DangerousTalk

Without getting into the abortion debate, I want to talk about the terrorist attack on American soil that happened yesterday in Wichita, Kansas. Dr. George Tiller was shot and killed inside a church of all places. Tiller is an abortion doctor who runs a clinic which performs the controversial late-term abortion.

I do find it interesting that a medical doctor was killed inside a church by a fellow believer. Christians can’t seem to be non-violent with other Christians and yet many people expect them to be non-violent to those who the Bible states are doomed to eternal torture.

Police have detained an anti-abortion activist named Scott Roeder in connection with this latest shooting. Roeder was attested in 1996 for having a car loaded with explosives components, but was released on a technicality. My question to all the anti-abortionists who also are supportive of the former Vice-President’s “enhanced interrogation” is should we use those methods on Mr. Roeder? Should we water board this “homegrown terrorist” to find out if he was working with anyone else? If there are other doctors being targeted? Is there a connection between him and Iraq?

Seriously though, this is yet another example of someone acting violently because they believed that the all-powerful Creator of the Universe needed their help. The Bible says that every sperm is sacred and warns against “spilling the seed.” There are multiple places in the Bible where believers are called upon to stone others to death. In today’s society, the argument could be made that guns are the new stoning. So will Christians stand with this terrorist or will they stand against him? Personally, I think many will try to blame the victim here and talk about the evils of abortion instead of addressing the real issue. Scott Roeder allegedly murdered Dr. George Tiller directly because of his religious belief.

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