#17 – The Murder of a Baby-Killer And What About Accommodating Churches - Part 1

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You may have heard that this past Sunday, Wichita, Kansas abortionist George Tiller was murdered while serving at an usher at his church. For decades he has been one of the most infamous and most greatly protested late-term abortionists in the country. In case you are not aware, he was one of the few (thankfully) who kill an unborn baby even on the day her or she is scheduled to be born! We may never know how many tens of thousands of babies Mr. Tiller is responsible for killing but it is not stretch to say he was one of the greatest mass murderers in our nation’s history (even though the law persists in calling them “legal.”)

No matter what you may here, let me assure you that that this man was anything but a “health care” provider or even a “doctor.” (1) First of all, the “health care” referred to by abortionists almost always refers to the “mental” health of the mother, not her physical health.(Once a baby is conceived, a woman is ALREADY a mother!) In other words, rarely will you find that a mothers’s life was in any way endangered but that for whatever selfish reason the birth of her baby was an inconvenient stress or cause of some anxiety for her. In those extremely rare cases where the physical health of the mother is in danger, many of the doctors so diagnosing her condition have later proven to be wrong. We know this because there are many reported cases of mothers who have courageously carried their baby to term despite having such a diagnosis who go on to deliver a perfectly healthy baby and her physical health is not affected. And even when the self-sacrificing mother does die giving birth, it must be remembered that she chose to respond to a mother’s natural instinct (rather than suppressing that instinct) to put her child’s life above her own. These are mothers in the truest sense. On the other hand, those who choose to place their interests above their child’s and contract a killer abortionist to kill their child commit the ultimate hate crime and betrayal against their unborn child and they dishonor their privilege of motherhood. And secondly, while some who call themselves doctors no longer choose to take the centuries old Hippocratic Oath that in part says they will “do no harm,” I will always only refer to a person as a “doctor” ONLY if they swear by that oath. Since an abortionist is anything but one who does no harm, I refuse to ever honor them with the title of “doctor.”

All this being said, as one who is strongly pro-life, I’ve felt conflicted as have others like me about the murder of the one who was called “Killer Tiller.” (I’ve read the commentary of one Christian online on this murder and read through, at last count, the 84 comments it had elicited and which collectively expressed this conflict of emotions.) Of course, I agree that this murder was wrong and needs to condemned. The murder of even an abortionist is still the taking of a human life and the murderer needs to face the full penalty of the law as a consequence. (Ezekiel 18:23, Matthew 7:2) It must be recognized as well, however, that the murder of this MORALLY (though not legally) guilty man was not one of someone who was innocent in any way before God as were the tens of thousands of babies who he was very well paid to murder LEGALLY (to the forever shame of all Americans). I do feel for his family that is experiencing grief at this time but I feel even greater grief, on balance, for the truly innocent lives that were taken by this, one of the most heinous mass-murdering hit men in our nation’s history. And while it is said another abortionist is already planning to take Mr. Tiller’s place, I do NOT grieve that there is one less of these murderers to inflict such tremendous lasting harm on so many lives. (While the aborted babies are without question the primary victims, never forget that the mothers are often physically and emotionally and certainly spiritually victimized, not to mention also the lasting impact on the fathers, family members, and future siblings.)

Mr. Tiller, who never repented of his monstrous sins before death, will eventually face the eternal judgment and condemnation of the Author of All Life. The punishment he will undoubtedly endure throughout eternity will far surpass the horrors he inflicted on so many in his lifetime is something unimaginable. It is for that reason that whenever I pray for the end to the American Holocaust of abortion, I pray that every abortionist will, unlike Mr. Tiller, choose to finally repent of his evil deeds and fall on the mercy and surrender to the matchless grace found only in the Lord Jesus Christ. And I pray for the hundreds who already have, that they will somehow find peace in this lifetime despite the horrific memories they are likely to have the rest of their lives.

(If you are a Christian, be sure not to miss Part 2 of this posting next time.