Why would pro-life me denounce pro-life activist Randall Terry?

Because I want the media to stop covering Mr. Terry’s antics and instead pay more attention to the good work of other pro-life advocates.

That said, the media loves to paint life rights supporters as a but crazy when in reality they are some of the most down to hear and good people I know…in fact they account for half of America. Randall Terry plays into the “crazy” storyline that the abortion supporting media likes to go with and so we continue to get a steady stream of ridiculous Randall Terry stories like this:

CBS News: Anti-Abortion Activist Calls for Burning Effigies of Pelosi, Reid

And videos from Randall Terry like:

While I can understand the point behind these videos, the expression is all wrong.

Yes, Pelosi and Reid have been big opponents of the right to life of children before they are born and they should be denounced for that but in our hypersensitive culture, it just isn’t a wise PR move. In the second video I understand the point that ObamaCare uses taxpayer funds to pay for abortions but the video is childish and a mockery of the real horror of abortion.

I agree with Terry when he says that that pro-lifers need to be bold and use vivid images as other historic social movements have done (examples include the movements to end the slavery, child labor, and racial inequality) but what that means is very different for me.

The bold images that we should be using are images of what an actual abortion looks like.

I am in full support of accurate websites like http://herestheblood.com and http://abortionno.org because they honestly show the horror of abortion. I also appreciate that the vast majority of their imagery is of 1st trimester abortions which account for just under 90% of the abortions in the United States.

The problem with Randall Terry isn’t that he is bold, it is that he foolishly seeks media attention with the wrong message. Instead of showing the real victim of abortion, he shows images that confuse the public and uses statements that are over-the-top and contain distracting religious language.

In closing…

Media: Please cover the top respected pro-life groups like AUL, NRTL, CBR, Live Action, SFLA among many others.

Randall Terry: Please stop doing outrageous stunts. Lean from past social movements and use the actual and most accurate images of the most common abortions in America and use science to educate why preborn humans are human, living, and worthy of protection by a just society.

Life Rights Advocates: Until Randall Terry changes, don’t support his work and instead connect with other life rights groups that are actually educating (particular young people who are at risk of having abortions) and winning public opinion.

Note: There is lots of pro-life activity that I believe is ineffective but I would never publicly criticize it because it is at least somewhat helpful and isn’t damaging. I speak out about Randall Terry because I do believe his actions are hurting the life rights cause.