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This week's top stories from The Family Beacon:
Watch this video message from Abby Johnson - we need your help!
Click here to watch the video message! Pro-life superstar Abby Johnson is asking supporters of Minnesota Family Council to do two things: (1) buy tickets to our annual dinner - with Abby Johson as our keynote speaker! - and (2) give now to support the crucial work Minnesota Family Council is doing even during a pandemic and civil unrest. We need your prayers and financial support to continue the work of protecting life, family, and religious freedom in Minnesota!
Minnesota Nursing Home Residents Endangered by State Virus Response
In March, as nursing homes were beginning to limit visitors in order to slow the spread of COVID-19, the heartwarming story of a man visiting his father at a Minnesota nursing home every day, sitting outside his window while chatting with him on the phone, made its way into many social media feeds. The story offered encouragement and hope in the midst of uncertainty. Come what may, the most vulnerable members of our communities would be cared for and we would weather this storm together. Putting nursing homes in lockdown and keeping families away from loved ones may be difficult, but if it was keeping people safe, it must be worth it, right?
By late April things had shifted. It became clear that elderly populations might not be as safe in nursing homes as people had hoped, and by the third week of May, Alpha News reported that Minnesota had the highest percentage nursing-home related COVID-19 deaths nationwide. What happened? Minnesota had followed New York and other states in funneling COVID-19 patients out of hospitals and into nursing homes. (Click here to read the whole story by MFC's Patience Griswold)
Abortion Pill Reversal Websites Under Attack
During the height of the COVID-19 lockdowns, the Abortion Pill Rescue Network received a record number of calls. In February a mother gave birth to twins who were saved through the abortion pill reversal. Early this year a little boy named Isaiah celebrated his first birthday thanks to the Abortion Pill Rescue Network. To date, the Abortion Pill Reversal Network has saved over 1,000 babies. Now abortion pill reversal websites are currently under attack as a pro-abortion “watchdog” group, Campaign for Accountability (CFA), demands that the Food and Drug Administration remove these websites.
Abortion pill reversal websites offer lifesaving hope. When a woman begins the abortion reversal process, the abortion industry has already made their money off of her, so why are the abortion industry’s allies dead set on taking down these websites? Because women who change their minds and find help from abortion pill reversal groups to save their babies challenge the abortion industry’s narratives. By choosing hope, they demonstrate that women do not need abortion in order to be successful and they promote a culture of life through their actions. Abortion pill reversals empower women to choose life, and that threatens the abortion industry and their allies. (Click here to read the whole story from MFC's Patience Griswold.)
From Pro-Life Action Ministries: STAND! Prayer Rally - June 13th
Saturday, June 13, 2020
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Chapel of the Innocents
3821 West Broadway
Robbinsdale, MN 55422
Description from Pro-Life Action Ministries:
Join our "social distancing" prayer service in the backyard of the Chapel of the Innocents.
This will be our first prayer rally in quite some time. We will observe social distancing and encourage those who have underlying health issues or are more advanced in age to not attend.
We have a long history dealing with the Robbinsdale abortion mill. In 1987, the remains of thirteen aborted babies were found in the trash dumpster behind this building. In the early 1990’s, Pro-Life Action Ministries was sued in what became a prolonged court case resulting in an injunction that remains to this day. (Our prayer rally will be on our property adjacent to the abortion facility.) We encouraged and helped get a wonderful pregnancy help center, the Robbinsdale Women’s Center, opened across the street. And many lives have been saved by our sidewalk counselors and this help center over the years, which has become of great concern in recent years for the abortionist/owner.
Stand! is an opportunity to pray at area abortion facilities, hearing God’s word, singing hymns, listening to testimonies and making a commitment to be present at these places of death on a scheduled and regular basis.
Our 2020 Annual Dinner has been rescheduled for Thursday, September 17th with keynote speaker Abby Johnson. Keeping our guests safe is the most important consideration in making this move. With everything going on, we're glad to be holding our event at all!
So we're pleased that Get in the Game: Fighting for Life and Dignity with pro-life superstar Abby Johnson will be held on Thursday, September 17th at the DoubleTree Bloomington. Registration has now reopened!
Please reply to this email if you have any questions about your registration. Again, we're thankful for your support: we couldn't fight for life, family, and religious freedom in Minnesota without YOU backing us up! We are blessed to have you partnering with us, and we look forward to seeing you in September!
Give your Teen the Gift of Leadership - Registration for LEADOnline Now Open!
Registration for our online leadership camp is now open!
LEADOnline is a 4-day virtual leadership camp with our world-class instructor, Anthony Weber! Anthony is a pastor in Traverse City, MI. He taught logic and worldview for 20 years at Traverse City Christian School and currently teaches at Northwestern Michigan College and Spring Arbor University. Anthony has been the LEAD worldview instructor for the past two years and brings a unique hands on approach to worldview and culture from a biblical perspective.
LEADOnline will be Monday, July 27 - Thursday, July 30 from 10am-12pm. Registration is $79.
From Child Protection League: An online conference on keeping children safe - June 20th
Saturday, June 20th, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
A not-to-be-missed online conference!
You will hear from some of the top experts in their fields as they explore the Educational Trends Shaping our Future – Is Your Child Really Safe?
ONLINE REGISTRATION
Educating and Equipping Parents on the Transgender Trend
Get Your Copy of the Minnesota Parent Resource Guide! The Parent Resource Guide sheds light on the consequences transgender ideas have on kids' lives, while equipping parents to play a positive role in creating a truly welcoming school community.
Responding to the transgender trend with truth and compassion starts with the Parent Resource Guide. Get your copy HERE today and invite a friend to do the same! Click to order your copy today:
Support MFC When You Shop Online - now on mobile!
Did you know that when you shop with Amazon Smile, Amazon makes a donation to Minnesota Family Institute at no cost to you? This is one of the easiest ways to support our mission of advancing life, family, and religious freedom in Minnesota! Now available in Amazon's mobile app!
Thank you for sharing Minnesota Family Council's vision for
strong families and communities through Christ. We are grateful for your partnership with us in prayer, legislative involvement and generous donations.
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