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If the Stimulus Bill is Supposed to “Rescue” Americans – Why is it Funding the Killing of Babies in the Womb?

President Joe Biden is expected to sign by week’s end the latest COVID-19 relief bill, a hotly contested and fiercely debated piece of legislation filled with massive pork, including funding for abortion.

Known as the “American Rescue Plan of 2021,” the stimulus doesn’t include language from the Hyde Amendment, legislation that has historically prohibited taxpayer dollars from funding elective abortions. Money from this will further fill the coffers of groups like Planned Parenthood.

Public opinion polls suggest the American people favor this third round of government spending, particularly because most taxpayers will see payments of $1400 per family member.

Topics: Current Events Tags: abortion, government March 10, 2021 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

These are Sober Days – But We Are Not Without Hope

How should Christians respond to these unprecedented times?

Prayerfully.

Consider 2 Chronicles 7:14: “Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.”

Are we confident that the Lord is sovereign and in full control of things?

The writer of Proverbs made clear that while our actions have consequences, it’s God who has the final say: “The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord” (Proverbs 16:33).

Trusting in the Lord isn’t pollyannish or passive.

Topics: Current Events Tags: government January 7, 2021 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Jim Daly Statement – Amy Coney Barrett

I was very encouraged to hear President Trump today announce his choice for the Supreme Court, Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. From all reports, Judge Barrett is a constitutionalist judge in the mold of her former boss, Justice Antonin Scalia, for whom she clerked after graduating summa cum laude from Notre Dame Law School.

Prior to joining the 7th Circuit in 2017, Judge Barrett taught constitutional law at Notre Dame and other schools for many years, and her reputation as an originalist and textualist grew through her writings and speeches.

Topics: Current Events Tags: government, supreme court September 26, 2020 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Louisiana Abortion Law

The subject of abortion was front and center at the United States Supreme Court this morning as the nine justices heard arguments concerning a highly anticipated case titled June Medical Services v. Russo.

For about an hour the legal advocates argued for and against the constitutionality of a Louisiana law passed in 2014 that requires abortionists to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.

The stakes are high. In fact, just outside the Supreme Court building, Senator Chuck Schumer crassly threatened the High Court’s newest members.

Topics: Current Events Tags: government, supreme court March 4, 2020 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Liberal Lawmakers Vote to Legalize Infanticide

Abortion rights advocates regularly use soft words to describe the dark deeds associated with the murder of pre-born children.

We’ll hear them talk about women’s “reproductive health” or their support of a “pro-choice” agenda.

In reality, they’re supporting the unfettered killing of innocent children in the womb, precious infants who will never see a sunrise or the earth’s blue sky.

Yet, lawmakers who continue advocating for the protection and expansion of abortion are finding it harder and harder to hide from their untenable and indefensible positions.

Topics: Current Events Tags: current events, government, policy March 2, 2020 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Focus on the Family Welcomes Vice President Mike Pence to the Ministry!

Against the dramatic backdrop of freshly snow-capped mountains and an azure blue Colorado sky, Vice President of the United States Mike Pence arrived at Focus on the Family today, his second visit to the ministry in the last three years.

A long-time friend of the organization, Mr. Pence and his wife Karen, who will celebrate 35 years of marriage this year, raised their three children on much of the ministry’s content, especially Adventures in Odyssey.

Settling into the studio today, the Vice President remarked, “I actually can’t come to Colorado Springs without coming by Focus on the Family.” We’re grateful he feels so welcome.

Topics: Current Events Tags: current events, government February 20, 2020 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Pro-Abortion Lawmakers Refuse to Applaud a Two-Year-Old Girl?

At just two years of age, Ellie Schneider was likely the youngest person sitting inside the United States Capitol on Tuesday evening for President Trump’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress.

Little Ellie was there with her mother, Robin, and they were both special guests of the president.

Born at just 21 weeks, she holds the distinction of being one of the youngest premature babies to ever survive. At the time of her birth, she weighed just 14 ounces and measured 10.4 inches long.

Topics: Current Events Tags: current events, government, pro-life February 5, 2020 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

President Trump Defends Life, Religious Liberty in His State of the Union Address

President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address last night to a joint session of Congress was a soaring defense of many of the core issues evangelical Christians care so deeply about.

From Mr. Trump’s defense of pre-born life, his conviction to uphold religious freedom and his ongoing commitment to appoint judges who promise to strictly interpret the Constitution, the president’s speech was sweeping in its socially conservative scope and emotionally moving on so many levels.

Topics: Current Events Tags: current events, government, policy, pro-life, religious freedom February 5, 2020 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Witnessing History at the Impeachment Trial and Tomorrow’s March for Life

If you had the opportunity to attend the
ongoing Senate Impeachment Trial of President Trump, would you go?

I’m in Washington, D.C., today ahead of the historic March for Life rally tomorrow and found myself with an invitation to sit in the Senate gallery, located in the north wing of the Capitol building.

I accepted.

Prior to sitting in on the trial, my colleagues Tim Goeglein and Joel Vaughan and I had an appointment at the Department of Justice for a briefing with domestic policy staff.

Topics: Current Events Tags: government, march for life January 23, 2020 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

The Impeachment of President Trump

I’m deeply troubled by what’s happening in Washington D.C., including the most recent development.

Today’s impeachment of President Donald J. Trump by Democrats in the House marks the continuation and deepening of a dangerous cultural and partisan divide in our country.

The process now moves on to the Senate, where Majority Leader McConnell has pledged to conduct a fair and speedy trial.

Scripture commands Christians to pray for “all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness” (1 Timothy 2:2), and so we must continue committing this entire uneven episode in our nation’s history to the sovereignty of an all-powerful and all-knowing God.

Topics: Current Events Tags: current events, government December 18, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura