Marking the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion for any reason, more than 240 Lutherans — adults and youth from coast to coast — gathered at the first-ever LCMS Life Conference Jan. 25-26 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel here. LCMS Life Ministries organized the Synod convention-mandated conference, [...]
Thursday, January 31, 2013
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More than 350 people from across the nation donned neon-green hats reading “March for Life with the LCMS,” braving snow and freezing temperatures for the national “March for Life” here Jan. 25. A record 500,000 are estimated to have participated in the annual march — in a line stretching from the National Mall to the [...]
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
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Even below-freezing temperatures and intermittent snowfall couldn't stop hundreds of thousands of people from joining the national "March for Life" in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Jan. 25. The following day, Jan. 26, many Lutherans who participated in the March for Life also continued to take part in the LCMS' inaugural Life Conference in nearby Alexandria, Va.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
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Photo: The second day of the LCMS Life Conference, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, included a morning session led by LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison. Day two of the first-ever LCMS Life Conference began with a morning Matins service Saturday, Jan. 26, followed by the first session of the day led by LCMS President [...]
Friday, January 25, 2013
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Photo: Lutherans pray the Lord’s Prayer outside the U.S. Supreme Court building Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, at the conclusion of the “March for Life” 2013. (LCMS/Vicki Biggs) With below-freezing temperatures and snow falling throughout the day, LCMS Lutherans and hundreds of thousands of other participants of the national “March for Life” 2013 completed their march [...]
Friday, January 25, 2013
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About 350 people attended a pre-March for Life Divine Service at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, Va., Friday, Jan. 25. Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison preached. “We are a people of joy over life!” Harrison told the worshipers. “Life is precious and sacred.” The service, hosted by Immanuel Lutheran Church [...]
Thursday, January 3, 2013
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Today, Maggie Karner, director, LCMS Life Ministries, talked with Rev. Randy Asbury on KFUO-AM’s “His Time Morning Show” about the first-ever LCMS Life Conference set for Jan. 25-26 in Washington, D.C., and Arlington, Va. In the interview, Karner explains why participation in the national March for Life on the National Mall is so significant, especially [...]
Saturday, December 15, 2012
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January 2013 marks the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion for any reason. Since the 1973 decision, more than 53 million children have been aborted in the United States. To mark the tragic milestone, LCMS Life Ministries has organized the first-ever Life Conference set for Jan. 25-26 at the [...]
Monday, December 10, 2012
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Lutherans are invited to mark the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion by participating in the national “March for Life” on Friday, Jan. 25, in Washington, D.C. Since that decision in 1973, more than 50 million children have been aborted in the United States. Events on [...]
Monday, December 10, 2012
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LCMS Life Ministries and Lutherans For Life (LFL) are both offering resources designed to help congregations observe “Life Sunday” on Jan. 20, 2013. The observance marks the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Jan. 22, 1973, decision that legalized abortion. The resources also may be used on an alternate date. Life Ministries, a program [...]
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
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