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OPINION: Support for Twin Falls Abortion Ban Growing It s going to a heavy lift. For the second consecutive year, several Twin Falls churches have asked the City Council to take a stand against abortion. A year ago, Mayor Suzanne Hawkins issued a Mayoral proclamation in support. It was a Christian statement but doesn t have the force of law. Abortions are performed at Planned Parenthood in the city. Some of the Mayor s colleagues argue non-Christian citizens need to be represented. Look, I know atheists opposed to infanticide. Many of the people who ve arrived in Twin Falls from the Middle East, Africa and Asia have a different set of religious beliefs. Many are also pro-life. Just ask a Muslim friend at work. ....
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX)-The Twin Falls City Council decided to take no action Tuesday evening on a proclamation presented by a Twin Falls pastor declaring the city a sanctuary city for children not yet born. Paul Thompson, pastor of Eastside Baptist Church presented the proclamation aimed at putting a stop to abortions within the city of Twin Falls. He said the proclamation had more than 250 signatures on it and asked the council to adopt it. An hour before the meeting Pastor Thompson hosted a pro-life rally outside of City Hall. An estimated 100 people from Twin Falls and surrounding communities were able to sign the proclamation at the event. Several pastors from area churches spoke in support of the proclamation and against abortion. ....
The meeting has been moved because of the holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. He was pro-life, according to family members still among the living. ....