Pro-Lifers Dominate the Debate at Bloomsburg University
With solid arguments and a bit of daring, pro-lifers can dominate campus debates.
Bloomsburg University students saw this firsthand when TFP Student Action volunteers organized a campaign on November 9, 2026.
The senior class of St. Louis de Montfort Academy, eager to defend the sanctity of innocent life, joined the event on Monday.
Setting up on the quad, the young Catholics displayed a large banner reading, “Pray and Act to End the Sin of Abortion.” They also engaged students with a thought-provoking flyer, 10 Reasons to Protect the Unborn. The iconic TFP standard and bagpipes completed the impressive ensemble.
Pro-Life Support and Recognition
Unlike at many other universities, the student body was predominantly supportive.
An avid follower of TFP Student Action on campus was ecstatic: “I saw that you have been in Texas, Boston, New York, and now you’re in Bloomsburg. I never imagined you would be here.”
Even amid the friendly atmosphere, debates broke out throughout campus. These exchanges dampened the enthusiasm of the pro-abortion contingent. Pro-life students were inspired to engage, and several joined TFP volunteers in debating their fellow students. Others listened intently as one leftist argument after another fell flat.
High School Students Outdebate College Leftists
TFP member Anthony Atilano, along with St. Louis de Montfort Academy students Luke Dowd and Benjamin Shibler, engaged a group of feminists.
Putting talking points above biology, one feminist claimed that an unborn baby is part of the mother's body.
Anthony highlighted the error. “It's funny how you say it’s a woman's body, because that's not even biological. What textbook did you get that from?”
Luke weighed in: “Clearly, you don't know your biology.”
She tried to recover from the blow. “Well, clearly, you don't know your Bible: ‘What you have done to the least of these, you have done to me.’”
But she faltered when Luke pressed her on the obvious contradiction: “So, when you have killed an unborn baby, what does that mean?”
Pro-Abortion Witch
Abortion and Satanism appear to go hand in hand. A self-proclaimed witch provided a striking example.
At first, she claimed to be Catholic and pro-abortion. At the same time, she hurled profane insults.
When TFP member John Ritchie confronted her, she revealed another side of herself.
Witch: “I am actually [expletive] cursing you right now.”
John: “Ah, so you are a witch.”
Witch: “I am a brujeria [Spanish for witchcraft] … I used to be a Satanist. It comes from the Aztec indigenous practices.”
John: “Yes, and they offered human sacrifices … They murdered innocent people.”
Witch: “Those were consensual deaths.”
The appropriate response to this disturbing exchange was to pray the St. Michael Prayer aloud, which the young Catholics did right there on the campus quad. The prayer seemed to unsettle the woman, who grew increasingly agitated and loudly screeched curse after curse.
Students who witnessed the exchange were shocked and disgusted by her behavior.
Small “Counter-Protest”
Groups of students gathered around the TFP volunteers to show their support. Long, friendly conversations developed. These were so engaging that it was difficult even to notice the arrival of a “counter-protest”—if it could be called that.
Abortion advocates were on the defensive. Two or three held signs at a distance that made little sense. “Abortion is more pro-life than anti-a,” read one sign. Did the student who put that together run out of ideas or ink? Perhaps both.
Their best tactic was handing out kindness stickers to students.
The Winning Strategy
With confidence, truth, and rock-solid logic, TFP volunteers dominated the intellectual debate. On the campus group chat, the pro-life campaign became the main event of the day. Thus, the campaign brought the moral question of abortion before the entire student body, including those who had not witnessed it in person.
The campaign emboldened students not only to support the pro-life cause but also to take action and stand up for the right to life.
“[This] made my day, and I was really happy to see it,” said one young lady. “You are fighting for the people who can’t fight for themselves. It’s an amazing cause, and don’t be afraid.”
When it comes to defending God's law, be courageous, be prayerful, and be confident. With this winning strategy, you might be able to dominate an entire campus.