Anti-Abortion Leader: Movement Is Weak

The Wichita Eagle ^ | Jun. 07, 2008 | ROY WENZL

[the invisib1e hand]

Not where I am. Perhaps Mr. Terry has lost steam.

It is certainly true that Planned Parenthood has never enjoyed as many seats in congress and as may governorships as it has today, but those are easy pickings for them.

The hard work is being done. Some friends of mine are celebrating the closing of yet another abortion clinic at a special Mass next week, in fact.

[originalbuckeye]

I’m thinking that the majority of the nation’s clergy these days are flaming Leftists. I haven’t been able to find a reasonable church in the People’s Republic of California. So many of our ministers spout Socialism from the pulpit that it’s too depressing to go anymore.

[Hugin]

Public opinion is more pro-life, especially among young people, than it has been in decades. Perhaps Mr. Randall’s fundraising is down.

[A.A. Cunningham]

I wonder if Randall Terry could point himself out in any of these photos?

[hocndoc]

Yesterday’s Walk for Life in Austin, Texas — sponsored by Texas Alliance for Life — shows strong support and interest.

Pictures and statistics, here:
https://texasallianceforlife.org/Walk2008/MapAustin.asp
Home Page, here
https://texasallianceforlife.org/Walk2008/Default.asp

(I wasn’t there, but I’m on the Board of Directors for TAL. There are two more coming up. One in Sequin, Texas in 2 weeks, then one in Georgetown, north of Austin on June 28.)

[max americana]

I go to this parish on Sunset, and most of the times we have gay masses, multi-cultural masses and anti-war masses.

Pretty much Pelosi’s wet dream. BUT I have witnessed women “priests”,,,ATTEMPT to lead mass and parishioners actually get up and leave, so my parish is an interesting one.

Another time, the priest didn;t say mass but has “trouble” making the donations, so the entire Gospel he made the entire congregation sign a “pledge” to increase our contributions.

Then one of the parishioners whispered out loud “what is this, Communist Russia?” You could hear laughter at the back aisles.

[originalbuckeye]

I left my former church after the minister said ‘we must redistribute the wealth so that everybody has enough’. I thought that sort of stuff caused a church to lose their tax exempt status.

[Tzimisce]

I’m not “anti choice” I’m “pro life” or “pro life rights activists”.

I love how the media never takes sides....

[max americana]

That’s good reason enough to leave that “church”. My parish is the only Catholic church within a 5 mile radius that I can walk to...and that administers mass in English (a majority of the time) in Spanish majority Mexifornia.

[Kanzan]

This is all over an inter-office fight between two groups of pro-lifers. Terry wants you to think that the movement is over because he isn’t getting what he wants. Ignore him. Pro-life Kansas is alive and well.

[kellynla]

If you would really enjoy hearing an actual CONSERVATIVE Catholic priest, I recommend Father John Corapi on EWTN. He is on Saturday & Sunday nights. He also has a website fathercorapi.com Check your local listing but if you are in CA you'll find Father Corapi on 10PM Saturday and 5PM on Sunday. As far as parishes go I like Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Newport Beach and St. John Neumann in Irvine ( both parishes have Irish priests who give excellent homilies) Semper Fi, Kelly

[originalbuckeye]

I live north of LA and am a Methodist. I fear my whole church has gone so far left that it will never recover.

[kellynla]

“I live north of LA and am a Methodist. I fear my whole church has gone so far left that it will never recover.”

Well ya know some of our best Catholics are former Methodists. BIG SMILE

[livius]

Randall Terry is a very difficult guy. He moved to my town and lived here for a couple of years, even running for office, but he is a poor speaker, full of hostility, and doesn’t play well with others.

I don’t think the anti-abortion movement is “out of steam,” and in fact, I see more bishops getting behind it and finally being willing to put their money where their mouth is.

[the invisib1e hand]

Of course. I know little of this man, but from what I hear, he is due very much credit -- very much -- he's courageous and hard working but I also have heard nothing that would really contradict the adjectives you provide. More to the point, I gather that, like many pioneers, he lacks something of finesse. Frankly, too, and speaking as a convert, many evangelicals seem to reach a threshold past which they demonstrate a lack of finesse. I just don't know how else to put it.

Anyway, one of my friends is a former mechanical engineer at NASA who spent all her vacation days in jail, becuase she worked with operation rescue. Now she's a Sister in one of the fastest growing orders in the world. That's not losing steam -- quite the opposite.

The culture of life is growing -- what did I hear someone say once, "the sound of one dead branch falling is a lot louder than that of a thousand seedlings springing up."

I learned of this group over the weekend: some local folks want to hold a fundraiser to put these ads in the NY subway system. I can't wait to send my check.

[livius]

Wow! Those are very powerful! I hope they can get them up there. The abortion clinic ads in the subway are appalling.

[the invisib1e hand]

Exactly why I'm so enthusiastic about these. The ads they bombard us with for condoms and "family planning..." -- it's time for a counterpunch. Have you ever stood next to someone reading a spanish language newspaper, and seen the pages filled with ads for abortionists? They are completely targetting the latino population. It's despicable.

The subways are filled with death-death-death.

Anyway, I hope you'll offer a prayer for the intention.

[Grammar Nazi]

I've said it before (and unfortunately offended others in the process), but I'll say it again. What the pro-life movement needs is a slick, mainstream, single-issue lobby, preferably with an attractive young abortion survivor like Gianna Jessen as its spokeswoman. Every currently existing pro-life organization comes with a ton of baggage: religious expectations, loosely related issues, etc. What doesn't exist is a broad front, with women front and center, that is simply pro-life and aims to unite all who share its goal of ending abortion. When we have that, we'll stand infinitely closer to winning than we do today.

[Popman]

the anti-abortion pro-life movement'

Fixed the first sentence.

The problem with the pro life movement is real simple: Protestant church leadership is compromised and weak or non existent

The IRS has them by the you know what's

In the last twenty years my opinion of the Catholic Church has risen dramatically do to the fearless positions the church has taken with the pro life position.