There are some great prolife websites and we visit many of them daily and link to a lot of the top ones. Of course, Life News, Foundation Life Pro-life News, ProLife Unity News and LifeSiteNews are must reads every day; our tremendous national organizations all have very helpful websites, Priests for Life, Human Life International, American Life League, National Right to Life, Sisters of Life, the tremendously effective Life Dynamics, Operation Rescue, our personal favorite Forty Days for Life, and of course Lila Rose and her wonderful organization Live Action.
There are also the websites that we here at the Margaret Sanger Blog rely on very heavily : Klanned Parenthood, TooManyAborted, Black Genocide, and Abort73. Students for Life is an invaluable site. We love Life Decisions International and its effort to defund the bloodthirsty haters at
Planned Parenthood - same with STOPP Planned Parenthood. The quite useful, yet underrated site at ProLifeAmerica, is a favorite. The Center for Bio-Ethical Reform is a definite life-saver.
A few more must visits are Maafa 21, 180 Movie, and The Culture of Life Review. Unique and innovative efforts are also our favorites, so we are big fans of Save the Storks. You will also want to keep an eye on Grace Daigler, a forward thinking Franciscan University student, and her new effort Equipped to Engage. Online for Life is another brilliant new effort. Heartbeat International is also doing some good work. On the local level, there are great organizations across the country, way too many to mention, but a special shout out this year goes to the gutsy folks at Cleveland Right to Life.
Countless men and women are clearly doing heroic work and we are surely missing a bunch of sites worthy of mention. And that is why we can not even begin to list all the great bloggers who each and every day make the case for life and bring to light profound and meaningful pro-life stories. With so many valuable and informative blogs having one central prolife blog that pulls them all-together is extremely useful - that blog is Pro-Life Blogs. For this reason and for giving a united voice to all the wonderful pro-life bloggers, we name ProLifeBlogs the top website of 2013.
ProLifeBlogs.com is an independent news site created to capitalize on weblog technology as an uncompromising defender of the sanctity of human life.
ProLifeBlogs.com disseminates unique news and commentary on life oriented issues and events that are ignored or under reported by traditional news sources. A diverse team of editors and contributors, each with news, reporting, commentary, or editorial experience, work to provide compelling content that will inform our readers, lead to a greater understanding, promote constructive dialog and facilitate change within our culture and society.
ProLifeBlogs.com provides a network, database and news aggregator for independent and autonomous pro-life bloggers to interact and promote their life-oriented articles. Writers through-out the world from a diversity of backgrounds join ProLifeBlogs.com and, on an hourly basis, provide refreshing, dynamic, and insightful articles.
Way to go ProLifeBlogs.
We here at the Margaret Sanger Blog would like to thank all the great pro-lifers for their selfless work throughout 2013. God Bless You All, Merry Christmas and Have a Happy New Year!
The Truth About Margaret Sanger
"I accepted an invitation to talk to the women's branch of the Ku Klux Klan...I saw through the door dim figures parading with banners and illuminated crosses...I was escorted to the platform, was introduced, and began to speak...In the end, through simple illustrations I believed I had accomplished my purpose. A dozen invitations to speak to similar groups were proffered." (Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography, P.366)
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Update on the Strange and Politically Motivated Editing at Margaret Sanger Wikipedia
Yesterday, we highlighted the following criticism of the Margaret Sanger Wikipedia page:
Hell, this whole article is a glowing review of Margaret:
Many who are opposed to the legalization of abortion frequently condemn Sanger by questioning her fitness as a mother and criticizing her views on race, abortion, and eugenics.[61][62][note 8] In spite of such attacks, Sanger continues to be regarded as an icon for the American reproductive rights movement and woman's rights movement.
in other words, many who dislike her say this, but these attacks haven't diminished her as a saint. Yes, let's reduce any controversies surrounding her to a blurb. A blurb that claims people only bring these claims up because they are opposed to abortion. Not because, you know, they're opposed to racism and eugenics. I'm just surprised at the wording and the way this entire article dismisses any valid critiques of her as coming from people that dislike abortion and women.
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Check out what happened today when someone tried to make a very common sense edit:
All her critics, or just many of them? Come on now. By attributing criticisms of her eugenics and alleged racism to "Many who are opposed to the legalization of abortion" you're ignoring other possible reasons for the criticism unrelated to abortion. The implication is that these criticisms are trumped up charges, and need not be considered on their own merits.
I believe simply using the word 'critics' is the best and most objective description, but if others insist on emphasizing something that people already know, or would assume to be the case (that many opponents of the legalization of abortion criticize Sanger in various ways), I suggest saying, "Many who are opposed to the legalization of abortion, as well as others,..." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.34.67.80 (talk) 04:41, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
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We have noted before our own problems with the Margaret Sanger Wiki page:
The Wikipedia entry on Margaret Sanger crack us up. It states, in pertinent part, the following:
In 1926, Sanger gave a lecture on birth control to the women's auxiliary of the Ku Klux Klan in Silver Lake, New Jersey.[37] ... Sanger's talk was well received by the group, and as a result, "a dozen invitations to similar groups were proffered."[37]
The first noteworthy thing is that nowhere in the Margaret Sanger autobiography does Sanger state that she spoke to the Ku Klux Klan about "birth control." The "birth control" line has just been thrown in to her Wikipedia entry by Planned Parenthood types to try and soften the blow for those reading for the first time about Margaret Sanger and the Ku Klux Klan.
Imagine the surprise the typical Feminist Studies major experiences when she first stumbles across the uncomfortable fact that her hero was invited to speak to various hate groups 13 different times. Woops, Professor Feminazi never mentioned that one in class. Let's just label these invites "birth control lectures," right?
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The truth is important and we can not let Klanned Parenthood propagandists make up their own history. If you want accurate info, check out the following:
Hell, this whole article is a glowing review of Margaret:
Many who are opposed to the legalization of abortion frequently condemn Sanger by questioning her fitness as a mother and criticizing her views on race, abortion, and eugenics.[61][62][note 8] In spite of such attacks, Sanger continues to be regarded as an icon for the American reproductive rights movement and woman's rights movement.
in other words, many who dislike her say this, but these attacks haven't diminished her as a saint. Yes, let's reduce any controversies surrounding her to a blurb. A blurb that claims people only bring these claims up because they are opposed to abortion. Not because, you know, they're opposed to racism and eugenics. I'm just surprised at the wording and the way this entire article dismisses any valid critiques of her as coming from people that dislike abortion and women.
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Check out what happened today when someone tried to make a very common sense edit:
One-word neutral term 'critics' quickly rejected[edit]
I just tried to change "Many who are opposed to the legalization of abortion" to "Critics" (giving the reason --- "Removed implication of motive and substituted a more neutral term"), and within minutes it was changed back. The reason given was "In this case it is relevant to tell who are her critics."All her critics, or just many of them? Come on now. By attributing criticisms of her eugenics and alleged racism to "Many who are opposed to the legalization of abortion" you're ignoring other possible reasons for the criticism unrelated to abortion. The implication is that these criticisms are trumped up charges, and need not be considered on their own merits.
I believe simply using the word 'critics' is the best and most objective description, but if others insist on emphasizing something that people already know, or would assume to be the case (that many opponents of the legalization of abortion criticize Sanger in various ways), I suggest saying, "Many who are opposed to the legalization of abortion, as well as others,..." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.34.67.80 (talk) 04:41, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
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We have noted before our own problems with the Margaret Sanger Wiki page:
The Wikipedia entry on Margaret Sanger crack us up. It states, in pertinent part, the following:
In 1926, Sanger gave a lecture on birth control to the women's auxiliary of the Ku Klux Klan in Silver Lake, New Jersey.[37] ... Sanger's talk was well received by the group, and as a result, "a dozen invitations to similar groups were proffered."[37]
The first noteworthy thing is that nowhere in the Margaret Sanger autobiography does Sanger state that she spoke to the Ku Klux Klan about "birth control." The "birth control" line has just been thrown in to her Wikipedia entry by Planned Parenthood types to try and soften the blow for those reading for the first time about Margaret Sanger and the Ku Klux Klan.
Imagine the surprise the typical Feminist Studies major experiences when she first stumbles across the uncomfortable fact that her hero was invited to speak to various hate groups 13 different times. Woops, Professor Feminazi never mentioned that one in class. Let's just label these invites "birth control lectures," right?
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The truth is important and we can not let Klanned Parenthood propagandists make up their own history. If you want accurate info, check out the following:
Margaret Sanger Quotes
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Do Propagandists from Klanned Parenthood Control Margaret Sanger Wikipedia Page?
The discussion board over at 4chan.org seems to be on to something:
Holy sh** have you people read the Margaret Sanger wikipedia article? It's like Planned Parenthood themselves wrote it.
It makes light of her racism and eugenics beliefs, and even says under 'Legacy':
>''Many who are opposed to the legalization of abortion frequently condemn Sanger by questioning her fitness as a mother and criticizing her views on race, abortion, and eugenics.[61][62][note 8] In spite of such attacks, Sanger continues to be regarded as an icon for the American reproductive rights movement and woman's rights movement.''
Yes, because if you bring up her racism and eugenics it's only because you're opposed to abortion. F***ing what? The wording is completely off.
It's a glowing review of the person who talked with the women's chapter of the KKK and said blacks were like 'human weeds to be exterminated''
Mind you I don't CARE about her racism but it pisses me off that this progressive icon can be everything progressives stand against and yet NONE OF THAT IS MENTIONED.
the racism section makes it seem like she was just a ''victim'' of racist attitudes of the era.
Yeah, like Hitler. He was a victim too.
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Holy sh** have you people read the Margaret Sanger wikipedia article? It's like Planned Parenthood themselves wrote it.
It makes light of her racism and eugenics beliefs, and even says under 'Legacy':
>''Many who are opposed to the legalization of abortion frequently condemn Sanger by questioning her fitness as a mother and criticizing her views on race, abortion, and eugenics.[61][62][note 8] In spite of such attacks, Sanger continues to be regarded as an icon for the American reproductive rights movement and woman's rights movement.''
Yes, because if you bring up her racism and eugenics it's only because you're opposed to abortion. F***ing what? The wording is completely off.
It's a glowing review of the person who talked with the women's chapter of the KKK and said blacks were like 'human weeds to be exterminated''
Mind you I don't CARE about her racism but it pisses me off that this progressive icon can be everything progressives stand against and yet NONE OF THAT IS MENTIONED.
the racism section makes it seem like she was just a ''victim'' of racist attitudes of the era.
Yeah, like Hitler. He was a victim too.
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Monday, December 23, 2013
Margaret Sanger Returns From Dead For One More Ku Klux Klan Rally
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
Eighty years after Margaret Sanger's Historic speech to the Ku Klux Klan, the following situation exists:
*A black baby is three times more likely to be murdered in the womb than a white baby.
*Since 1973, abortion has reduced the black population by over 25 percent.
*Twice as many African-Americans have died from abortion than have died from AIDS, accidents, violent crimes, cancer, and heart disease combined.
*Every three days, more African-Americans are killed by abortion than have been killed by the Ku Klux Klan in its entire history.
*Planned Parenthood operates the nation's largest chain of abortion clinics and almost 80 percent of its facilities are located in minority neighborhoods.
*About 13 percent of American women are black, but they submit to over 35 percent of the abortions.
What did Margaret Sanger to the Ku Klux Klan that lead her to be invited back 12 times? If she returned today, she would surely say, "Misson accomplished!"
Thursday, December 19, 2013
"OK, Set the Crosses on Fire It's Time for the Birth Control Lecture" or Margaret Sanger and the KKK
The Wikipedia entry on Margaret Sanger crack us up. It states, in pertinent part, the following:
In 1926, Sanger gave a lecture on birth control to the women's auxiliary of the Ku Klux Klan in Silver Lake, New Jersey.[37] ... Sanger's talk was well received by the group, and as a result, "a dozen invitations to similar groups were proffered."[37]
The first noteworthy thing is that nowhere in the Margaret Sanger autobiography does Sanger state that she spoke to the Ku Klux Klan about "birth control." The "birth control" line has just been thrown in to her Wikipedia entry by Planned Parenthood types to try and soften the blow for those reading for the first time about Margaret Sanger and the Ku Klux Klan.
Imagine the surprise the typical Feminist Studies major experiences when she first stumbles across the uncomfortable fact that her hero was invited to speak to various hate groups 13 different times. Woops, Professor Feminazi never mentioned that one in class. Let's just label these invites "birth control lectures," right?
Here is Sanger's account of her trip to talk to the Ku Klux Klan from pages 366-367 of Margaret Sanger An Autobiograph. You will see no mention of a birth control lecture but you will note that there were burning crosses:
Always to me any aroused group was a good group, and therefore I accepted an invitation to talk to the women's branch of the Ku Klux Klan at Silver Lake, New Jersey, one of the weirdest experiences I had in lecturing.
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After three hours I was summoned at last and entered a bright corridor filled with wraps. As someone came out of the hall I saw through the door dim figures parading with banners and illuminated crosses. I waited another twenty minutes. It was warmer and I did not mind so much. Eventually the lights were switched on, the audience seated itself, and I was escorted to the platform, was introduced, and began to speak
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In the end, through simple illustrations I believed I had accomplished my purpose. A dozen invitations to speak to similar groups were proffered. The conversation went on and on, and when we were finally through it was too late to return to New York.
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Several questions quickly come to mind from this brief account.
1) If it was a "birth control lecture" as claimed by the Planned Parenthood flunkies editing her Wikipedia page, why were the burning crosses and banners necessary? Sounds more like a typical hate filled KKK rally.
2) We note that following the cross burning KKK rally, Sanger received "a dozen invitations to speak to similar groups." What did Margaret Sanger say to this hate group that lead to so many subsequent invites?
3) Why have historians by and large simply ignored this event?
4) Would it not be fascinating to see a re-enactment of this event?
5) As we have noted before, if Margaret Sanger was a conservative pro-lifer, her name would never appear in print without the label "frequent Ku Klux Klan Speaker." Why have pro-lifers so far failed to successfully tie Margaret Sanger to the Ku Klux Klan? Afterall, as Martin Luther King's own niece has noted: “The most obvious practitioner of racism in the United States today is Planned Parenthood, an organization founded by the eugenicist Margaret Sanger and recently documented as ready to accept money to eliminate black babies” - Dr. Alveda King.
We renew our call for pro-life bloggers, movie makers and artists to find unique and innovative ways to educate the public about the hate-filled past that gave birth to the evil empire that is Planned Parenthood.
In 1926, Sanger gave a lecture on birth control to the women's auxiliary of the Ku Klux Klan in Silver Lake, New Jersey.[37] ... Sanger's talk was well received by the group, and as a result, "a dozen invitations to similar groups were proffered."[37]
The first noteworthy thing is that nowhere in the Margaret Sanger autobiography does Sanger state that she spoke to the Ku Klux Klan about "birth control." The "birth control" line has just been thrown in to her Wikipedia entry by Planned Parenthood types to try and soften the blow for those reading for the first time about Margaret Sanger and the Ku Klux Klan.
Imagine the surprise the typical Feminist Studies major experiences when she first stumbles across the uncomfortable fact that her hero was invited to speak to various hate groups 13 different times. Woops, Professor Feminazi never mentioned that one in class. Let's just label these invites "birth control lectures," right?
Here is Sanger's account of her trip to talk to the Ku Klux Klan from pages 366-367 of Margaret Sanger An Autobiograph. You will see no mention of a birth control lecture but you will note that there were burning crosses:
Always to me any aroused group was a good group, and therefore I accepted an invitation to talk to the women's branch of the Ku Klux Klan at Silver Lake, New Jersey, one of the weirdest experiences I had in lecturing.
***
After three hours I was summoned at last and entered a bright corridor filled with wraps. As someone came out of the hall I saw through the door dim figures parading with banners and illuminated crosses. I waited another twenty minutes. It was warmer and I did not mind so much. Eventually the lights were switched on, the audience seated itself, and I was escorted to the platform, was introduced, and began to speak
. ***
In the end, through simple illustrations I believed I had accomplished my purpose. A dozen invitations to speak to similar groups were proffered. The conversation went on and on, and when we were finally through it was too late to return to New York.
____________________________________________________________
Several questions quickly come to mind from this brief account.
1) If it was a "birth control lecture" as claimed by the Planned Parenthood flunkies editing her Wikipedia page, why were the burning crosses and banners necessary? Sounds more like a typical hate filled KKK rally.
2) We note that following the cross burning KKK rally, Sanger received "a dozen invitations to speak to similar groups." What did Margaret Sanger say to this hate group that lead to so many subsequent invites?
3) Why have historians by and large simply ignored this event?
4) Would it not be fascinating to see a re-enactment of this event?
5) As we have noted before, if Margaret Sanger was a conservative pro-lifer, her name would never appear in print without the label "frequent Ku Klux Klan Speaker." Why have pro-lifers so far failed to successfully tie Margaret Sanger to the Ku Klux Klan? Afterall, as Martin Luther King's own niece has noted: “The most obvious practitioner of racism in the United States today is Planned Parenthood, an organization founded by the eugenicist Margaret Sanger and recently documented as ready to accept money to eliminate black babies” - Dr. Alveda King.
We renew our call for pro-life bloggers, movie makers and artists to find unique and innovative ways to educate the public about the hate-filled past that gave birth to the evil empire that is Planned Parenthood.
Monday, December 16, 2013
Yep, Margaret Sanger Said It: "We don’t want the word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population"
We've been getting a lot of traffic today from readers seeking to confirm Margaret Sanger quotes from Matthew Archbold and his extremely accurate and helpful article Margaret Sanger Would Not Roll Over in Her Grave to Hear This. It was later reposted at LifeNews.com as: Margaret Sanger: “We Want to Exterminate the Negro Population.” Her Wish is Coming True.
The quotes are indeed accurate as are the statistics. But the money quote comes from Matthew Archbold himself at the end of his powerful article:
So we have the founder of the organization saying that’s what she wanted to do and then when the organization does that, we’re all supposed to believe it’s just coincidence? Isn’t it weird that people point to the majority of prisoners being black and Hispanic as proof of racism but the fact that black babies are far more likely to be killed in the womb is just coincidence?
We don't really know exactly what went down when Margaret Sanger spoke at Ku Klux Klan rallies but we do know from reading Margaret Sanger's autobiography that she was invited at least 13 times to speak to the Ku Klux Klan. Ask yourself, what could Margaret Sanger have been saying to the KKK that led this hate group to keep inviting her back? Inviting her back 13 time to spew her hate.
After reading Margaret Sanger Would Not Roll Over in Her Grave to Hear This, one can imagine Margaret Sanger telling the haters something like this:
"Fellow racists, put away those crazy robes. The cross-burnings are not working. I got a better way. I am going to use the Democratic Party to get hundreds of millions of tax dollars to start killing black babies and other undesirables in the womb. I know it sounds crazy, but trust me. It is going to happen!"
Sure Archbold is basically just outlining The Silver Lake Conspiracy which was first postulated a little over six years ago. But it needs to be repeated frequently. If Margaret Sanger was a conservative pro-lifer, her name would never appear in print without the label "frequent Ku Klux Klan Speaker." (You may want to add that to your Style Guide, pro-life bloggers). Thankfully, more and more experts are now coming to the same conclusions drawn by The Silver Lake Conspiracy and when someone has the guts to put together all the links and come out with a major blockbuster documentary, the world will never see Planned Parenthood the same way.
As Martin Luther King's own niece has noted: “The most obvious practitioner of racism in the United States today is Planned Parenthood, an organization founded by the eugenicist Margaret Sanger and recently documented as ready to accept money to eliminate black babies” - Dr. Alveda King.
The quotes are indeed accurate as are the statistics. But the money quote comes from Matthew Archbold himself at the end of his powerful article:
So we have the founder of the organization saying that’s what she wanted to do and then when the organization does that, we’re all supposed to believe it’s just coincidence? Isn’t it weird that people point to the majority of prisoners being black and Hispanic as proof of racism but the fact that black babies are far more likely to be killed in the womb is just coincidence?
We don't really know exactly what went down when Margaret Sanger spoke at Ku Klux Klan rallies but we do know from reading Margaret Sanger's autobiography that she was invited at least 13 times to speak to the Ku Klux Klan. Ask yourself, what could Margaret Sanger have been saying to the KKK that led this hate group to keep inviting her back? Inviting her back 13 time to spew her hate.
After reading Margaret Sanger Would Not Roll Over in Her Grave to Hear This, one can imagine Margaret Sanger telling the haters something like this:
"Fellow racists, put away those crazy robes. The cross-burnings are not working. I got a better way. I am going to use the Democratic Party to get hundreds of millions of tax dollars to start killing black babies and other undesirables in the womb. I know it sounds crazy, but trust me. It is going to happen!"
Sure Archbold is basically just outlining The Silver Lake Conspiracy which was first postulated a little over six years ago. But it needs to be repeated frequently. If Margaret Sanger was a conservative pro-lifer, her name would never appear in print without the label "frequent Ku Klux Klan Speaker." (You may want to add that to your Style Guide, pro-life bloggers). Thankfully, more and more experts are now coming to the same conclusions drawn by The Silver Lake Conspiracy and when someone has the guts to put together all the links and come out with a major blockbuster documentary, the world will never see Planned Parenthood the same way.
As Martin Luther King's own niece has noted: “The most obvious practitioner of racism in the United States today is Planned Parenthood, an organization founded by the eugenicist Margaret Sanger and recently documented as ready to accept money to eliminate black babies” - Dr. Alveda King.
Friday, November 29, 2013
Richard Clark Jr. producing new Pro-Life Movie: Discover Zac Ryan
We have been saying for some time here that there needs to be a sustained effort to change our culture through prolife films, books, music and other artistic efforts.
I am glad to see this guy, Richard Clark Jr., has the same idea:
Introducing Producer Richard Clark Jr.
Will you PLEASE join this fight with us?
I am glad to see this guy, Richard Clark Jr., has the same idea:
Introducing Producer Richard Clark Jr.
Hello! My name is Richard Clark, Jr., and I am a Producer on Discover Zac Ryan. This is my fist message to you. Thank you in advance for giving me a few seconds of your time.
Our passion is not focused on changing the laws when it comes to abortion. Changing the laws is important, but at the end of the day people will still do what they feel they need to do; they will just do it illegally. Simply put, our passion is focused on changing HEARTS when it comes to abortion. Laws can provide temporary roadblocks, but when we are facing the greatest moral failure of our existence we need much more than roadblocks- we need paradigm shifts. This is why I joined the Discover Matt Ryan team.What Corey has pitched to us is much more than a film; it’s a vehicle that will allow us to reach hearts. It is a game changer. I will not hide the reason I am emailing you today. I am writing to ask for you to join our team by making a donation to our film. You can do so by clicking this link OR by emailing Corey to let him know you are sending a check. Give Here
Corey is not standing on the sidelines with his project. He is on the front line of this war and please do not mistake; this is in fact a war. Maybe the greatest we have ever witnessed. Take out political jargon, right v left, etc… Say to yourself, “Since Roe v Wade there have been more than55 MILLION babies KILLED.” That is 55,000,000 lives. Hearing these words made me join the battle. They made me join the Discover Zac Ryan team. What will they do for you? The sidelines are a very nice and peaceful place to live. Living there will assure us that forty years from now we will be saying, “Since Roe v Wade there have been more than 110 MILLION babies KILLED.” That is 110,000,000 lives.”
Will you PLEASE join this fight with us?
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Update from Facebook page yesterday:
Everyone from the Discover Zac Ryan team wants to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!! We are very, very thankful for all the support given from so many. We are grateful for the opportunity to share such a powerful story/film. With that, I am ex...cited to share we are looking at a February 2014 limited theatrical release date! If you would like to be part of our church captain's (spread-the-word) team, please send a FB message! Thanks again!
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Margaret Sanger, Snopes, Planned Parenthood and the Ku Klux Klan
We really don't need to consult Snopes, the internet Urban Legend Reference Page, to answer the question, "Was Planned Parenthood Founder Margaret Sanger really a keynote speaker at a Ku Klux Klan Rally?"
This is an easy one.
Just turn to page 366 of the Margaret Sanger's own autobiography, Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography and read the following excerpt:
I accepted an invitation to talk to the women's branch of the Ku Klux Klan...I saw through the door dim figures parading with banners and illuminated crosses...I was escorted to the platform, was introduced, and began to speak...In the end, through simple illustrations I believed I had accomplished my purpose. A dozen invitations to speak to similar groups were proffered. (Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography, P.366)
This is an easy one.
Just turn to page 366 of the Margaret Sanger's own autobiography, Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography and read the following excerpt:
I accepted an invitation to talk to the women's branch of the Ku Klux Klan...I saw through the door dim figures parading with banners and illuminated crosses...I was escorted to the platform, was introduced, and began to speak...In the end, through simple illustrations I believed I had accomplished my purpose. A dozen invitations to speak to similar groups were proffered. (Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography, P.366)
A Tale of Two Mothers: My Pro-Life Mom Versus Margaret Sanger
A great story from LifeNews.com:
History. It’s disposable. How often do we use it to bolster a cause and then quickly discard it when its inconvenient truths call that effort into question? March is Women’s History Month. Americans celebrate the courage and tenacity of those who’ve made the world a better place. We should take the opportunity to pause and intentionally look closer at the totality of these women’s lives. Understanding their motivation, what sustained their passion, and how such indelible marks along the human timeline have been made, is simply powerful.
Here is a tale of two women with amazingly similar beginnings. I’ll allow history to speak for itself so you can see where their chosen journeys have brought them.
My mother, Andrea Bomberger, grew up poor. She had an alcoholic father who was verbally and emotionally abusive to her mother. The marriage was dysfunctional, to say the least, and it put a young girl in a situation of temporary abandonment at the age of five. While her parents split, Andrea was placed in a faith-based home for children called Christ’s Home in Paradise. For nearly a year as her parents tried to sort out their tumultuous relationship, she became, in essence, an orphan. Although Andrea’s parents would visit her separately, at least she had visitors. There was one girl in particular who suffered with physical deformities and for the entire duration never had one visitor. She never had anyone to hug, hold, or tell her that she was loved.
read rest here:
History. It’s disposable. How often do we use it to bolster a cause and then quickly discard it when its inconvenient truths call that effort into question? March is Women’s History Month. Americans celebrate the courage and tenacity of those who’ve made the world a better place. We should take the opportunity to pause and intentionally look closer at the totality of these women’s lives. Understanding their motivation, what sustained their passion, and how such indelible marks along the human timeline have been made, is simply powerful.
Here is a tale of two women with amazingly similar beginnings. I’ll allow history to speak for itself so you can see where their chosen journeys have brought them.
My mother, Andrea Bomberger, grew up poor. She had an alcoholic father who was verbally and emotionally abusive to her mother. The marriage was dysfunctional, to say the least, and it put a young girl in a situation of temporary abandonment at the age of five. While her parents split, Andrea was placed in a faith-based home for children called Christ’s Home in Paradise. For nearly a year as her parents tried to sort out their tumultuous relationship, she became, in essence, an orphan. Although Andrea’s parents would visit her separately, at least she had visitors. There was one girl in particular who suffered with physical deformities and for the entire duration never had one visitor. She never had anyone to hug, hold, or tell her that she was loved.
read rest here:
Monday, July 29, 2013
Antonio Cardinal Bacci: The Main Way to Conquer Temptation
29th July
The Main Way to Conquer Temptation
1. God never allows us to be tempted beyond our strength, but will always give us the grace which we need in order to resist. “God is faithful,” St. Paul writes, “and will not permit you to be tempted beyond your strength, but with the temptation will always give you a way out that you may be able to bear it.” (Cor. 10:13)
The man who is so discourag...ed by frequent falls that he surrenders to temptation and resigns himself to the slavery of sin as if there were no other way out, is making a fatal mistake. God is infinitely good and merciful and loves us all, even those who are sinners. Remember the parable of the Prodigal Son and of the lost sheep. How could our heavenly Father abandon us and not give us the strength to resist evil?
If we are discouraged, let us ask God's help, for He loves us and knows how weak we are. “He knows how we are formed.” (Ps. 102:14) It is a favourite trick of the devil to persuade us that nothing can help us. Let us cast aside all thoughts of discouragement, therefore, and arm ourselves with the necessary spiritual weapons. With humility, perseverance, and the grace of God, we are sure to triumph.
2. The masters of the spiritual life suggest various ways of combating temptation. As St. Alphonsus de' Liguori points out, however, “the first way is absolutely essential, and that is to pray to God for the light and strength to conquer. Without prayer it is impossible to overcome temptation, whereas with prayer we are sure of victory.” (Al Servizio Divino, p. 11, c. 6)
The reason is obvious. Prayer is not simply a verbal address to Almighty God, but is an elevation of the mind and heart, a conversation with God. Let us pray, therefore, with confidence and with love.
3. Jesus Himself commands us to do this. “Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation.” (Mt. 26:41) Temptation against chastity in particular can only be conquered by prayer. There must be no hesitation, but an immediate recourse to God as soon as the temptation is experienced.
“Slay the enemy while it is small,”' recommends St. Jerome. When a lion is small, it is easily killed, but if we wait for it to grow up, it will be more likely to kill us instead. It is the same with temptation. St. Francis de Sales tells us that we should imitate the little children who fly to the arms of their father and mother as soon as they spy a wolf. We should fly to Jesus and Mary for protection.
As long as temptation lasts we should persevere in prayer.
The Main Way to Conquer Temptation
1. God never allows us to be tempted beyond our strength, but will always give us the grace which we need in order to resist. “God is faithful,” St. Paul writes, “and will not permit you to be tempted beyond your strength, but with the temptation will always give you a way out that you may be able to bear it.” (Cor. 10:13)
The man who is so discourag...ed by frequent falls that he surrenders to temptation and resigns himself to the slavery of sin as if there were no other way out, is making a fatal mistake. God is infinitely good and merciful and loves us all, even those who are sinners. Remember the parable of the Prodigal Son and of the lost sheep. How could our heavenly Father abandon us and not give us the strength to resist evil?
If we are discouraged, let us ask God's help, for He loves us and knows how weak we are. “He knows how we are formed.” (Ps. 102:14) It is a favourite trick of the devil to persuade us that nothing can help us. Let us cast aside all thoughts of discouragement, therefore, and arm ourselves with the necessary spiritual weapons. With humility, perseverance, and the grace of God, we are sure to triumph.
2. The masters of the spiritual life suggest various ways of combating temptation. As St. Alphonsus de' Liguori points out, however, “the first way is absolutely essential, and that is to pray to God for the light and strength to conquer. Without prayer it is impossible to overcome temptation, whereas with prayer we are sure of victory.” (Al Servizio Divino, p. 11, c. 6)
The reason is obvious. Prayer is not simply a verbal address to Almighty God, but is an elevation of the mind and heart, a conversation with God. Let us pray, therefore, with confidence and with love.
3. Jesus Himself commands us to do this. “Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation.” (Mt. 26:41) Temptation against chastity in particular can only be conquered by prayer. There must be no hesitation, but an immediate recourse to God as soon as the temptation is experienced.
“Slay the enemy while it is small,”' recommends St. Jerome. When a lion is small, it is easily killed, but if we wait for it to grow up, it will be more likely to kill us instead. It is the same with temptation. St. Francis de Sales tells us that we should imitate the little children who fly to the arms of their father and mother as soon as they spy a wolf. We should fly to Jesus and Mary for protection.
As long as temptation lasts we should persevere in prayer.
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Six Quotes Hint Why Margaret Sanger Received “a dozen invitations” to speak at Ku Klux Klan Rallies
Most of us, myself included, will live our entire lives and never be invited to speak at a single Ku Klux Klan Rally. And yet, Margaret Sanger, the foundress of Planned Parenthood, received at least 13 such invitations. Would someone from Planned Parenthood please tell us why Margaret Sanger was so in demand on the KKK speaking circuit?
Six Quotes Hint Why Marget Sanger Received “a dozen invitations” to speak at Ku Klux Klan Rallies
Margaret Sanger wrote about her Ku Klux Klan speech in her autobiography, “I accepted an invitation to talk to the women’s branch of the Ku Klux Klan…I saw through the door dim figures parading with banners and illuminated crosses…I was escorted to the platform, was introduced, and began to speak…In the end, through simple illustrations I believed I had accomplished my purpose. A dozen invitations to speak to similar groups were proffered.” (Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography, P.366)
Most of us, myself included, will live our entire lives and never be invited to speak at a single Ku Klux Klan Rally. And yet, Margaret Sanger, the foundress of Planned Parenthood, received at least 13 such invitations. Would someone from Planned Parenthood please tell us why Margaret Sanger was so in demand on the KKK speaking circuit?
What did Margaret Sanger say in her talk at the KKK Rally in Silver Lake New Jersey that led to twelve more invitations? Well, take a look at some of her past quotes:
1) “We should hire three or four colored ministers, preferably with social-service backgrounds, and with engaging personalities. The most successful educational approach to the Negro is through a religious appeal. We don’t want the word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population. and the minister is the man who can straighten out that idea if it ever occurs to any of their more rebellious members.”
Margaret Sanger’s December 19, 1939 letter to Dr. Clarence Gamble, 255 Adams Street, Milton, Massachusetts. Original source: Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, North Hampton, Massachusetts. Also described in Linda Gordon’s Woman’s Body, Woman’s Right: A Social History of Birth Control in America. New York: Grossman Publishers, 1976.
2) “Eugenic sterilization is an urgent need … We must prevent multiplication of this bad stock.”
Margaret Sanger, April 1933 Birth Control Review.
3) “Our failure to segregate morons who are increasing and multiplying … demonstrates our foolhardy and extravagant sentimentalism … [Philanthropists] encourage the healthier and more normal sections of the world to shoulder the burden of unthinking and indiscriminate fecundity of others; which brings with it, as I think the reader must agree, a dead weight of human waste. Instead of decreasing and aiming to eliminate the stocks that are most detrimental to the future of the race and the world, it tends to render them to a menacing degree dominant … We are paying for, and even submitting to, the dictates of an ever-increasing, unceasingly spawning class of human beings who never should have been born at all.”
Margaret Sanger. The Pivot of Civilization, 1922. Chapter on “The Cruelty of Charity,” pages 116, 122, and 189. Swarthmore College Library edition.
4) “The most merciful thing that a family does to one of its infant members is to kill it.”
Margaret Sanger (editor). The Woman Rebel, Volume I, Number 1. Reprinted in Woman and the New Race. New York: Brentanos Publishers, 1922.
5) “Birth control must lead ultimately to a cleaner race.”
Margaret Sanger. Woman, Morality, and Birth Control. New York: New York Publishing Company, 1922. Page 12.
6) “Eugenics is … the most adequate and thorough avenue to the solution of racial, political and social problems.Margaret Sanger. “
The Eugenic Value of Birth Control Propaganda.” Birth Control Review, October 1921, page 5.
Monday, July 08, 2013
Who Said It? The Founder of Planned Parenthood Margaret Sanger or Aryan Nation Leader and Neo-Nazi Tom Metzger? Take the Quiz
WHO SAID IT?
Margaret Sanger or Aryan Nation Leader Tom Metzger
First some background on our two quotable and notable contestants:
The ADL website provides the following profile of Tom Metzger, leader of White Aryan Resistance:
Tom Metzger, a television repairman from Fallbrook, California, has been a leader in organized bigotry for more than 25 years...He has been widely acknowledged as the principal mentor of the neo-Nazi skinhead movement since its appearance in America during the mid-1980s; in this connection, he attracted nationwide publicity in 1990, when an Oregon jury rendered a $12.5 million judgment against him and his son, John, for inciting the murder of an Ethiopian immigrant by skinheads. Today, although still paying the judgment, Metzger continues to cultivate a following through his monthly newspaper, WAR, White Aryan Resistance, a Web site, a telephone hotline, an e-mail newsletter, and other media.
Margaret Sanger, on the other hand, was the founder of Planned Parenthood. Recently voted one of Time Magazine’s 100 Leaders and Revolutionaries for the 20th Century, she is an inductee into the American Nurses Association Hall of Fame and the National Women's Hall of Fame. Gloria Steinem recently wrote as follows about Ms. Sanger in Time Magazine:
The movement she started will grow to be, a hundred years from now, the most influential of all time," predicted futurist and historian H.G. Wells in 1931. "When the history of our civilization is written, it will be a biological history, and Margaret Sanger will be its heroine."
One is a “heroine” of the 20th Century. The other a modern villain. So the following quiz concerning who said what ought to be easy. Right? Well try your luck and you may be surprised.
Margaret or Metzger?
ANSWERS
1. Margaret Sanger
E. Drogin, Margaret Sanger: Father of Modern Society, CUL Publishers, 1980, Section 1, p. 18-24;
http://www.ewtn.com/library/prolife/pp04a.txt
__________________________________________
2. Tom Metzger
Encyclopedia of White Power: A Sourcebook on Radical Racism by Kaplan
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3. Margaret Sanger
Birth Control Review, May 1919 (vol. III, no. 5); p.12.
http://www.dianedew.com/sanger.htm
____________________________________--
4. Margaret Sanger
A Plan For Peace, The Birth Control Review, April 1932, p. 106
http://www.lifenews.com/2013/03/11/10-eye-opening-quotes-from-planned-parenthood-founder-margaret-sanger/
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5. Margaret Sanger
http://blackgenocide.org/planned.html
______________________________________________
6. Tom Metzger
Encyclopedia of White Power: A Sourcebook of Radical Racism by Kaplan
______________________________________________________________
7. Margaret Sanger
Linda Gordon, Woman's Body Woman's Right: Social History of Birth Control in America (New York, Grossman Publishers, 1976) p.333.
http://www.blackgenocide.org/sanger02.html
______________________________________________
8. Margaret Sanger
"I accepted an invitation to talk to the women's branch of the Ku Klux Klan...I saw through the door dim figures parading with banners and illuminated crosses...I was escorted to the platform, was introduced, and began to speak...In the end, through simple illustrations I believed I had accomplished my purpose. A dozen invitations to speak to similar groups were proffered." (Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography, P.366)
Margaret Sanger Invited 13 times to speak at Ku Klux klan Rallies
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9. Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson Abortion Quote
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10. a. Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger
http://margaretsanger.blogspot.com/
Margaret Sanger
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*Reproduction of this quiz is widely encouraged. I would love to see it find a permanent home on the internet. No attribution necessary.
Margaret Sanger or Aryan Nation Leader Tom Metzger
First some background on our two quotable and notable contestants:
The ADL website provides the following profile of Tom Metzger, leader of White Aryan Resistance:
Tom Metzger, a television repairman from Fallbrook, California, has been a leader in organized bigotry for more than 25 years...He has been widely acknowledged as the principal mentor of the neo-Nazi skinhead movement since its appearance in America during the mid-1980s; in this connection, he attracted nationwide publicity in 1990, when an Oregon jury rendered a $12.5 million judgment against him and his son, John, for inciting the murder of an Ethiopian immigrant by skinheads. Today, although still paying the judgment, Metzger continues to cultivate a following through his monthly newspaper, WAR, White Aryan Resistance, a Web site, a telephone hotline, an e-mail newsletter, and other media.
Margaret Sanger, on the other hand, was the founder of Planned Parenthood. Recently voted one of Time Magazine’s 100 Leaders and Revolutionaries for the 20th Century, she is an inductee into the American Nurses Association Hall of Fame and the National Women's Hall of Fame. Gloria Steinem recently wrote as follows about Ms. Sanger in Time Magazine:
The movement she started will grow to be, a hundred years from now, the most influential of all time," predicted futurist and historian H.G. Wells in 1931. "When the history of our civilization is written, it will be a biological history, and Margaret Sanger will be its heroine."
One is a “heroine” of the 20th Century. The other a modern villain. So the following quiz concerning who said what ought to be easy. Right? Well try your luck and you may be surprised.
Margaret or Metzger?
1. “Negroes and Southern Europeans are mentally inferior to native born Americans”
2. “Since Christianity is in fact a slave religion, it is satirical at least to see the negro adopt a slave religion, after chattel slavery was ended. It simply underlines the fact that consciously or unconsciously, weak humans desire the status of sheep, no matter what they say.”
3. “More children from the fit, less from the unfit."
4. “...apply a stern and rigid policy of sterilization and segregation to that grade of population whose progeny is already tainted, or whose inheritance is such that objectionable traits may be transmitted to offspring.”
5. "Colored people are like human weeds and are to be exterminated."
6. “Covertly invest into non-White areas, invest in ghetto abortion clinics. Help to raise money for free abortions, in primarily non-White areas. Perhaps abortion clinic syndicates throughout North America, that primarily operate in non-White areas and receive tax support, should be promoted.”
7. "We do not want the word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population, and the minister is the man who can straighten that idea out if it ever occurs to any of their more rebellious members."
Extra Credit
8. Who was the guest speaker at a Ku Klux Klan rally in Silverlake, N. J.in 1926 and subsequently invited to speak at 12 more KKK rallies, Margaret or Metzger?
9. Which current Civil Rights Leader once stated the following:
"Abortion is black genocide...What happens to the mind of a person and the moral fabric of a nation , that accepts the aborting of the life of a baby without a pang of conscience?"
10. Who is a responsible for the deaths of millions of black Americans?
a. Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger.
b. White Aryan Resistance Leader Tom Meztger
c. Sanger and Metzger.
d. Neither
ANSWERS
1. Margaret Sanger
E. Drogin, Margaret Sanger: Father of Modern Society, CUL Publishers, 1980, Section 1, p. 18-24;
http://www.ewtn.com/library/prolife/pp04a.txt
__________________________________________
2. Tom Metzger
Encyclopedia of White Power: A Sourcebook on Radical Racism by Kaplan
______________________________________-
3. Margaret Sanger
Birth Control Review, May 1919 (vol. III, no. 5); p.12.
http://www.dianedew.com/sanger.htm
____________________________________--
4. Margaret Sanger
A Plan For Peace, The Birth Control Review, April 1932, p. 106
http://www.lifenews.com/2013/03/11/10-eye-opening-quotes-from-planned-parenthood-founder-margaret-sanger/
________________________________-
5. Margaret Sanger
http://blackgenocide.org/planned.html
______________________________________________
6. Tom Metzger
Encyclopedia of White Power: A Sourcebook of Radical Racism by Kaplan
______________________________________________________________
7. Margaret Sanger
Linda Gordon, Woman's Body Woman's Right: Social History of Birth Control in America (New York, Grossman Publishers, 1976) p.333.
http://www.blackgenocide.org/sanger02.html
______________________________________________
8. Margaret Sanger
"I accepted an invitation to talk to the women's branch of the Ku Klux Klan...I saw through the door dim figures parading with banners and illuminated crosses...I was escorted to the platform, was introduced, and began to speak...In the end, through simple illustrations I believed I had accomplished my purpose. A dozen invitations to speak to similar groups were proffered." (Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography, P.366)
Margaret Sanger Invited 13 times to speak at Ku Klux klan Rallies
_____________________________________________
9. Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson Abortion Quote
___________________________________________
10. a. Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger
http://margaretsanger.blogspot.com/
Margaret Sanger
__________________________________________________-
*Reproduction of this quiz is widely encouraged. I would love to see it find a permanent home on the internet. No attribution necessary.
Presence of My Enemies: A Great New Prolife Novel by Christopher Gladu
A week or so ago while visiting FreeRepublic.com, we stumbled upon a great new prolife novel by Christopher Gladu. The book is entitled Presence of My Enemies .
Many Catholic high school summer reading lists these days are filled with lousy, vulgar books. What a pleasant alternative this book is. We would encourage one of our great national prolife organizations ( HLI , Priests for Life , ALL , National Right to Life ) to take the lead next year in contacting every Catholic high school in the country and request that some well-written prolife works like Presence of My Enemies be added to summer reading lists. And maybe add our all time favorite The Hand of God by Bernard Nathanson as well. Imagine the impact it could have!
We would love to review this tremendous book in full, but for now, this brief summary from a noted prolife leader will have to do:
Author Christopher Gladu's Presence of My Enemies is a brilliant, sobering story of one young woman's struggle with an unexpected pregnancy. Gladu's masterful writing style intertwines the characters' lives in both an intriguing and clever design that keeps the reader riveted through each chapter. A must-read book that is powerful, emotional and a gripping thriller! Debi Vinnedge, Executive Director Children of God for Life
We have long advocated spreading the Gospel of Life in as many artistic ways as possible. Gladu's amazing novel is certainly deserving of a wholehearted embrace from all in the prolife community. Go buy this book.
Many Catholic high school summer reading lists these days are filled with lousy, vulgar books. What a pleasant alternative this book is. We would encourage one of our great national prolife organizations ( HLI , Priests for Life , ALL , National Right to Life ) to take the lead next year in contacting every Catholic high school in the country and request that some well-written prolife works like Presence of My Enemies be added to summer reading lists. And maybe add our all time favorite The Hand of God by Bernard Nathanson as well. Imagine the impact it could have!
We would love to review this tremendous book in full, but for now, this brief summary from a noted prolife leader will have to do:
Author Christopher Gladu's Presence of My Enemies is a brilliant, sobering story of one young woman's struggle with an unexpected pregnancy. Gladu's masterful writing style intertwines the characters' lives in both an intriguing and clever design that keeps the reader riveted through each chapter. A must-read book that is powerful, emotional and a gripping thriller! Debi Vinnedge, Executive Director Children of God for Life
We have long advocated spreading the Gospel of Life in as many artistic ways as possible. Gladu's amazing novel is certainly deserving of a wholehearted embrace from all in the prolife community. Go buy this book.
Tuesday, July 02, 2013
Then: Aryan Nation Leader says "Covertly invest in ghetto abortion clinics" Now: NYC Black Abortion Rate at 58%
Aryan Nation Leader Tom Metzger advised his racist followers:
Covertly invest into non-White areas, invest in ghetto abortion clinics. Help to raise money for free abortions, in primarily non-White areas. Perhaps abortion clinic syndicates throughout North America, that primarily operate in non-White areas and receive tax support, should be promoted.
***
According to Life News:
The abortion industry in New York City continues to prey on lower-income black women as almost 58 percent of pregnancies end in abortion for black women and children. The ratio of abortions for African-American women remained demographically highest in the city in 2011 while Asian and Pacific Island women had the lowest ratio at 18.2%.
***
Why was Margaret sanger so popular with the Ku Klux Klan?
"I accepted an invitation to talk to the women's branch of the Ku Klux Klan...I saw through the door dim figures parading with banners and illuminated crosses...I was escorted to the platform, was introduced, and began to speak...In the end, through simple illustrations I believed I had accomplished my purpose. A dozen invitations to speak to similar groups were proffered." (Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography, P.366)
Covertly invest into non-White areas, invest in ghetto abortion clinics. Help to raise money for free abortions, in primarily non-White areas. Perhaps abortion clinic syndicates throughout North America, that primarily operate in non-White areas and receive tax support, should be promoted.
***
According to Life News:
The abortion industry in New York City continues to prey on lower-income black women as almost 58 percent of pregnancies end in abortion for black women and children. The ratio of abortions for African-American women remained demographically highest in the city in 2011 while Asian and Pacific Island women had the lowest ratio at 18.2%.
***
Why was Margaret sanger so popular with the Ku Klux Klan?
"I accepted an invitation to talk to the women's branch of the Ku Klux Klan...I saw through the door dim figures parading with banners and illuminated crosses...I was escorted to the platform, was introduced, and began to speak...In the end, through simple illustrations I believed I had accomplished my purpose. A dozen invitations to speak to similar groups were proffered." (Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography, P.366)
Monday, July 01, 2013
Thursday, June 06, 2013
A Look Back at Margaret Sanger Art Contest Winners
The Margaret Sanger autobiography informs that "I accepted an invitation to talk to the women's branch of the Ku Klux Klan...I saw through the door dim figures parading with banners and illuminated crosses...I was escorted to the platform, was introduced, and began to speak...In the end, through simple illustrations I believed I had accomplished my purpose. A dozen invitations to speak to similar groups were proffered." (Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography, P.366)
When I read this account eight years ago, I went on line to see how different artists and historians had handled this historic event. To my surprise, the event had been completely ignored. Something had to be done. The answer was the Margaret Sanger at the Ku Klux Klan Rally Art Contest. On January 16, 2005, our little art contest was born.
The 2009 winner was cartoonist Glenn McCoy at Town Hall for this incredible effort:
2008 Winner of the Margaret Sanger Art Contest was Rosary Films
2007 Winner of the Margaret Sanger Art Contest was Carrie Tomko
In a very close decision, Carrie Tomko won the 3rd Annual Margaret Sanger at the Klan Rally Art Contest. This was Carrie's winning entry:
Ms. Margaret and the Klan
There once was a woman named Margaret,
Who made Negro babies her target.
She longed to see less of them,
Courted the death of them,
Sanger, this woman named Margaret.
The wives of the Klansmen who meet
Disguised in voluminous sheet,
Gave her their attention
At secret convention
To learn of her childless technique.
Ms. Sanger was poorly impressed.
Elementary they are she confessed.
So childlike she found them,
Dumbed her talk down for them,
Sanger their arrogant guest.
The organization she ran
Has snuffed out more blacks than the Klan,
Yet people aren't frighted,
But rather delighted,
Embracing the Parenthood Planned.
The judges were greatly impressed by all the entries. Fellow judge, Jill Stanek, noted, "I could tell contestants worked hard to incorporate your theme. Very creative lot!"
A very, very close second place (and winner of the reader poll!) was Chris Chan and his poweful short play, "The Killed Story."
Third place went to Bill Hailey and his terrific poem, "Such a Loving Margaret Sanger." Be sure to check out more of Bill's work (and link to it!) at his blog, "Bill's Big Blog" - - great stuff!
Thanks also went to The Catholic Caveman and the unknown writer of Haikus for their strong entries.
Special thanks to our 2007 Margaret Sanger Art Contest judges, Sean Dailey and Jill Stanek.
2006 Winner of the Margaret Sanger Art Contest was Consanescerion
2005 Winner of the Margaret Sanger Art Contest was Registered
When I read this account eight years ago, I went on line to see how different artists and historians had handled this historic event. To my surprise, the event had been completely ignored. Something had to be done. The answer was the Margaret Sanger at the Ku Klux Klan Rally Art Contest. On January 16, 2005, our little art contest was born.
The 2009 winner was cartoonist Glenn McCoy at Town Hall for this incredible effort:
2008 Winner of the Margaret Sanger Art Contest was Rosary Films
2007 Winner of the Margaret Sanger Art Contest was Carrie Tomko
In a very close decision, Carrie Tomko won the 3rd Annual Margaret Sanger at the Klan Rally Art Contest. This was Carrie's winning entry:
Ms. Margaret and the Klan
There once was a woman named Margaret,
Who made Negro babies her target.
She longed to see less of them,
Courted the death of them,
Sanger, this woman named Margaret.
The wives of the Klansmen who meet
Disguised in voluminous sheet,
Gave her their attention
At secret convention
To learn of her childless technique.
Ms. Sanger was poorly impressed.
Elementary they are she confessed.
So childlike she found them,
Dumbed her talk down for them,
Sanger their arrogant guest.
The organization she ran
Has snuffed out more blacks than the Klan,
Yet people aren't frighted,
But rather delighted,
Embracing the Parenthood Planned.
The judges were greatly impressed by all the entries. Fellow judge, Jill Stanek, noted, "I could tell contestants worked hard to incorporate your theme. Very creative lot!"
A very, very close second place (and winner of the reader poll!) was Chris Chan and his poweful short play, "The Killed Story."
Third place went to Bill Hailey and his terrific poem, "Such a Loving Margaret Sanger." Be sure to check out more of Bill's work (and link to it!) at his blog, "Bill's Big Blog" - - great stuff!
Thanks also went to The Catholic Caveman and the unknown writer of Haikus for their strong entries.
Special thanks to our 2007 Margaret Sanger Art Contest judges, Sean Dailey and Jill Stanek.
2006 Winner of the Margaret Sanger Art Contest was Consanescerion
2005 Winner of the Margaret Sanger Art Contest was Registered
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