Hundreds in Warren form Life Chain to protest abortion

BY JORDAN COHEN

VINDICATOR CORRESPONDENT

WARREN—They have been congregating in protest against abortion on the first Sunday in October for the last 18 years and on Sunday afternoon, several hundred people silently demonstrated on Elm Road sidewalks for one hour.

“We see this as a moral issue,” said Jim Earl, 52, North Bloomfield, the coordinator of Trumbull County Life Chain, the organization that sponsored the protest.

“It’s God’s absolute command that life is precious and is to be preserved.”

Participants’ signs contained such messages as “Abortion kills children,” “Jesus heals and forgives” and “Lord, forgive and heal our nation.” Passing motorists occasionally slowed to glance and a few honked their horns in support.

Earl anticipated a turnout “between 800 and 1,200” but later conceded the crowd was less than half that number as was the number of churches expected to participate. He said, however, he was satisfied.

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