There was a time not too long ago when faith-based movies made me cringe. The messages were usually good, but production quality was almost always lacking. The industry has grown and quality has improved dramatically in recent years, and this couldn’t have happened at a batter time.
The next big release is Unplanned, the true story of former Planned Parenthood employee Abby Johnson who had a major change of heart when she witnessed an abortion through ultrasound. From there, she made “an enemy of one of the most powerful organizations on the planet,” as the trailer above notes. Now a pro-life advocate, her story will have the type of information many on NOQ Report have said is exactly what we need in order to win the abortion battle. While so many focus solely on the political battle, it’s the cultural battle for hearts and minds that will prove to be the way we reduce abortions across the country.
With nationwide distribution to 800 screens by Pure Flix, the movie is poised to cause a stir in the abortion debate when it opens March 29. Star Ashley Bratcher, who plays Johnson, recently revealed when her mother was pregnant at 19, she changed her mind about aborting Ashley the day she was scheduled to have the procedure.
Here’s an interview of Johnson and Bratcher:
Planned Parenthood and the abortion activists that support them have been engaged in information warfare for decades. They were widely viewed as a women’s health organization until they hit the unwelcome spotlight in 2015 when a series of undercover videos exposed their practices of selling preborn baby body parts for profit. This prompted widespread protests and had many conservative politicians and activists calling to #DefundPP on social media.
Unfortunately, that still hasn’t happened. Planned Parenthood remains fully funded and their fundraising operation is humming.
This is why stories like Unplanned are so important. Pro-life activists cannot continue to pursue legal and political victories alone while ignoring the most important part of the equation – the cultural significance. The pro-life movement has both facts and feelings on its side, yet the “reproductive rights” component of the pro-abortion movement continues to spread their message more loudly than the opposition.
The more people learn the realities of preborn babies, abortion procedures, and Planned Parenthood itself, the easier it will be to spread the pro-life message. Abby Johnson and Unplanned are important parts of this battle. They need our support.
Will America-First News Outlets Make it to 2023?
Things are looking grim for conservative and populist news sites.
There’s something happening behind the scenes at several popular conservative news outlets. 2021 was bad, but 2022 is proving to be disastrous for news sites that aren’t “playing ball” with the corporate media narrative. It’s being said that advertisers are cracking down, forcing some of the biggest ad networks like Google and Yahoo to pull their inventory from conservative outlets. This has had two major effects. First, it has cooled most conservative outlets from discussing “taboo” topics like Pandemic Panic Theater, voter fraud, or The Great Reset. Second, it has isolated those ad networks that aren’t playing ball.
Certain topics are anathema for most ad networks. Speaking out against vaccines or vaccine mandates is a certain path to being demonetized. Highlighting voter fraud in the 2020 and future elections is another instant advertising death penalty. Throw in truthful stories about climate change hysteria, Critical Race Theory, and the border crisis and it’s easy to understand how difficult it is for America-First news outlets to spread the facts, share conservative opinions, and still pay the bills.
Without naming names, I have been told of several news outlets who have been forced to either consolidate with larger organizations or who have backed down on covering certain topics out of fear of being “canceled” by the ad networks. I get it. This is a business for many of us and it’s not very profitable. Those of us who do this for a living are often barely squeaking by, so loss of additional revenue can often mean being forced to make cuts. That means not being able to cover the topics properly. Its a Catch-22: Tell the truth and lose the money necessary to keep telling the truth, or avoid the truth and make enough money to survive. Those who have chosen survival simply aren’t able to spread the truth properly.
We will never avoid the truth. The Lord will provide if it is His will. Our job is simply to share the facts, spread the Gospel, and educate as many Americans as possible while exposing the forces of evil.
To those who have the means, we ask that you please donate. We have options available now, but there is no telling when those options will cancel us. We have our GivingFuel page. There have been many who have been canceled by PayPal, but for now it’s still an option. Your generosity is what keeps these sites running and allows us to get the truth to the masses. We’ve had great success in growing but we know we can do more with your assistance.
Thank you, and God Bless!
JD Rucker
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