Today it begins, our twelfth annual “Twitcast” joining pro-life bloggers from near and far, if only virtually due to the ongoing pandemic and the District's response (as was the case last year), during the annual March For Life, for this year's ProLifeCon, the “premiere conference for the online prolife community” hosted once again by the Family Research Council in Washington DC.
Of course, things are going to be different this year. Not different like last year, when it was livestreamed virtually, but really REALLY different. Not only was it already released online at one in the morning by the time you read this, but they were gracious enough to allow yours truly to Google all the information on all the guests, rather than waiting around for them to produce a press release of all the guests which they had already confirmed in advance, well before one in the morning.
(Of course, this list is subject to changes about which they already knew when I called them yesterday. Real crackerjack operation, eh?)
So, rather than watch this year's event here, you can watch it at the ProLifeCon website. And even though there is no twitter feed this year, it will still be a "twit cast" after all, don't you think?
Today it begins, our eleventh annual “Twitcast” joining pro-life bloggers from near and far, who all had the good sense once again, to come in out of the cold during the annual March For Life (such as it is this year), for this year's ProLifeCon, the “premiere conference for the online prolife community” hosted once again by the Family Research Council in Washington DC.
Unfortunately, the embed code for the video of this year's event was not available, so we are providing you with last year's here. You can watch this year's event (both live and later pre-recorded) at the ProLifeCon website. You can also follow the #prolifecon hashtag on Twitter, or following yours truly at twitter.com/manwithblackhat.
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Our annual #prolifecon "twitcast" is about to begin. 9:49 AM
The #prolifecon begins ... if virtually! 10:02 AM
This week marks the 48th anniversary of the March For Life. #prolifecon 10:02 AM
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Jeanne Mancini is President of the March For Life. She talks about the "virtual" plan for the "March" starting at noon. #prolifecon 10:03 AM
There will be a small group of select pro-life leaders marching to the Supreme Court to leave a bouquet of roses at its steps. #prolifecon 10:04 AM
"Unity is the topic of the day." But everyone should be united in the right to life, and building a culture of life. #prolifecon 10:05 AM
"We all bring something different to the table." #prolifecon 10:06 AM
"We should all do something all year long, keep marching symbolically, responding to the call that God has for us." #prolifecon 10:07 AM
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Stephanie Gray is the author of "Love Unleashes Life." #prolifecon 10:09 AM
"Often there is resistance to the pro-life perspective" because of the emotional draw of pain in the circumstances at the time, and the need for showing them compassion and aid. #prolifecon 10:10 AM
"Show that we love [the mother], not just the unborn child." #prolifecon 10:10 AM
"The more someone shares, the more they can feel safe." #prolifecon 10:11 AM
"So many involved in the pro-choice movement, are involved from a viewpoint of pain, of suffering." #prolifecon 10:13 AM
Persuasion through the posing of questions, less of changing minds than of changing direction. #prolifecon 10:13 AM
"We need to be able to listen to people with hearts that are filled with love." #prolifecon 10:15 AM
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Suzanne Geist is a Nebraska State Senator who fought against a dismemberment bill in the state legislature. #prolifecon 10:17 AM
"What we were talking about in the bill was the second trimester, 12 to 24 weeks." #prolifecon 10:18 AM
Because the bill did not outlaw abortion entirely in Nebraska, the attorney general of the state was persuaded that the bill would not be unconstitutional. #prolifecon 10:19 AM
Ms Geist receives the Samuel Adams State Legislator of the Year Award. #prolifecon 10:19 AM
frc.org/prolifemaps #prolifecon 10:20 AM
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Robert Davi and Nick Loeb, actor and producer-director, respectively, for the movie "Roe v Wade: The Untold Story." #prolifecon 10:21 AM
youtu.be/izCgBtGF-hc #prolifecon 10:23 AM
Davi plays Justice Brennan in the movie, the one who came up with the "right to privacy" aspect of the Court's decision. #prolifecon 10:24 AM
"The courage that [Loeb] had to put this film together" to show "how the sausage was made." #prolifecon 10:26 AM
Among the actors who asked to play roles in the film were Jon Voight. #prolifecon 10:26 AM
This movie "is not your Marvel Comic," which makes it unique, along with a look inside proceedings of the Supreme Court. #prolifecon 10:28 AM
The takeaway from this film? "Hopefully people will recognize that life begins at conception." #prolifecon 10:30 AM
For more information on its April 2 release: roevwademovie.com #prolifecon 10:31 AM
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Claire Culwell is an author and an abortion survivor, who talks about forgiving her birth mother. #prolifecon 10:32 AM
"I was adopted by a wonderful Christian couple." #prolifecon 10:32 AM
"I wanted to point people to the direction of redemption that Christ offers to them, but I had to do the same for myself." #prolifecon 10:33 AM
There is also a need for mothers and fathers of the aborted to forgive themselves. #prolifecon 10:34 AM
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Kyle Mann is editor in chief of The Babylon Bee, a satirical site, who discusses the issues of censorship in social media. #prolifecon 10:38 AM
"Government is using Big Tech as a cudgel" to censor content that they don't like. #prolifecon 10:39 AM
babylonbee.com #prolifecon 10:40 AM
"We are being fact-checked because our jokes are false." #prolifecon 10:40 AM
"The culture warriors that control Big Tech obviously do not like the pro-life movement. When they can censor the President of the United States, who can't they censor?" #prolifecon 10:42 AM
The message to those who are discouraged, is it worth it to continue on social media if they are silenced? Be contrarian and continue to share it anyway. #prolifecon 10:43 AM
"They want to isolate us, but we are not alone." #prolifecon 10:44 AM
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The discussion of censorship continues with John-Henry Westen, co-founder and editor-in-chief of LifeSiteNews. #prolifecon 10:46 AM
lifesitenews.com #prolifecon 10:47 AM
"We are currently de-platformed on YouTube and Twitter. Most of our articles on Facebook are marked as false information. Google is censoring us as well." #prolifecon 10:48 AM
Moving our platforms to Telegram (Telegraph?) and Gab. #prolifecon 10:50 AM
LifeSiteNews.com "Please hit the 'Subscribe' button." #prolifecon 10:53 AM
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Ryan and Bethany Bomberger are founders of The Radiance Foundation. #prolifecon 10:54 AM
http://theradiancefoundation.org #prolifecon 10:54 AM
Every life has purpose. Ryan himself is the product of rape. #prolifecon 10:55 AM
"If a woman who survived an abortion is pro-choice, this is so ironic. If only she learned the truth as a child." #prolifecon 10:57 AM
"Our own children were 'born for such a time as this.'" #prolifecon 10:57 AM
"Life Has Purpose." #prolifecon 10:57 AM
"Abort Roe." #prolifecon 10:58 AM
"Adoption Releases Purpose." #prolifecon 10:58 AM
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Tony Perkins, President of #FRC, sits down with Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Senator Steve Daines (R-MT). #prolifecon 11:00 AM
"We anticipated this [pro-choice agenda] with the election of Joe Biden as President." #prolifecon 11:01 AM
"We must preserve the filibuster" [in the Senate] so that Biden can't have his way with everything. #prolifecon 11:03 AM
There have been efforts to eliminate the Hyde Amendment before, during the Clinton and Obama administrations. "Miraculously" it has been preserved. "Henry Hyde was the greatest leader imaginable" for the value of life. #prolifecon 11:05 AM
Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, was even against pre-natal care for poor women, according to Congressman Smith. #prolifecon 11:08 AM
Senator Daines wants us to put pressure on our own senators, in an effort to prevent a pro-choice super-majority. "41 is the magic number." #prolifecon 11:11 AM
"We know that the Biden administration is going to reverse the Mexico City policy" which means that Planned Parenthood could get "a blank check." #prolifecon 11:12 AM
"We need this help [of #FRC] on The Hill more than ever." #prolifecon 11:14 AM
Montana may soon have a "Baby Born Alive" bill signed by its governor. #prolifecon 11:15 AM
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Lauren Boebert (R-CO) is the first woman and first mom to represent Colorado's 3rd Congressional District. #prolifecon 11:17 AM
"I had my first son at eighteen years old." #prolifecon 11:17 AM
Boebert discusses the devastation of loss of a child through miscarriage. #prolifecon 11:20 AM
"I teach my [four boys] about the consequences of their actions" in showing them what abortion involves. "I want to invite men into this conversation." #prolifecon 11:23 AM
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Josh Craddock is an affiliate scholar for the James Wilson Institute for Natural Rights and the American Founding. #prolifecon 11:27 AM
The appointment of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court has already shown promise. #prolifecon 11:28 AM
States should feel empowered to pass pro-life legislation at their level. #prolifecon 11:29 AM
"We are seeing lower courts uphold pro-life laws," including in cases of unborn children with Down syndrome. #prolifecon 11:29 AM
The unborn are protected under the Constitution, according to scholars who examine the 14th Amendment without preconceptions. #prolifecon 11:30 AM
Centuries of case law and common practice reinforces the idea of the unborn as persons. Such is the original meaning of the text, to protect all persons, as opposed to what happened before with slavery. #prolifecon 11:32 AM
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Emily Berning is President of Let Them Live. #prolifecon 11:34 AM
A pro-life non-profit, dedicating to the aid of women with "crisis pregnancies," those who consider abortion for financial reasons. #prolifecon 11:35 AM
"You can post on Facebook and reach people to support you financially." #prolifecon 11:37 AM
"Women don't need to have abortions to get out of poverty. One hundred percent of them are preventable." #prolifecon 11:38 AM
"We are currently supporting a ton of moms." letthemlive.org #prolifecon 11:41 AM
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"We'll see you next year at #prolifecon." 11:42 AM
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And ... we're out. On to the March (if you can find one.) #prolifecon 11:42 AM
Thanks and High Fives go out to the Family Research Council (#frc) for their support of this unique event, and their assistance in getting on board. #prolifecon 11:44 AM
Today it begins, our twelfth annual “Twitcast” joining pro-life bloggers from near and far, if only virtually due to the ongoing pandemic and the District's response (as was the case last year), during the annual March For Life, for this year's ProLifeCon, the “premiere conference for the online prolife community” hosted once again by the Family Research Council in Washington DC. 
Of course, things are going to be different this year. Not different like last year, when it was livestreamed virtually, but really REALLY different. Not only was it already released online at one in the morning by the time you read this, but they were gracious enough to allow yours truly to Google all the information on all the guests, rather than waiting around for them to produce a press release of all the guests which they had already confirmed in advance, well before one in the morning.
