Dr. George Tiller was murdered Sunday while handing out church brochures in his place of worship in Kansas. Based on police reports, it appears that the alleged murderer, Scott Roeder, was a religious zealot with strong pro-life views.
Responses from pro-life advocates have been measured, though some, namely that of James Dobson, Randall Terry and Bill Dohohue, have included denunciations not only of the murder but also of the murdered.
Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, said in a statement Sunday that “Tiller recently faced serious charges related to the killing of babies in violation of the law, by the most grotesque procedures administered without anesthetic or compassion …. The doctor had the blood of countless babies on his hands.”
Dr. George Tiller
Terry, founder of the pro-life group Operation Rescue, said Monday that “George Tiller was a mass murderer. We grieve f0r him that he did not have time to properly prepare his soul to face God.”
Donohue, national apologist for Catholicism, said Tuesday that Tiller “proudly took the lives of over 60,000 children.”
Could this kind of rhetoric be construed by fringe anti-abortionists as veiled justification of the murder? Will conservative Christians who are radically anti-abortion sympathize with the murderer?
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