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In the name of religion – George Tiller, RIP

profxm, May 31, 2009January 15, 2011

One of the staunchest defenders of abortion rights was killed Sunday, May 31st, as he walked into his Lutheran Church. George Tiller, long villified by anti-abortionists for performing late term abortions (one of very few doctors who would do so in the US), was shot and killed. This was the second time someone shot him. Religious fanatacism is not dead in the US…

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  1. Denise says:
    June 3, 2009 at 2:42 pm

    Thanks for posting this. It’s sad how “respect for life” somehow translates into killing. How many abortion providers would Jesus murder?

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