I received the news of George Tiller’s killing with a heavy heart. I have always adamantly opposed Mr. Tiller’s practice and philosophy; I still do. But the violence this man has endured at the hand of a self-appointed executioner is utterly unjustifiable. A basic tenet of the pro-life movement is that all human life is sacred. Mr. Tiller’s life was not an exception to that rule.
The best words I’ve read on the event thus far are from Robert P. George at National Review Online (http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NDM5NGYyYWMxZDY3NWFmYjhjZmJiNTI2YmRjZmRlYWE=):
“Whoever murdered George Tiller has done a gravely wicked thing. The evil of this action is in no way diminished by the blood George Tiller had on his own hands. No private individual had the right to execute judgment against him. We are a nation of laws. Lawless violence breeds only more lawless violence. Rightly or wrongly, George Tilller was acquitted by a jury of his peers. “Vengeance is mine, says the Lord.” For the sake of justice and right, the perpetrator of this evil deed must be prosecuted, convicted, and punished. By word and deed, let us teach that violence against abortionists is not the answer to the violence of abortion. Every human life is precious. George Tiller’s life was precious. We do not teach the wrongness of taking human life by wrongfully taking a human life. Let our “weapons” in the fight to defend the lives of abortion’s tiny victims, be chaste weapons of the spirit.”
Well said. Please, please, let this be the end of such sickening, dehumanizing violence.
The Murder of George Tiller
I received the news of George Tiller’s killing with a heavy heart. I have always adamantly opposed Mr. Tiller’s practice and philosophy; I still do. But the violence this man has endured at the hand of a self-appointed executioner is utterly unjustifiable. A basic tenet of the pro-life movement is that all human life is sacred. Mr. Tiller’s life was not an exception to that rule.
The best words I’ve read on the event thus far are from Robert P. George at National Review Online (http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NDM5NGYyYWMxZDY3NWFmYjhjZmJiNTI2YmRjZmRlYWE=):
“Whoever murdered George Tiller has done a gravely wicked thing. The evil of this action is in no way diminished by the blood George Tiller had on his own hands. No private individual had the right to execute judgment against him. We are a nation of laws. Lawless violence breeds only more lawless violence. Rightly or wrongly, George Tilller was acquitted by a jury of his peers. “Vengeance is mine, says the Lord.” For the sake of justice and right, the perpetrator of this evil deed must be prosecuted, convicted, and punished. By word and deed, let us teach that violence against abortionists is not the answer to the violence of abortion. Every human life is precious. George Tiller’s life was precious. We do not teach the wrongness of taking human life by wrongfully taking a human life. Let our “weapons” in the fight to defend the lives of abortion’s tiny victims, be chaste weapons of the spirit.”
Well said. Please, please, let this be the end of such sickening, dehumanizing violence.