{"id":7115,"date":"2004-06-23T07:46:17","date_gmt":"2004-06-23T07:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2004\/06\/witnesses.html"},"modified":"2004-06-23T07:46:17","modified_gmt":"2004-06-23T07:46:17","slug":"witnesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2004\/06\/witnesses.html","title":{"rendered":"Witnesses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Young adults in Chicago trying to make a difference.<\/a><\/p>\n

\nTwo years ago, several pro-life young adults started the \u201cYoung People for Life\u201d initiative, in which each participant was assigned a day to fast for the end to abortion. In addition, they started to pray and sidewalk counsel in front of the clinic. <\/p>\n

\u201cThen in January 2004 we implemented the Mother Teresa Project, a ministry under the Respect Life Office of the Archdiocese of Chicago,\u201d Tessa said. <\/p>\n

\u201cEach parish has an assigned abortion clinic to pray for its conversion. St. Mary of the Angels [the parish with which many in the group are associated] has \u2018adopted\u2019 Planned Parenthood. \u2018Young People for Life\u2019 and the Mother Teresa Project have\u2026merged into each other at St. Mary’s.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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