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To: cpforlife.org; Coleus
Last Friday morning I had to run an errand. About 10 blocks from our house here in Modesto,CA, I notice a large group of people walking down the sidewalk. My curiosity got the best of me, so I turned in their direction.

At first glance, I saw about 25 folks - some carrying signs. As I got to the intersection, I noticed that the group had turned left and were headed east down the sidewalk. The I read a couple of the signs while in the left turn lane. "God Loves Pro-Life" on one, and "Abortion Kills Babies" read another.

The light changed to green and I headed east - paralleling the marchers honking my horn and giving a thumbs up signal to them.

What I saw at first glance, was the tail end of the marchers. The line stretched eastward for 7 blocks. There had to have been at least 300 marchers of all ages. Leading the "parade" was a priest.

A Kodak moment if I ever saw one, so I went back home to get the camera and got shots of the marchers as I drove west along their route.

A photo in the newspaper on Saturday morning identified the group as having come from St. Stanislaus Catholic Church's Pro-Life program. The accompanying text to the article stated that their parade route took them right past the local abortion clinic.

This photo only shows a small portion of the group. I shot it while driving, honking and cheering them on.


9 posted on 04/12/2004 11:05:29 PM PDT by Diver Dave
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To: Diver Dave
Beautiful!
15 posted on 04/13/2004 4:34:41 AM PDT by Aquinasfan (Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
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To: Diver Dave
I appreciate...(& I know they do!)..the time you took to acknowledge them & take pictures.

I've been part of that kind of 'enlightenment parade' ....off & on, for years.
..Many Protestant churches...(of which I am part) also participate as this Catholic church was doing...

..but I give kudos to the Catholic church as they kept this issue in the forefront for many years, when others weren't looking or caring!

16 posted on 04/13/2004 5:07:47 AM PDT by Guenevere (..., .Press on toward the goal!)
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To: Diver Dave
Dave! Thanks so much for your inspiring post! Truly wonderful!
27 posted on 04/13/2004 1:09:55 PM PDT by cpforlife.org (The Missing Key of the Pro-Life Movement is at www.CpForLife.org)
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