I ventured onto the Army of God’s website this afternoon, and this is what I found:
The lives of innocent babies scheduled to be murdered by George Tiller are spared by the action of American hero Scott Roeder.
George Tiller the Babykiller reaped what he sowed and is now in eternal hell.
Psalm 55:15 Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.George Tiller will never murder another child again.
[This is followed by animated hellfire, which I'm deleting because it links back to the Army of God.]
Abortionist George Tiller, now in eternal hell fire for shedding the blood of innocent children.
[I'm not linking them because they scare me. You can find their homepage through Google; it'll be the first hit, sorry to say. If you scroll down on the page, you immediately come to pictures of dismembered fetuses.]
These guys are domestic terrorists. Compare them with Randall Terry (via Pam Spaulding at Pandagon):
The point that must be emphasized over, and over, and over again: pro-life leaders and the pro-life movement are not responsible for George Tiller’s death. George Tiller was a mass-murder and, horrifically, he reaped what he sowed. [Pam's emphasis]
The only real difference? Terry disavows responsibility. But they both say that Tiller deserved to die. Either way, it’s hate speech. Either way, it’s incitement to terrorism.
Patron cat of Kittywampus (1985-2001)
[...] trying to find them, and I failed. (”Like crazy,” because I actually tried to find the Army of God’s hitlist online. No dice. Thankfully!) I wouldn’t blame any doctor who wanted to stay under [...]
Dr. Tiller was killed by idealism. He encountered the most dangerous creature on earth: the man who knows that God is on his side.
That’s the thing; these guys know they’re right, and they certainly believe they’re serving a higher cause. Funny how that can shut down a conscience entirely.
(BTW, your comment landed in my spam filter – I don’t know why!)
Those who claim God as their accomplice (or their biggest fan) are the most terrifying. Thou shall not kill…unless it suits their selfish purposes and agenda!
These people are not concerned about the death of fetuses. They are worried about keeping control of women’s bodies and minds, at any cost.
I do think some “pro-life” people really are concerned that abortion is equivalent to infanticide. Not all of them are misogynists, at the grassroots level. Lots of them are just nice Catholics who accept church teachings.
But the leadership and the zealots are all preoccupied with controlling women, as you say. They also tend to be obsessed with sexual purity, male headship of the household, and denying access to birth control.