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Horsley says killing abortion doctors is terrorism, but has a Biblical basis.
The suspect in the killing of Dr. George Tiller, Scott Roeder, appears to have a connection to the seccessionist candidate for Governor of Georgia we recently interviewed, Neal Horsley.
Both were members of the Army of God, and Horsley has spoken out on their behalf on several occasions.
In our interview with Creator's Rights Party candidate, we found plenty of reasons to defend the government's admission they were keeping tabs on radical right wing groups, among others. It appears that concern was justified.
In addition to running the Nuremberg Files that crosses off the names of "aborted doctors" as they are killed, Horsley videotaped himself holding a vigil outside a clinic in honor of Paul Hill on the anniversary of the day he was executed for killing another doctor and his body guard.
As Horsley explained to me, "The Bible says that ministers of government was given the sword of terror for those who has done wrong. The idea that someone uses terror to enforce the law is a Biblical concept, and I’ve never hesitated calling all people involved in terrorism for anti-abortion causes terrorists."
So, yes, he considers killing doctors a terrorist act, but refuses to condemn it, or to conclude that those who commit murder of abortion doctors are not doing the Lord's work -- he just thinks it's counter productive.
In his essay, "Understanding the Army of God," Horsley further rationalizes acts of terrorism while not openly endorsing violence: "[T]hese presently united States of America are actually at war. Like the bombs planted by the IRA in Ireland, the bombs might be terrorist but they are not cowardly when war has been declared and responsibility for the military actions are accurately assigned."
He goes on to say that those responsible for the recent bombing of a Birmingham abortion clinic in 1997 had earned the name "Army of God". When the FBI, rightly, paid him a visit, he back-tracked, insisting that the Army of God was a "myth". He was merely speaking of a spontaneous outpouring by individuals, not any particular organization.
That may be, but it seems to be a small point. There are a lot of people who rationalize and defend violent acts to end abortion, and they tend to float through the same circles. Whether there is an "army", Horsley has known most of those who have ended up in jail for violence for their cause, something he readily admits. Whether or not Horsley pulls the trigger, his refusal to see anything wrong with those who do so, or unGodly in the act, are part of the culture, the movement of individuals of which Horsley speaks, who collectively foster violence.
It is the same culture that winkingly encourages talk of secession and Civil War, without openly endorsing it. One day, we may reap what we sow for those incitements of violence, as well.
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