F_Marturana, yes, I can agree with you and I apologize for belittling their part in the battle.
We had an abortion clinic in our city for at least 20 years–in an old school, of all the ironic locations.
The man that owned the clinic was indecent. He up up blasphemous and near-pornographic pictures of Jesus and Mary in the windows of his clinic, and used a loudspeaker to berate sidewalk counselors and prayer warriors (freedom of speech). He also had cameras installed every ten feet or so, and if anyone stepped off the sidewalk onto the lawn, he would call the cops and have that person charged (trespassing?). The doctors who worked there didn’t even live in our city, but drove in everyday from out of state.
Priests who came to pray and/or counsel said that the demons surrounded the place and that children should not come near it.
One Catholic activist in our city was arrested on a regular basis for his work at that clinic. He’s still fighting for pro-life causes–just this week, he had a letter in our newspaper urging Christians not to vote for anyone of any political party who is pro-choice.
Thank God the abortion clinic was shut down several years ago after the State of Illinois inspected the clinic and deemed it unsanitary and unsafe. Now the clinic has become a neighborhood police station, and the gym is open to children and teens after school for pick-up basketball and other games. The policemen have conference rooms (old classrooms) fixed up and open to groups who need a place to meet. And there are no vile signs or images in the newly-installed, clean windows.
It’s so wonderful.