By Rev. Frank A. Pavone
What simple pro-life activities can almost everyone do with very little
effort, which bring the pro-life message to a large number of people who are not
going to go out of their way to hear it, and which cost next to nothing?
Answer: the precious feet pin, pro-life bank checks, and
pro-life bumper stickers.
1. The Precious Feet. Some 90% of
abortions in the United States occur in the first twelve weeks of pregnancy.
Most people still have no idea how well developed the preborn child is at the
time when these abortions occur.
The Precious Feet pin shows the exact size and shape of a preborn child's
feet at ten weeks after conception. It is an attractive and instructive pin,
showing people, in a single glance, that the victim of abortion is one of us.
The pin provides an excellent discussion-starter. Children also love to wear it,
and in this way can bring the pro-life message to their own parents.
2. Pro-life Bank Checks. Each
time we write a check, about 15 people see it by the time it is returned to us.
By using pro-life checks, we are therefore making numerous people aware of the
message, without any extra time or trouble for ourselves. Order them at
Heritage House at 877-472-0907 or see
www.prolifechecks.com.
3. Bumperstickers. People read
bumperstickers. While they will make your car look less attractive, the lives
that can be saved as a result will be a benefit that far outweighs the
importance of the car's appearance.
Pro-life bumperstickers come in a wide variety of messages, colors, and
sizes. Some of the messages include, "Love them Both" (showing a mother and her
baby), "We Can Live Without Abortion," and "If It's Not a Baby, You're Not
Pregnant!" Some bumperstickers also contain the phone numbers of local or
national hotlines either for alternatives to abortion, or post-abortion
counseling.
Hearts have been changed and lives have been saved by means of each of
these simple activities. None of them cost very much, and once you start to use
them, they each have an "automatic" quality to them: they keep speaking to
people while your mind is on other things! They speak to them in a quiet and
non-threatening way, and the people they speak to include those who do not want
to hear the message! Yet unless the tragedy is faced, it cannot be ended! Help
to break the silence about abortion by using these three simple activities, and
by encouraging others to use them as well.
To obtain these resources, contact Priests for Life at PO Box 141172, Staten
Island, NY 10314 or call 888-PFL-3448.
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