ATLANTA, July 6 /Christian Newswire/ -- Dr. Alveda King, niece of Martin Luther King, Jr. and fulltime Director of African-American Outreach for Priests for Life, the largest pro-life ministry in the Catholic Church, has announced that on July 24 she will lead the first Pro-life Freedom Ride. The ride will take place from Birmingham, AL to Atlanta, GA.
Details of events to occur in Birmingham on the evening of the 23rd and the morning of the 24th, as well as of the service to take place at Martin Luther King, Jr.'s tomb in Atlanta on the 24th, are on the websitewww.ProLifeFreedomRides.com.
Pro-life people are welcome to caravan in their own vehicles behind the Freedom Ride bus, which will depart Birmingham midday on the 24th and arrive in Atlanta in the late afternoon.
Just as important as the specific events in Birmingham and Atlanta, however, are the simultaneous activities that pro-life people are urged to carry out in their own communities on that weekend and beyond. Such activities have begun with the Prayer Campaign that was launched on Pentecost Sunday, May 23, and continued until Independence Day, July 4.
"The theme of the pro-life movement is, indeed, freedom," Dr. King stated. "How can one be free if one is not alive? How can any movement call for equal rights if the most fundamental right, life, is not secured equally? That's why we are calling people from across the religious, ethnic, and political spectrum to ride with us for freedom for all, including the unborn."
Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, added, "The Freedom Rides call people across America to activities that free people from ignorance about abortion, that free moms and dads from the despair that leads to abortion, that free those who have had abortions from the burden of guilt and shame, that free our nation from unjust laws, and that free our unborn brothers and sisters from the violence of abortion."
See details at www.ProLifeFreedomRides.com.
Priests for Life is the nation's largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia. For more information, visit www.priestsforlife.org.
