March for Life images

Things Will Change ^ | 1/27/06 | Dangus

[dangus]

Incredibly, this is only a very small portion of the march:
Two of the photographers interviewing some Franciscans. (Prolifers: The Force IS With Them.)



Supposedly, this is a very large rosary. I think someone came up with a great way of keeping their group together:

The march's lead group

At that age, it's easy to like a media ham:

Two of the web site's creators/photographers, Mike and his very lovely girlfriend, Jessica:


Let's pray some day there are this many people from Ave Maria University on the INSIDE of the Supreme Court building!:
Another photographer/creator of the web site.

[dangus]

For many more photos, please visit www.thingswillchange.org. They are also interested in exhanging photos.

This HAS to have been the largest march yet. It stretched all the day down Constitution Avenue, from 15th St. NW, to 2nd St., NE., and yet only a modest portion of the marchers were in that stretch at any given time. I know, because the camera crew marched back and forth down the stretch a few times!

[philsfan24]

any report on the total turnout in numbers?

[cgk]

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[Aquinasfan]

Great photos!

Bump for life.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

IMPRESSIVE bump....Thank you!

[cgk]

My heart is positively warmed seeing the YOUTHFUL crowd! This is the new generation, lefties, better tread carefully! They're smarter than you think.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[dangus]

They don't count that anymore. Truthfully, I've been there when the organizers counted 250,000, and the park police counted 60,000, and I've thought the actual number was closer to 60,000. (Of course, much smaller marches had claimed march higher crowd numbers!)

But this crowd was mind-boggling. The fact that it was on Constitution Ave., and not the mall made it hard for me to make a good estimate, but I'm guessing hundreds of thousands. The route of the march was about 1 3/4 miles. Had everyone been on the route at once, it'd've had to have been about 3 or 4 miles. And, as you can see, the march was dozens of people across.

There was a 9 AM morning youth mass at the MCI center, which held 25,000 people, and two vigil masses at the National Basilica, which holds 6,000 people. That's 37,000 Catholic communicants. And yet, they were nowhere near accomodating everyone. Instead, they were bussing people to other area churches. And only a modest portion of the Catholics usually attend the Monday morning mass. So figure way, way, waaaaaay over 100,000 Catholics alone.

[WashingtonStateRepublican]

Wonderful photos for a truly blessed event. Thank you for sharing.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

Mara Liasson on Brit Hume mentioned the March for Life, and even though she's not a conservative, she seemed impressed with the turnout. She said the modern Republican Party came about because of Roe v Wade.

[Theoden]

Heres some more pictures taken by another Freeper at the event.... DC March for Life Pics

[philsfan24]

excellent synopsis. thanks.

[Palladin]

I attended several Marches For Life in the 70's, and sponsored friends and parishioners in other years. I don't think there have ever been fewer than 100,000 participants, except maybe the one year that there was a big blizzard.

There was a tremendous turnout this year, from all reports.

Too bad, NOW and NAGS and NARAL! You are going to lose your precious "right" to kill innocent babies in the womb very soon!

[Desert_Girl]

Thanks so much for the pics.

As I scroll down through them, I am struck by the age of the participants. They are so young...It does my heart good to know that tomorrow's adults will not be so stupid as my own generation.

Imagine if all those fetuses had just been left alone to grow, how proud we might be of this coming generation...

[Dr. Scarpetta]

Imagine if all those fetuses had just been left alone to grow, how proud we might be of this coming generation...

46,000,000

[FrPR]

What a great event ! BUMP !

(is that Father Mulcahey in the bottom pic?)

[dangus]

Don't hate me for this, but on my first pro-life march (many years ago), I remember looking at all the tens of thousands of high-school and college-aged women, all of whom were beautiful, and joking to myself, "Why did I not do this in High School?"

Maybe its for the best that I march now when my motives are pure. :^D

While that was a silly thought in my head, it did make me think: Any 18-year-old is going to have skin, hair, tone, and probably even weight moderation, that most 40-year-old women would kill for. The beauty of the pro-life marchers (compared to the liberals that Mr. Silverback used to always post and ridicule) comes from the fact that there is joy in their hearts, and that they love life. It's a great irony that feminists pitch supporting abortion rights as women who live their bodies; I believe that the pro-lifers know so much better what it is to be beloved.

[Desert_Girl]

46,000,000

I am absolutely speechless. That number is like a direct blow to the heart.

[buck61]

Just look real close to the faces, aren't Gods children so beauty-full? I wished I were able to have been with them.
Suffer not little children, come unto me, for such is the
kingdom of heaven.
God has received 50.000.000 since Roe V. Wade, however, I do not think he wanted them to come to Him in the manner they were sent. My prayer, God bless everyone who marched for the
right to life and those who are fighting the good fight.
THANKs, ALL OF YOU!!!!!!!

[marlon]

Yeah not to sound too creepy but I looked at these pictures and thought what a bunch of beautiful young girls and was stgruck by the contrast of pictures of the pro-death marches. There are actually women in these pictures who you can imagine becoming impregnated I always look at the other groups and think, why are they so concerned I can't imagine they will ever have to face the issue themselves!

[klossg]

Gorgeous marchers! Young, old, religious ... LIFE is good! The more pics the better.

[buck61]

Do you know God keeps a record? Some day for all those who fight this fight will be seen by all of heaven and earth. And, they will be singing songs the angles can't sing.
Thank you for your support and hard work.

[buck61]

Very impressive, Thank You Very Much.

[dangus]

>> I always look at the other groups and think, why are they so concerned [about unwanted pregnancies]<<

Sadly, women with low self-esteem breed a lot. They figure it's how they can get someone to love them.

[buck61]

This is a massive show of support, can't wait to get to heaven to see a real massive gathering and, singing songs the angels can't sing.

[dangus]

>> Sadly, women with low self-esteem breed a lot. They figure it's how they can get someone to love them. <<

...And on the flip side, women with high self esteem can be beautiful regardless of the "unattractive features." A man in love can be much more "forgiving" of "body flaws" than most women imagine.

[dangus]

>> And, they will be singing songs the angles can't sing. <<

Heaven... where all the angles are right angles, and yet each one is acute angle.

(Pardon the obtuse humor... It's reflexive.)

[cgk]

Thank you so very much. I am grateful that I can be newly humbled by sights such as these. I was moved beyond words just seeing the after-action photos from the March for Life in San Francisco - many more turned out than I had expected to show in that liberal city. I spent a lot of time there growing up being from that area, and am warmed to see Life making an impact on what I once thought was a lost cause.

[sportutegrl]

I think I saw a Steelers Fan. Sixth pix from the bottom.

Go Steelers!

Go Lynn Swann!

[Bahbah]

Seeing all of those young people there brings tears to my eyes.

[WVNan]

46,000,000 would have kept the Boomer generation on social security for a much longer time. serves them right. Karma's not so fun.

[dangus]

>> I think I saw a Steelers Fan. Sixth pix from the bottom. <<

O My Goodness... the place was CRAWLING with Steelers fans. :^D Thousands apon thousands of them, literally. I was like, "Well, I guess I know which Superbowl team has the Catholic vote!" Even priests wearing Steelers jackets over their clerical black shirts and white collars.

(And Steubenville, OH, which is to US authentic Catholics what Branson, MO is to country music, is right next to Pittsburg.)

[Clint N. Suhks]

Thanks for this. Clint Jr was there and I watched the whole CSPAN coverage trying to find him...but to no avail.

Unfortunately I didn't see him here either so I'm going to look at www.thingswillchange.org. Again thanks!

[right-wingin_It]

BUMP!

Thank you!

[Clint N. Suhks]

If anyone went to the prayer vigil at the MCI center in the morning can you let me know? I have a question.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

46,000,000 would have kept the Boomer generation on social security for a much longer time. serves them right. Karma's not so fun.

I once wrote a letter to the editor about abortion, listing a large group of cities and their population, explaining how many cities it takes to add up to the number of people aborted. The editor called me and asked if I could prove what I was writing. I did, and they printed the letter.

[tallhappy]

Wow. Thanks.

[dangus]

I'd think this is DEFINITELY something you'd want to ping *smile*

[dangus]

Village Voice, of all places, said it was the largest ever.

[linda_22003]

I hear that argument frequently, and I'm amazed by it. My husband and I are saving and investing for our own retirement; I would not take the position that more babies should have been born in order to be indentured servants to us!

[bmwcyle]

Thank you thank you thank you

[dangus]

Knowing the Mainstream Media would not do so, some dear friends of mine worked their tails off to record this year's March for Life, which even the Village Voice has called the largest ever. They have created a web site, called www.ThingsWillChange.org ; and I have posted several of my favorite on this site, with their permission.

Therefore, I am pinging anyone whose ping lists may be even tangentially related to this. Please, unless you believe that your pingees would consider it an misuse of your ping list, Please ping this posting; from the responses I am getting I can estimate with all humility that these images are profoundly inspiring many people.

[InterestedQuestioner]

Wonderful pics, thanks for the encouraging news!

[InterestedQuestioner]

Ping!

[Dajjal]

Wonderful photos! Thank you for this thread! Let me tell you about my favorite poster from the march.

While my group gathered in the Mall, I walked around for a bit during the speeches. I like to scope out the various posters, groups, etc. and collect some of the literature people are passing out. I went by a group of high school kids whose hand-made sign said "ByzanTEENS for Life" at the top. I thought that was clever. Below the words I could see the top of an icon, but right then the sign was at about head level, so I couldn't make out who was on the icon.

I am so kicking myself for not going up, getting a closer look and talking to them.

By the end of the March, I had got separated from everyone else in my group. So I left the Supreme Court area and began walking toward Union Station where I knew a few of them would be. En route there, I could see down the block that "ByzanTEENS for Life" sign held high.

Below the words was an icon of the Vistation of Mary to Elizabeth. Within each saint, you could see the child she was bearing, as with an artistic "x-ray" -- and you could see the fetal St. John the Baptist within St. Elizabeth joyfully worshipping the Christ Fetus within the Blessed Virgin Mary! It was amazing to look at!

The "windows on the wombs" were not circular abstractions, like in the icon "Our Lady of the Sign". They were roughly anatomically correct ovalish shapes located in the saints' bellies. The icon looked like it was based on a traditional icon of the visitation, with the "x-ray" images added on.

I started to run to catch up to them and get a closer look and to find out whether it was handmade or purchased, etc. But they crossed the street to get to Union Station, and a red light caught me. By the time the light changed, they were nowhere to be seen.

I did some Yahoo searches hoping to find the "ByzanTEENS for Life" online, and the icon, but was unsuccessful.

[deadhead]

Great photos, thank you!

[Riley]

Heaven... where all the angles are right angles, and yet each one is acute angle.

(Pardon the obtuse humor... It's reflexive.)

Groaaaannnn...

:-)

[dangus]

Finally! I've been ducking behind the stage curtain waiting for all the rotten tomatoes.

[CounterCounterCulture]

Thanks for doing this.

I'm a veteran of the 2001 March For Life in D.C., and have done the Walk For Life West Coast the past two years.

Keep up the good work.