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Mission Statement

1) Mission Statement

Defend all innocent human lives, from conception to natural death, mostly by destroying the war horse of the Culture of Death: abortion. (If killing babies is not bad, what is bad?) Our main visible "weapon" is to transform young pro-choicers into pro-lifers, by meeting them on the public square (physically or virtually), with demonstrations, flyers and videos, and rational debates.

2) What our Mission is not

Another way of looking at our Mission Statement is to consider what we don't try to do:

2.1) If you are a pregnant woman in distress, of course you can always contact us personally. That being said, "Pro-Life Quebec" is more of a "political" organization, and normally refers women in distress to the appropriate resources. In other words, "Pro-Life Quebec" could very well participate in fundraising activities for groups that help women in distress, but "Pro-Life Quebec" won't have large closets filled with baby cloths and diapers. But to be quite certain, allow us to repeat a second time: don't hesitate to contact us if you're going through a difficult pregnancy!

2.2) We don't try to organize purely religious activities. Prayer is essential to win the war against the Culture of Death, but others are far better equipped than us for that task. Moreover, the pro-life movement has been harmed enough by people who lock themselves up in their closet to pray, and then consider that "action" as an adequate compensation for the fact they are too afraid to hold a pro-life sign in public. (But of course, "Quebec Pro-Life" encourages everybody to participate in good pro-life religious activities.)

2.3) We don't implement the whole pro-life agenda. Life is beautiful, and unborn babies are not the only forms of life worth defending. You could build a whole platform for a new political party based on life (spiritual life, intellectual life, economic life, ecological life, etc.). Don't accuse us of being against Mother Nature, or against steady jobs, or against universal harmony, just because we talk a lot about abortion! We are just trying to do a small task, but at least do it well. (Some of our members are also trying to start up a new political party that implements the whole pro-life agenda, but that is the topic of another web site. Contact us if you're interested!)

3) Why yet another pro-life organization?

For many (probably bad) reasons, the pro-life movement tends to be fragmented. We feel a bit guilty for having started up up yet another organization, and we would prefer to merge "Pro-Life Quebec" with another group. Here are some of the obstacles that have stymied our efforts so far:

3.1) It is essential to be able to meet pro-choicers on the battlefied of Reason. Catholics observe that the Ten Commandments are an overview of Natural Law, accessible to human reason without Faith. Therefore, for a Catholic, it's quite possible to demonstrate that abortion is bad, without using the Bible or the Christian Faith. Thus, one of the standard pro-choice objections is vaporized ("You are trying to impose your religious beliefs on us!"), and a powerful weapon of mass conversion can be constructed. But some non-Catholics are mired in the heresy called "Fideism", which forces them to either whip out their Bible to argue against pro-choicers, or be quiet. We want to collaborate with all pro-lifers, Catholic or not, but we cannot let anyone disarm us.

3.2) We must be able to denounce the promoters of the Culture of Death, without TODO "acception de personne". You certainly know about the famous statue symbolizing Justice as a lady with a blindfold, so she can weigh the Pros and Cons without looking at the wealth or power of the judged person. Quebec Pro-Life must be able to do the same thing: denounce the promoters of the Culture of Death, whatever their race, religion, sex, quantity of money in their bank account, position of authority in the State or Church, etc.

So much for the general rule, valid anywhere, anytime. But in Quebec, these days, applying that rule means we refuse to ignore "the elephant in the sacristy", i.e. the promotion of the Culture of Death, caused by the sins of omission of some "Catholic" bishops. Quebec Pro-Life doesn't have the mandate of reforming the Quebec episcopate, but on the other hand, we don't want to be gagged. (For example, in Quebec, some pro-life organizations receive money from Bishops, and therefore are willing to boldly denounce anyone who dares to promote the Culture of Death, except if he happens to be a "Catholic" Bishop!)

3.3) Real philosophers don't worry about political correctness. Some pro-life organizations try so hard to avoid hurting feelings that they not only avoid the Bible, but they even avoid serious philosophers (like Aristotle and Saint Thomas Aquinas). So they offer sirupy arguments, like: "Abortion is against our values". (So what? The Nazis had values, and they lived by those values.)

If God doesn't exist, good and evil don't exist either. If we don't have a spiritual soul, then we are just molecules, and molecules cannot be made in the image and ressemblance of God.

3.4) If you ask for donations, you must be totally transparent financially. Unfortunately, there are many organizations that ask for your money, but don't tell you where that money goes. Either we don't ask for donations, or we will provide detailed financial information, freely accessible to all on our web site, explaining where every penny comes from, and where every penny goes.

3.5) Emotions must remain under the control of reason. Many organizations use powerful emotions instead of logic and facts. There is nothing wrong with using emotions, but emotions must remain under the guidance of reason. To speak metaphorically, emotions are useful as "spices" but reason must remain "the meat and potatoes".

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