Now Making Them Up About Trump” (Editorial, Investor’s Business Daily)

* “Brennan, the Russian Dossier and Obama's Grand Political Strategy” (Lee Smith, Weekly Standard)

* “What Trump Is Up Against” (Steven Hayward, Power Line)

* “Why liberals just love to set terrorists free” (Bob McManus, New York Post)

* “Obama scores the worst legislative record in history: Signed fewer bills into law than one-term Carter” (Stephen Dinan, Washington Times)

* “Report: Schools Are Teaching Kids To Hate America Under The Guise Of ‘Civics’” (Joy Pullmann, The Federalist)

* “Border Patrol Alters Stats to Hide Release of Criminal Aliens, High Recidivism” (Judicial Watch)

* “A list of the most insane things uttered by the abortion activist speaking at the Vatican next month” (Claire Chretien, Life Site News)

Midweek Roundup (And Really Good Ones, At That)

* “Obama’s Commutation of Manning Sentence Sends a Horrible Message to Service Personnel” (Cully Stimson, Daily Signal)

* “The Assassination of Donald Trump: Except it’s not working.” (Ben Stein, American Spectator)

* “Outgoing Obama has granted more commutations than the past 12 Presidents Combined” (Will Kirby, Daily Express)

* “‘Women’s March’ Ousts Pro-Life Feminists from Protest” (Thomas D. Williams, Breitbart)

* “Safe Spaces for Fascists” (Daniel Greenfield, Front Page Magazine)

* “CNN Contributor Considers These Men ‘Mediocre Negroes’? (Michael Brown, The Stream)

* “Democratic Senator: Russian Interference Had An Impact On The Election Results — No, They Didn’t” (Matt Vespa, Town Hall)

* “Trump's NATO blunder” (Washington Examiner editorial)

* “These eight US states have shrunk in 2016: U.S. population growth is at an 80 year low.” (Shannon Roberts, Mercator)

* “Dear Younger Me, Don’t Abandon Orthodoxy” (Chelsen Vicari, Juicy Ecumenism)

* “EPA Stiffs the People It Injured” (John Hinderaker, Power Line)

The Poetry and Power of Choice

Abortion destroys precious individuals who are made in the image of God. “Choice,” a riveting Spoken Word poetry video by Living Waters President, Emeal (“E.Z.”) Zwayne, drives this urgent truth home, and holds up the glorious gospel as our only hope and remedy.

Obama Claims He's Made the World a Safer Place. Has He?

Bothered by the Dangerous Fog Created by Bad Media? Here's a Few Antidotes.

* “Disgraceful Democrats Depicts Police Officers as Pigs” (John Hinderaker, Power Line)

* “A Window Into a Depraved Culture: The Chicago torture video provides a close-up look at gang-centered criminal mayhem.” (Heather Mac Donald, City Journal)

* “University students demand philosophers such as Plato and Kant are removed from syllabus because they are white” (Camilla Turner, Telegraph)

* “MSNBC Host to Planned Parenthood: ‘These Airwaves Are Your Airwaves’” (Katie Yoder, MRC News Busters)

* “The Conquering Loser” (George Neumayr, American Spectator)

* “Record 95,102,000 Americans Not in Labor Force; Number Grew 18% Since Obama Took Office in 2009” (Susan Jones, CNS News)

* “Sessions Sailed Through, But Does It Matter?” (John Hinderaker, Power Line)

* “Hollywood’s Selective Bully Hatred -- Watch Meryl Streep and Friends Applaud a Child Rapist” (David French, NRO)

* “Obama’s Legacy Of Deceit” (Victor Davis Hanson, Defining Ideas)

* “Islamic guards try to boot guide for saying ‘Temple Mount’ on Temple Mount” (Ilan Ben Zion, Times of Israel)

Ringing in the New Year

* “Suggestions For Liberals in 2017” (Susan Stamper Brown, Town Hall)

* “It’s Still a Mad, Mad California” (Victor Davis Hanson, National Review)

* “In Europe and the US, Elites Who Live by Lies Despise the Little People Who Don’t” (John Zmirak, The Stream)

* “Obamacare Repeal Must Be on Day One: Congress Has No Excuses” (Jim DeMint, Daily Signal)

* “Russians! Under my bed!” (Glenn Reynolds, USA Today)

* “John Kerry’s practiced betrayal of friends” (Wes Pruden, Washington Times)

* “Conspiracy Theorists: Poll Shows Majority of Democrats Falsely Believe Russia Hacked Election Results” (Guy Benson, Town Hall)

* “2016's Biggest Loser — Big Green” (Stephen Moore, Investor’s Business Daily)