Dear friend,
I am closer than ever to implementing a plan that I have already talked to some of you about. I am putting the final details on a full color mag/book to leave in the hands of legislators, their staffers, and other people of influence.
You read that right. I’m making plans to be a regular visitor to our nation’s capital as well as other centers of power. I plan on trying to sit across from these prominent folks and–face to face–share with them the results of my research that began more than five years ago when the doctor asked my wife and I if we wanted to abort our beautiful daughter. What I have discovered has blown me away, and I thought I already knew something.
I feel like even if someone is out there sharing this stuff with the ‘powers that be,’ I myself need to be.
The scope of this stuff is immense and too long to go into here, but if you want an idea, check out this recent article by an ‘ethicist’ urging parents to ‘select’ against children with disabilities. Note the phrase: “but we should encourage them.”
I’ve learned that these folks REALLY MEAN IT when they say they want to ‘encourage’ people to abort children with disabilities. From that article, you’ll see that they don’t only have in mind ‘defective’ people. But I risk digressing.
For the last 9 months or so I have been compiling this information into a format that I hope quickly conveys the salient points. I have been designing a plan to maximize my impact. I have already spent a couple of thousand dollars on the project, and this doesn’t begin to cover the man hours in research and materials. It is darn near time to pull the trigger, and I guess with this letter you can consider it pulled.
I am going to be working on setting up appointments for my first trip to Washington DC in October to coincide with being there to encourage my brother, who will be running the Marine Corps Marathon. I plan on being back in January for the annual Pro-Life March. I am ready to start setting up appointments with Wisconsin state legislators. From there, who knows, but part of my plan is to continue to follow up with these people, so its not a ‘one off’ thing.
If you want to know more details about the full width and breadth of my plan on this matter, I’d be happy to discuss it more with you. If you’re reading this, you probably already know how to contact me. Otherwise, director@athanatosministries.org is a good place to start. Phone conversations are fine. (Anyone who knows me knows that when I say ‘I’ve got a plan’ I REALLY MEAN IT! lol It’s going to take longer than you can read in a sitting to spell it all out.)
I would encourage you to contemplate to what degree you can support me in this project. It represents a sizable investment on my part in time and resources, which I’ve already been expending, but it is a worthy use of both as far as I’m concerned. The guiding principles here, I think, are contained in Matthew 6:19-21 and Luke 16:9 and Proverbs 24:11.
One final note: I am talking here about speaking to the ‘powers that be’ but I am prepared to talk about this stuff to whomever will listen. I’d like to be able to offer myself at no cost to whatever group will have me. Your support could make that possible, too.
So, that’s it. I’m ready. I could use your help, on a regular, sustained basis. Here are links for you to read through to give you a better idea of the ‘plan.’
Yours in Christ, with gratitude,
Tony
Step 1: The Overview
Step 2: The Petition
Step 3: The Document (and ways you can support this project)
YES, YOU MAY SHARE THIS LINK. YOU CAN SHARE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS PROJECT AS YOU SEE APPROPRIATE. I’m READY TO ROLL.
For a good look at the research driving me to engage in this project, take my online course and/or read these books:
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