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Why this site and why now? This site is designed to help you — in order to help them live. There is a growing grassroots movement in Georgia seeking to reestablish the sanctity of each and every human life from conception to old age. Join together with men, women, and children from every walk of life and every denomination of the Christian faith in this mighty work of God's people to protect the lives of those little ones who are utterly unable to protect themselves. Help your fellow Georgia citizens end this terrible holocaust of human life. Now is the time, as the momentum and the voices of concerned Georgians rise, for you to become part of something significant in the history of our land. As never before since the Roe v. Wade decision, we have within our grasp the instrument which will turn the tide — Georgia's Human Life Amendment. And now we are also engaged on the front lines of the fight to see another important piece of legislation, HB1, through the sub-committee and committee processes so that it receives a full hearing and vote before Georgia's legislature this year. HB1 takes the principles defined in HR536 and applies them to our civil and judicial system, criminalizing the practice of abortion and protecting the right to life of the unborn.
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Welcome to Let Them LiveA site dedicated to the Sanctity of Life in Georgia Report From the Field The Power of Letter Lobbying January 30 – Right now we are launching a letter lobbying campaign to the House of Representatives. Not only is it important that you contact your representative ever week, but you should also be contacting the ex-officio members of the House. These are legislators who have the power to vote in any committee--clearly, powerful entities. January 28 – Every year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, thousands of homeless and poverty level Atlantans gather at Turner Field for a dinner hosted by Hosea's Feed the Hungry. Afemo Omilami, along with his wife Elisabeth, direct the organization founded by Elisabeth's father, Hosea Williams. Last Monday, I arrived at Turner Field with my children, and was amazed by the number of people gathering all day long, from before 10 in the morning, until about 7 at night. Thousands of people stood in long lines outside the stadium awaiting their turn at the lines of tables inside. Volunteers in white plastic aprons, walked rapidly back and forth, with loaded plates of food. In the eating area the smell of turkey, ham, collard greens, stuffing, sweet potatoes, gravy and breads was overwhelming. Farther down the hall where hungry people waited, the smell was of people who live on the streets. If you come from middle class or upper class America, it is difficult to fathom life on the streets, or even how many homeless people may exist, or how they came to be homeless. Over 20,000 people had dinner at Turner Field last Monday, people who live at or below the poverty level. As the children and I went from table to table, talking with people, shaking hands, and just saying hello, I asked some how it was they came to be on the streets. One man explained that he got behind on his taxes, the IRS took everything, and he decided to relocate from North Carolina. Because he didn't have his birth certificate, he couldn't get a job in Atlanta. He was upset that illegals get work without birth certificates, but he couldn't. A mother nearby sat with a baby on her lap, silently and methodically chewing bits of turkey and then feeding it to her baby who accepted the food hungrily. The mother never made eye contact with anyone, and she was clearly hopeless. I admired her courage in bringing her baby into the world; surely she was pressured to abort. Her daughter was oblivious to their dire condition. Her hair was neatly fixed, her clothing was warm though clearly old and faded, and she was content in her mother's arms and in being fed warm, nourishing food. As I walked out into the cold crisp air with my well-bundled children, to my nice car and warm, beautiful home, I reflected on what it was to be a Christian and an American. So often the rhetoric with the Iraq war has been, "We leave, but we leave with honor." I wonder, have we left our own cities and people with honor? We've left it to government programs to assist and aid these people, but what they need is Christ and change. Some of them are not capable of getting work in the current job market. Are we incapable of developing strategies for getting these people on their feet, giving them hope, and teaching them to care for themselves and their families? For Individual Life and Liberty,
Defending the Life of the Innocent January 18 – I highly recommend that all of you educate yourselves on where the pro-life movement is today. Georgia has been heralded the next South Dakota by many, and we should examine what precisely went wrong in South Dakota. The Thomas More Law Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan wrote our Human Life Amendment, HR 536, and they were involved with the South Dakota pro-life bill HB 1191. January 8 – We are down to the final week before the rally, and I'm busily wrapping up details and sending out the final email blasts, and other forms of advertising. There are two big pro-life events at the Capitol this month, the Jan. 14th Let Them Live Rally and also the Jan. 22nd Together for Life. Please note that the Jan. 22nd event is a memorial for unborn Georgians who have lost their lives to abortion. The House and Senate will not be in session that day, and the Capitol will be empty. Jan. 14th is for the purpose of the people reaching out to the legislators. Plan on being at the Capitol for several hours so you'll have plenty of time to stop by the office of your legislators, and of course the office of Glenn Richardson, Speaker of the House.
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Georgia's Human Paramount right to life. (a) The rights of every person shall be recognized, among which in the first place is the inviolable right of every innocent human being to life. The right to life is the paramount and most fundamental right of a person.(b) With respect to the fundamental and inalienable rights of all persons guaranteed in this Constitution, the word 'person' applies to all human beings, irrespective of age, race, sex, health, function, or condition of dependency, including unborn children at every state of their biological development, including fertilization. Previous Field Reports
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