Saturday, January 22, 2005
"He snatched me from spiritual darkness"
The most powerful part of the program was the testimonies of four, post-abortive women, Dee Dee Alanzo, Rhonda Arias, Malartha Bossier, and Mayalea Banks.
The trials these women have faced, made more sinister by abortion, are heart rending. Harrowing tales of molestation, manipulation, silver-tongued deceit, profiteering violation, and its dark aftermath made men weep.
As Ms. Alanzo gave her testimony with measured calm that belied her painful story, I noticed an uncomfortable drop in temperature as a long promised cold front arrived. In spite of this, she spoke unflaggingly, symbolically standing strong against the chilling story: Exploited by a man 26 years her senior, cajoled into abortion, thrown away after the fact, and left to deal with years of pain and despair. A parental consent law could help prevent situations like this.
Ms. Arias, by contrast, spoke with the penetrating zeal of a revivalist preacher. With sharp enunciation, staccato cadence, and verbal percussion, her words reverberate powerfully through the crowd. You can almost feel the force of her words bouncing around your chest cavity.
Boldly proclaiming Jesus "snatched me from spiritual darkness!", she may be the Martin Luther King of the pro-life movement.
Indeed, few have the credibility she does on the issue. A survivor of 4 abortions and 2 suicide attempts, Ms. Arias understands better than most the true consequences of believing Big Abortion's sly propaganda.
Upholding the redemptive power and healing that Christ brings through His Word, Ms. Arias now leads a ministry to incarcerated women. Stating another obscure fact about abortion, Ms. Arias noted that the female prison population has radically grown since 1973 and that between 60% and 80% of women prisoners have had abortions. Cynics may say other, environmental causes drove both the crime and abortion, but how likely is it crime would have followed a live birth?
After hearing these four, brave women testify to the soul-destroying effects of abortion, how can anyone say abortion is good for women?
The most powerful part of the program was the testimonies of four, post-abortive women, Dee Dee Alanzo, Rhonda Arias, Malartha Bossier, and Mayalea Banks.
The trials these women have faced, made more sinister by abortion, are heart rending. Harrowing tales of molestation, manipulation, silver-tongued deceit, profiteering violation, and its dark aftermath made men weep.
As Ms. Alanzo gave her testimony with measured calm that belied her painful story, I noticed an uncomfortable drop in temperature as a long promised cold front arrived. In spite of this, she spoke unflaggingly, symbolically standing strong against the chilling story: Exploited by a man 26 years her senior, cajoled into abortion, thrown away after the fact, and left to deal with years of pain and despair. A parental consent law could help prevent situations like this.
Ms. Arias, by contrast, spoke with the penetrating zeal of a revivalist preacher. With sharp enunciation, staccato cadence, and verbal percussion, her words reverberate powerfully through the crowd. You can almost feel the force of her words bouncing around your chest cavity.
Boldly proclaiming Jesus "snatched me from spiritual darkness!", she may be the Martin Luther King of the pro-life movement.
Indeed, few have the credibility she does on the issue. A survivor of 4 abortions and 2 suicide attempts, Ms. Arias understands better than most the true consequences of believing Big Abortion's sly propaganda.
Upholding the redemptive power and healing that Christ brings through His Word, Ms. Arias now leads a ministry to incarcerated women. Stating another obscure fact about abortion, Ms. Arias noted that the female prison population has radically grown since 1973 and that between 60% and 80% of women prisoners have had abortions. Cynics may say other, environmental causes drove both the crime and abortion, but how likely is it crime would have followed a live birth?
After hearing these four, brave women testify to the soul-destroying effects of abortion, how can anyone say abortion is good for women?
