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#ProjectWeakLink
(Read more about UNMCRH & Tax Funded Abortions HERE ) We are Proud to join Created Equal In This National Effort Bud Shaver, Executive Director of Protest ABQ issued the following statement, “Now is the opportune time for all of the pro-life organizations across the country to be more strategic and unify our efforts in opposition to Planned Parenthood and the rest of the Abortion Cartel nationwide. Protest ABQ is proud to join Created Equal in exposing the abortion industry’s weak link…With every serial murderer, their biggest problem becomes, ‘What do I do with all of the dead bodies?'” Created Equal Announces- #ProjectWeakLink: In December, videos of the 2013 National Abortion Federation conference were released by GotNews showing abortionist Renee Chelian saying, “We…
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EXCLUSIVE UPDATE: UNM Publicly Silent, Privately Scrambling in response to U.S. House Panel Investigation
(Photo credit: Operation Rescue) By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- On the verge of subpoena’s for records related to fetal tissue research, Southwestern Women’s Options and UNM scramble to comply with U.S. Panel inquiry. The New Mexico Political Report obtained a statement, shortly after our initial report, from an attorney representing Southwestern Women’s Options stating that, “We have formally responded this afternoon to its [the Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives] information request, as we previously arranged.” “We will continue to be responsive to the panel’s inquiries and will do so in a manner that protects individuals’ safety and privacy.” The University of New Mexico, however, has not issued a public statement but behind the scenes emailed it’s employees today. This…
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Southwestern Women’s Options and UNM Refuse to Comply With U.S. House Investigation
(Photo credit: Jim Thompson/Albuquerque Journal) By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- The Albuquerque Journal is reporting that because the University of New Mexico (UNM) and Southwestern Women’s Options provided no documents and failed to cooperate in a U.S. House inquiry into the harvesting of aborted baby body parts, these entities will be served subpoena’s early next week. “The mission of the Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives (as it is informally known) is to gather information and get the facts about medical practices of abortion service providers and the business practices of the procurement organizations who sell baby body parts,” according to their website. The staff on this panel have sent more than 30 letters…
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JUST RELEASED: Final Video (Part 3)- Inside New Mexico Reproductive Health Clinics
By Tara Shaver Watch Part 3 Video Albuquerque, NM- To wrap up this 3 part series, the University of New Mexico’s Center for Reproductive Health (UNMCRH) free standing abortion clinic is in the spotlight. UNM is the heart of New Mexico’s abortion industry, one reason being that it participates in the Ryan Residency training program. This program has a concentrated effort to train medical students to perform abortions in hopes to raise up the next generation of abortionists. You will hear firsthand from a resident in training at UNMCRH how a second trimester abortion is done, but when asked how much it costs or where the abortion facility is, she has no clue.…
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Personality Profile Piece by the ABQ Journal Featuring Bud and Tara Shaver’s Efforts In New Mexico
(Picture Caption) “Tara and Bud Shaver, who home-school their children, make time for a weekday outing to a local park with their kids. Bud is the executive director of the anti-abortion group Protest ABQ, and Tara is the organization’s senior policy adviser.” (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal) Albuquerque Journal’s “personality profile piece” about our ministry efforts in New Mexico: Albuquerque’s anti-abortion crusaders By Rick Nathanson / Journal Staff Writer “We’re just Christian people who want to see babies’ lives saved and moms protected,” Tara said. “We ultimately want to bring our culture and community in New Mexico to a point, not where we enforce our will on New Mexico,” Bud said, “but where New…
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Video Part 2: Inside NM Reproductive Health Clinics
By Tara Shaver Life Ministries NM introduces 5 years of investigative research into New Mexico Reproductive Health Clinics. Part 2 Part 2 of 3 of this video series that was presented to New Mexico legislators by Fr. Stephen Imbarrato on January 26, 2016 gives a glimpse into the dangers posed to young women obtaining abortions in New Mexico. It is commonplace in New Mexico to talk with minors who come to Albuquerque for abortions because their state requires either parental notification or consent. In fact, as you will hear New Mexico Reproductive Health Clinics pose a serious danger to ALL of the unsuspecting women who walk through their doors. New Mexico is…
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Video: Part 1 of 3- “Inside NM Reproductive Health Clinics”
By Tara Shaver As the first legislative session of 2016 kicked off here in New Mexico, Fr. Stephen Imbarrato felt the need to hand deliver the compilation of over 5 years of research into New Mexico’s Reproductive Health Clinics to New Mexico legislators. We are told that if we want our representatives to introduce and pass uncompromising legislation that we need to go to them, so that’s what Life Ministries NM did yesterday. A good crowd joined us and filled the Rotunda of the State Capital, Tuesday January 26th as we released the entire 45 minute investigative video exposing the abortion industry in NM. We are breaking it up into a 3…
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Jan 26th Presentation to Legislators: Inside New Mexico Reproductive Health Clinics
By Tara Shaver Santa Fe, NM- Join Fr. Stephen Imbarrato as he unveils his new ministry, Life Ministries NM, Tuesday January, 26th at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe, New Mexico. We will release 5 years of investigative research into New Mexico’s Reproductive Health Clinics. Also the debut of our CHASTITY AND ABSTINENCE initiative, TRUE LOVE, featuring UNM students Colt Bilok and Jolene Bullock. Nine years ago, the 3 Catholic bishops of New Mexico and Fr. Imbarrato founded the Sanctity of Life Awareness and Unity Day. However, “unity and awareness” of how “life is unique, precious and unrepeatable” is an ongoing, continuous endeavor especially here in New Mexico. As a followup to the Sanctity of life Awareness…
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Video: Why New Mexico Needs A Late-Term Abortion Bill With NO Exceptions
By Bud Shaver, Executive Director of Protest ABQ Fr. Stephen Imbarrato explains why New Mexico needs a Late-Term Abortion Bill with NO exceptions for rape, incest, or health. Fr. Stephen Imbarrato with Priests for Life and founder of several pro-life ministries in New Mexico including: Life Ministries NM, Protest ABQ, and Project Defending Life released the following statement: “I am very excited about the plan laid out by the [Senate-NM] to get a late term abortion ban passed in New Mexico. It is my hope that it is a bill that has no exceptions. I made it clear last year and again this year to the sponsors of the bill that I cannot support a bill with…
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Jan. 26th Life Ministries NM Presents: Inside New Mexico Reproductive Health Clinics
By Tara Shaver Santa Fe, NM- Join Fr. Stephen Imbarrato as he unveils his new ministry, Life Ministries NM, Tuesday January, 26th at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe, New Mexico. We will release 5 years of investigative research into New Mexico’s Reproductive Health Clinics. Nine years ago, the 3 Catholic bishops of New Mexico and Fr. Imbarrato founded the Sanctity of Life Awareness and Unity Day. However, “unity and awareness” of how “life is unique, precious and unrepeatable” is an ongoing, continuous endeavor especially here in New Mexico. As a followup to the Sanctity of life Awareness and Unity Day, Fr. Imbarrato of Priests for Life, Protest Child Killing, Protest ABQ and Pro-Life Witness will sponsor a morning at the Roundhouse…
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Fr. Stephen Imbarrato Encourages the NM-Senate To Pass a Late-Term Abortion Bill with NO Exceptions for Rape, Incest, or Health
By Bud Shaver, Executive Director of Protest ABQ Fr. Stephen Imbarrato with Priests for Life and founder of several pro-life ministries in New Mexico including: Life Ministries NM, Protest ABQ, and Project Defending Life released the following statement: “I am very excited about the plan laid out by the [Senate-NM] to get a late term abortion ban passed in New Mexico. It is my hope that it is a bill that has no exceptions. I made it clear last year and again this year to the sponsors of the bill that I cannot support a bill with exceptions. Rape, incest, and health of the mother exceptions are not tolerable in pro life legislation. It is important that…
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Throwback Thursday: 2010…Boyd & Co. Turn Albuquerque Into The Late-Term Abortion Capital Of The World
(Picture by Orae Dominguez) Before Operation Rescue sent us as Pro-Life Missionaries to New Mexico back in 2010, Operation Rescue released a five part series: “Abortion Capital” which delves into the business of lucrative late-term abortions in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In case you missed this 5 part series back in 2010, here is an in depth look into the late-term abortion business and the key players at Southwestern Women’s Options late term abortion facility in Albuquerque: Abortion Capital, Pt. 1: The Wild, Wild West Abortion Capital, Pt. 2: “Am I Killing? Yes, I am. I know that” Abortion Capital, Pt. 3: “A baby came out and it was moving” Abortion Capital, Pt. 4: The Dancing Dog Abortion Capital,…
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Sanctity Of Life New Mexico Events
By Tara Shaver Upcoming Sanctity of Life Events in New Mexico We hope that you have been able to promote the sanctity of human life this month, whether it be in your church or among friends. There are THREE special events in New Mexico that we’d like to encourage you to attend. Sanctity of Life Awareness & Unity Day Mass/March/Rally Wed Jan 20 in Santa Fe Join us as the three dioceses of New Mexico prayerfully mark the 43rd anniversary of the Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade legalizing abortion with a Sanctity of Life Awareness and Unity Day on January 20, 2016. The day includes a noon Mass with the three bishops of New…
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Albuquerque Mayor RJ Berry Partners with NM Abortion Industry
By Fr. Stephen Imbarrato Protest ABQ and I began protesting Mayor Berry, who professes to be pro-life, in 2015 after his repeated refusals to meet with us about our concerns regarding the nature of the abortion industry in Albuquerque as well as the difficulty we were having obtaining information about 911 emergency calls coming from city abortion facilities. We also had concerns about abortion clinic zoning and other issues. Not only has the Mayor ignored our pleas to meet, but now it appears as if he is working with the abortion industry in Albuquerque. “Pregnant” is a teen pregnancy documentary that debuted August 15th, 2015 at the Kimo theater. Led by the…
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Lessons From Birmingham: Unity, Prayer and Protest NOT Violence Demolishes Strongholds
(Photo credit: wtvm.com) By Bud Shaver Birmingham, AL- Who would have ever foreseen that the unlawful arrest of a peaceful team of pro-life youth activists with Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust at Parker High School located in Birmingham Alabama would culminate seven years later with the demolishing of an abortion killing center New Woman All Women? Well that’s how our great God works! Watch the unlawful arrests at Parker High School (See if you can spot Bud and Tara Shaver in this footage): Read the shocking press release detailing the entire ordeal here: Outrageous Civil Rights Violations in Birmingham Against Pro-Life Youth Activists Fast forward to 2010, due to the unlawful arrest of the team of Survivors…
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Two Leading Voices in New Mexico Call On Gov. Susana Martinez to Resign
By Bud Shaver Two prominent leaders in New Mexico, Pastor Dewey Moede and Fr. Stephen Imbarrato, are leading the charge by calling on New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez to resign. Pastor Dewey Moede, News Director at fggam.org For God’s Glory Alone Ministries- FGGAM reported that according to Peter St. Cyr, an award winning watchdog journalist, Gov. Susana Martinez may have committed a fourth degree felony when she pressured an emergency dispatcher and repeatedly demanded witness information after a noise complaint was made to hotel staff during an after-party hosted by the Governor at a posh Santa Fe hotel. According to Peter St. Cyr: “10-16-3. Ethical principles of public service; certain official acts prohibited; penalty. A. A legislator…
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Fr. Imbarrato Calls On Governor Susana Martinez to Resign
By Fr. Stephen Imbarrato, Local and National Pro-Life Activist on staff with Priests For Life Isn’t it time for New Mexican conservatives especially the Prolife community to unite and demand Susana Martinez’s resignation. It is time to let John Sanchez restore integrity and true family and life values to our state. Will the Prolife community remain as silent about Martinez as she has been about the out of control abortion industry in our state? PLEASE SHARE THIS!!!! We need to let the entire country know how horrible our Governor is. This news report is only part of her terrible tenure here in NM. She is the worst PLINO (pro-life in…
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Breaking: UNM Halts Abortion Rotation at Late-Term Abortion Facility But Continues to Break the Law
By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- The ABQ Journal newspaper is reporting that the University of New Mexico, which is a publicly-funded institution, has partially cut ties with Southwestern Women’s Options, a late-term abortion facility owned by Texas abortionist Curtis Boyd, that conducts abortions through all nine months of pregnancy. UNM has severed an agreement with SWO to provide abortion training for UNM medical students. However, it says it will continue to accept harvested aborted baby parts from this facility. Before UNM’s move to cut formal ties with SWO, it appeared that the university was providing staffing to the abortion facility in exchange for the fetal remains that it says it uses for…
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Guv Martinez Caught Partying While New Mexico Burns
By Bud Shaver New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez was caught partying while New Mexico burns! Be sure to listen to the 911 calls here: New Mexico Political Report Pastor Dewey Moede, News Director at For God’s Glory Alone Ministries issued the following statement, “Sadly the Governor’s true colors come out through the audio! Martinez is unfit for office. I am getting really tired of having to report on misbehaving politicians who think they are more mightier than God!” KRQE TV REPORTS: “The Office of Governor Susana Martinez is refusing to comment on a late-night phone call made by the governor to Santa Fe police following a noise complaint involving a party for the governor’s staff held at…
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Fr. Stephen Imbarrato Invited Us To NM 5 Years Ago, He Summarizes The Past Two Years
Fr. Stephen Imbarrato invited our family to New Mexico five years ago to work together to make New Mexico Abortion Free. Fr. Imbarrato best summarizes the last 2 years together and why we have transitioned our primary focus to peaceful and prayerful protests… New Mexico True: Why We are the Pre-born Child Killing Capital of the Country! By Fr. Stephen Imbarrato (This was posted at For God’s Glory Alone Ministries) Let me start this blog with some context. New Mexico is the pre-born child killing capital of the Southwest and the late term pre-born child killing capital of the country. The abortion industry in NM brags that NM is the least restrictive state in the…
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Free Speech Is Not Free In Albuquerque: Protest ABQ Appeals Board of Ethics Ruling
By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- On November 19th the Albuquerque Board of Ethics ruled that Protest ABQ violated the city’s election code when postcards were mailed to residents of District 6 that showed the pro-abortion position of Pat Davis who at the time was running for city council. An employee of Pat Davis filed the initial complaint. Protest ABQ believes that the city’s election code is unconstitutional. The code currently requires that if any individual or group spends $250 or more in support of, or in opposition to a candidate for city office, they must register with the City Clerk’s Office, submit “campaign spending” financial reports, establish separate bank accounts for any such spending, attend a mandatory meeting prior to the election, are subject to…
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One Thing Is Certain, The Colorado Shooter Is NOT Pro-Life
By Bud Shaver Albuquerque, NM- Details about the suspected Colorado shooter Robert Lewis Dear are beginning to come out, Right-Wing News best summarizes the bizarre reports about this man: “The story surrounding Robert Lewis Dear just gets weirder and weirder. He comes from South Carolina and relocated to Colorado, where he wanted to be left alone. He’s been arrested as a peeping Tom and charged with animal cruelty for shooting a dog with a pellet gun. Both charges were dropped. He’s been accused of domestic violence and threatening numerous other people with violence as well. His voter registration lists him as a woman… I kid you not. But he’s not a registered Republican. He’s a non-practicing Christian…
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Protest ABQ Condemns Violent Shooting at Colorado Planned Parenthood
By Bud Shaver, Executive Director of Protest ABQ and Pro-Life Missionary at Pro-Life Witness Our prayers go out to all those involved today in the senseless shooting at the Planned Parenthood located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. We continue to pray for the law enforcement officers and all of those who were shot and for the safety of those currently responding to this ongoing situation. Pro-Life Witness, Protest ABQ and Protest Child Killing stand in solidarity with Pro-Life groups condemning acts of violence. #AllLivesMatter Peaceful protest and prayer NOT Violence will end abortion. Stop ALL the Killing! Fr. Stephen Imbarrato, founder of Protest ABQ and Director of Protest Child Killing issued the following statement, “Those of…
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#StateOfABQ: Protest ABQ Calls On Mayor Berry to Address Abortion Crisis
By Tara Shaver Recent Report: State of the City: ABQ- Late-Term Abortion Capital Under Mayor Berry Protest ABQ called on Mayor Richard J. Berry during his 2016 State of the City address today. We urged his constituents, supporters and friends to encourage him to speak up for and act to protect the most defenseless citizens of Albuquerque…children in the womb. Today as attendees of this event went inside to eat, network and hear from Mayor Berry, babies were murdered in their mothers wombs right across the street from the venue. Yes, right across the street is where Southwestern Women’s Options, the largest late term abortion facility in America is located. Protest ABQ thinks that it’s inexcusable…
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State Of The City: ABQ- Late-Term Abortion Capital Under Mayor Berry
By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- Today the leader of the late term abortion capital of the nation, Mayor Richard Berry, will give his “2016 State of the City” address. This Mayoral event is being held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Albuquerque which is right across the street from Southwestern Women’s Option late term abortion facility. The city of Albuquerque is engulfed in an abortion crisis and Protest ABQ is urging Mayor Berry to address this in his address today. Mayor Berry claims to be pro-life, however, he has not done one thing to protect the women and children in his city that face imminent death and possible injury from the out of control…
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Strategic Protests Exposing Bank of America In Two States
By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- Pro-Life Activists strategically focused their protests across two states by holding simultaneous protests exposing Bank of America’s financial support of Planned Parenthood. Protest ABQ joined forces with Pro-Life Waco and lead a protest at a Bank of America location in Albuquerque, New Mexico while Pro-Life Waco lead a protest of Bank of America located in Austin, Texas on Thursday November 12, 2015. Bud Shaver, Executive Director of Protest ABQ reported that the protest was a success, “Great response in Albuquerque, New Mexico to our Bank of America Protest sponsored by Pro-Life Waco and Protest ABQ. At least one person told us they were going to close their Bank of America account due to the awareness raised by our protest!…
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Protest ABQ Joins National Protests of Bank of America
By Bud Shaver Protest ABQ is joining Pro-Life Waco (TX) in Protesting Bank of America’s financial support of Planned Parenthood. JOIN PROTEST ABQ this Thursday, November 12th from 12PM-1PM to protest Bank of America located at 6605 Uptown Blvd. (Free street parking available at the Indiana St. located where the Bus Depot is. Also, look for the Truth Truck. Signs will be provided or feel free to make your own.) John Pisciotta, Director of Pro-Life Waco issued the following statement, “Pro-Life Waco is leading a campaign to convince national management of Bank of America to completely terminate its financial support for Planned Parenthood. Bank of America supports Planned Parenthood through a 100% match for all employees donations to the now-disgraced Planned…
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FBI Investigates Governor Martinez (NM) Administration
By Bud Shaver “Huge news as the FBI has been asking around about Gov. Susana Martinez’s fundraising activities; that means Jay McCleskey’s name is being mentioned.” –New Mexico Political Report Fr. Stephen Imbarrato, Director at Protest Child Killing and founder of Protest ABQ issued the following statement, “It is amazing that so many people for so long have known the kind of person McCleskey is…his past and his tactics. Yet they have given him a pass. This is the guy who controls not just Governor Martinez, but also ABQ Mayor RJ Berry, both political leaders whom we pro-life activists have focused on for their lack of oversight and concern about the out of control pre-born baby killing industry in our…
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Protest ABQ DEMANDS a Retraction from NEWSMAX
In one of the BIGGEST Fuax Pas in 40 years of journalism, Newsmax names Silent Done-Nothing Governor Susana Martinez (NM) as one of the country’s “100 Most Influential Pro-life Advocates”over the past 42 YEARS…since 1973! Newsmax asserts, “Based on a variety of media and pro-life sources, Newsmax has compiled this roster of the nation’s top 100 pro-life icons. These cultural warriors long for the day when the last abortion is conducted in the United States, and they won’t cease their protests until that time…62. Susana Martinez, governor of New Mexico — The Susan B. Anthony List endorsed her bid for governor. Martinez says one reason she is staunchly pro-life is because…
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“Death, Dead Bodies and Tissue” A Look Into America’s Abortion Industry
By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- On October 22, 2015 a Congressional whistleblower leaked 11 undercover videos recorded by The Center for Medical Progress to Gotnews.com. This bundle of over four hours of video had been blocked from public release in July after a lawsuit was filed by the National Abortion Federation. This set of videos have members of the New Mexico abortion cartel mentioned throughout. While many have done their own analysis of this chunk of video footage and everyone who views this footage picks up on different things, I want to hone in on what I observed and took away from the perspective of a pro-life missionary to New Mexico and an activist, who interned with Operation Rescue for over a year. During our…
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How Much Money Does It Take For New Mexico GOP Leadership To Turn A Blind Eye?
How Much Money Does it Take For New Mexico GOP Leadership to Turn A Blind Eye To Baby Body Part Harvesting? By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- As congressional hearings regarding Planned Parenthood’s aborted baby part selling practices are still underway, New Mexico legislators have asked questions of their own to the University of New Mexico’s Health Sciences Center. On July 23, 2015 a meeting was held to discuss any potential illegal activity regarding the use and or sale of aborted baby body parts that may be occurring at the University of New Mexico with several New Mexico legislators and the Chancellor of the Health Sciences Center, Paul Roth M.D. Paul…
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Reality Check: We’re at War Against Incarnate Evil
(Bud pictured above) This How We Wage War: With Grace, Love, and the Truth! Giving Hope to the Hopeless…In the Name of Jesus! By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- On October 2, 2015 Glenn Beck interviewed David Daleiden of the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) on The Blaze. The CMP released a series of videos exposing Planned Parenthood’s aborted baby body part selling scheme and have sent shock waves through the world. These videos have given every single one of us a glimpse of just how far the abortion cartel has embraced evil by ending human lives and profiting from the harvested organs, tissues and limbs. Watch the Interview with Glenn…
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“If We Don’t Do it, Who Will?”
By Tara Shaver, Albuquerque, NM- As Christians and Pro- life missionaries we have been commissioned by the Holy Spirit to speak and show the truth. Any backlash that comes from our efforts are considered as badges of honor, because we know that in every way what we do is moral, legal and necessary. This month we, under the ministry banner of Protest ABQ, we mailed postcards to residents in Albuquerque’s District 6 to inform voters about the pro-abortion and anti-woman position that Pat Davis champions. Why? Because if we don’t, who will? There is no other group that is willing to hold leaders and those who aspire to lead in…











































































