Making a Difference
— Posted by John (May 1, 2006 at 3:43 pm)
It’s no secret that the pro-life movement is gaining momentum, and our numbers are growing. This is due in large part to the massive number of teens who have refused to buy into the “pro-choice” agenda. Opposing abortion by a 2-1 margin, teens are by far more pro-life than any other segment of the population.
Many pro-life teens aren’t content to simply be against abortion, and have taken it upon themselves to become actively pro-life. One such group is the Crusaders for Life at Queen of the Holy Rosary High School in Necedah, WI.
Recently, the Crusaders hosted an open house at their school to talk about abortion and the pro-life movement. They started with a PowerPoint presentation highlighting the club’s work, and offered suggestions for starting a pro-life group.
Three club members spoke about their experiences taking part in monthly protests and other pro-life activities. They also showed Action Speaks Louder than Words, a documentary on pro-life activism put out by the Pro-Life Action League.
The Crusaders’ goal in hosting the open house was to encourage community members to join them in their monthly protests and other activities. That in itself is not all that unique, but what is unique was their primary target audience: adults. Teens are the ones leading pro-life activities in their community, and they’re looking for more adults to join them.
I can’t help but note the irony here, as I’ve taken part in my share of pro-life demonstrations, and have often heard the shrill accusation that pro-life parents who bring along their children are “brainwashing” them.
The Crusaders are the opposite of brainwashed. They have put their pro-life beliefs into action not because they’re mindlessly doing what their parents told them to do. They’ve done it because they’ve seen the devastating effects of abortion on women and how it’s corroded our culture, and they’ve decided for themselves to do something about it.
What does the future hold for the Crusaders? Next on their agenda is to give a series of pro-life talks to local CCD groups.
Needless to say, they don’t plan to stop fighting abortion any time soon.
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Tom Shakely says:
This is good news, definitely. While we make more and more progress I can’t help but feeling like we’re on the verge of an extremely important point in history.
We are making progress, yes, but to celebrate too soon would be devastating to our cause. The pro-choice movement celebrated their apparent victory in the early 1990s. For us to celebrate ours now would be tragic.
In the next decade I believe the great abortion debate will be settled. Whether the next president affirms pro-life minded Supreme Court justices or the Congress works to establish a truly just law throughout our land cannot be known.
Our fight continues.
Comment posted May 1st, 2006 at 11:29 pm
lauren says:
RIIIIGHT. Cuz I’d trust anything that came out of freerepulic.com. You people on this site need to start finding unbiased sources if you want to find any legitamacy with smart people.
Comment posted May 2nd, 2006 at 10:31 pm
Phil says:
While I don’t have much love for the Freeper website (after the hatemail a friend of mine received from several of them after coming out of the closet as queer – her dad is a famous conservative and they tore her up), the info is merely posted on the website – the poll is from Hamilton College, a school known for producing polling data (and frat parties).
Comment posted May 3rd, 2006 at 8:35 am
James says:
This should come as no surprise.
Since 1973, Pro-life has outbred pro-choice and will continue to do so for the forseeable future.
Comment posted May 3rd, 2006 at 9:08 pm
Lauren says:
JAMES.. prove your theory because you are dead wrong.
Comment posted May 7th, 2006 at 8:56 pm
Phil says:
Go to a pro-life event, and go to a pro-choice event. Not only would I almost guarantee you that there would be many times more kids there, but I bet you’ll find more adopted kids at the pro-life one too.
Comment posted May 10th, 2006 at 3:45 am
Quinn says:
Lauren said
“RIIIIGHT. Cuz I’d trust anything that came out of freerepulic.com. You people on this site need to start finding unbiased sources if you want to find any legitamacy with smart people.”
Does this mean that you will no longer quote anything from a biased source such as Planned Parenthood anymore? Or does your rule apply to only pro-lifers and not to yourself?
Lauren reminds me of Ann Coulter’s definition of a Liberal – One set of rules for ME and one set of rules for EVERYONE ELSE.
Comment posted May 11th, 2006 at 8:14 pm
Lauren says:
WHAT? I rarely cite planned parenthood, and if I do it is when someone attacks planned parenthood. Secondly… you would quote ann coulter. The same person who infamously incited violence at loyola and refers to muslims as ragheads.
Comment posted May 16th, 2006 at 1:45 am