Skip to main content

Peace be with you, George Tiller (Aug. 8, 1941-May 31, 2009)

I recall the "summer of mercy." It was 1991 in Wichita, Kan., declared by Operation Rescue -- one of those vindictive, malevolent, hateful, pro-life freak groups. They'd lie down in front of cars trying to get into a local clinic. They'd chain themselves together and refuse to let clinic patrons or staff pass. They'd sing hymns and chant and probably speak in tongues and weep and picket with signs showing graphic, bloody images.

After the first few days, I couldn't stomach any more of it. I joined the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) and the National Organization for Women (NOW) and proudly wore my pro-choice T-shirt and shot the dirty looks right back and those who gave me the evil eye around town and campus.

The clinic most targeted was run by Dr. George Tiller, a man the sickeningly self-righteous "Christian" folk threatened to take down...some said, by whatever means necessary.

This morning, as Dr. Tiller was walking into his own church for worship, someone gunned him down.

He's dead.

I can only imagine how all those "Christians" are rejoicing. Rejoicing at someone's murder. They called him a murderer, even though he was carrying out legal medical procedures. Now whoever did it is a murderer, running free, claiming it was done in the name of God and Jesus and the Holy Ghost.

Ghost? I hope Dr. Tiller haunts them. I hope the blood now on the hands of the fundamentalists sears like acid in their souls. I hope the authorities catch the scum and apply swift justice.

"One method of destroying a concept is by diluting its meaning. Observe that by ascribing rights to the unborn, i.e., the nonliving, the anti-abortionists obliterate the rights of the living."
-- Ayn Rand

"No woman wants an abortion as she wants an ice cream cone or a Porsche. She wants an abortion as an animal caught in a trap wants to gnaw off its own leg."

-- Frederica Mathewes-Green

"I have met thousands and thousands of pro-choice men and women. I have never met anyone who is pro-abortion."
-- Hillary Clinton

Comments

Evil Eye said…
This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
Brianne said…
This is taken from my friend's Facebook - he lived here for a while and now it back home in London:

"For everyone back home who suddenly gives a f*** about abortion again, take a second to think about this. 16,000 children starve to death every day. 'Yeah but they're not white americans so they don't count!'"

All those self-righteous "Christians" out there don't care about the kind of horrors that go on around the world. But someone whose life is in danger gets a late-term abortion and all of a sudden they are a walking demon. What the hell is wrong with people? Some people can't even acknowledge facts. They quote back the Bible as if its fact when it is - technically - a work of fiction. GOD people make me mad.
Amy said…
Exactly. Well said. Thanks for sharing, Bri.

Popular posts from this blog

Holy Separated-At-Birth, Batman!

Gary Oldman...meet Uncle Knit-Knots from Imagination Movers.

Ho, Ho, Ho, How Many Times Can I Use "I'm too busy" as an Excuse?

I haven't had time to write. Work, swim meet volunteering, holiday decorating and shopping. But truthfully, I've not been in much of a mood to write anything anyway. Last night we put up the tree and Santa chachkies, and I drank my first egg nog of the season, so perhaps I'll be in a cheerier mood. Also, I have spent some time writing the annual Schoon holiday newsletter. If you happen to get a copy, treat it like a drinking game. Every time I make you roll your eyes, take a drink. Nog, wassail, Everclear. Whatever gets you through. One sure way to assist with merriment motivation is listening to Christmas carols. I'm not going to get into a debate over what truly constitutes a carol. You can "Jesus is the reason for the season" yourself until you turn blue; I generally lean toward the secular end of the holiday tune spectrum. And if you just gasped at my use of holiday instead of Christmas, go suck on a candy cane. It's my blog and my opinions. Deal.

Looking Forward

I just discovered this blog was still around (and miraculously, I remembered the password). I think I might kick the tires and take it out for a spin.  Our world has been in lockdown for a year, suffering a pandemic that has killed nearly 550,000 in the United States and 2.7 million globally. We've worn masks, maintained physical distance of at least 6 feet from others, washed and sanitized our hands, worked and schooled from home, dealt with (of all things) a toilet paper shortage, and given up most of our favorite activities (restaurant dining, movie theaters, live performances, family gatherings, and so on). We've endured people's stupidity, ignorance, racism, xenophobia, selfishness, indifference. We've also celebrated the "essential worker," those who put their lives at risk to make ours safer: grocery store employees, delivery drivers, healthcare professionals, educators ... all those whose jobs help ensure continuity of our country's infrastructure