Please Join Us for the Pastor’s Prayer Assembly Next Week

Several years ago a state lawmaker told me that his rides home from Little Rock on the weekends were always a little depressing; he would pass his neighbors’ houses on his way into town, and he would reflect on how the votes he cast and the things he stood for that week hadn’t always reflected how the folks back home would have wanted him to act. How sad a situation. Encouragement, especially for a politician, can be difficult to give at times. However, the Apostle Paul tells Timothy to pray “for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty” (1 Tim 2:2).

That is why we are cordially inviting ministers across the state of Arkansas to join us in worship at the Capitol Building Thursday, February 27, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and also on Wednesday, March 5, from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. for the Pastors Prayer Breakfast Assembly. We will start both days with breakfast in the Capitol Cafeteria (“Big Room”) located in the lower level of the Capitol Building, and then we will make our way upstairs for a short tour and assemble to pray for all of our 135 legislators and 7 constitutional officers. Optional activities are available afterwards.

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An Overview of the 2013 Arkansas Legislative Session: Part 1

With the passage of six new pro-life laws, Arkansas may now be the most pro-life state in the nation! Our pro-life ranking of fourth, just behind Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, and Louisiana may have gotten even better with the passage of a new law banning most abortions after the 12th week of pregnancy. In addition, we were pleased to work with Arkansas Right to Life and our friends in the legislature to stop tax-funded abortions in Arkansas under Obamacare. Thanks to new laws just passed, abortion clinic employees are now mandatory reporters of child abuse; prosecutors can charge criminals with the death of an unborn child at any stage of development; and a pregnant woman can legally defend her unborn child against an assailant. If Arkansas’ new 12 week abortion law gets tied up in court, another good law is set to take effect that bans abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy.

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