Brave & Free

Friday, June 9th. The number of people standing for life outside the Greenville Women's Clinic has doubled since last month. There were two or three woke activists there before us, and they fired up a scratchy speaker as soon as we arrived.  Crowded close together, we sang the usual psalms and hymns. But it was unusual, because for the first time, we actually drowned out the noise. At one point, all I could hear was the beat, and it happened to lend itself very well to our song.  Shortly, the opposers realized that their current tactic had been overcome, so they pulled out some gear that was so rude it was ridiculous: long, plastic horns, which were very loud and sounded like they were dying. They walked around our group with these noisy devices for the half hour we were out there. Sometimes, one would stop and aim the noise directly at the back of a singer's head for a moment or two. It didn't matter if they were an adult or a child.   One of the activists, a man I'll ...

 Good morning from Upstate SC, home of the largest baby killing facility in the state.  On the morning of Friday, October 14, at the Greenville Women's Clinic on Grove Road, members of my church sang psalms and hymns right outside the ugly brown fence. It is our habit to do this one or two times a month. When we sing, we stand in a circle. This is the only way we can hear each other. There is always an activist making a fool of herself with megaphones, speakers, and signs. Shocking and ugly words come through the megaphones and speakers. For example, one song contained the lyrics "I love babies! They're delicious!" and "I eat babies." The sounds may carry a tune, but it's not music. On the fourteenth, she   walked around in the middle of our circle as we sang, taunting and videoing us on her iPhone (Is that legal?). None of us said a word to her. Some of the children couldn't help but stare.  We finished with the Lord's Prayer and began crossing ...

The morning of Friday, April 13, my father and I went to the entrance of the Greenville Women's Clinic (GWC) in Greenville, SC with some folks from our church. That's the place where the most babies are killed in SC. The Piedmont Women's Center (PWC), a pregnancy medical clinic that stands for life, sits directly across the road. The contrast is stark. The GWC is surrounded by a tall, dark fence, and activists from both sides often stand at its entrance. The PWC is easily visible from the road - a comfortable looking building with a spacious porch along the front. It seems that a scared young woman would be likely to feel more comfortable going to one over the other.   As soon as we arrived, I noticed the pride and BLM flags, signs saying "Honk for choice" and "abortion saves lives", and a woman in rainbow clothes.  A few more pro-choice people showed up later. Children's music blared, with lyrics such as "There's two mommies in this family,...

On Tuesday, May 4, 2021, I had the privilege of attending a rally in Columbia, SC.  Standing in the elegant hall downstairs, I listened to gifted speakers, including many pastors . I could hardly see them through the mask-less crowd but that didn't matter. Their powerful words, bursting with truth, were the important part. Each of them affirmed that we, the Christian church, must stop this particular abomination from continuing. We must step up. It is such a horrible thing that we cannot stand by and watch, not when it is our duty to spread the Gospel. Now what, you may ask, is so awful? What is this so-called "abomination"? It's abortion. Thousands of innocent children are murdered in the U.S. every day and many Christians do nothing about it. We sit and talk about our supposed desire to do God's will while babies are being killed.  We say we want to make a difference, but when it comes to government, we step back. Why? Firstly, I think it's because we are af...