Day 17 –World’s Major Religions at Sidewalk Today

Local Campaign News
- The World’s Major Religions Represented at Sidewalk Today
- Please Remember to Stay on the Sidewalk or Across the Street
- Have You Encountered Disturbing the Peace or a Noise Nuisance?
- Please Ask Your Church to Join Life Chain & Adopt A Day at the Sidewalk
- Video Cameras Recommended
National Campaign News
- 137 Babies Saved
Vigil Calendar
- Reno Adopt A Day Calendar
- Volunteers Needed Friday covered, Sat 2-7 pm & Sun 2-2:30, 4-5 pm, 5:30 – 7 pm
40 Days through Scripture
- Day 17 - John 15 – 19
National News
- Representatives Should Not Be Fooled: “Yes” Vote on Senate Healthcare Bill Betrays Constituent
Take Action
- Time is of the Essence as Obama Calls for 'Up-or-Down' Vote on Health Care Restructuring
Abortion 101
- The Adoption Option
Video Vignette
- Kill the Bill, Not the Babies
Coming Events
- Life Chain Rally – Sunday March 14, 2 – 3:30 pm
- Allow us to Announce Your Pro-Life Prayer Gathering Here
Support the Effort!
- Support 40 Days for Life with a Donation through our Website

Local Campaign News

The World’s Major Religions Represented at Sidewalk Today

Today as several of our experienced prayer volunteers were praying at the sidewalk two young men, walking in conversation stopped to learn more about what was happening. One of these men was wearing what appeared to be a Jewish Yakama and the other young man told stories of his time in Palestine, leaving the impression that he was Muslim. Both young men agreed that abortion was an evil worthy of prayer to end. At the sidewalk at that time, we had represented Judaism, Islam, Protestant Christianity and Catholicism. This is exactly the make-up we would like to see present on a daily, hourly basis, all who believe in one God coming together to Pray to End Abortion.

The young man who spoke of Palestine indicated that he had been imprisoned and tortured, using music much like the noise that is played at the sidewalk by the abortionist, Dr. Damon Stutes. He was very concerned about the impact that long exposure could have on those present and indicated a desire to call the authorities. We certainly did not dissuade him from doing so.

They were also interested in learning about the circumstances behind the sign held by one of our volunteers present at the sidewalk at the time. Her sign read “I Regret My Abortion.” They had thought, upon seeing it, that she was indicating that the women coming and going might regret their abortions, and were surprised to learn that this woman comes to the sidewalk because she does not want anyone else to make the mistake she has made, at this same facility. It is the ultimate in compassion that she is demonstrating, as she strives to prevent others from entering into the pain she knows all too well.

If you come to the sidewalk, please bring some of our local pregnancy resources that we have to offer the women to come to the sidewalk. If you haven’t seen this handout, please download a copy from our website. There is a link to it located on the team page, or you can go there directly at: www.40DaysforLife.com/RenoTahoe/resources. These resources provide the women with the opportunity to fully explore their choices before the go down a dead end.

If you plan to go to the sidewalk to pray and/or sidewalk counsel, please sign our Statement of Peace, located at: www.40DaysforLife.com/RenoTahoe/statementofpeace. Those who participate in 40 Days for Life are asked to commit to being peaceful, prayerful and lawful while we are at the sidewalk.

Please Remember to Stay on the Sidewalk or Across the Street

Just a quick reminder that we don’t want to be in the street when we come to pray. Please stay either on the sidewalk or on the dirt across the street when you come to pray. We also are not allowed to block vehicles entering or exiting the driveway of the abortion site, nor can we block pedestrians on the sidewalk. Thank you for your continued cooperation. If you are asked to move by a police officer, please comply immediately and ask for his name and badge number. We’d like to keep track of any encounters between those who are volunteering at the sidewalk and the Reno Police department, so please email us at 40DaysforLifeRenoTahoe@gmail.com or call us at 530-412-1573.

Have You Encountered Disturbing the Peace or a Noise Nuisance?

Have you been to the sidewalk and been subjected to a noise nuisance while there? Did you know that the City of Reno has a code that specifically addresses disturbing the peace and public nuisances?

Sec. 8.12.020. - Disturbing the peace.

It is unlawful for any person to commit a breach of the peace. Such breach shall consist of:

Fighting or challenging to fight; or
Conduct or words calculated to provoke violence or a violation of the law by the person to whom the conduct or words are addressed; or
Making annoying, lewd, malicious or threatening telephone calls; or
Willfully and unreasonably subjecting a person or neighborhood to any noise which is likely to disturb the peace of persons of reasonable and ordinary sensibilities.

(Code 1966, § 11.12.090; Ord. No. 5047, § 1, 9-28-99; Ord. No. 5387, § 1, 11-5-02)

And further on in the code regarding Nuisances:

Nuisance or nuisance activity. That which is injurious to health, or injurious, indecent and offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property, or is against the interest of public morals, decency, safety, peace and order, including, but not limited to, an attractive nuisance, a nuisance per se, criminal activity, the presence of debris, litter, graffiti, garbage, rubble, abandoned, unregistered or junk vehicles or junk appliances, curfew violations, or any other activity, behavior or conduct defined by the council or Nevada Revised Statutes to constitute a public nuisance. Nuisance or nuisance activity includes unreasonably creating, allowing, or engaging in any activity, conduct or use of property that subjects a person or neighborhood to noise which is likely to disturb the peace of persons of reasonable and ordinary sensibilities. [Reference NRS 268; NRS 268.412; 1997]

Sec. 8.22.035. - Nuisances per se defined.

Any of the following conditions are a nuisance per se as constituting conditions which annoy, injure or endanger the safety, health or comfort of any considerable number of persons:

(1) An unsafe or dangerous building; …

(25) Any other condition which creates a blight to adjoining property, the neighborhood or the city, or a nuisance, health, safety or fire hazard identified as such under the conditions set forth in the International Fire Code, International Building Code, Uniform Abatement of Dangerous Buildings Code, Washoe County Solid Waste Management Code, or any other Reno Municipal Code or Washoe County Code or the Nevada Revised Statutes.

While we need to be accountable for our own behavior and ensure that we ourselves do not in any way cross over from prayer and an exercise of our Free Speech to being a public nuisance, we should also be protected from those who seek to disturb our peace or use noise as a nuisance towards us. The Reno Police Department Non-Emergency number is: 775-334-2677. I recommend you program it into your cell phone. If you do contact the police for an incident of Disturbing the Peace or a Noise Nuisance, please also contact us at 40DaysforLifeRenoTahoe@gmail.com or 530-412-1573 and let us know how your call was handled. Please get the name of the officer with whom you spoke, as well as their badge number. If a report was taken (this is what is required for them to follow-up on the matter) be certain to ask for the case number and provide that to us as well.

Please Ask Your Church to Join Life Chain & Adopt A Day at the Sidewalk

We have posted an invitation to participate in Life Chain, along with a sample Bulletin Announcement & Pulpit Announcements is available at: www.40DaysforLife.com/RenoTahoe/LiveChainInvite. Please bring this to the attention of your Pastor. If you believe you’ll be able to join us, please RSVP through our Facebook Event, located at:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=339511168591&index=1

Thus far, our campaign success in maintaining a nearly constant vigil at the sidewalk has been possible because people like you have stepped up and requested that their pastors support Adopt a Day through their church. The vast majority of the churches that have stepped up to this challenge have been Catholic, but this campaign is by no means a Catholic endeavor. The national director of 40 Days for Life is not Catholic, and many of the campaigns around the country are led by non-Catholic Christians. Many of our local regular prayer volunteers are themselves not Catholic and we would like to see our campaign better reflect the entire body of Christ as we Pray to End Abortion. Won’t you please approach your pastor and request that your congregation join on the sidewalk to defend the most innocent and defenseless children be protected from abortion?

What we have found is that those who come to the sidewalk grow in the depth of their relationship to Christ. Being there where the killings are done also creates a sense of just how serious this issue is and increases the intensity of the prayers that it will come to an end. These are the spiritual benefits of participating in this campaign at the frontlines, not to mention the benefits that occur when a mother sees those who love her child enough to come out of their comfort zone to plead for the innocent life. We can’t save every child that is brought to the abortion site, but on occasion, we see the fruit of our labors, through an innocent life saved. Won’t you come to Pray to End Abortion?

We will also be holding a Life Chain on March 14. This event started as a gift from God to a small ministry in Yuba City, CA in 1987 and in 2009 over 1700 locations held a Life Chain event. This non-denominational Christian effort is for those who call Jesus Christ Lord, and are willing to declare abortion a grave evil that defames the name and holiness of God (Leviticus 18:21). For more information on Life Chain, call Elizabeth Labat at: 504-296-8670

Video Cameras Recommended

It has been recommended, and I’d like to encourage you to consider this recommendation, that those coming to the sidewalk bring a video camera when you come to pray. Place the camera in your car, or on a tripod on the sidewalk, to videotape you while you are standing in prayer. It is prudent that we have a video record of all that occurs at the sidewalk, as we gather peacefully, prayerfully and lawfully.

To sign up on the vigil calendar go to: www.vigilcalendar.com/renotahoe or for the Carson City vigil site, go to: www.vigilcalendar.com/carsoncity. If you’ve already registered, your username is your email address. If you have forgotten your password, there is a simple mechanism by which your password can be sent to your email address. If you still have difficulty getting registered, feel free to send your questions to: 40DaysforLifeRenoTahoe@gmail.com or call: 530-412-1573.

Join our Facebook group for 40 Days for Life Reno Tahoe, at: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/group.php?gid=50059641315

Join the Carson City Facebook Fan page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/40-Days-For-Life-Carson-City/262781127002?v=wall&ref=search

National Campaign News

176 Babies Saved!

World-wide, there are a reported 176 babies saved during the current campaign. The incredible thing is that we know from local experience that there are saves that aren’t reported to the sidewalk, sometimes for years afterwards, and sometimes they are never reported to those who come to pray and council the women entering the abortion site. Praise God for all those who are saved from abortion and the women who are spared the trauma! Praise God also for those who have been brought to the healing of Our Lord Jesus Christ through the witness provided at the sidewalk.

If you’re not already getting the daily updates from the National 40 Days for Life campaign, go to our website: www.40DaysforLife.com/RenoTahoe and sign up to receive updates at the top right corner of the page.

Vigil Calendar

Reno Adopt A Day Calendar

Date	Church	Contact	Phone
Thurs – Mar 4	Valley View Christian Fellowship	Theresa Cobb	(775) 853-8345
Fri – Mar 4.	St. Alberts Parish, Reno	Greg Sprigg	(775) 746-9758
Sun – Mar 21	Bishop Manogue High School	Matt Schambari	(775) 336-6000

Bring Adopt-a-Day to your church by contacting us at 40DaysforLifeRenoTahoe@gmail.com or by calling Carol Marie at (530) 412-1573. We will schedule your church for a day at the sidewalk.

Volunteers Needed Friday covered, Sat 2-7 pm & Sun 2-2:30, 4-5 pm, 5:30 – 7 pm

On Friday, we have had prayer volunteers commit to the schedule from 7 am until 7 pm, with at least 2 volunteers for most of the day. This is our goal, to have at least 2 people present at all times. Thank you to the volunteers who have helped to make this happen.

On Saturday we need your help. Please sign up for an hour or more, especially in the afternoon. We have the opportunity to maintain our spiritual presence at the sidewalk on a constant basis, but we need your help to make it happen.

On Sunday we need your help. Can you come to the sidewalk from 2-2:30 pm, 4-5 pm or 5:30 – 7 pm? Help us maintain the coverage at the sidewalk.

Next week, which hour can you cover with prayer? Could you stop by the sidewalk before going to work. This gives you an opportunity to be present when the doctor and his staff arrive for their day of work. We would like them to see that we are praying for them as their day begins.

Perhaps you can take an early lunch and come to the sidewalk at 11 am, staying to pray for an hour. Or would you be able to swing by at the end of the work day to pray from 4-7 pm. We like to continue our prayers at the sidewalk even after the doctor and his staff have left for the day. If the weather turns, praying from your car still provides the spiritual benefit to the site, but seeing a prayer volunteer standing in inclement weather has turned more than one person from abortion or from participating in the industry, as they see the strength of our commitment. Help us maintain a constant vigil for 12 hours of the day, from 7 am until 7 pm daily. Please register using our online calendar, so we can be certain that the sidewalk is covered in constant prayer.

Please register the hours when you can come pray at the sidewalk by going to our on-line calendar at: www.vigilcalendar.com/renotahoe

You are welcome to sign-up or simply show-up to pray at the sidewalk at any time of the day or night when you are available to join us. Your prayers have value well beyond anything we can see and we welcome whatever contribution you can make to the effort as we Pray to End Abortion.

40 Days through Scripture

Day 17 - John 15 – 19 (including: John 17:20-23): I pray not only for them, but also for those who believe in me because of their message. I pray that they may all be one. Father! May they be in us, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they be one, so that the world will believe that you sent me. I gave them the same glory you gave me, so that they may be one, just as you and I are one: I in them and you in me, so that they may be completely one, in order that the world may know that you sent me and that you love them as you love me.

This is how Christ prayed as he awaited his arrest, conviction and ultimate crucifixion. Certainly each word that comes from the mouth of God has import, but is it not possible that these last words prayed before his arrest might have special significance? I believe that it is through the Pro-Life movement that we are called bring together the Body of Christ, to work as a united one as we address this most significant evil, the active, intentional killing of the most innocent among us.

The world has had difficulties and evils to overcome since the fall of Adam and Eve, but never before in the history of man has man willfully killed the innocent on such a scale as is seen today. That all of Christendom is not up in arms is a grave scandal against the Truth and Charity taught by Christ and which he expects from those who call themselves his followers.

Join us as we read the New Testament over the course of the 40 Day campaign.

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.

National News

Representatives Should Not Be Fooled: “Yes” Vote on Senate Healthcare Bill Betrays Constituent

[Susan B Anthony List, Washington DC] – Voters send clear message that abortion is not healthcare

Today the Susan B. Anthony List announced the results of a series of polls conducted in congressional districts by the polling company,inc/WomanTrend. The surveys asked registered voters about abortion funding and healthcare reform in the following members’ districts: Jason Altmire (PA-04), Paul Kanjorski (PA-11), Brad Ellsworth (IN-11), Baron Hill (IN-09), Steve Dreihaus (OH-01), Charlie Wilson (OH-06), Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), and John Boccieri (OH-16).

“These pro-life Democratic representatives face a stark choice: either they are heroes in the face of tremendous pressure, or they are the ultimate betrayers,” said Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser. “In these districts, voters reflect national pro-life trends, and they expect their values to be translated into public policy. This intensity will translate on Election Day. That means pro-life members must vote no on the senate bill, or any bill that allows abortion funding under the guise of ‘healthcare.’ The Susan B. Anthony List will be there to back up pro-life members who maintain their principled stand. If they don’t, we will make sure the voters know before Election Day.”

Survey results and analysis are available online at www.sba-list.org/poll. Key survey findings include:

Voters Reject Federal Funding of Abortion, Especially in Healthcare Reform

At least three-in-five voters in these eight congressional districts agreed that “Abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation.” Additionally, more than 70% of voters agreed in four of the districts surveyed (Ohio-06, Ohio-16, Indiana-08, and Indiana-09).

At least two-thirds of voters in each Congressional District opposed “using tax dollars to pay for abortions” and in all districts majorities “strongly opposed.” Furthermore, in three districts opposition reached 80% (Ohio-06, Ohio-16, and Indiana-08).

To Continue Reading

For more Pro-Life related news, go to our website: www.40DaysforLife.com/RenoTahoe/News

Take Action

Time is of the Essence as Obama Calls for 'Up-or-Down' Vote on Health Care Restructuring

[National Right to Life, Washington DC] – By Dave Andrusko - Well, here we go. According to the New York Times, vis a vis health care "reform,"

"On Wednesday, after 12 months of legislative hearings, town hall meetings, speeches, polls and debates, Mr. Obama made clear he expects Democrats to line up behind him, no matter how skittish they feel about their re-election prospects in the fall."

Talk about a jam-packed sentence! Let's unpack a few of the implications.

For your typical politician, the most important presidential admonition is if you have to take one [lose] for the team [Obama], so be it. Nothing –not the vocal resistance of massive numbers of people or polling data that shows the public is dead-set against the current iteration of health care "reform"--will be allowed to get in the way of plans to offer a financial bonanza to the abortion industry while engineering a massive restructuring of 1/6 of the entire economy.

In his speech today to a group of medical professional, the Times reports that President Obama "avoided using the word 'reconciliation,' the name for the parliamentary tactic that Democrats must now use to avoid a Republican filibuster of the bill. But senior advisers to the president made clear that is his plan." To Continue Reading To Take Action

Abortion 101

The Adoption Option

Offering one’s child for Adoption takes courage and selflessness on the part of the birth mother, but this choice, as opposed to abortion, leaves her with the knowledge that she gave her child a chance at life, something that would not have been possible if she ended this new life before it barely got started. For those who are unable to provide a stable home, this is an option that may be right. The internet has a host of resources to help unexpected mom’s explore this option, including: http://www.childwelfare.gov/nfcad, http://www.itkteens.org, and http://www.ccsnn.org/AdoptionProgram.asp

Video Vignette

Kill the Bill, Not the Babies

Randy Shea, of Pro-Life Rocks recently posted this video regarding the funding of abortion in the Health Care Reform bill. He points out the Sebellius will have the responsibility of determining what does and doesn’t get covered by the National Health Care Program. She was instrumental in protecting Tiller, the famous late term abortionist in Wichita KS and held a private party for him and his staff in the Governor’s mansion while she was the Governor of Kansas before being brought to Washington DC by President Obama.

Coming Events

Life Chain Rally – Sunday March 14, 2 – 3:30 pm

Mark your calendar Spring Life Chain Rally held on Sunday, March 14, from 2-3:30 pm at South Virginia and South McCarran in Reno. We will stand to give witness to the truth that Abortion Kills Children. Signs are available at $1 apiece. Churches are encouraged to make them available to their congregants for a $2 deposit, allowing those who would like to keep them, and others who would like to get their deposit back to return them. Please contact Elizabeth Labat at: elizabethlabat@gmail.com or you can call her on her cell phone at: (504) 296-8670.

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.

Support the Effort!

Support 40 Days for Life with a Donation through our Website

Do you believe in the work we are doing as we Pray to End Abortion? If so, please support the effort with a donation to cover our expenses. Donate Now

For more information on 40 Days for Life, Reno/Tahoe, visit our local website, at: www.40DaysforLife.com/RenoTahoe , look for us on Facebook, or Call: Carol Marie at 530-412-1573.

To receive your own copy of these updates, as well as information from the National Campaign, go to http://www.40DaysforLife/renotahoe and request to receive updates.

If you prefer to only receive our local updates, send an email with “Please Add Me to 40 Days for Life” on the subject line to renotahoe@40DaysforLife.com

Campaign Materials

Free 40 Days for Life Items - Bumper Sticker, Bracelet & More.

Heritage House, is offering a Promotion Pack of 40 Days for Life items through their website for the amazing cost of $0, they are even picking up the postage.If you have wished to place a bumper sticker on your car, but I haven’t had one on hand when we’ve seen one another, our you haven’t yet got one of the rubberized bracelets, but you’d like one, now is your chance to get these and more items,for free.They aren’t even requiring that you enter your email address to receive this promotion, although, I encourage you to do so, and they will continue to keep you informed of the many great items they place on sale during the course of the year.And if you see something on sale and would like to purchase it for our 40 Days for Life campaign, I would gladly accept the help in making their many excellent pro-life items available!To receive your free promo pack, go to: http://www.40dayspromopack.com/40dayspromopack/signup.asp

Two Hearts Catholic Books & Gifts to Carry 40 Days for Life Items

Truly, pictures are worth a thousand words.To make it possible for us to communicate more effectively with those who witness our campaign, Millie has stocked Yard signs, Rally signs, New colored precious feet, Pro-life buttons, Static and Bumper sticker available @ The Two Hearts,33 Winter Street, Reno NV and St. Rose of Lima Church (weekend Masses).

More information

Please share this truth, among others relative to abortion with those who follow your Facebook posts! For more information on 40 Days for Life, Reno/Tahoe, visit our local website, at: www.40DaysforLife.com/RenoTahoe, look for us on FaceBook, or Call: Carol Marie at 530-412-1573 Please forward this message to anyone you know who might be willing to Pray to End Abortion.

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Thursday, March 4, 2010