The Lambs of Christ
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The Lambs of Christ, also known as Victim Souls of the Unborn Christ-Child, is a Christian integrist pro-life
organization in the United States
. It was founded in 1988 by the Rev. Norman Weslin, a Roman Catholic priest
and retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel. He was arrested on the Campus of the University of Notre Dame on May 15, 2009 while praying on the campus grounds.
The Lambs of Christ has been identified as a Christian terrorist organization.
The group claims to be nonviolent. However, members of the group have been linked to several incidents of violence, notably James Kopp, who murdered physician Barnett Slepian
in 1998.
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...
organization in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was founded in 1988 by the Rev. Norman Weslin, a Roman Catholic priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
and retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel. He was arrested on the Campus of the University of Notre Dame on May 15, 2009 while praying on the campus grounds.
The Lambs of Christ has been identified as a Christian terrorist organization.
The group claims to be nonviolent. However, members of the group have been linked to several incidents of violence, notably James Kopp, who murdered physician Barnett Slepian
Barnett Slepian
Barnett Slepian was an American physician and OB/GYN who was murdered in his home by anti-abortion militant James Charles Kopp....
in 1998.