Posted by
Stefano on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 9:35:29 PM
Several years ago, on the date of an election year primary, I was disturbed to see a bunch of young college women jumping up and down with their signs and cheering for abortion on a heavily traveled street corner near my home. I couldn't let that stand without a response, so during the two weeks prior to the next election day, I started walking that corner with my home made pro-life sign. On election day, I showed up extra early and staked out my position. When the students showed up, I had already been there for some time. The contrast in the messages was interesting. My sign said "Abortion Stops a Beating Heart', while theirs said, among other things, "Keep Abortion Safe and Legal". The "legal" part I understand. The "safe" part is a direct contradiction when both objects of the abortion are considered.
Today I decided to spend a half hour on the corner with my sign. I would estimate that 250 to 300 vehicles passed by. I like to keep track of the overt reactions I receive from passersby. I received 12 positive responses and 3 negative responses. The 12 positive included 3 thumbs up, and 9 waves including several horn honks. The negative responses included 2 fingers, one of the middle variety and one pointer wagged at me as if to say "no, no, no". The other negative response was a guy who rolled down his window and yelled something I couldn't hear. I responded to all of the messages with a wave and a smile. I like the overt reactions whether positive or negative. It tells me that those who respond are at least somewhat passionate about what they believe. It's easier to change the hearts of passionate people than the hearts of those who are apathetic.
So that makes 7 days of this experiment to do one thing every day for the pro-life cause for one year. Only 358 days to go and 51 weeks to go.