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Catholic Group Uses Obama Bio as Case Against Abortion in Inauguration Day Ad

January 20, 2009 09:49 AM ET | Dan Gilgoff | Permanent Link | Print

By Dan Gilgoff, God & Country

A conservative Catholic group called CatholicVote.org has a new antiabortion ad to coincide with Barack Obama's inauguration. It attempts to use Obama's own biography to make the antiabortion case. The spot features this script flashing across the screen in between clips of a fetus in the womb:

This child's future is a broken home
he will be abandoned by his father
his single mother will struggle to raise him
despite the hardships he will endure
this child
will become
The 1st African American President
Life
Imagine the Potential

You can watch the ad here.

This is a tiny ad buy—the spot will air today on Black Entertainment Television in Chicago. But CatholicVote.org's ads have a history of racking up online hits. During the 2008 presidential race, nearly 4 million people watched a short film the group made promoting conservative stances on abortion and gay marriage. Local parishes across the country posted the video on their websites.

"Many Catholics and pro-life Americans recognize that Barack Obama steadfastly supports abortion," Brian Burch, executive director of CatholicVote.org, said in a statement accompanying the release of the ad. "And while we'll pray for his conversion, that doesn't diminish an essential truth: that each human life has dignity and worth."

While he supports abortion rights, Obama has explicitly rejected the "pro-abortion" label. Obama's aides oversaw the introduction of language into the Democratic Platform last summer that articulates a strategy for reducing demand for abortion, a break from earlier party platforms.

CatholicVote.org isn't the only Christian Right outfit coming out swinging against Obama during inauguration week. Yesterday's radio broadcast topic for Focus on the Family's James Dobson: "Defeating the Darkness of Abortion."

These groups are obviously looking to counter Obama's pioneering outreach to religious voters and opponents of abortion rights, beginning on his very first day as president. They see this as a teachable moment.

Tags: abortion | advertising | Inauguration | Barack Obama | religion | Christianity

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Orlando City of Lights 6/6/09

I heard words of wisdom spoken by the leader of America to the Moslem world. President Barrack Hussein Obama said: “The Holy Koran teaches that whosoever kills an innocent, it is as if he has killed all mankind; and whosoever saves a person, it is as if he has saved all mankind.”

Then, I thought, the president is talking about religion, bravo! Then I thought again, but what about the thousands of innocent children that are aborted (killed) in the United States of America everyday? And, I remember the words of Pope Benedict XVI to the presidents of Latin America bishops’ committees for the family and for life, the Pope said: “Abortion is a crime of aggression not only against the unborn (innocent), but also against society,” 12/3/05.

Behold! The Word of the Lord came to me saying: Because you have said: “We (USA) have made a covenant with Death, and with Hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves.” Isaiah 28:15

Now, the Overflowing Scourge has been passing through the land of America, since April 20th 1999, and I remember the Word of the Lord spoken in my ears in October of 1999: “To the leaders of the churches I say REPENT; for you have confused MY sheep with religious rituals; you have feed them fantasies of your own mind, and take their money offerings for Faith and prosperity that you can not deliver. You use MY NAME to work miracles; yet I don’t know you, neither do you know MY NEW NAME. I say to the people of all nations serve each other; love one another; for your government tells you: “Love your country and your flag.” But I say to you; before you love your country and your flag; love your father, mother, spouse, children, and your brothers and sisters, your neighbors, and the people of all nations. Porque la boca de JEHOVA lo a dicho asi.” And the prophet praised HIM saying “ALELUYA! AMEN! ALEUZENEV! Thank YOU for forgiving our sins.”

Later in January of 2000 the Lord said unto me: “Neither the statue of Liberty nor the government of it, and its god of paper will save you.” That was to assured the Children of The LIGHT, that FAIHT in GOD and obedience to HIS WORD; is our only SALVATION; and not the Government promises for FREEDOM and PROTECTION through the shedding of blood. HE finished saying again: “Do not be afraid of Death, because Death is among you: be afraid of not loving your neighbor because if you don’t you shall die.” And that was to remind us; that the anti-CHRIST is alive and TRIBULATION will increase throughout the World with his false teachings and lies.

Pope John Paul II spoke saying before the 2003 Iraq war: “This war would be a defeat for humanity which could not be morally or legally justified.”

Bush justifies it, and Obama morally changed the name, thus the Overflowing Scourge is passing through America, and a burning up has been determined upon the World.

Jesus disciples asked him, "Do you want us to fast? How should we pray? Should we give to charity? What diet should we observe?" Jesus said, "Do not lie, and do not do what you hate, because all things are open before Heaven; and there is nothing hidden that shall not be revealed, and not in darkness where My Light shall not Shine." Gospel of Thomas

“For God, Who commanded the Light to Shine out of darkness, Has shined in our hearts, to give the Light of the Knowledge of His Glory in the Face of Jesus Christ.” II Corinthians 4:6

To the Governments of America and the World, I repeat these words: Expanding Mercy and Love with our World neighbors, and feeding the hungry and poor is also an order from The LORD to all people; but to those that have received power, the prophet writes: “Health, Education and Feeding the Poor must be their only concern.” I Pray for You and Peace for the World, Ivor Manuel prophet.

Praise the ad!

Anyone considering abortion or who knows a person who is, please, PLEASE!!! I beg of you to stop them! I am 28 yrs old now. But I got pregnant at 18 years old with a man whom I was not in love with. His parents pushed for me to have an abortion. They insisted I would get fat and say anything horrible to get me to do it. I can say I stood up for my beliefs and gave birth to a beautiful girl at the age of 19. I was treated horribly by nurses at the hospital at that time for in the area it was very rare for people of that age to have babies. Yes, I was not aware of what I was getting into and I had plenty of maturing to do. But today she is nine years old. I am so thankful I had the guts to stand my ground and keep her. It was a long long struggle with NO family support , very little money, standing in food lines, doing anything to feed my child and endured her abusive father for three years. But in the end, God saved me and took me and my child from that horrible man and blessed me with the husband I have today. I am now expecting my third child and am so excited. But I cry everyday for the babies who are killed for convenience. It hurts me so deeply. I pray to God that he helps stop the murdering of these children. I am only 17 weeks pregnant, but I feel her jumping within me. My baby is alive now! I have been blessed to be able to carry a child. I thank God everyday. Please stop the killing, have mercy.

Book : HOW JESUS TAUGHT ME TO FORGIVE

HEllo i am georgenx from india , i am writing a english book " HOW JESUS TAUGHT ME TO FORGIVE " frankly speaking i am not a writer . i struggled with hatred for 12 years . the book narrates how jesus taught me to overcome my hatred and how jesus taught me to forgive . now the editing work is going on . after completing the book will be available to read in a blog .

georgenx

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Dan Gilgoff covers religion for U.S. News & World Report. He is the author of The Jesus Machine: How James Dobson, Focus on the Family, and Evangelical America are Winning the Culture War, and is a former politics editor at beliefnet. E-mail Dan at godandcountry@usnews.com.

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