Sacrilegious Display Continues Disturbing Pattern of Hate at Rockford Abortuary

LifeSiteNews ^ | 5/8/08 | Michael Baggo

[wagglebee]

Rockford, IL, May 7, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A Rockford abortuary has made the demonic side of the abortion industry readily apparent to the public by decorating its facility with a nun in a coffin, a crucified rubber chicken, and a set of sacred images arranged in a voodoo-style altar.

Kevin Rilott, an Illinois pro-life activist who has often prayerfully protested in front of the Rockford Northern Illinois Women's Center (NIWC) abortuary that features the sacrilegious display, hopes that images of the offensive exhibition will expose the evil carried out at the facility.

"This clinic affects the lives of thousands of Rockford women and children.  The issue here isn't even primarily abortion.  What we believe the people of Rockford and the country have a right to see is a medical facility that promotes a bizarre form of racism, bigotry, and hatred," Kevin Rilott told LifeSiteNews.com.

The sacrilegious exhibit is part of a trend of disturbing events associated with NIWC.

A video released last month records Keith Sterkeson, a friend of NIWC clinic owner Wayne Webster, spewing profanities and threats at peaceful pro-life protestors in front of the same Rockford abortuary.

Sterkeson repeatedly calls the pro-life cameraman a "degenerate" and a "ni**er" and warns the harassed cameraman that his pit bull will bite if the cameraman gets too close.

During an especially disturbing section of the footage, Sterkeson admits that the law lets abortionists kill children and claims to be sexually aroused by the smell of burned fetal carcasses emanating from the mill's chimney.

Thanks to a police scanner and loudspeaker system that lets abortionist Webster communicate with those outside the abortuary, Webster warns Sterkeson that law enforcement has been called.

"Hey Keith, this a**hole just called the cops.  I just heard it coming over the scanner.  They called the cops because Keith is down here, yelling and screaming at people, and he has a pit bull with him and he's threatening people.  You're not acting any crazier than those other a**holes (the pro-life activists)," Webster announces from inside the clinic.

"I know, I know, Wayne. I know, buddy. I'll talk to you later, Wayne," Sterkeson shouts back before departing while hurling further insults and profanities at the pro-lifers.

"The blatant racism, anti-Christian hate, and even the expression of pleasure at the abortion of children in this video and at this clinic are beyond description. The fact that this is being done at what is supposed to be a medical facility in our city is extremely disturbing," Rilott told LifeSiteNews.com.

"The vile nature of the hatred expressed in the windows of this local so-called medical facility and by the clinic's owner working with his associate should offend every decent person no matter his stand on abortion."

Rilott noted that NIWC has so far escaped punishment for its hateful actions.

"If any other hospital, clinic, doctor's office, or business promoted the racism, bigotry, and contemptuous hatred directed at religious people in the way this facility belittles the Christian faith and African Americans, the public would be outraged."

Rilott, who was present during the taping of Sterkeson's verbal attack upon his pro-life friend, was also the victim of a physical assault during an earlier visit to NIWC. In August 2007, an abortion supporter hit Rilott in the chest, ribs, and stomach while.  After Rilott called 911, it took officers over 20 minutes to arrive.

Webster told police that he had forgotten to start his surveillance system that day, but that he did notice Rilott attack a man outside with a sign.

Rilott asked the officer, "If I attacked the guy why did I call 911 three times asking for help" and "why did the guy go in to the safety of the clinic then decide to run away before the police got there?" The officer did not respond.

Rilott and fellow Rockford pro-lifers are currently pursuing a complaint with the Thomas More Society against the city of Rockford for violations of free speech, due process, and equal protection (http://www.thomasmoresociety.org/Rockford/Amended_Complaint_...). 

The compliant argues that Rockford's noise ordinance laws have been unfairly used against pro-lifers to silence them in efforts to counsel women as they enter NIWC.

The complaint also criticizes the state's failure to address a paid pro-life bench advertisement's consistent vandalism, including a photographed instance of a uniformed city bus driver defacing the ad.

Read related LifeSiteNews.com coverage:

Rockford Pro-Lifers Sue City for "Arbitrary, Capricious and Invidious Censorship" of Pro-life Message
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/apr/08041405.html

Pro-Lifer Violently Assaulted Outside Abortion Clinic, Police Take Time After Repeat 911 Calls
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2007/aug/07082310.html

CAUGHT ON VIDEO: Abortion Clinic Escorts Sexually Abuse Praying Pro-Life Activists
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2007/nov/07113002.html

Abortionist Inflicts Demonic Psycho-terror on Pro-life Protestors in Vienna
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/jan/08012515.html

Learn more about the situation in Rockford:
http://www.prolifecorner.com

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"This clinic affects the lives of thousands of Rockford women and children. The issue here isn't even primarily abortion. What we believe the people of Rockford and the country have a right to see is a medical facility that promotes a bizarre form of racism, bigotry, and hatred," Kevin Rilott told LifeSiteNews.com.

While most won't advertise it, this is certainly typical of Big Abortion.

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[the invisib1e hand]

White-Trash from Hell alert.

[muawiyah]

People like Ruth Bader-Ginzburg are well aware of this side of the abortion business, and they love it.

[donna]

Why would the women allow such a person to touch their bodies?

[pistolpetestoys]

I happen to live here in Rockford and our newspaper probably won’t say much about this,since they are typical lefties;we have a mayor who was elected as an independent after he failed to win the Republican nomination,but the city council and the board of education are a joke.I quit getting the newspaper some time ago and I don’t watch the local news.Glad to see my hometown immortalized with a mention on FR.Sheesh.

[ZULU]

LIFE BEGINS AT THE MOMENT OF CONCEPTION

[MountainFlower]

What I find interesting, looking at the pictures is that the building seems to be older and not well taken care of! Does this place get inspected by the health department? by other departments? The windows almost look like those in a haunted house! Eerie. The spiritual dark side manifesting.

[fortunecookie]

While most won't advertise it, this is certainly typical of Big Abortion.

Amen to that. Thanks for posting.

And, gee, it sure looks like the kind of modern, clean facility that free and legal, and tax-payer funded abortions promised to provide. You know, to 'save' women. Not to mention the 'classy' and professional mannerisms of the attending staff, as judged by the clever window dressings... /sarcasm.

I surely hope it is more clean and professional inside than out. I wouldn't want to have to trust that place for my health.

[kenth]

Blinded by evil I guess. But yeah, seeing how little respect he has not only for other people but for the supposed “sanctity” of his own business and supposed healthcare (yeah, I know), as you asked, how could they allow him to touch their bodies?

The leftist media has done really well in portraying the default view that pro-life people are crazy. Life is the default position. It’s so simple, we would have no history and no future without life. Yet evil is so pervasive and has so clouded such a large percentage of the population that they believe that murder is a good choice, and that life is only for crazies.

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[Mr. Silverback]

I've got a blog post about it here.

Prolifecorner has this.

Lifesite has better coverage than me, but unlike me they don't have a photo of...The Condom Monster!

[Mr. Silverback]

I’d also offer this...I don’t consider that “Mr. smith and Mr. Wesson” sign to be threatening at all. I’d put it up at my house.

[trisham]

Sterkeson repeatedly calls the pro-life cameraman a "degenerate" and a "ni**er" and warns the harassed cameraman that his pit bull will bite if the cameraman gets too close.

During an especially disturbing section of the footage, Sterkeson admits that the law lets abortionists kill children and claims to be sexually aroused by the smell of burned fetal carcasses emanating from the mill's chimney.

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I'm aghast.

[Mr. Silverback]

Both local TV and the Pravda Star have reported on the lawsuit, but without any real mention of the Sterkeson “Baby Napalm” incident.

[stevio]

Really. It seems safer to have a back alley abortion. God forgive us.

[wagglebee]

I agree, the S&W sign didn’t bother me, but the house itself looks like it should be condemned to begin with.

[wagglebee]

Actually, it didn’t surprise me at all. These people are the lowest of the low.

[trisham]

Evil personified, beyond comprehension or understanding.