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Lake Zurich Spreads the Word

Posted by Dan Gura (July 13, 2010 at 8:48 am)
Lake Zurich city sign with abortion warning sign in the background

Lake Zurich City sign with their abortion photos warning sign in the background [Photo by Dan Gura]

Early Saturday morning the Village of Lake Zurich posted signs announcing the Pro-Life Action League’s Face the Truth Tour.
Well, to be totally honest, the signs warn motorists to “expect delays” because of our “Graphic Photos.” No need to worry, the Village is advising sensitive drivers (like Saturday’s anti-pornography vigilante) that they may wish to alter their route to avoid having their eyes opened to the Truth.

The Only Town with Its Own Warning Signs

Lake Zurich has the interesting distinction of being the only town we have ever been to that provides its own warning signs a week ahead of time. [Continue reading ...]

Posted in Face the Truth | 2 Comments »

Teens Are Tomorrow’s Leaders

Posted by Dan Gura (July 1, 2010 at 10:55 am)

lifeapalooza 1The Crusaders for Life are an active group of teens.

They have invited the League’s director, Joe Scheidler, and Generations for Life’s co-director, John Jansen, to speak at their meetings on several occasions. They have also been to Planned Parenthood in Chicago to pray, even saving a baby while they were there!

Their newest effort is LIFEapalooza, a gathering designed to bring pro-life teens from the Chicagoland area together to have fun and network. [Continue reading ...]

Posted in Pro-Life Activism, Pro-Life Events, Youth Outreach | 4 Comments »

League Well Represented at Memorial Day Parade

Posted by Dan Gura (June 1, 2010 at 5:27 am)
Pro-lifers march in the Arlington Heights Memorial Day Parade [Photo by Dan Gura]

Pro-lifers march in the Arlington Heights Memorial Day Parade [Photo by Dan Gura]

The Pro-Life Action League was well represented at Arlington Heights’ Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 31. Scores of pro-life activists wore bright red Face the Truth Tour t-shirts and caps as they witnessed to the sanctity of life during the village’s annual parade.  Emblazoned across their backs was our message, Choose Life. They were joined by an equal number wearing t-shirts espousing Life. Many, including little children, carried signs which read We Choose Life. [Continue reading ...]

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North West Families for Life Launched

Posted by Dan Gura (May 21, 2010 at 10:07 am)

north-west 1Will you help save unborn babies dying in Des Plaines? The Pro-Life Action League is helping a newly formed group called North West Families For Life begin a weekly prayer effort in front of one of Vinod Goyals’ abortion clinics in Des Plaines, and you are invited to join them!

Where: Forest View Medical Center, 2750 South River Road, Des Plaines, Illinois.

When: Thursdays from 7:00 a.m. until noon (the time when abortions are performed) beginning on Thursday, May 27th. [Continue reading ...]

Posted in Clinic Witness, Pro-Life Activism, Sidewalk Counseling | 3 Comments »

Don’t Be Fooled by the Cross on the Roof

Posted by Dan Gura (May 3, 2010 at 12:22 pm)

Children praying for an end to abortion [Photo by Dan Gura]

Children praying for an end to abortion [Photo by Dan Gura]


Every month, for over 30 years, pro-lifers affiliated with the Pro-Life Action League have witnessed for life in front of Advocate Lutheran General Hospital which, despite the cross on the roof, continues to perform abortions.

The tradition of prayerful protest continues this Saturday when we will again line Dempster Street to expose their dark secret.

We are having an impact

Last year a doctor, who asked not to be named, came down to thank us for being there and said  “they” know we are there and “they” are not very happy about it.  She urged us to never stop until the hospital stops aborting healthy babies (the hospital performs “selective reduction” abortions and abortions on minor girls without parental notification). [Continue reading ...]

Tags: , , , . Posted in Abortion, Clinic Witness, Pro-Life Activism, Pro-Life Events | 0 Comments »

Chapter 56: Keep the Abortionist Out of Your Community

Posted by Dan Gura (April 1, 2010 at 11:59 am)

Pro-lifers pray in front of Goyal's new location. [Photos by Dan Gura]

Pro-lifers pray in front of Goyal's new location. [Photos by Dan Gura]

In Chapter 56 of Joe Scheidler’s landmark book, CLOSED: 99 Ways to Stop Abortion, pro-life activists are admonished, “If you learn that an abortion clinic is coming to your community, you are obliged to try to keep it out.”

Abortionist Goyal Moving into Arlington Heights

Since 1996 abortionist Vinod Goyal—owner and operator of seven abortion clinics in Northern Illinois—has sought permission to move Dimensions Medical Center abortion clinic from Des Plaines into a medical office building in Arlington Heights. [Continue reading ...]

Tags: , , , . Posted in Abortion, Clinic Witness, Contraception, Face the Truth, Pro-Life Activism, Pro-Life Events | 1 Comment »

Update on Florida Activism

Posted by Dan Gura (March 18, 2010 at 8:36 am)

floridaupdateConcerned Citizens of Naples (Florida) has announced details of their first picket of abortionist Philip Waterman’s Fort Myers house. Waterman is a “circuit” abortionist who travels from Fort Myers to Naples on a regular schedule.

League Executive Director Eric Scheidler was in Naples helping local activists when abortions started there a few months ago. Now he’s helping the folks on the ground there craft their media message as they continue to fight against the killing of innocent babies in their community.

Where and When

The event will take place on Sunday, March 21st between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Waterman lives at 904 Robalo Drive in Fort Myers [map]. For further information, please contact Ed Melone at 239-438-1033. [Continue reading ...]

Tags: , , , . Posted in Abortion, Pro-Life Activism, Pro-Life Events | 1 Comment »

The Devil is Still Around in 2010

Posted by Dan Gura (March 15, 2010 at 4:00 pm)

exorcism_2I once heard a pastor admonish the assembled with, “you had better believe in the devil…because he believes in you.”

These days the idea of malevolent demons being actively involved in someone’s life (for their detriment) may seem almost quaint. But they are very real.

Exorcisms Still Timely in 2010

“The Church isn’t quick to judge exorcisms, because, with all the mental problems we have today, it could be something else,” Joe Scheidler recently told me. However, every sidewalk counselor can tell of seeing the devil in those walking into an abortuary. Often he manifests his presence in the man who is escorting, cajoling, and forcing the woman into the slaughterhouse.

[Continue reading ...]

Tags: , , . Posted in Abortion, The Church | 0 Comments »

Chapter 37: Picket An Abortionist’s House

Posted by Dan Gura (March 3, 2010 at 9:32 am)

Pro-Lifers picket abortionist Vinod Goyal's swanky neighborhood in Inverness, Illinois. [Photo by Dan Gura]

Pro-Lifers picket abortionist Vinod Goyal's swanky neighborhood in Inverness, Illinois. [Photos by Dan Gura]

In Chapter 37 of Joe Scheidler’s landmark book, CLOSED: 99 Ways to Stop Abortion, pro-life activists are encouraged to picket the abortionists’ homes:

We go to the homes of abortionists…because they do not like it. They usually are not proud of being abortionists, and often they even guard from their community the fact that they are involved in abortion. If it were widely known that they are abortionists, they might be very uncomfortable in their communities, and their communities might be uncomfortable with them.

I saw this take place firsthand when we used to picket the entrance to the exclusive Inverness subdivision where abortionist Vinod Goyal lives.  To say his neighbors were uncomfortable would be an understatement. [Continue reading ...]

Tags: , , . Posted in Abortion, Face the Truth, Pro-Life Activism, Pro-Life Events | 1 Comment »