Did you miss our celebration of America 250?

Lot’s happening this month! Life Chain last Sunday. Our quarterly pro-life meeting last night. 40 Days for Life. And just Sunday, our kick-off celebration of America 250.

Chuck Hurley, The Family Leader

America 250 is an ongoing commemoration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence which comes to a head on July 4th, 2026, the 250th anniversary of the Declaration’s signing.

Pulse Life Advocates kicked off the celebration with a gathering at the Iowa Capitol yesterday with a great crowd in attendance.

Pulse executive director, Maggie DeWitte, delivered a barn burner of a speech which links the values expressed in the Declaration of Independence to the pro-life cause.

We filmed it and will screen a polished, edited version at our Christmas Gala on November 22nd at the Downtown Marriott Hotel. Be sure to reserve your seat today. Our keynote speaker is the great Kristan Hawkins, president of Students For Life.

Here’s an excerpt from Maggie’s speech:

Makenna Six (left), Turning Point USA and Maggie DeWitte, Pulse Life Advocates

“It’s fashionable these days for those of a certain political persuasion to bash their own country. These prodigal sons and daughters have yet to understand the rich lessons of the Declaration.

That all men, all women, born and unborn, are graced by God not only with a right to pursue their dreams, and not only with a right to be free. It’s more, so much more, than than that … because dreams and freedom are denied if your very Life has been sacrificed on the altar of abortion.

The Declaration leads us inevitably to the most shocking political revelation in history: That YOUR life matters because you enjoy unearned God-given rights. And these rights begin immediately, the second you enter this world … at your conception.

Abortion is a direct assault on what made … and what makes America great.”

Makenna Six from Turning Point USA and Chuck Hurley from the Family Leader also spoke, focusing on the primacy of God and faith in living out the Life-affirming message of the Declaration.

Coming Up:

Join us for 40 Days For Life in praying for our unborn brothers and sisters at Planned Parenthood, 2304 University, Des Moines, IA on these dates:

• Wednesday October 15th from 10:30-11:30AM
• Thursday October 23rd from 12:00-1:00PM
• Friday October 24th from 2:00-3:00PM
• Monday October 27th from 11:00-12:00PM
• Thursday October 30th from 2:00-3:00PM 

And be sure to reserve your seat at our Christmas Gala:

Saturday, November 22nd, 2025, 5:30PM at the Downtown Marriott Hotel, Des Moines, IA.

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