Locus of control

Among the plethora of pro-life campaigns, ProLifeStrike.org has a couple of unique features. Or unique omissions. For one thing, it doesn't ask for monetary support. For another, the implementation is not contingent upon any outside person or circumstance.

The focus of some pro-life campaigns is to secure legislative protection for the pre-born, or to raise their legal status by means of petitions, phone calls, letters and emails to a variety of government officials, in the hope that these officials will respond. Others focus upon the voting and election process, in the hope of moving party machinery and persuading voters. Others target the judicial angle, seeking to win in court, in the hope of persuading judges and juries. Still others seek to reach bishops and pastors in hope of getting them to teach and preach the message as they ought. And still other campaigns go public with billboards, radio and TV spots, and such, in the hope of persuading the "man in the street".

This is not to disparage any of these noble efforts, nor to minimize their importance. But you'll notice the pattern - in each case, success depends upon moving or persuading someone outside the organization. The locus of control is outside, depending mostly upon people who are not currently on board, so to speak. The pattern, in other words, is: send us money, so we can run this campaign to get these outside people to do the right thing and save the babies.

ProLifeStrike.org is not so. The locus of control is you. You who are reading this.

You don't need to persuade a legislator or judge. You don't need to send money. You don't need to make a phone call, sign a petition, or write a letter. You can do it yourself. You can decide right now, even before you leave this web page. Decide what? Do what?

It's simple, really. Just realize that your tax money is helping to fuel the slaughter. Then, just decide that you yourself mustn't add more fuel. Decide not to feed the dragon any more. Decide to hold back your tax money. It's just the right thing to do.

O, there is one thing you may want to do first: Pray.