The Murder of George Tiller

It's been a few days since Dr. George Tiller was murdered and I held off writing anything right away so I can digest some of the news. In a sort of twist of fate another murder took place the very next day when Pvt. William Long was shot to death outside of a Little Rock, AK Army recruiting station.

First Dr. Tiller. He's been an enemy of pro-lifers for a long time. He was one of only three Doctors in the US who performed late term partial birth abortions, usually on pre-born babies over 21 weeks old, no medical issues and fully viable. To see how this practice is carries out, click this link to see my previous post called Here We Go. It is reported that Dr. Tiller had aborted some 63,000 babies in his career.

I got into an heated discussion on a Facebook group with Christians who said they felt that Dr. Tiller deserved to be killed and his killing was the judgment of God. I completely disagree with that thinking and believe it lowers those who think that to the level of an abortionist. I understand if someone is glad that Dr. Tiller can no longer perform abortions, but there is no way any Christian can justify the murder of Dr. Tiller as a good thing.

Now to Pvt. William Long, murdered in cold blood by a convert to Islam. Truly a tragedy. But I found it odd how our President commented on the two incidents. The President immediately issued a statement about Dr. Tiller, but took a three days before he issued a statement about Pvt. Long. Remember the President is Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. Notice the difference in language and tell me what he is most aligned with.

I am shocked and outraged by the murder of Dr. George Tiller as he attended church services this morning. However profound our differences as Americans over difficult issues such as abortion, they cannot be resolved by heinous acts of violence.

I am deeply saddened by this senseless act of violence against two brave young soldiers who were doing their part to strengthen our armed forces and keep our country safe. I would like to wish Quinton Ezeagwula a speedy recovery, and to offer my condolences and prayers to William Long’s family as they mourn the loss of their son.

In keeping with the Obama administration’s passive language, such as the euphemisms “overseas contingency operation” or “man-caused disaster”, Obama’s statement on the murder of Pvt. William A. Long is just as passive in voice and blame. He’s not outraged, he’s saddened. Not by someone who committed a “heinous act” but rather by a senseless violence. It might have been a bolt of lightning for all the pushback Obama has to share.

He waits three days and then the best he can muster is an abstract sadness at something that, judging by his statement, might well have been a mere accident of fate…