Operation Sacred Soil
New organization will help block pro-choice speakers from Catholic facilities and functions
You may not have noticed, but since May 17, 2009, no Catholic organization has dared invite President Barack Obama to speak.
This is because none want to be a Notre Dame II, the university that paid a high price in battered PR and withheld donations for inviting the outspoken abortion proponent to give its commencement address that year.
Pro-life groups across the country united to fly an “abortion plane,” erect billboards, and protest by the thousands on the day of the event.
The Notre Dame effort ended up having a “pay it forward” impact about Obama and probably other high profile abortion proponents, which is great.
But such a huge, concerted effort is unusual. Across the country, contrary to instructions by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to deny pro-abortion speakers access to Catholic churches and campuses, it still happens without so much attention – a lot.
Meanwhile pro-lifers in Michigan, led by Dave Theisen of Real Estate for Life, and Dr. Monica Miller of Citizens for a Pro-life Society, have led or advised several successful efforts to block pro-abortion speakers.
The key, they say, is to conduct an orchestrated, comprehensive effort.
Now Theisen and Miller have formed Operation Sacred Soil, to help faithful Catholics around the country who encounter this dilemma at their church or university.
Operation Sacred Soil’s website lists several steps that must be taken – in order – to succeed.
Theisen and Miller also stand ready to lend advice.
[Top photo, via CNS/Reuters, shows Notre Dame President Fr. John Jenkins with President Obama]
Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
Why would pro-choice speakers even want to appear at Catholic universities ? It’s like trying to argue with a wall.
Did obama give a pro-choice speech at Notre Dame?
What makes him an ‘outspoken abortion proponent’?
Is pro-choice one of his major policy platforms?
Does he advocate for choice on a regular and major basis?
Does he make high-profile speeches about choice as often as he does on economic matters, foreign policy or immigration?
Or is it just something that he quietly leaves as it is because he knows that’s what people want.
Reality,
You really are nothing more than a troll. You lurk this site just cause it gets you off to post annoyances amd get people to post to you. I will try and make your ignorance useful by pointing out to people who might believe your BS that you can scroll down the right hand side of this web page and click on the link called “Obama Born Alive” if they want to read about Obama’s willing to stand alone against all other politicians with a rabidly pro-abort voting record. NEVER missed a vot in support of abortion and never voted for any law that would ‘burden’ anybody with a child by say ‘defunding’ the abortion industry. You have been pointed to Obamas rabid pro-abort voting record so many times already that either your brain is out of whack or you are just looking for the attention. Which is it?
truthseeker, it would appear that you have trouble discerning between the smell of a wine cork and an extensive tour of the Burgundy region of France when it comes to weighing up evidence.
“against all other politicians” – uh huh.
There is a world of difference between obama rejecting a spurious, agenda-laden piece of legislation repeatedly introduced into one state’s political arena and claiming obama to be an ‘outspoken abortion proponent’.
Are you actually able to answer any of the questions I posed? No? Didn’t think so.
President Obama doesn’t need to make public pronouncements on abortion. His actions speak volumes. And his administration’s attacks on the Catholic Church through the revocation of conscience protections are starting to alarm even some progressive Catholics like EJ Dionne.
The better question is for how long will the American voters bite the “bread” bait of government “Freebies” that taxpayers and their elected officials are unwilling to pay for.
Obama is morally, spiritually, ethically bankrupt. His heart and his soul are cold.
Reality: truthseeker, it would appear that you have trouble discerning between the smell of a wine cork and an extensive tour of the Burgundy region of France when it comes to weighing up evidence.
The smell of a wine cork.
An extensive tour of the Burgundy region of France.
Both can be awesome.
What Courtnay said.
Obama & Abortion: http://www.lifenews.com/2010/11/07/obamaabortionrecord/
Reality, Barack and Michelle Obama have been known to host fundraisers in support of keeping partial birth abortion legal. That behaviour is blatantly heinous of any person.
And yes, Obama voted against the Born Alive Infant bill ghat was identical to one that unanimously passed congress. Obama is right there with Tiller and and Gosnell in his enthusiasm for helping women get abortions. ;)