by Dan Holman

“Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.” Matthew 22: 36-40

The heresy of Pacifism

(An open letter to Johnson County Right to Life)

Much of the church takes a “pray-only” strategy toward the massacre of the unborn. They frown upon those who are demonstrably disturbed by these deaths. They disapprove of preaching and pleading for the life of the baby. They do not approve of the use of bloody photographs of the unborn babies, even though it is proven that preaching and the photos save lives. They are content to silently twirl their beads if they even bother at all to come to the clinics at all. Would they employ this same tactic if it were their child that was being gorged? Would they be content to have others merely mutter a prayer for them if they were about to be unjustly executed? Is this “loving your neighbor as yourself?”

This conduct clearly demonstrates that most pro-lifers do not fully believe in the humanity and worth of the pre-born child. They treat the slaughter of these children as an impersonal “issue.”

Pacifism is a heresy. It is an unbiblical doctrine. Those who subscribe to it are heretics! Jesus said we are to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, visit the imprisoned, give drink to the thirsty, and take in the stranger, Matthew 25: 31- 46 not merely pray about it!

“Pure religion undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows IN THEIR AFFLICTION, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.”

“If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?” James 1: 27 James 2: 15 - 16

How would Christ view the pray-only, “pro-Jew” Christian living around the Nazi death camps? At least he would have the excuse that his own life were in danger for trying to help the death-camp victims. He would not even be counted by the “Resistance!” He would be viewed as a collaborator with the Nazis.

Pro-lifers in Iowa City are hunkered down in their bunkers in a time of relative safety. They will deny Christ, throw down their weapons, and scamper off the battlefield under 1st fire.

“If thou hast run with footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? And if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, than how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?” Jeremiah 12: 5

What about the pray-only “pro-negro” who refuses meaningful aid to a run-a-way slave? Would he not be spat upon by the slaves and the Abolitionists for his cowardly conduct?

“In Park Church, on the Forth of July, 1829 in an address on slavery, I unreflecting ascended to the popular but pernicious doctrine of “gradual” abolition. I seize this opportunity to make a full and unequivocal recantation, and thus publicly to ask pardon of my God, of my country, and of my brethren to poor slaves, for having uttered a sentiment so full of timidity, injustice, and absurdity.” William Lloyd Garrison “The Liberator”

Johnson County Right to Life does not want to identify itself with the William Lloyd Garrison types of today.

NRTL adopted the strategy of gradual Incrementalism in the mid-1980s. They wanted to appear reasonable to the politicians and to accommodate them. Instead of demanding the abolition of abortion on demand with its birth control roots; NRTL contents itself with merely trimming its branches. “It is better to save some of the babies than none of them!” is their creed. It is situation ethics at its worse! All the energy and resources of RTL have been focused on half measures such as: Informed Consent, 24 hour Waiting Period, Parental Consent, and Right to Know legislation. They are presently championing the great non-issue, Partial Birth abortion. NRTL legislation is pro-choice legislation! NRTL has devolved from being anti-abortion in 1973, to directing abortion today.

RTL gleefully compromised more lives with the “life of the mother” exception. This position allows for killing a child if a mother’s life is at risk. It is a frank admission by the world’s largest pro-life organization that the child’s life is worth less than the mother’s life. Politicians will not rise above the principals of his constituents. Rape and incest exceptions began to appear. Though not officially adopted by RTL, they are none-the-less accepted via the politician. To “the lesser of two evils,” a wink is as good as a nod. Because there is no serious objection or loss of support from NRTL, the practical policy of NRTL lies in the hands of politicians. NRTL goes along to get along. They do not support or endorse the uncompromising anti-abortion candidates of the Constitution Party. NRTL has become an organ of the Republican Party. They fill Republican Party coffers with their PAC money.

Planned Parenthood of Iowa City might as well have a sign on its entrance that reads: “Open with the blessing and approval of Johnson County Right to Life.” Johnson Co. RTL is a misnomer. Their leadership is collaborating with Planned Parenthood and Emma Goldman against those who are anti-abortion. They refuse to stand against the assembly-line executions of the babies slated for abortion. They stand with the abortion industry against those who plead for the lives of the children.

dan holman (Former president of Winnebago Co RTL)

mtpiowad@interlinklc.net   or 319-524-5587

Missionaries to the Pre-born Iowa
P.O. Box 135
Keokuk, Iowa 52632

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