‘You would send a powerful statement that our country celebrates Americans of all beliefs’
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The White House hosts a Pride celebration, Saturday, June 10, 2023, on the South Lawn of the White House. (Official White House photo by Carlos Fyfe)
[Editor’s note: This story originally was published by The Daily Signal.]
By Mary Margaret Olohan
The Daily Signal
FIRST IN DAILY SIGNAL: Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts of Nebraska is calling on President Joe Biden and his federal agencies to show inclusivity toward pro-life Americans by flying pro-life flags during October, which is Respect Life Month.
The Nebraska senator sent 20 letters to Biden administration agencies with this request, first obtained by The Daily Signal. The White House and the agencies are very unlikely to fly flags honoring the unborn, but since Biden heads the most pro-abortion administration in United States history, the move highlights the one-sidedness of the administration’s much-criticized decision to fly the Pride flag on federal buildings, including the White House, throughout the month of June.
“Many Americans felt the White House’s Pride celebration earlier this month and the flying of the Pride flag at the White House was a statement that you and your administration only celebrate some Americans,” he noted.
“I sincerely hope that is not the case. By also honoring Respect Life Month later this year and flying the pro-life flag, you would send a powerful statement that our country celebrates Americans of all beliefs and is committed to protecting innocent and vulnerable life.”
The Pro-Life Flag Project has designed a “unifying banner for the pro-life movement” to draw attention to the innocence and vulnerability of an unborn child in the womb, Ricketts pointed out in his letters. The flag features two footprints to show the unborn baby’s humanity, with hands above and below the footprints to symbolize the mother’s love and protection for her baby.