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BY LifeSiteNews.com By Thaddeus M. BaklinskiDENVER, August 25, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Democratic Party will witness a large coalition of pro-life groups at their national convention which began August 22nd.A wide range of pro-life activities and prayerful events, organized under the name A Prayer For Change, is sponsored by the Christian Defense Coalition, based in Washington, D.C., and the Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust, a youth training and activism organization based in Riverside, California.The National Clergy Council, one of the groups participating in A Prayer For Change, reported, "In its first official event (a prayer meeting held at the Wells Fargo Theater at Denver’s Colorado Convention Center) of the 2008 Democratic Convention, Pentecostal preacher and Bishop Charles E. Blake of the Church of God in Christ, took to the pulpit of an Interfaith Gathering and unequivocally denounced abortion, saying God could not be pleased with millions of lives being ended by elective abortion."   The president of the pro-life National Clergy Council, Rev. Rob Schenck, who was present at the event, said, "This is an amazing development. Bishop Blake was crystal clear in condemning abortion. There was nothing subtle about it. He identified himself as a pro-life Democrat and blatantly challenged his party’s historic position on abortion. He also challenged Barack Obama to pursue his promise to reduce abortions and to ensure ‘viable’ alternatives. Just this one moment is a significant turn for the Democratic Party."Rev. Schenck said the hall, filled with several thousand, fell uneasily silent as Blake spoke against abortion.A notable venue of the pro-life activities at the convention will be the "Children’s Wall," which is part of the security fence surrounding the Pepsi Center, where pro-life activists will leave hundreds of flowers as a physical reminder of the innocent children that have died from abortion and the women that have been wounded through abortion.Other events scheduled for the convention include peaceful demonstrations displaying large pro-life signs along Denver’s 16th Street Mall, a demonstration and protest at the National Organization for Women’s Equality Tea to be held at the University Club at 1673 Sherman Street, and a rally and vigil with Dr. Alveda King at Martin Luther King Park. Dr. King will speak out against Black Genocide through abortion. This will be followed by a march to Planned Parenthood.Operation Rescue’s fleet of Truth Trucks will also be prominently touring through the streets of Denver.The pro-life youth group Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust, which is a Christian, pro-life activism organization dedicated to educating and activating high school and college age individuals, will be holding numerous special events focused on giving young adults the opportunity to peacefully challenge those in favor of abortion, and to "engage in prophetic witness to the Democratic Party, the City of Denver, and the entire United States."Related links and contact info:  A Prayer For Change, 2008 Democratic National Conventionhttp://www.aprayerforchange.com/Survivors of the Abortion Holocausthttp://survivors.la/Operation Rescuehttp://www.operationrescue.org/Christian Defense Coalition  Rev. Patrick Mahoney  (202)547-1735   (540)538-4741 http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/strong-pro-life-presence-at-democratic-national-convention/

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