In the midst of our current battle against the looming government-
takeover of one-sixth of the U.S. economy, I would like to take a few
moments to recall an inspiring story from my days fighting against the
feminists' Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Unlike our present battle, all
"the powers that be" were against us back then - both houses of Congress,
three Presidents (Nixon, Ford, and Carter), all of the First Ladies, all the
Hollywood celebrities, 99% of the media, and even a large percentage of
the American public.
The day of the most crucial vote on ERA in the Illinois Legislature was very
dramatic. We had done all we could to line up the votes, but we knew we
were two votes short. As the votes lighted up on the electronic board, we
all held our breath in anxiety. Then, a great shout went up from the gallery
- "We won!"
ABC put then-president of the National Organization for Women (NOW)
Eleanor Smeal in front of a news camera and asked her, "What happened?!"
She replied, "Something very powerful was against us, and I don't mean
people."
Eleanor Smeal didn't know what it was, but we did. We knew that we had
the truth on our side and that the good Lord had brought us the votes from
the two Chicago legislators who had never voted with us before.
And so, in the remaining days and hours before the most crucial vote the
U.S. Congress will ever cast, I ask you to pray that Our Lord intercedes in
this battle for the future of our nation and that the truth, once again,
prevails.
Faithfully,
Phyllis Schlafly
"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary;
and they shall walk, and not faint." Isaiah 40:31
Let us come before God to pray for our nation and our leaders. Prayers is one of our greatest weapons, and it's a freedom that can never be taken away. Let us also at this time petition our Congressional leaders! Now is not the time to give up or give in to anti-life, anti -free market health care "reform". To e-mail your Congressperson and the Blue Dog Democrats, see this link. To find Congressional phone numbers, see here.
