Missionaries to the Preborn

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Missionaries to the Preborn is an American pro-life organization based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was founded in 1990 by Rev. Matt Trewhella. This organization, as visible in names and faces of their membership, is closely tied to the Faithful Soldier School of Evangelism.

In June 2005, the group held a nine-day campaign in Michigan, dubbed the "American Atrocity Tour". [1] The group is known for displaying signs featuring graphic photographs of aborted fetuses along roadsides.

Trewhella has served 14 months for blockading clinics. [2] In 1994, he was a featured speaker at the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention. He has expressed non-condemnation of those involved in abortion-related violence, stating, "I don't condemn people who use force to try to protect babies, because they are human beings. And if someone uses force to try to protect those babies, it would be as if someone used force against Dr. Mengele, from Adolf Hitler's era. If someone used force against him, would I condemn the person for stopping Mengele from all the atrocities he did? No, I wouldn't condemn that person". [3]

The organization tours the United States, promoting a very militant pro-life message. In April 2007, at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, they openly advocated Creationism, the bombing of abortion clinics, the assassination of abortion doctors, alleged homosexuality is evil, asserted that women should serve a subservient role in households, and had small children distributing their leaflets of mutilated babies. [4]


[edit] References

  1. ^ Alley, Jason. (June 19, 2005). "Traveling anti-abortion group aims at emotions for its cause." The News Herald. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
  2. ^ Montana Human Rights Network. Missonaries to the Preborn: Combining Anti-Choice Rhetoric and the Militia Movement. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
  3. ^ Anderson, Scott. (July 2, 1998). "Deadly Inspiration." Now. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
  4. ^ Myer, Holly. (April 12, 2007). "The Alestle." Retrieved December 7, 2007.

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