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Abolitionists Pass Resolution*, Make Huge Strides at SBC Convention
Following an amendment of a single word, the Southern Baptist Convention voted to pass the Southern Baptist Resolution to Abolish Abortion. After being motioned out of committee by Pastor Bill Ascol on Tuesday, the resolution came to a vote before the convention members on Wednesday, with opportunity for abolitionists and anti-abolitionists to give testimony. One…
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Southern Baptist Convention Moves One Step Closer to Abolitionism (And Answering Objections)
History was made on Tuesday as messengers of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) voted overwhelmingly in favor of ordering the SBC Resolutions Committee to present the Resolution on Abolishing Abortion before the full convention. Southern Baptists can file resolutions, but it is ordinarily the prerogative of the Committee to decide which resolutions are voted on…
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The Antidote to Van Maren’s Poison
Jonathan Van Maren partially responded to our article which corrected his false statements from a podcast episode with Josh Brahm on various aspects of the history of the Abortion Abolition Movement and the Slavery Abolition Movement. Van Maren responded to three of the eleven points in our article. Part two of Van Maren and Brahm’s…
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Jonathan Van Maren and Josh Brahm. Yikes.
Until recently, I liked Jonathan Van Maren despite his incrementalism. He has written good stuff about abortion victim images, euthanasia, pornography, and other moral issues. He is a skilled communicator and one of two journalists whose work I studied closely when I began as a writer. That makes this whole situation rather sad for me,…
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Ohio Gubernatorial Candidate: Stop regulating abortion and abolish it!
Among the 2022 Republican candidates for Ohio governor is Joe Blystone. During a townhall event in Cincinnati on April 27, he was asked about his position on abortion. His response was amazing: “Here’s what pro-life is. Pro-life is the regulation of murder in this state. That’s all it is. We need to stop regulating the…
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Greg Treat Calls Out FTS and Slanders Us on the Senate Floor
Last Tuesday, while defending himself against attacks over his opposition to State sovereignty, Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat quoted an excerpt from an article of mine on the Senate floor while making various criticisms of Free the States. “This group [Free the States] that many of you know and some of you are friends with…
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State Rep. Chris Kurka to File Bill to Immediately Abolish Abortion in Alaska
The Preborn Child Equality Act of 2021 is set to be filed by Alaska State Rep. Christopher Kurka in the coming days. The bill would totally and immediately abolish abortion in Alaska. State Rep. David Eastman, who has authored abolition bills in the past, will be a cosponsor. Kurka’s bill defines a “natural person” as…
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OK Legislature Passes Two More Useless Pro-Life Bills
On Tuesday, the Oklahoma State Senate passed three pro-life House bills to the governor. On Thursday, the House approved two pro-life Senate Bills, making for a total of five pro-life bills sitting on Governor Kevin Stitt’s desk. SB918 – Trigger Bill In 2019, when Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat and abolitionist former Senator Joseph Silk…
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OK Legislature Sends 3 Useless Pro-Life Bills to Governor Stitt
The growth of the Abolitionist Movement has forced pro-life politicians to pursue their incremental strategy much more aggressively. On Tuesday, the Oklahoma legislature passed three pro-life bills, two of which (HB1102 and HB2441) are the strongest pro-life bills ever passed in Oklahoma. Now, that’s not to say that any of this legislation will do anything.…
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Greg Treat’s Mind-Numbingly Ignorant Opposition to HB1236
Oklahoma House Bill 1236 by Charles McCall is a bill to recognize the right of Oklahoma to review certain actions of the federal government and declare them unconstitutional if appropriate. Yesterday, we explained that HB1236 is a good bill, but is in need of an amendment to include a recognition of Oklahoma’s right to declare…
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