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Pro-Abortion Demonstrators, Vandals Target Pro-Life Prayer Vigils in Northwest Arkansas

Oct 12, 2023Jerry CoxAbortion40 Days for Life, Abortion, Life, Pro-life, Sanctity of Human Life

Last week vandals and pro-abortion protesters targeted pro-life prayer vigils in Northwest Arkansas.

In an email message, pro-lifers coordinating 40 Days for Life in Rogers wrote that vandals cut down pro-life banners at St. Stephen Church in Bentonville on Friday.

The banners accompany a display of crosses that represent aborted children. Pro-lifers periodically move the banners and crosses from location to location throughout Northwest Arkansas.

The banners reportedly were hung back up and a police report was filed.

The email also described a group of pro-abortion protesters from Missouri who gathered at one of the pro-life prayer vigils last week.

These are the first pro-abortion demonstrators we have seen since January 2022. Pro-lifers attempted to have a calm and rational conversation with the demonstrators’ questions and accusations — but to no avail. Pro-Lifers continued praying and remained peaceful, however, when one demonstrator became particularly assertive, prayer warrior Arthur P. called 911. Perfect! The pro-abortionists calmed down, seemed a bit deflated and eventually left. Rogers Police took a few notes and thanked pro-lifers for calling them. We haven’t seen demonstrators since.

40 Days for Life is not a rally or protest. It is a peaceful, pro-life assembly for prayer and reflection — and it works.

Every year we hear stories babies saved, abortion clinics shut down, and abortion workers coming to Christ in the wake of a 40 Days for Life prayer campaign.

Arkansas law generally prohibits abortion except to save the life of the mother, but Planned Parenthood — the nation’s leading abortion provider — still has offices in Little Rock and Rogers.

You can learn more about 40 Days for Life in Rogers here.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

Chinese Investors with ‘Suitcases Full of Cash’ Buying US Farmland to Grow Black Market Weed: CBN News

Oct 11, 2023Jerry CoxMarijuanaMarijuana

CBN News Reports how marijuana legalization in Oklahoma has emboldened cartels and Chinese investors who want to grow illicit marijuana:

It’s no secret that Oklahoma’s farmland is changing hands rapidly, and not for the traditional crops of wheat, corn, or cotton. Since the legalization of medical marijuana in the state 8 years ago, Oklahoma’s farmland has become a hot commodity for those looking to grow cannabis, with a significant number of these buyers being foreign investors, primarily from China.

Oklahoma, once celebrated for its picturesque landscapes and fertile fields, has sustained generations of farmers with income and provided Americans with essential food.

However, the Oklahoma fields of green are now a sought-after real estate commodity, generating interest from around the world.

Guest Author: If You Give a Kid a Phone, You Give a Kid …

Oct 9, 2023John StonestreetDecencyPornography

In an article at The Guardian, theater director Abbey Wright described talking with 10,000 children and teenagers about the impact of pornography on their lives. She was careful not to tell young children more than they knew, asking them simply, “What is bad about the internet?” Still, she was shocked how many described pornography finding them.

Children as young as six recalled popups and ads placed in otherwise innocent content. Some were shown porn by friends or siblings. Yet many parents remain naïve about what their kids are seeing.

One teenager offered this reality check: “If you put a phone in a child’s hand, you are putting porn in a child’s hand.”

There’s more to the fight for the souls of our kids than keeping phones and tablets away from unsupervised children, but there is not less. The average age of porn exposure is 12, and the availability of internet browsing devices is the most reliable predictor that a child will be exposed. Don’t take the risk. It’s not worth their innocence or wellbeing.