Help End Abortion in Texas!

Help End Abortion in Texas!

Dear Friend, God is working mightily in Texas, and the outcome will have a HUGE nationwide impact! My friends at Abolish Abortion Texas just scored a major win in the battle to end abortion. Now they need our help. Please read Bradley’s email, below, and take action right away! With your help, we can stop the tragedy that is abortion.  They are actually doing it!! Roe v. Wade began in Texas. It can end in Texas! Please see the email below, and then join this fight. --Elizabeth Dear Friend, It’s already been a historic year, but with your help it could be so much more. And whether or not you live in Texas, we need your help! Let me get you up to speed before telling you what is needed next. Just recently, House Bill 896, a bill to completely outlaw abortion in Texas, received a hearing in the Texas House of Representatives. Advocates for the unborn flooded the Texas Capitol for the historic hearing of HB 896. Sponsored by Rep. Tony Tinderholt, this bill would outlaw abortion in Texas. Over 400 Texans showed up in Austin to be the voice of the voiceless before the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence in support of this legislation.  It is the first of its kind since Roe v. Wade, and quite possibly in the history of our nation. This committee hearing was only made possible with the prayers, calls, emails, petitions, and personal contacts by God-fearing men and women all over the state. For weeks, Texans from every corner of our state prayed, signed petitions, and took action to ensure that our bill to abolish abortion was given a hearing. A week before, when it was still in doubt that it would actually happen, I delivered more than 7,000 petitions to Chairman Jeff Leach’s office.  All of them called on him to do the right thing and give HB 896 a hearing. This on top of the more than 70,000 petitions we delivered to Governor Greg Abbott at the beginning of session. By God’s grace, we had a hearing.  But this tremendous moment must become a step on the path to something greater. Unless Chairman Leach schedules the bill for a vote and it gets the support of the other committee members, it will simply die. This is why we need your help.  By signing the petition to abolish abortion in Texas, you will show Chairman Leach and the committee that this vital bill has support both in Texas and across the nation! You see, time is quickly running out for House Bill 896 to advance out of committee and be brought to the whole House of Representatives for a vote. That’s why it’s so important for Chairman Leach and the committee members to give House Bill 896 a vote and advance it to the House floor. Whether you live in Texas or somewhere else, your voice matters!  YOU can help end abortion and make a difference for our nation. So please sign the petition encouraging Chairman Leach to give the bill a vote and the committee members to vote for it before it’s too late. Thanks in advance for your support and activism! Bradley Pierce President Abolish Abortion Texas P.S. It’s already been a historic year in Texas, but with your help it could be so much more. Just recently, House Bill 896, a bill to completely outlaw abortion in Texas, received a hearing in the Texas House of Representatives. Over 400 Texans showed up in Austin to be the voice of the voiceless before the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence in support of this legislation.  It is the first of its kind since Roe v. Wade, and quite possibly in the history of our nation. By God’s grace, this was a tremendous moment on the path to something greater.  But unless Chairman Leach schedules the bill for a vote and the committee members vote to approve it, it will all come to naught. That’s where I could use your help.  And whether or not you live in Texas, you can help end abortion and make a difference for our nation. Your signature will show that this bill has support both in Texas and nationwide. Please sign the petition encouraging Rep. Leach and the committee to give House Bill 896 a vote and support it before it’s too late.

POPE TO YOUTH: CHURCH MUST CHANGE

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by Stephen Wynne  •  ChurchMilitant.com  •  April 2, 2019    92 Comments

Warns against 'battling obsessively over two or three issues'

 

VATICAN CITY (ChurchMilitant.com) - Pope Francis is raising eyebrows over his call for "change" in the Church.

In response to the October 2018 Synod on Young People, on Tuesday, Francis issued Christus vivit ("Christ is Alive"), an apostolic exhortation rallying Catholic youth to work for greater openness as part of a campaign of Church renewal.

Titled Christus vivit ("Christ is Alive"), the Pope's message lays out his vision for a faith sculpted by "listening" and "change."

"A Church open to renewal," Francis writes, "should not be excessively caught up in herself, but instead, and above all, reflect Jesus Christ."

"This means humbly acknowledging that some things concretely need to change," he argues, "and if that is to happen, she needs to appreciate the vision but also the criticisms of young people."

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Among faithful Catholics, many are voicing concern over the nature of Francis' desired "change." 

While urging youth to be "protagonists of change," the Pope calls for them to "ask the Lord to free the Church from those who would make her grow old, encase her in the past, hold her back or keep her at a standstill." 

Some are interpreting the Pope's words as a rejection of the traditional movement, with its focus on the Latin Mass, pre-Vatican II liturgy and an active devotional life — all of which is exploding among young Catholics today. 

Francis exhorts Catholics to reject focusing narrowly on certain "issues." Instead, he writes, the Church must humbly listen and respond to the perspectives of its youngest members:

Although many young people are happy to see a Church that is humble yet confident in her gifts and capable of offering fair and fraternal criticism, others want a Church that listens more, that does more than simply condemn the world. They do not want to see a Church that is silent and afraid to speak, but neither one that is always battling obsessively over two or three issues.  

"To be credible to young people, there are times when she needs to regain her humility and simply listen," he continues, "recognizing that what others have to say can provide some light to help her better understand the Gospel." 

Pope Francis at the October 2018 Youth Synod

"A Church always on the defensive, which loses her humility and stops listening to others, which leaves no room for questions, loses her youth and turns into a museum," Francis adds. "Even if she possesses the truth of the Gospel, this does not mean that she has completely understood it; rather, she is called to keep growing in her grasp of that inexhaustible treasure."

The pontiff warns against an "overly fearful" Church "tied to its structures," which he says "can be invariably critical of efforts to defend the rights of women, and constantly point out the risks and the potential errors of those demands." 

"Instead, a living Church can react by being attentive to the legitimate claims of those women who seek greater justice and equality," Francis suggests. "A living Church can look back on history and acknowledge a fair share of male authoritarianism, domination, various forms of enslavement, abuse and sexist violence."

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