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San Antonio Coalition for Life has come together for one goal; to end the injustice of abortion in our great city through peaceful prayer. Women, men and their children deserve better than abortion. Our mission is to show them the great love of God and to help them through this most difficult time. No one deserves to go through the agony of abortion.

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The Choice of Two Paths

Wed, 06/30/2010 - 4:03pm
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In our family we love the Christmas Season.  Everyone you pass seems to be put in a better mood just at the thought of Christmas Day inching closer and closer.  Each year, as we near the date of our Lord’s birth, I think about the choice that His mother, Mary made.  We see in the bible the story of the prostitute near death by stoning. She was a sinner who had chosen a path that did not lead to heaven. The people of her town had chosen to punish her for her crimes. It was Jesus who stepped in to save this woman, not only from the stones that were so near to being hurled at her, but He also saved her from herself. He looks on her with pity and says to the crowd of angry townspeople those beautiful words “let the one who has not sinned throw the first stone”. Jesus then looks to her and says “Go and sin no more”.

You can’t help but wonder that as He looked at that woman, shamed by her path and full of sin, that he did not think about the danger His own mother was in upon accepting the Lord’s plan for her life. Mary was a sinless woman, even saved from the stain of original sin, and yet it was very likely that she could be stoned to death at the announcement of her pregnancy. When the angel Gabriel came to announce God’s plan to Mary she was given a choice, as we all are, to choose a path. She decided to follow the path that the Lord had set out for her, knowing what the implications to her life might be. Mary did not know what the future would hold for her, especially after Joseph decided to quietly divorce her, but she did not run out and seek an abortion (and yes, they did exist even in those days). She still trusted that the Lord would provide what she needed. Again an angel comes in to view and Joseph marries Mary to provide our Lord with the wonderful family that is needed to nurture his growth and strength.

Each day, women become pregnant unexpectedly. They are given a choice of two paths, one that leads to what God has chosen for their lives and one that leads to abortion. We have to remember that these same women have already chosen a path of sexual activity that led to pregnancy- but given the choice that has been made it is important that we be there to help them find their way back to the path that leads to God.  

I have spent a lot of time lately talking to my boys about the two paths. I use it often as a way of steering them in the right way to behave. Often, they hear me say “You have a path to choose at this moment- you can choose the path that leads to a happy and fun day- or you can choose the path that leads to punishment for disobeying”. They invariably look at me and say“I want to go on the path that leads to good things”.

We all want to be on the path that leads to good things. When we get lost and fall away from the path, God puts people in our lives to help us find our way back. There are two paths in front of the Planned Parenthood clinic. There is one that leads to the sidewalk counselors, there to help with whatever a woman needs to continue her pregnancy, and one that leads in to the building for an abortion. God has helped to put the sidewalk counselors in the path of these scared women, to help them back on the path to heaven. Sadly many women are blinded by the tree’s blocking their view from the “angels” waiting to help them. How often does our Lord cry at the thought of so many of his children choosing the path of disobedience? How often does He weep at the thought of the life, meant for so much good in this world, that has been lost to abortion? How many children, meant to cure cancer or AIDS or find a way to power an entire city on water alone, have been lost because their mother chose the wrong path?

Yet, as many of these women choose the follow the wrong path, there are a few who find their way back. We have been blessed to see over 60 of these women choose the path that leads to heaven. They step in to the unknown- trusting that God will provide- and He does! We are blessed to be there as prayer warriors and sidewalk counselors- working for God to end abortion through prayer and presence. How blessed are we to be his vessels! As a sidewalk counselor we ask the Holy Spirit to speak through us as we talk to the women going in for abortions. We hope and pray that the words that come from our mouths are coming directly from God- not words of anger pointing out the sins of others- but words of love and compassion. We pray that the Lord uses us to help just one more woman to find her way to the path to heaven- bringing with her the innocent child that God has planned for this world. We hope that just one woman will “Go and sin no more”.

Father's Day Reflection

Mon, 06/21/2010 - 2:49pm
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In the summer months of May and June we have an opportunity to thank our mother’s and father’s for all their hard work in raising us.  Parenthood can sometimes be a thankless job- especially when we’re in the stage of diapers and sleepless nights- not to mention potty training!  But then there are the moments of first smiles, first words, first steps and first little voices that walk up to you to say “I love you, Mommy/Daddy”.  At some point these sweet voices turn to us and say “It’s not fair!” or “You’re so mean!”.  As I have entered in to adulthood I have come to appreciate all the sacrifices my parents made for me.  Each year Mother’s Day and Father’s Day gives me an opportunity to say “thank you”, not only for teaching me that life is not always fair and that a parent willing to say “no” is worth more than a parent who wants to be my friend, but for giving me life. 

Yesterday my boys- who are still on most days at the “I love you Mommy/Daddy” stage of life- made cards for Father’s Day.  They all sat together at the table making a huge mess of torn paper, crayons, markers and glue (that still needs to be cleaned up today!) all in an effort to tell their daddy how much they love him.  I too had the opportunity to express my thanks to him for being an amazing father to our boys by making him boeuf bourguignon from  my Julia Child “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” book -which happens to have been a requested Mother’s Day present. (I must say- it was worth the messy kitchen, work and wait!)  All the while I thought about all those parents out there who have lost a child to abortion.

Why do I say that they have lost a child to abortion?  It was their choice to have an abortion, right?  Well, whether you realize it or not, sometimes it was not their choice. 

Standing on the sidewalk on an abortion day is never an easy task.  In my case it’s not the women entering the abortion facility that upset me the most but instead the countless men I see outside struggling to have a choice in the future of their child.  So many times men are vilified as the perpetrator who had their fun and then left the mess for someone else to deal with. Unfortunately, sometimes this is true but often times though, this is not the case.   

In our country a man, who had an equal part in creating the child, has no choice in whether or not it is lost to abortion.  How many men have we witnessed standing outside an abortion office trying desperately to change their girlfriend or wife’s mind?  How many men have we witnessed calling and texting their child’s mother, in some cases even calling the police department, to get her to out of the abortion mill so that he can change her mind.  We hear so much in the pro abortion movement about the freedom of choice but where is the “choice” when it comes to father?  In truth, after the life has been created, there is no choice for him. 

More and more men are beginning to stand up and say “I have been hurt by abortion”.  We are now hearing from men saying “I regret my lost fatherhood”.  Some of these men pushed for an abortion and later regret it but some of them did not.  Most of them suffer in silence imagining the life they could have helped to raise.  I spoke with a man once who was crying as he talked about how he had envisioned himself teaching his son to play baseball in the park.  He was not a man who had a choice- the choice was made for him. 

It’s true that sometimes irresponsible decisions were made that led to the life that has been created,  but I keep coming back to one of the lessons my parents taught me- “two wrongs do not equal a right”.   

Abortion proponents will say that abortion is a “personal choice between a woman and her doctor”.  It takes two people to make a baby- where does the “personal choice” of the father come in to play?  It is my hope and prayer that more “suffering silent” men will come forward and work to have a voice in the “choice” for abortion with legislation in our country.   An often times used bible quote is that we must “speak for those who cannot speak for themselves”.   It’s important to remember that this quote not only includes the innocent life of a preborn baby, but also that of its father who’s voice was taken away by the “choice” of the woman.  

If you are a man in need of healing after an abortion, suffer no more in silence.  Seek out those who will help you to heal and enjoy your fatherhood on earth.  Take solace in the knowledge that your child is in heaven, praying and waiting for you to join him/her.  

If you are a man or woman who has taken the extraordinary leap into parenthood- planned or unplanned- Happy Father’s Day and Happy  late Mother’s Day!   

Is Planned Parenthood really needed in our community?

Thu, 06/10/2010 - 3:23pm
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With all the talk of health care recently, given the new Obamacare plan, Planned Parenthood as a large benefactor of federal money comes up a lot. Are they really what they say- providers of health care to a community who otherwise would have none? Or is there a deeper, darker side to why they exist?
 

As you may or may not know, Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood had some radical beliefs on eugenics, birth control and large families. Here are some quotes from Margaret Sanger herself taken from the site www.dianedew.com/sanger.htm
 

On the extermination of blacks:
"We do not want word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population," she said, "if it ever occurs to any of their more rebellious members." Woman's Body, Woman's Right: A Social History of Birth Control in America, by Linda Gordon
 

On blacks, immigrants and indigents:
"...human weeds,' 'reckless breeders,' 'spawning... human beings who never should have been born." Margaret Sanger, Pivot of Civilization, referring to immigrants and poor people.
 

On the purpose of birth control:
The purpose in promoting birth control was "to create a race of thoroughbreds," she wrote in the Birth Control Review, Nov. 1921 (p. 2)
 

On adultery:
A woman's physical satisfaction was more important than any marriage vow, Sanger believed. Birth Control in America, p. 11
 

On marital sex:
"The marriage bed is the most degenerating influence in the social order," Sanger said. (p. 23) [Quite the opposite of God's view on the matter: "Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled; but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge." (Hebrews 13:4)
 

On abortion:
"Criminal' abortions arise from a perverted sex relationship under the stress of economic necessity, and their greatest frequency is among married women." The Woman Rebel - No Gods, No Masters, May 1914, Vol. 1, No. 3.
 

On the Catholic Church's view of contraception:
"...enforce SUBJUGATION by TURNING WOMAN INTO A MERE INCUBATOR." The Woman Rebel - No Gods, No Masters, May 1914, Vol. 1, No. 3.
 

On motherhood:
"I cannot refrain from saying that women must come to recognize there is some function of womanhood other than being a child-bearing machine." What Every Girl Should Know, by Margaret Sanger (Max Maisel, Publisher, 1915) [Jesus said: "Daughters of Jerusalem, weep... for your children. For, behold, the days are coming, in which they shall say, Blessed (happy) are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the breasts which never gave suck." (Luke 23:24)]
 

On Large Families:
"The most merciful thing that a large family does to one of its infant members is to kill it." Margaret Sanger, Women and the New Race (Eugenics Publ. Co., 1920, 1923)
 

So, Planned Parenthood has a shady and sinister beginning. Today Planned Parenthood states that they are there to provide health care to women and men who don't have any options. They believe that if they didn't exist then women and men would have no place to turn to for medical services. So what are some quotes from Planned Parenthood of today?
(also taken from the site www.dianedew.com/sanger.htm)

"We are not going to be an organization promoting celibacy or chastity."
Faye Wattleton, President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Los Angeles Times, Oct. 17, 1986

"If your parents are stupid enough to deny you access to birth control, and you are under 18, you can get it on your own. Call Planned Parenthood."
Planned Parenthood advertisement, Dallas Observer, Jan. 30, 1986

"There are only 2 basic kinds of sex: sex with victims and sex without. Sex with victims is always wrong. Sex without is ALWAYS right."
You've Changed The Combination, Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood, Denver, Colo.

"The question of whether or not to sell ourselves to men is a false one: The real question is how to sell ourselves in the way that is least destructive to ourselves and our sisters. Prostitutes don't need our condescension. What they need is our alliance. And we need theirs."
The New Our Bodies, Ourselves, Boston Women's Health Collective, p 113

"At Planned Parenthood you can also get birth control without the consent or knowledge of your parents. So, if you are 14, 15 or 16 and you come to Planned Parenthood, we won't tell your parents you've been there. We swear we won't tell your parents."
Planned Parenthood employee lecturing students of Ramona High School, Riverside, Calif., April 21-22, 1986
 

From a prominent ex abortionist who was trained by Planned Parenthood, Carol Everett, we know that Planned Parenthood has a plan for our teens. The first goal is to be involved in talking with teens about sex. They want to be in the schools, making sex something that is easily talked about in the open with mixed company- erasing barriers to sex. Next, they work to separate the family by making it seem as though parents don't know what's best for their teens and that Planned Parenthood will be there to help a teen with "health care" and birth control- all without their parents consent or knowledge. When a girl comes to PP for birth control she is intentionally put on a low dose birth control, which won't be taken regularly because, after all, teens aren't exactly great at doing things consistently, and won't be effective because of it's low dose. When a girl becomes pregnant she will certainly go to PP to "fix" the problem and will be offered an abortion as a solution. Planned Parenthood's goal is for every teen to have had at least 3 abortions by the time they enter "adulthood".
 

But what about Texas' Parental Notification Law? On Planned Parenthood's Website (www.plannedparenthood.org/ppshs/minors-abortion-care-31948.htm) they go to great lengths to explain, in detail, how to get around this notification law- even going as far as to list step by step procedures for receiving a waiver from a Bexar County judge. Does this sound like an organization working for the betterment of society?
 

If Planned Parenthood is providing for a need to a community who has no other option for health care, then what services do they provide?

If you have a cold can you go to a PP for care? No. If you may have pneumonia can you go to a PP for a chest ex-ray to confirm this? No. If you have a broken bone can you go to PP to get it set and cast? No.
 

Well, what do they offer?

From the PP Website here is a list of what they do provide: Abortion "Care", Birth Control, Well Woman Checks, STD testing and treatment, Emergency Contraception, Pregnancy Testing, Men's Health Services, and General Health Care. Okay, so we can say they are offering some services that are needed to a community such as well woman checks and STD testing and treatment.
 

But is it really cost effective for you to go to a PP for any of these tests? Let's take a pregnancy test for example: Planned Parenthood charges $15 for a urine test and $35 for a blood test to confirm pregnancy. Today you can walk in to any grocery store and get a urine test for about $4. You can even go to a dollar store and get a urine test for $1!! Is Planned Parenthood all that needed to those who can't afford health care after all? Better yet, are they the only resource for women and men in need of care?
 

No, they are not. In most cases there are Federally Qualified Health Care Center's, like San Antonio's local Metro Health Centers, ready and able to provide true comprehensive healthcare- ex-rays, broken bones, pneumonia and all- generally on the same sliding scale basis that PP claims to provide and usually at a cheaper rate than PP can offer.
 

So don't be fooled by all the talk coming out of the PP office. Now you know the truth....go ahead and spread the word.

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