The antiabortion movement has always been international in scope. But it is now increasingly moving into electoral politics as well. Epitomizing the trend is an upcoming secet political training conference hosted by a leading U.S based Catholic antiabortion lobby.

The Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute C-FAM is hosting an international political training conference in cooperation with the Arlington, Virginia-based Leadership Institute, January 21-28th.

This is the second such conference. "The first international training institute," wrote C-FAM honcho Austin Ruse in a recent letter to activists, "brought 60 people from all over the world for a weeklong seminar taught by the most experienced political professionals in the United States."  He continues, "You cannot afford to miss the opportunity to learn from those who have taken back politics in America from the left and the far left."

The sponsors are a bit paranoid, or perhaps just cautious, however:  

In order to ensure that our opponents do not infiltrate, you will have to go through a rigorous interview process, but it is well worth it to learn how to take back your country!

The program does not appear on the Leadership Institutes schedule of programs.

See the text of the brochure, outlining the contents of the program, on the flip: