Consistent Life statement on Tiller

I did not draft this statement, but as someone on the Consistent Life national board, I voted for it.

Richard

Consistent Life, an international network of 200 groups and many individuals for peace, justice and life, condemns the assassination of Dr. George R. Tiller.  Responding to violence with violence only furthers the cycle of violence, which harms all human society.  We urge opposition to all forms of violence through creative nonviolent means.  Killing people does not demonstrate that killing people is wrong.  Executions, whether by governments or private parties, represent moral failures.  We hope that people reflecting on the tragedy in Wichita on May 31 will re-examine and reject the idea that violence is an acceptable "solution" to problems, perceived or real.

Contact:  Bill Samuel, President, Consistent Life (http://www.consistent-life.org/),
301-943-6406 or [email protected]

Consistent Life mission statement:
We are committed to the protection of life, which is threatened in today's world by war, abortion, poverty, racism, capital punishment and euthanasia. We believe that these issues are linked under a 'consistent ethic of life'. We challenge those working on all or some of these issues to maintain a cooperative spirit of peace, reconciliation, and respect in protecting the unprotected.