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Eleven-year-old girl stands her ground against insulting pro-choicers

As I type these words, the Democratic National Convention is going on in my hometown of Charlotte, NC. At this moment, our President Obama is probably settling in at his hotel a mere ten minutes from where I sit now. The DNC, bringing Obama, Cecile Richards, and others to my doorstep, has shocked me into the reality of how close to home the battle strikes. An incident which occurred a couple days ago has struck even nearer to me.

Zoe Griffin

One of my sister’s friends, 11-year-old Zoe Griffin, was prayerfully standing with her younger sisters in peaceful protest on the streets of uptown Charlotte when several pro-choice women approached her and began screaming in her face, demeaning her and her cause. I know from personal experience that this happens to adults, the elderly, and teenagers, but someone needs to be really angry and fearful to cuss out a little girl.

Well, this little girl has guts, let me tell you, because her eleven years proved more than a match for her opponents. With great ardor and surprising eloquence, she stood her ground and gave them a piece of her mind. I’m going to give you the account in her own words – and remember, this girl is only in sixth grade. (Account taken from Stand True’s blog, a pro-life organization her mother runs.)

Hi, I’m Zoe. Something happened Friday night that a friend wanted me to blog about. I don’t have Facebook or Twitter or anything like that so I’m borrowing my mom’s page for now.

What happened was a pro-life rally. We had showed up when only 4 people were there. I guess we were supposed to get there early. As more and more people came, a car arrived. A woman came out and opened the trunk. There were 3,300 carnations in the back of that car. We started to unload and unwrap the flowers. Lily, Bella, and I started to write pro-life statements with chalk on the sidewalks when some pro-abortionists came. They were holding signs and chanting: “A baby’s not a baby till it comes out, that’s what birthdays are all about!” They were blowing whistles and jumping around acting like 5-year-old children. I was so sad that these people were so blinded I started crying. Then we started laying down the flowers all across the sidewalk. When we finished, the line of carnations was probably a mile long. A pro-life woman let me hold a crucifix that she had. I started clutching it close to my heart. My knees were shaking, so were my hands.

The pro-abortionists turned to us and started pointing at different people, saying, “You’re a person! You’re a person! Fetuses are not!” Then the woman saw me crying and said,” You are making this girl cry with your bull____”. I couldn’t stand any more of those lies. They pushed it too far. In the highest-pitched voice I have ever spoken in, I screamed, “THEY ARE NOT THE ONES MAKING ME CRY! YOU ARE! WITH YOUR DARK HEARTS, YOUR DARK MINDS TURNED AGAINST GOD!” My mom ran over to me, put her hand on my shoulder, and calmed me down. Then she went up to them and said, “HOW DARE YOU ATTACK A CHILD LIKE THAT!” While she was yelling, pro-lifers came over to me to calm me down. My whole body was shaking. Our friend, Mrs. McKinney, took me, Jack, and Bella to a CVS that was nearby. We got water and chips and went back. I sat down on a bench when a man from the Charlotte Observer came over to me and started interviewing me. Once he was done, a man came over and gave us ice cream. While I was eating, the pro-abortionists left. Then we started to clean up.

On the way home I felt sorry that I yelled at those people. I told my mom, and she said, “Do you know why you feel that way? It’s because you have a heart. You have a conscience, and you know what’s right and what’s wrong. Those people attacked you like that because they don’t have a heart.”

I will never, ever forget what happened last night. I had a dream that night that they all converted to pro-life activists. I hope that dream becomes a reality.

May God send us more pro-life activists in the making like Zoe Griffin. She’s a true example of a fun-loving, caring, seemingly ordinary girl who knows how to stand true to God’s calling.

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  • http://twitter.com/OurLadyBusiness Our Lady Business

    Pro-choice people have hearts, Zoe. I’m sorry you got upset, but it doesn’t sound like anyone attacked you. Obviously these are complicated and upsetting issues, and maybe a rally like that is not the right place for an 11-year-old to be. Maybe your mom should have thought twice about putting you in a situation that you would find so upsetting.

    Know this, though: whatever your parents and the people in your church have told you about “killing babies” is just not true. It might be best for you to grow up a bit, learn more about biology and politics before you make up your mind about who’s really heartless. Because the thing is, making abortion illegal doesn’t stop abortion. In fact, countries where it’s illegal have HIGHER rates of abortion, and they’re really dangerous for women. So the real question is, what are your mom and your friends trying to accomplish? Pushing for abortion to be illegal will mean more abortions, and women hurt and killed in the process. And that’s enough to make anyone cry.

    • Prolife woman

      I’m sorry, but this is nothing more than a bunch of BS. Making abortion legal in American has lead to more abortions, not less. Have you studied biology of the unborn? Because if you had, I’m sure you might have a change of heart. I know of several former abortion doctors have, including Dr. Bernard Nathanson who worked towards legalizing abortion around the time of Roe v Wade and later became prolife. Oh and our current president is all for killing babies, in the womb and out. He opposed legislation that would protect babies born alive during an abortion. These babies were left the die in rooms by themselves, sometimes for hours before they finally expired. Even NARAL was neutral on the issue. I guess finally seeing the reality of what they are advocating – the death of innocent human beings – was enough for them to say realize that maybe a part of what they are doing is wrong. It’s harder to ignore reality when it’s in your face, is it? http://www.jillstanek.com/2008/02/links-to-barack-obamas-votes-on-illinois-born-alive-infant-protection-act/

    • http://twitter.com/CalFreiburger Calvin Freiburger

      That doesn’t sound like attacking to you?

      “whatever your parents and the people in your church have told you about ‘killing babies’ is just not true.”

      How is it untrue?

      “making abortion illegal doesn’t stop abortion [...] Pushing for abortion to be illegal will mean more abortions, and women hurt and killed in the process.”

      Speaking of learning things before making up your mind…
      http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/316163/new-study-shows-effectiveness-state-abortion-bans-michael-new
      http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/288089/new-research-public-health-benefits-pro-life-laws-michael-j-new
      http://www.abort73.com/end_abortion/what_about_illegal_abortions/

    • Tom

      Abortion … is murdering unborn innocent babies.

      Murder is a sin.

      “You shall not murder”
      – Exodus 20:13

      Private, personal sin affects others.

      “Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a disgrace to any people.”

      – Proverbe 14:34

      A woman can do what she wants to her body, however that does not include murdering her child. Her child is not her body. An unborn child is inside and connected to the mother’s body, but it is not her body. The child has different DNA than the mother.

      • PD

        when you pick and choose what to listen to and follow in the bible, how do you know you’re ignoring the right stuff?

        like this:
        A priest’s daughter who loses her honor by committing fornication and thereby dishonors her father also, shall be burned to death. (Leviticus 21:9 NAB)

        how do you know your god isn’t angry that you’ve never burned a promiscuous priest’s daughter?

        again, if you pick and choose how do you know you’re picking right? thanks in advance for your answer.

        • Legomyeggo

          Because the aforementioned Leviticus command is a ceremonial law that was meant to apply to the Jews under the context of a theocracy. But the moral command, to not murder, was to be applied universally, as it is repeated in the new testament.

          This isn’t “picking and choosing”–rather, this is understanding which commands were issued to whom.

  • Guest

    Wow, her mother informing her that pro-choicers “don’t have hearts” is very irresponsible. It’s that kind of dehumanizing of those who disagree with you that leads to all of the violence we’ve seen. That poor little brainwashed girl has no idea what the the real world is like. I know several people who were “pro-life”…until they (or their friends or girlfriends) faced an unwanted pregnancy that would have derailed their lives completely.

    • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1412410925 David Scanlan

      So, in an attempt to alleviate the potential for a derailing, it was alright for that friend to disallow another person’s life from ever finding the tracks?

    • http://www.facebook.com/jason.hunt.96 Jason Hunt

      Wow, ‘guest’. You should try reading poetry sometime.

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  • Lauren

    I remember being angry like that when I was a young sprout. It’s hard to be diplomatic when you’re upset, and it was good for them to get her away from the chaos. She’s not brainwashed – real brainwashing is a terrible, terrible thing – she just needs to learn how to be winsome.

    I don’t blame anyone for being scared silly if they found out they were pregnant. But choosing to carry the child to term is the mature – and right – thing to do.

    The kiddo’s got a big heart, and I think as she grows up, she’ll figure out how to put it to good use.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Daniel-Durham/100002906757423 Daniel Durham

    Zoe Griffin, what an appropriate name! First the life that you defend, the eyes of the eagle to see the darkness for what it is, and the heart of the lion to stand forth and give battle to the evil. I hail you as a true daughter of the Most High, and I salute you!