Life Matters

In January of 1973 the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton decisions overturned every abortion regulation in every state of the United States. There have been many demonstrations and lots of emotions, but what were the specifics of these decisions? Every state had passed their laws as a result of Dr. Horatio Storer's efforts. He is the Founder of Modern Gynecology. He campaigned to pass election laws in order to to protect the child whom he considered, 'his second patient.'

Commissioner Johnston reads detailed citations from both the Roe and Doe decisions, and interviews Carol Tobias, President of National Right to Life Committee.

So much of what goes on in our culture is influenced by ideas, by the ideas that you have about those things, about the words that are used to express the idea and sometimes those words are intentionally misleading. They're meant to mislead you and to mislead your loved ones.

In this episode of Life Matters we're going to talk about the legislature and the fact that laws are made by people that you elect every two years. That's when you get a chance to hire someone to make laws for you. If you don't pay attention to the work they're doing for you, to the laws that they're proposing, well, that's your responsibility to get rid of someone when they consistently make bad laws. It's a great gift that we live in one of the greatest nations on earth because you have the ability to influence your own laws and you'll be held responsible for that. You can't point your fingers at others. You're going to have to take up that burden and pay attention to the ideas and the battle of ideas in which were in.

We're going to join Senator Mike Morrell an old friend of the pro-life movement and we'll talk about some of the things that you can do. One of the things that Senator Morrell brings up is the issue of government finance of the abortion industry. There are many pro-lifers that don't understand that the abortion movement is actually government-financed. While pro-abortion and pro-choice advocates will use language like "hands off my body," or "Get the government out of abortion." In reality, it is the government that's promoting abortion, promoting the idea that abortion is a good thing. Planned Parenthood gets millions of dollars to promote these ideas but also to perform the abortion and to advertise to young, pregnant women. That's government money, that's your money being used. If the government were to pull out of the abortion industry in many ways it would wither on the vine. It would dry up.

That's your tax money. You've got to know about that and you've got to demand from your legislators that your money not go into this industry. Go to CaliforniaProLife.org and find out more about getting the government out of the abortion industry. We also want to give you a heads up: this being an election year, this is a year you can do something about this but you need to plan now to make sure that you find out the resources you can use in your community to get involved. School board races are very important. It's the school boards that can release kids secretly for abortions. You need to elect school board members who are going to say, "No. We're not going to release these children without parental consent to Planned Parenthood." The only way to do that is to elect good pro-life school board members. Do that this year. Get involved. We'll give you the tools. Go to CaliforniaProLife.org and find out how you can change your community.

Life Matters interviews John Cox, Candidate for California Governor - the only prolife candidate for California governor endorsed by the California ProLife Council PAC.

Brian interviews Mr. Cox by phone and they discuss one of the candidate's core values: the importance and joy that comes from personal responsibility, the abortion issue, the position of both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, the need to drain the Sacramento swamp, and the many things that the average Californian can do to dramatically change our culture right now, right where they are.

This is an exciting and important Life Matters broadcast that is paid for by the California Prolife Council PAC.

Life Matters interviews John Cox, Candidate for California Governor - the only prolife candidate for California governor endorsed by the California ProLife Council PAC.

Brian interviews Mr. Cox by phone and they discuss one of the candidate’s core values: the importance and joy that comes from personal responsibility, the abortion issue, the position of both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, the need to drain the Sacramento swamp, and the many things that the average Californian can do to dramatically change our culture right now, right where they are.

This is an exciting and important Life Matters broadcast that is paid for by the California Prolife Council PAC.

The battle of ideas is for your mind and the minds of your loved ones. If you're not on guard and thinking through the ideas that have been placed there by the popular media and maybe even by friends who are misinformed, then you can bring great harm to yourself and others and to society itself.

Laws are just ideas that are enforced. So this battle of ideas is more than just a metaphor because what we're talking about is human lives. The right to life is about restoring legal protection for human beings. That was taken away in 1973 and it's getting worse. It's not just human babies in the womb. Now it's the elderly sick. It's those who are seriously ill. And the best answer is suggested to be, of course, to kill them "with compassion".

Assisted suicide and other forms of euthanasia are now being practiced in the United States. If you don't understand this battle of ideas you will succumb to this battle. And you won't be able to protect those that you love because the laws won't protect them. So I'm going to talk today about a very important issue in this battle, about our laws, and how our laws are made.

This episode is called "The Laws of Nature and of Nature's God." This is an exciting episode for me. Our program is heard on many Christian stations so I'm particularly excited about explaining and exploring the foundational elements in our society. What was it that our founders had in mind when they talked about the laws of nature and of nature's God?

Let me explain why we're going to go through this, because I have met many Christian believers who actually don't fully comprehend the details of what America's founders did and how they offered us a Biblical worldview at our national founding. They did not insist that a particular theology was going to be the basis of our laws and if you look at who are founders were, each and every one of them and every one of those colonies actually had a different Christian tradition. They had already had some conflict regarding that - which particular theology would guide one's laws.

They had come from the Old World where continental Europe and yes, even England, had some serious - literally bloodbaths - over particular nuances of theology in the law. They did not want that and yet somehow, they were able to offer us a Biblical worldview. How did they do that? It's really amazing. It's critical that you understand this. And the reason is that many Christians don't believe in the laws of nature - they don't believe in natural law! That's a big mistake and what it indicates to me is that they don't understand the idea. They're confusing ideas. And so they can't get it right.

They're confusing it - the laws of nature and of Nature's God - natural law with the laws of the so-called law of natural selection. It's quite different but that's what they think it is. They think it's the same as the law of the jungle - the survival of the fittest - lex talionis, where natural inclinations determine what laws should be. Only the strong survive, etc. but that particular premise, the so called laws of natural selection- that's the opposite of what the Founders talked about in natural law. Natural law refers to viewing nature and the nature of human beings as uniquely ordered and that's actually a tradition in Western Civilization - the idea that there's something special about human beings.

Later in the program, we'll be joined by actor John Demakas who does an excellent job in his reading Scriptures. I'm going to explain to you if you're a Christian, and even if you're not a Christian, why the laws of nature and of nature's God is very much reflected in the Scriptures as the premise on which we should make laws. It's not according to my theology, not according to your theology, but according to the laws of nature that are objectively revealed. These are self-evident truths that are objectively seen and can be understood by pointing them out, rather than saying, "I believe it, you've gotta believe it"

If you think you can just make the laws of your state or nation based on your theology and you're going to put your theology into the law, then you're just acting like American Talabani. You must be able to demonstrate what the good and just law should be.

The battle of ideas is for your mind and the minds of your loved ones. If you're not on guard and thinking through the ideas that have been placed there by the popular media and maybe even by friends who are misinformed, then you can bring great harm to yourself and others and to society itself.

Laws are just ideas that are enforced. So this battle of ideas is more than just a metaphor because what we're talking about is human lives. The right to life is about restoring legal protection for human beings. That was taken away in 1973 and it's getting worse. It's not just human babies in the womb. Now it's the elderly sick. It's those who are seriously ill. And the best answer is suggested to be, of course, to kill them “with compassion”.

Assisted suicide and other forms of euthanasia are now being practiced in the United States. If you don't understand this battle of ideas you will succumb to this battle. And you won't be able to protect those that you love because the laws won't protect them. So I'm going to talk today about a very important issue in this battle, about our laws, and how our laws are made. 

This episode is called “The Laws of Nature and of Nature's God.” This is an exciting episode for me. Our program is heard on many Christian stations so I'm particularly excited about explaining and exploring the foundational elements in our society.  What was it that our founders had in mind when they talked about the laws of nature and of nature's God?

Let me explain why we're going to go through this, because I have met many Christian believers who actually don't fully comprehend the details of what America’s founders did and how they offered us a Biblical worldview at our national founding. They did not insist that a particular theology was going to be the basis of our laws and if you look at who are founders were, each and every one of them and every one of those colonies actually had a different Christian tradition.  They had already had some conflict regarding that - which particular theology would guide one's laws.  

They had come from the Old World where continental Europe and yes, even England, had some serious - literally bloodbaths - over particular nuances of theology in the law. They did not want that and yet somehow, they were able to offer us a Biblical worldview. How did they do that? It's really amazing. It's critical that you understand this. And the reason is that many Christians don't believe in the laws of nature - they don't believe in natural law! That’s a big mistake and what it indicates to me is that they don't understand the idea. They're confusing ideas.  And so they can't get it right.  

They're confusing it - the laws of nature and of Nature's God - natural law with the laws of the so-called law of natural selection. It’s quite different but that's what they think it is.  They think it's the same as the law of the jungle - the survival of the fittest - lex talionis, where natural inclinations determine what laws should be.  Only the strong survive, etc.  but that particular premise, the so called laws of natural selection- that's the opposite of what the Founders talked about in natural law. Natural law refers to viewing nature and the nature of human beings as uniquely ordered and that's actually a tradition in Western Civilization - the idea that there's something special about human beings. 

Later in the program, we’ll be joined by actor John Demakas who does an excellent job in his reading Scriptures.  I'm going to explain to you if you're a Christian, and even if you're not a Christian, why the laws of nature and of nature's God is very much reflected in the Scriptures as the premise on which we should make laws.  It’s not according to my theology, not according to your theology, but according to the laws of nature that are objectively revealed. These are self-evident truths that are objectively seen and can be understood by pointing them out, rather than saying, “I believe it, you've gotta believe it”

If you think you can just make the laws of your state or nation based on your theology and you're going to put your theology into the law, then you're just acting like American Talabani. You must be able to demonstrate what the good and just law should be.

You know the Right To Life is made up of people of faith and some of no faith in particular, but that's okay because this isn't really about OUR faith. It isn't about OUR personal theology. This is about whether or not that child in the womb is a human being. Science has demonstrated that indeed it is. It's not because I believe that child is unique. Science has declared that, that the chromosomal structure of that unique individual will never again exist.

This is about self-evident truth. This is about the facts. This is about the laws of nature and of nature's God. That's how we make laws in America.

So, when you're tempted to slip into theology as the basis of changing our laws, make sure that you recognize the facts are on our side and facts are terrible things to waste.

You know the Right To Life is made up of people of faith and some of no faith in particular, but that’s okay because this isn’t really about OUR faith.  It isn’t about OUR personal theology.  This is about whether or not that child in the womb is a human being.  Science has demonstrated that indeed it is.  It’s not because I believe that child is unique.  Science has declared that, that the chromosomal structure of that unique individual will never again exist.

This is about self-evident truth.  This is about the facts.  This is about the laws of nature and of nature’s God.  That’s how we make laws in America.

So, when you’re tempted to slip into theology as the basis of changing our laws, make sure that you recognize the facts are on our side and facts are terrible things to waste.

In this edition of Life Matters, Brian Johnston interviews Albin Rhomberg, a board member of the Center for Medical Progress. They discuss the exciting news that the Orange County, California, District Attorney has taken legal action and shut down DaVinci Biologics, an international marketer of human baby body parts.

The significance of this action has reverberating consequences, not just for the baby-body parts industry, but for the pro-life movement all the way down to your local level.

Local elected representatives can and will take action if they are encouraged by local pro-life citizens. The role of pro-life individuals is to function as citizens and ensure that their local, state, and federal laws protect the lives of those who cannot protect themselves.

In this edition of Life Matters, Brian Johnston interviews Albin Rhomberg, a board member of the Center for Medical Progress. They discuss the exciting news that the Orange County, California, District Attorney has taken legal action and shut down DaVinci Biologics, an international marketer of human baby body parts.

The significance of this action has reverberating consequences, not just for the baby-body parts industry, but for the pro-life movement all the way down to your local level.

Local elected representatives can and will take action if they are encouraged by local pro-life citizens.  The role of pro-life individuals is to function as citizens and ensure that their local, state, and federal laws protect the lives of those who cannot protect themselves.