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I have been involved in the pro-life movement for nearly 13 years, and it truly broke my heart when President Obama signed executive orders releasing funds to pay for abortions, granting permission to fund human stem cell research, and allotting federal funding for contraception. As a Christian woman, it is disheartening to realize that our country is once again being run by a man and a political party so strongly committed to the shedding of innocent blood.

I wanted to take a few moments to share with you an opportunity for you to unite with others in the pro-life movement to send a clear message to our new administration that there is moral outrage in this country in regard to the sanctity of human life.

Over the next week thousands of people across this country will be sending a very clear message to our President thanks to an idea laid upon the heart of a 20 year veteran in the pro-life ministry, John Otto. You are invited as a member of the Christian community to unite with others in the Red Envelope Campaign.

The instructions are simple. Purchase a red envelope and address it to:

President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington , D.C. 20500

On the back, write one of the following messages:

“This envelope represents one child who died as a result of abortion. It is empty because that life was unable to offer anything to the world. Responsibility begins with conception.”

OR

“There is no God who condones taking the life of an innocent human being. This much we know.”
– Barack Obama at the National Prayer Breakfast

Put a stamp on it and put it in the mail. Then encourage every one of your friends and family to do the same. Our goal is to send 50 million red envelopes, one for every child who died as a result of a so-called safe, simple, and legal medical procedure: abortion. For more information visit the Red Envelope Project website. Each envelope counts. Perhaps yours will be the one that changes the heart of our president!

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An exciting new book came out this week, Speechless: Silencing the Christians by Rev.Donald E. Wildmon! Reverend Wildmon is the President of the American Family Association, which is a nationwide charity that stands for traditional family values, focusing primarily on the influence of television and other media on our society.

The AFA is well known nationwide and has over 2 million supporters. This book is based on a documentary series co-produced by the Inspiration Networks and the American Family Association.

Reverend Wildmon describes his purpose in writing the book as “to make people aware that Christians are being silenced all across America: in the political debate, the public square, the schools, the workplace, and even in the sanctuary of their own churches. You’ll find accounts by Christians all over the United States that were never (and probably never will be) covered by main stream media.”

You can order this book here through AFA for a suggested donation of $24.95. I anticipate that this will be a very enlightening and motivating book for Christian America. I can’t wait to start reading it!

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You might say that the observance of Presidents’ Day in the United States is a rather unusual holiday in that it seems to mean something different to everybody. In looking through the local newspaper, you might conclude that Presidents’ Day was created by merchants, just so they can hold their annual sales to clear their shelves of winter stock. For some, Presidents’ Day is intended to honor George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, and for others, all the American presidents.

Regardless of how you honor this day, please set aside time to pray for our nation’s current president. Only through fervent prayer can we be assured that the decisions made by President Obama will serve to protect life and family, assure our religious freedoms and civil liberties.

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Today, February 6th 2009, is National Go Red Day. This day was founded by the American Heart Association to support national research and education about women and heart disease. The purpose of National Go Red Day is to raise money and increase awareness to help fight heart disease in women.

The American Heart Association has set a short term goal of reducing coronary heart disease and stroke risk by 25% by the year 2010. They are trying to change the perception that heart disease is a “men’s risk” and educate women about the risk it poses to them as well. Get the facts about heart disease here and take the Go Red Heart check up to know your risk so that you can help fight this #1 killer.

There are lots of ways you can help the Go Red movement, shop Go Red for cool products that support the cause or make a direct donation to the American Heart Association. It can also be as simple as wearing red on Friday to spread awareness. Just remember, if anyone asks why you’re wearing red- tell them about Go Red day!

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