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Christian Couple Adopts 8 Burmese Refugee Children |
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Adoption is a loving option chosen by a young woman
who is thinking of the well-being of her child. Adoption was the primary
force that God used to "push" me into the pro-life movement and
Lutherans For Life. How different my life would have been without the
gift of adoption. |
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...For more information on the 2010 March for Life or to arrange for free lodging in the Washington, D.C., area, contact...
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The Pregnancy Resource Center of North Hills, CA, will be hosting their annual fundraising Banquet at The Church at Rocky Peak in Chatsworth. Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. and a program featuring David Bereit, a noted pro-life activist and director of the 40-Days-For-Life campaign will follow. Check the PRC website: www.prcsfv.org for more information about their services to our community. |
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| December 5, 2009 Dear Pastor or LFL Contact, We are looking forward to working with you in the New Year, beginning January 17, 2010, on Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. God bless you, as you partner with us to spread the Word that God loves everyone, from the unborn to the elderly and infirm. May your New Year be filled with many Pro-Life success stories. Sincerely, |
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This does not need to be the case. Improvements to the adoption system in our country have made the process smoother, faster, and less expensive than it once was. Children in foster homes can be adopted without legal complications. Those who choose to adopt an infant can be paired with their child from before birth and even build a relationship with the birth mother. |
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Great Pro-life Articles on the National Lutherans For Life Website "Thoughts from Dr. Jim Lamb, Executive Director of Lutherans For Life on National Health Care… |
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…National Health Care and End-of-Life Counseling There still exists controversy surrounding the proposed health care plan and Sarah Palin’s comments that the plan includes "death boards" that will decide who lives and who dies. Former governor Palin could have used better language, but there is reason for some concern.” …It is also worth noting that the disputed section in the House bill covering end-of-life counseling was written by members of Compassion and Choices, formerly the Hemlock Society. Another concern that goes along
with the rationing…is what is called "futile care." Some hospitals already
have futile care policies. These allow the hospital to decide when
someone’s care is no longer needed. This overrides any advance directives
by the patient or family wishes. When government begins controlling the
money spent on health care, futile care type regulations will most
certainly follow.
There are many reasons one might oppose national health care. But the above makes it clear that the plans currently up for debate do not uphold the God-given sanctity of human life when it comes to the unborn and infirm. These plans will almost certainly lead to taxpayer funded abortions and will grease the slope we are already on toward eliminating those who suffer rather than caring for them. Share this information with fellow Christians. Let your members of Congress know that you want them to oppose any health care plan that assaults life and, therefore, the Giver and Redeemer of life.
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More Featured Articles on the LFL
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November Concert and Silent Auction - Thanks for Your Support of the October Gala at the Reagan Library - |
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October 8, 2009 |
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“Stem Cell Research and Cloning 101: A Primer
:: More Articles to Read September 7, 2009 |
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Building a Baby to Save a Child My Sister’s Keeper By Chuck Colson, Published Date: July 24, 2009 |
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To what lengths will we go to save our child? One new film examines what can happen when we decide to play God. When baby Adam Nash came in to the world in a Denver hospital in August of 2000, he was no surprise. His parents Lisa and Jack had been through four rounds of in vitro fertilization trying to make him. They created (and later destroyed) 12 other embryos before selecting Adam, a perfect genetic match for his sister Molly. Molly suffered from a rare and potentially fatal
genetic disease that can cause a failure of bone marrow production. After
Adam’s birth, doctors used stem cells from his umbilical cord to create
bone marrow for Molly. Today, she is in remission. My Sister’s Keeper tells the story of 11-year-old Anna Fitzgerald, whose parents created her to be a savior for her sister Kate, diagnosed with leukemia. The story begins when older sister Kate finds her leukemia has resumed and her kidneys are failing. The problem is that her sister, Anna, does not want to donate a kidney. She has already endured years of painful bone marrow transplants to help Kate. So Anna decides to sue her parents for the rights to her own body. It is then that audiences must wrestle with the choice
Anna’s parents made to play God, creating a life in order to save a life. |
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:: Further Reading and Information... |
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My Sister's Savior: Should We Take Life to Give Life? Jennifer Lahl | BreakPoint Online | July 14 2009 http://www.breakpoint.org/features-columns/articles/11871-my-sisters-savior |
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A Spare Life |
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“My Sister's Keeper” Explores Life, Death and Moral Dilemma Christa Banister | Crosswalk.com | June 26, 2009 http://www.crosswalk.com/movies/11605261/ |
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:: October Special Events |
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The Pregnancy Counseling Center’s Gala at the Reagan
Library will be held on October 10, 2009. Tickets are $100 per person.
Laura Ingraham will be the featured guest speaker. You will want to be at
the Library by 4 p.m. to tour Air Force One. The staff will relate the
exciting expansion and new opportunities at the Center. Don’t miss this
wonderful Gala evening! Call the PCC for reservations at: 818-895-2500.
Please stop by the LALFL table. We would love to meet you. |
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August 7, 2009 |
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ADULT STEM CELL SUCCESS STORIES - 2008 UPDATE: JULY-DECEMBER http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=IS09A02 Family Research Council: 801 G Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 P: 202/393-2100 or 800/225-4008
October Special Events: |
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July 8, 2009 |
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National Lutherans For Life has great information on
adoption, log-on to their website:
www.lutheransforlife.org
Articles featuring families who have adopted children and a list of
agencies that help match children and adoptive parents can be found by
clicking on “Adoption” from the LFL home page. If you have a heart for
a child who doesn’t have a permanent home, please consider foster-care or
adoption. Your life and that of the child will be greatly enriched.
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The researchers worked with three patients who were each blind in one eye. The procedure involved scraping less than a millimeter of tissue from the sides of the cornea of each patient’s good eye, culturing the contact lens with the stem cells in that tissue for ten days, and then having the patient wear the contact. Within two weeks the stem cells had begun attaching themselves to the patients’ corneas and replenishing the damaged cells. Within that short a span, the reported results were
remarkable. Two of the patients were legally blind before the procedure,
but can now read the big letters on the top of the eye chart. The other
patient could read the top few rows of an eye chart, but can now pass the
vision test for a driver’s license. “The procedure is totally simple and cheap,” says Dr. Di Girolamo on the UNSW website. “Unlike other techniques, it requires no foreign human or animal products, only the patient’s own serum, and is completely non-invasive.” Read the rest of this amazing report at website: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/jun/09060411.html |
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Dear Pastor or LFL Contact, |
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We wish you all a very enjoyable summer of interesting opportunities to witness for Life. |
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UNITED STATES, April 29, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Former supermodel Kathy Ireland, who became famous in the 1980s and 90s for her appearances on the cover of Sports Illustrated, is not holding back on her pro-life views as she tours the nation promoting her new book on motherhood.
...Ireland has publicly opposed abortion since at least 1998, when she argued that the beginning of life at conception is a medically established fact as a guest on Politically Incorrect. However, she says, her views are becoming better known, and she has suffered some retaliation. "I mean it's been interesting, on this book tour this week there have been shows that have canceled me, speeches that have canceled. In my first book Powerful Inspirations: Eight Lessons that Will Change Your Life, I talk in depth about the life issue and how I came to that, and as people have learned that, it's very interesting," she told Mike Huckabee on Fox. However, Ireland says she won't back down, and will not deny her faith in Christ. "I never, ever want to exploit my faith. However I'll never be ashamed of it. I mean, it's who I am, it's my foundation, so I can't really have a conversation of real significance without that foundation, without my rock, and the anchor to my soul, without Him coming up." Ireland is on a tour to promote her book, Real Solutions for Busy Moms, which reportedly contains a chapter on her religious beliefs. She says she experienced a conversion to Christianity at the age of 18 while reading a Bible her mother packed for her during a trip to Europe on a modeling job.
Thanks For Your Support of Fundraising Events in May |
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New churches and groups were active in the Michele Pillar concert,
the Baby Shower, and Baby Bottle Boomerang activities. You have our
sincere thanks for helping in the promotion of and participation in these
events. Save the Date This Fall |
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Saturday, October 10th. will be a big day for the
pregnancy centers. You may check out her bio on website: http://premierespeakers.com/laura_ingraham/bio Laura Ingraham - Political Commentator and Best Selling
Author Next LALFL Meeting, Sunday, June 28, 2009 |
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Dear Pastor or LFL Contact, Sincerely,
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:: Lutherans For Life National Conference
Celebrating the Abundant Life
Dear Pastor or LFL Contact, Sincerely,
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The Holy Innocents and Martyrs (Matthew 2:16-18) |
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Another tragedy accompanies this one--Rachel weeping. The mothers and fathers of these dead children often weep in the darkness of grief, refusing to be comforted. These modern-day Rachels often sit in a deeper darkness than we see in Matthew's account because they were involved in the choice to have an abortion. The realization of what this choice really does can be devastating. |
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But one baby escaped Herod's sword that night--the Son of God incarnate, Jesus. His presence in Mary's womb gives value to all who reside in a womb. His birth brings hope to a world of darkness for His cross turns the tragedy of suffering and death into the triumph of forgiveness and life. Christmas compels us to speak boldly against the slaughter. Christmas compels us to speak tenderly to the Rachels. Your servant For Life, Jim Lamb, Executive Director |
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Our new website is: www.lalutheransforlife.org. It has good articles and videos on many pro-life issues. We hope the information blesses you and your friends in the New Year 2009.
The Pregnancy Resource Center’s "Fearfully and Wonderfully Made" Fundraising Banquet will be held at The Church at Rocky Peak, 22601 Santa Susana Pass Road, Chatsworth, CA 91311. The speaker will be Janet Folger, President & Founder of "Faith 2 Action.” She is a pro-life author and hosts a talk show making commentaries on current issues. Her website is: www.f2a.org. Doors open at 6:15p.m. The Dinner and Program begin at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $25 per person. Call the Center to make reservations by February 9, 2009: (818) 830-2499. Mail checks to: The Pregnancy Resource Center, 16909 Parthenia Street, Suite 301, North Hills, CA 91343.
Call Janice or Gayla: (818) 830-2499 for a tour of the PRC. Find ways your talents match PRC opportunities for service. Become a member of the winning team where “dedicated individuals are quietly changing the culture around us; toward life and toward the hope offered by Jesus Christ.” From Prayer Partners – January 2009
We will meet at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 8520 Winnetka Avenue, Winnetka, CA 91306 from 8:45 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Please call Carol Milton: 818-888-2008 or Joan Kemmerer: 818-363-0867, if you plan to join us or for more information.
Dear Pastor or LFL Contact, March for Life 2009 The Northern Virginia chapter of Lutherans For Life (LFL) is honored to welcome Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod President Gerald Kieschnick to the March for Life on Thursday, January 22, 2009 in Washington, D.C. The chapter is also offering to help individuals and groups by arranging for complementary housing through host families. Here is the tentative schedule:
If anyone in your congregation is interested in attending, contact: Dennis Di Mauro by e-mail at dennisdimauro@yahoo.com. May God guide you and bless you in the coming New Year 2009. Sincerely, |
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