In an exclusive report, it has been revealed that Republican senators are urging President Biden to acknowledge Respect Life Month in October by exhibiting a display at the White House.
This request comes in response to the display that was showcased for LGBTQ+ Pride Month in June.
The letter, dispatched to the White House on Friday, was penned by Senators Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.). These senators are challenging President Biden to demonstrate "inclusivity" towards pro-life Americans. They propose this could be achieved by prominently displaying the Pro-Life Flag at the White House and federal agency buildings throughout October.
The senators wrote, "Earlier this year, your administration displayed the Pride Flag at the White House for Pride Month. We are asking you to also honor Respect Life Month and fly the Pro-Life Flag to send a powerful statement that our country celebrates Americans of all beliefs and is committed to protecting innocent and vulnerable life."
The letter further elaborates, "We know that the commitment to protecting and loving both unborn children and mothers is shared by Americans in every state and territory across our great nation. Flying the Pro-Life Flag during Respect Life Month would show the federal government stands alongside its citizens in upholding the unalienable truth that all people, including the unborn, have a right to life."
Respect Life Month is celebrated by the Catholic Church in the United States in October. The first Sunday of the month is designated as Respect Life Sunday. According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, this period is intended for reflection on the value of every human life and how to "build a culture that protects life from conception to natural death."
Earlier this year, the Biden administration faced criticism over its Pride Month display at the White House, which some claimed violated U.S. Flag Code. President Biden acknowledged the LGBT community in a social media post, revealing a set of flags hanging from the White House facing the South Lawn.
The display included a rainbow-colored Pride flag flanked by two American flags. Critics argued that this violated a section of the U.S. Flag Code, which stipulates that the American flag should be central in any display featuring multiple national flags or pennants.
The Pro-Life Flag that Republicans are advocating for President Biden to display next month was designed by the Pro-Life Flag Project as a symbol of unity for those opposing abortion.
James Chapman, a spokesman for the project, stated, "We believe that creating, promoting, and proudly flying a unified, freely-reproducible, international pro-life flag will wildly help the movement in its already-unified aim: ending abortion."
Chapman continued, "People around the world, regardless of their stance on abortion, will see the flag, know its meaning, and be compelled to think about the reality of abortion. Through positive symbolism within the design, the flag will also serve to positively brand the movement that has, in many mainstream currents, been so vilified and misrepresented."
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