{"id":1673368,"date":"2022-10-05T07:17:53","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T11:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1673368"},"modified":"2022-10-05T07:19:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T11:19:12","slug":"as-michigan-braces-for-major-abortion-vote-ford-heir-sics-city-government-on-a-churchs-pro-life-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-michigan-braces-for-major-abortion-vote-ford-heir-sics-city-government-on-a-churchs-pro-life-signs\/","title":{"rendered":"As Michigan Braces For Major Abortion Vote, Ford Heir Sics City Government On A Church\u2019s Pro-Life Signs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fas-michigan-braces-for-major-abortion-vote-ford-heir-sics-city-government-on-a-churchs-pro-life-signs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1673368&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The heir to the Ford family fortune demanded that a local Catholic church in his Detroit-area suburb strip down a pro-life display established to remember the 64 million lives lost to abortion after the 1973 <em>Roe v. Wade <\/em>decision. The city buckled and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/restricted\/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.freep.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fmichigan%2Fwayne%2F2022%2F10%2F04%2Fst-paul-on-the-lake-abortion-sign-michigan%2F69539469007%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ordered<\/a> the church to modify its signs by trimming down the size. <\/p>\n<p>In a letter addressed to the Grosse Pointe city manager, which was also sent to the reverend of St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church and the local newspapers, Edsel B. Ford II, the great-grandson of Henry Ford, condemned the memorial as a \u201cblight\u201d on the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce again, I am writing to you with dismay concerning St. Paul Catholic Church\u2019s use of their front lawn on Lake Shore Road to place signs and crosses advocating their political\/moral\/ethical position against abortion,\u201d Ford wrote, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/news\/local\/michigan\/wayne\/2022\/10\/03\/edsel-ford-calls-out-st-pauls-in-gp-on-anti-abortion-signage\/69533990007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a> to the Detroit Free Press on Sunday. \u201cAs one drives down Lake Shore Road, the view and expanse of yards in Grosse Pointe Farms has been a beautiful asset of our City which our community has taken great effort to protect. Signs and crosses such as those erected by St Paul Catholic Church diminish the character of our neighborhood and quality of life for residents and visitors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The paper published photos of the display that was made controversial by the local millionaire whose wife, Cynthia Ford, is on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/planned-parenthood-michigan\/who-we-are\/board-senior-staff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">board <\/a>of Michigan Planned Parenthood.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/news\/local\/michigan\/wayne\/2022\/10\/03\/edsel-ford-calls-out-st-pauls-in-gp-on-anti-abortion-signage\/69533990007\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><figcaption class=\"col-12 col-md-6 body-xs px-15 pe-md-0 ps-md-30 py-15 m-0 text-center\">Detroit Free Press<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Ford wrote that unless the memorial was taken down, his family would \u201cproceed to install sign(s) in our yard of the same dimension, expressing our own views.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause of your current position as City Manager of the City of Grosse Pointe Farms, I assume you give special dispensation to St. Paul Catholic Church to display these controversial signs and crosses,\u201d Ford said. \u201cAs a taxpayer I also have the right to express my concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the Detroit Free Press, City Manager Shane Reeside \u201ctook immediate action\u201d upon the letter\u2019s receipt last week. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur public service director will go out and review the signs that were placed out by the church to make sure they conform with the city sign ordinance,\u201d Reeside told the paper. \u201cThe signs are located in the community service district, so the sign requirements are a little bit more expansive than they are for the residential area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The church told the Detroit Free Press that the \u201cparish has carefully followed pertinent laws and city ordinances when assembling lawn displays, including this year\u2019s collection of crosses, a message offering assistance to pregnant mothers, and a sign sharing our position on Proposal 3.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The church was ultimately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/restricted\/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.freep.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fmichigan%2Fwayne%2F2022%2F10%2F04%2Fst-paul-on-the-lake-abortion-sign-michigan%2F69539469007%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ordered <\/a>by Reeside to trim one of the signs into compliance with municipal code restricting billboard sizes. The display will also be taken down on Wednesday as originally planned to comply with city codes on temporary demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p>In November, Michigan residents will decide on the statewide ballot measure \u201cProposal 3,\u201d which would amend the state constitution to enshrine so-called abortion rights into law. The proposal before voters follows the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s ruling to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/06\/24\/justice-at-last-supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">overturn <\/a>the 1973 decision in <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>, marking a generational achievement for the pro-life movement. <\/p>\n<p>Since the summer court ruling, at least two Michigan pro-life centers have been the target of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2022\/jun\/22\/vandals-attack-two-michigan-pro-life-pregnancy-cen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vandalism <\/a>by pro-abortion extremists. <\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The heir to the Ford family fortune demanded that a local Catholic church in his Detroit-area suburb strip down a pro-life display established to remember the 64 million lives lost<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":494,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1673368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1673368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/494"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1673368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1673368\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1673368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1673368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1673368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}