Cornerstone NC was a blast. We got to hang out with some cool bands, see some old friends and make new ones. The O.C. Supertones, Cool Hand Luke, the Rock n Roll Worship Circus and Headnoise were our favorites.

More importantly C-stone NC was a time to spread the pro-life message. Even though this festival wasn’t heavily attended, we had opportunities to minister to people. We spoke to a couple of kids who weren’t pro-life. I know we really touched their hearts with the truth, as one kept coming back to our booth throughout the festival asking questions and checking out our stuff. Also, one father was struggling with his son having Down syndrome and leukemia. Let’s pray that God will continue to send pro-lifers into their lives to spread the truth that preborn people have a right to live, just like you and me.

By the time you get this we’ll be just setting up at our next event, Creation East in Shirleysburg, Pennsylvania. If you are attending any one of these festivals, come visit our booth. We have some great literature and some good deals on pro-life gear!

July 25                          Boston pro-life activist events (visit our calendar for
                                      additional information)

July 29 – Aug 1            SoulFest / Lincoln, New Hampshire

We still could use some volunteers at our Rock for Life stage at Cornerstone. Job would entail crowd control and moving some gear. What do you get out of it? An opportunity to work with America’s premier pro-life youth organization! Oh, and you may get to meet some of the coolest pro-life bands backstage.

For those of you who attended Alive Festival wondering, where is Erik? – here’s the deal. I rushed off to the hospital to take care of my wife and the newest addition to the Whittington household! Yes, June 15, God blessed me with the birth of my third son, Asher James. Mommy and Asher are both doing really well. I’ll keep y'all posted. Maybe I’ll post a pic or two real soon! erik@rockforlife.org

Pregnant? Don’t know what to do? 800-395-HELP
Had an abortion? Need help or healing? 877-HOPE-4-ME

The Crusade is walking this summer — a very long walk from Augusta, Maine to Washington, D.C. We have located hundreds of pro-abortion political figures who claim the Catholic faith, and nearly half of them live in the Northeastern United States.

So that's where we're going. While we're on the road, we'll be praying, attending daily Mass, and witnessing to the people of the region about the simple fact that you cannot be both Catholic and pro-abortion. The walk started on May 29 and concludes on July 31.

We'll be posting additional information on these pages as the walk unfolds. So meet the walkers ... read their journal ... and take a look at some of the cities they'll visit on their 1300 mile walk.

Rock for Life Report 7-23-04

1. Boston Action Alert
2. Summer Tour Photos
3. Hollywood and Abortion
4. New Rock for Life chapter
5. News of Interest

1. Boston Action Alert

Starting this weekend, thousands of pro-aborts will be swarming Boston for the Democratic National Convention. While we do not endorse political parties or candidates, we do oppose the slaughter of babies, no matter who is promoting it. The official Democratic Party platform supports the slaughter of one-third of our generation through surgical abortion.

In response, members of Rock for Life Boston and Rock for Life Capital District (Albany, N.Y.), along with many other pro-life activist groups, will be a voice for the babies during this time. If you are in the area, we ask that you prayerfully consider attending one or more of their events. The babies and their mothers need you to stand up and be a voice for them while politicians speak out against life.

For a list of events, click here. For additional information from an activist in the trenches, call 717-341-2994.

2. Summer Tour Photos

We have some photos up on the website from our Summer Tour. If you have a minute, go check them out.

Rock for Life will again be hitting the road for the Summer Tour. If you are attending any of these festivals, make sure to stop by and say, “Hi!” Also, check the Rock for Life website for daily journals.

July 29 – Aug 1              SoulFest, Lincoln, New Hampshire
Aug. 1 – 4                        Kingdom Bound, Darien Lake, New York
Aug. 20 – 21                   Purple Door Festival, Lewisberry, Pennsylvania

Check out the Rock for Life stage at Purple Door on Saturday, August 21.

9:45 – 10:14 a.m.    – Gates Called Beautiful
11:45 – 12:15 p.m. – Mourning September
12:30 – 1:00 p.m. – Still Remains
5:00 – 5:30 p.m.    – Poor Man’s Riches

3. Hollywood and Abortion

Rapper Joe Budden has recently expressed his disdain for babies and women. On Usher’s latest single, Confessions, Pt. II Joe can be heard stating the following:

               “Pray that she abort that, If she’s talkin’ ‘bout keepin’ it
                     One hit to the stomach, She’s leakin’ it.”

Here a musician is advocating murdering his own child. If his girlfriend doesn’t comply? Physically abuse her is his answer.

In Joe’s world life is cheap. In ours life is sacred. Pray for Joe that he has a change of heart—from a heart hardened to life to one that celebrates it, while honoring and respecting women.

4. New Rock for Life Chapter

Rock for Life Wappingers Falls, NY

If you’re near the Hudson up a bit from the Big Apple, make sure to contact them to get involved.

5. News of Interest

Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider is now offering a new t-shirt in its online store. The front reads, “I had an abortion.” Unlike Silent No More's campaign of “I regret my abortion,” the wearer of this shirt may seem prideful and unashamed of the fact that she has aborted her own child. Burying her pain may eventually lead to very destructive behavior. To view the shirt, go here.

Speaking of Planned Parenthood, they recently hosted a conference for 5^th – 9^th graders in Waco, Texas called Nobody’s Fool. Here they barred parents from attending the sessions, along with distributing disturbing materials to minors that encouraged sexual immorality. For additional information, go here.

Finally, ALL’s Summer Crusade for Life was recently denied permission by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to speak at parishes in the local diocese. But that didn’t slow them down. Instead, they were found praying at local abortion mills and speaking to groups not located in local parishes. The Crusade for Life is a group of eleven college students walking from Maine to DC this summer spreading the message that you cannot be both Catholic and pro-abortion. For more info, go here

For the babies,
Erik & Mickey
540-659-4171

info@rockforlife.org
www.rockforlife.org
AOL IM = RockForLifeUSA
Yahoo! IM = RockForLifeUSA

Pregnant? Don’t know what to do? 800-395-HELP or click here
Had an abortion? Need help or healing? 877-HOPE-4-ME or click here
Rock for Life is a project of American Life League.

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Rock for Life Report 6-23-04

1. C-stone NC

2. Summer Tour 04

3. Volunteers needed

4. In the news

5. New addition