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About Human Life International

† Founded in 1972 by the “Apostle of Life,” Fr. Paul Marx, O.S.B.

† Branches and employees in 88 countries

† Faithful to all aspects of Church teaching

† Half a million miles of travel a year

† Distributes ten tons of materials annually

† Mission: To train, organize and equip pro-lifers all over the world

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Since 1972, HLIstaff have traveled7.5 million miles to155 countries …

Equal to fifteen round-trips to the Moon!

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Some of HLI’s Accomplishments

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• Saved 125,000 Filipinos from deaths by AIDS.• Saved 110,000 Mexican and Austrian babies

from abortion.• Stopped the legalization of abortion in a dozen

different nations.• Exposed the Chinese forced-abortion program.• Trained and equipped 20,000 priests,

seminarians and pro-life leaders over the past five years.

• Cut $1.25 billion from the budgets of USAID and UNFPA population control programs.

• Exposed NSSM-200 all over the world.

Some of HLI’s Accomplishments

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The Purposes of this Training

The Purposes of this Training

To make both new and experienced pro-life activists more effective, more efficient, and more durable.

• Effective means getting the right job done.

• Efficient means getting the job done right.

• Enduring means getting the job done in spite of all obstacles.

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Character of the Basic Training Program (1)

It discusses familiar principles.

It is presented from a Western point of view.

It is intense and can be emotionally wearying.

It includes a very large amount of information.

It is Christian in outlook, but useful to everyone.

It is not limited to a discussion of abortion.

It uses military terms and concepts.

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It emphasizes general principles only.

It is for activists of all experience levels.

It is not “secret” in nature.

It can be modified to fit local needs.

It is recommended by pro-lifers and anti-lifers.

Don’t worry ― it has no gory photographs.

Character of the Basic Training Program (2)

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The Paramount Pro-Life Strategy (1)

(1) Recognize that we are in a war.

(2) Arrive at a state of mind where we want to win the war, and get properly trained. Session 1, “The Fundamental Principles of Christian Activism,” explains the importance of Training, Recruiting, Information and Prayer.(3) Identify our enemy ― the anti-lifers and, ultimately, Satan. Session 2, “The Mission of the Pro-Life Movement,” shows how we can best fulfill the four levels of our mission.

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(4) Formulate realistic and effective plans to defeat the anti-life enemy. Session 3, “The Basics of Planning,” shows how to do this.

(5) Learn how the anti-lifers think and how they accomplish their goals. Session 4, “The Anti-Life Mentality,” and Session 5, “Anti-Life Tactics” give background on the characteristics of the anti-life mentality and the ten anti-life tactics.

(6) Finally, win battles against Satan by defeating his plans and converting his troops. Session 6, “The Basics of Debating” describes how to refute the forty most common pro-abortion slogans, an essential skill for persuasion and recruiting.

The Paramount Pro-Life Strategy (2)

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Sources of Basic Training Course Material

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Training Session Format(for the formal training presentation only)

• No standard question and answer format; ask questions at any time during each session while they are fresh in your mind.

• Sessions are not lectures; they are discussions and dialogues.

• Session lengths are flexible and depend on the amount of dialogue.

• Please share your insights and experiences, because we all learn from them.• Do further study with the Facts of Life DVD and other materials.

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Brian ClowesHuman Life International4 Family Life LaneFront Royal, Virginia USATelephone: (540) 636-1106E-mail address: bclowes@hli.orgWeb site: http://www.hli.org