September 27, 2022 Dear Friends, Let’s start with some good news! In a win for religious liberty and medical freedom, the Louisiana Department of Health has finally repealed the COVID-19 shot mandate for students. Some made the personal decision to take the COVID-19 shot and that’s their prerogative, but others have concerns about vaccine connections to aborted fetal tissue and the vaccine response, particularly myocarditis in young men. There is no longer a COVID vaccine mandate for children to attend school in Louisiana! Attorney General Jeff Landry and others have fought unjust mandates for a year now. Landry issued this statement: “Today is the culmination of hard work by so many concerned parents throughout Louisiana. This is the direct result of moms, dads, grandparents, and guardians fighting for what is right. I thank Representative Raymond Crews, Health Freedom Louisiana, the Bayou Mama Bears, Town Hall Baton Rouge, Children’s Health Defense, and all those from across Louisiana that stood with us for parental choice.” “Child medical decisions should be made by their guardians, not the government. I hope this health freedom victory reminds everyone what can happen when we all work together. When citizens are engaged and get involved, their government will listen.” | |
A pro-life author and sidewalk counselor was targeted by a politicized FBI. Mark Houck’s home, where he lives with his wife and seven children, was raided with guns raised by the FBI over the weekend. Houck’s wife said that the SWAT agents began pounding and screaming at the door of their home on Friday morning in Kintnersville, Pennsylvania. “The kids were all screaming. It was all just very frightening and traumatic,” Ryan-Marie Houck, his wife, said. Mark Houck is a good man who counsels women to choose life and who helps men heal from porn addiction. Every Wednesday, he drives two hours south from his home to counsel abortion-vulnerable women at two abortion facilities for the entire day. He is being accused for an incident last year where an agitated abortion facility “escort” began screaming at Houck’s 12-year-old son and encroaching his personal space. Houck stepped in, separating the escort and his son. Elections have consequences. This incident is evidence of that. This November make sure you are registered and vote. Then find your place on the frontline of this cultural struggle for the soul of our nation! | |
Every two years, the State of Theology report is released, and this year's results are troubling. From Breakpoint: "This year’s State of Theology study’s results show that not just Americans but evangelicals in particular are increasingly muddy on core truths such as the nature and character of God, the reality of human sin, the role of the Church in the world, and the exclusivity and divinity of Jesus Christ." Sixty-five percent of evangelicals deny the concept of original sin, and perhaps most strikingly, when the respondents asked were whether agree with the statement, "Jesus was a great teacher...but not God," 43% of evangelicals responded yes. This is a 13% increase among American evangelicals from two years ago. Read more here. | |
Friend,, from inside the church to the brave pro-lifer dad, we should all ask God for courage to remain faithful as we face the giants in our land. May they meet unmoved faith and conviction! “Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.” (Ephesians 6: 11) | |
Gene Mills
President, Louisiana Family Forum | |
P.S. Pray for the weakening of Hurricane Ian and for the protection of all Florida residents! | |
