Registration deadline draws near for first Life Conference
January 2013 marks the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion for any reason. Since the 1973 decision, more than 53 million children have been aborted in the...
View ArticleLCMS Life Director Karner talks 2013 LCMS Life Conference on KFUO Radio
Today, Maggie Karner, director, LCMS Life Ministries, talked with Rev. Randy Asbury on KFUO-AM’s “His Time Morning Show” about the first-ever LCMS Life Conference set for Jan. 25-26 in Washington,...
View ArticleLutherans mark 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Lutherans are marking the milestone 40th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion by participating in the national “March for Life” and attending the...
View ArticlePre-March for Life Divine Service draws 350 people
About 350 people attended a pre-March for Life Divine Service at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, Va., Friday, Jan. 25. Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison...
View ArticleLutherans gathering under LCMS Life Ministries banners for today’s March for...
Photo caption: Students from Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, are ready for the national “March for Life.” (LCMS/Vicki Biggs) A record number of marchers – many of them Lutherans – are expected...
View Article“People who have joy over life” complete March for Life 2013 at Supreme Court...
Photo: Lutherans pray the Lord’s Prayer outside the U.S. Supreme Court building Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, at the conclusion of the “March for Life” 2013. (LCMS/Vicki Biggs) With below-freezing...
View ArticleSecond day of LCMS Life Conference gets underway
Photo: The second day of the LCMS Life Conference, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, included a morning session led by LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison. Day two of the first-ever LCMS Life Conference...
View ArticleLCMS Life Conference complements March for Life activities
Even below-freezing temperatures and intermittent snowfall couldn't stop hundreds of thousands of people from joining the national "March for Life" in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Jan. 25. The...
View ArticleRecord 350-plus Lutherans join 2013 ‘March for Life’
More than 350 people from across the nation donned neon-green hats reading “March for Life with the LCMS,” braving snow and freezing temperatures for the national “March for Life” here Jan. 25. A...
View ArticleFirst Life Conference encourages LCMS to speak out, serve
Marking the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion for any reason, more than 240 Lutherans — adults and youth from coast to coast — gathered at the first-ever...
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