Staffers at a pro-life pregnancy resource center in Rochester‚ New York‚ are criticizing the FBI for failing to provide any kind of status update of investigations into pro-abortion vandals attacks on the pregnancy center.Nearly two years after the initial June 2022 attack‚ CompassCare pregnancy medical center says that the FBI has put up billboards offering a $25‚000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of the criminals who firebombed the pregnancy center. The billboard is placed about a mile away from the center‚ CompassCare said in a release. The group added that the billboard appeared shortly before the sentencing of a separate pro-abortion arsonist‚ Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury‚ who in December pleaded guilty to attacking a pro-life organization in Madison‚ Wisconsin. (Photo: CompassCare)CompassCare says that the FBI wont communicate with them about the billboard‚ first noticed by the organization on April 1‚ and wont provide a status update on its investigation into the attack. Supporters have asked ifCompassCare paid for this expensive billboard‚ said the Rev. Jim Harden‚CompassCare CEO‚ in a statement provided to The Daily Signal. We did not. The FBI refuses to communicate.The erratic nature of [Department of Justice] and FBI behavior around cases of violence against pro-life groups appears to be PR related‚ bolstering their reputation when under pressure to produce results by media and congressional judiciary committees‚ Harden speculated.Perhaps they anticipate more violence against Christian pro-lifers ahead of the next big Supreme Court ruling in June and want to make it look like theycare? he questioned. The FBI and DOJ did not immediately respond to requests for comment for this article. CompassCarewas attacked a second time in March 2023. The Daily Signals Virginia Allen reported at the time that surveillance footage from the attack showed an individual wearing a hoodie walk up to the front of the pregnancy center‚ spray paint the word Liars over the CompassCare sign‚ then walk away back down the street.The radical pro-abortion group Janes Revenge took responsibility for the June 2022 firebombing of the pro-life center. Pro-abortion activists also spray-painted the words Jane was here on the side of the building.Since the May 2022 leak of the draft Supreme Court opinion indicating that Roe v. Wadewould soon thereafter be overturned‚ there have been at least 236 attacks on Catholic churches and at least 90 attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers‚ according to Catholic Vote trackers.TheFreedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act) prohibits the intentional destruction or damage of reproductive health care facilities‚ theoretically protecting not only abortion clinics‚ but also pro-life churches and pregnancy centers. But President Joe BidensDOJ chargedonly pro-life activists with FACE Act violations in 2022‚ and has since charged only five individuals with violating the FACE Act by targeting pregnancy centers. In February‚ conservative leaders called on House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to pass theFACE ActRepeal Act of 2023 as soon as possible.In the aftermath of additional pro-life activists being convicted by the Biden administration under the FACE Act for peacefully protesting outside an abortion business‚ we respectfully urge you to take immediate legislative action to protect peaceful pro-life activists from the Biden administrations weaponized Department of Justice and an unconstitutional law‚ the leaders said in a letterfirst obtained by The Daily Signal.The Biden administration has weaponized the FACE Act against peaceful pro-life sidewalk counselors and activists who want to save lives and change hearts and minds‚ Advancing American Freedom Executive Director Paul Teller told The Daily Signal at the time. Virginia Allen contributed to this report. The post FBI Silence on Probe of Pro-Abortion Firebombing Angers Pregnancy Help Center appeared first on The Daily Signal.

A former pornography star and creator‚ Bree Solstad‚ was initiated into the Catholic Church on Saturday. I wept with abundant joy after I first received the body and blood of Jesus‚ she told The Daily Signal on Thursday. My life will never be the same.Known on X‚ formerly Twitter‚ as Miss B Converted‚ Solstad posted her conversion announcement on Jan. 1. I have decided to quit sex work. To repent of my innumerable sins. To give up my life of sin‚ wealth‚ vice‚ and vain self-obsession‚ she wrote. This is a humbling experience‚ and one that I know may be mocked or questioned by many. I am giving up all my income and turning my life over to Christ.As Solstad predicted‚ she received some backlash from users of (in this case‚ the aptly named) X‚ to whom she directed her comments: Your persecutions and mockery only make me share my love for Him more.Solstad‚ who entered the pornography industry as a young adult‚ participating in porn films as an actress and producer for about a decade‚ spoke exclusively with The Daily Signal on Thursday‚ sharing her background and conversion story.I was baptized in a Lutheran church when I was 8 years old and was active in that church during my childhood‚ she said.After leaving for college‚ I completely fell away from the faith into a lifestyle of drunkenness‚ drugs‚ and promiscuity‚ the former porn actress and producer explained. I was a top creator of adult content on numerous websites.Solstad continued: I suffered a terrible tragedy a few years ago. At the time‚ I prayed harder than I ever had in my life. Jesus did nothing. I felt like God had turned his back on me‚ and so‚ I did the same to him.In 2023‚ I had an opportunity to go to Italy. The majority of the places I wanted to visit were churches where all the great art is located‚ she said. But once inside these beautiful old basilicas‚ cathedrals‚ and churches‚ something radically changed in me. I began to appreciate the art and the churches themselves for theology they expressed.Unlike any Protestant church I had ever gone to as a child‚ the crucifix was always right there in your face. His gift to us was always plain to see as soon as I entered a church‚ Solstad said.In Sorrento‚ I noticed the Virgin Mary on street corners all over the place. I felt like Mary was calling me in the strangest way. From there‚ Florence and Rome became a whirlwind of kneeling‚ praying‚ and asking questions about the theology behind the best artwork in the world.When I came home‚ I quickly realized that I didnt like what my life was like‚ she said. I hated my job. I felt disgusting and guilty for the work I had been doing for a decade. I couldnt stop thinking of all the things that I had done and all the lives I negatively affected .I spoke to a priest at length‚ and thats when everything really changed‚ she recalled. When he said God loved me‚ it felt like a shower of white warm lights cascading down on me from above.Solstad says her mother had been the only family member who had any knowledge of her career in the porn industry‚ but even hermother was not fully aware of the extent of it. While lucrative‚ living in this lifestyle is very isolating and includes constant lying to others and to yourself‚ she said.Solstad added that her mother isunderstandably happy that she has quit the X-rated business.When asked whether she is noticing an uptick in others leavingthe pornography business‚ Solstad replied‚ One former colleague of mine has reached out to me recently with questions about leaving the industry and about my faith after seeing how joyful my conversion has been for me . A few other former sex workers have reached out. What I have seen ismany‚ many men reaching out to me to openly share about their porn addictions‚ tell me my story has inspired them to at least try to stop consuming porn or have asked me for resources to help them stop‚ she said.Miss B Converted shared that her favorite aspect of becoming Christian is having fallen deeply in love the Catholic Church.Theres such a richness in the faith [b]ut what has ripped my heart into pieces the most is the Eucharist. Jesus is physically present in the Eucharist in every Catholic church in the world‚ she said. My life will never be the same.This tremendous relationship affects every aspect of my life and has improved well‚ everything‚ she said. I used to produce pornography; I now make rosaries. Solstad gave up all her pornography-sourced income‚ and now produces unique‚ handmade Christian jewelry and rosaries‚ selling them on Etsy.I used to brag on social media about my exploits‚ and now I pray for myself and for others. I used to be a wretched‚ horrible sinner‚ and Im still that‚ but Ive been given the sacrament of confession and washed clean‚ she said.When asked about societys role in helping porn workers leave the industry‚ Solstad said‚ We need to convince women that easy money isnt everything and that our actions have real consequences in this life‚ but more importantly for all eternity.We are breaking down society‚ marriages‚ families‚ and relationships through the pornification of our culture . We need to encourage women to embrace their true femininity‚ she said. We need miracles.The post EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Porn Star Finds Faith‚ Says Her Life Will Never Be the Same appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Before voters approved a constitutional amendment to make their state the 28th in the nation to ban private funding of election administration‚ Wisconsins capital city‚ Madison‚ already had spent over $1 million in private grants.Madison‚ like jurisdictions in three other states that ban private dollars from paying for electionsArizona‚ Georgia‚ and Missouriis a member of the U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence. The organization‚ founded by the left-leaning Center for Tech and Civic Life‚ doled out $350 million in election-administration grants in 2020 funded by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife.Wisconsins move to ban private money to pay for elections was significant progress for election integrity but not a silver bullet‚ said former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli‚ national chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative.It is like staying ahead of hackers‚ Cuccinelli told The Daily Signal. But this is the real world and not digital‚ where we are dealing with votes and maintaining clean elections.The other side will keep trying to muddy the waters and we will keep trying to clean it up‚ he said. Some jurisdictions are bragging about already spending the money. Good. This is about stabilizing elections going forward.In the book The Myth of Voter Suppression‚ I detail the impact of the Zuckerberg grants in battleground states. Democrat-leaning counties in Pennsylvania got about 92% of the grant money. In Arizona‚ more than half of the Zuckerbucks went to Maricopa County.A special counsel appointed by the Wisconsin Legislature concluded the Zuckerberg grants functioned as a state-sanctioned get-out-the-vote campaign conducted almost entirely in the heavily Democrat areas of Milwaukee‚ Green Bay‚ and Madison.The city of Madison got $1.5 million in private dollars before the ballot initiative‚ which wont be affected by the voter-approved ban.The city has spent the second grant it received from CTCL in the amount of $1.5 million to purchase equipment that will automate the process of mailing absentee ballots and sorting them upon return‚ as well as security carts to transport voting equipment‚ Madison City Attorney Michael Haas told The Daily Signal.There was also a grant to help the city pay for its membership in the [Alliance] for Election Excellence‚ Haas said in a written statement. Since that grant was made and the membership was purchased prior to the constitutional amendment being passed‚ I do not believe the amendment applies to it.Plus‚ the amendment prohibits the use of money or equipment from a grant to conduct elections‚ the city attorney added. I think it is a stretch to argue that learning and developing best practices‚ which is what [the alliance] does‚ is actually conducting an election.The Daily Signal previously reported that DeKalb County‚ Georgia‚ accepted a $2 million grant from the U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence last year despite a 2021 Georgia law that banned the use of private money to administer elections.DeKalb County contended that it could accept the money because the 2021 law said only that no superintendent who oversees elections could accept the money. So the countys general treasury accepted the money and then passed it to election officials.Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and other Georgia Republicans accused DeKalb County of skirting the ban. In 2023‚ the Georgia Legislature closed the loophole and made it a felony for any public official to accept private dollars intended for elections.DeKalb County officials acknowledged an inquiry from The Daily Signal‚ but didnt respond before publication of this report.The Center for Tech and Civic Life was founded in 2012 by Tiana Epps-Johnson‚ Donny Bridges‚ and Whitney May‚ who previously worked together at the New Organizing Institute‚ which The Washington Post referred to as the Democratic Partys Hogwarts of digital wizardry.For the Alliance for Election Excellence‚ CTCL partners with several nonprofits‚ including the Center for Secure and Modern Elections‚ that are funded by Arabella Advisors‚ a left-wing dark money organization.Coconino County‚ Arizona‚ is also a member of the alliance. But its not getting any grants‚ County Recorder Patty Hansen said.We received a $614‚000 grant from the CTCL in 2020 before the Legislature passed the ban‚ Hansen told The Daily Signal. We dont accept any money from the alliance. We accept services. The alliance works on developing best practices and standards that can be shared across the country.Both Arizona and Georgia were formerly solid-red states that flipped blue in the 2020 election. Joe Bidens narrow victory over Donald Trump in each state was assisted by large margins of victory in Coconino County‚ where the largest city is Flagstaff‚ and DeKalb County‚ where the largest city is Decatur.Two Missouri counties‚ Boone and Scotland‚ are also members of the Alliance for Election Excellence and neither received grants‚ Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon said. She made it clear when the county signed up that it couldnt receive private funds‚ Lennon said.Boone County is a member of the Alliance for Election Excellence; however‚ we do have the prohibition in Missouri law for private funding and‚ as a result‚ our county has not received grant funding from the alliance‚ Lennon told The Daily Signal in a written statement.Missouri‚ which leans heavily Republican‚ isnt a battleground state in elections.Boone County‚ which includes Columbia‚ the states fourth-largest city‚ also went heavily to Biden in 2020. Scotland County‚ with a population under 5‚000‚ went overwhelmingly to Trump.Scotland County‚ Missouri‚ is our other Missouri member of the alliance and they also have not received private funding‚ Lennon said in the written statement‚ adding:The membership gives us access to subject matter experts that are current or former local election officials on administrative areas like poll worker recruitment (finding enough election judges‚ especially judges that affiliate as Republicans‚ is a perennial problem for us)‚ better ways to design forms and applications so that voters can understand them‚ and ways to make our existing elections processes more efficient.The Center for Tech and Civic Life did not respond to inquiries from The Daily Signal for this report.The centers Alliance for Election Excellence gave $3 million to Clark County‚ one of the larger jurisdictions in Nevada‚ which is considered a battleground state in 2024 with no ban on private money to run elections.The other jurisdictions in the alliance are in solidly blue areas and have no ban on private dollars bankrolling local elections.They are Shasta and Contra Costa counties in California; Kane and Macoupin counties in Illinois; and the city of Greenwich‚ Connecticut.The post Will More Zuckerbuck Bans Keep Elections Honest? 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