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cbayer

(146,218 posts) Tue Mar 10, 2015, 12:03 PM Mar 2015

Thank God for Abortion Providers

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/harry-knox/thank-god-for-abortion-providers_b_6836266.html

Harry Knox
President and CEO, Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice

Posted: 03/10/2015 10:51 am EDT Updated: 34 minutes ago

AP

Throughout his career, Dr. George Tiller was threatened, harassed, attacked, and finally murdered because he offered compassionate abortion care. His medical center was firebombed in June 1986. He was shot five times in his arms in August 1993. He was shot in the head in May 2009 while serving as an usher at Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita, Kan., his home congregation. He died for his faith that God loves those of us who have abortions. He died a martyr.

Dr. Tiller was vilified for his beliefs for decades, and he remained true to his calling. He didn't see a division between his faith and his vocation. He was serving on the board of directors of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice at the time of his murder; the American flag that draped his coffin adorns RCRC's conference room as a holy relic. Dr. Tiller worked tirelessly to ensure abortion-seekers knew they were safe in the deep love God has for them.

I thank God for Dr. Tiller.

Willie Parker similarly provides compassionate abortion care as a matter of faith. Dr. Parker, like Dr. Tiller, has been the target of harassment. Dr. Parker also serves on RCRC's board. He says that he is occasionally asked by women, "Will God forgive me for killing my baby?" God's love for those of us seeking abortion is a great source of strength. Dr. Parker is there to ensure they hear a message of compassion.

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Thank God for Abortion Providers (Original Post) cbayer Mar 2015 OP

Tell it to the people who claim to believe in god. AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #1

Exactly. n/t trotsky Mar 2015 #2

The people who harassed and murdered Dr Tiller are exactly PotatoChip Mar 2015 #3

They deserve being loathed. cbayer Mar 2015 #4

I agree. It's good to see people fighting back. (nt) PotatoChip Mar 2015 #5

My fiancee goes to therapy at a place right next to the only Planned Parenthood that... Humanist_Activist Mar 2015 #6

AtheistCrusader

(33,982 posts)

1. Tell it to the people who claim to believe in god.

Reply to cbayer (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 12:51 PM

Mar 2015

Because they're the ones that vilified, smeared, hated, and ultimately murdered this incredibly compassionate, and decent man.

trotsky

(49,533 posts)

2. Exactly. n/t

Reply to AtheistCrusader (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 01:02 PM

Mar 2015

PotatoChip

(3,186 posts)

3. The people who harassed and murdered Dr Tiller are exactly

Reply to cbayer (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 03:00 PM

Mar 2015

the types of Christians that I loathe.

And unfortunately, I'm all too familiar with them; having grown up with parents who were very involved with the 'Moral Majority' and other evangelical Christian fundamentalist movements. What a load of crap that was. Most of them were the biggest hypocrites I've ever met. They were all very judgmental of what they perceived to be other people's moral failings, yet many of them were having affairs with each other- among numerous other 'sinful' (according to them) behaviors.

I personally wouldn't care what they did, if it not for the huge irony of them interfering with other people's lives.

cbayer

(146,218 posts)

4. They deserve being loathed.

Reply to PotatoChip (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 03:06 PM

Mar 2015

I am glad that you were able to get away.

The author of this article heads an organization of religious people on the other side of the spectrum. We are fortunate to have them pushing back against those that you describe.

PotatoChip

(3,186 posts)

5. I agree. It's good to see people fighting back. (nt)

Reply to cbayer (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 03:09 PM

Mar 2015

Humanist_Activist

(7,670 posts)

6. My fiancee goes to therapy at a place right next to the only Planned Parenthood that...

Reply to cbayer (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 04:05 PM

Mar 2015

is the only one that performs abortion in our state, Of course, there's damn near permanent place for anti-choicers set up on the public sidewalk, right next to the Planned Parenthood's parking lot entrance. Those anti-choicers have some of the most fucked up signs, paid for by the local Archdiocese.

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