COMMANDOS FOR CHRIST - NARRATIVES OF MALE PROLIFE ACTIVISTS

The narratives of thirty-two male pro-life direct activists were subje cted to a content analysis. While a number of different themes emerged only two were significantly related to the frequency with which these activists engaged in sit-ins, or ''rescues.'' Men who used martial or war images engaged in significantly more sir-ins than those who did n ot use arch imagery. Men whose activism derived from the strong bonds they either felt or sought with some group (typically fellow congregan ts) were significantly less active in sit-ins than those who did not r efer to such bonds when they described their decisions to participate in sit-ins.