Public Funds Paying for Abortions Under Obamacare

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The following blog post is by Family Council staff member Luke McCoy.

Earlier today, the federal Government Accountability Office announced the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare, is using taxpayer funds for abortion.

In 2009, Obamacare looked like it might not pass. A last-minute “compromise” promising to prevent public funding of abortion helped secure its passage, so you would think there would be no reason for concern, right? Wrong.

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40 Days for Life 2014 Just Days Away!

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A_Cross_of_Candle_LightIt’s time, once again, for another 40 Days for Life prayer vigil! 

40 Days for Life is a semiannual prayer vigil dedicated to ending abortion.

Each spring and fall, pro-life Americans gather outside abortion clinics all over the country to pray abortion will end. This is an excellent opportunity for you and your church to band with other Christians in prayer for unborn children and their mothers.

40 Days for Life 2014 starts September 24, and it goes through November 2. Christians will take turns praying outside abortion clinics; in Arkansas, those clinics are located in Fayetteville and Little Rock.

Below are links to websites and Facebook pages where you can learn more about how to participate in 40 Days for Life. I hope you will join us in prayer that abortion will finally end.

  • 40 Days for Life Little Rock – Website and Facebook Page. Kickoff meeting will take place this Sunday, September 21; prayer vigils will start September 24.
  • 40 Days for Life Fayetteville – Website and Facebook Page. Website and Facebook page include information on training sessions for participants. Kickoff rally will occur September 23, and prayer vigils will start September 24.

Photo Credit: Wing-Chi Poon [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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ADF Releases List of Do’s and Don’ts for Pastors, Churches

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Ever wonder what your church can and cannot say or do during an election season?

Is it OK for a candidate to come to your church? Can the pastor talk about a ballot issue from the pulpit? The attorneys at Alliance Defending Freedom have you covered.

ADF is one of the nation’s leading legal advocates for religious freedom among churches, ministers, educators, and others. They help pastors and churches know the boundaries of what a pastor or a church can do when it comes to issue advocacy and elections.

We have condensed some of ADF’s guidelines into a simple, one-page flyer available here.

You can also download ADF’s full set of guidelines by clicking here.

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