Current Events Archives

What Do the Smallest Baby in the World and Chick-fil-A have in Common?

Did you read the story the other day about the smallest baby in the world?

He was just 9.45 ounces (.59 pounds) when he was born at 24 weeks gestation. Doctors didn’t expect him to survive. After nearly 6 months in the hospital, he went home last week weighing 7.2 pounds.

The little boy’s physician, Dr. Takeshi Arimitus, told reporters, “I want people to know that babies can return home vigorous even if they are born small.”

Or are you up to speed on the latest from out here in Colorado, where the state has finally dropped its second case of alleged discrimination against Christian baker Jack Phillips?

Topics: Current Events Tags: baby, current events, events, pro-life March 6, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

It’s True: U.S. Senators Voted to Allow the Killing of Infant Children

Yesterday’s vote in the United States Senate on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act marked a new and horrific low in American politics.

The measure, which would have guaranteed medical care for children born alive after an attempted abortion, needed 60 votes for passage.

It received 53.

Shockingly, 44 Democrats opposed the legislation.

Think about that.

Nearly half of the United States Senate voted to allow the killing of infant children.

Politics is intrinsically contentious. Bitter partisan battles have become the norm.

Topics: Current Events Tags: abortion, events, faith, pro-life February 26, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Stepping up to Defend Life

How would you answer these three questions?

When does human life begin?
What makes human life valuable?
What is our Christian duty to the preborn?

Some of you hesitated to answer.

That may explain why so many Christians are quietly pro-life. They believe abortion ends a human life, but they really don’t know how to defend the position to others, so they generally keep quiet about it.

If that’s you, you’re certainly not alone. I’m surprised by the number of Christians who have never had the opportunity to learn a solid Christian response to abortion and other pro-life issues like physician-assisted suicide.

Topics: Current Events/ Focus Events February 25, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Save the Date: Alive from New York on May 4th!

Planning is well underway for ALIVE FROM NEW YORK, our historic Times Square event scheduled for Saturday, May 4th.

Featuring a live 4D ultrasound of a baby in the third trimester of pregnancy and broadcast on the jumbotrons in the middle of Manhattan, this celebration of life will also include live music along with an inspiring cast of speakers and well-known personalities.

The goal of this unprecedented New York City event is straightforward but also profound.

Topics: Current Events Tags: abortion, events, faith, pro-life February 20, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

WATCH: FOTF’s Jim Daly on FOX News & CBN

Since returning from Washington, D.C., and my interview with Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse this past Monday, our broadcast studios, offices and meeting rooms here at Focus have been buzzing with activity.

As I announced on Monday’s radio program, Focus on the Family has launched the largest pro-life effort in our history. It’s our bold and determined response to the heartbreaking New York legislation that endorses later-term abortion and the Virginia governor’s shocking and unapologetic endorsement of infanticide.

Topics: Current Events Tags: abortion, events, faith, kids, pro-life February 13, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Three Actions You Can Take to Advance a Pro-Life Culture

Is your heart as heavy as mine over the news surrounding abortion in recent weeks? It’s only been a few weeks since New York passed its barbaric abortion law legalizing murder for any reason at any point during a pregnancy, and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and Delegate Kathy Tran argued that abortion should be legal right up to birth – or even beyond. Now, lawmakers in New Mexico and Vermont are looking to expand late-term abortions.

Topics: Current Events Tags: abortion, faith, kids February 10, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Have We Reached a Tipping Point on Abortion in America?

President Trump’s highly anticipated State of the Union address last night before a joint session of Congress featured a series of dramatic and moving moments, including salutes from WWII heroes who stormed the beaches of Normandy, a veteran who helped liberate the Dachau concentration camp in Germany, along with a man who was rescued – and it even shined the spotlight on 89-year-old former astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the man who planted the American flag on the surface of the moon fifty years ago this summer.

Topics: Current Events Tags: abortion, events, kids February 6, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Remembering Coach Paul Moro

I was deeply saddened to hear that my old high school football coach, Paul Moro, passed away earlier this week.

Still in his 60s, he was far too young to leave this life – but in my sorrow, I could almost hear “Coach Mo” responding to my grief.

“It’s not about what we want,” he would often remind us, “It’s about what God wants.”

Paul Moro was one tough guy. I was a sophomore at Yucca Valley High School, a 3A school in Southern California near Palm Springs.

Topics: Current Events Tags: events, faith, friendship January 30, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

New York State’s Barbaric New Law Legalizes Murder for Any Reason at Any Point During Pregnancy

New York state has recently signed into law a barbaric piece of legislation which would allow a woman to abort her child at any point during pregnancy, and specifically during the third trimester. The law only requires that the mother’s “health” is at risk. The term “health” is so broad that it could mean anything from medical, physical, psychological to financial issues.

Shockingly, there were celebrations throughout the state in response to the passing of this legislation, with lawmakers cheering wildly.

Topics: Current Events Tags: abortion, events, government, kids, pregnancy January 24, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

A Wild Week in Washington Highlights Man’s Desperate Need for Respect

I returned from Washington D.C. this past weekend following a series of meetings, media interviews and special ministry sponsored events that culminated with the 46th annual March for Life.

It’s an inspiring experience to stand on the stage and look out over the sea of humanity sprinkled across the National Mall, hundreds of thousands of pro-life stalwarts, many of them young – all of them united in an un-equivocating devotion to working together towards a day when every baby’s life, in every state, is protected under law.

Topics: Current Events Tags: events, faith, kids, march for life, pro-life January 23, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura