NC Baptists Resolution on Equal Protection for the Preborn – PASSED!

NC Baptists Resolution on Equal Protection for the Preborn – PASSED!

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The messengers of the NC Baptist Convention have spoken and have declared strong resolve for the preborn and the family. November 7, 2023, will be a day to remember and it is our prayer that this will not be the Baptists merely offering lip service to our Lord and our vulnerable neighbors but a day of victorious small beginnings toward mass repentance and revival! Among many things, these blessed brethren resolved to repent of holding any mindset that justifies anyone’s “legal” murder (even if the intent is to have “less” murder) and of any apathy held toward the preborn being wholesale slaughtered in our 50-year holocaust. They also resolved to increase their focus and efforts from not only supporting assistance ministries (that help provide resources for parents) but also expanding efforts with an increased focus and singular resolve to only support legislation that is just and righteous and that does not pervert God’s Law or offer up some people to be “legally” aborted in order to “save” others from potential murder. Regulations defining how, when, and where someone may be “legally” murdered are sin! Human beings made in God’s image are not chess pieces to be willingly traded or offered up as tributes to die.

As long as sin and fallen men are in the world, it is a fool’s errand (and totally unBiblical) to think we can make child sacrifice “unthinkable” which is why we ourselves must save as many lives as possible AND we must vigorously demand civil deacons only pass just laws and righteous sanctions that treat everyone as equal in value which restrains evil until this groaning world is fully cleansed and redeemed by Christ Jesus.

Below is the fully adopted Resolution on Equal Protection for the Preborn and below that is the original version of the resolution submitted by Pastor Matthew Tarpley and co-authored by Pastor Jesse Watkins.

Once you read the resolutions below, please go read more about them HERE.

Resolution on Equal Protection for the Preborn (overwhelmingly adopted on 11/07/2023 in Greensboro):

WHEREAS Scripture unequivocally declares every child in the womb is made in God’s image and is entitled to equal protection under the law, and Scripture furthermore explicitly forbids all murder, commands civil magistrates to bear the sword of justice without partiality, and commands each of us to love our neighbors as ourselves with particular regard for orphans, widows, and those in weak societal positions; and (Gen. 1:27, Ex. 21:22-25, Gen. 9:6, Ex. 20:13, Lev. 19:15, Ps. 82:3, Mrk. 12:31)

WHEREAS as a part of the Great Commission our Lord Jesus has commanded us to make disciples of all nations and teach them to observe all things He has commanded, and since God has decreed “You Shall Not Murder” not one single created being has the authority to transgress, add to, detract from, or pervert this eternal decree and those who do should immediately repent and believe the Gospel; and (Matt. 28:19-20, Rom 11:33, Deut. 4:2, Jas. 1:17-18, 1 Jn. 3:4-6)

WHEREAS since 1974 the number one cause of death annually in North Carolina continues to be legalized abortions happening in accordance with current North Carolina laws; and since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, there has been slow political resolve to see abortion outlawed in North Carolina; and (Isa. 10:1-3, Jas. 4:17, Hab. 1:2-4, Rom. 13:3-4, Job 34:10-21, Prv. 25:26)

WHEREAS North Carolina Baptists, NC Baptist Executive Leaders and the Christian Life and Public Affairs Committee of the NC Baptist Board of Directors have fought for the value of the preborn through the funding and placement of five ultrasound machines in pregnancy resource centers throughout NC just since 2022; and North Carolina Baptists and Baptist churches and have been engaged in the fight for preborn life through support of pregnancy resource centers, engagement in adoption and foster care initiatives, involvement in legal advocacy at the local, state, and national level, and investment in varieties of local ministries engaged with valuing all life from the womb to tomb; now therefore, be it (Deut 30:19, Ps 119:73, Ps. 139:13-16, Is. 44:24)

RESOLVED that we as the messengers of the BSCNC meeting November 6-7, 2023 in Greensboro, NC, will advocate for the equal protection of the preborn and justice under our laws, that we will not stop in our legal efforts until the day when abortion is both illegal and unthinkable; and be it further (1 Cor. 5:6-7, Ps. 89:14, Mic. 6:8, Prv. 31:9, 2 Tim. 4:2, Acts 10:42, Acts 20:27, Mrk. 13:10)

RESOLVED that we humbly confess and lament holding any mindsets that legitimize or justify abortion, that we humbly confess and lament any apathy in not laboring with the power and resources granted to us by God to act for the preborn and to end legalized abortion in its entirety, and that we humbly confess and lament any lack of grace and compassion for all those participating in and impacted by abortion whose greatest need is the grace and forgiveness of Jesus; and be it further (Ps. 51:10-12, Ps. 119:97-104, Rom. 12:9-12, Rev. 3:15-16, Eph. 5:16, Gal. 6:9, 1 Jn. 3:18)

RESOLVED that we, our churches, and our ministries must love both our born and preborn neighbors by continuing steadfast in our commitment to pursue pure and undefiled religion toward both mothers and children prayerfully, financially, and in practice through pregnancy resource centers, counseling, fostering, adopting, direct interposition where possible, and other available means; and be it finally (Jas. 1:27, Eph. 2:10, 1 Jn. 3:16-18, Heb. 13:16, Matt. 6:1-4, Jer. 22:3)

RESOLVED that establishing equal justice and protection under our laws for the preborn children of North Carolina, from fertilization to birth, will be among the top priorities of ourselves, our churches, and the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.

Resolution on Equal Protection for the Preborn (original version submitted by Pastors Tarpley and Watkins):

WHEREAS since 1974 the number one cause of death annually in North Carolina continues to be parents murdering their own children by the act of legalized abortions happening in accordance with current North Carolina laws and regulations that, by law, offer up some children as acceptable to murder in order to save others; and (Isa. 10:1-3, Jas. 4:17, Hab. 1:2-4)

WHEREAS since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, there has been no marked increase in resolve to see the act of abortion outlawed as murder and in 2023 the NC General Assembly, with a veto-proof Republican supermajority, passed a law that allows for the legal abortion of pre-born human beings in the womb up to 12 weeks old or to 24 weeks old with exceptions; and (Rom. 13:3-4, Job 34:10-21, Prv. 25:26)

WHEREAS Scripture unequivocally declares every child in the womb is made in God’s image and is entitled to equal protection under the law, and Scripture furthermore explicitly forbids all murder, commands civil magistrates to bear the sword of justice without partiality, and commands each of us to love our neighbors as ourselves with particular regard for orphans, widows, and those in weak societal positions; and (Gen. 1:27, Ex. 21:22-25, Gen. 9:6, Ex. 20:13, Lev.19:15, Ps. 82:3, Mrk. 12:31)

WHEREAS as a part of the great commission our Lord Jesus has commanded us to teach the Nations to observe all things He has commanded, and since God has decreed “You Shall Not Murder” not one single created being has the authority to transgress, add to, detract from, or pervert this eternal decree and those who do should immediately repent and believe the Gospel; now therefore, be it (Matt. 28:19-20, Rom 11:33, Deut. 4:2, Jas. 1:17-18, 1 Jn. 3:4-6)

RESOLVED that we as the messengers of the BSCNC meeting November 6-7, 2023 in Greensboro, NC, will not tolerate or justify any abortion legislation that leaves even one innocent child vulnerable to legalized murder or that does not afford them equal protection and justice under our laws but rather we will increase our efforts to entirely outlaw abortion as murder and preach the reconciliatory message of Christ Jesus to those who would defy God’s Law; and be it further (1 Cor. 5:6-7, Ps. 89:14, Mic. 6:8, Prv. 31:9, 2 Tim. 4:2, Acts 10:42, Acts 20:27, Mrk. 13:10)

RESOLVED that we, our churches, and our ministries must love both our born and preborn neighbors by continuing steadfast in our commitment to pursue pure and undefiled religion toward both mothers and children prayerfully, financially, and in practice through pregnancy resource centers, counseling, fostering, adopting, direct interposition where possible, and other available means; and be it further (Jas. 1:27, Eph. 2:10, 1 Jn. 3:16-18, Heb. 13:16, Matt. 6:1-4, Jer. 22:3)

RESOLVED that we humbly confess and lament holding any mindsets that legitimize or justify abortion, and of any apathy in not laboring with the power and resources granted to us by God to act for the preborn and to end this state- sanctioned abortion holocaust in its entirety; and be it further (Ps. 51:10-12, Ps. 119:97-104, Rom. 12:9-12, Rev. 3:15-16, Eph. 5:16, Gal. 6:9, 1 Jn. 3:18)

RESOLVED that establishing equal justice and protection under our laws for the preborn children of North Carolina, from fertilization to natural birth, will be among the top priorities of ourselves, our churches, and the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.

NC Baptists Resolution on Equal Protection For The Preborn

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On Tuesday, November 7, 2023, the NC Baptist Convention will vote on a critical resolution – The Resolution on Equal Protection for the Preborn. The intent of this resolution is not only to provoke one another to love and good works in the midst of our ongoing half-century holocaust but to submit how we love and work to God.

A digital link to the resolution can be found on Page 18 of the 2023 Annual Meeting Book of Reports.

Pastor Matthew Tarpley and Pastor Jessie Watkins authored and initially put forward the resolution. The Board, upon receiving the resolution, made a few small changes. On the paper literature you received from us you will note that we marked two areas on the resolution in white and suggested messengers put forward a couple of amendments before voting on the resolution.

The first proposed amendment is in Paragraph 4: WHEREAS North Carolina Baptists have fought for the value of the preborn through the funding and placement of five ultrasound machines in pregnancy resource centers throughout NC just since 2022, and NC Baptist Executive Leaders and the Christian Life and Public Affairs Committee of the NC Baptist Board of Directors advocated for the strongest legislation possible in North Carolina to protect the preborn; and North Carolina Baptists and Baptist churches and have been engaged in the fight for preborn life through support of pregnancy resource centers, engagement in adoption and foster care initiatives, involvement in legal advocacy at the local, state, and national level, and investment in varieties of local ministries engaged with valuing all life from the womb to tomb; now therefore, be it (Deut 30:19, Ps 119:73, Ps. 139:13-16, Is. 44:24)

We believe the line in red should be stricken. It’s definitely a good and wonderful work to advocate for the preborn and we love and celebrate the work NC Baptists are doing, but we believe this particular line is not inline with the rest of the resolution. In the context of civil law, to date, only one righteous bill in NC has treated the murder of the preborn the same as the murder of any other human being. It received little to no support and never even made it out of committee. The lion’s share of churches are backing pro-life legislators and regulatory pro-life laws that seek to regulate and restrict murder but do not provide equal justice and protection. For 50 years now many Christians have supported civil legislation that defines how, when, and where the murder of innocent children may “legally” take place.

We love your heart and intent and we understand that your intent is to have less murder. We also want to make it abundantly clear that we know some of you have poured your lives and your resources into speaking and acting for the preborn… and we love that about you. But we also believe that good intent alone does not justify supporting laws that allow some people to be murdered “legally” so that others are not murdered. We shouldn’t support laws that exhibit partiality toward older people, moms, or other people who are of different ages or at different levels of human development and we must not support or applaud civil legislation that allows for some murder. If we could end a war by bombing a children’s hospital of civilians, we should not do that because it’s evil, even if our intent is righteous. It would be evil to advise an adulterer to only commit adultery on Mondays and Thursdays – even if the intent is less adultery. Ever heard of the movie The Hunger Games? Even Holly-weird knows it’s wrong to offer up 2 innocent people from each district to die in order to prevent a great civil war and further bloodshed. How does the church not recognize this? We’ve been deceived! We must repent!

Abortion is not only a civil crime, but it is sin – individual and collective sin – and the answer to sin is the Gospel. If Satan can deceive the church to disciple North Carolina by preaching “sin less!” or “thou shall not murder – unless the victim is less than 12 weeks old!” then he has robbed us of our only weapon in this spiritual battle – God’s Law and Gospel. God says “You shall not murder”. Period. We are not allowed to say, advocate, or even consider anything else in our hearts. We are not to say, “Did God really say…?” We are commanded to baptize in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost and to disciple the nations to obey whatsoever things Jesus commands. To abortive parents like us, we say, “You have committed murder, we know a God who redeems murderers! Repent and believe on Jesus and be made new in Christ!” To civil magistrates we say, “Senator So-And-So our Lord says “woe to those who decree iniquitous decrees” – defining how some people may be murdered in our laws is evil because God says “You shall not murder” – repent and believe on Jesus for the remission of your sins and if you continue in this we will no longer support your endeavors!”

If we give up God’s Law then we give up the good news of a gracious God who forgives and redeems lawbreakers. Our words and actions must be informed by our Lord and Savior. We should not be advocating for some sin in order to sin less. We should not advocate for some transgression of the law for less transgression of the law. If we have to become like Satan in order to defeat the works of Satan – then what’s the point? We will wind up in the same pit with him.

Some have argued that if we aren’t restricting and regulating abortion in our laws then we “aren’t doing anything” and are “allowing babies to die” because we “demand perfection or nothing”. That’s simply a falsehood and it’s a category error. First of all, the number one cause of death in North Carolina is parents legally murdering their own children in accordance with our pro-life regulatory laws. The murder death count of our own children dwarfs cancer and heart disease. So even based on the intent to “save some” these laws fail. But secondly, if your neighbor robs a bank can you and your cousin hold a trial for him in your backyard? Of course not. God ordains the civil magistrate to wield the sword of justice. Rendering justice is outside of our jurisdiction. The home can’t wield it. The church can’t wield it. God’s civil deacon must wield it. And they must wield it justly and not pervert justice or judgment. Our demand to the civil magistrate is that they wield the sword justly. Period. That they don’t write laws that make the fatherless into prey. And the standard is “thus says the living GOD” not what we think might work based on our limited sensibilities. We are to walk by faith, not by sight. Children are not chess pieces to be given up in some sick game. So demanding that the God-ordained sword-wielder wields the sword justly and demanding that they obey whatsoever things Jesus commands… is good and righteous work.

BUT there is still the issue of doing nothing. If all we do is demand that the civil magistrate justly wields the sword and then we sit on our collective hands until it becomes time to vote, then we have done next to nothing. If you were slated to be legally (yet unjustly) executed tomorrow, what would you want others to do for you? A major part of the problem is that we all want to have some civil magistrate do our work – the work of the home and of the church. And when we do this we pervert their work – rendering justice. It’s easy to lay the life-saving on some man in Raleigh while we live our lives as if we aren’t in a holocaust. But we are in a holocaust. Where is everyone? Everyone has a tendency to outsource their love and good works. For example, CPC’s can do good and crisis pregnancy services are needed, but many of the women who go to a CPC weren’t abortion minded in the first place. Meanwhile, if you go to an abortion clinic on almost any day of the week you might find 3 people out front preaching Jesus and pleading with the never-ending stream of abortive parents. Usually you will see more people praying the rosary or huddling around a statue of Mary than those who profess to be proclaimers of the life-changing culture-shaking true Gospel of Jesus Christ. And if our abortion regulations continue to “succeed” the majority of abortions are going to happen by ordering pills online in the privacy of one’s home. Soon there won’t even be a physical place for this tiny minority of Christians to preach and plead Jesus on the final lines of this holocaust. We must repent and think rightly about this great collective sin. We must love our neighbors as ourselves. We must save those stumbling toward death. We must act. And we must demand our civil magistrates believe on and obey Jesus and render righteous judgment while we believe on and obey Jesus, love Him and love our neighbors as ourselves. If we were writing this article in the chattel slavery era we would say, “we run the underground railroad and we save as many as possible while we seek abolition and justice in the civil realm”. Sounds a lot like Micah 6:8, huh?

God in His providence uses His Church and normal people like each of us… ask yourself what it should look like to be a Christian in a culture where the number one cause of death is parents murdering their own children. How are you bringing the Gospel into conflict with this great evil? Have you been apathetic and indifferent? Repent with us!

The second proposed amendment is in Paragraph 5: RESOLVED that we as the messengers of the BSCNC meeting November 6-7, 2023 in Greensboro, NC, will continue to advocate for the equal protection of the preborn and justice under our laws, that we will not stop in our legal efforts until the day when abortion is both illegal and unthinkable; and be it further…

We believe the line in red should be stricken and replaced with “will solely advocate for the equal justice and protection of the preborn under our laws…”

Primarily this should change because we should not ever advocate for injustice or partial justice – in any circumstance – for any motive, intent or reason – even for those best and purest motives and intents. And though most of us have advocated for laws that allow some to be “legally” murdered we should no longer do that. We should repent and solely seek equal and impartial justice and protection for all image-bearers of God from this day forward.

+++We have so much more we would like to share with you, and we are so grateful for your stand. For more information please see the following links:Open Letter to North Carolina Pastors. Please watch this 3 minute video from NC Pastors to NC Pastors. If you are interested in learning more about the Coalition of Abolitionist Churches here in North Carolina please email [email protected]

+++Sign the PETITION to abolish abortion in North Carolina – share with everyone you know and sign up for newsletters and breaking efforts since social media shadowbans this organization.

+++Read and sign the NORMAN STATEMENT. Be a Berean and study the tenets of abolition in light of scripture and judge for yourself if they are true and Biblical. Make sure to check out the rest of the information on the Abolitionists Rising website and watch the hundreds of hours of education and street activism on their youtube channel.

+++Learn more about the efforts of Equal Justice and Protection happening at the national Southern Baptist Convention HERE.

+++For anyone who has preached Jesus and plead with abortive parents in front of abortion clinics, you quickly realize the “second victim” narrative is absolutely false. And if we say a murderer is a victim then we deprive them of the Gospel – the very thing that can redeem them and release them from wrath and condemnation. If you have never been on the final lines you should go watch and read the thousands of hours of videos and testimony HERE (Not a Victim).

+++Rescue Those is one of the best educational websites for Christians in context of the abortion holocaust and the Christian response and obligation. Hundreds of hours of sermons. They even have an app. Excellent resource.

+++End Abortion Now is also a decent resource. Check it out when you have time.

+++THIS is a 45 minute talk on abolition given at the NC Constitution Party State Convention. It’s a very succinct primer that has been very well received due to its simplicity and plain speech.

Author: Wayne Groover – Director of Education for Abolish Abortion NC

SB20. Our 12-Week Ban. What Happened? What Now?

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An Open Letter to the Brethren of North Carolina

———- In a Twitter age, please resist your urge to lose focus and use your God-given faculties to finish this extremely important open letter to the end.  This is a VITAL communication. Also, please don’t click any of the links until you’ve read the letter first. ———-

For years our pro-life Republican legislators have repeatedly told us they won’t dare to obey God and offer up legislation that treats pre-born human beings as equals under our laws because of Roe / SCOTUS and a likely veto.  “Baby steps until conditions are RIGHT!” is the prevailing cry of faithlessness.

Roe is gone and the pro-life Republican legislators in North Carolina currently hold a supermajority in the House and Senate- meaning when Democrat Governor Roy Cooper vetoes ANY abortion law the Republicans can cancel out his veto.  Both of their primary excuses for disobedience and cowardice are GONE.  So what did they do?

The Republicans have once again shown their collective true colors and NOT EVEN ONE legislator stood with God and said, “Thou shall not murder…  PERIOD”  In fact, EVERY SINGLE Republican in both NC House and Senate supported SB20 which is a 12-week ban.  In short, roughly 95% of the documented abortions ALREADY HAPPEN at or before 12 weeks.  So in essence the law did nothing to “save lives.”  In fact, the law actually enshrines women as “legal” murderers.  In some cases, SB20 actually expands clinic access to 24 weeks.  A video will be forthcoming explaining the law in further detail.  Also, a sermon was preached on this 12-week ban by abolitionist Pastor Kyle Truman.  It can be watched here: https://youtu.be/mT4eEViSfiE

HB533 was introduced by Representative Keith Kidwell.  

HB533, like SB20, was also an abomination before God.  It posed as a life at conception act, but when you actually read the bill you quickly see the deception.  Among other evil things, it would have enshrined mothers, by law, as being able to kill their own children at any part of the pregnancy with no possibility of administrative, civil, or criminal penalties.  Could you imagine a law that codified White or Hispanic males as being allowed, by law, to murder other races and being unable to face any civil penalties or criminal sanctions?  Ludacris!  And yet many of our churchmen applaud these sorts of laws as long as the victims and perpetrators are a certain age, as opposed to a certain race.  HB533 was an abomination but even IT was rejected by Republican leaders and garnered very little support from the “pro-life” legislators who instead opted to support SB20.  Here is a video that briefly explains the ins and outs of HB533: https://youtu.be/HlSo8VTzgbA

If laws that define who may be murdered and who may murder are evil – what exactly are abolitionists demanding in our laws?

This is really simple. Our laws should treat all human beings as equal, regardless of age. Currently, if parents conspire to hire an assassin to murder their 8-year-old, what happens? Due process. A trial. Evidence is presented. All parties are punished according to their level of complicity. If someone is violently coerced they are not guilty and can press charges on the person who victimized them. No one is given a pass because they are a special-class citizen. No one may be murdered because they are a different class of human. This is exactly what abolitionists seek for the preborn. This is what God demands. And anything less is horrific sin – an iniquitous decree – and should be opposed. Not applauded.
God says, “You shall not murder” – no created being has the right to SAY anything else, much less write laws that define HOW or WHEN to murder. For more specifics, here are the components of a bill of righteous abolition:

Components of an Abolition Bill

BUT WAIT – shouldn’t legislators “save as many lives as possible?”

We’ve all heard this argument:

A house is burning down.  Shouldn’t you save as many lives as possible rather than NOT save ANY if you can’t save them ALL? 

Well of course if a house is burning down I should rush in and save as many lives as possible.  And so should my other neighbors across the street and within several blocks.  So should the local volunteer fire brigade.  But the civil magistrate is to WIELD THE SWORD of justice.  Their job is to put the sword to the neck of the arsonist who killed the family in your neighbor’s house.  God ordained them for this function – and He withholds the sword of justice from church, family, and individual governments.  I am forbidden to hold a trial for the arsonist in my backyard and carry out his punishment.

If the civil magistrate’s duty is to write laws that save as many lives as possible they’d be justified banning all travel by car.  Think of all the lives saved and the traffic deaths prevented if they did that!  Or shutting down businesses in a pandemic.  Or writing a law that decrees all people must wear bubble wrap clothing to prevent possible harm.  Laughable!!

God ordains the civil magistrate to wield the sword.  You and I can’t punish the arsonist.  They MUST. They can’t save my neighbors’ lives, We MUST.  So stop pawning off your job on the lawmakers – and get out there and go preach Jesus at your local Walgreens, at an abortion clinic, or in the street.  Interpose, rescue, speak up, stand up and stand out.  Stop sitting on your hands with your mouth shut!  YOU rush into the burning building!  YOU hide Jews in your walls!  YOU help with the Underground Railroad!    And YOU stop applauding (and rebuke) lawmakers when they don’t do their job, and when they write laws that define who may be killed and who may do the killing under the guise of “saving lives.”  This is a demonic deception – ARISE O Sleeper! 

I have mainly ignored my legislators and trusted them.  No more.  I want to get involved.  What should I say when I speak to them?

Before you do anything, first imagine it’s your child slated to be “legally” executed tomorrow.  Imagine if legislators wrote a law defining how YOUR children may be legally killed. Imagine if our laws codified special classes of people who may murder YOUR child and escape justice.  Start there.  Hold the same love in your heart for these abandoned preborn children as you do for your own children.

Then relay to your legislator that regulating murder is sin.  Murder is not healthcare.  It’s a crime.  And it should be abolished and criminalized.

Let them know that they are commanded by God to decree RIGHTEOUS decrees.  Let them know they must do right even if no one else does.  They must trust God and His providence.  That the Bible is full of men who stood alone in faith. 

Go over the components of a bill of abolition (top of letter) and let them know that you demand abolition.

There are ways they could introduce legislation RIGHT NOW – like gutting a bill that made it through crossover.  And other ways.  Get them to inform you how they would treat emergency legislation after crossover (May 9) – and then ask them why a 5-decade holocaust is NOT being treated as an emergency.

Tell them you expect abolition introduced every single session going forward – NO MATTER WHAT.

Their authority is delegated to them by God.  Imagine if you brought a babysitter into your home and delegated the authority to her to watch your kids.  She smokes crack.  Brings in boys.  Beats your kids.  Essentially this is what our legislators have done with God’s delegated authority.   Great sin and disobedience.  Let them know.

Call them to repent.  Call them to believe on God.  Call them to obey God.  Be as respectful as you are able.  Above ALL trust in the Lord, His Spirit, and His Word. 

I’m nervous.  What’s it like?  What excuses I will hear?

When speaking with lawmakers, in person is always best, followed by phone calls and email.  Two people in your group are better than one, as long as the person with you does not fold.  Neither of you can give the legislator a way to wiggle out or to be justified in their sin.

Usually, a legislator will talk over the top of you and say almost anything to make you believe they are “on your side” and that they are “for life” and “pro-life” (they are DEFINITELY pro-life and NOT abolitionists).  They will act like (and maybe fool themselves into believing) they are “doing all they can” and they will cry about how NO ONE ELSE will do right.  Don’t buy it.  They are either deceiving you or deceiving themselves, or both.  Don’t settle for excuses or words.  Look at what they have done and how they have voted already.  Set motives aside.  The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Don’t let them fool you – EVERY SINGLE LEGISLATOR can introduce a bill.  If they decide to defy the Republican party and side with God the Republican leaders (like Tim Moore) will bully them and threaten them and try to dissuade them by spewing vile rhetoric about “Republican teamwork” and “this is a game” or “we’ll lose seats to Democrats if we attempt to abolish abortion as murder.”  But ultimately no legislator – no human being should go along with the multitude to do evil. 

To overcome a lot of these excuses, you just need to compare what legislators will tell you with what God says.  You just need a Bible.  For example:

Them:  “We don’t have enough strong Republicans!  Tim Moore will stash the bill in committee!  No one will go along with this!  The caucus will excommunicate me!  There will be a great price!”

You: “Jesus said He brings the sword – a man should love Jesus more than his own father or family.  Definitely more than an apostate corrupt political caucus.  Put your faith in Jesus.  Obey Him.  And stand with Him, even if everyone else hates you.  You are duty-bound to do right.  You can’t predict the future and ultimately even if you are right and all of those things happen it does not matter.  You must obey God. He will carry you in your affliction. You chose to be a civil ruler and God put you here either as a judgment or as a blessing. Be a blessing. Bless the Lord.”

Them: “We have to play the long game.  This will never happen unless we do.”

You: “This is not a game.  Babies aren’t chess pieces.  Babies are made in the image of almighty God.  You are not allowed to give up babies to be murdered because you think it will win a game.  That’s sinful wisdom.  God says “You shall not murder.” You can’t break His law to win your game.  Trust Him, not your own twisted wisdom. If you have to disobey God in order to obey God, you’re doing it wrong.”

Them: “This is so extreme.  The time is not right!  If we do this we will lose seats to DEMOCRATS!! (gasp)”

You: “If you refuse to do right over the fear of Democrats – you literally fear Democrats more than God.  Repent and believe the Gospel.”  Also if they use the word “extreme” have a mangled victim image to show them.  That abortion happened in accordance with pro-life legislation.

You don’t need to know a lot about the civil process, you mainly need to know what God says.  We believers are to disciple the nations to obey whatsoever things Jesus commands.  And the Gospel is the power of God unto salvation.  Yes, this includes – it ESPECIALLY includes, our civil leaders.  God says “You shall not murder” – it’s that simple.  Anything less (or more) is sin and should be repented of fully and immediately. 

Who should I seek?

You should first contact both your House Representative and Senator.  If you don’t know who your reps are:

Go to https://www.ncleg.gov/findyourlegislators and key in your address

*NC HOUSE* is your House Rep and *NC SENATE* is your Senator.  Click on their names and copy their contact info

If visiting in person you will first need to call and set an appointment, unless they are in session.  Here is a legislative calendar, but it does not necessarily apply to the specific legislator you are seeking.  So call first.  https://www.ncleg.gov/legislativecalendar/   Also sometimes you can meet with them in your local area.  I have even gone to their churches before (Google).

Besides my House Rep and Senator, are some targets better than others? 

Sort of.  As stated above – not one single legislator stood with God regarding the murder of our weakest in 2023 – in fact, they all spit in God’s face and offered up some babies as tribute in order to “save” others.  Like in The Hunger Games.  But more than 30,000 tributes per year in NC instead of 2 (like in the movie).

In 2021 a constitutional amendment, HB 158, was filed by Representative Larry Pittman – with the subsequent addendum this amendment met all points of a bill of true abolition and would have afforded preborn human beings equal justice and protection under our law.  This legislation had additional sponsors and these sponsors would be good to reach out to – encourage them – but also hold them accountable as to why they KNOW what is right but refused to do right in 2023.  HB158 Bill Wording (does not include follow-up amendment): https://abolishabortionnc.com/hb-158/

Former Co-Sponsors of HB158:

Mark Brody – House District 55

Phone: 919-715-3029

Email: [email protected]

Keith Kidwell – House District 79

Phone: 919-733-5881

Email: [email protected] 

George Cleveland – House District 14

Phone: 919-715-6707

Email: [email protected] 

Jay Adams – House District 96

Phone: 919-733-5988

Email: [email protected] 

You should also voice your displeasure to the House Speaker, Tim Moore, and call him to repent toward Christ and to cease conspiring to offer up legislation that defines who can be murdered and who can do the murdering – and to abolish abortion as murder, as is his duty before God.  Tim professes Christ but his fruit/ actions more often reflect those of a demoniac.  Be warned.  He’s slippery and slithery (like a lot of them).

Tim Moore – House District 111 – House Speaker

Phone: 919-733-3451

Email: [email protected]

And finally these are the NC Senate leaders. There are currently no noteworthy Senate members who have ever put forward a bill of abolition, only pro-life regulations: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Leadership/S

What if my legislator repents and wants to put forward a bill of abolition?

Firstly, PRAISE THE LORD! Encourage him! Shout to the Lord! Abortion WILL be abolished! It will either be through our repentance or through God’s judgment and our destruction! No one is getting away with this! Grant us repentance and cover our sins and withhold your judgment, Lord!

He / She may decide to write their own wording (make sure they have the components of an abolition bill for their reference). Or they may contact me or AANC. We have examples of wording we can provide and we know a very solid lawyer who is a solid Christian and abolitionist. We will drop everything and run to his aid even if he does not contact us. We will support the legislation fully and to our highest ability if it is just!

If a legislator stands up – Christ’s Bride is OBLIGATED to support him. In 2021 and 2022 when HB158 was being shuffled from committee to committee by Tim Moore, I was ashamed by the response of the church. We had several thousand known supporters and several hundred showed up in person to make noise at conferences and rallies. But think about that. A historic amendment that would have brought NC out of our 5 decades holocaust to restore justice for the preborn and the word did not spread like wildfire. Since then, many more churches are on board and I have high hopes, but the church MUST repent of her wicked apathy toward her weakest neighbors. We MUST support the very very few legislators who will do right at all costs.

Regardless of anything we can see with our eyes, Jesus Christ is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. At the height of the abolition movement of chattel slavery, roughly 3% of the population was abolitionists. Christ does not need big numbers, ultimately. Christ demands and is worthy of FAITHFULNESS. Let us be found faithful, even if we are tiny in number! Bless you! Bless the Lord!

LASTLY – MAKE SURE to tell everyone you know to SIGN THE PETITION to ABOLISH (not regulate) ABORTION!

Link: https://abolishabortionnc.com/the-petition/

In Christ,

Wayne Groover

Director of Education – Abolish Abortion NC

[email protected]

The U.S. Constitution and the Doctrine of Lesser Magistrates

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The Lesser Magistrate Doctrine teaches that when a higher ranking civil authority makes immoral/unjust laws or policies–such as U.S. federal judiciary did in passing the opinion of Roe v. Wade in 1973, while simultaneously stepping outside of their constitutional authority as well–then the lower ranking civil authority has both a right and duty to refuse obedience to that superior authority. If necessary, the lesser authorities may even actively resist the higher authority.  Not only is it morally incumbent on every State in the union to defy the immoral ruling of Roe v Wade, it is also their constitutional right and duty to do so.
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Why You Cannot Regulate and Abolish Abortion!

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As abolitionists, we often hear well-meaning pro-lifers tell us they wholeheartedly agree with the abolition of abortion.  Typically they will also tell us that they also support any legislation that will regulate, slow or impede abortion.  On the surface, this sounds like a good plan – support anything that “fights” abortion, right?  Here’s the rub – abolition and regulation are diametrically opposed.
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The Time For Justice Is NOW!

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ABORTION, the greatest EVIL of our age, MUST BE ABOLISHED NOW in North Carolina!

Every generation finds it easy to condemn the evils of the past.  The Nazi concentration camps.  Soviet gulags.  Cambodia’s killing fields.  The Rwandan genocide.  We rightly recoil at these horrors, condemn their perpetrators, and prefer to hope we have moved beyond such displays of depravity and hatred toward our fellow man.
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