Keynote speaker Theo Purington will offer a man’s perspective of abortion when he speaks of his journey from grief over his baby’s abortion to his role as an advocate for fatherhood at the Saturday, Oct. 15^th Maine Right to Life Convention in Portland.  The Convention is open to the community.

Theo’s girlfriend aborted their child despite his tearful pleas to save the baby’s life.  His pain and subsequent healing caused him to become active in the pro-life movement. Today he stands up for forgotten fatherhood by sharing his testimony and counseling abortion-minded dads to stand up for their children’s lives. 

Following the abortion, Theo became a pro-life sidewalk counselor outside an abortion clinic.  He helped lead New Hampshire’s first 40 Days for Life Campaign and founded Florida Students for Life.  Currently Theo is the Executive Director of A Woman’s Answer Medical Center in Gainesville, Florida where he ministers to hundreds of women facing an unplanned pregnancy. 

  The Christian values of our Founding Fathers and why they are important to America’s peace, prosperity and freedom will be taught every Thursday beginning Oct. 13^th from 6:30-8:00 PM at East Auburn Baptist Church in the modular room. 

Ken Quinn facilitates the DVD-based “The 5000 Year Leap” and “The American Heritage Series.” 

Adults and high school students are encouraged to register today for this 7-8 month series.  The cost is $5 to purchase the book “The 5000 Year Leap.”  To register, contact Ken Quinn at 713-8700 or email kennethquinn@roadrunner.com

   The prestigious John Jay Fellowship for post-graduate men and women interested public office or church leadership offers a merit-based, tuition free, program that includes a stipend of $7,000 and a free housing benefit.  The deadline for the 2012 spring semester is Sept. 30th.

The John Jay Fellowship equips men and women with the spiritual, intellectual, and professional disciplines necessary for effective faith-informed public service. The Fellows Program begins with an intensive semester-long academic residency in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A semester-long “externship” follows the residency with placement in a national or international governmental agency or non-governmental organization.

Click here for more information.

By Carroll Conley Jr., Christian Civic League of Maine, Citizen Journal, Sept. 23, 2011 

I recently watched a video produced by CasinoFreeMass I would highly recommend for viewing (search www.youtube.com for The Sell-Out: How Massachusetts Plans to Create New Addicts to Pay For Struggling State Programs).

Near the end of the video, Taylor Branch appears with a quote asserting state governments’ cooperation with the corrupt gambling industry violates the core of America's democratic principles. Taylor Branch, by the way, is not some fire-breathing pastor preaching against the evils of gambling from a moral basis.

Taylor Branch is the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of the Civil Rights Movement; he also happens to be the biographer of Martin Luther King Jr. This is what Mr. Branch had to say about the relationship between government and the corrupt gambling industry:

The public is invited to hear Carroll Conley, Jr., the Christian Civic League’s Executive Director, speak at the following Mission Conferences:

• Oct. 8 at Lincoln Center Baptist, Lincoln, Mission Banquet at 6 pm (Bob Emrich to fill in for Carroll who will be in Washington, D.C.)
• Oct. 15  at South Lewiston Baptist Church Men’s Breakfast at 7:30 am
• Oct. 15 at Columbia Street Baptist, Bangor Mission Fair at 2 pm
• Oct.16  at Kennebec Valley Baptist, Waterville at 6 pm
• Oct. 23 at Kennebunk Baptist 9:30 am (Sunday School) and 11:00 (Morning Service) and  Bradford Baptist at 6 pm;
• Oct. 29 at Orrington Center Church, Mission Banquet and panel discussion
• Oct. 30 at Bangor Baptist’s three morning Services

Carroll wants to speak at your church and often books two engagements on one day.  Contact him at: clcll@yahoo.com

On the radio

Tune in to hear Carroll:

·         Every other Friday when he participates in the “God Squad” from 8:10-8:45 am on the George Hale/Ric Tyler show on WVOM (101.3 & 103.9). (next airing:  Sept. 23^rd and Oct. 7^th )

·         Daily on “Faith Matters in Maine” daily on WHCF and WBCI

By Steven Ertelt, Washington, DC, LifeNews.com  9/12/11

A pro-life organization that has spent decades working to try to get corporations to stop giving financial donations to the Planned Parenthood abortion business has released a revised listing of companies backing the abortion giant.

Life Decisions International has released a revised edition of The Boycott List, which identifies corporations that support Planned Parenthood, which does more abortions than any other business in the nation. Kenneth Garvey, the communications director for LDI, says the boycott has been successful over the years.

By David B. Offer, Kennebec Journal, Sept. 13, 2011

There is a good reason that the push for more casinos and slot machines in Maine never seems to end: The potential owners and operators of these gambling halls expect to rake in millions of dollars from the pockets of Mainers.

Pro-gambling forces are willing to spend whatever it takes, time after time, until voters either are persuaded or are just so tired of the fight they say yes. It's also the reason casino backers seek to obscure their motives by agreeing to give a very small part of their profits to causes that may sound good to voters.

That's happening again in the two gambling referendums that will be on the November ballot.

The public is invited to hear Carroll Conley, Jr., the Christian Civic League’s Executive Director, speak at the following Mission Conferences:

• Oct. 8 at Lincoln Center Baptist, Lincoln, Mission Banquet at 6 pm (Bob Emrich to fill in for Carroll who will be in Washington, D.C.)
• Oct. 15  at South Lewiston Baptist Church Men’s Breakfast at 7:30 am
• Oct. 15 at Columbia Street Baptist, Bangor Mission Seminar at 2 pm
• Oct.16  at Kennebec Valley Baptist, Waterville at 6 pm
• Oct. 23 at Bradford Baptist at 6 pm
• Oct. 29 at Orrington Center Church, Mission Banquet and panel discussion

Carroll wants to speak at your church and often books two engagements on one day.  Contact him at: clcll@yahoo.com

On the radio

Tune in to hear Carroll:

·         Every other Friday when he participates in the “God Squad” from 8:10-845 am on the George Hale/Ric Tyler show on WVOM (101.3 & 103.9). (next airing:  Sept. 23^rd)

·         Daily on “Faith Matters in Maine” daily on WHCF and WBCI

Warning:  You will be asked to give your birth date when you register at Pepsi’ web site.

  Vote for funding for a History Bee at the Pepsi Refresh Project online.. The Top Ten vote getters will win a $50,000 grant for their project. This is the only Maine Project in the running.

The essence of the AHHB is to establish history competitions at local levels where each winners would receive a scholarship of $100 and move on to a regional competition. The regional winners would each win a $500 scholarship and move on to compete at a State level for a $5000 scholarship. The grant funding is for the development and implementation of the project. The scholarships will be funded through local, private sponsorship.

You can get the link to vote at The American Heritage History Bee’s website: 

http://americanheritagebee.org . Voting ends September 30th.