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Nation’s Largest Pro-Life Group Bringing More Abortion to Oklahoma
On Wednesday afternoon, an affable, elderly gentleman visited office-after-office of Oklahoma Senate Health and Human Services Committee members, delivering memos to Senators and their aides and requesting “yes” votes on Senate Bill 834, which was scheduled to be heard Thursday morning. SB834 is a pro-abortion bill that would promote child sacrifice in Oklahoma in four…
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Midterms Analysis: Abolitionist Candidates and Lessons Learned from Failed Initiatives
Conservatives were disappointed on Tuesday by the all-but-certain red wave turning out to be a red ripple that resulted only with Republicans possibly picking up a slim majority in the U.S. House. Former President Donald Trump’s handpicked candidates around the country faired especially poorly, but it was a bad showing across the board for Republicans…
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SBC President Slanders SBC Pastor
Last week, on Sep. 14th, Dusty Deevers, SBC Pastor of Grace Community Church of Elgin, OK, commented on the ERLC’s appointment of Brent Leatherwood. It is crucial to understand what is being said here because the facts and history in this tweet are what caused the following Twitter storm. Deevers tweeted: “In Louisiana this spring…
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Rep. Alan Seabaugh and the Louisiana House Ensure Murder by Abortion Continues
The Louisiana State House voted on Thursday to strike all language from the Abolition of Abortion in Louisiana Act (HB813) and replace it with trigger language despite a trigger bill already having been passed in 2006. The bill, as originally written, would have immediately abolished abortion in Louisiana. Instead, the new trigger language slightly increases…
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Abolition of Abortion in Louisiana Act Passes Committee!
For the first time, a bill to immediately abolish abortion has passed committee! On Wednesday, the Louisiana House Criminal Justice Committee voted 7-to-2 to pass the Abolition of Abortion in Louisiana Act (HB813) to the floor of the State House, where it awaits a hearing. This is the first time a bill to abolish abortion…
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Oklahoma’s Latest “Abortion Ban” (SB612) Isn’t Worth the Paper It’s Printed On
The Oklahoma House passed Senate Bill 612 on Tuesday, sending it to Governor Kevin Stitt who will likely sign it into law. The bill purports to establish that “A person convicted of performing or attempting to perform an abortion shall be guilty of a felony punishable by a fine not to exceed One Hundred Thousand…
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Tom Ascol Nominated For Southern Baptist Convention President
Tom Ascol, Pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Cape Coral, FL and president of Founders Ministries, was nominated for President of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) on Tuesday by a group of Southern Baptist pastors and members including SBC First Vice President Lee Brand. Ascol and Founders have become a force within the SBC, primarily…
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BIG: Abolitionist Candidate Advances to Runoff Against GOP Chair Who Kept Abortion Legal in Texas
Texas House District 91 abolitionist challenger David Lowe advanced to a runoff against incumbent State Rep. Stephanie Klick in Tuesday’s Republican Primary, garnering 39.06 percent of the vote. Klick received 48.96 percent, short of the 50 percent plus one vote needed to advance to the general election. She was unable to advance despite outspending Lowe…
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Free the States Statement on OK House Bill 3700
On Wednesday, February 23, the House Public Health Committee will hear HB3700, a bill similar to the recent Texas heartbeat bill. The Republican members of the committee who need contacted regarding HB3700 are Representatives: Cynthia Roe (Chair) (405) 557-7365 Cynthia.Roe@okhouse.gov Toni Hasenbeck (Vice Chair) (405) 557-7305 Toni.Hasenbeck@okhouse.gov Sherrie Conley (405) 557-7308 Sherrie.Conley@okhouse.gov Dell Kerbs (405)…
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Free the States Statement on Pro-Life Bills to Be Heard in the 2/21/22 OK Senate HHS Committee Hearing
On Monday, February 21, 2022, the Oklahoma Senate Health and Human Services Committee is meeting to hear and vote on five pro-life bills. We expect that all five will pass. Last year, the day they killed the abolition bill and passed six pro-life incremental bills in its place, they sent out a press release about…
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