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Randall Almira Terry (born 1959) is an American pro-life activist. Terry founded the pro-life organization Operation Rescue. The group became particularly prominent beginning in 1987 for blockading the entrances to abortion clinics; Terry led the group until 1991.〔(Statement Regarding Suspect in Tiller Killing ). June 1, 2009, Operation Rescue.〕 He has been arrested more than 40 times,〔("Randall Terry, Operation Rescue founder, moving to St. Augustine?" ) December 5, 2002. St.Augustine Record〕 most recently for violating a no-trespass order from the University of Notre Dame in order to protest a visit by President Barack Obama.〔Sly, Randy. (Randall Terry Arrested at Notre Dame ). May 1, 2009, ''Catholic Online'' (news).〕 In 2003, Terry founded the Society for Truth and Justice and conducted a program called Operation Witness. In 1998, he ran for Congress in upstate New York, and in 2006 for a seat in the Florida State Senate, both times losing in the Republican primary. ==Career as activist== In 1986, Terry was arrested for the first time for chaining himself to a sink at an abortion clinic. Terry was often in the news because of his activities as the leader of Operation Rescue. Terry was named as a co-defendant in the 1994 Supreme Court case, ''NOW v. Scheidler'', a class-action suit to compel pro-life leaders to compensate clinics for loss of business. Terry settled out of court with the National Organization for Women. Rather than pay the settlement, Terry promptly filed bankruptcy, prompting Senator Charles Schumer to propose an amendment to a bankruptcy bill in Congress which would "specifically ... prevent abortion opponents from using the bankruptcy code to escape paying court fines." The amendment was not included in the final bill. In 1998, NOW obtained more than 25,000 "frequent flyer miles" held by Terry in order to help satisfy a legal judgment. The long-running case was resolved on February 28, 2006, the Supreme Court voted 8–0 for Scheidler, against NOW. In 1990, Terry helped to organize protests outside the hospital where Nancy Cruzan was a patient, around the time that her feeding tube was removed. The group Missouri Citizens for Life also was involved in the protests, along with the Rev. Patrick Mahoney, a former Operation Rescue staffer. He was also involved in protests related to the Terri Schiavo case. In 1998, Randall Terry ran for the United States House of Representatives in Upstate New York. Terry competed with radio station owner William "Bud" Walker for the Republican nomination to face Democratic incumbent Maurice Hinchey. Terry received the endorsement of Focus on the Family head James Dobson; however, national and state Republicans were not supportive of Terry's candidacy.〔Corn, David. (Riding with an Abortion Foe Who Once Targeted Tiller ). June 2, 2009. ''CQ Politics''.〕 Terry was defeated by Walker 53% to 35%, but was the Right to Life Party nominee in the general election.〔(Randall Terry Defeated – Cost $100 per Vote ). September 17, 1998 at PublicEye.Org.〕 Terry came in third place, winning 7% of the vote, with Hinchey and Walker winning 62% and 31% respectively.〔(New York House Races (1998) ). September 15, 1998, ''National Journal''.〕 In 2000, Terry and his son Jamiel promoted the candidacy of Steven Forbes in the Republican presidential primary.〔 In June 2005, Terry announced plans to run in the primary against Florida Republican state senator James E. King, citing King's work in attempting to block legislation which would have kept Terri Schiavo alive. In August 2006, in an attempt to undermine King's support in a Republican primary the next month, Terry publicized an endorsement of King by "Bill Clinton" — actually, robo-calls by a professional impersonator of former president Bill Clinton.〔(Terry gets 'Clinton' to endorse opponent: Florida state Senate candidate has fun in battle for GOP District 8 nomination ), August 12, 2006. ''World Net Daily'' (news).〕 The two "Clinton" scripts each contained a disclaimer. One was, "Hello friend, Bill Clinton here – not really!" The other was "This is a celebrity impersonation."〔 Terry used the scripts and the impersonator in 43,000 calls. The "no amnesty" line was a reference to immigration reform proposals which were an issue in many campaigns during 2006. On September 5, 2006, Terry was defeated in the primary, with King receiving over two-thirds of the votes cast. On March 20, 2009, the White House announced that President Barack Obama was to speak at the May 17 Commencement of the University of Notre Dame. Terry declared that Notre Dame, being one of the foremost Catholic universities in the nation, should not have allowed Obama to speak. Terry's main objection was that Obama supports abortion. He was quoted in an article to the University's newspaper, ''The Observer'', stating that he planned to make the commencement "a circus." Terry was arrested May 1, 2009, on the Notre Dame campus for violating a no-trespass order. He posted a bond of $250 at the St. Joseph County Jail and was released the same day, and assigned a court date later that month.〔〔(Randall Terry Bonds Out of Jail ), 2009. Available only via paid archive at ''South Bend Tribune'' of Indiana. Excerpt available here () accessed May 29, 2009.〕 In a statement given to a Christian news service, Terry claimed Notre Dame's invitation of Obama was a betrayal of Catholic teaching, comparing it to Judas' betrayal of Jesus Christ.〔(Arrested at Notre Dame; Statement by Randall A. Terry ). May 5, 2009. Christian Newswire story in ''Catholic Online'' (news).〕 When Kansas obstetrician George Tiller was murdered while serving as an usher in his Wichita church on the morning of May 31, 2009, Terry immediately issued a statement critical of Tiller.〔("Dr. Tiller's Death: Randall Terry Releases Video for Pro-life Leaders Concerning Dr. Tiller's Killing" ), Christian Newswire, May 31, 2009, Retrieved June 8, 2009〕〔Barnes, Robert. (Abortion Provider Shot Dead In Church ), June 1, 2009. ''Washington Post.''〕 On the same day, June 1, Terry released a video in which he called president Barack Obama and pro-choice politicians "child killers", and described Tiller as a "mass murderer" who "reaped what he sowed." He voiced regret that Tiller wasn't able to "get things right with his maker" and that it was unfortunate that he didn't get a "trial of a jury of his peers and to have a proper execution."〔(Randall Terry Video Statement on Tiller Murder ), June 1, 2009. Crooks and Liars. Accessed June 4, 2009.〕 Terry's comments provoked a backlash. The ''Albany Times-Union'', in an editorial, accused Terry of undermining the credibility of the "generally peaceful" pro-life movement.〔"Murder, in the name of life", Albany Times Union, June 4, 2009〕 In 2013, Terry appeared on an episode of MTV's ''True Life'' advocating the criminalization of all forms of birth control. During the course of the episode he stated, "Do we want to make the pill illegal? Yes. Do we want to make the IUD illegal? Yes. The morning after pill? Yes. The patch? Yes. Anything that’s a human pesticide, they all have to be made illegal. A woman has to go to jail if she kills her baby." Terry produces and hosts a television program titled ''Randall Terry: The Voice of Resistance'', which airs on The Walk TV〔(theWALKtv Programs )〕 and can be seen on his website "Voice of Resistance".〔(Voice of Resistance )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Randall Terry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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