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WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion opponents who plan to spend hours outdoors at Friday's March for Life in Washington say they're undeterred by forecasts warning of blizzard conditions and more than a foot of snow.
At Thursday's Evangelicals for Life conference, Focus on the Family's Kelly Rosati said, "Despite the blizzard coming to this area, we are here to be a witness to the dignity and sanctity of all human life."
The Reverend Russell Moore, who guides public policy for the Southern Baptist Convention, noted that the Weather Channel has given the winter storm the name "Jonas."
Moore said he hopes that doesn't mean that like the Bible's prophet Jonah, marchers will be stuck "in the belly of the whale" for three days and three nights.
Moore said he hopes instead that, like Jonah, the marchers will preach a message that changes hearts.
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244-w-35-(Steve Coleman, AP religion editor, with Kelly Rosati, vice president of Focus on the Family, and the Reverend Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission)--Abortion opponents who plan to spend hours outdoors at Friday's March for Life in Washington say they're undeterred by forecasts warning of blizzard conditions and more than a foot of snow. AP Religion Editor Steve Coleman reports. (21 Jan 2016)
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245-a-12-(Kelly Rosati, vice president of Focus on the Family, at Evangelicals for Life conference)-"human life, Amen (applause fades)"-Kelly Rosati, vice president of Focus on the Family, says abortion opponents planning to take part in Friday's March for Life won't be deterred by the weather. ((longer version of cut used in wrap)) (21 Jan 2016)
<<CUT *245 (01/21/16)££ 00:12 "human life, Amen (applause fades)"
246-a-12-(The Reverend Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, at Evangelicals for Life conference)-"case with us"-The Reverend Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, notes that the Weather Channel has given the impending blizzard a name. ((longer version of cut used in wrap)) (21 Jan 2016)
<<CUT *246 (01/21/16)££ 00:12 "case with us"
247-a-10-(The Reverend Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, at Evangelicals for Life conference)-"and be heard"-The Reverend Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission hopes that the winter storm the Weather Channel calls "Jonas" won't trap abortion opponents for three days. (21 Jan 2016)
<<CUT *247 (01/21/16)££ 00:10 "and be heard"
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