{"id":299287,"date":"2023-09-26T12:40:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T17:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=299287"},"modified":"2023-10-24T15:29:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T20:29:21","slug":"awards-kathy-ireland-kevin-stitt-sisters-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/awards-kathy-ireland-kevin-stitt-sisters-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Action honors Kathy Ireland, Gov. Kevin Stitt, and Sisters of Life at 2023 Life Awards Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Live Action held its fourth annual Life Awards Gala on September 23, 2023, in Dana Point, California. The event celebrated pro-life champions who have offered an exceptional example in promoting the cause of life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“Tonight we recognize some of our nation’s greatest defenders of life. Each life awardee was carefully selected for their courage, commitment, and sacrifice to help create a world where every child is treasured,” Live Action Vice President of External Relations<\/span> Kimberly Bird told the crowd. “These inspiring honorees have shown uncompromising and compassionate defense of preborn children and their families through their dedicated work and courageous impact.”<\/span><\/p>\n

This year\u2019s recipients were supermodel and human rights activist Kathy Ireland, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, and the Sisters of Life, a religious order dedicated to advancing the culture of life.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kathy Ireland<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first awardee, Kathy Ireland, explained she wasn’t always pro-life. In fact, she maintained her pro-abortion beliefs even after becoming a Christian at age 18.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a young adult, I identified as a pro-choice Christian. It just shows you the state of our nation. How does that happen?\u201d she said. <\/span><\/p>\n

It wasn’t until she was in her forties that Ireland really read God’s Word in the Bible and realized that abortion goes against God. She used her story as a rally call for churches. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to wake up our churches. We’ve got to wake up!” she exhorted.<\/span><\/p>\n

She also called on post-abortive women to turn to God. “To the women who\u2019ve had abortions, the estimation is one in four, just know that nothing is too big for God,” she said. “We bring it to him, we repent. He redeems and restores.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Governor Kevin Stitt<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt was the evening\u2019s next awardee. Known as the nation\u2019s \u201cmost pro-life governor,\u201d Stitt <\/span>has signed into law <\/span>legislation that protects preborn children from the moment of fertilization.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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