Life Matters

Mid-February 2019 saw a dramatic change in the public acknowledgement of the Right to Life. The State of New York passed a sweeping abortion measure and also struck down a law protecting children who were born alive in the process of abortion. They legalized infanticide. Worse, the entire legislature then "celebrated" this as part of feminist liberation. The states of Virginia, Vermont, New Mexico and others also introduced similar legislation.

As we have noted in previous programs, the precarious state of Roe v. Wade and the likelihood that it will soon be overturned, has caused radical feminists to overreach in their attempts to secure the unlimited right to kill their baby.

President Trump made a point of reminding Americans of this great evil. And after presenting a proposal for a new family leave act, in order for parents to bond with their children, the President strongly condemned the infanticide measures.

He asked Congress to pass the Pain Capable Act that would protect a child from late term abortion.

Brian discusses the implications and includes an interview with Fr. Frank Pavone who met with Brian at the West Coast gathering for life.

Progressivism has embraced moral and ethical absurdities as somehow 'true,' even 'Post-birth' abortion is now seriously being put forward as just law in a number of states. Few people understand the genesis of this widespread thinking, where it came from, or just how deeply-engrained and pervasive it actually is.

Brian Johnston explains that many of our contemporaries, even those who may sit in pews in your church, self-described 'Christians,' in practice have been caught in their minds by the pseudoscience-religious appeal of progressive thinking. They have replaced Christian principles of 'self-evident truths' revealed in nature by the God of nature (Rms 1:20) with the emotionally attractive feelings of Hegelian conjecture.

Most importantly, Americans and Westerners (as this is an idea designed to undermine all of Western culture) need to understand it is PRECISELY Hegelian philosophy that spawned National Socialism (Nazism) and International Socialism (Marxism). Hegel is clear that the government, (der stadt) must be used to 'bring others' to its collective will, even if it may be against their will. The 'conflict,' the struggle, the dialectic, 'der Kampf' entails forcing the revolution on those who 'just don't get it ... yet.'

You are in the battle of ideas. You must be prepared. The battle is on you now.

Progressivism has embraced moral and ethical absurdities as somehow 'true,' even 'Post-birth' abortion is now seriously being put forward as just law in a number of states. Few people understand the genesis of this widespread thinking, where it came from, or just how deeply engrained and pervasive it actually is.

Because the abortion issue and all of the 'right to life' debate emanates from the 'battle of ideas,' Brian examines the actual roots of 'progressivism' and the deadly serious, yet oddly infectious ideas of German philosopher Fredreich Hegel.

In his own words, Peter Singer, the modern progenitor of the idea of 'post-birth abortion,' explains WHY modern culture is so susceptible to progressivism and 'progressive- Hegelian' thought. Singer admits it is not scientific, though it pretends to be a 'scientific' examination of history and the history that is to come. Both he and secular philosopher, Brian Magee underscore that progressivism is, at its heart, a religion. Brian Johnston explains that many of our contemporaries, even those who may sit in pews in your church, self-described 'Christians,' in practice have been caught in their minds by the pseudoscience-religious appeal of progressive thinking. They have replaced Christian principles of 'self-evident truths' revealed in nature by the God of nature (Rms 1:20) with the emotionally attractive feelings of Hegelian conjecture.

Most importantly, Americans and Westerners (as this is an idea designed to undermine all of Western culture) need to understand it is PRECISELY Hegelian philosophy that spawned National Socialism (Nazism) and International Socialism (Marxism). Hegel is clear that the government, (der stadt) must be used to 'bring others' to its collective will, even if it may be against their will. The 'conflict,' the struggle, the dialectic, 'der Kampf' entails forcing the revolution on those who 'just don't get it ... yet.'

You are in the battle of ideas. You must be prepared. The battle is on you now.

There has been a dramatic change in medical ethics, not only allowing medicine to be directed at killing the patient, but in many cases, encouraging and promoting immediate, direct, and intentional lethality. Often nurses are being pressured to be the implementers. Refusal to participate or approve of medical killing can sometimes place a conscientious nurse's employment at risk.

Commissioner Johnston continues his interviews with Nancy Valko, R.N. and Zonya Townsend, R.N., regarding the dramatic sea-change that has come to the once noble practice of nursing. Both nurses explain the nature of these pressures and what practicing nurses should do to prepare for these situations.

Although called 'physician aid-in-dying' in many states, in practice the physician is often not present. He or she is merely the prescriber. The poisoning is simply a prescription, it is 'doctor's orders'. It is left to others to ensure the procedure is carried out.

More information on ethical nursing and the current challenges faced in the field can be found at nancyvalco.com and California Nurses for Ethical Standards.

There has been a dramatic change in medical ethics, not only allowing medicine to be directed at killing the patient, but in many cases, encouraging and promoting immediate, direct, and intentional lethality. Often nurses are being pressured to be the implementers. Refusal to participate or approve of medical killing can sometimes place a conscientious nurse's employment at risk.

Commissioner Johnston interviews Nancy Valko, R.N. and Zonya Townsend, R.N., regarding the dramatic sea-change that has come to the once noble practice of nursing. Both nurses explain the nature of these pressures and what practicing nurses should do to prepare for these situations.

Although called 'physician aid-in-dying' in many states, in practice the physician is often not present. He or she is merely the prescriber. The poisoning is simply a prescription, it is 'doctor's orders'. It is left to others to ensure the procedure is carried out.

More information on ethical nursing and the current challenges faced in the field can be found at nancyvalco.com and California Nurses for Ethical Standards.

Brian brings a special program discussing the first Christmas and outlines its ongoing significance here and now. We are in a spiritual war, and there is deep significance as to why innocent human beings are targeted. There is a reason why that baby in Bethlehem was targeted, and now, why ALL innocent babies are targeted. The king of this world is deeply threatened by any baby that might grow up to prove a spiritual threat to his kingdom. We need Christ. And we need to walk in Christ in order to be a threat to our enemy, the devil, who is seeking to destroy those whom he wishes to devour. Spiritually speaking, all human beings are potentially a threat to the kingdom of darkness, just as all the babies of his kingdom were a potential threat to Herod. Let us celebrate Christmas! And let us celebrate and truly walk in what it means for us.

Together with Nancy Valko, spokesperson for the National Association of Prolife Nurses, Brian discusses the insidious growing trend of voluntary euthanasia and how it is being pushed upon vulnerable individuals. Is being sold as a "good thing" in the news and the media and the copycat effect is real.

The culture of life is being targeted. You and your loved ones are being targeted. Now is the time to take up this battle and fight against the culture of death.

Brian discusses the importance of not only taking care of your health now but also of educating yourself on the current state of the healthcare system ideals in particular regards to nursing homes and care for those who in a vulnerable state in their lives.

Be aware. It could mean saving your own lives and those of your loved ones.

Sadly over the last several years, California's Republican Party has grown quiet on the issue of Life and asserting the principles of its own platform.

This has had a dramatic impact on its support and following in the state. But that need not be the case. Brian Johnston explains the founding of the Republican Party and its specific purpose of asserting the core values of the American founding - in particular, the assertion of the 'Right to Life' of slaves and the civic duty to free them through legal means, and to end the practice of slavery through the law.

Reaching back through the 'Whig' party of the 1830's (of which Lincoln was the Illinois leader), the Republican roots and principles have always asserted the firm commitment to a Constitutional foundation.

Many current Republicans do not fully understand their own party or its founding, and when they do so, they fail to stand for these essential elements of a just society. With this failure, they also tend to lose elections.