Ron De Santis formally announces presidential run.

Boom! And so it begins. Over 70 Faith Leaders endorse Pro-Life Catholic Governor Ron De Santis, as he begins his Faith and Freedom Coalition. As I mentioned earlier, many Evangelicals are supporting De Santis because of his Conservative Christian Record; but, good to see many Catholics too.

Source: https://dailycaller.com/2023/09/14/exclusive-desantis-faith-leaders-early-states/
EXCLUSIVE: DeSantis To Announce Endorsements From Over 70 Faith Leaders In Early States


roll out the list of names of the faith leaders from the early voting states later Thursday.

“As a husband and father, Ron DeSantis is a man of faith and as a leader, he’s shown his resolve in defending religious liberty. I am excited to join this Faith and Family coalition and support Ron DeSantis for president because I know he will execute the same strong leadership in the White House as he’s done in Florida: protecting life, defending our right to worship, and defending religious liberties,” Pastor and Iowa State Rep. Jon Dunwell said in a statement.

Here Is A Full List Of Endorsements:

Iowa

• Dale Akkerman, Development Director at Timothy Christian School (Grundy)
• Pastor Bryan Anderson, Tabernacle Baptist Church (Lyon)
• Pastor Gary Axtell, Grace Baptist Church (Madison)
• Kathleen Banowetz, Head of Prayer Team (Linn)
• Pastor Joseph Brown, Marion Avenue Baptist Church (Washington)
• Pastor David Bush, Fit for the King Ministry (Polk)
• Pastor Mark Cannon, Hope Baptist Church (Scott)
• Pastor Brad Cranston, Iowa Baptists for Biblical Values (Des Moines)
• Pastor Rick David (Linn)
• Pastor Mark Doland, Church of Christ (Tama)
• Gwendy Doland, Youth and Women’s Small Group Leader at New Hope Christian Church (Tama)
• Pastor & Representative Jon Dunwell (Jasper)
• Pastor Kirk Evans, Indianola Church of Christ (Warren)
• Pastor Lance Fricke, Triumphant Church (Buchanan)
• Janice Fricke, Triumphant Church (Buchanan)
• Evangelist Caleb Garraway, Remnant Ministries (Washington)
• Senator Jesse Green, Bible Class Teacher at Trinity Lutheran (Boone)
• Pastor Michael Griswold, Marion Avenue Baptist Church (Washington)
• Minister Matthew Haynie, Ogden Church of Christ (Boone)
• Pastor Jessten Heimer, Trinity Lutheran Church and School (Boone)
• Pastor Jeremy Higgins, Calvary Community Church (Linn)
• Brooke Higgins, Women’s Ministry Teacher at Calvary Community Church (Linn)
• Pastor Abe Koehn, Marion Avenue Baptist Church (Washington)
• Tom Law, Calvary Community Church (Linn)
• Pastor Matt Magee, Oak Grove Church (Benton)
• Pastor Ed Matthews, Bible Baptist Church (Wapello)
• Pastor Harerimana Nshoreyingabo, Redeemed Fellowship Center (Polk)
• Pastor Alfonso Perez, Miracle Life Family Church (Polk)
• Pastor Marcial Perez, New Dawn Ministries (Polk)
• Pastor Terry Pollard, Eastside Church of Nazarene (Polk)
• Sean Sanford, Youth Leader and Small Group Leader (Linn)
• Pastor Joyce Schmidt, St. Olaf Lutheran Church (Humboldt)
• Pastor Scott Sokol (Hancock)
• Pastor John Vermeer, Doon United Reformed Church (Lyon)
• Matt Wells, Lay Leader at Marion Avenue Baptist Church (Washington)
• Reverend Shane Wilson, Iglesia Espiritu y Verdad (Polk)

New Hampshire

• Pastor Jim Anan, Elevate Church (Grafton)
• Pastor Garry Hamilton, Tower Hill Church (Rockingham)
• Pastor Andrew Hemingway, Hill Village Bible Church (Merrimack)
• Jon Leslie, Men’s Ministry Lead, Deerfield Bible Church (Rockingham)
• Representative Maureen Mooney, Catholics for DeSantis (Hillsborough)
• Representative Jeanine Notter, Catholics for DeSantis (Hillsborough)
• Pastor Steve Pauwels, Church of the King (Rockingham)
• Canon & Representative Mark Pearson, Institute for Christian Renewal (Rockingham)
• Pastor Todd Walker, Crossroads Church (Grafton)
• Former State Representative Phyllis Woods, Catholics for DeSantis (Strafford)

South Carolina

• Lin Bennett, Pro-Life Advocate (Charleston)
• Connie Boswell-Smith, Faith Outreach Leader (Richland)
• Kathy Bustos, Former President of the Womens Club at Stella Marris Catholic Church (Charleston)
• Pastor Scott Crede, Northside Church (Lexington)
• Pastor Scott Davis, Calvary Baptist Church (Spartanburg)
• Jackie Edgerton, Senior Director of Office Stewardship at Diocese of Charleston (Charleston)
• Colin Edgerton, St. John the Baptist Latin Choir Member, Stella Marris Catholic Church (Charleston)
• Lindsey Farmer, Teacher at Oakwood Christian School (Anderson)
• Bill Hixon, Deacon at First Baptist Church of North Augusta (Aiken)
• Pastor Michael Jones, Oakwood Baptist Church (Anderson)
• Josh Kimbrell, Former Christian Radio Talk-Show Host (Spartanburg)
• Kenneth Matesevac, Head Deacon at Colonial Hills Baptist Church (Greenville)
• Donna McDowell, Family Foundations Leader at Grace United Methodist Church (Aiken)
• Ken McDowell, Finance Committee at Grace United Methodist Church (Aiken)
• Gregory Rankin, Pastor of Langston Baptist Church (Laurens)
• Peter Rankin, Nursing Home Chaplain (Laurens)
• Kari Joy Rankin, Event Coordinator for Rock of Ages Family Music (Laurens)
• Pastor Derek Renshaw, Blythewood Baptist Church (Fairfield)
• Pastor Darren Rood, Bellview Baptist Church (Laurens)
• Isabel Rood, Ladies Director at Bellview Baptist Church (Laurens)
• Reverend Tim Squire, Rantowles Baptist Church (Charleston)
• Brenda Stewart, Founder of Upstate Pregnancy Center (Laurens)
• Idell Koury, Sunday School Teacher at First Baptist North Spartanburg (Greenville)
• Timothy Thompson, Church Leader at Lighthouse Baptist Church (Lexington)
• Molly Watson, Teacher at Oakwood Christian School (Anderson)
• John Weinbrenner, Christian Author (York)
• Pastor Seth Wilkins, Grace Baptist Church (Orangeburg)
• Pastor Austin Williams, First Baptist Church (Laurens)

“A true leader knows that in times of trial, God must be at the center of our lives. During COVID, leftist bureaucrats closed churches and tried to keep us from worshiping, but Ron DeSantis stood against the current and defended religious liberty. That’s why I’m proud to support DeSantis for President and to join his national faith and family coalition,” Pastor Andrew Hemingway of Hill Village Bible Church in New Hampshire said in a statement.

Polling shows DeSantis currently in second place in the GOP presidential primary behind former President Donald Trump. He has been traveling across the country since his announcement.

“Not all politicians say the right things, but I have found Ron DeSantis to articulate the policies I believe in. He is committed to fighting for the unborn, opposing woke ideology, protecting free speech, advocating for school choice and limiting big government. While he does not just say the right things, he has a proven track record of doing the right things. This is why I am proud to support his run for presidency by joining the national faith and family coalition,” Pastor Michael Jones of Oakwood Baptist Church in South Carolina stated."

 

Casey de Santis on Twitter: "Thank you to the 36 Iowa pastors who have joined our new Faith and Family Coalition - we are grateful and blessed for your support!" [Video in the link]
https://twitter.com/i/status/1702396319493460446

And: https://twitter.com/CaseyDeSantis/status/1702099012814348424

"It was an honor to visit St. Nicholas Church in New York City, adjacent to Ground Zero. Destroyed in 9/11, the rebuilding of this church is a testament to the resilience of its community. Special thanks to Bishop Athenagoras for the invitation. It is a beautiful holy site!

 

Watch video:
https://rumble.com/v3leyxp-trump-de...bortion-flip-flop-enrages-ardent-pro-lif.html


"The backlash from Trump’s pro abortion comments continues.
Musician Bryson Gray is here to talk about Trump’s flip flop on the issue of abortion.
The Pro-Life agenda is not optional.
We will not abandon our principles and allow the murder of babies.
Trump’s comments are a complete mockery of the Christian faith.
Trump is retreating to his old New York Democrat ways on the issue of abortion.
Trump is taking the pro-life vote for granted because he changed the SCOTUS makeup which ended RoeVWade.
That being said, there is a spirit of idolatry surrounding Donald Trump.
Some Trump supporters think he can do no wrong.
President Trump needs to humble himself before the Lord and repent.
Pray for President Trump."

 

I’m not excusing what Trump said, but he may have been speaking as a strategist. The abortion issue is the main issue moderates don’t want to deal with. Maybe Trump was appealing to them, as well as, telling Republicans we can’t ride with this issue and win in the general election.

 

Abby Johnson apparently getting closer to a direct endorsement of Ron DeSantis: "
Wow. DeSantis is the first one to bring up and defend the pro-life movement tonight. He even called out Trump for blaming the pro-life movement for the midterm elections last year. DeSantis has the courage and bravery to speak the truth. That’s a true leader."

https://twitter.com/AbbyJohnson/status/1707225648429723792

Pro-Life Hearbteat laws are not "a terrible thing". They are a wonderful thing. Heartbeat bills end most abortions and save 1000s of lives.

 

By flipping on the issue of abortion Trump has shot himself on the foot. He is finished politically in my opinion.

God may have used him for a season but his time is up.

Trump trying to win the middle ground when their is no middle ground. He will fail.

 

Maybe I don't have the right to give an opinion on this because I'm not American, but I think Trump could act as a moderate by relaxing the issue of immigration and trying to attract these people who seek a better life in America to the pro-life cause. The sacred scriptures at least speak of welcoming immigrants.

 

Amen.

 

My opinion too Bobby.

 

True. But at the same time you can't flip flop on the issue that brought so much ardent support to your candidacy. I fear he won't gain moderates and he will lose those of us who admired his courageous pro life stance.

 

I agree.

 

Yes, we've got to protect that Pro-life gain in the Supreme Court...

 

Boom! "IOWA FOCUS GROUP SAYS DESANTIS WAS THE CLEAR DEBATE WINNER"

https://twitter.com/i/status/1707259091213602854 [Video in the link]

Trump in Trouble? Shocking New Poll Shows 79% of Iowa Republicans Considering Other Candidates

"According to a recent CBS News/YouGov survey conducted in Iowa and New Hampshire between September 15-24, it appears that the former President's position in the Republican presidential primary is not as secure as previously thought.

In Iowa, only 20% of voters are considering voting exclusively for Trump, while a significant 48% are weighing their options between him and other candidates.

Shockingly, 31% of voters in Iowa have already ruled out voting for the former commander-in-chief altogether. This means that a staggering 79% of the electorate is either open to other candidates or committed to voting for someone other than Trump."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...3d3825dec07475fb2ffee4e46696286&ei=33#image=1

 

Picture from the same Twitter account above:

 

Breaking: DeSantis Says He Would Sign a 15-Week Abortion Ban as President

I predict that if/when Governor DeSantis becomes President DeSantis, he will sign (1) a 15 week Abortion Ban in his first term (2) a 6 week abortion ban in his 2nd term (just like he won re-election by 20 points in Florida, than signed a 6 week ban), then (3) perhaps a Complete Ban before he leaves office. The Courts, which by that time of a 8 year DeSantis Presidency could probably see as many as 4 more Supreme Court Justices, will let it stand.

God has heard and answered 50 years of Pro-Life Prayers, Sacrifices, Tears and Vigils. God Bless every one who prayed against and fought Abortion, or Abortionist Infanticide, rather.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/28/us/politics/desantis-abortion-trump.html

"In the chaos of Wednesday night’s noisy Republican presidential debate, Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina interrupted Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida to pose a question on abortion that Mr. DeSantis had dodged directly answering for months.

Would the Florida governor sign a “15-week limit” on abortion as president, Mr. Scott asked, talking over both Mr. DeSantis and Dana Perino, one of the moderators, in a way that made his full remarks difficult to hear.

“Yes, I will,” Mr. DeSantis replied.

The moment — which largely escaped attention in real time but was noted by The Daily Signal, a news website published by the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank — clarifies Mr. DeSantis’s position on abortion, an issue that has split the Republican primary field. Mr. DeSantis signed a six-week abortion ban in Florida this year, but had not clearly committed to supporting federal legislation restricting the termination of pregnancies."

 

And when Devout Pro-Life Evangelical Christians, after being scandalized by horrible Pro-Abort so-called fake Catholics like Biden and Pelosi, see what real traditional and faithful Pro-Life, Pro-Marriage, Pro-Family Catholics look like, and do, for the Common Good, and the Cause of Life, they will fall in love with the Catholic Church. The Triumph of the Immaculate Heart, now that Russia is consecrated, is beginning and the signs are clear. Many contingencies still rest upon our prayers and efforts, but the Cause of Life is the Cause of Our Lady, and Her Divine Son, and they will see it through.

Let's Pray the Rosary of the Unborn to end Abortionist Infanticide:

 

Holy love is not something I would ever follow , no matter the words. As of 2011 it has been put down on by the Bishop.

 

Yes. Good warning Agnes. Stay far from Holy Love.

 

Well, that's another topic, but the Rosary of the Unborn as a particular devotion (apart from holy love) does have this endorsement from a Bishop:

"This Rosary of The Unborn has nothing in it against Church teaching, it promotes praying for the unborn, it unborn, it places clearly in the mind of the person praying, exactly what he is praying for. The power of the Rosary is well documented and so with this Rosary of The Unborn it deserves to be given recognition, the recognition it deserves.
I give recognition to this Rosary of The Unborn as of special importance in the world today in the fight against abortion."

https://www.rosaryoftheunborn.eu/endorsement/

From the above link, continued;

Dr. Michael Russell, (1920-2009), Retired Bishop of Waterford & Lismore, Ireland
During the 50th Eucharistic Congress Dublin Ireland 2012, Cardinal Ouellet, The Papal Legate (Pope’s Representative) on visiting the Holy Love Information Stand at the Congress and on being shown the Crystal Rosary and the work being done in the spreading of Rosary of the Unborn said: “This is wonderful work, you must keep this Mission going, keep going with this Mission.”

Sr. Briege McKenna said: “I have this Rosary and I pray on it.”

Cardinal Napier, South Africa, said: “This is wonderful we need to get these Rosaries to South Africa.”

Archbishop Martin, Dublin said: “You are getting people to pray on The Rosary of the Unborn.”

Fr. Donal O’Reilly from Victoria, Canada said: “Wonderful! We must get these to Canada and for those who pray on The Rosary of the Unborn they become Disciples of The Unborn.”

 

Anyway, back to the topic. After DeSantis' commitment to sign a 15 week ban, Pro-Life Catholic Marjorie Dannenfelser of SBA commended Governor DeSantis. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/des...national-abortion-ban-time/story?id=103582768

"In an easily missed moment during Wednesday night’s chaotic GOP presidential primary debate, Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would sign a federal 15-week abortion ban.

Wednesday's comment marked the first time since the launch of his presidential campaign that he said he would sign a national abortion ban.

The Daily Signal was the first to report and confirmed the governor's remarks.

The moment occurred during an exchange with Sen. Tim Scott, where he asked the governor if he would support a 15-week abortion ban. DeSantis said yes.

The moment was widely missed due to the moderators talking over the pair while the exchange was happening, trying to regain control of the debate.

...

DeSantis’ comments in Wednesday's debate elicited a statement from Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser, who applauded DeSantis’ agreement to support a 15-week abortion ban.

“We thank Governor Ron DeSantis for his commitment to support minimum federal protections for babies in the womb when they feel pain by 15 weeks, while keeping states free to be as ambitious as possible for life,” Dannenfelser said in a statement."

Without a bare minimum protection such as a 15 week ban, you'll still have liberal pro-abort states supporting abortion up to the moment of birth.