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Praying the Rosary at Planned Parenthood not an act of protest

Protestors pray near supporters of Planned Parenthood who stood in solidarity on Feb. 10, 2017 outside the Sarasota clinic, a day ahead of the protests planned across the country on Feb. 11.
Protestors pray near supporters of Planned Parenthood who stood in solidarity on Feb. 10, 2017 outside the Sarasota clinic, a day ahead of the protests planned across the country on Feb. 11. Tiffany Tompkins ttompkins@bradenton.com

The people praying the Rosary outside the Planned Parenthood in Sarasota are not protestors. They are giving love to the soon-to-die babies. The only love they will receive on this planet.

They are praying for the mothers who have been miscounseled and ravished under the guise of compassion.

The Rosary is a prayer of meditation of the life of Christ taught in the Bible's New Testament. A truly supportive Christian will not be praying the Rosary and be aggressive in language, signage or physically.

Love equals truth and truth equals love. A real protestor supporting Planned Parenthood elbowed one of the Rosary prayers. That was not love.

Jura Ashley

Palmetto

This story was originally published February 23, 2017 at 1:59 PM with the headline "Praying the Rosary at Planned Parenthood not an act of protest."

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