Lower Your Flags to Half Mast On Saturday

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Saturday, January 22, marks Arkansas’ first annual Day of Tears.

In 2021 the state legislature passed H.C.R. 1007 acknowledging that January 22 — the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade abortion decision — will from now on be known as the Day of Tears in Arkansas.

The resolution encourages all Arkansans to lower their flags to half-staff to mourn the millions of lives lost to abortion.

The resolution reads,

WHEREAS, on January 22, 1973, the majority of the members of the United States Supreme Court ruled that abortion was a right secured by the United States Constitution; and

WHEREAS, over sixty-one million (61,000,000) unborn children have perished since that fateful day,

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN:

THAT the House of Representatives of the Ninety-Third General Assembly, the Senate concurring, recognize January 22, in perpetuity, as the “Day of Tears” in Arkansas and that the citizens of Arkansas are encouraged to lower their flags to half-staff to mourn the innocent unborn children who have lost their lives to abortion.

Alabama and Louisiana passed Day of Tears resolutions last year, and similar measures have been proposed in other states this year.

The Day of Tears is a way to mark the anniversary of Roe v. Wade in Arkansas and to acknowledge the destruction that abortion has caused in our country.

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Planned Parenthood’s PAC Shows Little Activity For Now

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On Tuesday Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes Arkansas — the political action committee for Planned Parenthood in Arkansas — filed a quarterly report showing no political activity in Arkansas during October, November, and December of 2021.

Planned Parenthood’s previous quarterly reports for 2021 showed no activity as well.

Political action committees donate money to candidates and political causes.

In 2020 Planned Parenthood Federation announced it would spend at least $45 million in an effort to unseat pro-life lawmakers and elect candidates who support abortion.

As part of that plan, the group used its PAC in Arkansas to support candidates for state and federal office.

Four of the candidates Planned Parenthood endorsed — Rep. Denise Ennet (D – Little Rock), Rep. Tippi McCullough (D – Little Rock), Sen. Clarke Tucker (D – Little Rock), and Rep. David Whitaker (D – Fayetteville) — won their elections.

Right now Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes Arkansas has a little over $15,000 at its disposal to use in the upcoming 2022 elections. Obviously, that could change if Planned Parenthood Federation decides it wants to divert more resources toward electioneering in Arkansas.

Planned Parenthood is the nation’s largest abortion provider, and the group currently operates two facilities in Arkansas.

Planned Parenthood’s facility in Little Rock performs chemical abortions. Its facility in Rogers provides abortion referrals.

Planned Parenthood also lobbies against pro-life legislation at the Arkansas Capitol, and last fall it unveiled a three-pronged strategy for opposing a Texas-style “heartbeat” law in Arkansas.

Despite significant, pro-life victories, Planned Parenthood remains active in Arkansas, and its political action committee could show more activity as the spring primary elections approach.

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Arkansas Baptist State Convention Offers Pro-Life Church Bulletins for Sunday

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The Arkansas Baptist State Convention (ABSC) is offering free, pro-life church bulletin inserts for Sunday, January 23, 2022.

The bulletin inserts are one way for churches to observe Sanctity of Human Life Sunday this Sunday.

The ABSC writes, “This day is an opportunity to speak the truth in love about abortion, and an opportunity to stir in someone’s heart the need to make a difference in the life of a woman and her expected child.”

January 22 is the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s infamous Roe v. Wade abortion decision.

Last year the Arkansas Legislature passed H.C.R. 1007 marking January 22 as the Day of Tears in Arkansas.

H.C.R. 1007 also acknowledges the 61 million unborn babies killed in abortion in America over the past five decades, and it encourages Arkansans to lower their flags to half-staff on January 22 to mourn the innocent children who have lost their lives to abortion.

Alabama and Louisiana passed similar measures in 2021 as well.

This weekend is an excellent opportunity for pro-lifers in Arkansas to engage the issue of abortion and promote the sanctity of human life in our state.

Click Here to Download the Church Bulleting Inserts.

Click Here For Additional Pro-Life Information From The ABSC.

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