A girl’s got to protect herself. I’m brushing up on my ninja techniques. Busy weekend. I won’t rest easy, but I hope you will.
(Image credit: My nine-year-old nephew, who was a baby only last week. How did he get to be nine? That means I’m…)
October 2009
You Generation Y types probably have no idea who Scott Baio is, but Gen-X-ers like me should know. Baio was Chachi on “Happy Days” and spin-off “Joanie Loves Chachi,” and Charles on “Charles in Charge.”
I just learned this morning, through Jill Stanek, that Baio is pro-life and a conservative. He responded to someone on Twitter, and his leanings leaked out. He tweeted, “People that are Pro-Choice should ‘Thank’ their Mother for being Pro-Life.”
But, as Jill notes, the tweet is no longer there. “For whatever reason Baio – or his agent – apparently decided it best to remain underground with his pro-life convictions.”
That’s too bad. I’ve made similar complaints about Christian rockers who don’t like talking about their faith.
One actor who isn’t shy about his pro-life views is actor Jim Caviezel, probably best known for portraying Christ in “The Passion of the Christ.”
So few in Hollywood (or in the music business) hold views similar to mine. They’re like diamonds buried in a pile of manure. When I find one, I’ve got to pluck it out, clean it off, and present it.
Sparkly.
The 22nd SFLA National Conference will be held on January 23, 2010, at the Pryzbyla Center, Catholic University in Washington, DC, my old stomping grounds. (Left the capital a year ago after almost 10 years, and don’t miss it. Much.)
Top 5 Reasons You Need to Attend the 22nd SFLA National Conference:
- Find potential jobs and internships in the pro-life movement
- Meet other student pro-life leaders from across the U.S.
- Learn how to be more effective in saving lives on your campus
- Participate in March for Life and other pro-life events the same week
- Hear and meet national pro-life speakers and heroes
Check out the proposed schedule. No Lila Rose of Live Action or Erik Whittington of Rock for Life?
Read about both in my recent off-blog effort.
(Image: an “abortable” 12-week-old unborn baby from BabyCenter)
Later…A man who killed a 13-week unborn child faces murder charges. Unborn life is only worth protecting if the woman carrying him wants him. Otherwise…
The wanted unborn baby is protected under law. The unwanted baby is not.
Does that sound right to you?
Related: “old” article at Pajamas Media about NYT aborted baby photos.
We know a lot more about the development of babies in the womb since Roe v. Wade. A re-examination of the law is overdue (pardon the pun).
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If you live long enough, you’ll eventually see everything.
I used to watch “Law & Order.” Fed up over what I considered leftist preaching and no longer willing to suspend disbelief over the statistically weak saga of the Great White Defendant, I stopped.
Anyway, in the usual “ripped from the headlines” fashion, a recent episode was loosely based on the murder of infant killer George Tiller. An abortionist performing a partial birth abortion failed in his attempt, delivering a viable baby. He asked the mother if she wanted him to finish the job he botched, and she said yes. The abortionist kills the baby, which at that point is murder as defined by law. A “pro-life” man murders the child killer. One detective investigating the case is pro-life, and the other is pro-abortion. Interesting exchange between the two at the beginning of the episode.
Jill Stanek, pro-life blogger and former labor and delivery nurse, posted the episode on her blog. I watched it. Still not a fan of the show, but I’m pleased the writers, likely pro-abortion, crafted such a script. Kudos to the network for airing the episode. There are a couple of pro-life swipes here and there, but overall, it’s watchable. The show is, for lack of a better word, groundbreaking.
Ironically, groundbreaking was used to describe pro-abortion shows in the 1960s. How times have changed. If you have 43 minutes to spare, check it out.
(Photo source: National Medical Slide Bank/Wellcome Photo Library)
