Tolerance and Diversity Update for Oct 16

Kansas Politician Charged for Physical Attack on Pro-Life Advocate

HUTCHINSON, Kansas, October 16, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A Kansas State Representative has been charged with battery for an assault on a pro-life demonstrator at the Kansas State Fair in September.

Abortion opponent Troy Newman, president of Operation Rescue, wore a cockroach costume and carried out political satire skits with another man in a demonstration against the filthy, unregulated conditions in Kansas abortion mills, during a leadership debate.

Democratic Rep. Vaughn Flora approached Newman in the crowd and tore off his mask, wounding Newman’s head in the process. Flora is facing up to one year in jail and a fine not more than $1,000 after the Reno County District Attorney’s office filed a complaint charging Flora...