Sanctity of Life Sunday
This Sunday, Jan. 17, is Sanctity of Life Sunday to mark the 43rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the infamous and tragically flawed Supreme Court decision in 1973 that legalized abortion and led to the dismemberment and deaths of some 58 million babies since that time.
But, so what? Does it matter that nearly one out of four babies in America is aborted every day? Does it matter that a disproportionate number of those abortions take place in predominately black communities at Planned Parenthood clinics, an organization with a sordid history of targeting the black community?
Elections Matter: The Fight for Life
In addition, would it matter to you if your state senator routinely votes to kill every pro-life bill that comes up in the General Assembly? And even though you might not like those votes, would you still support him or her because they and their party claim (often falsely) to be on your side on other issues?
On top of that, if you are a white woman, how can you get past historic black/white tensions to capture the attention of black leaders, including pastors, who may not know about any of this?
Special Guests
That woman is our guest on Valley Faith in Action this weekend. Terry Beatley is the Founder and President of “No Excuse Ministry”, which is dedicated to mobilizing the church to defend the sanctity of human life and who helped defeat that long-term, abortion-supporting state senator noted above.
We’ll ask how she came to this passion for life and how she responds to the “excuses” that people – and churches — often give for being silent on the life issue. Finally, we will find out how she was able to build pro-life alliances and increase black voter turnout on “values” issues in Fredericksburg where she lives.
Brad Huddleston will join our discussion as a revivalist, author of The Dark Side of Technology: Restoring Balance in the Digital Age, and a past Valley coordinator of a successful campaign to identify and support “Values” candidates for office in Virginia.
Valley Faith in Action
Valley Faith in Action airs five times on WAZT-TV, the Faith Network, beginning at 8:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday, again at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Sunday, and finally at Wednesday midnight. That is on Comcast Cable Channel 13 in Harrisonburg and Rockingham but varies in other areas, including on WIAV-TV at 8:00 p.m. every Friday in Washington DC. You can also watch it online HERE anytime.
Remember to join us for the annual March for Life in DC on Friday, Jan. 22. Our chartered bus will leave from the Blessed Sacrament Church in Harrisonburg at 8:00 a.m. with an 8:30 stop in New Market, a 9:00 stop in Luray, and a 9:30 stop in Front Royal, if needed. We then return via the same route, arriving back in Harrisonburg around 8:00 p.m. The cost is $20/person. For reservations, reply by return e-mail to family@valleyfamilyforum.org or call (540) 438-8966.
For Life, for God, and for Country,
Dean