Posted on 06/02/2009 12:11:02 PM PDT by wagglebee
June 1, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Joe Scheidler, the founder of Pro-Life Action League and longtime pro-life activist, today issued a statement denouncing the slaying of Kansas late-term abortionist George Tiller. Tiller was shot dead Sunday morning as he was serving as an usher at his church.
In condemning the murder Scheidler also recalled a chance encounter he had with the abortionist, in which he shared a taxi-cab ride with him on the way to a pro-abortion conference.
“We deplore the killing of George Tiller on Sunday morning," said Scheidler.
"It has always been my philosophy that we convert abortionists. As activists committed to saving lives, we vigorously oppose violence."
Scheidler recalled how he once shared a taxi with Dr. Tiller as both were headed from the airport in New Orleans to the National Abortion Federation Convention. Scheidler was attending in order to gather information about the pro-abortion movement.
"Tiller apparently recognized me, but did not recall that I was a pro-life activist. He assumed I was another abortionist attending the conference," said Scheidler. "He enthusiastically extolled the value of the ultrasound in performing abortions, and invited me to visit his clinic in Wichita."
The following day Scheidler attended Tiller's presentation on the use of ultrasound. By then the doctor had realized that Scheidler was a pro-life leader, and refused to proceed with his presentation until Scheidler left the room.
"Having sat and talked with George Tiller, I probably feel a little more connection with him than many other pro-lifers might," said Scheidler. "I am adamantly opposed to what he did for a living. But I believe that anyone can come to the truth. Tiller deserved the chance to turn away from the evil of abortion. I cannot condone the taking of his life."
Who were they, I would like to read the story.
“He enthusiastically extolled the value of the ultrasound in performing abortions,”
I bet for an extra 20 bucks the mother got a souvenir album of her big adventure.
Our Christian forefathers in the Roman Empire faced incredible evil and did not strike back in violence. The same is true of the incredibly brave Christians who labor in Communist and Muslim countries today. Vengeance is the Lord's, not ours.
It's called the Rule of Law. I also find myself wondering about the children in the church service who witnessed the scene as blood flew everywhere, guts, brains, etc. Wonder did the murderer care about those children?
And we can't know that He didn't use this option in taking Tiller's life.
They have all of eternity to get to know each other.
And look what I just found:
Thanks for the ping!
Now, through the prism of time and history we know they were patriots. But many of their countrymen at the time called them murderers, monsters, and traitors. And their government wanted them captured, arrested, and would have executed many of them.
The depravity and wikedness of abortion exceeds that of King George...and yet we call it legal, and protect the depraved individuals who engage in the butchery. It is time we pulled the blinders off and looked at that buthery head on and burned the light of truth into the hesrts and souls of those who engage in and support it.
But as with slavry, we may find that, that is not enough. Our forefathers discovered that about the moral depravity of their day.
John Brown and his crimes and conviction and execution come to mind. What he did was illegal...but pailed in comparison to what came later, and he was shown to be on the right side of history, despite his crimes. He just went to war well before most others.
Lexington and Concord, 1775
Evil incarnate...depaved by a strong and complete, statanic delusion.
Yeah I guess they did, however they did set up a sovereign country with laws that either one chooses to respect or not. If not, what can there be but anarchy?
He had plenty of chances.
He was an usher at his Lutheran church. His wife was in the Choir. He offered to baptize some of the babies he killed and to officiate over their funerals.
He knew what he was doing and he felt no guilt at all for it.
There comes a point at which God is no longer knocking at the door of your heart.
I suspect that was the case with Mr. Tiller for a long time.
I wonder would you have pulled the trigger on Tiller in church, or anywhere for that matter?
I stated we shouldn't allow murder or our nation would degenerate into anarchy.
But, why should we feel any remorse than an evil man like Tiller is dead? Would you feel remorse if Kim Jong-Il was murdered? Or if a drug dealer was?
Actually the remorse I feel is that Tiller’s death is actually going to strengthen the hand of the abortionists.
Is that what the Lutherans do???? Somehow I can't imagine him being an usher or anything else in our church. First you repent, then seek atonement.
At least none of the babies he murdered will have to see him in the afterlife.
I also feel remorse for the children in that church that witnessed that murder. We have laws, and the great thing about is country is that if one doesn’t like a particular law, one can work to have it changed.
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