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GOP candidates to address pro-life issues tomorrow night

December 27, 2011/6 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey Hazzard

Via a Students for Life of America email:

We are excited to announce the first ever Presidential Pro-Life Forum, a national tele-town hall and radio simulcast presented by Personhood USA in partnership with Champion The Vote and other national pro-life organizations tomorrow, December 27 at 8:00 – 9:30 pm CST. 

All current Presidential candidates have been invited to participate, and as of now, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann, and Rick Santorum are confirmed. 

We hope you’ll attend this 90-minute town hall conference call to hear the candidates discuss their views on right to lifeissues. On the tele-conference, you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions and to give instant feedback to thoughts and ideas shared. The programwill also be heard live on Steve Deace’s nationally-syndicated radio show on the Salem Network. Please visit www.ChampionTheVote.com to register!

While it’s good to see that life issues are getting attention, I have some concerns about the Presidential Pro-Life Forum.  Champion the Vote describes itself as a group of voters who “are passionate about America and God’s word” and “long to see our nation return to the timeless truth of a Biblical worldview.”  Many of the co-sponsoring organizations have similar missions.  It appears likely that the Forum will frame the right to life in religious terms, potentially alienating non-Christian voters.

On the plus side, the Forum will provide opportunities for live questions and answers.  It is entirely appropriate for pro-life voters to ask the candidates how they would advance science, promote pro-life cooperation, and represent citizens of all faith backgrounds as president.  Secular Pro-Life encourages you to ask those questions of Gingrich, Perry, Bachmann, and Santorum tomorrow night.  All four are pro-life: but which would best guide us into a pro-life future?

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  1. Ward Ricker
    Ward Ricker says:
    December 27, 2011 at 2:57 am

    I visited championthevote.com and I understand your concern. They want to bring the country "back to God" (and their perception of what that "God" is). I am not sure if it will do any good to have input from non-theist sources – it is a bunch of Christians talking to Christians – but I will register and try. I hope others will also.

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  2. Ward Ricker
    Ward Ricker says:
    December 27, 2011 at 3:09 am

    Now that I said I would register and try, I am immediately getting "cold feet". Spend an hour and a half on the phone listening to a bunch of Christians talking to each other. Ugghh! I imagine there will be a lot of people on this one phone call – will there much chance to ask any questions or make any comments if you want to? I also feel a little dishonest. If I register at the ChampionTheVote website, then am I not saying that I am one of them? If I question their religious viewpoint they will say I have not right to be there because I am not a ChampionTheVote'er. (Although you don't have to actually join them to register.) Are any of the rest of you going to do this? Any suggestions?

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  3. Kelsey
    Kelsey says:
    December 27, 2011 at 3:36 pm

    I'll try to be on the call too, if only to report on what happens.

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  4. Ward Ricker
    Ward Ricker says:
    December 28, 2011 at 2:15 am

    Ooops! The time got away from me and I never did get registered for the tele-forum. Sorry if I let you down. I will be anxious to hear what you have to report.

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  5. Ward Ricker
    Ward Ricker says:
    December 28, 2011 at 7:55 am

    By the way, I have referenced Aimee Bedoy's article (and more generally your journal) at my website: http://www.abortionreason.com/blog.php.

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  6. Ward Ricker
    Ward Ricker says:
    December 28, 2011 at 7:57 am

    Oops! That comment ended up on the wrong page. (D***ed browser!) I will repost it on the right page.

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