Day 15 - Quiet Prayer Continues

Quiet Prayer Continues

National Campaign Daily Intention

May God’s people awaken to the fact that we are our brothers’ keepers.

Table of Contents

• National Campaign Daily Intention
• National Campaign News
  • Overcoming the Darkness
• Local Campaign News
  • Quiet Prayer Continues
  • Door to Door Campaign, Help us Expand the Campaign through-out Reno
  • Coming Events
  • A Vigil of Mourning – Tuesday, Oct 13, 6:00 pm
  • Pro-Life Solidarity Day – Oct 20, All Day
  • Allow us to Announce Your Pro-Life Prayer Gathering Here
• 40 Days through Scripture
  • Day 15: John 6 – 9
• National News
  • When is a “Fetus” a Baby?: Twice-Born Macie
• International News
  • UN Human Rights Council Backs, Obama Admin Opposes, Backdown on Abortion
• Video Vignette
  • Lines that Divide: The Great Stem Cell Debate
• Get Involved
  • Contact Legislators through their Facebook Pages
  • Support 40 Days for Life with a Donation through our Website
• Campaign Materials
  • Two Hearts Catholic Books & Gifts to Carry 40 Days for Life Items
  • Free 40 Days for Life Items - Bumper Sticker, Bracelet & More

National Campaign Daily Intention

May God’s people awaken to the fact that we are our brothers’ keepers.

Now Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him. Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” And He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground.”—Genesis 4:810 6

“Methinks he doth protest too much ...”

The Bible is filled with passages that speak to our obligation to care for our fellow human beings. From the many commands in the books of Moses enjoining love of family, neighbors and even strangers, to Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan, the in‐junction to care for others is inescapable. In this account, the guilt‐stricken Cain tries to shrug off his obligation to his own kin by dismissing it as an unreasonable duty. A la Shakespeare, though, “methinks he doth protest too much.” Cain’s objection doesn’t stem from his sense of proper boundaries of responsibility, but from his own self‐centered sense of self‐preservation.

Christ said, “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends” (John 15:13). This is the standard of divine love. It required God to sacrifice what was most precious to Him for the temporal and eternal well being of all human‐kind (see John 3:16). Though on a much‐reduced scale, he expects us to do the same.

Trying to duck our obligation to others is futile. We can’t get away with simply dismissing others, especially the most vulnerable among us: the pre‐born, the disabled, the sick and the aged. As with Cain, God sees and hears their suffering and will call us to account for what we do – or do not do – for them.

Rev. Rob Schenck
President
Faith in Action

National Campaign News

Overcoming the Darkness

The National campaign reported several stories of how the tide is turning, including the following:

… It isn't often that anyone from Planned Parenthood agrees to publicly debate abortion; but in Lubbock, Texas, a Planned Parenthood representative agreed to take part in a discussion organized by a group of pro-life medical students at Texas Tech. But once a notice of the event was published in the newspaper, the Planned Parenthood spokesperson backed out, reportedly saying he would be unable to participate in anything related to 40 Days for Life.

"The question is," asked Dan in Lubbock, "if abortion is such a good thing, in their view, why isn't it robustly defensible 24/7?" The answer is simple: They cannot argue the facts. There is no defense for abortion …

To see a read the entire national update go to: http://40daysforlife.com/blog/?p=337.

Local Campaign News

Quiet Prayer Continues

I have no news to report from the sidewalk today. Would you be willing to spend an hour at the sidewalk tomorrow and then send me an email telling about your experiences? To register for the hours when you’ll be at the sidewalk, go to: http://www.vigilcalendar.com/renotahoe I thank you in advance for your support.

Send your impressions of your time at the sidewalk to renotahoe@40DaysforLife.com.

Door to Door Campaign, Help us Expand the Campaign through-out Reno

Are you willing to join us as we go door to door, inviting the community to Pray to End Abortion? We will be going out next Saturday and we need your help. Please contact Carol Marie if you would like to participate. Reply to renotahoe@40DaysforLife.com.

Coming Events

A Vigil of Mourning – Tuesday, Oct 13, 6:00 pm

On the thirteenth of each month, a group gathers on the sidewalk outside the abortion site to remember the lives that will never be lived, the potential never realized because of the tragedy of abortion. Come join them, dressed in mourning, as they pray for God’s Mercy. You are welcome to bring a large votive candle.

Pro-Life Solidarity Day – Oct 20, All Day

[Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust] "The Survivors challenge students of all ages to be bold advocates for the 3,500 preborn who are murdered everyday in our country. You have an opportunity to stand with your fellow classmates and an obligation to be a voice for the voiceless. By standing in united solidarity across the world, students everywhere can identify with the preborn children, and our silence will proclaim 'stop killing our generation!' We can and must be warriors for the preborn!" Read the article from Survivors regarding this day long event.

Allow us to Announce Your Pro-Life Prayer Gathering Here

Gather together to Pray to End Abortion! When you have plans, let us know and we’ll let others know through our updates.

40 Days through Scripture

Day 15: John 6 – 9 (including: John 6:16-21)

When it was evening, his disciples went down to the sea, embarked in a boat, and went across the sea to Capernaum. It had already grown dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. The sea was stirred up because a strong wind was blowing. When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they began to be afraid. But he said to them, “It is I. Do not be afraid.” They wanted to take him into the boat, but the boat immediately arrived at the shore to which they were heading.

When the world is in turmoil around you, remember the words of Christ, “Do not be afraid.” Draw closer to Jesus, read Scripture, imitate His life, live a life of charity, strive to animate the body of Christ in all you do, and you have nothing to fear, if you are living according to His will.

To get the complete 40 Days Through the New Testament list, go to: www.40DaysforLife.com/renotahoe/NewTestament, print it out and get started now. It’s never too late to start reading the bible.

National News

When is a “Fetus” a Baby?: Twice-Born Macie

[The American Vision] … Technology has no morals. Things are not evil in and of themselves (Col. 2:20–23). What people do with the things of this creation is the determining factor. This is certainly true with power (Matt. 10:25; 2 Cor. 1:24) and wealth (1 Tim. 3:3; 6:10; Heb. 13:5). Technological devices do not come with morality tags attached specifying how they should be used. Two men trained as physicians can use their skills to save a life or end a life.

… In societies that are culturally biased against women, the sonogram can lead to eugenics, genocide and murder. In many parts of the Islamic world, for example, the birth of a daughter can bring extreme financial hardship to a family, and the early knowledge of the existence of a female fetus developing inside the womb has led many a couple to either abort the pregnancy or hide knowledge of the pregnancy until birth, whereupon the baby girl was left on some hillside to die of exposure. …

… Technology is a double-edged sword. As history attests, it can be used for both good and evil. For destroying the lives of preborn babies or for healing them. Here’s a story that shows the positive side of advances in fetal surgery techniques that incorporate sonogram imaging. “Just four months into Keri McCartney’s pregnancy, an ultrasound revealed a tumor growing on the baby’s tailbone the size of a grapefruit—nearly as large as the baby herself—that was stealing the baby’s blood and weakening her heart.” In order to remove the tumor, the six-month preborn baby had to be operated on. … Read the Entire Article.

International News

UN Human Rights Council Backs, Obama Admin Opposes, Backdown on Abortion

[LifeNews] The United Nations Human Rights Council has backed, and the administration of pro-abortion President Barack Obama opposed, a measure seen as backing down on abortion. Pat Buckley, who lobbies for the British pro-life group SPUC sees the measure as a positive development. The United Nations has long had a pro-abortion posture and gone as far as pressuring some nations to legalize or expand abortions. However, the Human Rights Council has backed a Russian resolution promoting traditional values that could be a way for the pro-life movement to advance its perspective on abortion. "In a rare break from its long term strategy of attempting to dictate newly-conceived so called 'rights' on everyone - such as the manufactured 'right to abortion' - the UN Human Rights Council has approved a resolution tabled by the Russian Federation," Buckley explained. Full story at LifeNews.com

This article isn’t the best written piece I’ve seen from LifeNews, but the important piece of news is this, for once, the tide may be turning at the UN, where historically, there has been a strong effort to pressure member countries to accept abortion as a “Human Right”. Now that trend is changing, much to the chagrin of the current USA representatives to the UN.

Video Vignette

Lines that Divide: The Great Stem Cell Debate

[Center for Bioethics and Culture Network] Last April [the Center for Bioethics and Culture] reminded you that CBC has been working quietly, but diligently, behind the scenes to produce a film that would expose the truth about the worldwide human cloning agenda. Our documentary, Lines that Divide: The Great Stem Cell Debate is finished! It has been shown at theaters, at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. and now on television all over the country!

After completing a project like this it might be tempting to rest on our laurels. But it is becoming more clear to us that our effort to protect humanity is only beginning. Recent changes in federal policies will increase federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. New York state has given the green light to pay young women up to $10,000 for their eggs to do more human cloning and stem cell research. And the Dickey-Wicker amendment, which has been in effect since 1996, prohibiting federal funding of creating OR destroying embryos is set to expire the end of 2009. This film and the work of the CBC is just at the beginning! Read more here.

If we can organize a showing at UNR, they will send us a free copy of this film. Otherwise, it can be obtained by sending them a $100 donation to their excellent work. My preference would be to arrange to have it screened on campus. Would anyone with ties on campus like to step up and make something happen?

Get Involved!

Contact Legislators through their Facebook Pages

Post a message on the Facebook pages of the following legislators, letting them know that you believe that human life deserves protection, from the moment of conception until natural death.

Be sure to log in to Facebook first in order to see the pages.

• Senator Reid's Facebook Page
• Senator Ensign's Facebook Page
• Dean Heller's Facebook Page
• 40 Days for Life Reno Tahoe Facebook Page

Support 40 Days for Life with a Donation through our Website

We have nearly paid off the expenses of our recent purchase of several banners and additional promotional materials. A number of local churches, groups and individuals purchased banners for their own use through us, so that we were all able to use the greatest bulk discount offered by Heritage House, making good use of the funds that have been thus-far donated. We continue to seek out the best deals and where possible donations of time and materials when seeking to fill our needs. This effort, combined with your generosity has continued to allow us to have materials on-hand for our activities and to pay any other expenses incurred.

Our next expenses are to have additional Pray and Fasting Commitment Brochures printed, in each of our three versions, Marian, non-Marian, and Spanish. Are you ready to step up and contribute to the effort? We are now able to accept donations through our website. Please help us fund this successful campaign. Donate Now

Campaign Materials

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Two HeartsCatholic Books & Gifts to Carry 40 Days for Life Items

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More information

Please share this truth, among others relative toabortion with those who follow your Facebook posts! For moreinformation on 40 Days for Life, Reno/Tahoe, visit our local website, at: www.40DaysforLife.com/RenoTahoe, look for us onFaceBook, or Call: CarolMarie at 530-412-1573 Pleaseforward this message to anyone you know who might be willing to Pray to EndAbortion.

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