HLI Pro-Life training ppt 2

1. The Mission of the
Pro-life Movement
Session 2

2. Training Objectives for Session 2
(1)The ten sources of influence in all
societies.
(2)How and why anti lifers attack Church‑
and family.
(3)The four levels of the pro life mission.‑
(4)How to write a mission statement.
(5)Reasons for hope.
(6)Elements of the pro life movement.‑
(7)How to support proficiency and morale.
(8)Characteristics of the three leadership
styles.

3. The Ten Sources of Influence
(1) The United Nations
(2) The NGOs
(3) The executive branch
(4) The courts
(5) The legislatures
(6) The professional associations
(7) The media
(8) The school leadership
(1) The Church
(2) The family

4. Revolution vs. Evolution
• Mass action vs. individual action.
• Often violent vs. always nonviolent.
• Short-term vs. long-term process.
• Violation of the principle of gradualism vs.
synergy with it.
• Transience vs. permanence.
• Outside in vs. inside out.
• Top-down vs. bottom-up (grassroots)
process.

5. The Purposes of a Social Revolution
(1) To eradicate guilt; and
(2) To accumulate power.

6. Eradicating Guilt
• “Domestic partners;”
• Aborting women;
• Homosexuals;
• Prostitutes and their clients;
• People euthanizing sick relatives;
and
• Anyone committing a sin they feel
ashamed or guilty about.

7. What Amuses Us?

9. Marxist Roots of the Attacks
“The family contains in germ not only
slavery, but also serfdom. ... The married
woman differs from the ordinary courtesan
in that she does not let out her body on
piece-work as a wage worker, but sells it
once and for all into slavery. ... The family
is founded on the open or concealed
domestic slavery of the wife” — Friedrich
Engels.

10. “We have to abolish the institution of
marriage ... By the year 2000 we will, I
hope, raise our children to
believe in human potential,
not God ... We must under-
stand that what we are
attempting is a revolution,
not a public relations move-
ment ... humanism is the goal.”
— Gloria Steinem.
Modern Marxists

11. Breaking the Links
Between Family Members
• The Link Between God and the Family:
Agnosticism, atheism, indifferentism, the
“New Age,” situational ethics and anti-
apostolic propaganda.
• The Unitive Link Between Husband and
Wife: Divorce, adultery, prostitution and the
use of pornography.
• The Procreative Link Between Husband
and Wife: Abortion, contraception,
sterilization, masturbation and homosexual
acts.

12. Breaking the Links
Between Family Members
• The Link Between Parents and their
Children: Permissive sex education,
school-based clinics, “values
clarification,” parent licensing and
government-sponsored day-care
centers.
• The Link Between Parents and
Grandparents: Euthanasia and
“physician-assisted suicide.”

13. Indirect
Attacks on
the Family:
Anti-Family
Propaganda

14. Indirect Attacks
on
the Family:
Encouraging
Consumerism,
Discouraging
Childbearing

15. How Can You Defend Against
Attacks on the Family?
• Set the example: Avoid evil!
• Remember our priorities: God first, family or
ministry second, and pro-life activism third.
• Get your children involved in the fight against the
Culture of Death.
• Homeschool if possible ― and it is possible.
• Attend church with your children.
• Get your kids involved with other Christian
children.
• Laugh at the idiots who produce stupid ideas.

16. The Five Stages of
Persecution of the Church
(1) Stigmatize it, calling it strange and
troublesome.
(2) Marginalize it and push it out of the
mainstream.
(3) Vilify it, blaming it for society’s problems.
(4) Criminalize its activities, and then its
existence.
(5) Persecute it, dropping all pretense of
fairness.

17. What Anti-Theists Want
“I would like to see religion abolished as an
institution, not just in this country, but
worldwide ... it is indeed a form of mental
illness. All churches should be closed down
as unfit for human habitation. The ideas
promulgated by churches are injurious to
mankind ... I see no problem with
government closure of churches ... What we
really want is to see religion wither and die
on the vine.”
— “The Goals of Atheism”

18. Why Try to Destroy
Church and Family?
(1) To complete the anti-life revolution;
- Freedom from religion.
- Freedom from gender.
- Freedom from choice.
- Freedom from thought.
(1) To eliminate guilt.
(2) To enable complete freedom of action.
(3) To control the troublesome remnant.

19. We Are Called to be
Obedient, Not Victorious!
• We have been conditioned to win.
• When we can’t see the results of our efforts, we
lose interest and give up.
• Victory is in God’s hands, not ours.
• Worrying less about winning will make you more
durable and focused.
• “The horse is made ready for the day of battle,
but the victory belongs to the Lord.”
— Proverbs 21:31.

20. “When we face that awesome moment, the
final judgment, it is a terrible moment of
loneliness. You are there alone standing
before God ― and a terror will rip your soul
like nothing you can imagine. But there’ll be
a chorus of voices that are heard beautifully
and clearly in the next world ― and they will
plead for everyone who has been in this
movement. They will say to God, “Spare
him, because he loves us,” and God will look
at you and say not, “Did you succeed?” but
“Did you try”?”
— Congressman Henry J. Hyde.
The Final Reward

21. The “Lineup” from the World’s Perspective
The Culture of Life
Us
The Culture of Death
“Developed’ world governments
The courts
The print and electronic media
The entertainment industry
The “arts community”
The big corporations
The foundations and unions
The non-governmental organizations
A thousand anti-life groups
The legal and medical professions
The professional associations
The billionaires (Buffett, Gates, Turner, Packard, Rockefeller)
Liberal churches
The “New Age” movement

22. “He [Jesus] said to me, “My grace is
sufficient for you, for My power is
made perfect in [your] weakness.”
I will all the more gladly boast of my
weaknesses, that the power of
Christ may rest upon me. For the
sake of Christ, then, I am content
with weaknesses, insults,
hardships, persecutions and
calamities; for when I am weak [in
myself], then I am strong [in Him].”
— 2 Corinthians 12:9-10.
Why We Cannot Lose Hope

23. The Culture of Death
Satan and all of his
demons
The Culture of Life
God the Father
God the Son
God the Holy Spirit
Blessed Virgin Mary
The Company of
Saints
The angelic host
The people of God
The “Lineup” from the Eternal Perspective

24. Our Advantage:
The Natural Repulsiveness and
Filthiness of the Culture of Death
“[Abortion is] the dirty work of our [medical]
field. The sad truth is that the people who
moonlight at the clinics are grade-B
doctors. They’re not the cream of the
crop. And it’s not because they’re
committed [to the cause], it’s because they
can’t find steady work.”
― A pro-abortion OB/GYN.

25. The Origin of the Culture of Death
“If God were your Father you would love
Me ...you are of your father the Devil, and
your will is to do your father’s desires. He
was a murderer from the beginning, and has
nothing to do with the truth, because there
is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks
according to his own nature, for he is a liar
and the father of lies.”
— John 8:42,44.

26. DINKs [Double Income, No Kids]
vs.
SILKs [Single Income, Lots of Kids]
Cause for Victory: Brute Demographics

27. Cause for Victory:
The “Check Valve Effect”
Thousands of abortionists and
their supporters have finally seen
through the shroud of anti-life lies
and have become vocally pro-
life. But the only people who
become pro-abortion after
claiming to be ‘pro-life’ are
unprincipled politicians like Bill
Clinton and Ted Kennedy.

28. Cause for Victory:
The Public Opinion Polls
• 70% of women now favor more restrictions
on abortion.
• 75% of women say that religion is “very
important” in their lives (up from 69% two
years earlier).
• Support for legal abortion among US
college freshman fell from 65% in 1990 to
51% in 1999.

29. Unrelenting Pro-Life Pressure is Having
a Huge Effect in the United States:
You Can Do It Too!
• 84% of United States counties have no abortion
mill.
• There were 634 fewer abortion mills in 2009
than in 1986.
• Total abortions have fallen from a 1990 high of
1.61 million to about 1.2 million in 2009, a drop
of 25%.
• The 3,000 crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) have
saved an incredible 3.9 million preborn babies
since Roe v. Wade in 1973.

30. Our Advantage:
Pro-Lifers Are Much More Motivated!
“There’s a qualitative
difference in the nature of
their [pro-life] involvement ...
It’s a life and death issue for
them, and that creates a
zealousness about it, about
their work, that I don’t think is
matched quite on our side.”
― Kate Michelman, NARAL
Pro-Choice America.

31. The Pro-Abortion Churches Are Dying
1970 95 Million 24 Million
2010 135 Million 16 Million
Changes +41% -33%
Total Membership of
Pro-Life Pro-Abortion
Churches Churches

32. Our Advantage:
The Explosion of Homeschooling
• There were about 300,000 homeschooled
children in the USA in 1990, and 1.5 million
in 2007 — about three percent of all
students.
• All reputable studies prove that
homeschooled children are more
knowledgeable, better disciplined, and have
a better morality than children educated in
the public schools.

33. Our Advantage:
We Were Created to Fight for Life!
“... and you will be hated by all nations for
My Name’s sake. And then many will fall
away, and betray one another, and hate
one another. And many false prophets will
arise and lead many astray. And because
wickedness is multiplied, most men’s love
will grow cold. But he who endures to the
end will be saved.”
— Matthew 24:9-13.

34. Which Pill for You?
“You take the blue pill ― the story
ends. You wake up in your bed and
believe whatever you want to believe.
“You take the red pill — you stay in
wonderland and I show you how deep the
rabbit hole goes.”
― Morpheus to Neo in The Matrix.

35. The Christian Mission: An
Example of the Four Levels
• Generalized (lifetime) mission: “to
make disciples of all nations” —
Matthew 28:19.
• More specific (long-term) mission:
To stop abortion in this nation.
• Even more specific (medium-term)
mission: To open a pregnancy help
center.
• Most specific (short-term) mission:
To have a fundraising walk for the
center.

36. The Two Ways to Judge Others
• To judge the state of a person’s soul.
Only God can do this: “Man looks on the
outward appearance, but the Lord looks
on the heart” — 1 Samuel 16:7.
• To judge the degree of morality and truth
of actions or words, which is the duty of
every Christian: “Take heed to
yourselves; if your brother sins, rebuke
him, and if he repents, forgive him” ―
Luke 17:3.

37. Scripture on a Christian’s Duty
• “Open your mouth for the dumb, for the
rights of all who are left desolate and
defenseless” ― Proverbs 31:8.
• “Give justice to the weak and the
fatherless; maintain the right of the
afflicted and the destitute” — Psalm 82:3.
• “To him that knows to do good and does it
not, to him it is sin” ― James 4:17.
• “Faith without works is as dead as a body
without breath” — James 2:17.

38. Elements of the Pro-Life
Movement: Direct Action
• Rescue missions
• Picketing
• Sidewalk counseling
• Crisis pregnancy center counseling
• Shepherding homes

39. Elements of the Pro-Life
Movement: Support Activities
• Pro-life legislation
• Offensive legal action
• Natural family planning instruction
• Post-abortion syndrome counseling
• Research and education
• Lecturing and debating

40. Elements of the Pro-Life
Movement: The Foundation
• Training
• Recruiting
• Information
• Prayer

41. Some Large American Pro-Life Groups

42. Leadership:
Command and Management
• Command is inspirational; management is
motivational.
• Leadership attributes are virtues or skills.
–Virtues point to God and lead to a strong
interior life.
–Skills are good habits which allow the
activist to inspire confidence in others.

43. • The autocrat
• The ‘good old boy’ (GOB)
• The balanced leader
The Three Types of Leader

44. How to Improve Organizational
Morale and Proficiency
• Provide good training.
• Conduct quarterly social get-togethers.
• Set high standards of performance.
• Emphasize that the group is a team.
• Give commendations for jobs well done.
• Increase responsibility with experience.
• Cross-train your people.
• Develop leadership capabilities in others.
• Try to use a sense of humor.

45. A Message
For Your Fence-
Sitting Friends:
All you’ll ever
find in the
middle of the
road is dead
possums and
yellow stripes!

48. Brian Clowes
Human Life International
4 Family Life Lane
Front Royal, Virginia USA
Telephone: (540) 636-1106
E-mail address: bclowes@hli.org
Web site: http://www.hli.org