The time between this and the previous post is a lot longer than intended. This time it is not an excuse such as being too busy or traveling. The problem was a technical one with this blog as a whole that I, try as I may, was not able to overcome. I needed a techie to get back on the road. I did find a techie soon enough, but he was not able to come until just two days ago. So, I'm back. Please welcome me!
The material in this post was supposed to have been placed only one day after no. 149. It was actually written that day. Thus it reads that way as well. It is the next day's development of the March for Life.
It is time I make something clear. This post along with 149 may give you the impression that I am a conservative and a supporter of Trump and his ilk. People assume that a pro-lifer must be conservative, right? The same if you say something positive about Trump. When on top of all that you include a negative reference to liberals, well, then you've clinched it: you're a true blue conservative.
Well, I'm not. But neither am I a liberal. I am a Christian with a different frame of reference. I support some conservative issues as well as some liberal ones. I disagree with many conservative issues as well as many liberal ones. Being associated with conservatism embarrasses me to no end as a Christian, for conservatism embraces so many causes I could not possibly support. Same for liberalism. This is the reason it may seem that I sometimes jump the fence between the two sides. I am neither; I have my own "side." So, I don't jump fences! It's almost like "A plague on both of you," but Christians don't wish a plague on anyone. Hence, I won't go there.
Alright, having made that clear--at least, I hope I have!--let's get back to the topic of 149. In the next post I will move on again.
This is the same writer of 149: Kristan Hawkins--
If there's one thing I took away from yesterday's March for Life, it's that the hundreds of thousands of young people who showed up are ready and willing to get to work to abolish abortion.
You and I already know that this generation of young people is the Pro-Life Generation. In fact, polls show that a majority of Millennials support severely restricting or banning abortion!
But despite the media's narrative that young people are lazy and just want to be coddled, the more than 1,800 young people that showed up ready to get to work at today's SFLA East Coast National Conference (and the 500 more that showed up last Sunday at our West Coast National Conference) have proven that narrative couldn't be more wrong!
These young women and men are determined to win the battles ahead of us in the next few weeks: to defund Planned Parenthood, confirm a pro-life U.S. Supreme Court Justice, and abolish abortion in our lifetime.
I'm so grateful for the support we have received from you to be able to put on the nation's largest pro-life conference.
We're providing so many valuable resources for these young people to go out and make a pro-life impact in their community, and we couldn't have done it without your support.
Today, students are learning the best messaging to reach their peers on the life issue. They're learning what rights they have -- this is critical as we see more and more high school and college campuses cracking down on "free speech" (i.e. everyone who has a different opinion than the left-wing college administrators).
Students at our national conference are also learning how to help women in crisis by working with their local pregnancy center and taking part in SFLA's Pregnant on Campus Initiative.
For Life,
Kristan Hawkins
President, Students for Life of America
P.S. President Trump and Vice President Pence have forced the media to take notice of our March for Life. Yesterday, SFLA was featured in at least 18 different news articles or interviews from Fox & Friends to CBS News, The Weekly Standard, TIME, and even NPR!
P.P.S. This morning, I'll be on MSBNC to debate a former Clinton staffer and Planned Parenthood executive, so please keep me in your prayers!
The material in this post was supposed to have been placed only one day after no. 149. It was actually written that day. Thus it reads that way as well. It is the next day's development of the March for Life.
It is time I make something clear. This post along with 149 may give you the impression that I am a conservative and a supporter of Trump and his ilk. People assume that a pro-lifer must be conservative, right? The same if you say something positive about Trump. When on top of all that you include a negative reference to liberals, well, then you've clinched it: you're a true blue conservative.
Well, I'm not. But neither am I a liberal. I am a Christian with a different frame of reference. I support some conservative issues as well as some liberal ones. I disagree with many conservative issues as well as many liberal ones. Being associated with conservatism embarrasses me to no end as a Christian, for conservatism embraces so many causes I could not possibly support. Same for liberalism. This is the reason it may seem that I sometimes jump the fence between the two sides. I am neither; I have my own "side." So, I don't jump fences! It's almost like "A plague on both of you," but Christians don't wish a plague on anyone. Hence, I won't go there.
Alright, having made that clear--at least, I hope I have!--let's get back to the topic of 149. In the next post I will move on again.
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If there's one thing I took away from yesterday's March for Life, it's that the hundreds of thousands of young people who showed up are ready and willing to get to work to abolish abortion.
You and I already know that this generation of young people is the Pro-Life Generation. In fact, polls show that a majority of Millennials support severely restricting or banning abortion!
But despite the media's narrative that young people are lazy and just want to be coddled, the more than 1,800 young people that showed up ready to get to work at today's SFLA East Coast National Conference (and the 500 more that showed up last Sunday at our West Coast National Conference) have proven that narrative couldn't be more wrong!
These young women and men are determined to win the battles ahead of us in the next few weeks: to defund Planned Parenthood, confirm a pro-life U.S. Supreme Court Justice, and abolish abortion in our lifetime.
I'm so grateful for the support we have received from you to be able to put on the nation's largest pro-life conference.
We're providing so many valuable resources for these young people to go out and make a pro-life impact in their community, and we couldn't have done it without your support.
Today, students are learning the best messaging to reach their peers on the life issue. They're learning what rights they have -- this is critical as we see more and more high school and college campuses cracking down on "free speech" (i.e. everyone who has a different opinion than the left-wing college administrators).
Students at our national conference are also learning how to help women in crisis by working with their local pregnancy center and taking part in SFLA's Pregnant on Campus Initiative.
For Life,
Kristan Hawkins
President, Students for Life of America
P.S. President Trump and Vice President Pence have forced the media to take notice of our March for Life. Yesterday, SFLA was featured in at least 18 different news articles or interviews from Fox & Friends to CBS News, The Weekly Standard, TIME, and even NPR!
P.P.S. This morning, I'll be on MSBNC to debate a former Clinton staffer and Planned Parenthood executive, so please keep me in your prayers!
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