Graphic abortion protest met with counter-protest

Abortion protestors who visited Liberty’s campus Wednesday were met with a counter-protest by Liberty students who opposed the drastic measures taken by the organization in order to spread their message.

Protesters from the Center of Bio-Ethical Reform propped up large posters declaring, “Abortion is child sacrifice,” along with Bible verses and large, graphic images of aborted fetuses. They positioned themselves in two public property spaces located in key spots on Liberty’s campus – the traffic circle in front of the bookstore and on the sidewalk next to the “Liberty University” sign in front of the football stadium.

Liberty junior Kara Gullie was on her way to the White Hart Cafe in downtown Lynchburg when she saw the protestors standing on the traffic circle with their signs. She headed back to her dorm room and created a poster that said, “Jesus loves Planned Parenthood workers! Women who aborted! Women who did not! His children! You! Me!”

Then Gullie headed back to the traffic circle…

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