President Bush Shows Strong Pro-Life Beliefs in Private Meetings

LifeNews.com ^ | November 7, 2003 | Steven Ertelt

[nickcarraway]

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Shortly before and after President Bush signed the ban on partial-birth abortions Wednesday, two groups of pro-life advocates met with him privately in the Oval Office. They tell of a man who strongly and openly supports the pro-life cause and does so because of a deeply felt Christian faith.

Chuck Colson, who founded a national prison ministry, met with President Bush before the bill signing event.

"We had a wonderful conversation, celebrating one of the most significant days of his presidency and a great day for all who believe in the sanctity of life," Colson said.

"This president has a deep concern for those in the margins of society," Colson explained. "[President Bush] talked freely about his faith and how committed he is to the cause of defending human life."

Rev. Jerry Falwell, a nationally known pastor, was part of the group that met with Bush afterwards.

"In this meeting, President Bush gallantly declared that his administration would put all of its resources behind the partial-birth abortion ban in the courtroom," Falwell said afterwards.

After some discussion and fellowship, Bush asked the group to join hands and pray "that God will bless our efforts to preserve life in our land."

"What an astounding moment this was for me personally," Falwell said. "Standing there in the Oval Office, I felt suddenly humbled to be in the presence of a man -- our president -- who takes his faith very seriously and who seeks the prayers of his friends as he leads our nation."

Following the prayer, Falwell told President Bush the people in the room represent about 200,000 pastors and 80 million Christians nationwide who consider him not only to be our president but also a man of God.

In response, Bush "humbly turned to me and replied, 'I'll try to live up to it.'"

Attending the meeting beforehand were Colson, Focus on the Family President Jim Dobson, former Christian Coalition President Don Hodel, homeschool advocate Mike Farris, and Tony Perkins, current Family Research Council President.

Attending the later meeting were Janet Parshall, Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) President Dr. Jack Graham, former SBC President Dr. Adrian Rogers, American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow, National Religious Broadcasters President Frank Wright, National Association of Evangelicals President Ted Haggard, President of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Dr. Richard Land, and Rev. Jerry Falwell.

[ohioWfan]

I didn't say that Roe would be challenged soon.

But the left knows that that is precisely what the President would do if he could, which is why they are fighting this first step so hard.

He said that the CULTURE had not yet changed enough for Roe v Wade to be overturned, but it IS changing, and I think that further attempts will be made to roll back this holocaust in the next 5 years.

Contrary to what his critics say, this President is the real thing.

[MJY1288]

SFDASMF ???

[ohioWfan]

Read MJY's post #72. He clearly has chosen the side of life......clearly.

[Burkeman1]

Am I supposed to care?

[Concentrate]

There ya go! Night, my friend who's doing what's right. May God bless.

[MJY1288]

Listen burkeman1, It was a pleasure debating you this evening, far better than a few other times we have had in the past :-)

I appreciate the way you handled my request that you apologize to ohioWfan, that was big of you and there are many here who would of just moved on.

Kudos to you,

Cheers and stay safe

Mike

[MJY1288]

LOL, I admit, I dont know what "SFDASMF" is an abreviation for

[MJY1288]

If it's foul language, just send me the long version in FR mail :-)

[Burkeman1]

I hate this war. But I will volunteer for it!

[Burkeman1]

Dueash? Is that your seqewunce? I would rather switcdh places right bow?

[Concentrate]

My apology, if you've been offended. In any case, let's all work together to prevent the unwarrented deaths of the innocent, shall we?

[Theodore R.]

Capitalism as it is practiced. It is the enemy of the family.

Chesterton was nearly always right, wasn't he. Think of nursing homes today. People will put aging parents in nursing homes to avoid the inconvenience of caring for them in their own homes. Also, they be able to get government to pay for the nursing home expenses, but they would be out-of-pocket for some of the expenses if the infirmed were kept at home with the Baby Boomers.

Similarly, some abort for "financial" reasons, not realizing that the child in the womb could become a financ ial wizard who would make the whole family "rich" in money if not in grace.

[Theodore R.]

The Federal Government stepped in and outlawed slavery because it was wrong

No, it was Amendment 13 that outlawed slavery. This was not exactly "the federal government" stepping in. Three-fourths of the state legislatures had to concur.

[MJY1288]

Good night and God Bless my friend, This great nation has always been willing to sacrifice blood and treasure to protect the rights and lives of perfect strangers in far off lands at a moments notice. It's about time we started protecting the lives and rights of the most innocent here in our own country.

At one time I was indifferent on this issue, but when I took my daughter in for her first Sonigram(sp?), I saw a tiny living human being, full of life wiggling around in her stomach, and then several months later I saw her give birth to that same living baby. There is no doubt when I think life begins.

[MJY1288]

Yes you're correct, but I think you get my point, there are times when the SCOTUS should settle these types of issues?

[MJY1288]

"My apology, if you've been offended"

Not at all, Thanks

"let's all work together to prevent the unwarrented deaths of the innocent, shall we?"

Absolutely!

[nickcarraway]

Which faith is promoting abortion?

Secular humanism? Nihilism? Indifferentism? Materialism?

[DallasMike]

I am hardly derisive of evangelicals except for the ones that support Israel only because they hope to see Jews get killed in their END OF THE WORLD fantasies that are heresy to everything Catholics and even Lutherans believe in.

I've been an evangelical all my life and I've never heard of such a thing except recently in hit pieces in the newspapers. I'm sure that there's a couple of pastors out in BumDiddle, Texas who preach that scenario but they're no more representative of evangelicals than Ted Kennedy is of Catholics.

[WillRain]

Maybe...

Just MAYBE...

Fallwell was being respectful enough to not assume that Catholics would fell "represented" by protestant ministers. Maybe he said what he did because it juse so happened that all those present were Protestants.

That would, after all, be the natural assumption.

Perhaps you are looking for offense where none exists.

[WillRain]

If I may ask, sir, how do you overlook "No person shall be deprived of life..." as not having to do with abortion?