George Tiller Murdered

I expect this will get a tremendous amount of play in the headlines.

George Tiller, the late-term abortion doctor (nicknamed 'the baby-killer'), was killed in church in Wichita, KS over the weekend.  The suspected shooter, Scott Roeder, was arrested several hours later, apparently trying to drive back to his home in Kansas City.

Thoughts and prayers go out to the family, friends, and congregation that had to witness this horrible act.  For the record, while I abhor Tiller's actions over the past years, this is no way to deal with it.  Murder is murder, and any pro-lifer who engages in murder to protest the murder of unborn babies has some serious mental issues going on.  There is absolutely no excuse nor justification for this, and I hope this guy goes away for a very, very long time.

Now, it's a sad reality that this issue will more than likely become a political one because of the nature of Tiller's high-profile business and his connections with HHS Secretary Sebelius and Barack Obama.  I'll post more details as they come out, but from what I've seen so far, this guy Roeder is apparently a wacko with a criminal record, and is clearly not a sane and stable individual.  He's a one-man nutjob who made himself a murderer.  Sadly, because of his actions we're now going to be bombarded with press saying that the much-derided DHS report saying right-wingers were terrorists was true, that pro-lifers are dangerous, etc.  If you're a pro-lifer, prepare to be insulted, smeared, and attacked because of this one wacko nutjob.

If I may offer a suggestion: don't accept the premise.  These are not the actions of a true pro-lifer, nor are they condoned by the Christian Bible, and they are not indicative of the entire pro-life movement nor the Christian church.  We need to be prepared to take these attacks and deflect them with truth and grace.

It's coming.

There's my two cents.