Up to a million Christians in approximately 1 800 locations worldwide took part in the various Life Chains on October 5, International Life Chain Sunday. A National March for Life, organised by the National Alliance for Life, took place in Umhlanga, Durban, with about 2 000 marching, reports the Christian […]
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Pro-life march, vigils planned for International Life Chain Sunday
Pro-life groups throughout South Africa are gearing up for events on and around International Life Chain Sunday on October 5 to stand up for the right to life of pre-born babies. The fight to protect unborn babies from abortions has stepped up ever since the promulgation of the Termination of […]
Almost 900 doctors sign Dublin Declaration, affirm abortion is not maternal health
Originally published in Life Site News Almost 900 medical professionals have now signed the Dublin Declaration on Maternal Health, launched in 2012 to declare that abortion is not needed to save women’s lives. Unveiled at the International Symposium on Maternal Healthcare in Dublin, Ireland, the Declaration states: “As experienced practitioners and researchers […]
Pro-life doctor urges Christians to lay charges against illegal abortion advertisers
Dr Faan Oosthuizen does not compromise when he talks about abortion or Christians’ general unwillingness to stand up against abortion. “God commands us: Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; Defend the rights of the poor and needy; Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those […]
8 000 attend ‘Rally for Life’ event in Belfast
Originally published in Life Site News A major pro-life rally in Belfast on Saturday heard from parents whose children had life-limiting disorders and who say that better support for families, not abortion, is the answer when children are diagnosed with severe disabilities in the womb. Three mothers of babies with […]
Christian Life Award given to courageous parents who refused to abort baby
Originally published in the Gospel Herald What should have been a joyous time for Kristi and Dave Eskelund was instead one of fear and confusion. Doctors told the young parents that their unborn twin girls were conjoined at the abdomen, and possibly shared a heart. The pregnancy, they were told, […]
Hobby Lobby victory: US Supreme Court allows religious objections to Obama birth control law
Originally published in Charisma News The US Supreme Court on Monday (June 30, 2014) ruled that business owners can object on religious grounds to a provision of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law that requires closely held companies to provide health insurance that covers birth control. The court held on a […]
Pro-life sticker campaign spreads from Cape Town to PE
Port Elizabeth pro-life activist, Glen Brown and his team have taken to the streets to promote life, by placing anti-abortion ‘Value Life’ stickers over illegal abortion advertisements in the city. Brown launched the initiative a few months ago after he read about Peter Throp, the founder of Value Life, who […]
Church holds stork party for pregnancy crisis centre
Stirling Worship Centre is East London held a ‘stork party’ on Saturday (June 7, 2014) for Breath of Life Pregnancy Centre which provides much-needed counseling and caring services to women dealing with unwanted pregnancies. Nearly R6 000 was raised through cash donations and a raffle for a R500 Tupperware hamper, […]
Miss USA contestant describes self as a “product of rape”
Originally posted in The Daily Signal Miss Pennsylvania, Valerie Gatto, a contestant on last night’s Miss USA pageant, described herself as a “product of rape” in an interview with TODAY.com. Gatto revealed she was conceived after her mother was raped at knifepoint by a stranger. Gatto is using her experience […]