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November
29, 2008
Kudos
to the Campus Pro-Life (CPL) group of the University
of Calgary! They are standing up for what is right
and just and true, even at the risk of arrest, fines
and civil action by the university. This is what pro-lifers
are facing and will continue to face. Anti-lifers,
for all their rhetoric about tolerance, are the most
intolerant when it comes to Christians and our beliefs
and values. Just look at the gay rampage in California
over their loss in Proposition 8.
Know
that behind the anti-life forces is the evil one at
work. The devil is out to try to destroy Christianity
in general and the Catholic Church in particular,
and will stop at nothing to accomplish his diabolical
ends. Thus if you stand for life, expect to be oppressed
and persecuted.
These
are critical times in the life of the world. The assault
on family and life is entering a dangerous phase (it
has always been dangerous for the unborn), and the
very rights and liberties in a democratic and civilized
world are at risk. If we are uncaring, complacent,
uninvolved, this assault will overwhelm us like a
tidal wave, in the very near future. So now is the
time to stand for what is right and just and true.
God
bless.
frank
p.s.
To our brethren in Calgary, please see how you can
support the CPL. Even just a word or note of support
can go a long way. If we can collaborate in evangelization,
then that is even better.
University
of Calgary Pro-Life Students Defy Threats of Arrest
over Pro-Life Display
By Thaddeus M. Baklinski
CALGARY,
Alberta, November 27, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Despite
opposition from the University of Calgary, Campus
Pro-Life has continued its second day of displaying
signs for the Genocide Awareness Project (GAP) on
the campus, in defiance of threats of arrest, fines
and civil action by university officials.
U
of C administration yesterday issued a statement that
said, "Earlier today University of Calgary Campus
Security formally advised seven members of the Campus
Pro-Life (CPL) group that they were trespassing on
university property. The CPL members were asked to
leave campus," and "This afternoon, the
University asked the Calgary Police Service to issue
the appropriate summonses to the individuals ignoring
the notice of trespass or to take other appropriate
steps to enforce the directive."
Campus
Pro-Life held a press conference this morning in which
they asked university officials to clarify the grounds
on which they threatened the students with trespassing
on their own campus: "On several occasions, CPL
has specifically asked the University to indicate
which by-laws, policies, regulations or statutory
provisions it relies on as authority for being able
to censor the peaceful expression of an opinion on
campus.
"CPL
has not received a response from the university to
these queries, which again confirms that the university's
censorship demands have no basis in law, and should
therefore not be enforced by Calgary Police.
"In
short, the university's attempted censorship is illegal,
which is why Campus Pro-Life students have refused
to comply with this censorship."
A
CPL press release today pointed out that other "graphic"
displays currently on campus were not being prohibited
by the university administration: "Other protesters
were on campus yesterday, most notably activists displaying
large, graphic photographs of torture perpetrated
by the Chinese government on adherents of Falun Gong.
"Campus
Security did not serve these protesters the ‘Notice’
indicating they would have to turn their images inwards
or also risk arrest."
Leah
Hallman, president of Campus Pro-Life, called this
a double standard, stating, “Those protesting
the mistreatment of Falun Gong practitioners are correctly
allowed their right to free expression, but why aren’t
we? It seems U of C is threatening to arrest pro-lifers
based on our philosophical position. That’s
discrimination.”
A
poll conducted by CBC Calgary which asked, "Is
the Pro-Life Club's anti-abortion display appropriate
for the University of Calgary campus?" found
that a majority - 54% to 46% - were in favor of the
GAP display being allowed on campus without harassment
from the administration.
To
contact the University of Calgary with your opinion:
Dr.
Harvey P. Weingarten, President
Administration Building, Room 100
University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, AB T2N 1N4
Phone:
(403) 220-5460
Fax: (403) 289-6800
Email:
"For to me life is Christ, and death is gain."
(Phil 1:21)
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