I would like to thank Phil Cleary for sharing this with me.
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ABORTION AND MR. OBAMA
August 29, 2012
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REFLECTIONS ON PRO-LIFE WEEKEND 2010
October 3, 2010
It’s been hot and dry in Hot Springs for most of the Summer. The weather has finally turned cooler. There are so many things to do. Many outings have had to wait because of the weather. Finally, we had a great weekend to be outside. And many chose to spend it making a statement about the American tragedy that has continued legally since 1973.
A crowd of close to 100 arrived an hour after noon yesterday, to help create a “Crosses for Life” memorial. My second year at the event, I soon found myself amongst those of all ages. As the crosses were pounded into the hard ground, others were being prepared and brought to the “front lines.”
The crosses are well designed. They only need to be removed from a specially designed bag, the attached crosspiece swung open. Finally, the screw connecting the two pieces of the cross together must be checked and possibly tightened by screwdriver.
Because of the lack of rain the past few months, men with metal poles had to prepare the ground where some of the crosses were to be placed.
The day turned out to be 10 degrees warmer than the meteorologists expected. Halfway through the work, it was suggested that a water break be taken. The suggestion was ignored by those with the hammers, and the crosses continued to go up.
As the work progressed, the talk decreased. The noise of the traffic on one of the most traveled streets in Hot Springs was soon the main sound, besides the knocking of wood by many different types of pounders.
In no time, the dry ground in front of the Nazarene Church was transformed into a memorial to the lives lost to abortion. Pastor Ken Carney asked each of the participants to touch one of the crosses as he prayed. My friend’s voice cracked with emotion as he prayed about a subject so close to our hearts.
The memorial will remain for two weeks when many of the crosses will be removed by some of the same folks who helped install them. The “Crosses for Life” will then be taken to another church where they will create another memorial.
Photo by Barbara Anable
This afternoon, another group of those believing that life should be protected from the time of conception, congregated at another busy spot in the Spa City. It was arguably the most beautiful day, weather-wise, that Hot Springs had seen in 4 months.
Participants in “Life Chain” chose from four signs. They were provided by The Garland County Right to Life.
Everyone grabbed a sign and found a spot on either side of the busy street near the famous bath houses. What a contrast to last year. Traffic was very heavy as the beautiful day prompted many to take the drive or stroll through the historic part of town.
“Life Chain” is a time of prayer for those holding signs. The noise of the traffic made this part of the event easier, as it would have been difficult to have any type of a discussion over the loud sounds of vehicles.
Few protested our “statement.” One of those who did told me that I should be ashamed of myself.
I did feel badly about one thing…that I couldn’t do more to stop the killing.
May God have mercy on us. And may God bless all who were involved in the pro-life events this weekend.
Chris Reimers
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PRO-LIFE WEEKEND IN HOT SPRINGS
September 30, 2010
Two events will be held in the Spa city this weekend by those who believe that life is sacred from the time of conception.
On Saturday, October 2nd, the “Crosses for Life” will be installed on the lawn at the First Church of the Nazarene at 3904 Central Avenue. The “Crosses for Life” are a silent witness to the children who die by abortion every day in our country.
The work will begin at 1:00 p.m. If you would like to help, bring a large hammer or small sledge hammer, work gloves, water, and sun protection.
On Sunday, October 3rd, a “Life Chain” will be formed at the Hill Wheatly Plaza at Central and Reserve streets.
Life Chain is a prayerful and peaceful public witness of pro-life people, standing for one hour, praying for our nation and an end to abortion. It is a visual statement of solidarity by those from all walks of life in our community.
The event will begin at 1:30 and will end at 2:30.
For those who would like to be a part of the event, you will stand with thousands of pro-lifers throughout the USA and Canada! You will be a light in a darkened world as you help put an end to abortion through prayer!
Bring your whole family!
Water, lawn chairs, umbrellas and strollers are welcome!
RAIN or SHINE
Signs will be provided in both English and Spanish. Identical signs are used in all Life Chains across the continent.
Be courteous; do not block access to parking or to business entrances.
Do not stand on National Park Property.
See http://www.LifeChain.net for more than 1740 locations in 1470 cities and towns across the United States and Canada
For more information on either event, call Kelly at 501-463-1796 or email GarlandCountyRightToLife@gmail.com.
Manny, creator of the blog “Kairos Now”, saw this article and added two posts dealing with the abortion issue. You may want to check them out.
http://kairosinfinite.wordpress.com/2010/10/01/in-remembrance
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CONTRACEPTIVE HANDOUTS INCREASE ABORTION RATES
January 5, 2011So…you don’t believe the title of this post.
O.K….here’s “only the facts” ma’am.
Over a ten year period between 1997 and 2007, a survey of about 2,000 women in Spain found that the use of contraceptives increased from about 50 percent to nearly 80 percent of women.
Isn’t the increased use of contraceptives supposed to decrease the abortion rate?
Evidently not.
During the same period, Spain’s abortion rate more than doubled.
The findings were published in the January 2011 issue of Contraception.
The researchers were puzzled by the results. Here is the study’s conclusion statement:
CONCLUSIONS: The factors responsible for the increased rate of elective abortion need further investigation.
My translation: “We don’t have a clue why abortions increased when contraception use increased.”
This article in LifeSiteNews points out that:
“Pro-lifers have long argued that contraception results in greater sexual activity and, because contraception fails so consistently, in more “unwanted” pregnancies. This in turn leads to more abortions.”
It is no secret that our youth are being encouraged more than ever to use contraceptives. Not only does this encouragement send the wrong message, it apparently doesn’t work.
The abortion industry thinks it works. Abortionists make millions of dollars every year by killing the most innocent humans on the planet.
“Planned Parenthood received a banner $363.2 million in government funding during the 2008-2009 fiscal year, its most recent annual reporting period — a $13.6-million increase in grants and contracts over the previous fiscal year.”
The study noted in this post surveyed women from 15-49 years of age. Some might argue that the inclusion of not-so-young women would negate any conclusion about the “effectiveness” statistics contraceptives had among young adults. I would argue that older folks would tend to be more “careful,” thus making the numbers among the young even worse.
There is only one perfect contraceptive. We certainly don’t hear it endorsed in most of the “stuff” our youth are “fed” these days.
The study, entitled Trends in the use of contraceptive methods and voluntary interruption of pregnancy in the Spanish population during 1997-2007, can be found here.
I recommend that everyone read the article that was printed here, yesterday.
Chris Reimers
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