a Planned Parenthood facility in Dover, Delaware. You will see frequent references to Planned Parenthood
in these daily updates -- after all, of the 301 vigil
locations for this 40 Days for Life campaign, 133 of
them are outside Planned Parenthood facilities. That's because Planned Parenthood is America's leading
abortion chain -- 332,278 abortions in one year alone! Now Planned Parenthood is trying to spruce up its image.
It has to; its financial stability is at stake. According to their own annual report, this organization
took in $1.1 BILLION during that year. Of that total,
$363 MILLION came directly from YOU through federal,
state and local taxes. The bible warns of those who would call good "evil" and
evil "good." As you will see, that's exactly what
Planned Parenthood does.
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VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
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Planned Parenthood's Virginia Beach building. It reads: "Planning for parenthood is sacred work." If "planning for parenthood" means a husband and wife
prayerfully cooperating with God's will within holy
matrimony, then that can be sacred. But that isn't what they're talking about -- not at
an abortion center. 40 Days for Life volunteers in Virginia Beach gathered
last Friday, as Deacon Robert Durel of Holy Spirit
Catholic Church led about 75 people in prayer. Some of the participants brought a banner of their own: "Planning to kill babies is NOT sacred work." And they prayed -- diligently -- that God will overcome
this darkness. To see pictures of the banners and the Virginia Beach
vigil, please go to: http://40daysforlife.com/blog/?p=2369
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PLANNED PARENTHOOD FACTS
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healthcare for poor women and prevents abortions -- and
that abortion accounts for only 3% of its services. That is hardly the case. Nearly every Planned Parenthood "service" may be
obtained from a county health department, community
clinic or private physician. All except one -- abortion. How can an organization that, by its own admission,
carried out 332,278 abortions (the annual total
increases EVERY YEAR), claim to prevent them? Planned Parenthood says abortion comprises only 3% of
its services. That's true -- IF you use a definition of
"service" that treats abortions, birth control
prescriptions and STD tests as equal. However, when you look at clinic income, you get a
much clearer picture regarding the importance of
abortion to Planned Parenthood. According to their own annual report, Planned
Parenthood's clinic income was $405 million. As noted,
they performed 332,278 abortions. Assuming an average
cost of $500 per abortion, that means abortion brought
in $166 million. That figure represents 41% of Planned Parenthood's
total clinic income. As always, follow the money. I could say much more about Planned Parenthood. But
for today, I would just ask you to please PRAY. * PRAY that the light of truth shines on this
organization and its activities. * PRAY that the people who work there will see that
light -- and seek honorable work elsewhere. * PRAY that the women seeking abortions there will
understand -- and choose life for their babies. * PRAY!
president of Faith and Action...
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DAY 15 INTENTION
----------------------------------------------------- May God's people awaken to the fact that we are our
brothers' keepers.
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SCRIPTURE
----------------------------------------------------- Now Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to
pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up
against Abel his brother and killed him. Then the
Lord said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" He
said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?" And
He said, "What have you done? The voice of your
brother's blood cries out to me from the ground." -- Genesis 4:8-10
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REFLECTION by Rev. Rob Schenck, Faith and Action
----------------------------------------------------- "Methinks he doth protest too much ..." The Bible is filled with passages that speak to our
obligation to care for our fellow human beings. From
the many commands in the books of Moses enjoining
love of family, neighbors and even strangers, to
Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan, the injunction
to care for others is inescapable. In this account, the guilt-stricken Cain tries to
shrug off his obligation to his own kin by dismissing
it as an unreasonable duty. A la Shakespeare, though,
"methinks he doth protest too much." Cain's objection
doesn't stem from his sense of proper boundaries of
responsibility, but from his own self-centered sense
of self-preservation. Christ said, "Greater love has no one than this, than
to lay down one's life for his friends" (John 15:13).
This is the standard of divine love. It required God
to sacrifice what was most precious to Him for the
temporal and eternal well being of all humankind (see
John 3:16). Though on a much-reduced scale, he
expects us to do the same. Trying to duck our obligation to others is futile. We
can't get away with simply dismissing others,
especially the most vulnerable among us: the
pre-born, the disabled, the sick and the aged. As
with Cain, God sees and hears their suffering and
will call us to account for what we do -- or do not
do -- for them.
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PRAYER
----------------------------------------------------- Father, help us to embrace the fact that we are our
"brother's keeper." When, due to selfish motives, we
try to cast off this responsibility please call to us
to account. We would be pleasing to you and to our
"brother." Through the help and grace of our Lord and
Savior, Jesus Christ, Amen.
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PRINTABLE DEVOTIONAL
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printable PDF to share with friends: http://40daysforlife.com/docs/fall2011day15print.pdf ----------------------------------------------------- For Life, Shawn Carney
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