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Rock for Life Netcast 079

Black Pro-Life Leader Walter Hoye on Fighting Black Genocide in America We just uploaded the latest editioin of the Rock for Life Netcast.  Click here to give a listen.

Featured Artists: Wonder & Shadow of the Locust Crew

Feature: February is Black History Month.  Listen to our interview with Walter Hoye as we discuss the death toll of abortion in the black community and what is being done about it through his various ministries and outreaches

News and Commentary

Hope for Haiti: Pro-Abortion UNICEF

Web Show, Bump+, Gives Viewers Influence on Choice: Abortion or Not

Pro-life Country Song Premiers on Charts

Choice cuts

Women from Women's Media Center Create Alternate Meanings for CBS to Express their Anger Over Pro-life Tim Tebow Superbowl Ad

Planned Parenthood Employees Discuss Conditions That Prompted Opening New Facility in Madison, Wisconsin

Rock for Life Netcast 078

Feature: Recap of RFL Events @ ALL's TAW

Featured Artists: Article One

News and Commentary:

Young activists adding fuel to antiabortion side - Washington Post commentator attends March for Life not expecting half the attendees to be YOUTH!

Over 35,000 Walk for Life in San Francisco

Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow to star in Super Bowl ad for Focus on the Family

Choice cuts: The Counter Protesters Edition

Tire-old slogans and some new rhymes 

Rock for Life Netcast 038

 Featured Artist: Repentance  

News & Commentary:

Erik & Keith discuss:

• Tiller set to go to trial Monday, March 23, 2009 , Keith to keep us updated via Twitter & Facebook status messages!
• President Obama scheduled to give commencement speech at Notre Dame ACTION ITEM: Sign petition to Notre Dame President Fr. Jenkins asking him to rescind the invitation
• Wisconsin teens using cow drugs to self-induce abortions
• LiveAction releases another Planned Parenthood undercover video

FEATURE:

Erik & Keith interview members of Repentance - two who are adopted identical twins, nearly aborted and alive to tell their story.

RFL Podcast episode 027
12.12.08

Featured Band: Wavorly.  Selected tracks from Conquering the Fear of Flight

Hosts: Erik Whittington & Phil Eddy 

Intro song: “Stay With Me”

News & Commentary

• Casting Crowns releasing Christmas CD "Peace On Earth" which contains a song, "While You Were Sleeping" that contains a pro-life message
• Hip-hop artist Jesus Disciple announced his Inauguration Day release of "Obamacide," a song with a strong pro-life message
• Planned Parenthood's bad week

Song: “Praise and Adore”

FEATURE

Erik and Phil discuss the ethical questions raised by pro-lifers who question the undercover tactics exposing Planned Parenthood's cover-up of child rape by Live Action Films and Students for Life of America. 

Upcoming Events

RFL's Ninth Annual Training and Activism and American Life League's Personhood Conference

Jan 21-23
Liaison, Washington, DC

Updates:

• Register by Dec. 17th and get free pass into Life Prizes event, Jan. 23rd
  
  • Barlow Girl performing
  • Laura Ingrahm emceeing
• Speakers for Personhood Conference confirmed
• Bands confirmed

Outro song: “Twenty Twenty”

RFL Podcast episode 026
11.13.08

Featured Band: SONICFLOOd.  Selected tracks from A Heart Like Yours

Intro song: “How It's Supposed To Be”

Hosts: Erik Whittington & Phil Eddy 

News & Commentary

Song: “Psalm 91”

FEATURE

Erik interviews Rick Heil of SONICFLOOd

Upcoming Events

The First Annual National Pro-Life T-shirt Day t-shirt design contest.  Be Creative, Save Babies, Win Stuff!  Submissions due on Nov. 19th by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.

Outro song: “Look To Love”

RFL Podcast episode 025
06.05.08

Featured Band: Between the Two Selected tracks from The Depths of You

Hosts: Erik Whittington, Marie Hahnenberg, Rosh Koch & Ashley Colantuono (RFL Summer Festivals Tour team member)

Intro song: “The Descent”

News and Commentary

The Thomas More Law Center has filed a federal lawsuit against Hutchinson Middle School in Hutchinson, Minnesota for repeatedly harassing a sixth grader for wearing American Life League’s pro-life T-shirts: the National Pro-life T-shirt Day 2008 official shirt, National Pro-life T-shirt Day 2007 official shirt and Pro-life Memorial Day 2006 official shirt.

Planned Parenthood of Washington, D.C. is getting sued for $50 million. This abortion facility aborted the baby of a 13-year-old rape victim, seriously injuring her and causing her to be permanently infertile.

Colorado for Equal Rights successfully gets the Colorado personhood initiative on the Colorado ballot by submitting 131,243 petition signatures.

Song: “Deeper Still”

FEATURE

With Protest the Pill Day coming up this Saturday, we sit down with Marie Hahnenberg, researcher for American Life League and event organizer, to talk about how the birth control pill works.

Upcoming Events

The Rock for Life Summer Festivals Tour team leaves June 9 and doesn’t get back until September 2. Go to www.RockForLife.org for blogs, videos, photos, team bios and much more!

Outro song: “Fore”

Rock for Life Podcast Episode 024
05.23.08

FEATURED BAND: Alakrity

Featured Music: Selected tracks from yet to be released album, Whatever happened to good TV?

Hosts: Erik Whittington, Marie Hahnenberg & Rosh Koch (RFL Summer Festivals Tour team leader)

Intro song: "Good Luck, We’re All Counting on You"

News and Commentary

We received news that Arizona’s state Board of Nursing recently voted to allow nurse- practitioners to perform suction aspiration abortions. Planned Parenthood in Arizona supports this and, it was revealed, PP has had nurse-practitioners committing abortions in Arizona for many years.

At a Tucson PP facility, Mary Andrews had been performing illegal aspiration abortions on preborn babies as old as 16 weeks since 2001. The state Board of Nursing chose to "impose no penalty, saying that they never before ruled that second-trimester abortions should not be done by nurse practitioners." Thus Andrews has not been held accountable for her previous illegal activity and the only restriction now for Arizona nurse-practitioners is that they are prohibited from committing abortions beyond the 13th week of pregnancy.

Bill Maher’s upcoming anti-faith documentary Religulous is now scheduled to hit the big screen October 3, 2008. Click here to watch a segment of his interview regarding the documentary on Larry King Live. We will be greeting Bill Maher in Washington, D.C. (1776 D St., N.W.) Thursday, May 29, 2008 from 6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. with "Stop Hate Speech–Fire Bill Maher" signs. Hope to see you there.

Song: "The Truth Is"

FEATURE:

Erik interviews Alakrity while hanging out at GMA Music Week (April 22, 2008) in Nashville, Tennessee.

Pro-life song: "Just Words"

To book Alakrity for one of your events, e-mail them at alakritybooking@gmail.com

UPCOMING EVENTS

June 7: Protest the Pill Day–ThePillKills.com

Outro song: "Wait Up"

Rock for Life Podcast Episode 023
05.08.08

News and Commentary

Bill Maher makes anti-Catholic statements on Real Time with Bill Maher, airing on HBO’s family of cable television channels. Maher has a history of displaying blatant bigotry against all religions, pro-lifers and many other groups. His latest rants are over the top. Visit FireBillMaher.com for more information and to get him off the air!

Planned Parenthood is encouraging people to donate “in honor of someone you love for Mother’s Day.” Never mind that they are against motherhood simply by advocating for abortion. By the way, happy Mother’s Day!

CONTEST: The person who can come up with the most absurd Planned Parenthood Mother’s Day e-card will win a pro-life T-shirt. E-mail us here with your contest submissions.

Seniors at Anthony Wayne High School in Whitehouse, Ohio were recently threatened with extreme punishments for wearing pro-life T-shirts. The students were each willing to accept two-day suspensions, but once the school attached additional punishments, including not being able to attend graduation, the students caved. Also, check out this YouTube video of a fifth grader who tells her harassment story.

GOODBYE, PHIL! Phil will be spending the next six months in Albany, New York, so he won’t be heard as often as a host on the RFL Podcast. Taking his place today is Patrick Daub, director of the Campaign for ALL the Facts – our college outreach. Phil will be helping out at home as his sister transitions to her new life as a mother. See you soon, Phil. We miss you!

FEATURE: Creative Ways to Spread the Pro-life Message

• Put pro-life stickers on your laptop for your visits to the coffee shop
• Have pretend pro-life conversations on your cell phone while waiting around at the doctor’s office, coffee shop, airport, airplane, etc.
• Sidewalk chalk pro-life messages on public sidewalks
• Type pro-life messages during online games
• Change your social networking profile picture to creative pro-life messages
• Leave pro-life brochures in magazines at the doctor’s office
• Large families start conversations
• Drop pro-life business cards at restaurant free-meal drawings 

News and Commentary

Planned Parenthood is being sued by the parents of a 14 year old girl after PP failed to notify the parents of their daughter’s pregnancy. The father of the aborted child was 21, and she claims he coerced her into getting an abortion. Planned Parenthood is required to both notify parents in Ohio before their daughter can have an abortion, and to report any instances of minors having an abortion, in case it's an instance of statutory rape (which it was). You can watch a video report of this sad story on the Hot Air Blog.

American Idol’s annual “Idol Gives Back” show aired this week, and Erik alerts us to some of the organizations benefitting from the funds raised – Save the Children and the Children’s Defense Fund. Both organizations are not to be considered life-affirming, and we encourage donating to other deserving charities.

FEATURE: 5 Ways to maximize National Pro-Life T-shirt Day:

• Wear your shirt everywhere – school, work, while shopping, with friends, at practice (if you can) • Have literature on hand • Also make sure you have a copy of the legal letter • Brush up on your facts • Contact the school paper • Modify your online profiles to mark the day (special graphic, change your name if MySpace, etc)

News and Commentary

Planned Parenthood Action Fund launches its politically motivated One Million Strong campaign. One way to oppose Planned Parenthood is to ask the government to stop giving them taxpayer funding (over $300 million dollars last year alone!). Sign the petition to stop Planned Parenthood tax funding here.

Ann from Feministing thinks that the pro-life youth who were marching for life by the hundreds of thousands last week were brainwashed. We think otherwise, and this story in the LA Times backs us up. For reference, here’s the landmark NY Times article “Surprise Mom, I’m Against Abortion.”

Amanda from Pandagon trashed March for Life attendees on her podcast for RHRealityCheck. She insinuates that pro-lifers don’t care about victims of the Holocaust. We beg to differ, and so does Jill Stanek.

Erik plays clips from two American Idol auditions – one is sixteen year old Amy Catherine Flynn, a chastity educator, and the other is Bruce “the virgin.” FEATURE We talk about the Training/Activism Weekend and listen to participants discuss their favorite aspects. Photos from the Training/Activism Weekend can be found here in our photo album.

News and Commentary

Poinsettias are a beautiful holiday tradition around the home and church. Make sure the poinsettias you purchase aren't supporting Planned Parenthood.

During Christmas we celebrate 'Peace On Earth' but Planned Parenthood replaces 'Peace' with 'Choice' with their annual 'Choice On Earth' holiday cards.

Planned Parenthood Ottawa and hockey wives spar over First Place Pregnancy Resource Center.

Colorado is pushing for a personhood ballot initiative, but don't be fooled by opponents calling it personhood to "fertilized eggs."

FEATURE Does the thought of wearing a pro-life t-shirt in public freak you out? Well don't be afraid. We give you Ten Reasons why you should wear a pro-life t-shirt. )

News and Commentary

Scientists create the equivalent of embryonic stem cells from ordinary skin cells, a breakthrough that will hopefully produce new treatments for disease. Click here to learn more.

You might be offered more than a drink in Utah bars. Planned Parenthood hands out free condoms at local drinking holes. Will this mean in an increase in clinic visits? Here's the story.

How do sex and the environment have anything to do with one another? The pro-abortion, environmental group Sierra Club apparently has found a connection. Click here to read more.

FEATURE In a previous podcast we mentioned a Virginia teen's fight to get a pro-life club recognized at her high school. Guest Stephanie Hoffmeier visits our studio to share her story.)

News and Commentary

A Virginia teen's efforts to have her Pro-Life club recognized is finally realized. Click here to read more.

An abortion protester claims an abortionist intentionally struck him with his car. Click here to read more.

The Colorado Catholic Bishops release a statement regarding Planned Parenthood. Click here to read more.

Are users of the birth control pill at risk of artery plaque? Read the CBS News report here.

Erik tosses some pro-life questions at the band Ilia in an interview with the all-girl band.

FEATURE Holiday shopping is right around the corner. Before visiting your favorite store find out if they support Planned Parenthood. Click here for more info.

A Portland, Maine middle school decides to allow its health center to distribute contraceptives to their students (ages 11-13) without their parents knowing. Click here to read.

Kansas District Attorney Phil Kline files criminal complaint against Planned Parenthood. Click here to read. 

The Alan Guttmacher Institute (Planned Parenthood’s research arm) released a study claiming laws don’t affect abortion numbers. Click here to read more. Click here to read a recent example of the Alan Guttmacher Institute exaggerating illegal abortion numbers.

STOPP releases nationwide map of Planned Parenthood locations and pro-life peaceful prayer events. Click here to view. 

Phil gives us his five least favorite and five all-time favorite pro-life bumperstickers

News and Commentary

The University of Florida postpones Jack Kevorkian. Sign the "No to Dr. Death" petition here. College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts allows Planned Parenthood on its campus.

Plaxo.com is raising money for Susan G. Komen For the Cure, a supporter of Planned Parenthood and human embryonic stem-cell research.

Aurora's mayor angers the City Council when he announces the opening of Planned Parenthood at a press conference.

Whoopi Goldberg thinks abortion is the hardest choice a woman can make while Sarah Silverman pretends abortion clinics are fun.

Phil reviews the new documentary, "Lake of Fire".

Planned Parenthood wields a chainsaw to intimidate pro-lifers in front of its clinic.

News and Commentary

While the Planned Parenthood Aurora clinic is forced to stay closed, it faces a million dollar lawsuit for libel against pro-lifers. A Planned Parenthood employee speaks at Ani Defranco's concert and urges abortion supporters to use voices and tools as "weapons." Send an email to Ani at info@righteousbabe.com and tell her Planned Parenthood is too shady to support.

Terri Shiavo's husband, Michael, shuts down his political action committee, Terri PAC.

A pro-life group in Slovakia displays 500 hundred abortion images, and helps change abortion laws in the country.

Does abortion have anything to do with the feud between Barry Manilow and Elizabeth Hasselbeck?

Bradley Hathaway shares his pro-life beliefs in a Rock For Life interview.

Upcoming Events

UF Gators For Life Protest against Jack Kevorkian TBA Gainsville, FL

News and Commentary

The fight against Planned Parenthood in Aurora, Illinois continues to heat up. While the Aurora city council delays the clinic's opening, Planned Parenthood accuses pro-lifers of violence. Is Planned Parenthood hosting an event at a local bar? Marie suggests protesting the bar days before the event.

Phil, Erik, and Marie answer email.

Upcoming Events

Rock For Life Ventura Concert featuring Downhere Friday, September 28, 2007 Thousand Oaks, CA Click here for details.

National Life Chain Sunday, October 7, 2007 Check the website for the nearest location.

National Pro-Life Memorial Day Use the day to cherish the children. Use the shirt to wake up the world. Monday, October 1, 2007

40 Days For Life Prayer Campaign A handful of communities across American quietly conduct groundbreaking pro-life campaigns. September 26 - November 4 Click here to find the campaign nearest you.

Episode 009

News and Commentary:

Planned Parenthood lies on its building permits, such as its largest clinic in Aurora, IL, so that it can open new killing centers without the community ever knowing.

Pro-choice columnist Christina Page de-humanizes the pre-born by calling them "fertilized eggs."

Culture and Entertainment

Amnesty International dupes musicians into thinking they are a human rights group.

National Pro-Life Memorial Day Use the day to cherish the children. Use the shirt to wake up the world. Monday, October 1, 2007

40 Days For Life Prayer Campaign A handful of communities across American quietly conduct groundbreaking pro-life campaigns. September 26 - November 4 Click here to find the campaign nearest you.

Episode 008

Hosts: Erik Whittington & Brittany Shankle (director of Project Plus)

Featured Band: Willet 

Selected Tracks:
"Taste"
"Street Lights"
"Hostage"

News & Commentary:

Pelosi: "Science is a gift of God to all of us, and science has taken us to a place that is Biblical in it's power to cure and that is the embryonic stem cell research." (see video below, go about 60 seconds into it)

Middle-school students in Manchester, New Hampshire went on a field trip last week to a Planned Parenthood abortion mill.  Parents and the community in general should be outraged, which they are.  The Manchester School District and the YMCA, who sponsered the field trip should be held responsible.  Click here, here and here to read more info.

In What Now from Planned Parenthood, Joey Kerlin reminds us that Planned Parenthood is the fourth leading cause of death in America despite Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood denying the fact that PP is a radical pro-abortion organization.

Rock for Life Tour
featuring Willet, Ilia & Alakrity
touring all across the US throughout the month of July
click here for more information

Hosts: Erik Whittington & Brittany Shankle (director of Project Plus)

Featured Band: Alakrity

News & Commentary:

Ohio teen sexual abuse victim sues Planned Parenthood for not informing authorities of her abuse.  Click here for more info.

Planned Parenthood threatens undercover college journalist for exposing their protection of child predators.  Click here for more info.

The FDA approved the first abortifacient "birth control" pill that is meant to stop a women's mentration cycle.  Click here to read more information.

How does the "birth control" pill (also known as an abortifacient) work?  Click the video below to find out.

Culture & Entertainment

How to Save a Life Summer Leadership Conference
brought to you by Generation Life
July 20-22
Philadelphia area
click here for more info

Rock for Life Tour
featuring Willet, Ilia & Alakrity
touring all across the US throughout the month of July
click here for more information

Congrats to Jordin Sparks for winning the American Idol contest!

Have you seen Nick Cannon's Can I Live? video?  It's a great video but is Nick Cannon pro-life or pro-Nick?  Click here to find out more info.

Rock for Life Podcast Episode 020
03.25.08

Featured Band: Jonah33



News & Commentary

Pro-life dumpster dive yields horrific find

Porn star reveals his love for Planned Parenthood's Teenwire site

CDC Study reveals one in four teenagers has an STD

Horton Hears a Who

Feature

We speak with Andrew Flusche, American Life League's staff attorney who tells us about your rights as a public school student to wear a pro-life t-shirt.

Don't forget National Pro-life T-shirt Day is coming up, April 29,2008

Jonah33 will be headlining the Good Will Running Tour April 2-14.  Check out www.jonah33rock.com for tour dates

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