National Life Chain 2005
Nation's largest pro-life event receives no national media coverage
More than 1,000 cities across the United States and Canada participated in the National Life Chain on Sunday. Here is a list of news headlines from some local newspapers.
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Abortion Foes Hold Rally In Plantation As Part Of National Event
Sun-Sentinel.com Fifteen-year-old Rowen Divine held his sign for all to see, undeterred by the threat of rain and disagreeable drivers: "Abortion is Murder." Rowen's message, written carefully in black marker, elicited toots of approval as well as angry gestures from drivers on University Drive. "I believe strongly that abortion is wrong," Rowen said Sunday, joining dozens of anti-abortion advocates in front of St. Gregory's Catholic Church in Plantation for an hourlong "Life Chain" rally to protest abortion. The rally was part of a national event conducted every year in October. For one hour, Rowen's message and others like it were on display from Miramar Parkway to Sample Road on University Drive as an estimated 500 supporters gathered at intersections, some braving a drenching downpour. Each sign had a message for those passing by: "Adoption: The Loving Option," "Abortion Hurts Women," "Jesus Forgives and Heals." The back of each sign also carried a message of prayer or scripture, reminding those joining the Life Chain to pray and reflect on the importance of their task. The first Life Chain event was in California in 1987 to raise awareness of "the unborn" and soon caught on nationwide, said Tewannah Aman, executive director of Broward County Right to Life.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-cunborn03oct03,0,2839081.story?coll=sfla-news-broward
Thousands form anti-abortion chain
Indianapolis Star In any language, Hector Perez says, abortion kills babies. It was a pointed message he conveyed Sunday in Spanish on one of the signs raised by more than 2,000 people who lined Meridian Street as part of the Central Indiana Life Chain. Perez, who stood about midway in the stretch of anti-abortion sentiment that ran north from Monument Circle to 40th Street, said the issue is close to his heart: "It should be important to every American, I think." Central Indiana Life Chain President Tom Hosty oversees the annual Indianapolis event that links abortion opponents. During the same hour, 2:30-3:30 p.m., human chains are formed on other streets nationwide.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051003/NEWS01/510030377/1006/NEWS01
Annual Life Chain held in downtown Gainesville
Access North Georgia GAINESVILLE -- An estimated 250 people took part in the annual "Life Chain" in downtown Gainesville Sunday afternoon. Ann Gainey,Executive Director of the Gainesville Care Center, says the event is held each year on the first Sunday in October. Gainey says Life Chains are held all across the country on the first Sunday in October as participants line an intersection which, when viewed from above, forms a cross. In Gainesville, the chain was set up at the intersection of Jesse Jewell and E.E. Butler Parkways.
http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/hall/newfullstory.asp?ID=96848
Thousands join in 'Life Chain' to decry abortion
Ocala.com, FL OCALA -- Using one of the area's busiest roads Sunday, thousands of people lined portions of U.S. 441 between McIntosh and Lady Lake to take a stand against abortion. The one-hour event was part of the nationwide silent prayer vigil, Life Chain. About 20 local churches participated in the area event, which was coordinated by Marion County Right to Life. Protestors, estimated by organizers to exceed 3,000, lined both sides of U.S. 441. There were also gatherings in Dunnellon, Silvers Springs Shores and Ocklawaha. The protesters held up signs opposing abortions. Most were concentrated in front of Pine Plaza in Ocala.
http://www.ocala.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051003/NEWS/210030337/1001/News01
Midlanders form 'life chain' against abortion
MyWestTexas.com Pastors and priests, mothers and fathers, women, men and children lined a busy Midland intersection Sunday, holding signs and forming a human cross to demonstrate against human pregnancy termination. Others lining the intersection of Midkiff Road and Andrews Highway held signs reading, "Lord forgive us and our nation," "Abortion kills children," "Adoption, the loving option," " Abortion hurts women" and "Pray to end abortion."
http://www.mywesttexas.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15318726&BRD=2288&PAG=461&dept_id=475621&rfi=6
Abortion foes show views at Life Chain on Sunday
http://www.texarkanagazette.com/articles/2005/10/01/local_news/news/news19.txt
Texarkana Gazette, TX Area pro-life residents will share their stance through a peaceful and prayerful witness with the local observance of Life Chain 2005 this Sunday. It will be held from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Son the grounds of First Church of the Nazarene, 3700 N. Robison Road, across from Central Mall. Life Chain was formed to be a visual statement of solidarity that abortion kills children and the church supports the sanctity of human life from the moment of conception, said Suzanne Finley, a spokeswoman for the prayer event.
Abortion Protesters Take A Stand
News Journal, TX Silently and peacefully, 38-year-old Melissa Spraggins stood on the side of Marshall Avenue showing her support for the unborn. Spraggins, joined by her eight children between the ages of 2 and 17, was one of about 400 people who participated in the 15th Annual Life Chain, a peaceful demonstration to discourage abortion. The demonstration was sponsored by Right to Life of East Texas, and Tom Mittler, president of the organization, said more than 25 churches and groups took part in "Let's Life Chain Longview." "We just want to spread the word about the horrors of abortion," Mittler said. "Abortion kills children. It couldn't get any simpler than that. This is not a complicated issue."
http://www.news-journal.com/news/content/news/stories/2005/10/03/20051003LNJLifechain.html
Anti-abortion messages line Kettering street near clinic
Dayton Daily News The Miami Valley Life Chain has been held every year since about 1990, according to event coordinator Karl Hart, a member of Emmanuel Catholic Church in Dayton. The local gathering was held Sunday at the same time as similar events in about 975 other communities across the United States and Canada. The chain spread out east and west from Women's Med Center at 1401 E. Stroop Road, a medical center operated by Dr. Martin Haskell, who helped develop a late-term abortion technique. About a half dozen people prayed on the sidewalk in front of the doors to the clinic, but there was no indication it was open.
http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/1003lifechain.html
Abortion foes form Life Chain
The Journal News.com, NY Hundreds lined the intersection of Route 59 and Middletown Road for the 13th annual Life Chain, an event organized by abortion opponents. Couples with children, nuns, teenagers and senior citizens attended the event, stretching out across both roads of the intersection to form a human cross. According to Life Chain organizers, Life Chains were formed at intersections across the United States and Canada yesterday. Participants stand in the shape of a cross because "there was no one more innocent than Jesus," said local organizer Eileen Peterson, drawing on abortion opponents' assertion that abortion is the taking of an innocent life.
http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051003/NEWS03/510030321/1027/NEWS11
Anti-Abortion Event Gets Word Out Despite Weather
Salem Statesman Journal Terra Blechman stood on Lancaster Drive NE in an olive green coat Sunday, holding a black sign with a picture of a baby that read, "Face It, Abortion Kills." Blechman, 29, was one of more than 150 people gathered in coats and rain jackets for the annual "Life Chain," a peaceful demonstration to let passers-by in their vehicles know that they think abortions are wrong.
http://159.54.226.83/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051003/NEWS/510030319/1001
Anti-Abortion Event Gets Word Out Despite Weather
Salem Statesman Journal More than 150 people gathered in coats and rain jackets for the annual "Life Chain," a peaceful demonstration to let passers-by in their vehicles know that they think abortions are wrong. The protesters managed to dodge downpours during their stand along the busy street between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.
http://159.54.226.83/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051003/NEWS/510030319/1001
'Life Chain' Abortion Protest
Greeley Tribune For 15 years, Christine Kuhn has been a part of the Life Chain event, which drew about 200 people to the sidewalks along 23rd Avenue from 29th Street past 32nd Street. She said her experience with Jaylee has made her understand the importance of the event more than ever. Life Chain began 18 years ago in Yuba City, Calif., with 2,500 protesters and has spread across the country and into Canada. Protesters hold signs, pray and stand quietly to express their anti-abortion message.
http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20051003/NEWS/110030074
Demonstrators Put Abortion Views On Display
Penn State Digital Collegian About 75 abortion rights opponents and 40 abortion rights advocates gathered at a State College medical center yesterday to support their respective positions on the right to choose. The demonstrators held signs and stood peacefully on National Life Chain Sunday near the State College Medical Services Center, 900 W. College Ave. According to the Life Chain Web site, people in North America stand on designated sidewalks for one hour each year, holding signs with anti-abortion messages.
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2005/10/10-03-05tdc/10-03-05dnews-11.asp
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