How to End Abortion

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Well, make sure Jesus doesn’t go to jail again would be at the top of the list :). I wouldn’t venture to say WHAT could happen if we expose the Blessed Sacrament there every day. God can do anything.
 
The war on abortion is a multi-pronged affair.

It’s not enough just to be anti-abortion. We must also oppose pornography, contraception and immodesty, defend traditional marriage and oppose gay “marriage”.

We must support the growth of vocations and I mean all vocations Priesthood, Religious, other forms of consecrated life and we must remind people that marriage itself is a vocation and not just something you do if your not called to another vocation that carries with it a grave responsibility.

While at Mass we must do our part to be reverent and act as we ought to Fr. Z made some good points on this click here for it. We must always recall the mission field we as Catholics have is ourselves we must struggle every day to become more holy and closer to Our Lord it will have an affect on those around us.

We must also bear public witness wear the scapular (brown or five fold), Get a crucifix and a Miraculous medal. Wear or carry them both (beast to wear one at all times) let the world know you are Catholic and do not be ashamed and hide it. Say the meal blessing in latin when eat in public (why because people know crossing yourself and praying in latin = Catholic). Right now at least from what I’ve seen a problem with Catholics is we wont to hide away in our little cliques having a fortress mentality with our faith.

Prayer and adoration cannot be forgotten. Adoration everyday for an hour if you can swing it, pray the rosary everyday and divine mercy. While you are at pray, pray, pray and pray some more (Did I mention pray yet?)

If you can run for public office, maybe we can found a small 3rd party that is God fearing and start at the grass roots with local offices, then state, then on to the Federal level.

Also I’ve heard many of my fellows say of other Catholics “What abortion clinics have you protested outside of!” Let us remember that some might be called to something else (never forget this mess is all interlinked if they perform well in the area God has sent them it will come around to help the Pro-Life movement) at the same time let us not tolerate those that use “The little way” or the title “prayer warriors” or whatever excuse to be slack in there Christian duties.

Most importantly we need to keep going, if FOCA is stopped tomorrow we can not slow down but keep this momentum going to combat abortion in all forms and take every inch of ground offered praising God for the victory.

If we reduce abortions by as little as five a year praise God for the inch of ground gained and keep fighting for more. Politicians vote to limit abortion for all but rape, incest and life of the mother praise God for a lot of ground gained and keep fighting for more.

Abortion Mills closed in your city/county/state/region/nation? Praise God for a WHOLE lot of ground gained and turn your attention to other areas.

That is how we will win this. Yard, by bloody yard fighting on every front there is.
 
cyberwolf001 said:
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It’s not enough just to be anti-abortion. We must also oppose pornography, contraception and immodesty, defend traditional marriage and oppose gay “marriage”.

We must support the growth of vocations and I mean all vocations Priesthood, Religious, other forms of consecrated life and we must remind people that marriage itself is a vocation and not just something you do if your not called to another vocation that carries with it a grave responsibility.

While at Mass we must do our part to be reverent and act as we ought to Fr. Z made some good points on this click here for it. We must always recall the mission field we as Catholics have is ourselves we must struggle every day to become more holy and closer to Our Lord it will have an affect on those around us.

We must also bear public witness wear the scapular (brown or five fold), Get a crucifix and a Miraculous medal. Wear or carry them both (beast to wear one at all times) let the world know you are Catholic and do not be ashamed and hide it. Say the meal blessing in latin when eat in public (why because people know crossing yourself and praying in latin = Catholic). Right now at least from what I’ve seen a problem with Catholics is we wont to hide away in our little cliques having a fortress mentality with our faith.

Prayer and adoration cannot be forgotten. Adoration everyday for an hour if you can swing it, pray the rosary everyday and divine mercy. While you are at pray, pray, pray and pray some more (Did I mention pray yet?)

If you can run for public office, maybe we can found a small 3rd party that is God fearing and start at the grass roots with local offices, then state, then on to the Federal level.

Also I’ve heard many of my fellows say of other Catholics “What abortion clinics have you protested outside of!” Let us remember that some might be called to something else (never forget this mess is all interlinked if they perform well in the area God has sent them it will come around to help the Pro-Life movement) at the same time let us not tolerate those that use “The little way” or the title “prayer warriors” or whatever excuse to be slack in there Christian duties.

Most importantly we need to keep going, if FOCA is stopped tomorrow we can not slow down but keep this momentum going to combat abortion in all forms and take every inch of ground offered praising God for the victory.

If we reduce abortions by as little as five a year praise God for the inch of ground gained and keep fighting for more. Politicians vote to limit abortion for all but rape, incest and life of the mother praise God for a lot of ground gained and keep fighting for more.

Abortion Mills closed in your city/county/state/region/nation? Praise God for a WHOLE lot of ground gained and turn your attention to other areas.

That is how we will win this. Yard, by bloody yard fighting on every front there is.
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Yes, yes, yes! These things are all tied together. It’s all part of the seamless garment of life - and I know “liberals” (of which I am often accused of being) like to throw that around, but it’s true. We need to work hard and cultivate all these virtues together. None can succeed without the others - abortion and sacramental marriage issues go hand-in-hand, along with contraception, sexuality …

And no, not everyone is called to protest outside of clinics! I hate that mentality - what have you protested lately? Please. This is about people discerning a new movement - a new way for those who have the call to answer it, and a new way for those who do not to support those who do. Prayer is more important than warm bodies holding signs and going to jail.
 
You can hardly protest publicly many of the agendas of the Left anymore. Increasingly such is getting defined as hate speech or an attempt to deny rights.

On the solution to how abortion ends I’d say the solution is God’s. I fully expect failure whenever I venture out to decry abortion. Forums like these, with fellows like you, Christians of all stripes, are the only places where the pro life arguments are even deemed legitimate in the world that I inhabit.

For the longest time I dealt with frustration and anger at my ineffectiveness at advocacy. Having a good friend say, “I don’t want to speak with you ever again,” happened and it haunts me.

My consolation is that we do proclaim the truth, we do choose and affirm life. We live again in the times where brother is set against brother, sons against fathers. The narrative is the Lord’s, we trust in him and press on with confidence in that.
 
After the overturning of the Mexico City Policy, should pro-lifers refuse to pay taxes because of what our taxes are being used to fund? I’m just curious and really want to know. I know it’s a serious thing to not pay one’s taxes, but I really started thinking… Should we as pro-lifers pay our taxes even if they go to fund abortion here or overseas (or both)? By not paying our taxes, wouldn’t that be a sort of non-violent civil disobedience? I would feel really bad if I payed my taxes and some of it went to fund abortions. What are we as Catholics obligated to do?

I asked this on a separate thread, but nobody responded. I searched “Civil Disobedience” and found this thread and decided to post it here.
 
It’s a media age, so I agree with those who have suggested using the media. Some of the photos of babies in the womb are extraordinarily moving. Plaster then everywhere with the slogan “Give Life a Chance.”

Changing hearts and minds is the real key.

John
 
vera_dicere said:
We need to work hard to remove this stigma of being a teen mum or preg out of wedlock from a one night stand or something.
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Overall, in the U.S., the out of wedlock pregnancy rate is 38% and in the African American community 70%. I’d say the stigma is pretty much gone. Maybe it’s time to put the stigma back. The stigma is gone, as are the fathers. Those rates indicate a society with crumbling foundations, a society on the verge of collapse.
 
JimG said:
Overall, in the U.S., the out of wedlock pregnancy rate is 38% and in the African American community 70%. I’d say the stigma is pretty much gone. Maybe it’s time to put the stigma back. The stigma is gone, as are the fathers. Those rates indicate a society with crumbling foundations, a society on the verge of collapse.
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In one sense, I agree - we need to encourage people not to have sex before marriage. Abstinence is the key.

On the other hand, I worry that attaching more stigma to it will lead to unwed girls getting abortions in order to avoid the stigma. I knew lots of girls who felt abortion was their only option because they couldn’t face their parents. And honestly, I hate abortion more than I hate premarital sex.

So I’m pretty torn on this one, honestly.
 
pentecostbaby said:
In one sense, I agree - we need to encourage people not to have sex before marriage. Abstinence is the key.

On the other hand, I worry that attaching more stigma to it will lead to unwed girls getting abortions in order to avoid the stigma. I knew lots of girls who felt abortion was their only option because they couldn’t face their parents. And honestly, I hate abortion more than I hate premarital sex.

So I’m pretty torn on this one, honestly.
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Maybe we shouldn’t stigmatize or shame people who make mistakes, but rather we should let society know that pregnancy is a natural consequence of sex. Pregnancy is healthy - it means something has gone right.
 
Will8503 said:
Maybe we shouldn’t stigmatize or shame people who make mistakes, but rather we should let society know that pregnancy is a natural consequence of sex. Pregnancy is healthy - it means something has gone right.
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It means your bodies have acted in accordance with the meaning of the marital act. But out of wedlock pregnancy rates of 38% and 70% mean that something has gone terribly wrong. Society cannot survive when families are disintegrating at such an astonishing rate.
Uncle Sam becomes the father of last resort. And he’s not a very good Dad. A nanny state is a far cry from a father.
 
JimG said:
It means your bodies have acted in accordance with the meaning of the marital act. But out of wedlock pregnancy rates of 38% and 70% mean that something has gone terribly wrong. Society cannot survive when families are disintegrating at such an astonishing rate.
Uncle Sam becomes the father of last resort. And he’s not a very good Dad. A nanny state is a far cry from a father.
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I know the out of wedlock pregnancy rates show something has gone terribly wrong. I was making a biological argument, though.
 
Will8503 said:
I know the out of wedlock pregnancy rates show something has gone terribly wrong. I was making a biological argument, though.
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Yes, and I agree: a baby results from sex, a perfectly natural outcome. A natural outcome that today seems to be regarded as a rather unpleasant side effect that must be eliminated.

The fact that sex can result in a baby means that the unitive and procreative human dynamic is working properly. What is not working properly is the conception of the child outside of marriage. The bodies have united, promising permanence, (since the child will need a mom and a dad for 18+ years). But the promise of permanence which the bodies have given is retracted by the parties involved, denying the child his or her natural right to parents and family.
 
JimG said:
The bodies have united, promising permanence, (since the child will need a mom and a dad for 18+ years). But the promise of permanence which the bodies have given is retracted by the parties involved, denying the child his or her natural right to parents and family.
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I agree.
 
Pray and continue to pray. Make a Holy Hour. Pray for children, mothers, fathers. We all fall short but a baby is formed in the likeness of God. Another soul who has a possibility of joining with God and perhaps guiding US to God as well.
 
Will8503 said:
Maybe we shouldn’t stigmatize or shame people who make mistakes, but rather we should let society know that pregnancy is a natural consequence of sex. Pregnancy is healthy - it means something has gone right.
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I agree, years ago, the stigma placed on a young woman was a terrible weight on her shoulders. Fortunately there were families who understood and took the girl and baby under their wings and offered both of them love and security.

One of our options as promoters of life is to offer girls finding themselves in the same situation today, the love and consideration as some received in earlier times from their families.

There are many organizations that do this. We have to make them more well known.

I wish for every abortion mill that is built on one side of the street, there could be a LIFE one across the sttreet offering these women the hope they need.
 
elts1956 said:
I wish for every abortion mill that is built on one side of the street, there could be a LIFE one across the sttreet offering these women the hope they need.
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Wow, that’s an AMAZING idea!! What can we do to make this happen?
 
pentecostbaby said:
Wow, that’s an AMAZING idea!! What can we do to make this happen?
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Many times there are pro-life PRC’s (pregnancy resource centers) next to the abortion mills or nearby so that women and couples will be able to choose life more easily by walking into the pro-life PRC’s (instead of the “planned parenthood”).
There are at least two of them by where I’m from.

There is also one next to my university where I’m at now. They are conveniently located right next to the pro-abortion organization so that people can easily walk into the pro-life Care Clinic instead and hopefully choose life. They offer free services such as free pregnancy tests, free ultrasound, earn while you learn program, free baby clothes, free diapers, etc.

Our Students For Life group got a tour at the pro-life Care Clinic. The women there were really kind and caring and said they will offer help for women, children, and couples in need - even after the children are born (because they don’t want to send them off without help).

If you want to help or donate you can probably find one near you on this website: www.optionline.org

(just click on “find a center” and you can search for one near you)
 
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