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This is going to be one of those posts where I ask you to exercise your voice and rights as an American citizen. There is a Senate “cloture” vote scheduled for tonight/early Monday morning (around 1:00 AM) to stop debate on the proposed healthcare reform bill. The last “holdout” in the Senate (Sen. Ben Nelson, D-NE) gave into a compromise on abortion, now leading Majority Leader Harry Reid to believe he has the 60 votes needed to stop the debate and move the healthcare bill forward. Below is further explanation from Stop The Abortion Mandate:

“The abortion “compromise” does NOT contain language similar to the Stupak amendment approved by the House which restricted government funding of abortion. Instead, the compromise allows states to opt out of providing abortion coverage through the exchange and adds further layers of accounting requirements. Unfortunately, the citizens of any state that “opts out” will not be exempt from paying federal taxes — which will be used to fund the plans that do cover abortions in other states.”

PLEASE CALL YOUR SENATORS TODAY (if you wait until Monday morning, it will be too late!). You can find their numbers HERE. Be sure to tell them that ABORTION IS NOT HEALTH-CARE; PLEASE VOTE AGAINST MANAGER’S AMENDMENT!

SCRIPTURE FOCUS

There is a time for everything; a season for every activity under heaven
…A time be silent and a time to speak.
Ecclesiastes 3:1, 7b NIV

Father God, we come to You today – many believers, one voice – to stand for life. Lord, we lift up our Senators today; they have undertaken the responsibility to be our representatives on issues that are important to us. Father, give us the courage to speak up on these issues and give THEM the courage to vote the minds and hearts of their constituency, as the numbers show that the majority of Americans don’t want to pay for abortion – even those who may feel that abortion should be maintained as a right. Lord, we continue prayers for President Obama, for his eyes to be opened in the area of abortion, for his ears to be opened to the people of this country and for his heart to be opened to You. Believing You will change one heart for many, we pray in the MIGHTY, LIFE-GIVING NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, Amen.