tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3222418233330841391.post2530381160711447552..comments2009-06-06T14:07:29.792-04:00Bruce Ledewitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10419873523392584062noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3222418233330841391.post-16411635352123434432009-06-06T14:07:29.792-04:002009-06-06T14:07:29.792-04:00<i>Yet, I don’t see how a person who believes that life begins at conception can avoid calling a doctor performing abortions a murderer, or something similar. So, no, I don’t think pro-life rhetoric is responsible for this criminal act.</i><br /><br />I don&#39;t understand the logic here at all. When the rhetoric of murder is widely used, it&#39;s no surprise that someone hearing that rhetoric will conclude that killing the abortionist is justifiable homicide. So, while a causal connection is hard to prove, neither is it precluded.<br /><br />What&#39;s more, when such rhetoric is accompanied by the widespread use of holocaust and anti-slavery imagery -- and worse -- it ought to be no surpise when the inflammatory intent has such results.<br /><br />The bottom line is that words have consequences, and in this case, those consequences may be lethal.Antonio Manettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487502995709519940noreply@blogger.com