The 'real truth' ... or not.
Abortion foes rally in Colo.Save America plans week-long confabBy Mike McPhee Denver Post Staff Writer
A group of abortion foes launched its national convention in Denver this weekend by denouncing nearly everyone - Jews, Muslims, Episcopalians, gays, lesbians, even Focus on the Family. Operation Save America, formerly Operation Rescue, brought about 200 members to Denver for its week-long convention, Operation Save Denver, held at Redeemer Community Church, West 32nd Avenue and Lowell Boulevard.
Demonstrators and sign-wavers got right to work, some traveling to a large Muslim mosque in Aurora early Saturday morning. On Sunday, some picketed a gay-pride parade in Colorado Springs, some sat outside services at St. John's Episcopal Cathedral, a Unitarian Church and a gay community church, while others went to the suburban homes of two physicians who perform abortions for Planned Parenthood Inc. The group's literature said that Focus on the Family's "25-year strategy" of supporting legislators who confirm anti-abortion judges "has utterly failed."
"We are trying to get out the real truth," said Joseph Parente, a group leader. "Islam is full of lies. Those who believe in Jesus believe in the wrong Jesus, the wrong message." One of the largest displays of opposition to the group was in the Cherry Hills Vista neighborhood south of Cherry Creek Reservoir. In vans, demonstrators from Texas, North Carolina and Florida drove to the home of Dr. Reid Goodman, but were forced to park blocks away because neighbors had emptied their three-car garages and parked in every legal parking space on the streets. Most yards, including Goodman's, had blue signs stating "We support our friend and neighbor Dr. Reid Goodman." Goodman's family hosted a neighborhood barbecue in the ..
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