I stand firmly in the anti-abortion camp, but I also stand just as firmly against those like Randall Terry.
He is a spreader of hate and a fear-monger; and neither hate, fear, or Randall Terry [or those like him] does the cause against abortion any good whatsoever: especially when it comes to reaching the average ‘Joe’ and ‘Jane’ who are either pro-abortion or undecided.
IF I was in either of those camps, this guy would only help reinforce my position or cause me to dig in my heels. I wouldn’t listen to a word he said, for its obvious he will do anything to promote himself. And yes, I said ‘himself’. I’m not even convinced that for him, its not all about “Randell Terry”–and less to do with abortion. The man is obsessed.
You can read his announcement at the link above. And see the picture of (quote) “Sotomayor’s Face Morphed into the Angel of Death” HERE.
As its been reported many times, there is no record of any court case where Sotomayor has yet to rule on abortion–but that doesn’t stop those like Terry from referring to her as the ‘Angel of death’… Its disgusting. And his assumption is a lie. I don’t know if the woman will be confirmed, or if she is, how she would vote on any future supreme court cases concerning abortion. And apparently, from all accounts, neither does anyone else–except Randall Terry. Maybe he’s a ‘seer’…
What I do know is I’m sick of tired of those who promote lawlessness, hate, violence, and fear, for ANY cause.
The Spot-Light tonight is on you Randall Terry.
You are a spreader of fear and a hate-monger. And you don’t mind lying to do it..
My hope is you wake up and repent one day.
Rick Frueh, at Following Judah’s Lion, put up an excellent post and warning to followers of Christ, concerning our becoming caught up with unbelievers, in the culture war of abortion:
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Whatever cause draws us to league with unbelievers is a clandestine attempt to draw us away from Christ. To single out abortion and use incendiary verbiage to leverage the most intense and explosive emotions concerning the plight of children is unbiblical and steers the human heart away from the gospel of Christ and onto the horrors of this world. And regardless of how accurate in their assessment of that moral issue, their unguarded rants only seek to awaken uncontrollable emotions in many..
It is surely true that abortion is a sin and against the will of God. It is the murder of an unborn child. But how we handle that truth within the gospel context can be a very fine, yet significant, line of demarcation. An irresponsible diatribe about abortion can excite the emotions of hatred and revenge more than point to Jesus Christ. Our calling is to lift up the Person of Jesus Christ, not engender a torch bearing mob mentality about the actions of lost sinners. In fact, the hope of the world is the gospel not the elimination of any sinful practices regardless how horrific.
Far too often in these days of political involvement the church has been known for its stand on certain moral issues and not its overt and tangible projection of Jesus Christ. Cursing the basement flood without addressing the leak in the pipe is an unproductive venture, and we as followers of Jesus should be repairers of the breach rather than condemners of the lost crowd from which we came. These moral campaigns are a clandestine form of compromise since they trade in the good and not the perfect.
So the next time you read a blog post or hear a message on the subject of abortion which is purposely inflammatory with all sorts of invectives, hyperbole, or an a pictorial meant to arouse emotions of hatred and outrage, think of how that draws people to the Lord Jesus. Being against abortion is a Biblical given, but exhibiting the grace and love of Jesus Christ to the vilest among us is a challenge of the highest difficulty and sacrifice. Jesus died for the abortion doctor and calls us to offer him that redemption.
Excerpted from, Abortion as a Stumblingblock, by Rick Frueh
Didn’t Terry abandon his son when he “came out” as gay?
Anyway, you’re right … this is a guy who protrays Christianity as a crusading cause to beat down those evil unbelievers (TM), not as an instrument of God’s grace on earth.
[...] Pj Miller and I share the same convictions about abortion and Randall Terry. [...]
I never truly thought about this issue in the context that you described
in this article. The same I guess is true with homosexuality, and other sins,
and to be fair adultery is just as sinful as sleeping with men. Jesus said to
love our neighbor. The Bible teaches we are to expose sin. I dont think it
implies destroying the one involved in such sin, but to love them.
As far as abortion is concern I will tell you an encounter I had with a man
about this very subject:
A man I knew years ago attended our Church. Though he never professed
to be a Christian I thought highly of him and we sort of became friends. One day
the topic of abortion came up, and he told me that he had taken a lady up to
Anchorage to have an abortion, and the way he said it was as if he had
no remorse, or the slightest conviction about what he had done.
I told him that abortion was murder and that he needed to repent. Now mind
you I didnt go ballistic on the guy, I just told him what I felt having dealt with
this subject before with a girl I dated before I got saved that had an abortion,
and the damage that that decision caused her emotionally, had I been a Christian
than I could have helped her, regardless I knew that abortion was murder from
that point on.
Anyway this man didn’t seem to take me seriously so I told him that a spirit of
death was over him. That was the last time I seen him. About perhaps 2 years
later I read in the paper of how he died instantly in a car wreck along with four
other people going 70 miles an hour around a bend half drunk. The first thing
that I thought was that I was correct in what I said to him, however I must say
navigating a bend going at an incredible speed is doomed to failure. I doubt
now that this was a fulfillment of my omen, because I really have blown it
throughout the years since than, and I have exceeded in what I deem forgivable
transgressions in my rebellious state of mind, and yet in his mercy he allowed
me to live.
Having said that I have also had a peek at the other side of the debate, having
had dealings with planned parenthood, instead of shooting off my mouth in
condemnation when inquiring about a certain procedure for men I instead
witnessed my faith in Jesus Christ, and that I wasn’t there to confront them on
the issue, instead I calmly and lovingly told them about my position on abortion,
and why I needed there help in ensuring that my wife never becomes pregnant
because of the complications that could arise. I chose to have surgery instead of
having to make that kind of decision. Thus I am pro life unless the health of the
mother is in jeopardy.
To those that had to deal with this issue is not a light thing, and my heart goes
out to you. I made the decision to not ever have to deal with it, because I dont
think I would be able to live with myself if I had to help make a choice between
my wife or my baby, and those that have not been there can never speak to me,
their words of malcontent bounce of me like rubber bullets, and though they
may hurt for a season In the end The Lord Jesus renders their words… abortive!
To those that have had abortions, and to those that may have assisted
someone in having an abortion Jesus stands at the ready with open arms to
to forgive everything you have ever done, and to tell you that your child is in
heaven waiting to see their mommy. You are in my prayers.
Mark Schneider