MCCL March For Life 2009
We were very lucky to have a sunny, warm (for January) day for today's march at the Minnesota State Capitol. Attendance was great -- estimated at four to five thousand!
I approached the Capitol right at noon, and followed the herd toward the steps:
By 12:30, the crowd had assembled on the steps (with many more on the grounds behind the Capitol steps),...
...and the program was begun. I managed to get an audio recording of the program. To listen to the whole thing, use this link:
Audio of entire program (43:04, 4.9 MB)
Audio links of specific program segments are also provided below.
The program began with the singing of Amazing Grace, followed by an introduction by MCCL President Leo Lalande.
Audio of introduction (6:06, 761 kB)
Then, the opening prayer was given by Pastor Rob Wassenaar of Grace Church in Eden Prairie.
Audio of prayer (2:09, 254 kB)
Next, one of the featured speakers was Governor Tim Pawlenty.
Audio of Gov. Tim Pawlenty (4:37, 544 kB)
Following the Governor, MCCL officer Jordan Bauer gave an energetic speech.
Audio of Jordan Bauer (6:13, 730 kB)
The next featured speaker was Lt. Governor Carol Molnau.
Audio of Carol Molnau (1:55, 226 kB)
The speaker who generated the most applause was (former, and hopefully soon again) Senator Norm Coleman.
Audio of Sen. Norm Coleman (6:27, 758 kB)
Then, some statements were read from US Congressmen who could not be in attendance, and the pro-life Minnesota state legislators in attendance were recognized.
Audio of recognition of pro-life legislators (5:58, 702 kB)
The program closed with the playing of taps, the singing of God Bless America (I regret that I don't recall the singer's name, but she was very good.), and some final remarks by Leo Lalande.
Audio of program close (3:01, 356 kB)
This was my first time attending the March for Life, and I'm definitely glad I went. The size of the crowd was encouraging, and I was particularly glad to see the great number of young people in attendance. That bodes well for our movement in the years to come.
Following the MCCL program in the Capitol rotunda was a program by Silent No More Minnesota, during which a number of women shared their testimonies of the damage abortions had done to their lives and of how they now have come to terms with the grief and can share their stories to promote the pro-life cause.
These are remarkably courageous women, and their testimonies were quite moving.
I have audio from that program as well, so look for that in a separate post soon...
I approached the Capitol right at noon, and followed the herd toward the steps:
By 12:30, the crowd had assembled on the steps (with many more on the grounds behind the Capitol steps),...
...and the program was begun. I managed to get an audio recording of the program. To listen to the whole thing, use this link:
Audio links of specific program segments are also provided below.
The program began with the singing of Amazing Grace, followed by an introduction by MCCL President Leo Lalande.
Audio of introduction (6:06, 761 kB)
Then, the opening prayer was given by Pastor Rob Wassenaar of Grace Church in Eden Prairie.
Audio of prayer (2:09, 254 kB)
Next, one of the featured speakers was Governor Tim Pawlenty.
Audio of Gov. Tim Pawlenty (4:37, 544 kB)
Following the Governor, MCCL officer Jordan Bauer gave an energetic speech.
Audio of Jordan Bauer (6:13, 730 kB)
The next featured speaker was Lt. Governor Carol Molnau.
Audio of Carol Molnau (1:55, 226 kB)
The speaker who generated the most applause was (former, and hopefully soon again) Senator Norm Coleman.
Audio of Sen. Norm Coleman (6:27, 758 kB)
Then, some statements were read from US Congressmen who could not be in attendance, and the pro-life Minnesota state legislators in attendance were recognized.
Audio of recognition of pro-life legislators (5:58, 702 kB)
The program closed with the playing of taps, the singing of God Bless America (I regret that I don't recall the singer's name, but she was very good.), and some final remarks by Leo Lalande.
Audio of program close (3:01, 356 kB)
This was my first time attending the March for Life, and I'm definitely glad I went. The size of the crowd was encouraging, and I was particularly glad to see the great number of young people in attendance. That bodes well for our movement in the years to come.
Following the MCCL program in the Capitol rotunda was a program by Silent No More Minnesota, during which a number of women shared their testimonies of the damage abortions had done to their lives and of how they now have come to terms with the grief and can share their stories to promote the pro-life cause.
These are remarkably courageous women, and their testimonies were quite moving.
I have audio from that program as well, so look for that in a separate post soon...
posted by A Voice at
5:26 PM
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Have you seen the new video put forth by catholicvote.org? It causes those who worship at the church of Obama to pause for thought.
Thanks, Brad. Yes, I've seen it -- powerful stuff. That must be why NBC is refusing to air it during the Super Bowl.
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