Op-Ed: Christians Should NOT Blockade Abortion Clinics
"Operation Rescue" organizer Randall Terry shows a crowd of some 350 anti-abortion protesters a human fetus during a massive sit-in outside the Northeast Women's Center Wednesday July 6, 1988 in Philadelphia. It was the second day of protests by the group at Philadelphia area clinics that perform abortions. (AP Photo/George Widman)
(James Silberman) A few thoughts on this case. First, the defendants are being railroaded. DC Mayor and sociopath Muriel Bowser accused defendant Lauren Handy of “tampering with fetal remains” for taking murdered children out of a dumpster. The politicians involved are evil beyond measure.
That the five defendants are being prosecuted for “conspiracy against rights” is instance #715,483,094 of us being a society that calls evil good and good evil. The defendants have committed no evil, nor violated any actual law.
With that said, we do not endorse the movement the defendants are trying to start. They believe that blockading clinics is the way to end abortion in America, and that we need to reignite the Rescue Movement.
They are wrong. There is no link between the rise of a movement to block clinics and the abolition of abortion. All such a movement would accomplish is making a few headlines and putting many of our most passionate people behind bars.
The bravery and willingness to sacrifice that rescuers demonstrate is admirable. But it’s a foolish strategy if the goal is justice and mercy for preborn children. While we could use more of the zeal demonstrated by rescuers, we have to be smart too.
The problem we face is not the existence of abortion mills. The problem is sinful hearts, darkened minds, corrupt leaders, and corrupt people. Standing outside the clinics pleading with women not to murder their babies is good. All of us at AboRising do it.
But we can’t have a clinic-centric mindset. The clinics aren’t the front lines of the battle. They are the final lines. The front lines are the hearts and minds of people and the laws of our land. Blocking or even shutting down clinics does not advance the cause of justice.
The way forward is rallying the Church to take the truth into the culture, calling for national repentance and demanding that magistrates bear the sword of justice as scripture commands them to. And if they won’t, then “may another take their office.”
This op-ed is adapted from a Twitter threads from @abolitionistrising, reposted with permission.
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I dont block any clinic. But we do preach the gospel outside of the murder mills and call those to repentance . And ask them not to murder their babies. We preach the remedy and that is Christ Jesus The LORD