Chuck Norris, RIP
10.04.2026
Carlos Ray “Chuck” Norris (1940-2026), US Air Force veteran, martial arts expert, actor and forthright pro-lifer, died March 10, nine days after his 86th birthday. He was beloved throughout the United States and much of the world for his friendly demeanor, good-guy image and movies and TV shows—which he good-naturedly said contained “action, not violence”. He sometimes had themes of the power of prayer and the occurrence of miracles in his long-running TV series, “Walker, Texas Ranger”.
Mr Norris had such star power that he was able to survive in Hollywood, even though he was publicly pro-life. In an op-ed piece poignantly entitled “I’m Voting for Those Not Yet Born” that ran on WorldNetDaily in October 2008, just before the unfortunate first election of the abortion enthusiast Barack H Obama, he explained and extolled our Declaration of Independence because it affirms everyone’s God-given right to life.
Mr Norris reminded his fellow Americans that the right to life is one of the Declaration’s “three specifically identified unalienable rights”. And he quoted the immortal words that Thomas Jefferson penned “to the Republicans of Washington County, Maryland”, on March 31, 1809: “The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good government.” Mr Norris challenged all of us to live up to Jefferson’s vision.
May Chuck Norris rest in peace and may his pro-life example inspire many. Amen.