Three of my best friends in Kansas run the National Right to Life (statewide) affiliate there.  I grew up in Fort Wayne and have done most of my pro-life activism in Fort Wayne, but still know the Kansas leaders best due to our close work in that state during and after the Summer of Mercy (1991) and my four years as Deputy AG under Phill Kline and Eric Rucker (2003 – 2007).

Besides the three top statewide leaders of Kansans for Life as close friends I also treasure the leaders of the “rival” group, Right to Life of Kansas, as friends.  Elmer and Audrey Feldkamp run that operation, with help from great Kansans like Pat Turner and Margaret Mans. 

We have posted a note from my Topeka-based National Right to Life affiliate activist Kathy Ostrowski in the past.  Here is Anne’s guest posting with a note from Kathy embedded.  Kathy runs the show with Mary Kay Culp and David Gittrich and was an eyewitness as to my Kansas years with Kline.  (Gittrich was with me, and me with him, during the Wichita years).  All three of the well respected Kansas pro-life leaders have written to wish me the very best on my cases against the New Age Inquisitors of Indiana.

Kathy is married to an attorney and is a very bright gal.  She works up legislation for the Movement, and has shepherded some fine work through the Kansas political process in her day.

Thus it means much when she gives a compliment.Here is what she wrote me a few hours ago:

 I spent some time this afternoon reading your SCOTUS submission. It is brilliant! All of it is exceedingly clear and the last 10 pages are quite riveting. Well edited. IS Prof Rice making contacts … How about people like Ed Morrisey & Hadley Arkes, etc.? ——— Westerhaus was on OReilly (Wed I believe), who tried to take her down about Focus ad, says Mary Kay who has cable TV

Thanks, Kathy!

btw, readers, click here to visit Kathy’s fine work for the National Right to Life.  (Same group that Allen County Right to Life reports to, although ACRTL is not the statewide affiliate.)  The picture of my old neighbor (Kathleen Sebelius) is a fine example of Kathy’s great work.

And so that it cannot be said that I do not treat my local NRTL affiliate the same, here I am saying nice things about Cathie Humbarger as well.  Here and here and here    More on that later.  (Oh, and I have already received vibrant encouragment from Wendell Brane, my old partner in loiterings and trespasses — the kind that the Culture of Death  can never forget or forgive.

Anyone perplexed about the NCAA’s decision to not air Focus on the Family’s ad or the Law Examiner’s decision to not license this Kansas attorney of ten years (with no disciplinary actions ever found against him and no felonies ever and no misdemeanor convictions since 1992 — and that being for aiding a falsely arrested 83 year old Irish great grandmother) is at a loss due to their failure to grasp the pretzel logic of the political correctness movement.

Recognize this:  Political correctness is not about justice, or legal precedent, or due process.  It is about action — those in power acting to help the ostensibly powerless.  Or put in the more common negative terms: Slapping down those who are or say what the powerful does not want advanced.

Here is Charlotte’s explanation of the positive side of political correctness.  (For her work on the negative see the Focus ad and the transcript that will soon be posted on this website.)

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This post continues the series on the illuminated windows of the ArchAngel Institute that began here.

The third window in our series, still upstairs at the former abortion clinc, is Guido Reni’s work entitled Moses with the Tablets of the Law.  It carries under it, in capital letters, LAW. 

 The 10 Commandments are the foundation for the moral order that defined “Western Civilization,” aka Christendom.  The importance of this moral foundation to all law and society cannot be stressed enough in this age of radical individualism.  By way of contrast, consider this snarky snippet heard on JACK FM (contemporary rock and roll) today as a ”cutesy” betweeen songs:   “If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?”

The modernists scoff and laugh at an objective moral code, for it interrupts how they might pleasure themselves and with whom, while, due to this rejection of an objective moral code of conduct,  our very social order slips into a narcissistic anarchy that is destroying the very moral foundation for society — the family as defined by our Creator. 

The dividends flowing out of this moral collapse are more government, so statists and modernist do not mind this one bit.  The Law that is alleged to be curtailing freedom is actually a bulwark protecting freedom  — that ultimately leads us to the Seat of all Wisdom.  Rejection of the Law leads to slavery — in our case slavery under a government that is growing less and less tolerant of Christian teachings.

Moses and the LawGiver behind him are not morons.  The Creator of electrons is the Creator of the moral law. 

For more theology and more on this painting and Reni click here: (more…)

“Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”  Lord Acton

Check out the Admission Rule changes slated for January 1, 2010.    Is it acceptable to  be paranoid if someone really appears to be out to get you?  (And all politically incorrect bar applicants in the future?)

Nah, probably just more proof I am PD, NOS.  Or perhaps  subclinically, hypomanically bipolar.   Or maybe  a thinking Christian with the gumption to call out government agents when they overreach.  (I think they three are one in the same in this instance.)

One of the sure signs that I am crazy, of course, is that I distrust mental health officials.  Why that right there is a prima facia case of mental illness in the minds of some of those new age priests and priestesses.  It is too bad more like me were not stationed at Fort Hood.    More on that later.

Here is the link to the new rules that the above motion seeks to place on federal court hold.

http://www.in.gov/judiciary/orders/rule-amendments/2009/0909-admisdiscip.pdf

See bottom of page 4 for the reporting changes, bottom of page 16 for the immunity changes.

p.s.  If they do not come up (they did on December 17), then perhaps the change in the Rule, which had been put forth with two Supreme Court judges dissenting — perhaps they have been recalled due to the motion asking the federal court to mothball them?

Oh, I should add this: If  you think we are on the right track then send us some encouragement.  The ArchAngel Institute, 827 Webster Street, Fort Wayne, IN, 46802.  This lawsuit promises to be expensive as to deposition costs.   If an angel is nudging you to help on that — please do more than you are nudged!   We would like to enter the new year with the resources to fully prosecute this case and to file a separate action directly to the United States Supreme Court — details on that in a few days.

The next post introduces what we are up to … at least in part … to newcomers to our site.   See the introduction and other catagories at the right as well. 

We read in Wednesday night’s late news out of DC that Senator Harry Reid want to ensure that every American pays for government abortions.  This will allow abortions to come out of the front alley slaughterhouses and into the hospitals, into the training programs at teaching universities, and into every person’s tax account.  We will all be asked to take part in the sacrifices of the New Age.

On the same day Catholics all over the globe heard this proclaimed at daily Mass:

Reading 1
2 Mc 6:18-31

Eleazar, one of the foremost scribes,
a man of advanced age and noble appearance,
was being forced to open his mouth to eat pork.
But preferring a glorious death to a life of defilement,
he spat out the meat,
and went forward of his own accord to the instrument of torture,
as people ought to do who have the courage to reject the food
which it is unlawful to taste even for love of life.
Those in charge of that unlawful ritual meal took the man aside privately,
because of their long acquaintance with him,
and urged him to bring meat of his own providing,
such as he could legitimately eat,
and to pretend to be eating some of the meat of the sacrifice
prescribed by the king;
in this way he would escape the death penalty,
and be treated kindly because of their old friendship with him.
But Eleazar made up his mind in a noble manner,
worthy of his years, the dignity of his advanced age,
the merited distinction of his gray hair,
and of the admirable life he had lived from childhood;
and so he declared that above all
he would be loyal to the holy laws given by God.

He told them to send him at once
to the abode of the dead, explaining:
“At our age it would be unbecoming to make such a pretense;
many young people would think the ninety-year-old Eleazar
had gone over to an alien religion.
Should I thus pretend for the sake of a brief moment of life,
they would be led astray by me,
while I would bring shame and dishonor on my old age.
Even if, for the time being, I avoid the punishment of men,
I shall never, whether alive or dead,
escape the hands of the Almighty.
Therefore, by manfully giving up my life now,
I will prove myself worthy of my old age,
and I will leave to the young a noble example
of how to die willingly and generously
for the revered and holy laws.”

Eleazar spoke thus,
and went immediately to the instrument of torture.
Those who shortly before had been kindly disposed,
now became hostile toward him because what he had said
seemed to them utter madness.
When he was about to die under the blows,
he groaned and said:
“The Lord in his holy knowledge knows full well that,
although I could have escaped death,
I am not only enduring terrible pain in my body from this scourging,
but also suffering it with joy in my soul
because of my devotion to him.”
This is how he died,
leaving in his death a model of courage
and an unforgettable example of virtue
not only for the young but for the whole nation.

Is your turn coming?  Could be, read this:

http://www.archangelinstitute.org/is-matyrdom-coming-to-america/

Above artwork: ‘Martyrdom of St Lawrence’ by Pellegrino Tibaldi 1592, Basilica, El Escorial

Things are heating up on the healthcare front, political front and humor front at www.hoosierpatriots.blogspot.com.

The ArchAngel Institute does not take political positions on pending legislation, but those crazy HPC’ers are.

And on nonpolitical issues as well.

Like these:

This post on the doctor who, in 1979, got Lynn Wegmann, Max & Linda Zimmerman and AI Exec Dir Bryan Brown into the pro-life movement via WHTTHR with Dr. Francis Schaeffer.

This post on a statewide town hall coming to Warsaw (Indiana) on  Nov. 21.  AI Exec Dir helping out on the publicity committee.

This post on the AI Exec Dir’s alma mater’s role in the recent victory in Virginia.

This post on an exciting new plan to help Saudi Arabia become more modern while relieving many of the ills stalking America.

This post asking us all how much we really care — enough to sacrifice most all?

Dr. Rice lectured on the Natural Law and his great concern about the current state of our nation as to constitutional powers and the will to power.

We got started at about 7:15 with more than 700 in Auer Hall.

Jim Howard stressed the rule of law over the rule of men. (Lex Rex not Rex Lex)

Father Glenn Kohrman focused upon the heart of the Church's historic teachings as to balancing power and the proper goal of political power.

The crowd thinned a bit as the evening progressed.

Mike Kline took these fine pictures for us and thoroughly enjoyed the symposium.

Eager to hear from the four panelists

Dr. Clark Butler presented a paper that he had been working on that discussed the role of dialogue in the promotion of human rights and constitutional liberties.

Many are commenting that they really enjoyed the panel discussion.

The ginormous screen behind the panelists changed often, allowing all in the hall to multitask.

The Spring symposium's panel discussion will be longer than the lecture portion.

AS

We announced a Spring Symposium at our event last Friday night. The tentative title is “Mass Media in the Age of Obama … have we the right to disagree?” It will focus upon the duty to tell the truth in Mass Media and the headwinds against doing just that arising out  the doctrines of political correctness and governmental/corporate alliances.

This Symposium will take place in late February or early March.

We have two experts already lined up. One local, one from Paris. (As in France, not Indiana).  All who serve on the panel for this Symposium will be connected to the Mass Media or resistance to  the official political correctness movement at a high level.

How can you help?

By advising us.  If you were at the event last Friday night, what worked, what did not work?  Format, venue, final title, almost everything is on the table.

If you were not at the event but noted our publicity, what worked, what did not work?

If you did not hear about our event in time to come, what could we have done differently to get word to you?

Any insights, words of wisdom, thoughts to share?

Email them to archangelinstitute@gmail.com

Call them into (260) 423-1771 or (800) 399-4620

Or drop us a line at 827 Webster Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802

P.S.  Dr. Clark Butler has kindly filed his paper presented Friday night with us.  Email us to receive a copy of his address, which placed symposiums like last Friday’s at the top of the list of things that we can be doing to improve Human Rights and build society.  (Thanks again Dr. Butler)

If Moses was barred from the promise land for striking a Rock, how much trouble might we get in for bombing the Moon?

(Looking for Dr. Rice information?  Click here and/or keep paging down.)

Happy 79th Birthday to John R. Brown, great benefactor of the ArchAngel Institute and co-pilot (under President, Berenice) of the Donegal Corridor.

Neither would be off the ground without the leadership of this religiously motivated political dissent.  Thanks for living up to your namesake, Dad. 

We are putting bulletin announcements and emailable fliers in our vault.

Click here and use them to bring out the concerned citizens on October 16, 2009.

Call 515-8511 to get master copies of postures to place on bulletin boards or to use as bulletin inserts.