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Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Tuesday, November 08, 2011 10:00 AM
That’s the pro-life video featuring man-on-the-street interviews with people who style themselves “pro-choice.”
By the end of their conversation with evangelist Ray Comfort, however, they profess to have changed their minds.
I won’t embed the film here, as it contains very graphic images from the Holocaust, but I invite you to watch it at this link and then return to share your reaction.
Of course share freely, but here are some questions to get the ball rolling.
Did anything surprise you? (What surprises me most is the number of people in it who profess to have no idea who Hitler was—not even whether he was a good or bad person.)
What do you make of the overall approach? Is this kind of street evangelization something we need more of?
Do you find the “conversions” convincing—that is, will they last?
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I had no idea at first what he was getting at. I finally got the connection, which seems so obvious to us who have always been pro-life. I hope these “conversions” last, but I just wonder if they really will….once he is not asking the questions anymore. But, even if it changes one mind, it’s worth it. And yeah, amazing some of these people don’t know who Hitler is? What is being taught to these kids in school??
I liked the message in 180, but the choppy nature of the filming could make it seem like Mr. Comfort was editing it so as to make it appear that people were giving the responses he wanted. I am sure he filmed it this way in the interest of not being repetitive with asking so many people the same questions over & over, but I don’t think it serves the film well. As for on the street evangelization, I think this is the only way that we will really reach people’s minds & hearts on the issue of abortion. I think we’ve relied on politicians for far too long to save us from the scourge of child-killing & a strong grass roots movement is what we need to return to. I’d like to see something similar done from a Catholic perspective on salvation.
180 reminded me of the excellent book by William Brennan, “Dehumanizing the Vulnerable: When Word Games Take Lives.” The book compares the language used against seven of the most victimized groups in the modern age: the unborn, Native Americans, African Americans, European Jews, women, enemies of socialism in Soviet Russia, & those who rely on others physically & mentally.
A quote about the book:
“The similarity in oppressive language used against each of these is quite remarkable, and quite frightening. The scale of injustice and violent persecution suffered by each of these is difficult to even comprehend, Brennan indulges in no rhetoric, he simply documents in unequivocal language how the aforementioned groups have been branded as deficient, non-human, parasite, animal, object, waste, and most damaging of all, non-person.
The book begins by discussing how language is used, both to explain truth and to conceal. In the service of the latter, new terminology for the more venerable practice of lying has been developed called ‘semantic gymnastics,’ a phrase coined by an editorial in California Medicine in 1970 which enabled abortionists to ‘…deny fundamental scientific facts, which include the facts that human life exists before birth and that abortion kills human lives in the womb.’ ”
I was surprised how many people didn’t know who Hitler was too. . .that’s just scary. My Mom was shocked at the number of people that said they’d bury people alive but not shoot them. I think it’s the level of removal. . .same with abortion, it’s easier to kid yourself you aren’t killing a person when you don’t actually see it. I thought it was a very powerful video though and have shared with people I know. They claim it’s changing minds and I only hope it does.
Hi Rebecca,
Just wanted to give you and your readers a head’s up that while that Ray Comfort is doing great work evangelizing on behalf of the unborn, he does hold the view that Catholics are not Christian and need to be saved. If you do any searching for other videos he has produced, you will most likely run into anti-Catholic works.
I learned the hard way by posting this to our blog prior to “vetting” him, and then got the “what for”. Not to say his documentary shouldn’t be shared amongst our Catholic spheres, but just wanted to let you all know for general awareness in the event you receive similar messages.
I was shocked that so many seemed to have no idea who Hitler is. What could they be teaching in schools? But I really did not like his approach at all. I found it very off putting and I don’t think many others would change their opinions after seeing his film.
Finally had a minute (35!) to watch this. I’m in agreement with Gwen. I was put off by his approach and sometimes his reasoning. I also think he would be more credible if the demographic he chose were more varied. There were few over age 25 and what was the educational background? Was he at a college, a high school, a street fair? I felt like he targeted people who couldn’t defend their opinions too well. I truly don’t believe that these people will side with him in the long run (or when they have time to go over the conversation in their mind later). I applaud his intentions but I don’t think this video will change most people’s minds.
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