We've been getting a lot of letters to the editor about the actions of the anti-abortion group American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP).

You remember the group -- they were the scarlet clad pack of "gentlemen" protesting on the corner of Allen Street and College Avenue last week. The day they chose also happened to be the five-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Does anyone remember the 9/11 memorial happening at the same time across the street in front of the Allen Street Gates?

A line was crossed this past Monday.

When the community should have been remembering those lost in the tragic 9/11 attacks they were instead inundated with pro-life chants and signs comparing the actions of Adolf Hitler and Fidel Castro to abortion.

Whether you're pro-life or pro-choice, you must recognize the fact that this was a shameless, tasteless ploy to make a point. TFP capitalized on the notion that much of the public would be memorializing the 9/11 attacks downtown at the Allen Street Gates.

But they got what they wanted. We're still talking about their actions a week later.

The Penn State students who gathered across the street should be outraged. Their special opportunity to commemorate the fifth anniversary of 9/11 was significantly inhibited by the actions of TFP, which even held signs asking passing drivers to beep their horns if they agreed with the pro-lifers. What could be more disruptive to a solemn moment of remembrance than the harsh blare of a car horn?

It's not only Penn State students who should be angered, but anti-abortion advocates as well. Whether you like it or not, the TFP was representing your beliefs and they did an embarrassing job of it. It's amazing that ambassadors of the pro-life ideal could be so callous. The pro-life platform is built upon love. To belittle the loss of thousands of innocent Americans, the way TFP did on Monday, can only be retroactive to the cause.

Thousands of Penn State students read the articles or the letters to the editor, heard the classroom conversations and participated in discussions about TFP's actions.

The TFP director, said the scheduling was a coincidence. Sounds like a likely excuse, right? Apparently, the lives lost on 9/11 are so unimportant that the group's director forgot he was scheduling this protest on its anniversary.

It was only the largest terrorist attack on American soil, and consumed the nation for the better part of a year, but we'll let that one slide.