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Susan G. Komen Cuts Walks in 7 Cities

June 6, 2013 By Nathan Cherry

After the PR disaster of last year, the Susan G. Komen foundation has been relatively quiet. The breast cancer research group sought to cut funding from Planned Parenthood, a move which pro-life organizations hailed as a victory. But after a media frenzy fueled by Planned Parenthood ensued, Komen reversed its decision and decided to continue funding an organization that contributes to the cause of breast caner through abortion. Pro-life people nationwide (myself included) have boycott Komen ever since. Now the group says it is cutting fundraising walks in 7 cities nationwide:

“A Komen spokeswoman said in an email that participation in the three-day walks declined by 37 percent in the past four years, without specifying whether that was the number of participants or dollars raised. The group decided to remove the cities from next year’s schedule that have not been meeting fundraising goals, the spokeswoman said.” Who said actions don’t have consequences. Click here for original article.

About Nathan Cherry

Nathan Cherry is the chief editor and blogger for the Engage Family Minute blog, the official blog of the FPCWV. He serves also as the Regional Development Coordinator as a liaison to the pastor's of West Virginia. He is a pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, pro-religious freedom conservative. He is also a husband, father, pastor, author, musician, and follower of Jesus Christ.

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: abortion, breast cancer, cause, cut, funding, Komen, media, planned parenthood, walks

Engaging Weekend: Woman Killed in Botched Abortion Told Not To Go To ER?, Parental Notification Laws for Abortion, Canada Seeks to End Funding for Group Opposing Homosexuality

February 18, 2013 By Nathan Cherry

Engaging Weekend is a collection of articles you might have missed over the weekend. But we thought they were important and wanted to make sure you had a chance to read them.

Was Woman Killed in Botched 33-Week Abortion Told Not to Go to ER?

Papers recovered from the abortion clinic where a 29 year old woman died after having a late-term (33 weeks) abortion reveal information that is dangerous to any person. The information reveals the depth of misinformation, danger, and indifference shown to women that obtain abortions at these clinics. One article reports: “Of greatest interest…Carhart’s instructions not to go to the ER in the event of an emergency, but instead to ‘call and we will meet you at the clinic,’ which is clearly dangerous medical advice… Carhart left the state the afternoon Morbelli’s abortion was completed…Morbelli’s family tried several times to unsuccessfully contact Carhart before going to Shady Grove Adventist Hospital’s ER, then this document is at the very least misleading, stating, ‘One of our staff is on-call 24 hours a day.’ Again, that staff does not necessarily include the doctor himself…Carhart’s self-serving motive at the expense of patient safety is to contain publicity about negative reactions to abortions.” Click here for original article.

Panel OKs parental notification abortion bills

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Filed Under: Engaging Weekend Tagged With: abortion, botched, Canada, ER, funding, girl, homosexual, killed, laws, Mississippi, notification, opposed, parental, pray, school, teen, woman

Look What West Virginia is Doing to Curb Abortion Funding in ObamaCare

February 6, 2013 By Nathan Cherry

A graph released by LifeNews.com shows what measures states are taking to curb abortion funding in ObamaCare. Americans overwhelmingly agree that public funding – tax dollars – should not be used to fund the abortion business. Though a bi-partisan majority of Americans believe this, President Obama and liberals in the Senate continue to throw money at groups like Planned Parenthood. So states have taken matters into their own hands and began enacting measures to strip abortion funding from ObamaCare. As the article states, the reason for this is “Buried within the individual mandate is the ‘abortion premium mandate.’ This mandate requires that all who are enrolled in insurance plans which cover elective abortion must pay a separate premium which serves as a direct abortion subsidy. This mandate could potentially leave many Americans stuck between a rock and a hard place as they must choose between following their consciences and providing for the healthcare needs of their families.”

So what is West Virginia doing? Nothing. Though our citizens overwhelmingly support life and don’t want public funding being used for abortion, though measures exist to remove public funding from ObamaCare, our lawmakers – to date – have done nothing at all. See for yourself in the graph below. Click here for original article.

State Abortion Funding Limits
STATE	Public Funding for Indigent	States Employee Insurance	Exchanges	Private Plans
Alabama	X		X
Alaska
Arizona		X	X
Arkansas	X
California
Colorado	X	X
Connecticut
Delaware	X
District of Columbia	X
Florida	X		X
Georgia	X
Hawaii
Idaho	X	X	X	X
Illinois		X
Indiana	X		X
Iowa	X
Kansas	X	X	X	X
Kentucky	X	X	X	X
Louisiana	X		X
Maine	X
Maryland
Massachusetts		X[ii]
Michigan	X
Minnesota
Mississippi	X	X	X
Missouri	X	X	X	X
Montana
Nebraska	X	X	X	X
Nevada	X
New Hampshire	X
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina	X	X
North Dakota	X	X	X	X
Ohio	X	X	X
Oklahoma	X	X	X	X
Oregon
Pennsylvania	X	X
Rhode Island	X	X		X[iii]
South Carolina	X	X	X
South Dakota	X		X
Tennessee	X		X
Texas	X
Utah	X	X	X	X
Vermont
Virginia	X	X	X
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin	X		X
Wyoming	X
TOTAL:	34 states prohibit public funding of abortions for indigent women.	18 states restrict abortion coverage in insurance plans for public employees.	20 statesprohibit coverage in plans offered through the exchanges.	8 states have laws restricting insurance coverage of abortion in private insurance plans.

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Filed Under: Life Tagged With: abortion, curb, funding, Life, Obamacare, oppose, planned parenthood, public, tax, West Virginia

Lawsuit Over Public Funding of Religious Schools

January 15, 2013 By Nathan Cherry

Evidently, according to the ACLU and Americans United for Separation of Church and State, it is perfectly acceptable to take money from citizens in order to fund public schools that are teaching things parents are morally and religiously opposed to. However, it is not acceptable, to these groups, for that same money to go to religious schools teaching things that others are opposed to. Does anyone else see the blatant hypocrisy in this philosophy? And yet, a lawsuit in New Hampshire over a tax credit program that would divert some funds to religious schools is being brought by these very hypocritical groups. A recent article by the ACLU states:

“The Education Tax Credit Program allows businesses to reduce their tax liability by receiving an 85 percent tax credit in exchange for donations made to K-12 scholarship organizations, which will pay for tuition at religious and other private schools. Since there is no state oversight of the schools receiving funds, religious schools will be able to use the donations for religious instruction, indoctrination and religiously based discrimination…The program, passed by the New Hampshire Legislature last year, took effect Jan. 1. It allows up to $3.4 million in tax credits to be claimed in the first year and $5.1 million during its second year. It provides for additional increases in tax credits in subsequent years.” Frankly, if I have to pay taxes to public schools that I ardently disagree with, why shouldn’t others pay taxes to religious and private schools they disagree with? Click here for original article.

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Filed Under: Religious Freedom Tagged With: ACLU, AU, funding, lawsuit, public, religious, schools, taxes

Texas Cuts Off Planned Parenthood

January 2, 2013 By Nathan Cherry

This is a great way to start the new year; Planned Parenthood being cut off from the public funding well that has fueled their death machine for far too long. Considering that Planned Parenthood is a “non-profit” organization, I can’t figure out why they feel entitled to tax-payer funds on a state and federal level at all. Thankfully, Texas has decided that it’s time to say goodbye to the abortion giant and refer women to doctors that do not support abortion. A recent article says:

“A court ruling has cleared the way for Texas to end public funding for Planned Parenthood and other groups that support abortion. Republican lawmakers passed the ‘Affiliate Ban Rule’ in 2012, but Planned Parenthood sought a temporary injunction to keep it from going into effect on Jan. 1. On Monday, a Texas District Judge denied that bid. The abortion provider says the rule prevents poor women from getting the health care they need. Texas officials note, however, that women can still get help through a state program that refers them to doctors and clinics that don’t support abortion.” Hopefully others will follow the example of Texas and refuse to fund a corrupt, criminal organization like Planned Parenthood any longer. Click here for original article.

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Filed Under: Life Tagged With: abortion, criminal, cut, denies, funding, injunction, judge, money, organization, planned parenthood, tax payer, Texas

UPS No Longer Supporting Boy Scouts

November 14, 2012 By Nathan Cherry

If you are a fan of the Boy Scouts you might want to think twice before sending that next package with UPS. The Shipping giant announced it will no longer support the Boy Scouts through it’s philanthropic branch in light of the Scouts position on homosexuals within its organization. The Boy Scouts have made quite a name for themselves by refusing to change their policy refusing to recognize homosexuals as members or leaders. We have praised the Boy Scouts for their willingness to be publicly maligned by liberals and homosexual advocates for their position, while others – like UPS – have decided to stop supporting the Scouts. Interestingly, UPS decided to end their support after an online petition gained a mere 80,000 signatures. That’s less than 10% of 1% of the population of the U.S. It seems a super minority is able to affect change for the more than 2.7 million Boy Scouts and their families. I wonder what would happen if all those Boy Scouts and their families never used UPS again? Click here for original article.

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Filed Under: Marriage Tagged With: Boy Scouts, cut, funding, homosexual, leader, Marriage, member, policy, UPS

Planned Parenthood is Happy About SCOTUS/ObamaCare Ruling

July 3, 2012 By Nathan Cherry

by Nathan A. Cherry, 07/03/2012

All you need to know about the SCOTUS/ObamaCare ruling right now is that Planned Parenthood is happy. If they are happy then pro-lifers have plenty of reason to be unhappy. All those promises about “no money for abortion” are worthless because, let’s face it, if not one dime was going to groups like Planned Parenthood for abortion funding then they have no reason to be happy. The fact that they are happy says money is on the way. Anyone believing this law will lower insurance and/or taxes on already struggling families just doesn’t know how economics truly works (nothing is free). The moral atrocities contained in the law are equally unsettling. LifeNews.com carries the story.

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Filed Under: Life Tagged With: abortion, funding, insurance, Life, Obamacare, planned parenthood, pro-life, SCOTUS, taxes

U.S. House Committee Votes to Remove Abortion Funding from Obamacare

July 2, 2012 By Nathan Cherry

by Nathan A. Cherry, 07/02/2012

Lifenews.com reports that as the Obamacare issue continues in light of the recent Supreme Court decision, it is worth mentioning that conservative, pro-life lawmakers in the House of Representatives continue their efforts to ensure no funding for abortion remains. A House committee voted to pass a GOP backed amendment that would extend the current ban on abortion funding under Obamacare and ensure no tax dollars are used.

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Filed Under: Life Tagged With: abortion, bill, funding, House, Obama, Obamacare, remove, Representatives, taxpayer, U.S.

Komen Apologizes for “Mistake” of Defunding Planned Parenthood

April 24, 2012 By Nathan Cherry

by Nathan A. Cherry, 04/16/2012

Komen Planned Parenthood logo In the space of just a few shorts weeks the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation went on a roller coaster ride in the court of public opinion. And while many people think the ride is over, it might be that it’s just beginning. And where this crazy ride stops is, at this point, anyone’s guess.

You might remember all the drama that started earlier this year when Komen announced they were no longer funding Planned Parenthood through its grant program. This was a long-awaited announcement for pro-lifers that had a hard time understanding how a breast cancer awareness group could support an organization that performs procedures (abortion) which have been linked to breast cancer. It seems counter-productive at best. Click here for article links covering the Komen fiasco.

With all that’s happened it comes as no surprise that Komen had laid low and done everything possible to avoid media attention; even going so far as to skip their annual lobbying day at Congress. And while pundits speculate on whether this move signals that Komen is still reeling from the beating they took at the hands of the media and Planned Parenthood, Komen quietly let Congress know that they still seek funding. But first, Komen president Nancy Brinker was sure to apologize for their recent “mistakes,” as Lifenews.com reports:

“In the past few months, we made mistakes that ultimately raised questions in the community about our commitment to the mission of saving lives,” Brinker wrote. “We take full responsibility for these missteps and we extend our deepest apologies. Our commitment to ending breast cancer for all women remains unwavering and sincere.”

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Filed Under: Life Tagged With: abortion, breast, cancer, Cecile Richards, defunding, fiasco, funding, Komen, Life, mistake, Nancy Brinker, planned parenthood, pro-abortion

Girl Scouts Feel the Bite of Low Cookie Sales – Thank Planned Parenthood

March 5, 2012 By Nathan Cherry

by Nathan A. Cherry, 03/05/2012

Martinsburg, WV – All the excitement over the Susan G. Komen defunding-then-refunding Planned Parenthood fiasco has died down. This is, in no small part, thanks to the fact that Komen did in fact reinstate its funding of Planned Parenthood and pro-life Senior VP Karen Handle is no longer with the organization. I think this is also due to the collective disgust felt by millions of pro-life advocates that prematurely gave Komen a slap on the back and promise of support.

Is it possible the whole thing was nothing more than an ingenious PR campaign on the part of both organizations designed to boost donations? Because the fiasco accomplished that goal. No, no, no wild conspiracy theories here.

What is not dying down is the anger over the partnership between Planned Parenthood and the Girl Scouts. This is a scenario straight from Cecile Richards’ nightmares as both organizations are being blasted from all sides for a partnership they say doesn’t exist; while more and more evidence of the partnership surfaces.

Cathy Cleaver Ruse has a very informative article in the Washington Times showing the deep and secure partnership between the Girl Scouts and Planned Parenthood. At this point, trying to deny the partnership exists is somewhat like trying to deny the earth revolves around the sun; or that the sun exists. No one’s buying it. Ruse says:

“If Girl Scout defenders call this old news, show them the current Planned Parenthood sex-ed program, ‘Real Life. Real Talk,’ where the Girl Scouts of NYPENN are listed as a valuable partner. (A screenshot of the page is saved at FRCBlog.com.)…A cottage industry of Girl Scouts watchdog groups has flourished online with names like Girl Scouts Why Not, 100 Questions For the Girl Scouts, Honest Girl Scouts, Speak NowGirl Scouts…Visit these sites to see Girl Scouts tax returns showing its annual million-dollar-plus contribution to the radical World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, an aggressively pro-abortion organization that openly partners with International Planned Parenthood Federation. (Incidentally, every little girl who signs up for the Girl Scouts is automatically made a member of this umbrella group.) See the biographies of speakers at the Girl Scouts’ 2011 national convention and discover their positions withPlanned Parenthood and their promotion of Planned Parenthood. Read experts from Girl Scouts literature encouraging girls to visit Planned Parenthood programs and websites.”

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