Children Used in Anti-Abortion Rallies in West Virginia

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. "They'll all burn in hell, every one of them," said Malachi Green, one of the protestors.

Though he is only nine years old, Malachi is already well versed in anti-abortion and anti-homosexuality messages. Youth is no excuse for "ignorance," according to the nine year old's parents. 

"You're never too young to be touched by God," said Denny Green, Malachi's father.

Like many of the children at anti-abortion and anti-homosexuality demonstrations sponsored by Life Liberty Ministries and Repent America, Malachi is homeschooled.

"Every child knows in his heart what is right or wrong," Green said.

"Would it be better going to public school to learn homosexuality and evolution? They would've made the same decisions anyway, we just made it easier," said Rick Carpenter, the West Virginia coordinator for the organizations.

Malachi, with three years experience demonstrating all across the East Coast, said his knowledge of both issues came from a source he could trust: "My daddy told me."

Malachi's older brother, Gabriel, has even more experience "warning sinners." The 12-year-old easily managed to hold up a poster, both taller and wider than he was, that depicted the severed head of an aborted fetus at the demonstration.

"I just want to let the Gospel speak," Gabriel said, and that's precisely what he's been doing for the last seven years. "It's wrong," he said speaking of homosexuality. "The Bible tells me so. I want to live for God."

"Ask any child if it's right to hurt another child," Denny Green said. "It's not indoctrination, it's just common sense. I'm teaching them what's right."

For the Murch family, "Spreading the truth about sin" is likewise a family affair, from the youngest to the eldest. Though the heads of the family, the mother and father, were not present because of work obligations, the Murch children showed up in full force.

Josiah Murch, nine years old, can't remember when he first learned about the "evils" of homosexuality and abortion. His brother, Elijah, 10, remembers first hearing the two words seven years ago.