I am shocked and outraged by the murder of Dr. George Tiller as he attended church services this morning. However profound our differences as Americans over difficult issues such as abortion, they cannot be resolved by heinous acts of violence. – President Barack Obama
Witness the pro selective life policies of the extremists on the right, who, in the name of all that’s unholy, listen to hate speech and act on it with a vengeance.
No doubt he was wearing a bullet proof vest, as some doctors who guard the health and rights of women are forced to do because of religious terrorists, and on his way to worship this fine spring Sunday morning, Dr. George Tiller was murdered, possibly by a head shot.
That would match the typical threat: “Don’t bother wearing a bulletproof vest, we’re going for a head shot.” Though how he was slain hardly matters.
The same belief that guided Tiller’s murderer driving much of the far right on issues of freedom and choice for anyone not kowtowing to their way of life.
It weaves through our society in hate speech funneled through right-wing radio, but also on shows like the “O’Reilly Factor,” as is illustrated by the video here (h/t Andrew Sullivan), as O’Reilly targets Dr. Tiller not caring how it’s done.
It’s a type of political terrorism that exists on the right, which destroys lives of women and even their doctors through their pro selective life theory of life.
Women who went to Dr. Tiller for help desperately needed him, and few went without knowing the gravity of their situation or what they were going to do.
When you have a doctor walking into church service murdered because of the medical procedures he performs, it illustrates the desperation of the “Christian” terrorists involved in trying to change minds by aborting the freedom of those they condemn through killing them, because they believe their pro selective life theories are somehow righteous.
We send a silent meditation to Dr. Tiller, but also his grandchildren, his children, and his wife, as well as his extended family at his clinic.
And next time Rush or Sean or Glenn Beck start railing their pro selective life rhetoric, I hope everyone reminds them that some people really do take what they say to heart.
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