Brian Jenkins

 Hi Folks,

I wish to flag two articles for your reading enjoyment. They both touch upon the common view that pro-lifers are, ahem... ahem, violent people.

First, on Lifesitenews, Kristen Walker writes about five myths concerning pro-lifers, namely: 

• We're all brain-washed;
• We're violent;
• We're all religious, conservative, and old;
• We're hypocrites, if we oppose abortion, but don't oppose the death penalty; and
• We have an ulterior motive.

The article is entitled "5 Myths about pro-lifers, and how to refute them" and may be accessed here.

(Also, have a look at the comments; the sequence is pretty coherent.)

The second article treats the infamous and violent (ahem, ahem) pro-lifer Linda Gibbons. Written by Charles Lewis at the National Post and entitled "Anti-abortion activist Linda Gibbons gets her day in Canada's top court," may be read here.

I liked the article for several reasons. First, if anyone has demonstrated the falsity of the claim that pro-lifers are violent, Gibbons has. In the two decades that she has silently protested outside one this country's infamous abortoriums, she has been a model of meekness, being arrested some twenty times.

Second, the article contains a description of the defense strategy that Gibbons' lawyer will be using this coming February, 2012 in our nation's top court.

Finally, the Post includes three complementary articles on the topic.

Enjoy.