A Very Special Call to Prayer from Phyllis Schlafly
 
Dear Eagle Forum Members Nationwide,
 
In the midst of our current battle against the looming government-takeover of one-sixth of the U.S. economy, I would like to take a few moments to recall an inspiring story from my days fighting against the feminists' Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).  Unlike our present battle, all "the powers that be" were against us back then - both houses of Congress, three Presidents (Nixon, Ford, and Carter), all of the First Ladies, all the Hollywood celebrities, 99% of the media, and even a large percentage of the American public. 
 
The day of the most crucial vote on ERA in the Illinois Legislature was very dramatic.  We had  done all we could to line up the votes, but we knew we were two votes short.  As the votes lighted up on the electronic board, we all held our breath in anxiety.  Then, a great shout went up from the gallery - "We won!" 
 
ABC put then-president of the National Organization for Women (NOW) Eleanor Smeal in front of a news camera and asked her, "What happened?!"  She replied, "Something very powerful was against us, and I don't mean people." 
 
Eleanor Smeal didn't know what it was, but we did.  We knew that we had the truth on our side and that the good Lord had brought us the votes from the two Chicago legislators who had never voted with us before.
 
And so, in the remaining days and hours before the most crucial vote the U.S. Congress will ever cast, I ask you to pray that Our Lord intercedes in this battle for the future of our nation and that the truth, once again, prevails.
 
Faithfully,
 
Phyllis Schlafly
 
"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; 
they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary;
and they shall walk, and not faint."
-Isaiah 40:31