Terry pushing Pelosi-Reid 'Burn In Hell' contest
Randall Terry, the Operation Rescue founder who has alienated even some fellow abortion opponents with his confrontational tactics, is calling on people to burn effigies of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid this Halloween as part of a "Burn in Hell" video contest to protest the health care legislation in Congress, the Associated Press is reporting.
Terry said Tuesday that the contest serves as a political and spiritual statement that "gives people a chance to peacefully vent their rage."
"If Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid force us to pay for child killing and they die unrepentant, they will burn in hell for this," Terry told the AP.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer called the contest "unfortunate."
"I don't think appealing to people's anger and in effect inciting them to acts which either display or in any way project violent acts is consistent with rational discussion of very critical issues," the Southern Maryland Democrat told reporters at his weekly pen-and-pad session on Tuesday.
As the AP explains, federal law currently bars the use of federal funds to pay for abortion except in cases of rape and incest or if the mother's life would be endangered. But the Democrats' health overhaul bill would create a new stream of federal funds not covered by the restrictions.
House Democrats are trying to address anti-abortion lawmakers' concerns by specifying that people receiving government subsidies to buy health insurance couldn't use that money for abortions.
Comments
I’m pro-life, but this idiocy of Randall Terry’s is not going to do any good. Confrontation isn’t the solution and to appeal to anger is not only stupid but dangerous as well. I rarely agree with Steny Hoyer but this is one of those rare occasions where I do. I find Randall Terry’s contest hateful and in conflict with how Christians are called to live.
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Posted by: ravensfan | October 28, 2009 10:37 AM
House Democrats trying to ensure that people getting govt subsidies for health insurance cant use that for abortions? You know there are Christian Democrats, just not enough. It is really hard, with someone like Obama, to be a Democrat and a Christian at the same time. I dont like seeing so much division between the two parties, with a third major party needed. Or is it that these Democrats are looking around the corner at next year's Republican victories in the elections? The real answer is for more of these Democrats to be good Christians. That way, no matter which party leads, God will be in control, and His people in control wont be fanatical people who like to blow things up.
Posted by: Clay | October 28, 2009 10:51 AM
I don't know if the leaders of Congress will or will not "Burn In Hell" further provoking the Fox News puppets but I do know as a Christian, with God in my heart that Jerry Farwell is "BURNING IN HELL" everyday since his hate never allowed Christ in.......
Posted by: Cody Alnear | October 30, 2009 8:33 AM