Dr. George Tiller was shot and killed as he attended church yesterday. Dr. Tiller was one of the few doctors in America who performed third trimester abortions. He was located in Wichita, KS. We lived in Pratt, KS in the early 90′s and I remember working with pro-life groups that begged him to stop his very disturbing practice.
Often times the babies that are aborted are killed because they are sick or because they have some sort of physical deformity or because they have a chromosome disorder. I don’t understand why theses babies have lost value in America. All of the procedures for killing them are rather brutal and very disturbing. It is overwhelming.
However, just as these babies that are killed have value, given to them by their Creator, so did Dr. Tiller. Many of us believed him to be a criminal. However, you can only be a criminal if you have committed a crime. In the USA, killing babies while they are in the womb is not a crime. Why is it not a crime? Because many American women have insisted that killing babies while they rely on the mothers’ bodies is more about equal rights than it is about human rights. They have shouted about this loud enough and often enough that they have their way and in fact it is legal to kill babies in the womb. So Dr. Tiller was not a criminal if we only apply American law.
He was a killer according to the laws of his Creator though and now he must face his Creator. I have to admit that I am deeply saddened that he never repented of his practice and now will spend eternity suffering because of his lack of knowledge and fear of God. “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” Hebrews 10:31 (Yes, I know he was at church when he was killed. I cannot understand pastors who are willing to overlook blatant sin and allow people like Dr. Tiller to feel “comfortable” with God while in clear rebellion to his Word. But just because the pastor does this, does NOT mean that the offense is overlooked by God.)
It was wrong to kill him. As Christians we are commanded by God to live under the law of the land. Emotionally charged though we may become at injustice, we must rest in God’s Sovereignty. “Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. Romans 12:17
[...] Angela Mooney also has posted on the matter. She summarizes as follows. It was wrong to kill him. As Christians we are commanded by God to live under the law of the land. Emotionally charged though we may become at injustice, we must rest in God’s Sovereignty. “Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. Romans 12:17 [...]