Today a man was killed in his own church among the community of believers which share the same views and beliefs. It was a place of prayer and a place where there were people of all walks of life and ages. I’m certain there were children there. They didn’t deserve to be witnesses to murder.
That man was George Tiller, a noted abortionist who has been a focal point in the abortion dialogue in this country for many years. He has literally provided thousands of abortions and he works at one of only three facilities in the United States that regularly performs abortions on unborn children who are over 21 weeks past conception. At this point it appears that George was the sole target of the attack. This was no accident. A human being had his life taken away today in the sight of his friends, family, and fellow believers in a building which should be the safest place in the world.
It has not yet been released whether or not the suspect is a “follower” of the Pro-life movement or not. I will assume that this person would claim for themselves that they would be. After all, why else would this man be singled out among his entire faith community? It was no accident.
Yet this person is not a member of the pro-life movement in the least. Someone who supports the pro-life agenda defends life at all stages, from conception to natural death. There is nothing natural about murders and even less so in churches. You can’t be pro-life and take life. It’s an inherent, logical contradiction.
The entirety of the Pro-life movement will condemn this brutal attack on life for exactly what it is; an attack on the sacredness of life all life. In the United States the constitution defends the life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness of all of those who are endowed by their creator with these unalienable rights.
George Tiller has these rights too. We must say that either all humans have these rights, or no humans have these rights. If we say that George Tiller doesn’t have these rights, than we must accept the position of others who claim that the unborn child doesn’t have these rights either. It doesn’t matter what George’s occupation is or what his sins may be; he has a right to life. For if we don’t accept George’s right to life, then we cannot expect pro-choice persons to accept an unborn child’s right to life either.
Each and every attack on the sanctity of life is of equal value. Please continue to pray for George’s family, especially for his wife, that God will grant them the grace necessary to persevere through this tragic experience. Pray for the congregation at George’s church who will no doubt never be able to feel as safe in their church as they did last Sunday. And finally, pray for those persons, who despite their claims to being pro-life, had a feeling other than sickness and compassion when they first heard this news. Let’s not forget to pray for the many people, much like George’s murderer, who believe that we can build a civilization of life and love, while attacking the very sanctity of life that they claim to uphold. We can’t build a civilization of life and love without people like George, but we sure can build one with them.
That’s why I’d ask everyone to pray for the conversion of heart of all of those who do not share the ideal that every human life, from the moment of conception to natural death, is sacred. Unfortunately, George had the opportunity for this conversion of heart taken away from him. As a child of God, created in the image and likeness of his creator, he deserved so much better.
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