George Tiller murdered in his own church
Jun. 1st, 2009 06:31 amAs most of you no doubt know, Dr. George Tiller was murdered yesterdaywhile attending his church.
Now, I don't usually care what people's politics are. As I've said before, I'm anti-abortion, but pro-choice. I don't like the fact that abortions are necessary, but I firmly believe that it's every woman's choice to make.
This killing? This was murder. This was the murder of a good man, who not only stood up for his convictions, but lived by them, every single day. He went out of his way to perform a service for women that many others could not, and would not perform. Calling him a mass-murderer is, as
lightcastle put it, a particular flavour of viciousness. It's not subtle to encourage people to invade people's sanctuaries, no matter how you try to couch your threats in terms of "peaceful" protest.
I don't know if it makes it somehow more heinous that someone violated holy ground in order to perpetrate the murder. The act itself was so heinous that I am hard-put to see how it could be made more so, but whoever the suspect is, he certainly gave it the good old college try.
Every time I think we might be going forward, something like this happens.
:::ETA:::
Here are a few posts by friends of mine, both of which offer particular insight into the matter:
Meallanmouse's perspective, as the daughter of an ob-gyn, with useful links too.
Lisa Small's entry, complete with links.
Now, I don't usually care what people's politics are. As I've said before, I'm anti-abortion, but pro-choice. I don't like the fact that abortions are necessary, but I firmly believe that it's every woman's choice to make.
This killing? This was murder. This was the murder of a good man, who not only stood up for his convictions, but lived by them, every single day. He went out of his way to perform a service for women that many others could not, and would not perform. Calling him a mass-murderer is, as
I don't know if it makes it somehow more heinous that someone violated holy ground in order to perpetrate the murder. The act itself was so heinous that I am hard-put to see how it could be made more so, but whoever the suspect is, he certainly gave it the good old college try.
Every time I think we might be going forward, something like this happens.
:::ETA:::
Here are a few posts by friends of mine, both of which offer particular insight into the matter:
Meallanmouse's perspective, as the daughter of an ob-gyn, with useful links too.
Lisa Small's entry, complete with links.
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Date: 2009-06-01 01:49 pm (UTC)