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Following yet another attack on pro-lifers, this time on a website, Republicans are calling on the federal government to take action.

From The Christian Post. House Republicans have urged the Justice Department to investigate cyberattacks on pro-life websites as the national discourse surrounding the issue of abortion grows increasingly heated following the U.S. Supreme Courtā€™sĀ ruling determiningĀ that the U.S. Constitution does not contain a right to abortion.

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Thirteen Republican members of the House Oversight Committee wrote aĀ letterĀ to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland Wednesday expressing concern about ā€œrecent cyberattacks on Christian websites and charitable donation portals carried out due to their support of conservative values and causes.ā€ They inquired about ā€œthe Department of Justiceā€™s (DOJ) efforts to enforce federal law related to these politically-motivated cyberattacks intended to chill the speech of religious and conservative Americans.ā€

ā€œHackers recently infiltrated websites connected to Christian organizations supporting the pro-life movement, stealing and then leaking vast quantities of data maintained by those organizations,ā€ the lawmakers said.

The letter cited a news article reporting on the illegal hacking andĀ publicationĀ of the pro-life Christian legal organization Liberty Counselā€™s list of donors shortly after the U.S. Supreme Courtā€™s June 24Ā Dobbs v. Jackson Womenā€™s Health OrganizationĀ decision that triggered the rage of abortion supporters.

ā€œWe decided to bring about some much needed radical transparency by taking it upon ourselves to make your list of donors public,ā€ the criminal hackers wrote in a message quoted in the letter that also revealed the hacking of the Texas Republican Partyā€™s website, which occurred shortly after the stateā€™s six-week abortion ban went into effect in September 2021, and the hacking of the Christian crowdfunding website GiveSendGo in February 2022.

Congressional lawmakers stressed that these cyberattacks are illegal and a violation ofĀ federal law. They maintained that the cyberattacks were ā€œclearly intended to chill the right of our citizens to peacefully express their opinions on matters of public importance as well as donations to conservative or religious organizations.ā€

ā€œCitizens in this country should be free to exercise their rights without fear of malicious cyberattacks,ā€ they added. The lawmakers asked the DOJ to ā€œprovide a briefing to the Committee no later than Oct. 5ā€ to illustrate what the federal government was ā€œdoing to address politically-motivated cyberattacks intended to silence supporters of conservative causes.ā€

The request for the DOJ to investigate cyberattacks on pro-life websites comes after many faith-based advocacy groups have expressed discontent with the federal governmentā€™s response toĀ attacksĀ on pro-life pregnancy centers and churches dating back to the May 2Ā publicationĀ of a leaked draft of theĀ DobbsĀ opinion by Politico.

While theĀ FBIĀ previously announced that it was investigating attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers as potential acts of domestic extremism, critics believe the Biden administration is not doing enough to deter them. Last month, the groupĀ CatholicVoteĀ launched a $1 million ad campaign slamming the Biden administration for failing to condemn what they viewed as direct attacks on Catholicism.

Many Catholic churches have found themselves subject to varying degrees ofĀ vandalismĀ in recent weeks and months, as have pro-life pregnancy centers affiliated with Catholic organizations. CatholicVote was one of several pro-life and conservative organizations that called on the DOJ to take legal action against perpetrators of the violence against pro-life pregnancy centers and churches in a June 20Ā letterĀ expressing concern about the ā€œrelative silence from the Administration.ā€

The letter to the DOJ comes as the agency faces criticism for its arrest of a pro-life activist in an early-morning raid for purportedly violating a federal law prohibiting interference with the ā€œprovision of reproductive health servicesā€ while praying in front of a Philadelphia abortion clinic last year.

Bill Donohue of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights suggested that the raid demonstrates a double standard on the part of the Biden administration when it comes to enforcing the law, based on whether or not a person or organization supports abortion.

ā€œThere seems to be much interest in pursuing alleged wrongdoing by pro-life activists, yet little interest in pursuing alleged wrongdoing by abortion-rights activists,ā€ Donohue wrote in aĀ letterĀ to Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday. ā€œThis kind of overreaction to a minor infraction of the law is deeply troubling, and it becomes even more troubling when paired with the underreaction by the Department of Justice when the pro-life side is targeted.ā€

CatholicVote CEO Brian Burch offered a similar analysis in a statement shared with The Christian Post. ā€œThe Department of Justice has made clear that partisan political ideology is now driving its decision making, not equal justice under the law,ā€ he said.

ā€œOur chief federal law enforcement agencies have utterly failed to protect the safety and integrity of Catholic churches, pregnancy resource centers, and even the private homes of Supreme Court justices. Instead, the Department has weaponized its agents to intimidate and pursue pro-life religious Americans.ā€

Burch said CatholicVote has “repeatedly called on the DOJ and FBI to protect religious institutions and innocent pro-life advocates from pro-abortion domestic terrorism. These pleas have been ignored, as more than 150 attacks on Catholic Churches and pro-life organizations ā€“ just since May ā€“ have gone unanswered.ā€

Although pro-life advocates have directed their ire at the Biden administration for what they view as an inadequate response to the violence against pro-life pregnancy centers and churches, members of Congress have also faced pushback for their rhetoric about pro-life pregnancy centers. Specifically, Sen.Ā Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has emerged as a staunch critic of such organizations, demanding that they be shut down and likening them to a form of ā€œtorture.ā€

While the U.S. House of Representatives sought to pass a resolution condemning the violence against churches and pro-life pregnancy centers, it failed due toĀ opposition from House Democrats.

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(Used with permission. By Ryan Foley from The Christian Post. Photo Credit: Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash)

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Susan CC
October 1, 2022

Psalm 37: 14-16
The wicked plot against the godly; they snarl at them in defiance. But the Lord just laughs, for he sees their day of judgment coming. The wicked draw their swords and string their bows to kill the poor and the oppressed, to slaughter those who do right. But their swords will stab their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

“Thirteen Republican members of the House Oversight Committee wrote a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland Wednesday expressing concern about ā€œrecent cyberattacks on Christian websites and charitable donation portals carried out due to their support of conservative values and causes.ā€

Dear Heavenly Father, I appeal to You, The Almighty Creator of Heaven and earth. I appeal to You, the Judge in The Court of Heaven…the Supreme Court. I ask that Your laughter will be heard (audibly) as these hackers efforts are rendered null and void . I pray as they feel Your judgement, they will respond in fear and trembling, they will turn to You with Godly sorrow. You want none to perish but all to come to salvation Lord, let salvation come in the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen

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Lorna
October 1, 2022

We must continue in prayer. We must also educate ourselves in this election season. We can no longer take these freedoms for granted. Look into your local and state politicians. If there ever was a time in our nation when votes count, it is now. Pray for wisdom and vote .

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