TROY, Ohio, October 20, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Stand True, Christ-Centered Pro-life, will hold its fifth annual Pro-life Day of Silent Solidarity on Tuesday, Oct. 21. As of this morning hundreds of thousands of students from over 4,000 campuses worldwide have registered to take part in this groundbreaking event. Stand True expects more than 200,000 students to stand in solidarity with each other to bring attention to the holocaust that is killing almost 4,000 babies every day in the United States alone.
“The students are speaking loud and clear, they want an end to legalized child killing” said Bryan Kemper, president of Stand True Ministries. “We are getting thousands of e-mails, comments and internet messages from students thanking us for giving them a peaceful way to stand up and be counted.”
One student who wrote in to Stand True Ministries related how the silent protest had saved the life of an unborn child. “I got one girl to not get an abortion because I took a ZERO in class for this and she started crying,” wrote the student. “She pulled me into the bathroom and told me she was pregnant and was going to have an abortion and she said because of how much this meant to me she didn’t! We both sat in the bathroom and cried for a few min. and she put the baby up for adoption!”
Other students shared similarly powerful stories about their experiences. “All of my friends want to do this,” wrote another student. “I was going to be killed by my birth mother but she kept me and I am now adopted and have loving parents!”
“Thousands of American babies are permanently silenced every day by the violent act of abortion,” said Bryan Kemper, President of Stand True Ministries. “This day is in honor of those children, and we will stay silent as an act of solidarity with these innocent victims.”
Students will not only remain silent but will also wear red armbands and/or red duct tape on their mouths, and distribute educational flyers to anyone who asks why they are silent. Many home-schooled students will also participate in the event by visiting local malls and other public areas to distribute flyers.
Participating students are instructed to be respectful to teachers and other officials and to speak with them when required.
Over the past few years many schools have tried to stop students from participating and quash their First Amendment rights. Every year, attorneys from the Alliance Defense Fund defend these students and file lawsuits to protect their rights.
“Thousands of American babies are permanently silenced every day by the violent act of abortion,” said Kristan Hawkins, Executive Director of Students for Life. “This is a day for pro-life students to honor those children as they stay silent as an act of solidarity with these innocent victims.”
There is no cost to participate in the event. Flyers are available for download in PDF format at www.silentday.org or www.standtrue.com.
Legal help for students involved is available from the Alliance Defense Fund ( www.telladf.org or 1-800-TELL-ADF).