By Daniel Slobodnik
Volunteers of Tradition, Family, Property- Louisiana, began a pro-life tour in defense of the unborn in Texas.
The battle in defense of innocent life is far from over.
While the pro-abortion movement has suffered some setbacks, 1.1 million pre-born babies were still killed through procured abortion last year.1
This sin is still ingrained in today’s “culture”.
It is true that surgical abortions have diminished, and are completely illegal in some states, but the abortion pill continues to be a leading tool used in the slaughter of the innocent.
Thus, the battle in defense of unborn life continues.
With this in mind, volunteers of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, Property- TFP, began a pro-life tour in defense of the unborn in Texas.
Known as caravans, these tours involve a vanload of enthusiastic young men ready to defend innocent life who sacrifice their time to travel to various states to defend the unborn.
Wearing the characteristic red TFP cape, along with the red TFP standard, the American flag, a banner, signs, flyers, and of course, the bagpipes, these young men seek to denounce the sin of procured abortion and to encourage those who already defend innocent unborn lives.
Wearing the characteristic red TFP cape, along with the red TFP standard, these young men seek to denounce the sin of procured abortion.
The current caravan will hit twenty-five cities across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama in two weeks.
Twelve young men happily sacrificed two weeks of their summer to defend the unborn who cannot defend themselves.
Enthusiastic support in Baytown, TX
The first campaign was done in the city of Baytown, TX.
After selecting a busy intersection, the caravan began one of its signature campaigns, with a banner that read “Thou Shall Not Kill! Stop Abortion” and large signs, which read, for example, “Honk against abortion!” and “A child is a blessing, not a disease!”
The caravan began with large signs that read: “A child is a blessing, not a disease!”
The public was overwhelmingly supportive. One participant in the caravan commented that he had never seen that much support before, compared to other states.
Several drove by, holding rosaries out the window.
One enthusiastic man drove by with a rosary in his hand, yelling “Viva Cristo Rey!” (Long live Christ the King!), the battle cry of the Cristeros in Mexico.
The number of those honking against abortion was quite numerous, and the noise was deafening.
The number of those honking against abortion was quite numerous, and the noise was deafening.
There were, of course, some who did not agree, but these were few and the best they could do was scream insults and profanities.
One incident perhaps summed up the general reaction of the public to the campaign.
As a pro-abort woman rolled her window down and began screaming at those standing up for the unborn, a person in a large truck behind her started honking eagerly in support of the campaign, completely drowning out the noise of the angry pro-abort.
Overwhelming support for the unborn in The Woodlands
The next day, the caravan made its way to The Woodlands, in the greater Houston area, for another campaign at an intersection by a mall.
Here again, those honking in support of the unborn far outnumbered those against the campaign.
One woman told a volunteer that she recognized the campaign from the TFP Student Action videos on YouTube.
Here again, the support for the unborn far outnumbered those against the campaign.
Two young men also came and joined the campaign for some time. They were also familiar with TFP Student Action.
Again, though some did not agree with the campaign, they were completely outnumbered by those who supported innocent unborn lives.
A discouraged counter-protester, a friendly mother, and a brave young man
The caravan then moved on to Kingwood, TX in the afternoon, again selecting a busy intersection.
The number of honks against abortion was deafening as usual, but some were against the campaign.
The caravan encountered its first counter-protester on this campaign.
The person stayed on the opposite corner of the campaign and held a very small sign that was completely unreadable from where the campaign was.
Evidently, the TFP honk signs were perfectly readable from a distance, because the number of honks kept growing, and with it, the frustration of the lone counter-protester, who was visibly irritated at a certain point with all the honking in defense of the unborn.
TFP volunteer handing a pro-life flyer to a supportive driver.
As the campaign went on, several interesting incidents occurred.
One young mother with two children pulled up to the intersection and proceeded to hand her young son some water bottles and told him to give them to the TFP volunteer closest to her vehicle. The TFP volunteer gratefully accepted this act of charity, as the Texas sun is a real menace in the heat of July.
Another vehicle pulled up, and a young man in the back seat tried to roll down his window to take the TFP flyer. The person driving was not so tolerant of the truth, so the window was rolled back up before the young man could get the flyer.
Not to be prevented, the man opened his door and took the flyer, to the howls of the other occupants of the car, who, it seemed, were not so open-minded after all. They could be heard arguing as the car pulled away.
It is interesting to see how the Left is never courageous in the face of the Truth when it is declared boldly, openly, and without shame.
However, those defending the Truth are never afraid to speak out, or take a flyer, even when it seems that everyone is against them.
Braving the heat of the sun in Corpus Christi and liberal insults
Day 3 saw the caravan head to Corpus Christi, TX.
After a lunch provided by a generous family in Corpus Christi, the caravan made its way to an intersection in the city.
To the skirl of the bagpipes, the campaign began.
During this campaign, those defending abortion seemed to be more numerous, but they were still outnumbered overall by the enthusiastic support.
Even as pro-aborts screamed, pro-lifers drowned them out with their horns.
Similar to the previous day, a lady came by and gave the caravan some water, which was exactly what was needed then, as that campaign was especially hot.
Also, an older gentleman came with a trumpet and played during the campaign for a time. In between “Scotland the Brave” on the bagpipes was “Amazing Grace” on the trumpet.
He was a former police chief and had served in the military at a certain point. He was very happy to be there and very thankful for the public defense of the unborn by the caravan.
The caravan then headed to its lodging for the night.
Generous souls make this caravan possible
A word must be said of the generous souls who provide meals, and in some cases, their homes, to the TFP caravan.
TFP volunteer holding water donated during a campaign. The TFP caravan relies entirely on the generosity of those who support its work.
With their signature southern hospitality, these generous people provide meals and a place for the caravanners to rest at night.
Without them, this caravan would be much more difficult to accomplish.
In your kindness, please remember them in your prayers.
Across four states, defending the unborn
The TFP caravan’s next target is San Antonio. From there, it will hit other cities in Texas before crossing Louisiana and Mississippi to Mobile, AL.
All along the way, they will stand up for the unborn, denouncing the sin of procured abortion, seeking to show that, with abortion, there is only one settled law, and it reads: “Thou Shall Not Kill.”
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