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(08/09/16) "In a speech last year, [United Methodist] Hillary
Clinton lamented that too many women are supposedly denied
abortions. The Democratic presidential candidate came under
fire for that ... comment, but she also drew widespread
condemnation for another remark in the speech. The [second]
comment had Clinton essentially saying that Christians must be
forced to change their religious views to accommodate
abortions."
(08/02/16) Four months after conception, the baby’s heart pumped
6-1/2 gallons of blood each day through the baby’s body. The
baby never shares the mother’s circulatory system.
Source: “What They Never Told You About the Facts of Life”
brochure, published by the Human Development Resource Council,
Inc., Norcross, GA. 2001. www.hdrc.org
(07/26/16) "Americans remain strongly supportive of abortion
restrictions, despite this summer's Supreme Court decision
overturning a Texas law that mandated that doctors have
admitting privileges at a local hospital and that abortion
clinics be held to the same standards as other outpatient
surgery centers."
(07/19/16) In compliance with the will of the 2016 General
Conference, the General Board of Church & Society (GBCS) and
the United Methodist Women (UMW) organizations are no longer
listed on the membership page of the Religious Coalition for
Reproductive Choice (RCRC) website. However, both organizations
are still listed on the RCRC's introductory brochure. We
appreciate RCRC for honoring GC decisions made and urge
completion of the directive.
(07/12/16) "... 'what would you do if we took all that extra
stuff off the table and just did it Jesus’ way? .... Could we
love each other without that? If you can really love somebody
without that, then you can really love somebody,' Wilson said.”
(07/05/16) "Less than a week after the U.S. Supreme Court
nullified certain abortion safety laws, a medical emergency at
the Planned Parenthood abortion facility in St. Louis, MO, has
illustrated how women have been left in jeopardy by the nation’s
High Court. It happened on Saturday, July 2, 2016, a heavy
abortion day. Paramedics were photographed by pro-life activists
as they removed a Planned Parenthood patient from the abortion
facility and loaded her into an awaiting ambulance. Abortion
workers and an armed security guard attempted to conceal the
incident by holding up large brown tarps."
(06/29/16) Despite yesterday's Supreme Court ruling in the case of "Whole
Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt", there is good news. "When
they filed a lawsuit against the Texas law, the abortion
businesses behind the suit and Planned Parenthood did not
challenge the law’s prohibition on abortions that take place at
20 weeks or later, a provision based on evidence that
demonstrates the baby can feel pain at that stage. The good news
is that that abortion ban, despite today’s Supreme Court ruling,
still stands."
(06/22/16) "By the fifth month of pregnancy, the baby may
jump/startle in response to a loud noise."
Source:
"Making an Informed Decision About Your Pregnancy" brochure.
Published by Frontlines Publishing, Grand Rapids, MI. 1994
(06/15/16) As of today (June 14, 2016), the General Board of
Church and Society (GBCS) and United Methodist Women (UMW) are
both still listed as coalition members of the Religious
Coalition for Reproductive Choice, despite the May 19 General
Conference vote requiring both organizations to withdraw their
membership from RCRC.
(06/08/16) “I did have some secret abortions myself, which I
repented from when I was born again in 1983.... I drank the
abortion Kool-Aid temporarily because I thought it was the
answer.”
(05/24/16) On May 19, 2016 - by a vote of 425 for and 268
against - the United Methodist General Conference voted that two
United Methodist entities (General Board of Church and
Society and United Methodist Women) withdraw immediately from
membership in the Religious Coalition for Reproductive
Choice (RCRC).
(05/20/16) Portland, OR—United Methodists have voted to require
church boards and agencies to withdraw immediately from an
organization that advocates for abortion on demand.
(05/03/16) The Lifewatch office will close Friday afternoon, May
6, so we can attend - and report on - the 2016 General
Conference in Portland, Oregon. The office will re-open on
May 23, 2016.
The June issue of the Lifewatch newsletter
will be published late and will include Rev. Stallsworth's
reports and observations from the General Conference. Please
watch for it to be posted online as soon as it is available.
Father, you have created us in body and soul To
honor you and our neighbor And to receive honor
and respect in return.
Our bodies are sacred. They reflect you, our
Creator. And we hold sacred The bodies of all
the children in the womb.
Lord, we are saddened That these children are
being killed, And saddened again That their
body parts are being harvested and sold.
Have mercy on our nation. Have mercy on those who
are perpetrating these evils. As more and more
people become aware of this, Turn their hearts
towards you, The Fountain of life and love.
Give consolation to all who have had abortions,
And give wisdom to our public officials That they
may respond adequately To the corruption found in
the abortion industry.
Grant that we, The People of Life and the People
of Mercy, May recommit ourselves to building a
nation Without abortion and without the many
evils that flow from us.
May we choose life; May we choose mercy; May
we choose your Kingdom! Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Source of the prayer: Father Frank Pavone, President
of the National Pro-Life Religious Council (of which
Lifewatch is a member) and National Director of Priests
for Life.
Out of obedience to Jesus
Christ, the Taskforce of United Methodists on Abortion and Sexuality (TUMAS)
will work to create in church and society esteem for human life at its
most vulnerable, specifically for the unborn child and for the Woman who
contemplates abortion. Therefore, TUMAS's first goal is to win the
hearts and minds of United Methodists, to engage in abortion-prevention
through theological, pastoral and social emphases that support human
life."
THESE ANNUAL EVENTS TOOK
PLACE ON JANUARY 22, 2014 (WEDS.)
AT
THE UNITED METHODIST BUILDING,
100 MARYLAND AVENUE NE,
WASHINGTON, DC
9:30 a.m. LIFEWATCH SERVICE OF WORSHIP
WITH BISHOP KENNETH H. CARTER, JR.
(FL AREA) PREACHING
3:00 p.m. LIFEWATCH BOARD MEETING
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