And look how many people "win" in war! Especially when everybody is convinced they are right.
For the record - I have worked in abortion clinics and assisted in more abortions than anyone likely to respond to this post. I have had my picture pasted on the Army of God web site while they trailed me and the providers I worked with in Washington state.
I've helped women terminate pregnancies from 4 1/2 weeks to nearly 25 weeks.
I've held the hand of a pro-life activist while she had her own abortion.
I have written about the tremendous impact Dr. Tiller has made in my life - and how much respect I have for his staff who I worked with frequently. He was an American hero.
Abortionists don't go to work everyday with hatred and fear in their hearts. We don't hate lifers. We want terrorists to stop assaulting and killing us but to equate every pro-life activist with a terrorist is not a whole lot different from calling pro-choice activists baby killers.
I get it. I get the anger. But the anger is what led us here - and it sure as hell isn't going to lead us out.
My life has personally and repeatedly been threatened by anti-choice terrorists and I still do not hate pro-life people.
Maybe that makes me a chump. So be it.
Love is stronger.
Understanding is stronger.
Working to keep an open mind is stronger.....
than any kind of immediate release anger and war cries might allow us.
You know who gets screwed most in war? Women and children. And that is exactly what is happening here in this country. And as long as both sides are convinced they are right and the other side is wrong and there is no grey matter whatsoever that's exactly what will continue to happen.
Is is acceptable in any kind of situation to harass or threaten or commit and act of violence against any health care professional or any PERSON for any reason? No. Never.
Is someone allowed to hold a different believe about when life begins and how they morally choose to deal with that? Yes, they are. And it doesn't make them ignorant, or violent or even bad people. Just different. Like we are different to them.
Having said all that...... Have fun storming the castle kids. :)
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Date: 2009-06-05 06:55 pm (UTC)Ok. So we'll have a war. They started it, right?
And look how many people "win" in war! Especially when everybody is convinced they are right.
For the record - I have worked in abortion clinics and assisted in more abortions than anyone likely to respond to this post. I have had my picture pasted on the Army of God web site while they trailed me and the providers I worked with in Washington state.
I've helped women terminate pregnancies from 4 1/2 weeks to nearly 25 weeks.
I've held the hand of a pro-life activist while she had her own abortion.
I have written about the tremendous impact Dr. Tiller has made in my life - and how much respect I have for his staff who I worked with frequently. He was an American hero.
Abortionists don't go to work everyday with hatred and fear in their hearts. We don't hate lifers. We want terrorists to stop assaulting and killing us but to equate every pro-life activist with a terrorist is not a whole lot different from calling pro-choice activists baby killers.
I get it. I get the anger. But the anger is what led us here - and it sure as hell isn't going to lead us out.
My life has personally and repeatedly been threatened by anti-choice terrorists and I still do not hate pro-life people.
Maybe that makes me a chump. So be it.
Love is stronger.
Understanding is stronger.
Working to keep an open mind is stronger.....
than any kind of immediate release anger and war cries might allow us.
You know who gets screwed most in war? Women and children. And that is exactly what is happening here in this country. And as long as both sides are convinced they are right and the other side is wrong and there is no grey matter whatsoever that's exactly what will continue to happen.
Is is acceptable in any kind of situation to harass or threaten or commit and act of violence against any health care professional or any PERSON for any reason? No. Never.
Is someone allowed to hold a different believe about when life begins and how they morally choose to deal with that? Yes, they are. And it doesn't make them ignorant, or violent or even bad people. Just different. Like we are different to them.
Having said all that...... Have fun storming the castle kids. :)