Charlottetown. “Incredible as it may seem to you, the people in this room have the potential to change the course of Canadian history.”
This was the inspiring message PEI right to lifers took away from their annual meeting on April 27.
Members noted that abortion seems increasingly likely to become responsibility of the province.
“Our legislature is already on record as being opposed to abortion, so a turnaround can start right here,” said Rev. Jim Dewar, spiritual advisor to PEI Right to Life.
President Paul Chandler stated that obtaining a provincial law to protect the unborn would be a major goal for the coming year. Members were urged to become more involved personally in all forms of political action, and to make a special effort to encourage others to do so as well.
Guest speaker Rev. Stewart Dockendorff, Pastor of First Baptist Church where the meeting was held, urged members to consider running for political office.
“We must strive to make politicians out of pro-lifers, quite possibly an easier task than making pro-lifers out of politicians,” he said.
“As pro-lifers, your joy must not be grounded in whether you overthrow a bill like C-43. It must lie in knowing that you are doing what is right, and in knowing that God will not let evil win. Therein should lie your power, your strength, your confidence, your joy, and your peace of mind,” Pastor Dockendorff reminded his listeners.
