UCT Students for Life

Dr Chris Warton spoke to a capacity audience on 2 October 2012 on ‘Does everyone have the right to life’.   There was a lively question and answer session afterwards.

Audio at ‘Does everyone have a right to be born’ Chris Warton 2 Oct 2012 LS1A

The film October Baby is currently on circuit in South Africa. The blurb from Ster Kinekor describes it as follows:

The acclaimed film that broke the box office top ten even in limited release, October Baby tells the inspiring story of college student Hannah whose increasing anxiety and sudden collapse point to the surprising circumstances of her birth. Hannah soon learns from her parents she was adopted and is the survivor of a failed abortion attempt.

Bewildered, angry, and confused, Hannah turns for support to her oldest friend, Jason. Encouraged by his adventurous spirit, she joins his friends on a road trip, embarking on a journey to discover her hidden past and find hope for the unknown future.

Along the way, Hannah finds that every life is beautiful, and that life can be so much more than what we might have planned.

Here’s the trailer:

ABORTION ISSUE HEATING UP OCTOBER 2012

The pro-life issue is heating up in South Africa and the US election. Try to lend your support wherever you live.

* FREE STATE: Free State Pro-Life Network: Public street protest:

BLOEMFONTEIN LIFE CHAIN, MIMOSA MALL, SATURDAY 6 OCTOBER 9.00-10.00 Contact Faan Oosthuizen 083 265 9395

* CAPE TOWN: Dr Chris Warton speaking at UCT Students for Life at LS1A, a lecture theatre in the Leslie Social Sciences building on 2 October from 13h00 – 14h00.

https://uctstudentsforlife.wordpress.com/

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* JOHANNESBURG: Pro-Life Defense 101 Training: 27 October 2012 from 08h00 to 13h30 (in Alberton, Johannesburg). If you haven’t attended before (or even if you have!), consider attending to equip yourself to defend the preborn.

RSVP by 19 October.

https://www.facebook.com/Abort97 http://www.abort97.co.zA

Abortion survivors Melissa Ohden and Gianna Jessen ask Americans in TV ads to vote against Barak Obama, http://youtu.be/gwFIEprF_9Y,

while Obama focuses his TV ad campaign promoting abortion. Never happened in an American election before – it was previously not a central election issue. Will be interesting to see how the vote goes.
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/religion/obama-ads-focus-abortion-unprecedented

Melissa Ohden – Survived abortion by salt burning, was adopted and gave birth to her own child in the same hospital she was aborted; traced her biological family

Those who support legal abortion are saying Melissa doesn’t have a right to be alive!

National Alliance For Life

SOUTH AFRICAN MARCH FOR LIFE

When the police opened fire on a huge crowd it is an indication that something is disturbingly wrong in South Africa. Yet according to government statistics on the same day that 34 killings took place in Marikana, one can estimate that 200 legal abortions occurred in our country. For such an undeniably weighty issue, the silence surrounding abortion in the public square is highly worrying and the finger is pointing squarely at anybody holding a pro-life conviction. One would dare to say that images of police shooting armed and violent strikers are far less disturbing than the silent deaths that occur in our midst every day.

Maybe, never before has there been such great a need for Pro-lifers to stand together regardless of their various affiliations. Statistics show that between 2010 and 2011 there have been a total of 77,771 legal abortions and many more illegal ones. This situation cannot be allowed to continue. There is a desperate need for all South Africans to do something!

In 1997, during the passing of the law on abortion there was a similar situation where all Pro-lifers stood together. At the time NAL convened a conference. Organizations and churches that took part and / or whose members were involved in arranging the conference at the time included: Africa Cares For Life, the Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa, Birth Right, The Christian Lawyers Association, Christians For Truth, Concerned Ministers, Doctors for Life International, the Durban Community Church, the Dutch Reformed Church, Focus on the Family, Frontline Fellowship, die Gereformeerde Kerk, Health Care Christian Fellowship, International Christian Medical and Dental Association, the Presbyterian Church, Prolife SA, the Roman Catholic Church, and The Evangelical Alliance of SA (TEASA).

This time a number of pro-life organizations decided to institute an annual March for Life. NAL is a very loose umbrella body formed in 1997. It was brought into being to create a platform for times where all organizations and churches could cooperate, while keeping their own identity, and not be in any danger of being swallowed up into a new organization. Its purpose is purely logistical, where there is a need for prolifers in South Africa to plan and act together. It purposely does not have a constitution, which allows very loose, non rigid associations within which each organization and church / youth group or congregation can take part under their own identity and have their own banners etc.

We are trying to revive an annual March for Life where all Pro-lifers will unite each year on the first Sunday of October, at 14h00, in order not to interfere with their local church service, and “stand up for those who can’t speak for themselves”. We would therefore like to call upon all prolifers to stand together in this matter.

Please take note that no banners with abortion images will be allowed to be displayed at the March for Life.

Kindly respond to this invitation at your earliest convenience.

Respectfully yours

DR A VAN EEDEN

Chairman

More information http://www.nal.org.za/

Looks like an interesting movie to watch.  See review

http://www.movieguide.org/reviews/movie/october-baby.html

Ster Kinekor Cinema

20 Sept 2012 – CapeGate, Cape Town
20 Sept 2012 – Somerset Mall, Somerset West