UPDATE, 7:50 p.m.:

My phone rang at work at 6:30 p.m. today and it was a man identifying himself as Jim Joseph, counsel for NARAL at Arnold & Porter in Washington D.C. The law firm's name was familiar because a reader who had posted a comment to this post, which included a link to his doctored version of the NARAL photo that I had posted, had e-mailed me an hour earlier to say that someone from Arnold & Porter had been viewing his site.

Before Joseph could say anything else, I said, "and you'd like me to take the photo off my site?" He said, "Yes." I said I'd do it immediately, and I did.

That was it. He was perfectly polite. Except that he said he hoped all my eggs died...JUST KIDDING! Please don't call me again on that one.

Because I said, "that photo," and he said, "yes," I believe I am within my rights to reasonably assume he meant only the photo that was taken from NARAL's site—and that Jeff Miller's fine photo of Death as "Pro-Choice America" can stay. And so it will unless and until my phone rings again.

You really have to admire these NARAL folks' research capabilities. They must have looked at their hits from my links to their site, then gone to my site, then dug through my various links until they found where I worked—something that is intentionally not obvious on my site because I wish to retain my safety and privacy. (Then they had to convince the switchboard operator that I work there, which is an effort in itself.)

One interesting result of NARAL's discovering The Dawn Patrol is that the photo I originally featured is no longer on NARAL's site. Apparently that woman is no longer Pro-Choice America. Since she has probably seen what readers have said about her and now realizes what some people think of her position, I think it'd be a good idea to pray that she gains God's wisdom and understanding and doesn't harden her heart. (Those are good prayers for anyone, myself included—not just her.)

The contest is still on, but with a new photo to caption. From now on, please make your captions for this photo from NARAL's gallery [UPDATE, 1/16/05: NARAL removed that photo too]. (Also, please let me know if NARAL takes it away or alters it—right now it's a blond woman holding the sign atop her head.)

Because this whole ordeal has only served to radicalize me, I am now adding to the prizes. Besides the ones mentioned below, I will donate $25 to the pro-life charity of the winner's choice.

Thanks very much for your support and encouragement, which means a lot to me when I come up against resistance, as it inevitably comes. I'm thankful that Jesus has overcome the world.

In the grand tradition of the Iraq Photo Project that had dreadfully earnest-looking Americans holding up "We're Sorry" signs—which Tim Blair hilariously sent up in "THE TERRIFYING FACE OF FORGIVENESS"—comes NARAL's "I Am Pro-Choice America" campaign. Go to its home page and you will find dreadfully earnest-looking images of women in various states of defiance [UPDATE, 1/16/05: NARAL removed all photos], each displaying NARAL's "I Am Pro-Choice America" sign in he office cubicle. It's intended to protest President Bush's inauguration and celebrate the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade.

Which gives me an idea...