Obama’s radical abortion views”

Obama’s radical abortion views”

Pro-lifers pray outside San Diego Convention Center while Barack Obama speaks inside

News from the Trenches

Thirty Catholics, joined by two Evangelical Christians and two representatives of Operation Rescue, prayed for the protection of innocent unborn babies from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. while pro-abortion, presumed Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama spoke to the La Raza Convention in downtown San Diego on Sunday, July 13.

Catholics prayed the Rosary and sang hymns for an end to abortion throughout the protest. The group held banners reading “We are praying for an end to abortion” and “Life is precious,” along with signs in English and Spanish that read “Abortion kills children.”

The pro-lifers stood directly in front of the Convention Center just north of a similarly sized group of the San Diego Minutemen, who were protesting other Obama policies. Along the park across the street a group of about 250 Obama supporters gathered. When a passing car would give them a sign of approval they all began to cheer as if they were at a sporting event. The crowd was young, under 40, with only a handful of people with gray hair. Noticeably, no one among the Obama supporters carried an American flag.

Obama’s pro-abortion views are so extreme that, while an Illinois state senator, he refused to vote for a bill for three years that would have protected babies born alive after an abortion. The Infant Born Alive Act was passed in that state only after he left the senate.

Those attending traveled from as far away as Escondido, Alpine and Chula Vista to bring attention to Obama’s extreme pro-abortion stance. One young woman who supports Obama approached Terry, a sidewalk counselor at local abortion mills. She asked her for pro-life information and Terry informed her of Obama’s radical abortion views and directed her to the Priests for Life web site for pro-life information. The woman was appreciative and receptive.

We were blessed to be a pro-life witness to all the people walking to the ballpark for the Padres game; one man stopped to tell us that he was grateful for our presence there and is praying for us. At least one local news station, KUSI-TV, covered the protest on their 11 o’clock news that evening.

Thank you to everyone who sacrificed their Sunday afternoon to stand in defense of those who cannot speak up for themselves and to all of you who could not be there but prayed for this intention at home!

-- Sue Lopez

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