{"id":774,"date":"2023-07-04T13:19:28","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T18:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeeducationcouncil.com\/blog\/?p=774"},"modified":"2024-01-04T11:42:50","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T16:42:50","slug":"serving-both-women-and-babies-july-2023-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeeducationcouncil.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/04\/serving-both-women-and-babies-july-2023-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"Serving Both Women and Babies — July 2023 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health\u00a0<\/em><\/h4>\n

is the 2022 Supreme Court case that reversed Roe v. Wade<\/em> that had falsely asserted a constitutional right to abortion. On its June anniversary, Bishop Kevin Sweeney (Paterson, NJ, Diocese) wrote: “While the Dobbs decision was certainly welcome, it also teaches us that ‘changing laws’ is only part of building a Culture of Life in the midst of what sadly seems to be, more and more, a Culture of Death. We need to ask for the inspiration and gifts of the Holy Spirit, that the Lord might use us as instruments to touch and change people’s hearts so that all may see that life begins at the moment of conception. We need to truly ‘Walk with Moms in Need<\/strong>,’ offering to expectant moms & families all the love, support, and help that they may need to say ‘Yes’ to the gift of life.” [The Beacon<\/em>, 6\/22\/23]<\/p>\n

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Since 2009, the Knights of Columbus have supplied more than 1,500 ultrasound machines to pregnancy centers.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Catholic School Has Student Arrested<\/h4>\n

That Canada is becoming less tolerant comes as no\u00a0surprise, but even so a Catholic high school getting one\u00a0of their 16-year-old students arrested is a bit of a shock, especially when the heart of the issue is his religious beliefs. Josh Alexander believes there are only two genders, that people can’t switch genders and that male students shouldn’t use girls’ washrooms.<\/strong> “I said there were only two genders and you were born either a male or a female and that got me into trouble.” Expressing those views in a classroom discussion on gender at St. Joseph’s Catholic High School (Ontario) got him suspended. When he showed up again for class, the school had police arrest him. It appears we are now so intolerant that we cannot stand people defending their religious beliefs in a classroom at a supposedly religious school. The problem may be that, instead of Christian principles, the area’s Catholic District School Board takes its guidance from the policies issued by the Ontario Human Rights (OHR) Commission and directive issues by the Ministry of Education. [Michael Higgins, nationalpost.com\/opinion\/2\/8\/23<\/em>]<\/p>\n

Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely”<\/h4>\n

The song is not about his romantic interest. “She” is the newly born daughter of the renowned blind composer and performer who issued the song in 1976:<\/p>\n

We have been heaven-blessed.<\/em>
\nI can\u2019t believe what God has done.<\/em>
\nThrough us, He\u2019s given life to one.<\/em>
\nBut isn\u2019t she lovely? Made from love<\/em><\/p>\n

The singer recognizes that couples partner with God in the creation of human life. He says that in a loving family, a child is created in an act of love. That child is a walking symbol of that act of love. A child is not conceived every time a couple comes together. But the creation of a child is God\u2019s blessing of the conjugal act. [Bobby Neal Winters, Salvo #65, Summer 2023.]<\/p>\n

Mama Bear Apologetics<\/h4>\n
Guide to Sexuality: Empowering Your Kids to Understand and Love Out God’s Design- Hillary Morgan Ferrer<\/h5>\n

This book for moms explains that Christians are increasingly urged to give lip service to the god of sex. From young ages, our children are being desensitized and groomed to pay homage. This excellent primer identifies the tactics being deployed against our children, and empowers them to know and embrace the beauty of God\u2019s design for gender and sex.<\/p>\n

The Sexual Revolution<\/h4>\n

Peter Elliott, retired bishop<\/h5>\n

The book explains how hook-up culture, same sex \u201cmarriage,\u201d abortion, pedophilia, sex trafficking,
\ntransgenderism and the porn industry all have their roots in the movement we\u2019ve come to call the sexual revolution. Elliott explains that when someone says, \u201cI\u2019m gay,\u201d a more truthful response would be, \u201cNo, you are a man.\u201d \u201cWhy.\u201d he suggests asking, \u201cdefine yourself by one element in your life \u2013 that you happen to have same sex attraction?\u201d People now identify themselves only by
\ntheir sexual orientation. Doing so creates an \u201cidentify game reinforced by ideological and political power.”<\/p>\n

Honoring the Greatest Pro-Life Leaders<\/h4>\n

Legacy of Life, is a new, engaging, easy-to-read history of the pro-life movement in America. A team of authors assembled this work to inspire generations of new leaders in \u201cthe greatest human rights struggle in history.\u201d Among the lives honored are Mother Teresa, Phyllis Schlafly, James Dobson, Francis Schaeffer, and 46 others. [LegacyofLifeBook.com]<\/p>\n

Who Will Defend Unborn Babies?<\/h4>\n