By Joseph Dunlap
Leftist Provocateurs Fail to Disrupt the TFP’s University of Houston Pro-Life Rally
On January 27th, 2025, members of TFP-Texas kicked off their winter pro-life tour at the University of Houston.
The participants gathered in front of the University library. They came equipped with banners, signs, and flyers titled 10 Reasons to Protect the Unborn. Hundreds of student passers-by accepted flyers and engaged in spirited but respectful discussions with the members. Several people commended the members for their brave stance, including one young lady who said, “As a woman I thank you all for standing up to the abuse and putting this pro-life message out there. I will pray for you!”
Many of these students were familiar with TFP’s activities nationwide, having seen TFP Student Action videos online. These young men and women were enthusiastic and expressed their support.
Screaming Liberal
Although TFP members and volunteers began the rally relatively routinely, it quickly heated up.
The instigator was a middle-aged man who came out of the library. He stood more or less quietly behind the members until they sang “God Bless America.” As the members proclaimed God’s blessings on our nation, the man went ballistic.
First, the instigator tried to drown out the group by screaming out the lyrics to the song “We Will Rock You.” As he continued, he grew nearer to the members, screaming in their faces. As the provocateur picked up steam, he even began confronting the children and adolescents attending the campaign. He shivered with rage as he came within inches of Benjamin, one of the young volunteers. A group of liberal students attempted to chant the incendiary chorus.
The Leftists Abandon Tolerance
However, their sad attempt fell flat as the TFP members sang a catchy piece titled “Where’s Your Tolerance?” to the familiar tune of Frère Jacques. The song illustrated the fact that the leftists flaunt their love of tolerance but usually have none when faced with a counterargument or objective Truth.
After a last run, screaming in the members’ faces, the middle-aged man eventually calmed down as he walked off.
However, another abortion supporter took advantage of this chaos. He carried an entire bottle of water and poured it on Anthony, the TFP cameraman. This was the same man who had absurdly accused the members of sexually assaulting women before his own attack. He fled soon afterward, taking his false accusations with him. As he left, the TFP members called the police and filed a report against the attacker.
The Question of Rape
Ironically, the members’ composed reaction lent a note of gravity to the scene, calming the surrounding students and restoring a sense of order to the rally.
Soon afterward, small groups of students gathered around the members, engaging in various conversations. One participant was a Muslim man who stated. “In Islam, abortion is wrong, except in the cases of rape or incest.” A TFP member replied, “Abortion is murder, no matter how unfortunate the way in which the child was conceived. The child should not receive the death penalty for a crime he didn’t commit.”
Such questions arise frequently at pro-life events. The TFP’s position echoes that of Holy Mother Church. To end any child’s life due to the criminal actions of the father is like executing an innocent bystander after a murder. The baby’s mother needs help, and she should get the assistance she needs, which many Church-affiliated pregnancy centers can give her. However, neither she nor anyone else has the right to take the life of the child.
Are Certain Medical Emergencies Considered Abortion?
Another common misconception concerns medical emergencies. When this subject arose, a member replied, “If there really is a medical emergency than the object should be to save the mother without harming the child. If, as it often occurs, the child does not survive the procedure, then it is not really an abortion. An abortion as such is the purposeful taking of the life of a human being within the womb of the mother.”
One illustration comes from the unfortunate yet rare problem of ectopic pregnancies. Procedures to solve this problem, when done without the intent to kill the children, are not abortions. Despite the lies of the left, the pro-life movement genuinely cares for the mother and child alike.
Purity is the Answer
When engaging in such conversations, the members and volunteers try to drive home a simple point. As one member stated in response to a University of Houston student, “What we really need to promote in order to solve the problem of abortion, is purity!” He explained that only a society that embraces sexual purity will end abortion. Unfortunately, most modern young people prefer to be irresponsible with their bodies. Then, if they conceive a child, these same people seek ways to avoid the consequences of their actions.
Abortion feeds this culture of immorality by offering a free ticket out of responsibility. Ironically, this immoral attitude fosters rape, the very crime the abortion supporters use to justify abortions. In the criminal’s eyes, the physical consequences of his actions are much reduced if the woman can easily get rid of the “problem.” Only purity will truly solve the sin of abortion.
Victory is Certain with God
Before ending the four-hour-long campaign, everyone turned to God by praying the rosary. “The rosary,” one participant commented, “always keeps us focused on the reason for the pro-life fight. Our Lord is the source of all virtue and only by turning to Him and His Blessed Mother can we be certain of victory.” The members and volunteers displayed this conviction while raging liberals tried everything to discourage them. May this flame of courage never fade.