One can justify it. The question is whether or not we accept the justification that is made.
I would be amenable to his killing, if it had been by a family member just as the doctor was preparing to murder one of their relatives.
As it stands, I have trouble with his killing while at church. Even in the ELCA, there’s the possibility there that he could have heard the word of God and repented of this heinous sin.
In fact, the killing being in a church makes me wonder about what truly motivated his killer. There’s something about it being in a church that makes me suspicious about any Christian sentiments that might be expressed by his killer. It’s almost as if staged.
Make no mistake, though, I do consider Tiller a murderer.
Very well stated.
All I can say is that I am glad he will not be aborting any more babies. I would have preferred that he had been struck down by lightning or if he had contracted some disease which caused his bloody hands to fall off, but alas, that was not to be.
George Tiller is now in the hands of God and his killer is soon to be in the hands of the People of Kansas.
May God have mercy on them both.
Life goes on. Thankfully more lives will go on now than before.
Hey, how about them Lakers!
The murder was not done by a family member, your scenario in which it would have been justified. The murder as it actually took place by a stranger to Tiller, as far as we know, IMO was not justified. And again, this in no way implies sympathy with the Baby killer doc.