2004 Hotline Archives
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December 2004
- Thursday 30 December - Sunday 2 January
- Trying To Comprehend the Tragedy; Our New Year's Wish for You
- Monday 27 December - Wednesday 29 December
- The ACLU Is Losing: Christmas Lives; Signs of Hope for Marriage
- Wednesday 22 December - Sunday 26 December
- Suit Filed in Abortion Drug Death; More Saying "Merry Christmas"?; God Bless Us. Every One
- Monday 20 December - Tuesday 21 December
- Abortion Mill Caroling Saves Baby; Illinois Parties Scrambling; Man of the Year George W. Bush; Krauthammer Defends Christmas; Will Frist Bust the Filibusters?
- Thursday 16 December - Sunday 19 December
- Young Activist Mom Dies in Childbirth; Record Nativity Scene Vandalism; Chapman Says Oust Rehnquist; Feds Admit Pill Study Flawed
- Monday 13 December - Wednesday 15 December
- Kissling Ponders "Life After Roe"; Kissling Concedes Fetus Not "Nothing"; Kissling Gets One Thing Right
- Friday 10 December - Sunday 12 December
- Politics Isn't Really the Answer; Aborted Babies' Pain; Prayer and Work; New Film, Action Speaks
- Wednesday 8 December - Thursday 9 December
- Conceived without Sin; Democrats and the Values Gap; Please Join Us at the Mills
- Monday 6 December - Tuesday 7 December
- Baby Jesus Stolen Again; Bus Driver Fired for Telling the Truth; Dennis Byrne Tells the Truth Too; "Most Important Work on Earth"
- Wednesday 1 December - Thursday 2 December
- Pro-Life Flourishes in Cincinnati; Von Hildebrand on Altar Boy Kerry; Dutch Hospital Kills Newborns; The Notorious Joe Scheidler
November 2004
- Monday 29 November - Tuesday 30 November
- Hynes Proposes Stem Cell Referendum; Survey Shows Public Confused on Abortion; Quindlen and the Mushy Middle
- Wednesday 24 November - Sunday 28 November
- Give Thanks for Pro-Life Wins; Pro-Life Wins Promise from Specter
- Monday 22 November - Tuesday 23 November
- Remembering the Assassination; "Catholic" To Head NARAL; Record Number of Catholics in Congress; Novak on Specter; Did The Passion Influence Voters?; How Ill Is Rehnquist?
- Wednesday 17 November - Thursday 18 November
- A Theological Time Bomb; Fr. Pavone's Challenge; To Scouts, "God" Means God; Specter Chairmanship Likely
- Monday 15 November - Tuesday 16 November
- Picket Irks Neighboring Businesses; John Paul Speaks Out Against Euthenasia
- Friday 12 November - Sunday 14 November
- Weekend Events; Pro-Lifers Troubled by Specter Chairmanship; Media Clueless, Values Voters Not; Final Truth Day Thurdsay
- Wednesday 10 November - Thursday 11 November
- Media Still Lost on Values Voters; Columnist Fears Roe Overturn; CLOSED Cited at Hearing
- Monday 8 November - Tuesday 9 November
- Great Conference in "Red State" Iowa; Liberal Dems Still Don't Get It; Insurance Plan for Federal Workers Is Good News
- Wednesday 3 November - Sunday 7 November
- Pro-Life Wins Great Victory; Boost for Marriage Amendment; Keyes To Continue Fight for Morality
- Monday 1 November - Tuesday 2 November
- Pro-Lifers Protest "Catholic" Loyola; Kerry Scolds Vatican; IRS Says Pro-Lifer Can't Use the "K"-Word; New Abortionist in Rockford; WomanCare Services Banquet Nov. 4
October 2004
- Thursday 28 October - Sunday 31 October
- Picket's Main Taget is Loyola U; Catholic Faculty Support Pro-Abort Kerry; Vote Pro-Life Tuesday
- Tuesday 26 October - Wednesday 27 October
- The Freedom of a Layman; Abortionist Ragsdale Dies; Horrific Killing Career; Keyes-Obama Debate Tonight
- Friday 22 October - Monday 25 October
- Tribune Underscores Keyes' Idealism; Media Not Interested in Obama's Core Beliefs; Battle To Save Terri Continues
- Wednesday 20 October - Thursday 21 October
- Statewide Tour Defends Marriage; Oak Parker Gets It Right on Stem Cells; Keating Not Deterred by Kissling Suit
- Monday 18 October - Tuesday 19 October
- Good Work, Generations Staff!; Pro-Abort Fears Show Pro-Life Effectiveness; Vote Pro-Life
- Thursday 14 October - Sunday 17 October
- Support for Kerry Really Anti-Bush; Pavone v. McBrien on O'Reilly; Defend Marriage in Illinois Oct 16-22
- Tuesday 12 October - Wednesday 13 October
- Recent East Coast Talks; Cardinal George Fears Communion "Circus"; Pro-Life Display Vandalized at Notre Dame
- Friday 8 October - Monday 11 October
- Kerry and Bush on Matters of Faith; Bush Must Win Tonight's Debate; Marriage Amendment Fails in House; Workhorse Roeser Needs Prayers; Thanks, Matt
- Wednesday 6 October - Thursday 7 October
- Moving Pilgrimage to Lourdes; Schiavo Case Continues; A Young Mother's Thanks
- Monday 4 October - Tuesday 5 October
- Notorious Abortionists Support Kerry; Cloning = "Nuclear Transfer"?; New Hope for Terri Schiavo
- Friday 1 October - Sunday 3 October
- First Presidential Debate; Is George Bush Pro-Life?; Bush and Kerry on Abortion; The Responsible Pro-Life Voter
September 2004
- Wednesday 29 September - Thursday 30 September
- Euthenasia Creaping In; Mom Granted Asylum from Chinese Abortion Policy; Breast Cancer Foundation Advisor Resigns over P.P Links
- Monday 27 September - Tuesday 28 September
- Bush Calls on UN Action Against Cloning; El Paso Truth Tour Report; Group To Protest Kerry Benefit Concert; Iowan Calls Kerry "Pro-Abortion"; Voters Must Vote for Life
- Friday 24 September - Sunday 26 September
- Reality in the Air; Florida Court Strikes Down Terri's Law; Lone Pro-Abort on September Truth Day; Summer Action News in the Mail; Bishops Showing Some Spine
- Wednesday 22 September - Thursday 23 September
- Half Day, Full Truth; Kerry Losing Women's Vote; Backlash Against Activist Judges; Theologian Hughes on Communion Issue; Judge Laments Roe Decision
- Monday 20 September - Tuesday 21 September
- Bishop Gracida on the New Heresy; Our Hope Is the Pro-Life Faithful
- Friday 17 September - Sunday 19 September
- Our Pilgrimage to Lourdes; Mother Deaf to Counselor's Appeal; Loyola To Honor Pro-Abort Madigan
- Wednesday 15 September - Thursday 16 September
- RU-486 Safety Questioned; Abortion Boat Unwelcome; Kerry Quiet on Abortion; Fr. Pavone Focuses on Election; IPPF's Blueprint for Death
- Monday 13 September - Tuesday 14 September
- Abortions Down in Illinois; Two Overlooked Reasons; Keyes' Integrity; Radio Host Killed in Tragic Accident
- Friday 10 September - Sunday 12 September
- Our Only Security Is Faith; Third Judge Overturns PBA Ban; Loyola To Honor Pro-Abort Madigan; Trib Editor Defends Use of Graphic Pictures; Keyes Says Jesus Wouldn't Vote for Obama
- Tuesday 7 September - Thursday 9 September
- Keyes Speaks the Truth; Another Case of False Arrest
- Friday 3 September - Monday 6 September
- Join Fr. Pavone in Election Prayer; The Pro-Life Choice Is Clear
- Wednesday 1 September - Thursday 2 September
- Reaction to Casey Partial Birth Abortion Ruling; Time To Resist the Imperial Court
August 2004
- Monday 30 August - Tuesday 31 August
- Judge Okays "Gruesome, Barbaric" Abortion Procedure; Democrats for Life Hold on to Hope; Two Great Pro-Life Events Saturday
- Thursday 26 August - Sunday 29 August
- Great Truth Day Wednesday; Ann Responds to Truth Tour Objections; Fourteen Babies Saved This Week; Other News Items
- Monday 23 August - Wednesday 25 August
- Doesn't Abortion Matter to Illinois Voters?; No Wonder Obama Won't Debate Keyes Statewide; Keyes: Victory Is for God
- Friday 20 August - Sunday 22 August
- Planned Parenthood's Idea of Progress; Planned Parenthood Needs Our Help; Six Babies Saved in Chicago This Week
- Wednesday 18 August - Thursday 19 August
- Keyes Undaunted; Columnists on Keyes; Who's the Extremist?
- Monday 16 August - Tuesday 17 August
- Meet the Real Alan Keyes; "Abortion Rights"?; We Already Miss Shirley
- Wednesday 11 August - Sunday 15 August
- Great Pro-Life Bishop Passes On; Obama Backing Out of Debates; First Lady on ES Cells; Keyes the Illinoisan; Three More Bishops Get Tough; NOW v. Scheidler Helps Activists
- Monday 9 August - Tuesday 10 August
- Media Attack Candidate Keyes; Talent versus Truth; Dangerous Attraction
- Friday 6 August - Sunday 8 August
- Keyes to Face Obama for Senate; Keyes the Great Orator; Let the Campaign Begin!; More on "I Had an Abortion" T-Shirt
- Wednesday 4 August - Thursday 5 August
- Happy Birthday, Annie; Kerry Flip-Flops Again; A Keyes-Obama Race?
- Monday 2 August - Tuesday 3 August
- Hint of Humanity for Obama?; O'Reilly Slams Moore; Terrorists Hit Iraqi Christian Churches; Absurd Stem Cell Argument
July 2004
- Friday 30 July - Sunday 1 August
- "Win Issues" for Bush; A Stark Contrast: Life and Death
- Wednesday 28 July - Thursday 29 July
- Rockford Writer Calls Us Terrorists; Keep the First Amendment Out of My Neighborhood!; Others in Rockford Defend Truth Tour
- Monday 26 July - Tuesday 27 July
- Noelle Joy Returns to God; Planned Parenthood T-Shirt Boasts of Abortion; Cruise To Honor Penny Pullen
- Friday 23 July - Sunday 25 July
- Ehrenreich Proud of Her Abortions; Laity Stepping Up on Communion Issue; Opening the Casket on Abortion
- Wednesday 21 July - Thursday 22 July
- New Therapies from Adult Stem Cells; Planned Parenthood News; Abortion Boat Still Afloat; Bush Ads Assail Kerry's Pro-Abort Record; Troubling Column in OSV
- Monday 19 July - Tuesday 20 July
- Truth Tour V a Spectacular Success; No Problems with Police, Pro-Aborts; "Catholic" John Kerry, 100% Pro-Abortion
- Thursday 15 July - Sunday 18 July
- Great Rockford Tour Date; Out-of-Staters Join Tour in Chicago; Baby Saved in Chicago
- Monday 12 July - Wednesday 14 July
- Great Truth Tour So Far; Response to Sun-Times Editorial; Is America Waking Up to Abortion?
- Friday 9 July - Sunday 11 July
- Fifth Truth Tour Begins Downtown; Positive Public Reaction; Join Us!
- Tuesday 6 July - Thursday 8 July
- Sun-Times Embarrassed by the Truth; Fifth Annual Truth Tour Starts Tomorrow
- Friday 2 July - Monday 5 July
- Declaration Calls on God; The Inalienable Right to Life; More Stunning Ultrasound Images; Face the Truth Tour July 7-17
June 2004
- Wednesday 30 June - Thursday 1 July
- Number One Killer of African Americans; Black Women Silenced on Abortion; Aborting Future Voters
- Monday 28 June - Tuesday 29 June
- Embryonic Stem Cells' Empty Promise; Fifth Annual Face the Truth Tour Begins July 7
- Thursday 24 June - Sunday 27 June
- Reagan's Son Opposes Stem Cell Fairy Tale; Chapman on Fetal Pain; Way To Go, Sunny
- Monday 21 June - Wednesday 23 June
- Bishops Are Getting There . . .; New Phenomenon of Gay Divorce; In Other News . . .
- Friday 18 June - Sunday 20 June
- Cardinal George on Abortion and Communion; Do the Right Thing
- Wednesday 16 June - Thursday 17 June
- Maryland Face the Truth Tour; ES Cell Campaign Insult to Reagan; Southern Baptists Reject Liberal Alliance
- Monday 14 June - Tuesday 15 June
- Effective Holocaust Museum Site; Exploiting Reagan's Death for ES Cell Research; No Evidence Supports ES Cell "Therapies"
- Friday 11 June - Sunday 13 June
- Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation; Abortion Is Un-American; Reagan Calls for Prayer and Action
- Wednesday 9 June - Thursday 10 June
- Reagan's Smile; Reagan's Class; Reagan's Faith
- Monday 7 June - Tuesday 8 June
- Farewell to the Gipper; Byrne Blasts Cold-Blooded Judge; Let's Play To Win
- Thursday 3 June - Sunday 6 June
- Summer Truth Tour July 7-17; Four Day Vigil in Granite City, IL; Bill Exposes Pain of Unborn Child; WHO Official Admits Abortion Danger; Durbin Doesn't Get It
- Tuesday 1 June - Wednesday 2 June
- Time To Sanction Pro-Abort Catholic Pols; Public Sin Needs Public Repentance; Stand Tough, Bishops
May 2004
- Friday 28 May - Monday 31 May
- GFL Director Annie Scheidler To Wed; Urgent: Demand Vote on SB 827
- Tuesday 25 May - Friday 28 May
- God at the Commencement ; Encouragement from St. Paul; Please Pray for Julie and Family
- Friday 21 May - Monday 24 May
- Keeping Sane Amid the Insanity; God Knows What He's Doing; Roeser on the Bishops and Abortion
- Wednesday 19 May - Thursday 20 May
- Congressmen Help Keep Abortion Out of Uruguay; Fired Pro-Life EMT Fights Back; Spain May Force MDs To Do Abortions; The Roots of Gay "Marriage"; Our Condolences to Julie McCreevy
- Monday 17 May - Tuesday 18 May
- Cop Squelches Pro-Lifer's Freedom of Speech; Cardinal George Offers Ecumenical Prayers; Thanks, BBC
- Friday 14 May - Sunday 16 May
- Pro-Abort Commencement Speakers at Catholic Colleges; Bishops with Backbones
- Wednesday 12 May - Thursday 13 May
- Pro-Abortion Violence; Three Ingredients for a Good Priest; Pro-Abort Pol Leaves Church; Double Standard on Graphic Pictures
- Monday 10 May - Tuesday 11 May
- Pro-Abort Governor Will Abstain from Communion; NY Man Guilty of Attempted Abortion; DePaul Gets New President; Kerry-Durbin Ticket?; Celebs Raise Funds for Stem Cell Research; FDA Defends "Morning After Pill" Ruling; Woman Suing Abortionist Who Wouldn't Stop; Activist Calls Pro-Abort March a Pro-Life Success
- Thursday 6 May - Sunday 9 May
- Helping Save Lives in Seattle; Pro-Abort's Extremism Only Helps Our Cause; Pro-Lifer Fighting Back
- Monday 3 May - Wednesday 5 May
- "Non-Negotiables" for Catholic Voters; Novak Faults Cardinal McCarrick; Meanwhile on the Front Lines
April 2004
- Friday 30 April - Sunday 2 May
- "Thou Shall Not Kill"; Eating and Drinking Condemnation; Pray Our Bishops Will Find Courage
- Wednesday 28 April - Thursday 29 April
- Methodists Mull Lesbianism; Pro-Abort Marchers Turn Ugly; Parker on Abortion Ugliness
- Monday 26 April - Tuesday 27 April
- Reading Between the Lines of Media Bias; Motley Pro-Aborts Face the Truth; Pro-Abort Celebs Join March for Death; Pro-Aborts Right To Worry
- Thursday 22 April - Sunday 25 April
- Eugenics Alive and Well; Grim Future for American Medicine?; Media Support for March for Death
- Monday 19 April - Wednesday 21 April
- Countering the March for Death; Roeser on Pro-Abort Catholic Pols; Church/State Separation Not at Issue; Communion Decision Forthcoming?
- Friday 16 April - Sunday 18 April
- Moral Questions of IVF; Silence from the Pulpit; Judges with Too Much Influence
- Monday 12 April - Thursday 15 April
- California Strengthens Fetal Homicide Law; Pro-Aborts Show Growing Desperation; Gibson's Detractors Eat Crow; Kerry Defies Bishop O'Malley
- Thursday 8 April - Sunday 11 April
- Face the Truth on Spy Wednesday; Chicago Police at UIC Give Radicals Free Rein; "Pray for Those Who Persecute You"
- Monday 5 April - Wednesday 7 April
- Campus Truth Day Wednesday; Debate over Graphic Images in the News; Using Graphic Images to Fight Abortion; Stand Up for the Truth
- Friday 2 April - Sunday 4 April
- Rally Supports Marriage Bill; Dealing with Pro-Abort Pols; Pfleger Welcomes Pro-Abort Speaker . . . Again; Overreaching Pro-Aborts
March 2004
- Wednesday 31 March - Thursday 1 April
- Springfield Rally for Marriage; Slouching Towards Gomorrah; Sun-Times Editorial Almost All Wrong; Not-So-Hidden Agenda? You Bet
- Monday 29 March - Tuesday 30 March
- Teaching Moment for Catholic Charities; Pediatrician To Testify on Abortion Pain for Babies; Possible Patient Death at Albany Mill; Seventh Circuit Sides with Partial Birth Abortionists
- Friday 26 March - Sunday 28 March
- Fiat Awards Talk in Indiana; Unborn Victims Act Shows Pro-Aborts' True Colors; FDA Mulls Pill Regulations; Prediction: "Under God" Will Stay
- Wednesday 24 March - Thursday 25 March
- Annunciation Talk in NW Indiana; Planned Parenthood Watch; Bad Timing in South Dakota?; Trib Pushes "Morning After" Pill
- Monday 22 March - Tuesday 23 March
- Troy Newman versus Tiller "The Killer"; Clayton's Corner; Three of a Kind; Brilliant Questions from U of M Students
- Thursday 18 March - Sunday 21 March
- Frustrated Pro-Aborts at Previous U of M Talk; Great Trip to Florida ; Pro-Life Movement Weak in France
- Monday 15 March - Wednesday 17 March
- GFL Conference Bolsters Pro-Life Teens; Girls Scouts Teamed with Planned Parenthood; Face the Truth on Campus 4/7
- Thursday 11 March - Sunday 14 March
- Unforgettable First Campus Truth Day; Sobering Remarks from Cardinal George; Pro-Marriage Rally 3/31 in Springfield
- Monday 8 March - Wednesday 10 March
- Join Us on Campus for Face the Truth; Suicide Up: Abortion Partly To Blame; Papers Show Blackmun's Worry over Roe; Tell These Pols To Do the Right Thing; Rest In Peace, Wally Schimick
- Friday 5 March - Sunday 7 March
- Nuns Gone Bad; Cokie's Gripes over Bush Bioethics Panel; Gays Try To Square the Circle
- Wednesday 3 March - Thursday 4 March
- Tune in to Life Source; WomanNews on Women in The Passion; Chinese Faithful Underground; Fading Quebecois; Gibson's Investment Paying Off
- Monday 1 March - Tuesday 2 March
- Blockbuster Opening for The Passion; Byrne Defends The Passion; NOW v. Scheidler Drags On
February 2004
- Friday 27 February - Sunday 29 February
- Fay's Desperate Endgames Continue; Law Would Protect Unborn from (Some) Violence; Other News Items
- Wednesday 25 February - Thursday 26 February
- Remember That You Are Dust . . .; The Passion Gives Meaning to Suffering; New Pro-Life Initiatives Abound
- Monday 23 February - Tuesday 24 February
- The Passion of The Christ Opens Wednesday; Daley Embraces Gay "Marriage"; The Education of Steve Neal; News from Wichita; Face the Truth Expanding
- Wednesday 18 February - Sunday 22 February
- Chicago Gays' Anti-Catholic Bigotry; Pray for Bishop O'Brien; New Study Underlines Harm of Divorce
- Monday 16 February - Tuesday 17 February
- Prejudice and Perversion; An Overlooked Prejudice; Prejudiced Attack on Gibson's Passion
- Friday 13 February - Sunday 15 February
- Abortion Allowed by the Catholic Vote; Bishops Stepping Up at Last?; South Dakota Challenges Roe; Partial Birth Abortion at Northwestern Memorial
- Tuesday 17 February - Wednesday 18 February
- Cunningham's Key States Initiative; Volunteers Needed; Calling All Bishops
- Monday 9 February - Tuesday 10 February
- Peace of Christ at Legatus Summit; The Passion of the Christ Not about "Blame"; Higher Ed Face the Truth this Spring
- Wednesday 4 February - Sunday 8 February
- Illinois GOP Senate Candidates on Abortion; Pro-Life Judge Pickering Installed; DeParrie Doubts PBA Battle Cost
- Monday 2 February - Tuesday 3 February
- New Book Exposes Danger of Gay Agenda; Pro-Lifers Still Fighting Austin Abortuary
January 2004
- Friday 30 January - Sunday 1 February
- Catholic Church v. Abortion; Judge Uses the M-Word; Pro-Abort Dem Candidates; A Gift from Jesus; Getting Out of the Cold
- Monday 26 January - Thursday 29 January
- Thirty-First March for Life; SpeakOut Illinois Memorial; Irish Stunned by Abortion in America; Happy Birthday, Noah!
- Tuesday 20 January - Sunday 25 January
- Arizona on Fire for Life; The Silence of the Church; Good Job, Troy Newman!; SpeakOut Illinois Sunday
- Wednesday 14 January - Monday 19 January
- Bishop Burke Sets Example; The Scandal of Catholic Pro-Aborts; No Apologies for the Truth
- Monday 12 January - Tuesday 13 January
- Erika Harold at SpeakOut; Pray for Activist John Arena; Pray for Guidance; Hats Off
- Friday 9 January - Sunday 11 January
- Prayer Is Everything; Upcoming Events; Face the Truth 2004
- Wednesday 7 January - Thursday 8 January
- Trib's Wycliff Defends Graphic Pictures; Sound Familiar?; Tough Mission for Pro-Life Dems
- Monday 5 January - Tuesday 6 January
- Why We Fight Abortion; Abortionist Finkel Guilty of Sexual Assault; Pediatricians Group Opposes OTC Pill; Coming Wednesday: More on the Value of Graphic Pictures
- Friday 2 January - Sunday 4 January
- NARAL Priases Lieberman; 2004: A Pivotal Year for Pro-Life; Coverage of Firehouse Caroling
