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Marching for life in 1993 with Flip Benham

January 20, 2011 – 2:50 am

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“Jane Roe” or Roe v Wade is now a prolife Christian. She’s recently done a commercial about it.

Miss Norma's Baptism

Around 1993 my wife Jill and I peacefully walked the streets of Little Rock with  Rev Flip Benham who was working with Operation Rescue at the time. We held pro-life signs up and heard some moving stories those two days that we participated.

We could tell that Rev Benham was a man of prayer. He believed in it and practiced it often. Little did we know what the events of the next couple of years would be.

Roe v Wade case was actually about a lady named Jane Roe, but the lady’s name was actually Norma McCorvey. Wikipedia puts it like this:

In 1995, Norma McCorvey was working at a clinic in Dallas when Operation Rescue moved in next door. She allegedly struck up a friendship over cigarettes with Operation Rescue preacher Flip Benham, who incorporates his Christian belief with his stance against abortion.

Norma McCorvey said that Flip Benham talked to her and was kind to her. She became friends with him, attended church and was baptized. She surprised the world by going on national television to say that she now believed abortion was wrong.

Norma McCorvey had been in a lesbian relationship for years, but she eventually denounced lesbianism as well after her conversion to Christianity. Within a few years of her first book, Norma McCorvey had written a second book, Won By Love: Norma McCorvey, Jane Roe of Roe v. Wade, Speaks Out for the Unborn as She Shares Her New Conviction for Life.

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Today I have a profile of St lawmaker Missy Thomas Irvin.

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Missy Thomas Irvin, State Senate Nominee, District 10 

Melissa (Missy) Thomas Irvin is the Republican candidate for Arkansas State Senate, District 10. Missy and her husband, Dr. John Dawson Irvin have lived in Mountain View for 14 years. They have four children, Allyn, Hennely, Josie, and Ike. The are members of First United Methodist Church of Mountain View. Missy is a committed, common-sense conservative. She is seeking the office of State Senator to better the lives of her friends and neighbors and to make sure her children don’t have to deal with the after- effects of wasteful government spending.

Click here to find out the latest news from the Missy Thomas Irvin for State Senate CampaignMelissa (Missy) Thomas Irvin, of Mountain View. Filed for the Arkansas State Senate race for District 10 as a Republican candidate on Monday, March 8th. Missy and her husband, Dr. John Dawson Irvin, have lived in Mountain View for 13 years. They have four children, Allyn, Hennelly, Josie and Ike. They are members of First United Methodist Church of Mountain View.

Ms. Irvin grew up in Little Rock, attending Mt. St. Mary Academy. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, communications and dance from Randolph – Macon Woman’s College in Virginia. She attended the University of Reading and Oxford University in England during her college career. She has worked as a news editor for KATV, Channel 7 News and as Marketing Director for Tipton & Hurst, Inc. of Little Rock.
After moving to Mountain View, she worked for Stone County Ironworks, eventually becoming the Advertising and Marketing Director, as well as a product developer for the SCI line and their larger clients, such as LL Bean. Irvin has worked as an independent graphic designer and marketing consultant for private clients. She worked with Calico Rock Ironworks in marketing and product development. She then worked as an Adjunct Professor of Dance for Hendrix College for 5 years, serving as Director of Dance her final year.
Ms. Irvin’s political campaign reaches back to the days of Ronald Reagan, working in his presidential campaign in Arkansas. After high school, Irvin volunteered for Sheffield Nelson’s first campaign for Governor, and then worked in his second campaign as Special Events Coordinator and Assistant Finance Director in 1994. In 2000, Irvin served as campaign manager for her brother, Bob Thomas, who ran for the United States House of Representatives against then U.S. Representative, Vic Snyder. She has on several occasions lobbied the state legislature on behalf of rural health care and physicians.
Currently, Missy works with her husband in his medical clinic. Her extensive volunteer activities include coordinating the first three years of the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life for Stone County, coordinating “After Dark in the Park.” with the Ozark Folk Center and supporting the Music Roots program. She serves on the health advisory committee for the Mountain View School District and has served as a parent representative for the school in the implementation of the new EAST program.
She currently serves as president of the Mountain View Youth Soccer Association, as a vice-president for the Arkansas State Soccer Association, and IS a AAA registered volunteer soccer coach. She is a member of P.E.O., and past president of DK. She is very active in her church. In 2008, Irvin received a Presidential Award for her volunteer work in the community.

Ms. lrvin’s father, Dr. Jerry Thomas is a graduate of Batesville High School. Her grandfather, Ivan, was a gunsmith in the area long ago. Her uncle Jack Thomas, was the knife maker at the Ozark Folk Center and was a long time resident of Mountain View. “Even though I grew up in Little Rock, this area is the land of my fathers. I grew up coming to the creek and the square. I am passionate about the people of this district, and am ready to continue to work at the next level where I believe I can be a strong voice and advocate for our district’s health care providers, our school districts and our municipal and county Missy Thomas Irvin | Entries (RSS) | Comments (RSS)
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Liberal from Fayetteville: “I would have advised her to have an abortion…Now, years later, that baby is grown and about to finish her doctorate..”

January 19, 2011 – 9:21 pm

Superbowl commercial with Tim Tebow and Mom.

I used to write letters to the editor a whole lot back in the 1990’s.  I am pro-life and many times my letters would discuss current political debates, and I got to know several names of people that would often write in response letters to my published letters. One of those individuals was a Dr. William F. Harrison from Fayetteville. Later I found out from reading an article by David Sanders that Dr. Harrison was an abortionist. Dr Harrison died from leukemia on September 24, 2010. Here is a post from Jason Tolbert from July of 2010:

KFSM in Fayetteville is reporting that abortist William Harrison is closing the doors to his abortion clinic in nothwest Arkansas for health reasons. In an ABC News story a few year ago, Harrison said he had performed over 10,000 abortions and was comfortable with the taking of life.

I now write a column for Stephen Media in a spot once held by conservative David J. Sanders who is currently running for the Arkansas House of Representatives.  Sanders shadowed Harrison in his abortion clinic and wrote of series of columns on the experience.  I think these are prehaps Sanders’ best work…

Harrison is sure that what he does is right, but he confessed to the enormous costs that come in his line of work. There were threats against his wife and children and staff. He commented that if he “had known” everything – the threats, the risks – that would take place over the years, he might not have decided to provide abortions.

Some years ago, a 16-year-old daughter of a close friend of the family had gotten pregnant. “Their Baptist minister had advised her parents that she shouldn’t have an abortion and that (if she did) she would regret it the rest of her life. But had I had the choice, at the time, I would have advised (the mother of the teenager) to have that child aborted,” he said as he stared at his desktop.

“Well, she had her baby. She’s as smart as a whip,” he said. Now, years later, that baby is grown and about to finish her doctorate at the University of California at San Francisco.

I asked him if that sent chills up his spine. His response: “Absolutely.”

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Today I have a profile of St lawmaker Ruth Whitaker.

Ruth Whitaker
Arkansas State Senate District 3
Incumbent
Assumed office
2001
Current term ends
2012
Political party Republican
Profession Community Activist
Website Senate website

Ruth Whitaker (b. December 13, 1936) has been a Republican member of the Arkansas State Senate since 2001. She represents the 3rd district.Whitaker is a former Alderman of the City of Cedarville. She worked as a Secretary for the Arkansas State Republican Party from 1992 to 1994.

Whitaker earned her BA from Hendrix College in 1958.

Whitaker has worked as a Political Advisor and a Community Activist.

Committee assignments

Elections

2010

Whitaker’s seat is not up for election in 2010.

2008

On November 4, 2008, Whitaker won election to the 3rd District Seat in the Arkansas State Senate, running unopposed in the general election.[1]

Whitaker raised $31,243 for her campaign.[2]

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33rd ANNUAL MARCH FOR LIFE:Little Rock Sun 2pm begins at Capital and Louisiana Streets

January 18, 2011 – 10:37 pm

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President Obama on abortion

Adrian Rogers (former President of Southern Baptist Convention): “I am not as afraid of the Communist, the Russians, the Chinese, as much as I am afraid of God.  If God be for us, who can be against us?  If God be against us, then who can be for us?  It is God I am afraid of.”

I personally started walking in these marches in 1983. There have been some years when the weather was really bad and I missed. I took my four kids to many of them. It is always an emotional time.

I remember especially 1993’s March since I felt that for the first time since Roe v Wade that Arkansas could have a major impact. I knew that Bill Clinton had resided in our city for many years and was a Southern Baptist as I was. In fact, I learned a few days later that my former pastor Adrian Rogers had a chance with several other pastors to meet with the incoming President a few days earlier in Little Rock.

My friend, the Rev Sherwood Haisty Jr., and I had a chance to eat lunch with Dr. Rogers the next Thursday and he told us what President Clinton had to say on the issue of abortion. Before the meeting with the pastors began he outlined his position on abortion which was basically pro-choice. In others words, President Clinton was opening the floor for other subjects but that issue was already settled.

Looking back to the 8 years of Bill Clinton, he did everything he could to further the pro-abortion agenda. Some day his wife may be president and I have no reason to believe that she will not try to do the same.

Arkansas Right to Life press release below:

On Sunday, January 23, 2011 thousands of Arkansans will take to the streets of Little Rock at 2:00 p.m. in a peaceful and prayerful witness to the sanctity of human life for the 33 rd Annual March for Life. Sponsored by Arkansas Right to Life, the march begins at Capitol and Louisiana Streets, proceeds down Capitol Avenue approximately 13 blocks and concludes at the steps of the State Capitol for a brief program.

Wayne Mays, president of Arkansas Right to Life, will lead the march along with invited dignitaries and other special guests. The march will proceed as planned regardless of weather conditions.

Princella Smith, of Wynne, will be our keynote speaker. Interested in politics very early in her life, Ms. Smith became a prime time speaker at the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City addressing the nation on the same night as First Lady Laura Bush and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Just last year , Princella vied to become America’s youngest Member of Congress as a candidate for the First District of Arkansas at age 26. Smith is a regular political contributor and has been featured and/or written for several national media outlets including: FOX News, CNN, CBS, MSNBC, BET, Bloomberg News, PBS, NPR, USA Today, among other local, national and international media outlets.

Among are special invited guests are: U.S. Senator John Boozman, Congressmen Rick Crawford, Tim Griffin and Steve Womack, Arkansas Lt. Governor Mark Darr, Secretary of State Mark Martin and pro-life members of the Arkansas General Assembly.

Also participating in the brief program will be Bishop Anthony Taylor, Bishop of the Diocese of Little Rock and Cathie Dorsch, Associate Minister at Agape Church in Little Rock. Song selections will be performed by the Jim Bob & Michelle Duggar Family of Springdale, Arkansas.

“The pro-life movement is energized with the newly elected, more conservative Congress and Arkansas General Assembly and ready to enact legislation that will reject the pro-abortion policies and health care mandates of the Obama administration that seek to federally subsidize abortion on demand and ration the healthcare treatments of the disabled, chronically ill and aged,” said Rose Mimms, Executive Director of Arkansas Right to Life.

The state’s leading voice of the voiceless Arkansas Right to Life is dedicated to protecting all human beings threatened by abortion, infanticide, and euthanasia.

Arkansas Right to Life, the state’s oldest and largest pro-life organization,
is an affiliate of the National Right to Life Committee.

Dr. John Piper’s response to President Obama’s statement on abortion

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Today I have a profile from Ballotpedia on St lawmaker Jonathan Barnett.

Jonathan Barnett

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Jonathan Barnett
Arkansas House of Representatives District 97
Incumbent
Assumed office
2009
Current term ends
2010
Political party Republican
Profession General Contractor
Website House site

Jonathan Barnett is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives. He has represented the 97th District since 2009 and currently serves as Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore.

Issue positions

Barnett did not provide answers to the Arkansas State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test provides voters with how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.[1]

Committee assignments

Sponsored legislation

Barnett’s sponsored legislation includes:

  • HB 1612 – “TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL LAW IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR RECEIPT OF FEDERAL HIGHWAY FUNDS.”
  • HB 2209 – “TO EXEMPT EARTH MISSION, INC. FROM THE SALES AND USE TAX.”
  • HB 2210 – “TO EXEMPT THE MASONIC LODGE OF ARKANSAS FROM THE PROPERTY TAX.”

For a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.

Elections

2010

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Barnett won re-election to the 97th district seat in 2010. He faced no opposition.[2]

2008

On November 4, 2008, Barnett won election to the 97th District Seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives, running unopposed in the general election.[3]

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