Pro-Life Freedom Rides Coming to Knoxville

Fr. Frank Pavone and Dr. Alveda King, two of America's leading pro-life advocates, have announced the nation's second Pro-Life Freedom Ride for the Unborn will take place in Knoxville on October 15 & 16. Friday evening will include addresses from national and local pro-life advocates, as well as a time of prayer and song.  Saturday's events will include a peaceful time of prayer at a Knoxville abortion clinic, and a caravan to Chattanooga's National Memorial for the Unborn, to issue a call for prayer, repentance and healing.

Dr. Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. describes the pro-life movement as "the civil rights movement of our time."  Jim Pinto, organizer of the first Pro-Life Freedom ride in Birmingham, says, "The foundation of the civil rights movement, the foundation of the pro-life movement, is one foundation; the sacredness and dignity of the person, the inviolable right to life, the equality of all people inside and outside the womb."  The unborn "are people, they are persons, even though this nation is denying their personhood...We are sponsoring the Pro-Life Freedom Ride Campaign to declare their liberty, their freedom, their personhood."

You can find more information and register to receive updates at the Pro-Life Freedom Ride website.  

Is Planned Parenthood Playing Games with YOUR Tax Dollars?

The Washington Times is reporting that a Government Accounting Office (GAO) audit of Planned Parenthood indicated that America's largest abortion provider cannot account for almost $1.7 Billion it received from government grants and programs between 2002 and 2008.  Read more here... http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jun/18/planned-parenthoods-missing-millions/

Iowa Parents Shocked by Planned Parenthood's Teaching - You Should Be Too!

Parents in the heartland community of Shenandoah, Iowa were recently shocked when their kids returned home telling stories about what they had learned in school.  One parent said that, among the myriad of distasteful things taught, Planned Parenthood educators demonstrated sexual positions for the students. Knox County residents should know, Planned Parenthood is approved and is teaching in some Knox County schools.  Read more on the story here... http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/06/22/graphic-sex-ed-class/?test=latestnews 

Planned Parenthood is Approved in Knox County Schools

Are your children and grandchildren being taught radical views of teen sexuality by America's largest abortion provider?  If your students are in Knox County's public schools, the answer is - quite possibly.  In a newsletter released by Planned Parenthood of Middle and East Tennessee (PPMET), PPMET-Knoxville representative, Ginny Ramseyer Winter, claims Knox County School officials have approved five PPMET lesson plans for Lifetime Wellness classes.  According to Winter, PPMET's instructors are now available to all thirteen Knox County high schools. 

This seems to coincide with an initiative by Planned Parenthood of New York City, who recently announced their We're Going to the Principal's Office campaign, which is designed to persuade school principals to utilize Planned Parenthood's curriculum for sex ed training. 

Parents are encouraged to learn more about Planned Parenthood's radical views on teen sexuality by visiting TeenWire,  TakeCareDownThere, or FYI:Educating Peers About Sex (NOTE: Access to this Facebook Group was closed to the public after this article appeared).  WARNING: These websites contain graphic content.  To prevent Planned Parenthood from gaining access to your schools, contact your school administration, school board members and prinicpals. 

40 Days for Life to Continue Vigil Outside Planned Parenthood Facility

Planned Parenthood of Middle and East Tennessee (PPMET) CEO, Jeff Teague, recently sent a four page letter to PPMET supporters complaining about the impact the 40 Days for Life vigil was having on business at their new Cherry Street clinic.  Because of this development, the 40 Days for Life vigil, which was originally scheduled to conclude with the end of Lent, will continue indefinitely.  The vigil is a peaceful and prayerful presence designed to draw attention to the tragedy abortion brings to babies, mothers and fathers.  

Prayer is the foundation of all that we do.  Please consider committing an hour or two each Friday to be a voice for the unborn, to pray for those who have been wounded by abortion and to pray for a change of heart for those involved  in the abortion industry. 40 Days for Life will continue every Friday from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm at the site of Planned Parenthood's clinic (710 N Cherry St).  You can sign-up online at www.40DaysKnoxville.com, or call Lisa Morris at (865) 567-1245 for more information.  

Take Action 

Pro-Life Coalition of East Tennessee
P.O. Box 11216
Knoxville, TN 37939