Missionaries to the Preborn
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Missionaries to the Preborn is an American
pro-life
advocacy group
based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
. It was founded in 1990 by Rev. Matt Trewhella. This organization, as visible in names and faces of their membership, is closely tied to the Faithful Soldier School of Evangelism.
In June 2005, the group held a nine-day campaign in Michigan
, dubbed the "American Atrocity Tour". The group is known for displaying signs featuring graphic photographs of aborted babies along roadsides.
Trewhella has served 14 months for blockading clinic
s. In 1994, he was a featured speaker at the U.S. Taxpayers Party
convention. He has expressed non-condemnation of those involved in abortion-related violence, stating, "I don't condemn people who use force to try to protect babies, because they are human beings. And if someone uses force to try to protect those babies, it would be as if someone used force against Dr. Mengele
, from Adolf Hitler's
era. If someone used force against him, would I condemn the person for stopping Mengele from all the atrocities he did? No, I wouldn't condemn that person". However, he tempered these remarks by claiming that he does not advocate violence.
Trewhella currently hosts a weekly television program in Milwaukee, called "In Focus."
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
pro-life
Pro-life
Opposition to the legalization of abortion is centered around the pro-life, or anti-abortion, movement, a social and political movement opposing elective abortion on moral grounds and supporting its legal prohibition or restriction...
advocacy group
Advocacy group
Advocacy groups use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion and/or policy; they have played and continue to play an important part in the development of political and social systems...
based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
. It was founded in 1990 by Rev. Matt Trewhella. This organization, as visible in names and faces of their membership, is closely tied to the Faithful Soldier School of Evangelism.
In June 2005, the group held a nine-day campaign in Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, dubbed the "American Atrocity Tour". The group is known for displaying signs featuring graphic photographs of aborted babies along roadsides.
Trewhella has served 14 months for blockading clinic
Clinic
A clinic is a health care facility that is primarily devoted to the care of outpatients...
s. In 1994, he was a featured speaker at the U.S. Taxpayers Party
Constitution Party (United States)
The Constitution Party is a paleoconservative political party in the United States. It was founded as the U.S. Taxpayers' Party by Howard Philips in 1991. Phillips was the party's candidate in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 presidential elections...
convention. He has expressed non-condemnation of those involved in abortion-related violence, stating, "I don't condemn people who use force to try to protect babies, because they are human beings. And if someone uses force to try to protect those babies, it would be as if someone used force against Dr. Mengele
Josef Mengele
Josef Rudolf Mengele , also known as the Angel of Death was a German SS officer and a physician in the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. He earned doctorates in anthropology from Munich University and in medicine from Frankfurt University...
, from Adolf Hitler's
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
era. If someone used force against him, would I condemn the person for stopping Mengele from all the atrocities he did? No, I wouldn't condemn that person". However, he tempered these remarks by claiming that he does not advocate violence.
Trewhella currently hosts a weekly television program in Milwaukee, called "In Focus."