Earthquake-devastated Haiti has become a magnet for kooky, misguided (but perhaps well-intentioned) religious groups. Scientologist John Travolta (disguised, apparently, as L. Ron Hubbard–see photo at right) has personally flown his private 707 to Haiti, delivering food, medical supplies, and “volunteer ministers” who claim the ability to heal through therapeutic touch. Meanwhile, a Christian group called Faith Comes By Hearing has sent 600 solar-powered audiobook Bibles. Finally, a group of Idaho Baptists were arrested trying to transport Haitian orphans (some of whom weren’t actually orphans) across the border into the Dominican Republic.
Posts Tagged ‘scott roeder’
Podcast #79 – E-meters for Haiti?
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Podcast #55 – Assassination of George Tiller
Thursday, June 11th, 2009
We look at the reactions of various anti-abortion groups to the assassination on May 31st of Dr. George Tiller in Wichita, Kansas. Wikipedia has a good summary of the fast-changing developments in the case, including statements from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Family Research Council, the National Right to Life Committee and Operation Rescue. Less measured were responses from the Eye of Sauron (who called Dr. Tiller a “serial killer”), former Operation Rescue head Randall Terry (who called Tiller a “mass murderer,” then seconds later invited reporters to join him for Guinness and chicken wings), and–believe it or not–PETA, who has decided that now is a good time to buy complementary “Pro Life” and “Pro Choice” billboards in Wichita. Finally, reformed right-winger Frank Schaeffer openly apologizes for creating “the climate that made this murder likely to happen.”
When will abortion opponents reap what they sow?
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009By now you’ve probably read that Dr. George Tiller was gunned down on Sunday as he attended church in Wichita, Kansas. Police have arrested a suspect named Scott Roeder. The picture is rapidly developing, but it appears that Roeder was known within the anti-abortion movement as well as the so-called “Freemen” movement as “obsessed with abortion” and that his motivations were religious.
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Tags: abortion, bill donohue, catholic league, george tiller, operation rescue, randall terry, scott roeder
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