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First Baptist Church, Blanchard

Abolitionists exhort Darren Yarbrough, owner of Yarbrough & Sons Heat and Air, as well as First Baptist Church of Blanchard, OK, to repent. Here is the explanation of the events leading up to this call to repentance. Here is the explanation of the aftermath. Here is commentary related to events following the immediate aftermath, including…

Loving the Church – An Initial Reply to Opponents of Church Repent

Over the course of the re-ignition of abolition in America, some defections were expected, some betrayals anticipated. When abolitionists first came on the scene with a Gospel-centered worldview and an uncompromising approach, not to mention eye-catching graphics and pithy expressions, many were quick to embrace us. As events unfolded, as we ourselves learned more about…

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First Presbyterian Church of Sandpoint (Pro-Choice “Church”)

On Sunday, April 6, 2014, the Abolitionist Society of North Idaho again went to the street in front of a “church” that supports abortion to call it to repent. The church is the First Presbyterian Church of Sandpoint, led by pastor Andy Kennaly. It is part of First Presbyterian Church (USA), which is a member…

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Calling Sandpoint UMC to Repentance for supporting Child Sacrifice

While about 48% of Americans describe themselves generally as “pro-life”, over 60% of Americans actually support legal abortion in the first trimester, and 80% support legal abortion in cases of rape and incest. In the great spiritual battle against child sacrifice, the battlefield is the hearts and minds of our neighbors. The battlefield exists wherever…

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“That’s Not My Calling”

One of the greatest misunderstandings that has been propagated in Christian circles is: “That’s your calling, but it’s not my calling”! This excuse is typically used across the board for any “ministry” or gospel command that makes the one offering the excuse feel uncomfortable, whether it be the believer’s responsibility to proclaim the gospel to…

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“Dusting off our feet” and moving on from Life.Church

Abolitionists of abortion began privately exhorting the leadership of Life.Church “to love and good deeds” regarding the issue of abortion and the “sanctity of human life” in February of 2013 (Hebrews 10:24). It was then that a long time Life.Church member and former LifeGroup leader in good standing with the church asked if he and…

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The Heart behind AHA’s ChurchRepent Project

A Letter to Christians, Pastors, and Pro-life Leaders From: Don Cooper,  Director of  the Abolitionist Society of Vancouver, WA I want to share with you our heart on the matter of the Church Repent Project. As abolitionists begin to focus their attention on exhorting the church, it is important that we clarify some things that…

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Are you Uncomfortable with the Church Repent Project?

By Jeremiah Smedra The Church Repent Project is distasteful to many and uncomfortable for most. Identifying the appropriate source of this discomfort is challenging. We believe the distastefulness is less about what is biblical or unbiblical and more about AHA’s break from normal conflict management patterns. Conflict Patterns Conflicts tend to follow a few typical…

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Update on Exhorting LifeChurch.TV

On June 30, 2013, Abolitionists arrived at LifeChurch.tv’s campus off of NW Expressway. We were there to plead with their leadership and congregation to love their preborn neighbor. Read this post to understand “Why we chose to Exhort LifeChurch.TV.” After several attempts to contact LifeChurch.tv representatives regarding not only their position on abortion, but what they…