The Center for Bio-Ethical Reform is planning to trail up to a 30-character letter banner behind its "abortion plane" photo board and is soliciting suggestions for the message.
Anyone submitting an idea CBR uses will receive a copy of Scott Klusendorf's excellent new book, A case for life.
Comments:
It is an excellent, excellent book. It really brings the abortion debate down to "the level."
Posted by: Bobby Bambino at May 4, 2009 4:37 PMLife, the lynch pin for all issues of justice!
Posted by: Christina at May 4, 2009 4:38 PM"Come and see." And Jesus wept.
(Jn 11:34b-35)
"Give up Obama, Not your principles!"
"Hello Mary, Goodbye Barry"
"Give Life a chance...your Moms did."
Posted by: RSD at May 4, 2009 4:51 PM"Stop Killing Babies."
"Justice Delayed, Justice Denied"
"Equal Justice Under Law"
"Justice For All"
"Blood Cries Out"
Posted by: Ian at May 4, 2009 5:27 PMAbortion; the other torture!
Posted by: Christina at May 4, 2009 5:28 PM"Choice Ends When Life Begins"
Posted by: Lauren at May 4, 2009 6:09 PMChristina@5:28PM, excellent!
Live dismemberment IS torture!
Posted by: Fed Up at May 4, 2009 6:10 PM“Whatever you do for the least of my brothers and sisters, you do for me”(Matthew 25:40)
Posted by: AnnE at May 4, 2009 6:15 PMAbortion - the ultimate child abuse
A nation that kills its children is a nation without HOPE.
"Fear God, Do Right & Risk the Consequences"
Posted by: Jamie Schofield at May 4, 2009 7:33 PMNotre Dame insults her name!
Obama: Abortion's hero
ND: a disgrace to Catholics
Obama & ND have bloody hands!
Abortion hurts women & Jesus!
Abortion hurts everyone!
Boycott Notre Dame!
www.boycottNotreDame.com
Excommunicate Notre Dame!
ND: a whitewashed sepulchre!
Repent Notre Dame!
Be not conformed to this world
Born Alive Infants against ND!
Notre Dame supports abortion!
Abortion: the 8th sacrament?
Repent of your sins, Obama!
ND: the new Sanhedrin?
ND: the new Golgotha
Abortion: modern genocide
Abortion: Blacks' #1 killer
Is an Obama statue next?
Happy Mother's Day, Mary!
Unborn Obama: survivor
Repent Obama: be forgiven!
Shame on Notre Dame!
Abortion: Satan's baby
Woe if ye call evil good
Father, forgive them!
Let the little ones come
Unless ye become as a child
Let the unborn be reborn!
Do unto others as...
Obama: be reborn!
Jesus weeps for N.D.!
The womb: the new Gitmo
The womb: the other Gitmo
End unborn terrorism!
Obama & ND: unborn enemies
ND: modeling disobedience
Hope: unless you're unborn
Catholics don't need Change
Change won't buy Heaven
"CHANGE" abortion, Obama!
The unborn need "change"!
Abortion rejects hope!
Jesus loved unborn Obama
What if Obama was aborted?
Abort Notre Dame!
Abortion: the new slavery
Abortion: black genocide
Judas: a ND grad?
ND: the kiss of betrayal
ND: a modern Judas
Anti-Life = Anti-Catholic
ND: Honor your mother!
50000000 unborn souls lost
ND says: Crucify Him!
ND profanes the Eucharist!
ND: beg for Jesus' mercy!
ND, you betray the Son of Man
ND, your mom is ashamed!
Obama brings shame to ND
Love kills abortion
Jesus is pro-life
Mary is pro-life
ND shames herself today
Satan loves abortion!
Posted by: A. Chamberlain at May 4, 2009 7:47 PMAbortion= legalized murder
Abortion- the unchoice of millions
Abortion kills potential not saves it
The aborted have the most to lose
Abortion kills. Love saves.
Abortion: the ultimate regret
Abortion: a fancy word for murder
Choose life. This baby would have.
Posted by: Anonymous at May 4, 2009 8:42 PM
Woops last post was mine!
Posted by: Becca at May 4, 2009 8:45 PM...and Satan smiles...
Posted by: Becca at May 4, 2009 9:01 PMPlease save the babies America.
Posted by: Pam at May 4, 2009 9:51 PMHEAR THE SILENT SCREAMING!
Posted by: Ed at May 4, 2009 10:21 PMAbortion: America's Holocaust
Abortion: Obama's legacy
Hypocrisy is anti-Catholic
God bless unborn Americans
ND: modeling hypocrisy
Choose life, ND!
ND embraces culture of death
Abortion kills Catholics
Unborn Americans deserve life
Thou shalt not kill!
Abortion: evil incarnate
God made Man vs manmade god
You knit me in my mom's womb
Mother of God, pray for us
Immaculate Mary, totus tuus
Pray for Obama to be prolife
Obama, unborn Jesus loves you
We worship the unborn Jesus!
Jesus had life before birth
Not above ND's "pay grade"?
Abortion: destroying the USA
Love Obama, hate abortion
Obama, ask forgiveness!
Obama, worship unborn Jesus!
Mother Mary, bless Obama!
Obama, save us! -the unborn
Obama, choose life!!!
Obama, end torture in utero
End partial birth torture!
Obama, lead us to life!
Obama, fund life, not death
Obama, be a president of life
I came that they might have LIFE
Opposing life = opposing God
God save Notre Dame!
God save President Obama!
Pray for President Obama!
Jesus loves every baby!
Abortion hurts, Jesus heals
Abortion: 1 dead, 1 wounded
Obama: aborting our future
Abortion kills Americans
ND has forsaken the unborn!
What you do to the least ones...
Love thy preborn neighbor!
God wants every baby!
No baby is ever a mistake
Obama, make life your legacy!
Posted by: A. Chamberlain at May 4, 2009 10:29 PMThis one might be over the top:
HEAR THE FETUS SCREAM!
Posted by: Ed at May 4, 2009 10:41 PMMary didn't make a mistake!
Mary said, "Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; be it done to me according to your word." (Luke 1:38)
She said, "Your will be done."
And Mary said,
"My soul exalts the Lord,
And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour.
For He has had regard for the humble state of His bondslave;
For behold, from this time on all generations will count me blessed.
For the Mighty One has done great things for me;
And holy is His name."
(Luke 1:46-49)
Christians count her blessed!
Mr. Obama said, "I've got two daughters, nine years old and six years old. I am going to teach them first of all about values and morals. But if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby." (March 29, 2008)
Prez Obama counts Mary cursed!
An angel said, "Arise and take the Child and His mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him." (Matt. 2:13)
Save Notre Dame from Herod-sy!
Senator Obama said, "[W]henever we define a previable fetus [abortion survivor actually, no longer a fetus] as a person that is protected by the equal protection clause or the other elements in the Constitution, what we're really saying is, in fact, that they are persons that are entitled to the kinds of protections that would be provided to a – child, a 9-month-old – child that was delivered to term... it would essentially bar abortions..." (March 30, 2001)
Obama speaks; Rachel weeps.
Posted by: Jon at May 5, 2009 1:21 AMMr. Obama said that the country’s greatest moral failure was not doing enough for its underprivileged. ”We still don’t abide by that basic precept of Matthew — whatever you do to the least of my brothers, you do to me,” Mr. Obama said.
So, a la commenters Ann E. (6:15 p.m. May 4) and A. Chamberlain (10:29 p.m. May 4), I recommend a picture of a beautiful pre-born child with these words: "whatever you do to the least..."
Posted by: Jon at May 5, 2009 4:46 AMOBAMA: STOP KILLING OUR CHILDREN!
Posted by: Ed at May 5, 2009 5:46 AMTHEIR BLOOD CRIES OUT FOR JUSTICE!
Posted by: Ed at May 5, 2009 5:48 AMTHEIR BLOOD CRIES OUT, "JUSTICE!"
Posted by: Ed at May 5, 2009 5:50 AMTHE KILLING STOPS NOW!
THE GENOCIDE STOPS NOW!
THE MURDER STOPS NOW!
THE MURDER OF OUR CHILDREN STOPS NOW! (31 characters)
Posted by: Ed at May 5, 2009 6:01 AMMR OBAMA: STOP KILLING OUR CHILDREN! (31 characters)
Posted by: Ed at May 5, 2009 6:04 AMMARY WAS NOT PUNISHED WITH A BABY
Posted by: Jasper at May 5, 2009 6:48 AMMADE IN LOVE...KILLED IN WOMB
1 IN 4...KILLED IN WOMB
Posted by: Frank at May 5, 2009 8:47 AMOk, one message for each side of the banner,
3700 EVERYDAY IN AMERICA
HEAR THE SILENT SCREAMING!
Posted by: Ed at May 5, 2009 8:53 AMor maybe,
3700 TIMES/DAY, EVERYDAY IN AMERICA
and
HEAR THE SILENT SCREAMING
Posted by: Ed at May 5, 2009 8:57 AM"ND: You can't be Catholic AND Support Obama"
Posted by: RSD at May 5, 2009 9:06 AMOk, we'd need two books for this one, mine and one for poster Xalisae who provided the inspiration:
One side:
3700 TELL-TALE HEARTS/DAY
Other side:
BEATING LOUDER & LOUDER & LOUDER
(increasing font size)
Kinda has that educational flavor going for it.
Or it may have more poetic emphasis:
3700 TELL-TALE HEARTS/DAY BEATING
and
LOUDER AND LOUDER AND LOUDER
Posted by: Ed at May 5, 2009 9:48 AMLife, Liberty, Pursuit for ALL
Posted by: kari at May 5, 2009 10:03 AMEXPELLED: No Humanity Allowed
EXPELLED: No Girls Allowed
his brother's keeper
There was no womb in-keeper
Obama! say can you see? (PG)
Human rights for human beings!
"Welcome to ND President Obama"
Posted by: Hal at May 5, 2009 11:36 AM"Congratulations, Graduates!"
Posted by: Erin at May 5, 2009 11:52 AM"x percent of your generation has died from abortion"
Posted by: Janet at May 5, 2009 11:59 AMLife: What a Beautiful CHOICE.......
"...And blessed is the fruit of Thy womb, Jesus."
Posted by: Kristen at May 5, 2009 1:20 PMSome pretty good ones already, though many of them seem too long or too accusing.
I'm not Catholic myself, but I like the ones that are along the lines of "listen to your mother".
Posted by: Chris at May 5, 2009 2:36 PMThat's true, Chris. Most of mine are too accusing. Though I do think that, "Whatever you do to the least..." is quite gentle and directed mostly at President Obama, to take him at his word. But I find even that one a sloppy application, because Jesus was referring to His brothers, fellow Christians, and not to all people indiscriminately (you'd have to know the details of my church's theology, which serves no purpose to share here). And I find your, "Listen to your Mother," very simple and effective--though, like you, I am not a Roman Catholic. (And I understand that Mother to be the Church, not Mary.) But I share the same concern to protect the sanctity of human life that devout Roman Catholics are known for.
Posted by: Jon at May 5, 2009 3:03 PM"You can't be Catholic and Pro-Choice!" "Women Deserve Better Than Abortion!"
Posted by: Rachael C. at May 5, 2009 9:01 PM"Obama Supports Anti-Catholic & Anti-Life Policies"
Posted by: Rachael C. at May 5, 2009 9:06 PMN.D. has no King but Caesar!
Obama, be Right-not popular
Abortion revokes God's choice
Mary would be ashamed!
Each baby deserves a graduation
Abortion: so many lost futures
Who's missing from your class?
ND: apologize to the unborn!
Obama: the unborn forgive you
Obama: the unborn pray for you
ALL human lives are sacred!
Posted by: Kathleen at May 6, 2009 11:11 AMDid Rebecca have a "choice"?
Posted by: ML/NJ at May 6, 2009 11:15 AMstill waiting the light of day
Can a mom abort and stay mum?
Who keeps mom about a baby?
Love it to life.
It's a long way, baby.
Let them go into the world.
Congratulations, former feti!
Maybe your campaign would be a little more effective if you flew a plane around campus that read "this is what you're honoring" rather than "this is what your honoring". After all, Notre Dame is one of the best institutions for higher education. Your little plane might be more convincing if you exhibited more care and--dare I say--intelligence in these banners.
Posted by: notre dame '10 at May 6, 2009 3:37 PMND 10,
Where do you see a photo of that misspelling?
Posted by: Bobby Bambino at May 6, 2009 3:40 PMMr. Bambino,
I am a student on campus, and so I saw the actual banner and not a photo of it.
Posted by: Anonymous at May 6, 2009 4:02 PMAh, I see. Thanks ND '10.
Posted by: Bobby Bambino
at May 6, 2009 4:10 PMProtect unborn students
Abortion: unborn terrorism
Obama: protect unborn Americans
ND: aborting Catholicism
Peace in the womb!
ND: denounce abortion!
ND loves Obama > unborn
By their fruit ye know them
In Memoriam: 50 million lost
Birth: prerequisite #1
Abortion is a mortal sin
ND: repeat Theology 101!
One third: forever silenced
Wombs: the new land mines
Stop dismemberment now!
50 million missing diplomas
Abortion: ultimate torture
Divine Mercy: abortion's answer
Pray the rosary for Obama
Dismemberment = discrimination
Abortion: Obama's holocaust
End unborn violence!
Stop aborting Americans!
Mary: Mother of all unborn
Abortion is inhuman!
Notre Dame: eternal shame!
Have Mercy on us all!
Stop unborn bloodshed!
Slaughter of the innocents!
Abortion is un-American
Abortion is un-Presidential
Obama: show us "common ground"
Their blood is upon us!
The unborn beg for our love
Obama: hear their cries!
Harden not your hearts!
I came so ye might have life
I am the way, truth & LIFE
America, open your eyes!
They have no hands but ours
Abortion destroys our future
Our hearts beat for theirs
We will speak for them!
The unborn are unforgotten!
"This is my body..."
Not one sparrow falls...
"Who is my neighbor?"
Am I my brother's keeper?
Humble yourselves as children
"What is truth?"
May they rest in peace
Posted by: A. Chamberlain at May 6, 2009 8:27 PMI think my favorites so far are "Obama speaks; Rachel weeps" and "Stop dismemberment now."
I kind of like "This is my body..." but it might be blasphemous.
Posted by: YCW at May 7, 2009 9:03 AMWe do show you the pictures!
Our photos are ugly but true.
Our photos show another 9/11.
YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK!!!
Posted by: DC at May 8, 2009 3:57 PM