{"id":628,"date":"2012-05-20T09:04:04","date_gmt":"2012-05-20T14:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelbray.org\/?page_id=628"},"modified":"2016-08-30T12:03:29","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T17:03:29","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/michaelbray.org\/?page_id=628","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"

Residing in the fair and Christian city of Wilmington of Ohio since December, Anno Domini 2003<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Michael Bray<\/strong> is the author of A Time to Kill<\/em><\/strong>, an ethical treatise on the use of force in defense of the child in the womb. The book was cited as a cause to include Bray as a defendant in the $ 1.4 billion Planned Parenthood complaint (Planned Parenthood v. American Coalition of Life Activists<\/em><\/strong>) filed against him and twelve other defendants in the U.S. District Court of Oregon in the fall of 1995. Spent four years in federal prison (1985-1989) in connection with the destruction of several abortion facilities in the D.C. area. Prevailing defendant in the Supreme Court decision known as Bray v. Alexandria<\/em><\/strong>. Appearances on numerous radio and TV talk shows discussing the justification for protecting the “fetus” with deadly force. Co-pastor of Reformation Lutheran Church<\/strong> in Bowie, MD, 1984-2003. Hosted with Reformation Lutheran Church the annual White Rose Banquet<\/strong> 1996 – 2001. Banquet was held in Washington D. C. to honor otherwise shunned convicts for their anti-abortion deeds. Co-founder of the Bowie-Crofton Pregnancy Center<\/strong> in 1982.<\/p>\n

B.A. in English from Rockmont College (now Colorado Christian University), M.A. in New Testament from Denver Seminary; author of scholarly essays (Evangelical Theological Society), two books, publisher and editor of a quarterly 12-page newsletter, Capitol Area Christian News<\/em><\/strong> (1991-2000); columnist for the monthly Life Advocate<\/em><\/strong> magazine for four years (until it was sued out of existence by the PP v. ALCA case); 3 years as assistant director of entertainment at Denver\u2019s Casa Bonita (restaurant); proficiency in two languages (German and Spanish); extensive travel and cultural exposure throughout U.S., Europe, and Turkey; 12 years directing a Christian school, teaching middle and high school; abundant experience in communication with major media reporters and journalists in print, radio, and TV since 1981 in connection with anti-abortion activism (has been interviewed by most major papers including Boston Globe, L.A. Times, New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post,<\/em> Washington Times<\/em>; numerous appearances on talk radio; 60 Minutes<\/em><\/strong>; HBO<\/em> special; several foreign media).<\/em><\/p>\n

Sire of 11 children by the most excellent wife in the land.\u00a0Grandfather of 8 and counting.\u00a0Grown children include a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, a social worker with a graduate degree from the University of South Carolina, a graduate of Malone University employed as a paramedic, a graduate of Wright State University working for a private pro-marriage foundation and a crisis pregnancy center, a graduate of Covenant College with a degree in middle school education who is teaching in a \u00a0Chattanooga government \u201cpublic education\u201d school.\u00a0 The twins recently graduated from Wheaton and Liberty\u00a0University. Two are in college. One remains at home involved in the local school sports and theater.<\/p>\n

Since moving to Wilmington in December 2003, he has worked various jobs including sales, house painting, landscaping, ditch-digging, and teaching college classes on Spanish, philosophy, and ethics at Chatfield College.\u00a0\u00a0 He has begun work on a collection of biographies of imprisoned anti-abortionists, developed\u00a0a local\u00a0prison ministry, and maintained active membership in a local church.
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