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United Church of Christ Pastor Sues to Legalize Killing Unborn BabiesA United Church of Christ leader is trying to overturn a Missouri law that protects unborn babies, claiming pro-life lawmakers “weaponized” their Christian faith to pass the abortion ban.Last week, 13 religious leaders, including four UCC pastors, filed a lawsuit challenging the Missouri abortion law as an alleged violation of their pro-abortion religious beliefs.One of them, the Rev. Traci Blackmon, is the associate general minister of justice and local church ministries for the denomination. Blackmon also is an abortion activist who toured the country with the pro-abortion “Nuns on the...

Jill Hartle might seem an unlikely advocate for abortion rights, but after a devastating pregnancy loss, she’s raising her voice. A conservative Christian and former Ms. South Carolina, Jill was a Republican until last summer, when in the wake of new abortion restrictions in her state, she endured the “excruciating” experience of terminating a pregnancy with a baby who had a severe heart defect. Because of South Carolina’s abortion laws, Jill and her husband, Matt, had to spend weeks waiting for availability at a clinic out of state, fly there, endure wrenching time away from their family and support system,...

Last meals requested by condemned inmates across the country have ranged from epic portions to a single plate with barely any food as part of an ongoing ritual that precedes the execution.

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D), running against Republican Mehmet Oz for the state’s open United States Senate seat, says he is “actually very proud” of his record of helping free convicted killers from prison. During a panel discussion in Erie County, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Fetterman touted his record on the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons where he oversaw the release of 13 convicted killers from prison and placed members on the board who sought to end mandatory life sentences for convicted first- and second-degree murderers. Fetterman downplayed the release of convicted killers by the Board of Pardons, suggesting nearly all...

John Fetterman has NO REGRETS about being the lone vote to release multiple first-degree murderers. Let that sink in. The comments were made on WGAL NBC on October 31, 2022

🚨 This man was RELEASED by DA Larry Krasner’s so-called “Conviction Integrity Unit” which John Fetterman praised as "truly groundbreaking" https://t.co/ndoRJjMTb3 pic.twitter.com/HXaO7k0g9a— Kyle Martinsen (@KyleMartinsen_) October 20, 2022SCOOP: Man convicted of 2012 Philadelphia murder & was set free from prison last year, 8yrs into sentence, 19th exoneration by @philadao Conviction Integrity Unit, now WANTED by @phillypolice for another murder last month. Breaking details at 5pm on FOX29 News @FOX29philly pic.twitter.com/7wr9O3w8eZ— Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) October 20, 2022

Will McDuffie , Covering the Midterms in Pennsylvania for @ABC Fetterman continues to hit back on soft-on-crime allegations while tying in his work on criminal justice."Two things I'm most proud of...stopping the gun violence as a mayor and fighting for the innocent and other individuals for a second chance. That is my record on crime." https://t.co/dKLlGVYIRa— Will McDuffie (@wrmcduff) October 10, 2022----------------------------------------------------------The "other individuals" that Fetterman has voted to release include:John Brookins, who stabbed a woman to death with scissors. Wayne Covington, who shot and killed a teenager for money to buy heroin. https://t.co/Ug66ugIUBK— Dr. Mehmet Oz (@DrOz) October 10,...

Just turn on the news. You’ll see what happens when guys like Fetterman let the worst offenders out of jail early. As chair of the board of pardons, John Fetterman brags about getting as many felons out of prison as possible. It doesn’t end there. Fetterman wants to end life sentences for felony murderers. It’s insane. Protect your family. Don’t vote Fetterman. – Sheriff Fred Harran, Bucks County

Pennsylvania Republican senatorial nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz told Fox News he will release his medical records to the public by Friday, challenging his opponent Democrat John Fetterman to follow his lead. Oz has repeatedly urged Fetterman to give Pennsylvanians an "honest" assessment of his health after he suffered a stroke in May, raising questions about his physical and cognitive fitness for office. In an appearance on "America Reports" Thursday, Oz pointed to an editorial published by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette which called on both candidates to release their medical records to reassure voters and address skepticism about Fetterman's ability to properly...

Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman failed to preside over 33% of the state's Senate legislative sessions as lieutenant governor, but holds a perfect attendance record as chairman of the state's Board of Pardons. [cut] As for the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons, which is chaired by Fetterman, the lieutenant governor has had perfect attendance at the quarterly meetings even after his stroke. According to documents obtained through a public records request that were reviewed by Fox News Digital, Fetterman attended every Board of Pardons meeting from March 2019 through December 2021, and video shows him in the April and August...

Why is radical John Fetterman dodging debates?

Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz dubbed his Democratic opponent John Fetterman “the most pro-murderer candidate in America right now.” The former TV star laid into Fetterman during a Wednesday appearance on Newsmax’s Wake Up America, taking issue with the Democrat’s work advocating for the release of some convicted criminals through his past work on the state’s Board of Pardons. “He is the most pro-murderer candidate in America right now, and it’s stunning when you hear the specific cases. Times when he has actually lobbied to release first-degree murderers,” Oz said. He then mentioned a case involving a man...

Pennsylvania Democrat U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman once voted to release a man sentenced to life in prison for killing a man with garden shears in a parking garage. The convict, Charles "Zeke" Goldblum, also attempted to hire a hitman to kill his accomplice in the brutal murder. Fetterman, as the Keystone State's lieutenant governor, voted to release Goldblum in 2019 and said he was "happy" after the killer left prison last year, The Washington Free Beacon reported Monday.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, Republican Senate candidate in Pennsylvania, recently attacked his opponent, the ridiculous Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, for a pro-criminal record that would embarrass George Soros. Specifically, he criticized Fetterman for employing as aides on his campaign Dennis and Lee Horton, who spent 27 years in prison for a horrific armed robbery murder. Drunk on his own self-righteousness, Fetterman sanctimoniously responded: “Does Dr. Oz believe that the wrongfully convicted should die in prison?” He added that the brothers “spent 27 years in prison for a crime they didn’t commit.”

Pennsylvania Democrat, John Fetterman, is holding a campaign event on Sunday, September 11, though not to commemorate the anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Instead, the Senate hopeful is holding a pro-abortion rally alongside an activist who supports the movement to defund police. The "Women for Fetterman" event is aimed at showcasing the candidate's support for "reproductive freedom" in the wake of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Fetterman, who has said he does not support any limits on abortion, will appear with female lawmakers and Planned Parenthood president Alexis McGill Johnson. The pro-abortion group has said it...

Despite his February remark that "voters deserve several debates," Democrat nominee for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania John Fetterman is refusing to debate his Republican opponent Dr. Mehmet Oz because "Oz is too disagreeable. All he does is ridicule my politics and my record. He makes no effort to consider how difficult it is to be me." "For example, Oz is unfairly critical of my role in recommending more murderers serving life sentences be released than any previous chairman of the Board of Pardons," Fetterman complained. "Each of the men I recommended has suffered enough and is fully deserving of...

Washington, D.C. — John Fetterman’s campaign employs not one, but TWO convicted murderers on his campaign for Senate. FACTS: Dennis and Lee Horton were convicted of murder. [Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Lee Horton, CP-51-CR-0731772-1993, Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, 7/27/93] Dennis and Lee Horton are paid staffers on John Fetterman’s campaign for Senate. [FEC.gov] Fetterman on Horton: “The trajectory of my career in public service will be determined by their freedom or lack thereof.” [Philadelphia Inquirer, 5/11/22] John Fetterman supports eliminating life sentences for murder. [Pennsylvania Capital Star, 6/1/21] John Fetterman says I’m “trying to get as many...

.@JohnFetterman wants to release convicted murderers from prison. This is good news for Inmates for Fetterman - bad news for everyone else. pic.twitter.com/DC29Yk1Lma— Dr. Mehmet Oz (@DrOz) August 31, 2022

Brittany Yanick RetweetedInbox: Dr. Mehmet Oz's campaign is launching an "Inmates for Fetterman" initiative, the latest effort by Oz to hit his opponent, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, over his stances on criminal justice issues and his work as chair of the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons. pic.twitter.com/pPjXzIdQzS— Justin Sweitzer (@justin_sweitzer) August 30, 2022

Russia now controls $12.4 trillion worth of Ukraine's key natural resources, according to an analysis for The Washington Post by SecDev. If the Kremlin succeeds in annexing Ukrainian land seized during Russia's invasion, Kyiv would permanently lose almost two-thirds of its deposits. Moscow controls 63% of Ukraine's coal deposits, 11% of its oil, 20% of its natural gas, 42% of its metals, and 33% of its rare earths.If the Kremlin succeeds in annexing Ukrainian land seized during Russia's invasion, Kyiv would lose almost two-thirds of its deposits, the report said, denying the country of its essential economic pillars.