Lutherans For Life Executive Director Dr. James Lamb talks about “Hands that Knit, Arms that Hold” (Psalm 139: 13-14, Mark 10:13-16) in the sermon he delivered January 24 before the March for Life. Worshippers attended the service at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Alexandria, Va., before heading to the annual pro-life rally in Washington, D.C. MFL 2011 [...]
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
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LCMS Sanctity of Human Life Committee member Rev. Christopher Esget of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Alexandria, VA (host church of the pre-March For Life Lutheran Divine Service) speaks with Rev. Todd Wilkin of Issues, Etc. following the 2011 March for Life. MFL 2011 – Issues, Etc interviews Rev. Esget
Monday, January 24, 2011
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“A unique blessing” is what Life and Health Ministries Director Maggie Karner calls joining thousands of fellow pro-life supporters in Washington, D.C. for the annual March for Life. “It’s a blessing that God has allowed us to be involved in the government process and openly state how we feel about certain issues,” said Karner, as [...]
Monday, January 24, 2011
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Bethany Janssen says she hopes her first March for Life will also be her last. “We’ll come back next year, but we hope we don’t have to,” said the breathless Concordia University Wisconsin student, making her debut at the Jan. 24 pro-life rally in Washington, D.C. Wearing matching tie-dyed fleece scarves, Janssen and 11 fellow [...]
Monday, January 24, 2011
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Members of the LCMS Sanctity of Human Life Committee will follow the Jan. 24 March for Life by beginning work on a national conference to encourage and equip Lutherans to speak out on the sanctity of human life. “Sometimes people don’t understand that as Christians, it’s our vocation to work in the public square, the [...]
Monday, January 24, 2011
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“As a Christian by faith, I have remained an unequivocal pro-life supporter throughout my entire career. I am proud to have consistently high ratings from groups such as the National Right to Life, Americans United for Life, and the Christian Coalition. As we embark on this new Congress, attacks on the unborn must be met [...]
Monday, January 24, 2011
Melanie Ave, LCMS Communications public relations coordinator, reports from today’s 38th annual March for Life, in Washington, D.C. Check back throughout the day for updates and more interviews with marching Lutherans. MFL 2011 Melanie Ave Report 4:02pm ET Melanie Ave talks to Maggie Karner, Director of Health and Life Ministries, and Ed Szeto, Special Projects [...]
Friday, January 21, 2011
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Attempting to fulfill a pledge to ban all federal funding of elective abortions, the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” (H.R. 3) on Jan. 20. Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) remarked, “A ban on taxpayer funding of abortion is the will of the people and ought to [...]
Friday, January 14, 2011
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Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) Rep. Bucshon, a cardiothoracic surgeon and a veteran of the U.S. Navy Reserve, held no previous political office before his election to Congress in Nov. 2010. He serves on the Education & the Workforce Committee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Bucshon is opposed to all late-term abortions and believes Roe [...]
Thursday, January 13, 2011
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LCMS World Relief and Human Care (WR-HC) will again take part in one of Washington, D.C.’s largest rallies and provide online coverage of the 38th annual March for Life on Jan. 24. This is the third year that the Synod’s mercy ministry will post pictures and interviews with marching Lutherans at www.lcms.org/marchforlife. “LCMS World Relief [...]
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
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