About four years ago my wife and I were informed at the 20 week ultrasound that our daughter had spina bifida.  We were given the ‘choice’ to ‘terminate.’  We emphatically declined.

My wife and I were already pro-life.  However, with our daughter nearly three years old now, the joy she brings into our family is set against the sorrow we feel when we realize that 70, 80, and maybe 90% of all children diagnosed with a birth defect are aborted.  It has become part of my mission to help defend life by persuading people that Life is still worth protecting even when the child is disabled.

My wife and I understand very well the grief one experiences when learning the awful truth that one’s child has a birth defect.   We know how this can transform one’s life, with doctor’s appointments, surgeries, and uncertainties.  But the Joy surpasses all this.

You are here because I wanted to make myself more widely available to the pro-life community as a speaker and author. I have already been speaking around the country and in fact have been asked to speak at the national Lutherans for Life conference this summer.

I would invite you to learn more about me and my ministry and my family and hope to hear from you soon.  I would love to speak at your church, school, college, or organization.  You may contact me at author@wechoselife.com.  I would also be most appreciative if you could donate to my non-profit (but not tax exempt) ministry to help defray the costs of the ad that brought you to me.

Here are some more links about me…

• Start at the beginning by going to the We Chose Life home page.
• Learn more about my background, my credentials, and passions
• Check out my wife’s blog where she posts updates about our daughter and her condition.
• Sign up for my newsletter.
• Buy my book – Amazon – Author Direct (Reviews)

Videos

Below are three videos that I have.  I have lots of tape of my presentations but it takes time to get them ready for the Internet!  The first is just 5 minutes and gives an overview of my views and some sampling of me speaking.  The second is from a high school I presented at in 2009.  The third is a bit off the subject… it’s a graduation speech I gave in 2005.

about 25 mins…

Graduation Speech… each part about 10 minutes…

Part two

Anthony Horvath and his wife were given the option to ‘terminate’ their daughter after learning that she had spina bifida.  They rejected this ‘choice’ emphatically.  Their beautiful daughter proves every day that joy transcends circumstances.  Though as a Christian apologist and author Anthony has always been pro-life, the situation has added new fire to his position and credibility to his arguments.

Pro-Life Presentations

• We Chose Life:  Why You Should Too (see outline)
• You Can Be a Hero
• Customize… see below for other websites Anthony is associated with for ideas.

Study Guides

Study guide for the We Chose Life book:  Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file.

Special Offers

Anthony is now booking speaking engagements for the summer and fall of 2010 and for 2011.  30 free copies of his argument for life, We Chose Life: Why You Should Too, a value of $300, will be given to the first 10 organizations to book him beginning on March 1st, 2010.  Email him for details.

More Info

Anthony is a member of the national speaker’s bureau for Lutherans for Life.  He will speak at the national Lutherans for Life convention in the summer of 2010.

He has spoken at numerous high schools, colleges, and churches, having presented on one topic or another over fifty times.  He is a former junior and senior high school religion teacher and taught at a small Bible college while in Rockford, Illinois.  He was a Director for Parish Ministries at a Lutheran church in Wisconsin for about three years.

His current activities, besides his pro-life speaking and discussing his We Chose Life book, are related to his apologetics ministry.  His columns have been published at Worldnetdaily.com and he has been interviewed on close to 30 Christian radio programs and heard by millions of people.  He is a blogger for the ChristianPost.com and a columnist for TheCypressTimes.  This page has links to his articles, columns, and some radio interviews.

Other webpages:

• Athanatos Christian Ministries:  www.athanatosministries.org
• Birth Pangs book series:  www.birthpangs.com
• Apologetics Blog:  www.sntjohnny.com
• Christian Writing Contest:  www.christianwritingcontest.com
• Online apologetics conference:  www.onlineapologeticsconference.com

Images

Browse various sized images of Anthony for use in web content and articles.  (Smaller, web ready images here.  Portrait Images, here).

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My topic will be on the subject of what men can do, as men, in the pro-life cause.  This will involve a look at what the Bible says about men, their duties, strengths, and weaknesses.

I am looking forward to presenting and grateful for the invitation.  See you there!

Many of these presentations are at high schools and other places that are not open to the public. Below I have listed the ones that are open to the public. It would be great to see some of you folks.

The schedule still has some openings which may be filled with other events, so if you are interested in updates you should comment on it, or ‘like’ it so that you receive any updates.

Saturday, Oct 17th
Book Signing (and maybe a lecture)
1 to 3 p.m.

His Bible and Book House
106 W Main Street
Brighton, MI, 48116
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brighton-MI/His-Bible-Book-House/63416064714

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I had 5 different events while I was down there.  Three pro-life presentations, an ‘apologetics’ presentation, and then a retreat (apologetics).  I have some video from these that I’ll work on and try to get online.

As of this particular moment, my next series of events are in mid October and I’ll be taking five days or so to travel across Michigan.  Details to come.

(click to view on Youtube)

On August 9th, I will be speaking at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson City during their Bible Study hour.  The topic will be pro-life in nature with some apologetics thrown in.

That afternoon, from 2-4 p.m., I will be speaking at Faith Lutheran in Jefferson City.  The title and description of this session is

“Life and Life to the Fullest!”  The Value of an intelligent Pro-Life Witness and Keeping Teens Closer to Jesus and the Church

In Lincoln on the 10th, at Heit’s Point Lutheran camp, I will be speaking from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., telling the story of the birth of our daughter, who was born with spina bifida.  Like Down Syndrome children, spina bifida children are often aborted, many times at the strong suggestion of doctors, nurses, and even relatives.  For more about this aspect of my story you can pick up my book, We Chose Life:  Why You Should Too, at http://www.wechoselife.com

I will be presenting at Blessed Savior Lutheran Church (in Florissant) at their Adult Bible Study service at 9:15 a.m.  Directions are available at their website.

That evening, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (Des Peres) I will be presenting before youth and adults at 7 p.m. in their youth room.  Directions are available at their website.

These two events are open to the public.

On Monday, April 27th, I will be at Lutheran High School North communicating with students.

At 4 p.m., I will be on KFUO radio.

If you’re in the area I invite you to drop in and meet me or tune in and listen.

The first will be with Paul Clayton at KFUO.  It will broadcast live, Monday Feb. 9th at 9:05 a.m. CST.  Link:  http://www.kfuoam.org/

The second will be this Wednesday with http://www.ambassadornewspaper.com/

This is a taped interview.  I’ll provide a link to the broadcast when I have it.

The third is 10:00-10:30 a.m. CST on Feb. 20th, at WGRC out of Pennsylvania.  Link: http://www.wgrc.com/

I will try to get copies of the interviews to make available on my website or at least point to them on their own sites.  For KFUO and WGRC you can listen live, of course.