{"id":174775,"date":"2017-11-26T11:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-11-26T16:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=174775"},"modified":"2017-11-24T00:32:12","modified_gmt":"2017-11-24T05:32:12","slug":"bishops-pastors-gather-missouri-planned-parenthood-condemn-black-genocide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/bishops-pastors-gather-missouri-planned-parenthood-condemn-black-genocide\/","title":{"rendered":"Bishops and pastors gather at Missouri Planned Parenthood to condemn Black genocide"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On November 11, 2017, a large group of Church of God in Christ (COGIC) bishops and pastors gathered outside Planned Parenthood of St. Louis to pray and decry Black genocide in their community as part of the COGIC’s\u00a0Family Life Campaign<\/a>, a partnership with Human Coalition.\u00a0Catherine Davis, founder of the\u00a0Restoration Project<\/a>, called the event<\/a>\u00a0“historic,” adding, “Many who were out there were bishops. The significance of this was remarkable because of the level of influence each bishop and pastor has within the church and their various communities.”<\/p>\n

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Catherine Davis<\/p><\/div>\n

Davis told Live Action News that the pastors and ministry leaders participating in the prayer vigil were attending the COGIC’s annual convocation in St Louis. Although many Black pastors have stood outside Planned Parenthood and abortion facilities around the nation, Davis said she was unaware of a group of clerical leaders of this size participating\u00a0at one time.<\/p>\n

The St. Louis facility commits abortions up to almost 22 weeks and is known for its high number of 911 calls; it has\u00a0sent<\/a> at least 65 women to hospital emergency rooms since 2009.<\/p>\n

“This location is located between two colleges, where they are targeting Black women,” Davis said in her live Facebook video<\/a>.\u00a0“We will not allow Planned Parenthood to target our women and we are taking a stand.”<\/p>\n