May 12, 2008
"Grateful Father thanks Sidewalk Counselor for his two year old daughter"
May 09, 2008
On Tues. April 29, Fred Neal was standing by the street corner at Richmond Medical Center for Women (abortuary) when a work truck pulled up. The passenger gave the following encouraging report.
He first thanked Fred for being there and said that he has a two year old daughter at home due to our ministry at the clinic. He had come to the clinic a couple years prior with his wife and had decided to give their child life after speaking with the sidewalk counselors. He was very appreciative and asked us to keep up the good work!
Babies are saved and lives are changed when Christians show up at the killing centers. Please keep Life and Liberty Ministries in your prayers and consider supporting this important ministry.
ProLife Free Speech Case Still Alive
May 05, 2008
May 5, 2008
CBNNews.com - The battle for peaceful expression of pro-life views goes to a new level in the case of one Virginia man.
Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) are appealing a free speech case involving the rights of pro-life advocate Dennis Green.
Five years ago, Green was silenced by authorities in Raleigh, N.C. for peacefully expressing his views on abortion in a public place.
Green was threatened with arrest for violating the city's so-called "permit process" and was warned his sign would be confiscated if he didn't leave the area.
"Christians shouldn't be discriminated against for expressing their beliefs," said ADF Senior Counsel Nate Kellum. "Raleigh officials clearly violated Mr. Green's First Amendment right to publicly express his pro-life views."
In 2005, ADF filed suit on behalf of Green and then filed a federal appeal in the case in 2007.
But a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled against Green on April 16, last month.
Now, ADF is asking the same court to take another look at Green's case.
"The government can't require citizens to request permission before they exercise their First Amendment rights," Kellum said.
"The policy used by Raleigh officials to silence pro-life speech is clearly unconstitutional. The panel's decision stands in direct conflict with other 4th Circuit decisions, the decisions of other federal circuits, and even the U.S. Supreme Court," he added.
ADF attorneys are asking for either the panel or the full court to rehear the case because of key factual and legal matters the panel overlooked in its decision
by Sarah Miracle
Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. Psalm 116:15
April 24, 2008
Arlene Elshinnawy, who worked often through the years with Life and Liberty Ministries, died suddenly on April 20th to go home to be with the Lord. Arlene was a faithful witness of Jesus Christ who loved to serve and reach out to others with the Gospel. She was a committed voice for the unborn, counseling women outside of abortion clinics, and thereby, helping to save countless babies from being murdered at the hands of abortionists. As one of the Philadelphia 11, Arlene was wrongfully arrested and charged with a "hate crime" in 2004 for attempting to share the Gospel at a homosexual event. As a result, Arlene was featured on various news programs and documentaries, speaking on the dangers of "hate crimes" laws. Those who knew Arlene personally have been deeply impacted by her life of service. She will be missed greatly.
This photo was taken less than a week before Arlene finished her race. She was still active; speaking out for Messiah and the preborn.
China Mission Update
March 30, 2008
Hi Friends of Life and Liberty Ministries,
Please remember us in your prayers as we (Denny and Christian) spend the next couple of weeks in China. We will be flying over on Monday, March 31 with a team of fifteen believers.
I ask that some of you commit yourselves to pray for us when we come to your mind during this time. Our Father knows when we are in need of intercession and your prayers may be the vehicle to open doors for us.
Pray for wisdom, protection and a free passage for YHWH's Word.
I will share the details of this ministry outreach when I return in mid-April.
For the Messiah and China,
Denny Green
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April 15, 2008
Hi Everyone,
Yesterday we flew from Hong Kong to Beijing with approx. 700 lbs. of Bread. We delivered it to a local Brother who leads an unregistered home felowship. He will disperse it to his contacts in areas where there is a great need.
We fly back to the States tomorrow.
All praise to YHWH for the work that was accomplished. Worthy is the Lamb!
Denny
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April 13, 2008
Hi Everyone,
This may be my last note from China. We are flying from Hong Kong to Beijing tomorrow with a large load of Bread for the Family to distribute in other areas.
Our time here has been very productive. We have been blessed to bring over approximately 6 van loads of Bread and teaching materials. The borders are getting to be much more challenging to cross with the officials on the lookout for us. Even so, by YHWH's grace, much is brought over under the noses of the customs officials.
Yesterday I was stopped twice at two different border crossings. They were looking for us at one crossing that had been open. With some quick manuevering, we were still able to slip two backpacks full of Bread in by slipping the packs into already searched luggage.
The customs officials won't accept Bread from us as a gift when they are around other workers, but one official gratefully accepted a loaf when she was alone with us as we picked up some confiscated Bread. We have also been able to give witness to individuals who are standing around us as we pick up confiscated items at the crossings. Pray that she and the others who have received our gifts will be drawn to the Father.
We will meet the ladies team in two days and fly back to the States.
To YHWH be all glory, honor and praise for the work He allowed us to be a part of. It was only by His hand that it was accomplished. We've seen Him work in marvelous ways many times.
Pray for the salvation of the lost in China and the strengthening of the persecuted Church.
For China and the Messiah,
Denny
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April 9, 2008
Hi Everyone,
Thank you for praying. After several days of border crossings, we
began to notice increased hinderances as we crossed over. It became
obvious that the officials were looking for "Bread". Several were even
stopped before they got to the x-ray machines and searched. We desire much
prayer and as we have asked for successful passage, we have seen our
prayers being answered. We are bringing "big" loads in through one door
and smaller loads through the others. we are getting much in.
Several van loads have been sent inland. The Body in China has been
very grateful and thankful. Keep praying that we will be blessed with
open doors to provide much more Bread before we head back home.
To YHWH be all glory and praise for the work He alone is doing!
I have heard that the ladies team is also doing well.
For China and the Messiah,
Denny
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Tuesday, April 8
Hi,
All is going well. We are at this time approaching a border with a team of 8. We are packing full loads. Please pray.
Teams of two, take turns praying through the day for the border crossings. Some are easier than others but the officials are watchful and we need the Father's blessing to get through each time.
We have many great stories of the Father's faithfulness in getting us across when it looked like it wasn't going to happen.
Loaves are being sent off to areas all over China to supply nourishment for hungry family members.
Yesterday we were bringing in S.S. materials that included "Revival's Golden Key" by Ray Comfort and a book by sabina Wurmbrand.
All praise to the Father for His goodness and provision.
Keep lifting us up.
For Messiah and China,
Denny
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Saturday, April 5
Hi Friends,
All is well. We have been making border crossings with loaves for the last two days. Much has been brought in but we need the prayers of the Body. Many of the customs officials are catching on and we are often stopped having our cargo confiscated. We can pick it up after it is confiscated to take it back over to Hong Kong but it takes time. I have made six crossings and have been stopped twice. We sent many boxes off to the underground "Family" yesterday and will keep it up.
Pray for our trips across and for success in getting through.
Remember that there is a 12 hour time difference from home. We will be crossing from approx. 8PM - 8AM US Eastern time. Pray for us and for the loaves to get into the hands of those who have none.
For Messiah and China,
Denny Green
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DAY 1 April 1 2008
We just arrived! Only one suitcase full of "Loaves" was lost. 2,800 lbs made it in.
We are tired but thankful. When I walked up to the conveyor belt to pick up the suitcases in Beijing, I found that one had broken open and was moving around the conveyor with the lid open and about a half dozen "Loaves" spread around it as it ran past airport workers and everyone waiting to gather their luggage. Needles to say I reacted quickly to stuff the precious cargo back into it and no problems arose. HalleluYah!
We will travel South by train on the 2nd. Our ladies team will be moving on to their assignment also.
Keep praying.
For the Messiah and China,
Denny
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2006 to Present - Partial List of Babies Saved Due to Sidewalk Counseling in Richmond Virginia
March 10, 2008
Babies are saved when Christians act like Christians. Get involved. Contact Life and Liberty Ministries at 804-492-9216 or lifeandliberty@juno.com
April 29, 2008 Fred Neal was standing by the street corner at Richmond Medical Center for Women (abortuary) when a work truck pulled up. The passenger gave the following encouraging report.
He first thanked Fred for being there and said that he has a two year old daughter at home due to our ministry at the clinic. He had come to the clinic a couple years prior with his wife and had decided to give their child life after speaking with the sidewalk counselors. He was very appreciative and asked us to keep up the good work!
March 20, 2008 Baby saved at RMCW. Mary and Fred were ministering. Here is Fred's report. "One stopped and told us she didn't do it, she didn't have the abortion! She listened as we told her about help available at the CPC. She took the info. Her boyfriend even waved a wad of cash -- their refund!"
March 5, 2008 Two babies saved at RMCW. Paul, Cliff, Diana, Fred and I (Denny) were present.
March 1, 2008 Five babies saved at RMCW.
February 23, 2008 Two babies saved. Below are two testimonies of what happened...
First:
One young lady who is 21 years old was approached by a counselor and her
boyfriend by another counselor. They were ministered to separately at length.
She wasn't saying anything but shaking her head as if saying, "no I'm going to do this". She then said that she had to go - that's when she and her friend went in. When they came out, she said that she couldn't do it and said thank you. Her and her boyfriend were crying as we prayed with both of them.
Second:
A counselor saw a couple of people get out of two separate vehicles - the
counselors were ministering to them as they all got out of their
vehicles to go in - they just didn't want to hear it. After awhile they
all came out and were fussing at each other back and forth about who was
supposed to have the money!!! Then the one lady - who appeared to be the mother of either the girl or the boy stood there and talked with one of the nurses a long time before she started yelling at the boy and girl again about having the money. They finally did all leave without the girl having the abortion.
February 20, 2008 A couple took literature from Mary as they walked toward RMCW. Mary called out as they neared the door and the man came back over to speak with Mary and Cliff. The man said that he was going in to tell her not to do it. About a half hour later the woman came out with a big smile and said to Mary, "I took your advice, I'm not going to have it." They then took Gospel tracts from Paul and left.
January 22, 2008 Two babies saved at RMCW. A couple appoarched the rear door of the abortuary as Denny and Mary spoke truth to them. The girl stopped and began to weep. She walked away from the door and cried as she listened to Denny speak. She then walked back to the vehicle and they drove up to us. They accepted our literature and we offered help. They then left sying thank you.
A short time later a girl walked out to Mary and told her that she had changed her mind and wasn't going to kill her baby. She took literature and read it as she waited for her ride.
Continue reading "2006 to Present - Partial List of Babies Saved Due to Sidewalk Counseling in Richmond Virginia"
SPEECHLESS - Silencing the Christians
March 01, 2008
Americans are at greater risk of losing their basic freedoms today than ever before in the history of this nation. Political correctness and the voice of the liberal minority are undermining the morals and values of mainstream America.
Renowned author and commentator Janet Parshall takes you on a journey across the country to meet citizens who have been arrested for speaking out at a public rally, students who are being forced to attend classes that require them to recite verses from the Koran and to stage their own jihad and activists pushing social tolerance to such an extreme that the Bible itself is being labeled “hate speech.”
Follow these cases and learn how you can take action to stop the erosion of your personal freedoms on each episode of Speechless...Silencing the Christians.
See it here...
http://www.silencingchristians.com/
FOUNDATION FOR MORAL LAW TO REPRESENT CHRISTIANS CHALLENGING "HATE CRIMES" LAW IN PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT
February 25, 2008
MEDIA ADVISORY - Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore and attorneys with the Foundation for Moral Law have announced that the Foundation will be heading the legal team arguing to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that Pennsylvania's "hate crimes" law violates the state constitution. The "hate crimes" law at issue, Act 143, added "sexual orientation" to the crime of "ethnic intimidation" and in 2004 was used to arrest a group of Christians with Repent America (RA) for evangelizing at a Philadelphia homosexual event. Several of those Christians brought this case, Marcavage v. Rendell, and successfully argued in a lower court that the "hate crimes" law violated Article III, Sec. 1 of the Penn. Constitution because it was unlawfully altered from its original purpose as a "crop destruction" bill.
Judge Roy Moore said about this important case:
"The law can punish actions, not 'our thoughts.' As we have seen in Philadelphia and in various states and countries, 'hate crimes' are used to prohibit Christians and anybody else from referring to homosexual behavior as immoral or a sin. When Pennsylvania passed a 'hate crimes' bill, the legislature and governor not only transgressed the role of the government of a free people, but it also violated the requirements of Pennsylvania's Constitution and should be struck down."
In 2002, the Pennsylvania Legislature passed Act 143, and two years later a group of 11 Christian evangelists—including petitioners in this case Michael Marcavage, Mark Diener, Linda Beckman, Randall Beckman, Susan Startzell, Arlene Elshinnawy, and Nancy Major—were arrested and charged under the new "ethnic intimidation" statute for evangelizing at a homosexual parade in Philadelphia in 2004. Although the charges were eventually dismissed, the Christians, to prevent future arrests, filed this lawsuit against the Penn. Governor and legislative leaders on the grounds that Act 143 was amended so much through the legislative process that its original purpose (crop destruction) was altered, a violation of Penn. Constitution, Article III, Section 1.
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania agreed and held that Act 143 violated the Penn. Constitution and was therefore void. The Commonwealth, which is appealing the case to the Penn. Supreme Court, filed its brief last week. The Foundation, along with local counsel in Pennsylvania, will file its brief in March and will argue that the lower court should be affirmed because the "hate crimes" bill violated the Commonwealth Constitution.
The Foundation for Moral Law, a national non-profit legal organization, is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and is dedicated to restoring the knowledge of God in law and government through litigation and education relating to moral issues and religious liberty.
'Philly 5' Christians appeal lawsuit over arrests
February 12, 2008
Jeff Johnson - OneNewsNow - 2/12/2008 11:00:00 AM
Eleven Christians arrested for expressing their beliefs publicly during a so-called "gay pride" festival in Philadelphia several years ago were in court Monday, seeking to have their lawsuit against the city reinstated.
The 11 individuals were arrested in 2004 at Philadelphia's "OutFest," a pro-homosexual event held on public property. The Christian activists were charged with various crimes for quoting scriptures while walking on a public street set aside for the event. Charges were dropped almost immediately against all but five of the Christians, and those five were later found not guilty of all charges.
According to attorney Joseph Infranco, those actions paved the way for a civil suit against the City of Philadelphia and the OutFest participants, claiming that his clients suffered constitutional harm as a result and arguing no one else should be subjected to such actions. "So this is a civil suit now, to make them accountable for their actions -- and filing those criminal charges was part of that," he adds.
Infranco, senior legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, was at Monday's hearing, which asked appeals court judges to reinstate the lawsuit dismissed by the initial civil trial judge. The consensus at that time, he shares, was that the judges were more sympathetic to his clients than to those accused of violating their constitutional rights.
"They got the point," says Infranco, referring to the judges. "They got the point that when somebody goes into the public square and has an event and exercises their First Amendment rights -- [that] when you open such an event to the public, then you have to anticipate that some members of the public who disagree with that speech are going to be present, as well."
According to the ADF attorney, the same would be true if the tables were turned. "If you had a Christian event and you invited the public and it was in a public place ... well, you would have to expect other people would come along who want to express a contrary view," he suggests. "We're not trying to shout them down or anything like that. [But] what you're talking about is both views being expressed, side by side."
Infranco says winning the lawsuit is important to protect other Christians from what he describes as "constitutionally abhorrent" actions against them in the future. "We ... want what's called declaratory relief, so that the court ... says there should not be a repeat of this at a future event," the attorney explains. "It's the most basic form of discrimination because the police did not like the content of the message -- and that's completely inconsistent with the First Amendment."
A decision from the appeals court is expected in approximately two to three months, adds Infranco.
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