NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID JACKSON MS PERMIT NO. 386 114 Office Park Plaza, Suite B Jackson, MS 39206 December 2011 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Understanding the Defeat of Initiative 26: A Few Opinions The US Supreme court bought the lie in “No” lies. if 3000 babies have to die in our state via l973 and ruled in Roe v. Wade to resurrect So who bought the lies? “Flint told surgical abortion (and thousands more in child sacrifice of olden days by legalizing WLBT that he believed the faith leaders labs and via abortifacient chemicals) the horrendous, unthinkable practice of who lined up against the amendment annually so I can be in charge of if, when, murdering babies still in the womb. Then on helped turn the tide against the proposal”. and how I have kids, SO BE IT! November 8th, 2011 , we, the voters in Church leaders he referenced were MS There's the ugly truth. If you don't Mississippi, were able to vote Roman Episcopal Bishop Duncan Gray III, MS believe me, ask the average woman at the gladiator-style, giving the babies our United Methodist Bishop Hope Morgan abortion mill why she is killing her baby, thumbs up or thumbs down. We had a Ward, Catholic Diocese of Jackson Bishop then ask the average church goer why they chance in our lifetime to abolish something Joseph Latino, Rabbi Valerie Cohen, and want to limit or delay having children -- and so anathema to our faith and contrary to Jonathan Will, Assistant Professor of MS the answers you get will be frighteningly our values. College School of Law (Baptist related). similar. Mississippi, being the buckle of the "Even though the Mississippi Baptist The majority of Evangelicals and Bible belt, was thought to be an easy state Convention wholehearted endorsed and Catholics in Mississippi look at children, in which to get Personhood passed. Once supported the measure, First Baptist family, possessions, and life in exactly the one state recognized the sanctity of life of Church of Greenville Senior Pastor, James same way that Planned Parenthood does -- the unborn, other states would be Nichols, at the last moment, issued a not the way that God does. encouraged, even empowered to attempt it. lengthy letter opposing the initiative and Personhood is an opportunity to call But we underestimated the principalities urged readers to distribute his document to people to face the truth. An opportunity to and powers, and the devil's determination others. He had backed the measure up to call people to repent and believe. An to continue the blood sacrifice. This was a the last week of the campaign, with Vote opportunity to call Mississippi to the II spiritual battle of biblical proportions played Yes on 26 banners flying both inside and Chronicles 7:1 4 standard -- not to continue out in the voting booths throughout the outside of his church. He wrote “I’m a to be guided by political pragmatism, precincts of this state, one vote at a time. Christian, and I love JesusK.I’m prolife and worldly wisdom, and fear of man. “Whose report did you believe?” Sadly, against abortionK and I love MississippiK Losing the election does not change the 58% of Mississippians believed the but I’ll be voting NO on Initiative 26 on need for us to stand on principle and for us Planned Parenthod lies and voted “no” to Tuesday, November 8th.” He along with to continue doing the hard work of Pro-Life Mississippi 26. A poll later determined that only 8% did thousands of Christians believed the lie “I’m changing hearts and minds one person, so because they identified themselves as prolife, butK” one church, one community at a time. In pro-abortion. Unfortunately, the church also Are we still crying "Crucify Him, Crucify fact, it makes it even all the more needed, Annual Candlelight Prayer Vigil fell in line with those who had been Him"? How can I say such a thing? The I will work with the other groups and try deceived on November 8. Then there’s the vote. The Lord said “in as much as you to come to a "consensus" (whatever that Saturday, January 21, 2011 at 6:00 pm “Haley factor”. 1 2% of voters reported they have done it to the least of these, you have means). But for me to go back and deny were persuaded to vote “no” by Governor done it unto me” Matthew 25:40. the high standard God has called me (us?) Haley Barbour. What a sad legacy to leave Melody Miller, PLM Board Member to is unthinkable. and it could be the very Capitol Building, First Floor Rotunda behind after 8 years in office. thing that brings the judgment of God, that "Stan Flint, a Jackson lobbyist, was Up until November 8, Mississippians we so richly deserve, upon our own heads. hired to organize the anti-26 forces under could legitimately make the claim that we Les Riley, PLM Board Member, Mississippians for Healthy Families, a front had abortion foisted upon us by judicial fiat. Founder of Personhood MS group registered by Planned Parenthood NO MORE. We asked for it by a broad and the ACLU” explains William Perkins, majority vote. There were many people who News Flash!!! Editor of the Baptist Record. He did a were deceived or didn't really understand, Mississippi is notorious for "being first" stellar jobKunfortunately with our money. but there is a bigger problem at the root. in one thing: Mississippi was THE FIRST in Planned Parenthood receives $350 million The majority of voters (even those who America to legalize abortion just for "some" And let us not be weary in well every year from our taxes. To defeat go to church regularly I would venture a babies. On May 8th, 1 966, Mississippi Initiative 26, they sent more than $1 million guess) voted No because they would rather became the FIRST STATE to begin the from 24 different states, and the ACLU. have abortion than to be asked to give up blight of bringing baby murder to America Only 6 individuals IN Mississippi made their favorite form of birth control or be based upon "exceptions". Sadly, we could doing: for in due season we shall reap, contributions to its defeat. They also inconvenienced in their infertility have reversed the curse by voting "Yes" on manned phone banks from out of state, treatments. 26, but failed, although only on this first some individuals saying they were Ultimately, we, as a state have said that attempt. We will pursue and fight the case receiving 4 to 5 calls a day getting them to "we will not have this Man (Christ) rule over of the fatherless so as to win it! if we faint not. - Galatians 6:9 promise to go to the polls and vote NO on us" in the area of reproduction. I want to For the glory of the King of the Universe, Clip this scripture bookmark to remind you to pray for the end ofabortion. 26. Social media were also swamped with have kids if, when, and how I want to -- and Chet Gallagher, Personhood, USA Indeed, the sidewalk counselors by Ottawa police with trespassing. Meet the Board Member: Les Riley at Mississippi's last abortion clinic The government has since thrown s Corner ' claim their posters of aborted babies out the University's trespassing t To See or Not to See? are extremely effective in turning charge against the students, and the "Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine his home in Alabama. I met Howard Phillips and heard him We got involved with Operation make the statement that for "legal" By: Beverly McMillan moms away from the killing center. “I students are pursuing a “wrongful hand: forget not the humble. .Thou n can't tell you how many women have arrest” suit against the University. hast seen it; for thou beholdest Rescue and became more deeply abortion to end, a government official Recently, Pro-Life Mis- come out of the clinic and told us Hopefully the students will not suffer mischief and spite, to requite it with thy involved in pro life work on a number of or state could publicly declare the e sissippi added a new page that they wouldn't be having an abor- any further administrative repercus- hand: the poor committeth himself unto fronts -- sidewalk counseling, rescues, Personhood of the unborn, and thus, d to our website. Entitled tion after all, because they couldn’t sions from their bold exposure of the thee; thou art the helper of the life chains, memorial services, rallies at drive a stake in the heart of Roe. i “Abortion Pictures”, it get the pictures we showed them out truth of abortion. fatherless." -- Psalm 1 0:1 2, 1 4 churches, and helping to start a Sav-A- So, after several years of studying shows the grisly dis- of their minds”, states sidewalk Soon after posting our new In 1 991 , Christy and I (along with Life CPC. Eventually, through a the Scripture and researching the s membered bodies of little counselor and board member Dana “Abortion Pictures” page on our our then three children) were living a miraculous series of events, "Dr." Constitution, I began to write about e human babies after suction Chisholm. “I was reluctant at first to website, we received an amazing relatively quiet, "normal" life in Horn Tucker lost his license, God closed the states rights and abortion and seek an r D & C procedures at 7, 8 use graphic images when I email.