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Regular Session, 2013
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 92
BY SENATOR GUILLORY
COMMENDATIONS. Commends the Westminster Christian Academy Crusaders for Life
on being the first student-led, pro-life group on campus.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To commend the Westminster Christian Academy Crusaders for Life on being the first2
student-led, pro-life group on campus.3
WHEREAS, Crusaders for Life is a student-led, pro-life group on a mission to honor4
God by actively defending life from conception to natural death; and5
WHEREAS, the group is comprised of seventy-five members from the seventh6
through the twelfth grades; and7
WHEREAS, during the inaugural membership drive, students brought baby shower8
gifts to a luncheon and those gifts were donated to A Pregnancy Center and Clinic which9
assists women with unplanned pregnancies; and10
WHEREAS, members of Crusaders for Life have proclaimed themselves the "Pro-11
Life Generation"; and12
WHEREAS, they have dedicated their time to raising awareness of the fifty-three13
million lives that have been lost since the Roe v. Wade decision by the United States14
Supreme Court in 1973; and15
WHEREAS, they believe that prayer is their most powerful tool for conquering the16
culture of death; and17
WHEREAS, they also believe that through education and prayer, they will put their18 SCR NO. 92
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principles to action and strive to inspire others to do the same; and1
WHEREAS, Crusaders for Life has been involved in praying and counseling at2
abortion clinics, and members have attended the March for Life in Washington, D.C., the3
"Pro-life Flashmobs", and the Mindszenty and TeenSpeak conferences; and4
WHEREAS, they have created pro-life events such as Lifeapalooza and Jingle Bell5
Jive, and volunteered at women's centers, parades, and pro-life benefit dinners; and6
WHEREAS, additional activities in which members have participated during the7
organization's inaugural year include Festival for Life, Pro-Life Chalk Day, Beyond the Vote8
2012, Cemetery of the Innocents, and the St. Landry Parish Walk for Life; and9
WHEREAS, the Westminster Christian Academy Crusaders for Life have shown10
courage in defending the pro-life movement within their local communities, and have raised11
awareness of the cause through their active participation.12
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby13
commend the Westminster Christian Academy Crusaders for Life for putting their pro-life14
convictions into effective action within the communities they serve.15
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the16
superintendent of Westminster Christian Academy, Merida Brooks.17
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Nancy Vicknair.
DIGEST
Guillory SCR No. 92
Commends the Westminster Christian Academy Crusaders for Life on being the first
student-led, pro-life group on campus.