Pro-Life, Abolition or Something More

I have not been involved the anti-baby-murder movement very long. Like too many others, I was pretty much a bystander until David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt with the Center for Medical Progress exposed Planned Parenthood's aborted baby body parts wholesale operation in 2015 through a series of explosive videos. I have been standing outside the local abortion referral facility and participating in several anti-abortion events and protests since then.

I have observed a difference between the pro-life advocates and abolitionists approachesto ending baby-murder. I have wanted to put my thoughts down in writing for some time. Here is how I see the movements attempting to put an end to the atrocity, the holocaust called abortion.

The video below of an upcoming movie documentary has caused me to reflect seriously on this critical issue of baby killing in our present culture.

THE GOAL

Does everyone agree that the goal is to end all abortion in America?

THE STRATEGY

If so, do we settle for continuing to incrementally regulate the killing of babies saving some (Pro-Life)? Or do we insist that America completely #AbolishAbortion saving none until we see an end to all abortion (Abolition)?

WHO'S RIGHT?

Is it either Pro-Life or Abolition, or can it be both, all the above?

How do completely abolish abortion in our present environment with little or no strong, active, aggressive legislative, judicial or even church leadership or support?

UNITY

Is unity a possible solution or a major component or step toward achieving an end to abortion?

Can someone unify both the genuine pro-life warriors and the adamant abolitionist for the good of all the pre-born human beings? Who can unify or jump start a true a save-the-human-baby movement?

PRAYER

Prayer is part  the solution. Are we praying? What is our prayer? How are we praying? When are we praying, only during spring and fall 40 Days for Life campaigns or during the annual March for Life event? 

Are we praying effectively and earnestly enough (James 5:16)? Are we praying persistently enough (Luke 18:3)? Are we paying unceasingly (1 Thessalonians 5:17)?

Obviously not, abortion is still widespread and there is disunity in the ranks of the movements!

PROTEST

How do we protest? Mercifully or lovingly with not wanting to offend or hurt the feelings or damage the psyche of the woman seeking abortion information, pills or procedure? Hoping that love will penetrate her cold, dead heart?

Or do we protest truthfully with signs and words that show and tell the gruesome fact that abortion decapitates, dismembers, causes pain and eventually murders an actual living human being made in the image of God? Hoping passers-by will get the message and convert to a abolitionist viewpoint?  As well as hoping that truth will penetrate the cold dead heart of the abortion-minded woman who is either being coerced or who chooses to kill her baby.

The mercy-oriented protestor sees the truth-oriented protestors as cold, cruel, heartless, harmful, hateful, unkind, unloving and merciless and therefore wrong and ineffective.

On the other hand, the truth-oriented protestor sees the mercy-oriented protestor as weak, compromising, cowardly, deceived, fearful, inactive, misguided and therefore wrong and ineffective.

Who’s right?

PUBLIC

Meanwhile much of the public, if not ignoring the issue, it sits back and does not know what to make of the absent church which is itself apathetic at best and apostate at worst when it come to the issue of murder of the pre-born human beings.

The public education is skewed toward a pro-abortion, sex without consequences, women’s “reproductive rights” position. So, we wonder why abortion is so popular?

The mainstream media refuses to honestly report both sides of the abortion issue, underreporting any positive save-the-human-baby stories or developments such as the annual March for Life, but glorifying the sketching feminists attending the Women’s March for "Reproductive Rights."

Hollywood glamorizes abortion, and sex without consequences. It mocks fatherhood, motherhood and family.

POLITICS OVER PRINCIPLE

Why do we keep electing politicians who say they are pro-life, but once elected do next to nothing until they declare their pro-life support again the next election cycle. That cycle has been repeating for 46 years.

CONCLUSION

Here is what we can do, do all we can and let God use our humble but wholehearted good works.

 

·         effective, fervent, persistent unceasing and targeted prayer especially for strong leadership to immerge that will unify a save-the-human-baby movement; 

·         educate oneself and one’s community in getting a save-the-human-baby message out by raising awareness by regular presence outside abortion facilities and even churches and government offices; 

·         sacrificial support of worthy organizations and leaders in the save-the-human-baby movement whatever and whoever that may be as a result of your in-depth personal research;

·         identifying proven leaders and political candidates who will truly support the save-the-human-baby movement beyond lip service, then voting for, working to get them re-elected/elected and holding them to the fire, and supporting them financially and prayerfully.

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Forgiven, the Trial of Amber Guyger

Is the Progressive Left in America in 2019 so hardened, so dogmatic, so Christophobic, so cynical, so closed-minded, so intolerant, so uninformed, so divisive, so heartless, so hyper partisan as to be unable to recognize, accept or to realize even the possibility that pure, unadulterated forgiveness is still possible in today’s jaded world? “Yes” seems to be the answer.

So, what are the Left's solutions to the perceived injustice by many on the Left see in the punishment given in the case of the murder of Botham Jean? Do we just accept and maintain the thinking that police are evil and that racism continues to exist on rampant levels in this nation? Do we change our justice system to build in more just punishment for "white on black" crimes? Do we eliminate the police forces or take their guns from them? 

Or do we just reject any sign or instance of reconciliation and continue to fuel and foment racial hatred and division to cause chaos (civil war) in order to quicken or usher in the establishment of a socialist or Marxist utopian state thereby bringing about full equality (or enslavement) to the masses?

Isn't the example of forgiveness shown by the brother of the murder victim enough to spark a revival of real racial reconciliation instead of looking for another incident to reinforce division among the "races" for political reasons?

I do not believe that Amber Guyger was/is a racist. However, even assuming that she was/is, wouldn’t the fact that Brandt (the victim's brother) forgave her demonstrate the power of true forgiveness even more? Brandt’s desire for Amber was not punishment, as he sincerely expressed in the courtroom, but was that she be reconciled to God through faith in Jesus Christ and be forgiven by Him.

Amber’s remorse, regret and acceptance of Brandt’s forgiveness for the mistaken murder of his brother Botham, that wasn’t enough proof for the Left that forgiveness is real and works and can bridge any racial divide? Even Judge Tammy Kemp, put Amber away for 10 years wanted to see her reconciled to God and move on from the horror of this tragedy.

America needs hope, restoration, reconciliation and not more fomentation of hatred and violence that seems to motivate and characterize the rhetoric, the reactions and the actions of much of the Left.