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The Sanctity of Human
Life Network (Sohlnet)
was founded at Sacramento, CA in 1993 and was incorporated in l994. It is
a volunteer staffed Christian pro-life educational organization which
promotes the sanctity of human life.
We believe abortion is
first a Biblical issue and secondarily, a political issue.
God’s Law is clear. The taking of an innocent life is murder. When
government declares otherwise as it did in the l973 Roe vs. Wade Decision,
it abrogated its God given purpose and will suffer the just judgments of
God. When Christians declare abortion to be solely a political issue and
do nothing to end it, they forsake their Christian responsibility to be
Salt and Light and they allow injustice to go unchecked. Christians
should not expect politicians to speak up for the little ones if the
church, pastors and congregations, are silent.
As Christians we
believe that all human life is made in the Image of God.
We believe that science and our faith teach that human life begins at
conception. The little boy or girl in the womb is not worth less because
he or she was not planned, wanted or found to have some type of birth
defect. This life is precious and valuable and should be allowed to share
in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness declared by America’s
founders and once afforded to all innocent human life in our society.
The same dignity and protections should be granted to the elderly, the
infirm and those who are unable to speak for themselves.
We oppose abortion for
all reasons except in the almost now non-existent condition when such
would be necessary to save the life of the mother.
Children conceived by
rape or incest are completely innocent and should not be killed; rather
the perpetrator of the rape or incest should be prosecuted to the full
extent of the law. Adoption, not abortion, is the best solution for the
babies born to those who because of their circumstances are not ready to
be parents. We coordinate with adoption agencies to facilitate these
adoptions.
We do use graphic, but
truthful pictures
to tell the truth about abortion. God’s truth, when obeyed as revealed in
the Bible, brings freedom and we are to speak the truth in love. Graphic
pictures of the truth of abortion must be shown in the public. It is not
merciful to withhold truth because some may be offended. The pictures are
censored from almost all media because of bias toward abortion. Planned
Parenthood and the abortion industry have spent millions of dollars in
slick campaigns to deceive many Americans, especially our youth, to
believe that abortion is a fundamental human right and is good for women
and our society. They have succeeded in convincing most that “the
procedure” (they dislike using the A word) removes “reproductive matter”
or “clumps of cells.” They oppose the use of truthful graphic pictures of
aborted babies because this exposes the grizzly and very real results of
their “procedures” and adversely impacts their profits. We use the
pictures to tell the truth on the sidewalks of abortion mills, schools and
colleges, as well as churches and organizations. This truth telling saves
lives and changes hearts and minds.
Because
we are prolife we oppose violence or unlawful acts against abortionists
or abortion providers staff. We do pray for these people that they will
repent of their great sin and receive the forgiveness and salvation
offered by Jesus Christ. Across America, many have done just this,
including Norma McCorvey, the “Jane Roe” of the Roe vs. Wade decision.
We
believe that women who have aborted their children should know that they
may receive the forgiveness and healing of Jesus Christ
if they repent of their sin. Christians and Christian churches should
endeavor to provide healing and restoration ministries to these women. Men
who have participated in abortion decisions may also receive forgiveness
and healing. They too, often need Christian ministry to help them to that
place of complete healing. We endeavor to support and work closely with
all ministries that provide these helps.
We
believe strongly that young people in America
are a God given resource who respond to real moral leadership that seeks
to end injustices, like abortion, in our culture. To that end Sohlnet is
the overseeing organization for Teens for Life, a prolife youth
organization that trains and equips young people for Christian prolife
ministry. Our teens provide presentations to youth groups regarding the
sanctity of human life, sexual purity and chastity.
The
current Director of Sohlnet is Bud Reeves
a father of five adult children, (two adopted) and grandfather of 14 and
counting. Bud has been married to his wife Martha since l964. Bud’s
background is law enforcement where he spent 30 years in local and federal
service before retiring in l993. In 2002 Bud was awarded a B.S. Degree
from Trinity Life Bible College in Ministerial Studies. Bud is an active
member in good standing in a local Christian church. Bud desires to meet
with pastors, youth pastors and others leaders and will make prolife
presentations to small or large groups. |
