Posted on 07/11/2004 5:28:18 PM PDT by MarMema
Please ping any lists you have as well.
The national chain is held on the first Sunday in October. From 2:30 to 3:30 pm. And I don't know how they do the time zones, but there is an email contact to find people in your area at the link.
The ultimate goal is to someday have a chain of life all across the country.
There are two abortions every minute in this country, they say. We can give one hour of prayer, can't we?
Falls Church VA life chain, 2003.
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BUMP This looks like a good reminder event.
National Life Chain Sunday 2004 will be held on October 3, Lord willing, from 2:30 to 3:30 PM in each time zone.
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I'll check for both Long Island and Pennsylvania
American Collegians for Life, Life Chain
Saying a Rosary in front of these places does wonders! 8 posted on 07/01/2004 2:28:05 PM EDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
Thanks for the ping and the info!
Thanks for the ping!
Thanks for the ping, Coleus!
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Steve & I always go to ours & keep score of how many times we get flipped off v. being waved at.
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Matthew 6:5-6Are you suggesting that bearing ppublic witness to the truth of abortion is self-aggrandizing?
Whether the self is an individual or a group (such as pro-life Christians) praying with the object to be seen by others will have the desired effect - you will be seen praying by others. But as Jesus says in Matthew 6:5-6 if want God to listen to your prayers then you should not make a public spectacle of it.
I have nothing against praying in public, but when it is orchestrated as an exhibition with the desired effect to be seen by others, as this event does, then in clearly goes against scripture. If your aim is to be seen praying then pray in public, but if your aim is to speak to God, pray beforehand.
The aim isn't to "be seen praying" - the aim is to bear witness to opposition to abortion within the community.
Are you also opposed to prayer at graduations, NASCAR races, and every other public event?
If you ever want to meet Satan, go carry a sign that says "Abortion Kills Children." You'll meet people possessed of every demon Satan can find. His object is to shut you up, get you out of there, stop you from exposing the truth.
I am a Catholic, and I cannot tell you how many times I have uttered the prayer of St. Michael the Archangel so that God will bring his armies of angels down to slay the demon that is in possession of the soul of the person screaming in fury at me - sometimes a few inches from my face. But I've protested with plenty of evangelicals - they, of course, use different words or quote scripture, but they too face Satan with prayers. There is no other way.
Go ahead, try it. You don't have to pray. Just go out there and speak the truth. You will get a reaction from many people that you will quickly recognize as evil. I tell you it is impossible not to pray.
"Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven"
We've been involved in Life Chain for the past 3 yrs now. I hope we can participate again in our town this Oct. I will fwd the info to our pastor to make sure he knows about it, as our church was heavily represented at last year's Life Chain locally.
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