"Once each district’s signatures are verified, the amendment will be placed on the November 2011 ballot."
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Personhood Mississippi Turns in Over 130,000 Signatures!
Mississippi Lieutenant Governor helps carry petitions into Mississippi Secretary of State
Submitted by Jonathan Sutherland
Mississippi Pro-Life Group Affirms Preborn Personhood Rights; Exceeds State Signature Requirements
www.personhoodmississippi.com/press-release/mississippi-pro-life-group-affirms-preborn-personhood-rights-exceeds-state-signature-r
www.personhoodusa.com/press-release/mississippi-pro-life-group-affirms-preborn-personhood-rights-exceeds-state-signature-r
Keith Mason, 02/17/2010 - 13:41
[ emphasis added ]
Jackson, MS / February 17 – Personhood Mississippi, a citizen-led grassroots organization, submitted over 130,000 signatures late yesterday, becoming the fourth ballot initiative since 1992 to fulfill the requirement of 89,285 voter signatures – 17,857 per Congressional district.
The signatures were collected in order to put a Personhood amendment on the ballot, affirming the personhood rights of all humans.
105,000 of the submitted signatures were certified as valid by 82 different County Circuit Clerks. The abundance of signatures broke the state record for signatures in every other initiative in Mississippi history.
Comprised of all volunteers, Personhood Mississippi laid claim to over 2,000 volunteers and over 1,000 churches.
[ State of Mississippi's ] Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant was present at yesterday’s press conference, helping to turn in the boxes of completed petitions.
“Despite the superfluous restrictions set before us, the people of Mississippi have spoken. With God’s blessing we have made history and exceeded the signature requirement by tens of thousands,” stated Les Riley, sponsor of the Mississippi Personhood Amendment. “In the next few days, we fully expect Secretary of State Dilbert Hosemann to approve our amendment, as we have exceeded all requirements by the State of Mississippi.”
Once each district’s signatures are verified, the amendment will be placed on the November 2011 ballot.
More Information:
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20100217/NEWS/2170370/1001/news
http://www.iandrinstitute.org/Mississippi.htm
www.personhoodmississippi.com
Personhood Mississippi is a statewide grassroots organization of concerned citizens who value human life.
Personhood Mississippi is sponsoring the Personhood Amendment to the Mississippi constitution, stating “Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Mississippi: SECTION 1. Article III of the constitution of the state of Mississippi is hearby amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION TO READ: Section 33. Person defined. As used in this Article III of the state constitution, “The term ‘person’ or ‘persons’ shall include every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning or the functional equivalent thereof.” This initiative shall not require any additional revenue for implementation.”
©copyright 2008 Personhood USA
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www.personhoodmississippi.com/press-release/mississippi-pro-life-group-affirms-preborn-personhood-rights-exceeds-state-signature-r
www.personhoodusa.com/press-release/mississippi-pro-life-group-affirms-preborn-personhood-rights-exceeds-state-signature-r
Keith Mason, 02/17/2010 - 13:41
[ emphasis added ]
Jackson, MS / February 17 – Personhood Mississippi, a citizen-led grassroots organization, submitted over 130,000 signatures late yesterday, becoming the fourth ballot initiative since 1992 to fulfill the requirement of 89,285 voter signatures – 17,857 per Congressional district.
The signatures were collected in order to put a Personhood amendment on the ballot, affirming the personhood rights of all humans.
105,000 of the submitted signatures were certified as valid by 82 different County Circuit Clerks. The abundance of signatures broke the state record for signatures in every other initiative in Mississippi history.
Comprised of all volunteers, Personhood Mississippi laid claim to over 2,000 volunteers and over 1,000 churches.
[ State of Mississippi's ] Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant was present at yesterday’s press conference, helping to turn in the boxes of completed petitions.
“Despite the superfluous restrictions set before us, the people of Mississippi have spoken. With God’s blessing we have made history and exceeded the signature requirement by tens of thousands,” stated Les Riley, sponsor of the Mississippi Personhood Amendment. “In the next few days, we fully expect Secretary of State Dilbert Hosemann to approve our amendment, as we have exceeded all requirements by the State of Mississippi.”
Once each district’s signatures are verified, the amendment will be placed on the November 2011 ballot.
More Information:
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20100217/NEWS/2170370/1001/news
http://www.iandrinstitute.org/Mississippi.htm
www.personhoodmississippi.com
Personhood Mississippi is a statewide grassroots organization of concerned citizens who value human life.
Personhood Mississippi is sponsoring the Personhood Amendment to the Mississippi constitution, stating “Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Mississippi: SECTION 1. Article III of the constitution of the state of Mississippi is hearby amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION TO READ: Section 33. Person defined. As used in this Article III of the state constitution, “The term ‘person’ or ‘persons’ shall include every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning or the functional equivalent thereof.” This initiative shall not require any additional revenue for implementation.”
©copyright 2008 Personhood USA
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Citizens of Mississippi, the the most pro-life state in the US send message to lawmakers:
“Personhood Rights For the Preborn Now”.
www.personhoodusa.com/press-release/citizens-mississippi-most-pro-life-state-us-send-message-lawmakers-%E2%80%9Cpersonhood-rights-
Keith Mason, 02/17/2010 - 14:33
Jackson, MS / Personhood USA/ February 17 – Personhood Mississippi, a citizen-led grassroots organization, submitted over 130,000 signatures late yesterday, becoming the fourth ballot initiative since 1992 to fulfill the requirement of 89,285 voter signatures.
The signatures were collected in order to put a Personhood amendment on the ballot, affirming the personhood rights of all humans. Volunteers have been collecting signatures since February 12 2009.
105,000 of the submitted signatures were certified as valid by 82 different County Circuit Clerks. The abundance of signatures broke the state record for signatures in every other initiative in Mississippi history. Comprised of all volunteers, Personhood Mississippi laid claim to over 2,000 volunteers and over 1,000 churches.
Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant was present at yesterday’s press conference, helping to turn in the boxes of completed petitions.
“Despite the superfluous restrictions set before us, the people of Mississippi have spoken. With God’s blessing we have made history and exceeded the signature requirement by tens of thousands,” stated Les Riley, sponsor of the Mississippi Personhood Amendment. “In the next few days, we fully expect Secretary of State Dilbert Hosemann to approve our amendment, as we have exceeded all requirements by the State of Mississippi.”
Once each district’s signatures are verified, the amendment will be placed on the November 2011 ballot.
“The overwhelming number of signatures proves that Mississippi citizens want to end baby-murder,” commented Cal Zastrow, co-founder of Personhood USA. “God raised up the volunteers to complete this task, and Personhood USA is thrilled to be a part of that task force. Now we are looking forward to victory at the ballot box!”
For Interviews Contact:
Cal Zastrow 202-595-3500
Or
Les Riley 662-760-8695
Personhood USA is a grassroots, Christian [ sic - ecumenical ] organization founded to establish personhood efforts across America to create protection for every child by love and by law. Personhood USA is committed to assisting and supporting Personhood Legislation and Constitutional Amendments and building local pro-life organizations through raising awareness of the personhood of the pre-born.
For More Information:
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20100217/NEWS/2170370/1001/news
www.personhoodmississippi.com
www.personhoodusa.com
Copyright © 2010 Personhood USA. All rights reserved
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The Clarion-Ledger
Jackson, Mississippi
'Life' definition petitioned
www.clarionledger.com/article/20100217/NEWS/2170370/1001/news
Ballot push seeks to challenge Roe v. Wade
Molly Parker • mparker2@jackson.gannett.com • February 17, 2010
[ emphasis added ]
Les Riley stood on the steps outside the secretary of state's office Tuesday with his 22-month-old adopted son in his arms and told a small, enthusiastic crowd that "the state of Mississippi is fixin' to educate the Supreme Court" on the rights of the unborn.
Declaring this a mission for God, Riley and his supporters delivered 105,167 certified signatures to get a constitutional amendment on the 2011 ballot asking voters to define life as beginning at "the moment of fertilization."
If the signatures add up in an official count, Riley's group will claim the third constitutional amendment to ever make a Mississippi ballot.
Riley, a father of 10 from Pontotoc, called the petition drive a "direct challenge to Roe v. Wade."
Riley's goal is to overturn the 37-year-old decision - among the most controversial rulings in the court's history - that even conservative [ sic ] Supreme Court justices have left intact through the years.
"Father, you don't need the Supreme Court; you don't need the Legislature. You need people who love Christ," Riley said. [ prayed ]
As he led the group in prayer, a small girl clutched her baby doll and other attendees bowed their heads over posters - some of which depicted graphic images of aborted fetuses. [ babies ]
Riley's baby, Josiah, nuzzled his head against dad's shoulder.
The nonprofit Personhood Mississippi is the 26th group to attempt to get an initiative on the ballot, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said.
Of the 25 past attempts, only two made it to the ballot. Both were related to term limits for lawmakers and both failed to gain voter support, Hosemann said.
Hosemann, a Republican, joined the rally on the front steps of his office before heading inside to officially collect the signatures, delivered in several cardboard boxes.
"Out here," Hosemann said, "I'm just another person that signed this petition."
Numerous other Republican politicians emerged from the Capitol across the street to join the rally.
Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant said when he first ran for public office he prayed for the chance to make a difference - beyond debating budgets and hunting laws.
"I want to end abortion in the state of Mississippi," Bryant said.
Bryant, a likely gubernatorial candidate in 2011, said his support of the ballot initiative has nothing to do with politics.
"That's the silliest thing I've ever heard of," he said.
In what promises to be a heated election year, the initiative is likely to bring out conservative voters if it makes the 2011 ballot, as is another one that seeks to implement a voter ID law in the state.
Republican-led efforts to require a form of identification at the voting booth failed last year in the Legislature.
Last week, supporters delivered enough petition signatures to take the question to the voters.
Voter ID would mark the fourth question to make a Mississippi ballot if the signatures are verified.
The personhood initiative would be third and voter ID second because the process for the anti-abortion amendment began first.
Initiatives similar to Personhood Mississippi's that seek to define life at conception could be on ballots in other states as well.
But Richard Miller of Jackson believes it has the best chance of passing in Mississippi.
"The process could start in this room right here," Miller said of reversing Roe v. Wade.
Earlier this month, Personhood Mississippi filed a federal lawsuit against Hosemann and Attorney General Jim Hood seeking more time for circuit clerks to verify several thousand outstanding signatures.
There is a discrepancy in the interpretation of the law as to whether the group has one year to collect signatures, or one year to turn them in.
The lawsuit seeks to clarify a 1996 Mississippi attorney general's opinion that says the one-year turnaround time also includes the names on the petition being certified by circuit clerks around the state.
Hosemann said that case will be moot if Personhood Mississippi turned in enough signatures Tuesday.
Getting an initiative on the ballot requires a minimum of 89,285 signatures, with at least 17,857 coming from each of the old five congressional districts that existed in the year 2000.
Copyrightt ©2009
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Personhood Mississippi to Hold Press Conference and Victory Rally with Lieutenant Gov. Phil Bryant.
www.personhoodusa.com/press-release/personhood-mississippi-hold-press-conference-and-victory-rally-lieutenant-gov-phil-bry
www.personhoodmississippi.com/press-release/personhood-mississippi-hold-press-conference-and-victory-rally-lieutenant-gov-phil-bry
Keith Mason, 02/15/2010
Personhood Mississippi to Hold Press Conference and Victory Rally with Lieutenant Gov. Phil Bryant.
JACKSON / Christian Newswire / February 15 – Personhood Mississippi is holding a press conference to announce the number of signatures collected for the personhood amendment, followed by a victory rally to submit the gathered signatures. With the help of over 2,000 volunteers and nearly 1,000 churches, Personhood Mississippi is expected to present well over the number of 89,285 required by the Secretary of State’s Office.
“February 16 will be an historic day for the state of Mississippi,” affirmed Personhood Amendment sponsor Les Riley. “The people of Mississippi have made a clear statement with their signatures – it is time that all humans are valued as people, not as property.”
Personhood Mississippi encountered a complication when it appeared that the County Circuit Clerk was discounting valid signatures due to time constraints, necessitating a lawsuit to ensure that every voter’s signature was certified. The Personhood Amendment signature campaign is awaiting a ruling on the first phase of the legal challenge, yet due to a State of Emergency in Mississippi and time needed to review the case, Personhood Mississippi is allowed to submit the signatures Tuesday, February 16.
Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant, who assisted the campaign, will be in attendance as Personhood Mississippi submits signatures to the Secretary of State’s Office.
Press Conference Details:
WHO: Personhood Mississippi with Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant
WHAT: Announcement regarding signature count and victory rally
WHERE: 401 Mississippi Street, Jackson, MS
WHEN: Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at 4:00pm
For More Information Call:
Les Riley 662-760-8695
Personhood Mississippi is a statewide grassroots organization of concerned citizens who value human life. Personhood Mississippi is sponsoring the Personhood Amendment to the Mississippi constitution, stating “Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Mississippi: SECTION 1. Article III of the constitution of the state of Mississippi is hearby amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION TO READ: Section 33. Person defined. As used in this Article III of the state constitution, “The term ‘person’ or ‘persons’ shall include every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning or the functional equivalent thereof.” This initiative shall not require any additional revenue for implementation.”
http://www.personhoodmississippi.com/
Copyright © 2010 Personhood USA. All rights reserved.
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Press Conference Details:
WHO: Personhood Mississippi with Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant
WHAT: Announcement regarding signature count and victory rally
WHERE: 401 Mississippi Street, Jackson, MS
WHEN: Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at 4:00pm
For More Information Call:
Les Riley 662-760-8695
Personhood Mississippi is a statewide grassroots organization of concerned citizens who value human life. Personhood Mississippi is sponsoring the Personhood Amendment to the Mississippi constitution, stating “Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Mississippi: SECTION 1. Article III of the constitution of the state of Mississippi is hearby amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION TO READ: Section 33. Person defined. As used in this Article III of the state constitution, “The term ‘person’ or ‘persons’ shall include every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning or the functional equivalent thereof.” This initiative shall not require any additional revenue for implementation.”
http://www.personhoodmississippi.com/
Copyright © 2010 Personhood USA. All rights reserved.
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From Columbia Christians for Life:
2009-2010
Summary Report: 14 States have current Personhood Legislation efforts filed:
- ALA, ALASK, CA, CO, FL, GA, MD, MICH, MISS, MO, MONT, NV, OR, SC
- a/o December 3, 2009
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-12-03-Summary-Report-14-States-current-Personhood-Legis-efforts-filed.doc
2009-2010 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation:
- Including State-Level Personhood Bills and Constitutional Amendments
- ALA, ALASK, CA, CO, FL, GA, MD, MICH, MISS, MO, MONT, ND, NV, OR, SC, VA
Updated December 3, 2009
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-12-03-2009-2010-State-Level-Personhood-and-other-selected-Legislation.doc
IOWA - Iowa Personhood Constitutional Amendment
House Joint Resolution 2003
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=BillInfo&Service=DspHistory&var=HJR&key=0991C&GA=83
January 27, 2010 83GA
Bill History for HJR 2003
By Alons, Chambers, Tymeson, May, Koester, Windschitl, Schultz, DeBoef, Sorenson, Sweeney, Huseman, Kaufmann, Rayhons, Hagenow, Mertz and Soderberg.
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to specify that the right to life is the paramount and most fundamental right of every person, and that personhood applies to all human beings from the beginning of their biological development.
January 20, 2010 Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 122.
January 21, 2010 Subcommittee, Lensing, Koester, and Mascher. H.J. 139.
2007-2008
2007-2008 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation
- Including State-Level Personhood Bills and Constitutional Amendments
- CO, GA, MISS, MT, OR, SC, VA
Updated February 14, 2008 / Corrected and Revised Nov. 19, 2009
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-11-19-2007-2008-State-Level-Personhood-and-other-selected-Legislation.doc
2005-2006
2005-2006 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation
- Including State-Level Personhood Bills and Constitutional Amendments
- GA, MICH, MISS, SC
April 21, 2006 / Corrected and Revised Nov. 28, 2009
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-11-20-2005-2006-State-Level-Personhood-and-other-selected-Legislation.doc
1997-2010
HISTORY, 1997-2010, of State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation
1) 1997-1998 State-Level Personhood Legislation
- one State with Personhood Legislation filed: SC
2) 1999-2000 State-Level Personhood Legislation
- one State with Personhood Legislation filed: SC
3) 2001-2002 State-Level Personhood Legislation
- two States with Personhood Legislation efforts filed: OR, SC
4) 2003-2004 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation
- one State with Personhood Legislation filed: SC
5) 2005-2006 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation
- three States with Personhood Legislation efforts filed: MICH, MISS, SC
6) 2007-2008 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation
- six States with Personhood Legislation efforts filed: CO, GA, MISS, MT, OR, SC
7) 2009-2010 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation
- 15 States to date with Personhood Legislation efforts filed (as of 12/3/09):
ALA, ALASK, CA, CO, FL, GA, MD, MICH, MISS, MO, MONT, ND, NV, OR, SC
- 14 States with current Personhood Legislation efforts filed (as of 12/3/09):
ALA, ALASK, CA, CO, FL, GA, MD, MICH, MISS, MO, MONT, NV, OR, SC
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-12-28-HISTORY-1997-2010-State-Level-Personhood-and-other-selected-Legislation.doc
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From Columbia Christians for Life:
2009-2010
Summary Report: 14 States have current Personhood Legislation efforts filed:
- ALA, ALASK, CA, CO, FL, GA, MD, MICH, MISS, MO, MONT, NV, OR, SC
- a/o December 3, 2009
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-12-03-Summary-Report-14-States-current-Personhood-Legis-efforts-filed.doc
2009-2010 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation:
- Including State-Level Personhood Bills and Constitutional Amendments
- ALA, ALASK, CA, CO, FL, GA, MD, MICH, MISS, MO, MONT, ND, NV, OR, SC, VA
Updated December 3, 2009
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-12-03-2009-2010-State-Level-Personhood-and-other-selected-Legislation.doc
IOWA - Iowa Personhood Constitutional Amendment
House Joint Resolution 2003
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=BillInfo&Service=DspHistory&var=HJR&key=0991C&GA=83
January 27, 2010 83GA
Bill History for HJR 2003
By Alons, Chambers, Tymeson, May, Koester, Windschitl, Schultz, DeBoef, Sorenson, Sweeney, Huseman, Kaufmann, Rayhons, Hagenow, Mertz and Soderberg.
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to specify that the right to life is the paramount and most fundamental right of every person, and that personhood applies to all human beings from the beginning of their biological development.
January 20, 2010 Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 122.
January 21, 2010 Subcommittee, Lensing, Koester, and Mascher. H.J. 139.
2007-2008
2007-2008 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation
- Including State-Level Personhood Bills and Constitutional Amendments
- CO, GA, MISS, MT, OR, SC, VA
Updated February 14, 2008 / Corrected and Revised Nov. 19, 2009
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-11-19-2007-2008-State-Level-Personhood-and-other-selected-Legislation.doc
2005-2006
2005-2006 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation
- Including State-Level Personhood Bills and Constitutional Amendments
- GA, MICH, MISS, SC
April 21, 2006 / Corrected and Revised Nov. 28, 2009
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-11-20-2005-2006-State-Level-Personhood-and-other-selected-Legislation.doc
1997-2010
HISTORY, 1997-2010, of State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation
1) 1997-1998 State-Level Personhood Legislation
- one State with Personhood Legislation filed: SC
2) 1999-2000 State-Level Personhood Legislation
- one State with Personhood Legislation filed: SC
3) 2001-2002 State-Level Personhood Legislation
- two States with Personhood Legislation efforts filed: OR, SC
4) 2003-2004 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation
- one State with Personhood Legislation filed: SC
5) 2005-2006 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation
- three States with Personhood Legislation efforts filed: MICH, MISS, SC
6) 2007-2008 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation
- six States with Personhood Legislation efforts filed: CO, GA, MISS, MT, OR, SC
7) 2009-2010 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation
- 15 States to date with Personhood Legislation efforts filed (as of 12/3/09):
ALA, ALASK, CA, CO, FL, GA, MD, MICH, MISS, MO, MONT, ND, NV, OR, SC
- 14 States with current Personhood Legislation efforts filed (as of 12/3/09):
ALA, ALASK, CA, CO, FL, GA, MD, MICH, MISS, MO, MONT, NV, OR, SC
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-12-28-HISTORY-1997-2010-State-Level-Personhood-and-other-selected-Legislation.doc
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ONLY PRO-PERSONHOOD CANDIDATES IN 2010 - in Primaries, and in the November General Election:
This is the standard by which candidates for state and federal office should be judged as we enter the 2010 Election season:
ONLY CANDIDATES WHO PUBLICLY ENDORSE LEGAL PERSONHOOD FOR THE PRE-BORN SHOULD BE SUPPORTED.
"PERSONHOOD" is the KEY to ENDING Child-Murder-by-"Abortion" - listen to the words of the U.S. Supreme Court Justices themselves in the actual [ second ] Oral Arguments [ October 11, 1972 ] of the Roe v. Wade case (1973):
(AUDIO) - The Importance of PERSONHOOD - In Their Own Words - U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade case
http://montanaprolifecoalition.org/approach.htm
CHILD-MURDER BY "ABORTION" CAN BE ENDED BY RECOGNIZING THE PERSONHOOD OF PRE-BIRTH HUMAN BEINGS, AT FERTILIZATION, WITHOUT EXCEPTIONS.
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"For the kingdom is the LORD's: and he is the governor among the nations." Psalm 22:28, KJB
www.bartleby.com/108/19/22.html#S22
Christ is Ruler of the Nations !
Psalm 2; Psalm 24:1; Psalm 47:7,8; Psalm 50:12; 1 Timothy 6:15, KJB
"... I will build My church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." Matthew 16:18
Yeshua Messiah
Hallelu-Yah !
Steve Lefemine, pro-life missionary
dir., Columbia Christians for Life
PO Box 50358
Columbia, SC 29250
(803) 794-6273
Columbia Christians for Life
http://www.christianlifeandliberty.net/ , Home page and "RTL Act of SC" page [ SC Personhood Bill ]
http://www.righttolifeactofsc.net/
February 17, 2010
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