Dr. George Tiller was shot to death today — inside a church in Wichita — most likely and ironically by a man who decided that Tiller’s abortions were not godly.
The act of violence in response to violence rarely brings resolution and peace and in the war that pro choice and pro life is, violence will only further divide the sides, similar to the war in the Middle East.
Only intellect, finding common ground, open conversation, compromise for the overall good can hope to bring about change. If change wasn’t coming fast enough for someone you just stay where you are and keep working, keep trying, be flexible and creative. You don’t get frustrated and throw an adult temper tantrum and use an adult toy (weapon) and kill.
Tiller was a human being. Whether you find his behavior evil or humanitarian, the cowardly shoot and run of the suspect is shocking and should be condemned. The law allowed Tiller to run his practice if he wished. In a secular manner, he was doing what was permissible. In a spiritual realm, the order would have been to let God or a higher power resolve the issue, not become a vigilante.
Any murder shakes a community and regardless of one’s social and political views on abortion, Sunday’s murder, in a church, where women, children and families were, was an outrage that no one in their right mind can applaud or be dismissive about it.
If we allow assaults or murders solely for different points of view or poor governing we aren’t really living in the country our forefathers founded and our military and other great Americans have fought for and defended.
If we become reactionaries to all those whom viewpoints and behavior we disagree with we will find ourselves living in a more lawless society and eventually a police state.
Killers are bullies, people with “off switches” for their rage or anti-social and delusional psychological conditions.
I don’t believe people should take the law into their own hands. However, I have absolutely no sympathy for Tiller or his Family. I’m actually relieved that there is one less murder killing babies.
Tiller is a spiritual criminal but on this earth, his actions were legally acceptable. The suspect’s vigilantism was a crime against us all. Your comments, your contribution Robert, appreciated.