{"id":419,"date":"2018-01-15T14:30:56","date_gmt":"2018-01-15T20:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christiansforpersonhood.com\/?p=419"},"modified":"2018-01-15T14:39:05","modified_gmt":"2018-01-15T20:39:05","slug":"personhood-report-opposition-of-pope-appointed-us-roman-catholic-bishops-to-multiple-states-personhood-legislation-2006-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiansforpersonhood.com\/index.php\/2018\/01\/15\/personhood-report-opposition-of-pope-appointed-us-roman-catholic-bishops-to-multiple-states-personhood-legislation-2006-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Personhood Report: Opposition of Pope-Appointed US Roman  Catholic Bishops to Multiple States&#8217; Personhood Legislation: 2006 &#8211;  2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/christiansforpersonhood.com\/\">Christians for Personhood<\/a> ( <a href=\"http:\/\/christiansforpersonhood.com\/\">CP<\/a> )<br \/>\nColumbia, South Carolina<br \/>\nJanuary 11, 2018<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2018-01-09-Opposition-of-Pope-Appointed-US-Roman-Catholic-Bishops-to-Multiple-States-Personhood-Legislation-2006-2012.pdf\">Personhood Report<\/a>:<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><b><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Opposition of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Appointment_of_Roman_Catholic_bishops\">Pope<\/a> &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Appointment_of_Roman_Catholic_bishops\"> Appointed<\/a> US Roman Catholic Bishops\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">to Multiple States&#8217; Personhood Legislation: 2006 &#8211; 2012<\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\nMichigan (2006)<br \/>\nGeorgia (2008)<br \/>\nColorado (2008, 2009\/2010, 2012)<br \/>\nMontana (2008, 2009)<br \/>\nNorth Dakota (2009)<br \/>\nFlorida (2009)<br \/>\nMissouri (2010)<br \/>\nMississippi (2011)<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><b><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\">_____________________________<br \/>\n_____________________________<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Opposition of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Appointment_of_Roman_Catholic_bishops\">Pope<\/a> &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Appointment_of_Roman_Catholic_bishops\"> Appointed<\/a> US Roman Catholic Bishops to Multiple States\u2019 Personhood Legislation: 2006 \u2013 2012<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2018-01-09-Opposition-of-Pope-Appointed-US-Roman-Catholic-Bishops-to-Multiple-States-Personhood-Legislation-2006-2012.pdf\">http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2018-01-09-Opposition-of-Pope-Appointed-US-Roman-Catholic-Bishops-to-Multiple-States-Personhood-Legislation-2006-2012.pdf<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>Michigan (2006)<br \/>\nGeorgia (2008)<br \/>\nColorado (2008, 2009\/2010, 2012)<br \/>\nMontana (2008, 2009)<br \/>\nNorth Dakota (2009)<br \/>\nFlorida (2009)<br \/>\nMissouri (2010)<br \/>\nMississippi (2011)<\/p>\n<p><b>[ Flyer with hyperlinks posted at: <a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/\">http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/<\/a>, News 2011-2018 page ]<\/b><\/p>\n<p>___________________________________<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>[ 2012 &#8211; Colorado ] <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradocatholicsforpersonhood.wordpress.com\/co-bishops\/\">Colorado<\/a> [ Roman ] <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradocatholicsforpersonhood.wordpress.com\/co-bishops\/\">Catholics for Personhood<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Re: Colorado [ Roman ] Catholic Conference Letter &#8211; March 20, 2012<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradocatholicsforpersonhood.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/08\/scan0010.pdf\">https:\/\/coloradocatholicsforpersonhood.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/08\/scan0010.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Re: [ Roman Catholic ] Archdiocese of Denver [ Colorado ] Letter &#8211; April 2, 2012<br \/>\n<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradocatholicsforpersonhood.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/08\/scan0010.pdf\">https:\/\/coloradocatholicsforpersonhood.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/08\/scan0010.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>___________________________________<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>[ 2011 &#8211; Mississippi ] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/10\/26\/us\/politics\/personhood-amendments-would-ban-nearly-all-abortions.html?_r=2\"><i>New York Times<\/i><\/a><i><br \/>\n<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2017-11-08-%5B2011%5D-Push-for-Personhood-Amendments-Is-New-Tack-in-Abortion-Fight-The-New-York-Times-Oct-25-2011.pdf\">Push for &#8216;Personhood&#8217; Amendment Represents New Tack in Abortion Fight<\/a><br \/>\n<\/b>October 25, 2011\u00a0 [ Excerpts, emphasis, comments within <b>[\u00a0 ]<\/b> added ]<br \/>\n<b><br \/>\n&#8220;[ <a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2010-07-26-National-Right-to-Life-Comm-originally-founded-1968-under-auspices-of-Natl-Conf-of-Catholic-Bishops.doc\">Vatican<\/a> &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2010-07-26-National-Right-to-Life-Comm-originally-founded-1968-under-auspices-of-Natl-Conf-of-Catholic-Bishops.doc\"> proxy<\/a> ] National Right to Life and the Roman Catholic bishops, have refused to promote it, &#8230;&#8221;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[ <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Appointment_of_Roman_Catholic_bishops\">Pope<\/a> &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Appointment_of_Roman_Catholic_bishops\"> appointed<\/a> ] Bishop Joseph Latino of Jackson, Miss., said &#8230;\u00a0 the Roman Catholic Church does not support [ Mississippi Personhood Amendment ] &#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>____________________________________<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><b>[ 2011 &#8211; Mississippi ]<br \/>\nUS Roman Catholic Bishops and National Right to Life*** do <u>NOT<\/u> support Personhood legislation<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/christiansforpersonhood.com\/index.php\/2017\/11\/07\/us-roman-catholic-bishops-and-national-right-to-life-do-not-support-personhood-legislation\/\">http:\/\/christiansforpersonhood.com\/index.php\/2017\/11\/07\/us-roman-catholic-bishops-and-national-right-to-life-do-not-support-personhood-legislation\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>***<u>CP Note<\/u>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2010-07-26-National-Right-to-Life-Comm-originally-founded-1968-under-auspices-of-Natl-Conf-of-Catholic-Bishops.doc\">Vatican<\/a> &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2010-07-26-National-Right-to-Life-Comm-originally-founded-1968-under-auspices-of-Natl-Conf-of-Catholic-Bishops.doc\"> proxy<\/a> National Right to Life was formed under the auspices of the then-National Conference of (Roman) Catholic Bishops in 1968 \u2013 five years BEFORE ( !? ) Roe v. Wade in 1973, and just three years AFTER the close of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Vatican_Council\">Second Vatican Council<\/a> in 1965, with Vatican II\u2019s major emphasis on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unitatis_redintegratio\">Ecumenism<\/a>; which is one major reason why Rome\u2019s Hierarchy is <b><i>PERPETUATING<\/i><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cabortion\u201d in America; i.e., to <b><i>PERPETUATE<\/i><\/b> the \u201cPro-Life Movement\u201d which has been for years such\u00a0 a fruitful platform for Rome to promote its anti-Bible, anti-Christ, ecumenism.\u00a0 Rome is first and foremost about promoting Rome.\u00a0 <b>Rome\u2019s goal is to make the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Protestantism_in_the_United_States\">formerly <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Protestantism_in_the_United_States\">majority<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Protestantism_in_the_United_States\">Protestant<\/a> United States of America <a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/scan00011.jpg\">more Roman Catholic<\/a>. <\/b>( And by the invasion of millions of illegal aliens from Central and South America, Rome is also achieving this strategic hegemonic goal by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pccmonroe.org\/romanizing-america-through-illegal-immigration.html\"><i>Romanizing <\/i><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pccmonroe.org\/romanizing-america-through-illegal-immigration.html\">America through Illegal Immigration<\/a>. )<\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________<b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>[ 2010 &#8211; Missouri ] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mocatholic.org\/\">Missouri<\/a> [ Roman ] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mocatholic.org\/\">Catholic Conference<\/a> [ mocatholic.org ]:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2017-12-20-Joint-Statement-of-the-Missouri-%5BRoman%5D-Catholic-Bishops-on-the-Personhood-Amendment-Petition-Drive-April-19-2010.pdf\">Joint Statement of the Missouri<\/a> [ Roman ] <a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2017-12-20-Joint-Statement-of-the-Missouri-%5BRoman%5D-Catholic-Bishops-on-the-Personhood-Amendment-Petition-Drive-April-19-2010.pdf\">Catholic Bishops on the <\/a>Personhood<a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2017-12-20-Joint-Statement-of-the-Missouri-%5BRoman%5D-Catholic-Bishops-on-the-Personhood-Amendment-Petition-Drive-April-19-2010.pdf\"> Amendment Petition Drive<br \/>\n<\/a><\/b>April 19, 2010<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Missouri_Personhood_Amendment_(2010)\">Missouri<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Missouri_Personhood_Amendment_(2010)\">Personhood<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Missouri_Personhood_Amendment_(2010)\">Amendment<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Missouri_Personhood_Amendment_(2010)\">(2010)<\/a>\u00a0 [ <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/\">Ballotpedia<\/a> ]<\/b><\/p>\n<p>____________________________________<b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>[ 2009 \/ 2010 &#8211; Colorado ] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cocatholicconference.org\/\">Colorado<\/a> [ Roman ] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cocatholicconference.org\/\">Catholic Conference<\/a> [ cocatholicconference.org ]:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradocatholicsforpersonhood.wordpress.com\/about-2\/\">Colorado<\/a> [ Roman ] <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradocatholicsforpersonhood.wordpress.com\/about-2\/\">Catholics for <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradocatholicsforpersonhood.wordpress.com\/about-2\/\">Personhood<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradocatholicsforpersonhood.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/13\/heres-the-bishops-latest-statement\/\">Re: Colorado Roman Catholic Bishops&#8217; Letter &#8211; October 1, 2009<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2010\/10\/25\/state-5601\/\">Second Poll: Colorado Personhood Amendment Likely to Lose<\/a>\u00a0 [ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifesitenews.com\/\">LifeSiteNews.com<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><b>[ 2009 &#8211; Montana ] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montanacc.org\/\">Montana<\/a> [ Roman ] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montanacc.org\/\">Catholic Conference<\/a> [ montanacc.org ]:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20091221213146\/http:\/www.montanacc.org:80\/directors_pages\/PDFs\/MCC_Bishops_personhood_statement_Nov19.pdf\">Statement by the Roman Catholic Bishops of Montana<\/a><br \/>\n<\/b>November 19, 2009<br \/>\n<b><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20091213133508\/http:\/www.renewamerica.com:80\/columns\/brown\/091210\">Human personhood and ill-advised<\/a> [ Roman ] <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20091213133508\/http:\/www.renewamerica.com:80\/columns\/brown\/091210\">Catholic bishops<\/a> [ <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20091213133508\/http:\/www.renewamerica.com:80\/columns\/brown\/091210\">Renew America<\/a><\/b> ]<br \/>\nDecember 10, 2009<\/p>\n<p>_______________________________________<b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>[ 2009 &#8211; Florida ] <a href=\"https:\/\/flaccb.org\/statements\">Florida<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/flaccb.org\/statements\">Conference of<\/a> [ Roman ] <a href=\"https:\/\/flaccb.org\/statements\">Catholic Bishops<\/a> [ flaccb.org ]:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flaccb.org\/documents\/2016\/4\/090909PersonhoodAmendment.pdf\">Florida Personhood Amendment, Sep 2009<\/a><br \/>\n<\/b>September 9, 2009<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifesitenews.com\/news\/florida-bishops-oppose-personhood-amendment\">Florida Bishops Oppose <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifesitenews.com\/news\/florida-bishops-oppose-personhood-amendment\">Personhood<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifesitenews.com\/news\/florida-bishops-oppose-personhood-amendment\">Amendment<\/a>\u00a0 [ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifesitenews.com\/\">LifeSiteNews.com<\/a> ]<br \/>\n<\/b>September 29, 2009\u00a0 [ Text within [\u00a0 ] added ]<\/p>\n<p>_______________________________________<b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>[ 2009 &#8211; North Dakota ] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ndcatholic.org\/archives\/2\/files\/category-abortion.html\">North Dakota<\/a> [ Roman ] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ndcatholic.org\/archives\/2\/files\/category-abortion.html\">Catholic Conference<\/a> [ ndcatholic.org ]\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rightsidenews.com\/life-and-science\/culture-wars\/north-dakota-catholic-bishops-opt-to-preserve-roe-v-wade\/\">North Dakota<\/a> [ Roman ] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rightsidenews.com\/life-and-science\/culture-wars\/north-dakota-catholic-bishops-opt-to-preserve-roe-v-wade\/\">Catholic Bishops Opt to Preserve Roe v. Wade<\/a><\/b>\u00a0 <b>(<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rightsidenews.com\/life-and-science\/culture-wars\/north-dakota-catholic-bishops-opt-to-preserve-roe-v-wade\/\"><b>Right Side News<\/b><\/a><b> )<br \/>\n<\/b>April 2, 2009<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/ndcatholic.org\/legresources\/bspsprolife\/assets\/FinalStatement.pdf\">Statement of the<\/a> [ Roman ] <a href=\"http:\/\/ndcatholic.org\/legresources\/bspsprolife\/assets\/FinalStatement.pdf\">Catholic Bishops of North Dakota on Pro-Life Legislation\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/ndcatholic.org\/legresources\/bspsprolife\/assets\/FinalStatement.pdf\">in the North Dakota Legislative Assembly<\/a><br \/>\n<\/b>March 12, 2009<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/ndcatholic.org\/legresources\/bspsprolife\/assets\/1572proposedamendments.pdf\">PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1572<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ndcatholic.org\/legresources\/bspsprolife\/assets\/amendmentsforpapers.pdf\">Effects of totally gutting HB1572 and replacing with amendment proposed by the North Dakota Roman Catholic Bishops<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bismarcktribune.com\/news\/local\/personhood-bill-fails\/article_5fb06f75-b7ad-5dbe-b077-d432c965cbe1.html\">&#8216;Personhood&#8217; bill fails<\/a>, Bismarck Tribune [ North Dakota ]<br \/>\nApril 3, 2009<\/p>\n<p>______________________________________<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>[ 2008 &#8211; Montana ] <a href=\"http:\/\/iw.newsbank.com\/resources\/doc\/nb\/news\/12C16CDDE57F3288?p=AWNB\">The Billings Gazette (MT)<\/a><br \/>\n[ Roman Catholic ] <a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2017-12-03-Billings-Gazette-MT-Roman-Catholic-Bishops-wont-back-abortion-measure-Feb-29-2008-NewsBank.pdf\">Bishops won&#8217;t back abortion<\/a> [ personhood ] <a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2017-12-03-Billings-Gazette-MT-Roman-Catholic-Bishops-wont-back-abortion-measure-Feb-29-2008-NewsBank.pdf\">measure<\/a>\u00a0 [ <a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2017-12-03-Billings-Gazette-MT-Roman-Catholic-Bishops-wont-back-abortion-measure-Feb-29-2008-NewsBank-edited.pdf\">Edited<\/a> ]<br \/>\n<\/b>February 29, 2008<\/p>\n<p>______________________________________<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>[ 2008 &#8211; Colorado ] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2008\/02\/28\/catholic-conference-does-not-back-personhood-amendment\/\">The Denver Post<\/a><br \/>\n[ Ro\u00a0 man ] <a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2017-11-26-Colorado-Catholic-Conference-does-not-back-personhood-amendment-The-Denver-Post-Feb-28-2008.pdf\">Catholic Conference does not back personhood amendment<\/a>\u00a0 [ <a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2017-12-2-Colorado-Roman-Catholic-Conference-does-not-back-personhood-amendment-The-Denver-Post-February-28-2008-edited.pdf\">Edited<\/a> ]<br \/>\n<\/b>February 28, 2008<\/p>\n<p>______________________________________<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><b>[ 2008 &#8211; Georgia ] <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiabulletin.org\/news\/2008\/01\/catholic-conference-hosts-feb-5-day-at-capitol\/\">The Georgia Bulletin<\/a><br \/>\nThe Newspaper of the [ Roman ] Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2017-11-09-%5B2008%5D-%5BRoman%5D-Catholic-Conference-Hosts-Feb-5-Day-At-Capitol-Georgia-Bulletin-Jan-17-2008.pdf\">[ Roman ] Catholic Conference Hosts Feb . 5 Day At Capitol<br \/>\n<\/a><\/b>Published January 17, 2008<\/p>\n<p>_______________________________________<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><b>[ 2006 &#8211; Michigan ] <a href=\"http:\/\/infoweb.newsbank.com\/resources\/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&amp;rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F111F64158720A178&amp;rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&amp;rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&amp;svc_dat=NewsBank&amp;req_dat=0FB74245AA61A3C2\">Detroit News<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2017-11-27-Detroit-News-Abortion-foes-split-over-ballot-May-30-2006.pdf\">Abortion foes split over ballot &#8211; Michigan constitutional amendment would say life begins at conception.<\/a>\u00a0 [ <a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2017-12-02-Detroit-News-Abortion-foes-split-over-ballot-May-30-2006-edited.pdf\">Edited<\/a> ]<br \/>\n<\/b>May 30, 2006<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><b>[ 2006 &#8211; Michigan ] Celebrate LIFE Magazine<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.clmagazine.org\/article\/sabotage-in-michigan\/\">Sabotage in Michigan<\/a> [ sabotage of a pro-life legislation drive ]<br \/>\n<\/b>JANUARY 01, 2007\u00a0 [ Note: Roman Catholic author ]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>________________________________<br \/>\n________________________________<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><b><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: large;\"><u>The US Supreme Court has done to the US Constitution what the Roman Catholic Church Hierarchy has for centuries done to God&#8217;s Word, the Holy Bible<\/u>: <\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\">usurped, perverted, ignored, corrupted and rejected the authority of the written text for its own pronouncements:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><u>The Christian Statesman<\/u> &#8211; &#8220;For the\u00a0 Crown Rights of Jesus Christ&#8221;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2017-02-06-The-Christian-Statesman-Nov-Dec-2005-Court-Tradition-or-the-Constitution-Alone.pdf\"> Court Tradition, or the Constitution Alone?<\/a>&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2017-02-06-The-Christian-Statesman-Nov-Dec-2005-Court-Tradition-or-the-Constitution-Alone.pdf\">http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2017-02-06-The-Christian-Statesman-Nov-Dec-2005-Court-Tradition-or-the-Constitution-Alone.pdf<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span>November-December 2005\u00a0 Vol. 148., No. 6, pp. 15-19.<\/p>\n<p>Excerpts [ pp. 15-16 ]:<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;&#8230; the [ US ] Supreme Court became to the [ US ] Constitution what the Roman Catholic Church had become to the Bible. Constitutionally speaking, there are few &#8220;Protestants&#8221; today.\u00a0 Few believe in the doctrine of the [ US ] Constitution alone. Few even know it exists.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><b>We Are All Constitutional Romanists Now <span style=\"font-size: small;\">[4]<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8216;<\/b>During the Reformation, Roman Catholics and Protestants were divided by a basic, theological question.\u00a0 On what did authority rest?\u00a0 Did it rest on the Bible plus church tradition or on the Bible alone?\u00a0 The same theological question divides Romanists and Protestants today.\u00a0 Rome holds to tradition.\u00a0 Protestants reject it.&#8217;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8216;In the constitutional realm, a similar question should divide Americans today.\u00a0 On what does the legal authority of the government of the United States rest?\u00a0 On the Constitution plus Court precedents or on the Constitution alone?\u00a0 In the political establishment there is no doubt.\u00a0 The Constitution plus Court precedent are the pillars of authority.\u00a0 This gives the men and women of the legal establishment great power &#8230; when it comes to the ultimate law of the United States, virtually all Americans today are &#8220;Romanists.&#8221; &#8216;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8216;Of course, ignorance permits deception.\u00a0 Americans must become constitutionally literate.\u00a0 There must be a reformation in the way citizens see the role of the [ Supreme ] Court.\u00a0 There must be a people who raise the banner of &#8220;The Constitution Alone.&#8221; Christians must be those people.\u00a0 They should be able to see the parallel between Scripture Alone and Constitution Alone.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>__________________________________<br \/>\n__________________________________<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><b><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2016-11-12-GOD-Has-Shown-US-Great-MERCY-Letter-to-the-Editor.pdf\">&#8216;GOD Has Shown US Great MERCY&#8230;What Will We Do with the OPPORTUNITY?<\/a>&#8216;<br \/>\n<\/b>Letter to the Editor \/ Opinion Editorial<br \/>\nSteve Lefemine, Christian pro-life missionary<br \/>\ndir., Columbia Christians for Life<br \/>\nexec. dir. Christians for Personhood<br \/>\nNovember 12, 2016 \/ Edited, Revised November 14, 2016<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2016-11-12-GOD-Has-Shown-US-Great-MERCY-Letter-to-the-Editor.pdf\">http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2016-11-12-GOD-Has-Shown-US-Great-MERCY-Letter-to-the-Editor.pdf<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 300%;\"><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><b><a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2017-03-15-Personhood-is-Abolition-edited-July-15-2017.pdf\">Personhood is Abolition<br \/>\n<\/a><\/b>&#8211; <u>Personhood is abolition<\/u>.\u00a0 Here in South Carolina, we have advocated passage of State personhood legislation continuously for the last 19 years since 1998 [ <a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2016-11-12-History-of-Personhood-Legislation-in-South-Carolina-1998-2016.pdf\">History of Personhood Legislation in South Carolina ( 1998 &#8211; 2016 )<\/a>\u00a0 ].<br \/>\nThe current 2017 legislation in the SC Legislature is called the Personhood Act of South Carolina (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scstatehouse.gov\/sess122_2017-2018\/bills\/217.htm\"> S<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scstatehouse.gov\/sess122_2017-2018\/bills\/217.htm\">.217<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scstatehouse.gov\/sess122_2017-2018\/bills\/3530.htm\">H.3530<\/a>).<br \/>\n&#8211; South Carolina Personhood legislation recognizes the Creator God-given, unalienable right to life of every human being as a &#8220;person&#8221; beginning at fertilization, in SC law.<br \/>\nSteve Lefemine<br \/>\nexec. dir., <a href=\"http:\/\/christiansforpersonhood.com\/\">Christians for Personhood<\/a><br \/>\nMarch 15, 2017 [ Edited July 15, 2017 ]<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2017-03-15-Personhood-is-Abolition-edited-July-15-2017.pdf\">http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2017-03-15-Personhood-is-Abolition-edited-July-15-2017.pdf<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 300%;\"><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><b>\u2018For the Murdered Unborn, Incrementalism is Not Justice\u2019<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/christiansforpersonhood.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/11\/for-the-murdered-unborn-incrementalism-is-not-justice\/\">http:\/\/christiansforpersonhood.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/11\/for-the-murdered-unborn-incrementalism-is-not-justice\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2017-04-10-Incrementalism-is-Not-Justice-Incrementalism-is-Evil.pdf\">http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2017-04-10-Incrementalism-is-Not-Justice-Incrementalism-is-Evil.pdf<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 300%;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2013-12-11%20%20Blacks%20Law%20Dictionary%202009;%20Person%20=%20A%20Human%20Being.docx\">Black&#8217;s Law Dictionary (2009): Person = &#8220;A Human Being&#8221;<\/a><\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2013-12-11%20%20Blacks%20Law%20Dictionary%202009;%20Person%20=%20A%20Human%20Being.docx\">http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2013-12-11%20%20Blacks%20Law%20Dictionary%202009;%20Person%20=%20A%20Human%20Being.docx<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 300%;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2016-04-05-Legal-experts-supporting-constitutionality-of-State-level-Personhood-legislation-SC-MISS-ALA-OK-edited-Jan-27-2017.pdf\">LEGAL EXPERTS SUPPORTING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF STATE-LEVEL PERSONHOOD LEGISLATION\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2016-04-05-Legal-experts-supporting-constitutionality-of-State-level-Personhood-legislation-SC-MISS-ALA-OK-edited-Jan-27-2017.pdf\">IN SC (2001), MISS (2009), ALA (2011), and OK (2012):<\/a><br \/>\n<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; <b><u>Herb Titus<\/u><\/b> is an attorney, constitutional scholar, author, the founding Dean of College of Law\/Gov&#8217;t at Regent University<br \/>\n&#8211; <b><u>Mathew Staver<\/u><\/b> is former Dean of the School of Law at Liberty University; and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lc.org\/\"><b>Liberty Counsel<\/b><\/a><b> <\/b>founder and chair<br \/>\n&#8211; Judge <b><u>Roy Moore<\/u><\/b>, Chief Justice of the <a href=\"http:\/\/judicial.alabama.gov\/supreme.cfm\"><b>Alabama Supreme Court<\/b><\/a>, is President Emeritus of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.morallaw.org\/\"><b>Foundation for Moral Law<br \/>\n<\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 April 5, 2016<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2016-04-05-Legal-experts-supporting-constitutionality-of-State-level-Personhood-legislation-SC-MISS-ALA-OK-edited-Jan-27-2017.pdf\">http:\/\/christianlifeandliberty.net\/2016-04-05-Legal-experts-supporting-constitutionality-of-State-level-Personhood-legislation-SC-MISS-ALA-OK-edited-Jan-27-2017.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christians for Personhood ( CP ) Columbia, South Carolina January 11, 2018 Personhood Report: Opposition of Pope &#8211; 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