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Conflict Of
A Weekly Column By Walter B. Hoye II
Interest
In the abortion debate, is there a "Conflict of Interest"
within the Black community and among her leaders?

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The Power of Portrait

Jennifer Rego Live Action's Blog entitled: "The
Power of a Portrait" is a very powerful piece
of literary prowess that proves a picture is
indeed worth a thousand words. This old
adage contends that a complex idea can be
convincingly conveyed and understood with
just a single still image. Russian writer Ivan
Turgenev wrote (in Fathers and Sons in 1862), "A picture shows me at a
glance what it takes dozens of pages of a book to expound." As I look at this
picture of a ten (10) week old baby, it is abundantly clear to me that
Jennifer Rego is right when she says: "Photography is a medium that forges
a unique connection, a relationship, between the observer and the one
photographed, precisely it does not show an abstract idea, or a
generalized model, but a real, and unique person, that if you had
encountered in real life, would have been exactly the same." [1]

The Power of Personhood

Personhood is a Pro-Life strategy working to
respect the God-given right to life by
recognizing all human beings as persons who
are "created in the image of God" from the
beginning of their biological development,
without exceptions. Personhood desires to
glorify Jesus Christ in a way that creates a
culture of life so that all innocent human lives, including this 10-week old
baby, are protected by love and by law. Personhood serves the pro-life
community by assisting local groups to initiate citizen, legislative, and political
action focusing on the ultimate goal of the pro-life movement: personhood
rights for all innocent humans. Personhood intends to END ABORTION by
building the support of at least two thirds of the states in an effort to reaffirm
personhood within the U.S. Constitution. [2]

The Power of a Threefold Cord

My friends at LIFEsocal believe: "Life Is For Everyone! No Exceptions. No
Compromises. No Apologies." Their primary goal is to inform and motivate
teens and young adults in Southern California to believe in LIFE, stand up or
LIFE, and fight for LIFE, with the hope of ENDING ABORTION. It will be my
privilege and pleasure to join LIFEsocal in their Walk4Life, Sunday, March
27th, 2011, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California. [3] In Ecclesiastes 4:12
King Solomon reminds LIFEsocal and I that by ourselves we're unprotected.
And with each other we can face the worst. However, if we can encourage a
third party to stand with us to end abortion on Sunday, March 27th, 2011 in
the Rose Bowl, the power of the Body of Christ coming together, like a
threefold cord, will surely reign victorious. So, I'm inviting everyone to join
us in Southern California in March. I want to see everyone there.

Brothers, we really need to talk.

Reference(s):
1. Live Action Blog, "The Power of Portrait", (http://bit.ly/cWnczu).
2. PersonhoodUSA defining statement dated August 7th, 2010, (http://bit.ly/9KPI95)
3. LIFEsocal's Walk4Life 2011 Coming to Southern California March 2011 Flyer, (http://bit.ly/9UEXe3)

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