Jesus and the Culture Wars

Christian Life in the American Church

Summer Break

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Hi Folks, it is time for a summer break. Too much fun to be had out here in Saint Paul. And the kids have all their plans too. God Bless all of you. I’ll be picking the keyboard back up as we go into the August broohaha up here in Minneapolis. Rev. CJ Conner

June 25th, 2009 Posted by CJ Conner | Uncategorized | no comments

Tiller is not a Martyr

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Drug addiction, overly lavish hedonist lifestyle, and 6,000$ abortions, Tiller is no Christian martyr as the far left loons and the ELCA are trying to cast him as.

A couple of his favorite things to say:

"The woman is the patient and the fetus is the problem"

and

"Abortion is worth going to hell for"

Operation Rescue put together an Expose’ on the life and practice of Abortionist Tiller, which you can download below:

Operation Rescue

June 2nd, 2009 Posted by CJ Conner | Jesus and the Culture Wars?, Jesus loves the little children, Lutherans | 2 comments

As Tiller’s Murder Proves, Lack of Church Discipline Can be Deadly

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There is nobody more to blame for the murder of George Tiller than Reformation Lutheran Church, ELCA, in Wichita Kansas.

Mr. Tiller lived quite the murderous life himself, pulling viable babies out by their legs and sucking their brains out with a vacuum. Other Churches called him to repentance and excommunicated him, but Reformation Lutheran, ELCA, enthusiastically embraced him, pocketbook and all.

Church discipline, and the call to repentance, is a matter of life and death in the Church. As Reformation Lutheran mops up Tiller’s blood from their foyer floor, let them not forget that his blood is also on their hands.

Had they called Tiller to repentance, as Jesus commands the Church, he would not have been there this Pentecost Sunday to face a violent death. The failure of the Church to fulfill God’s commission is deadly, and has eternal implications. But just perhaps Reformation Lutheran, ELCA, will humbly repent for the evil they have been complicit in all these years.

Members at Reformation Lutheran are shocked that the safety and peace of their sanctuary has been destroyed by such violence this morning. They have gotten a glimpse of what it was like for babies, whose sanctuary was the womb, to be viciously torn apart piece by piece by a man who masqueraded as both a doctor and a Christian.

As the executioner says before carrying out the judgment of the court in the death chamber, "God have mercy on his soul."

Rev. CJ Conner is the author of "Jesus and the Culture Wars: Reclaiming the Lord’s Prayer."
http://revcjconner.com

June 1st, 2009 Posted by CJ Conner | Jesus and the Culture Wars?, Jesus loves the little children, Lutherans | 9 comments

Tiller the Killer Gunned Down in Church

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I was in Church this morning, celebrating Pentecost, while "an angry man of God" stopped Tiller the Killer once and for all.  I pray for the shooter, that God would forgive him, and that he would repent for the murderous act, and am thankful to God that Tiller has finally met the consequence for his unrepentant sin.  This man was an evil scourge in America, and I have no doubt he is in hell.  My, the inner conflict this event has caused for pro-life Christians everywhere!

I have mixed feelings about the issue, I have to admit, but strangely I have no sorrow or compassion for Tiller.  The man who has snuffed out so many innocent lives has died a well deserved death.  As for the shooter, it’s hard to figure out how the man’s life turned so wrong.  The irony, I suppose, of all of it is that the shooter and Tiller are both killers- in some strange twist of fate, they came to share something dark in common.

 

 

WICHITA, Kan. (May 31) — Prominent late-term abortion provider George Tiller was shot and killed Sunday in a Wichita church where he was serving as an usher, his attorney said. The gunman fled but a city official said a suspect is in custody.
The city official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the case. The official did not provide additional details.

 Long a focus of national anti-abortion groups, including a summer-long protest in 1991, Tiller was shot during morning services at Reformation Lutheran Church while his wife was in the choir, his attorney Dan Monnat said. Police said the gunman had fled in a car registered in Merriam, a Kansas City suburb nearly 200 miles away.

Tiller’s Women’s Health Care Services clinic is one of just three in the nation where abortions are performed after the 21st week of pregnancy.
Tiller’s killing is "an unspeakable tragedy," his widow, four children and 10 grandchildren said in statement issued by Monnat. "This is particularly heart-wrenching because George was shot down in his house of worship, a place of peace."
The family said its loss "is also a loss for the city of Wichita and women across America. George dedicated his life to providing women with high-quality health care despite frequent threats and violence."

A protester shot Tiller in both arms in 1993, and his clinic was bombed in 1985. More recently, Monnat said Tiller had asked federal prosecutors to step up investigations of vandalism and other threats against the clinic out of fear that the incidents were increasing and that Tiller’s safety was in jeopardy.

In early May, Tiller had asked the FBI to investigate vandalism at his clinic, including cut wires to surveillance cameras and damage to the roof that sent rainwater pouring into the building.

Anti-abortion groups denounced the shooting and stressed that they support only nonviolent protest. The movement’s leaders fear the killing could create a backlash just as they are scrutinizing U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, whose views on abortion rights are not publicly known.

"We are shocked at this morning’s disturbing news that Mr. Tiller was gunned down," Troy Newman, Operation Rescue’s president, said in a statement. "Operation Rescue has worked for years through peaceful, legal means, and through the proper channels to see him brought to justice. We denounce vigilantism and the cowardly act that took place this morning."
In 1991, the Summer of Mercy protests organized by Operation Rescue drew thousands of anti-abortion activists to this city for demonstrations marked by civil disobedience and mass arrests.
Tiller began providing abortion services in 1973. He acknowledged abortion was as socially divisive as slavery or prohibition but said the issue was about giving women a choice when dealing with technology that can diagnose severe fetal abnormalities before a baby is born.
After the 1991 protests, Tiller kept mostly to his heavily guarded clinic, although in 1997 he opened it to three tours by state lawmakers and the media.
Tiller remained prominent in the news, in part because of an investigation started begun by former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline, an abortion opponent.
Prosecutors had alleged that Tiller had gotten second opinions from a doctor who was essentially an employee of his, not independent as state law requires. A jury in March acquitted Tiller of all 19 misdemeanor counts.
"I am stunned by this lawless and violent act, which must be condemned and should be met with the full force of law," Kline said in a written statement. "We join in lifting prayer that God’s grace and presence rest with Dr. Tiller’s family and friends."
Abortion opponents also questioned then-Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ ties to Tiller before the Senate confirmed her this year as U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary. Tiller donated thousands of dollars to Sebelius over the years.

May 31st, 2009 Posted by CJ Conner | Jesus and the Culture Wars?, Jesus loves the little children | 3 comments