Posted on 05/31/2009 1:59:17 PM PDT by Ol' Sparky
I’m in shock having just heard of the terrible cowardly murder of Dr. Tiller, a man who put his life on the line for women in their most desperate hour. As a clergy member of St. Louis-based Faith Aloud, I share this entry from their blog:
Abortion Provider Dr. George Tiller was murdered by a gunman who shot him point-blank while he was ushering in services at Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita, Kansas. His wife, Jeanne, watched in horror from the choir loft.
The clergy and members of Faith Aloud mourn the loss of this courageous, dedicated, and religious man. He and his clinic had been the victim of violence many times before, yet he continued to provide women with desperately needed care. As one of the few providers in the country for third trimester abortions, Dr. Tiller served many women who had planned pregnancies that had gone wrong. He was deeply religious and his services to women and families at his clinic included the guidance of a chaplain.
“Dr. Tiller taught me so much about the spiritual concerns of his patients,” said the Reverend Rebecca Turner, Executive Director of Faith Aloud. “He was a kind, compassionate man who respected women and listened to them. America cannot tolerate this kind of domestic terrorism. We must put an end to the hostile rhetoric that fuels this kind of violence. We must hold people accountable who bully women on the sidewalks of abortion clinics. There is nothing “pro-life” about murder and nothing “Christian” about the hatred that fuels it. My heart goes out to abortion providers all over our country who share in this tragedy.”
Faith Aloud is an interfaith organization that supports women in all their decisions concerning problem pregnancies.
(Excerpt) Read more at stltoday.com ...
I missed it . . . where was it in the article? When did this piece of human debris go to chat with God? Today, yesterday, this week?
What a piece of garbage . . . I’m sure there’s room in hell for this filthy murderer. Too bad he didn’t have time to repent before the bullet reached him.
I am not from NY and what little you know is all wrong. It is the small groups of committed true Christians who keep this metropolis from anarchy. We grow where God plants us. Now, does that make us better than your Friday night Bible study with beer in your trailer?
Yeah, it takes a real hero to induce labor in a late-term pregnancy, stick a pair of scissors in the back of a baby's head, and suck its brains out.
Desperate hour my a$$.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't murdering innocent life in the womb of it's mother the epitome of domestic terrorism?
He who sheds man’s blood by man shall his blood be shed, for in the image of God He made man. Genesis 9:6
They are really blaming conservatives on DU over this horrible murder. That is a terrible thing to do. Isn’t it bad enough; this man was murdered?
Also, I think they have forgotten how many times they wanted George W killed.
I know darn well what I’m gonna find if I google “Faith Aloud” so I won’t even waste my time.
He just might..
I think you are wrong there Binstence.
In your about page it says N.Y., where most folks are very liberal.
That is all.
As for my Friday night,” Bible study with beer in your trailer”?
F.U. jerkoff.
Wonder if Tiller was involved with the killer’s wife?
“Be not decieved, God is not mocked...for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap...”
Galatians 6:7
Reverend Rebecca. The problem is obvious.
Kathleen Sebelius mourns her largest political contributor’s death, I am certain.
Personally, I'm waiting for all of the facts to come out. Whatever they may be I hope they are the truth and not the start of another muddied up investigation.
His death may not have had a thing to do with his "livelihood"
Murdered in a church? I suppose the killer had a sense of irony.
There wouldn’t be any irony if he were murdered at work.
These people have not read “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” or the Bible, for that matter.
“However, the LORD did not turn from the fierceness of His great wrath with which His anger
burned against Judah, because of all the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked Him. And
the LORD said, “I will remove Judah also from My sight, as I have removed Israel. And I will cast
off Jerusalem, this city which I have chosen, and the temple (house) of which I said, ‘My name shall
be there’.” “Surely at the command (mouth) of the LORD it came upon Judah, to remove them
from His sight because of the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done, and also for the
innocent blood which he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; AND THE LORD
WOULD NOT FORGIVE.” (All caps mine) 2 Kings 23: 26 & 27 and 24: 3 & 4.
I thought you might enjoy the authors bio. Typical.
“Kate Lovelady, 38, of Dogtown is the Leader of the Ethical Society of St. Louis, which was founded in 1886 and is currently the largest Ethical Society in the nation. Kate’s life partner, Billy Dechand, is a local musician. Kate’s hobbies include vegan baking and riding her 49cc scooter.”
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