Should I Have Marched?

Question

Should Christians have participated in the Women's March the day after Trump was inaugurated? - Shawn

Tim's Response

Wow, what a tough question, Shawn! I must say that I initially hesitated to interact with this question based on the civil (or not so civil) war across America today. With that said, after pondering this for several days, I do think this is an important question to address. First of all, let me make it clear that I am not a politician or a political activist. I simply strive to be a logical and critical thinker. I am not a Republican and I am no Democrat, either. I am simply a freethinking Independent who is not bound by any political dogma and is free — and quite willing — to vote for a candidate of any political party. With that said, even though I am all about equal rights for women, I personally would not have marched on that particular day because it was primarily organized by abortion rights groups. Now, I have some Christian friends who did support the recent women's march even though they are against abortion. For instance, Christian blogger Mike Frost wrote an article following the march entitled, “I’m pro-life and I marched.” He said,

//I won’t dispute that reproductive freedom was a central part of the Women’s March platform. But it must also be seen in the context of its other goals. Of the 19 points on the Women’s March platform, I could agree to 18.5 of them. Does that mean I shouldn’t have participated?//

YES!

 With all due respect, I believe Frost (and all Christians) should not have participated in this particular march! This event was primarily funded by pro-choice groups and they have basically (and sadly) equated feminism with the right to kill your own baby; the organizers would not even allow “pro-life feminists” to join the march! So much for tolerance and freethinking! I think about this in the context of Nazis (which always helps to clarify things quickly): Suppose Hitler and the Nazis got every single thing right — EXCEPT they wanted to kill Jews. Suppose Hitler had 19 points and you agreed with each and every one of them — except for the whole killing Jews thing! I hope you would still condemn Hitler and the Nazis. I, for one, would never march with Hitler because of that one issue. What about you? Now, if you would not march with the Nazis, then why would you march with the pro-choice/abortion advocates? Do you see the logical inconsistency? Hitler killed around six million Jews in his Holocaust. Those responsible for the "women's march" have been responsible for over FIFTY MILLION murders of innocent babies since 1973. Killing Jews is enough to make me a “one-issue voter” — so, is murdering babies! So, although I left the Republican Party years ago, until Democrats, feminists, or liberals in general disassociate themselves with the modern day holocaust of abortion, the rest of their supposed “18.5 points” will fall on deaf ears (even if they are good points) as far as I am concerned. Click here to see my essay demonstrating why those who support abortion on demand are on the wrong side of history, science, and logic. Bonhoeffer summed up the issue for me:

“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.”

Not to speak up against evil, as Bonhoeffer noted, is just as evil as the act of evil itself. If this is the case, it seems even worse in my opinion to march side by side with those who are pro-abortion. I could never, in good conscience, associate myself with this movement. But that's just me, you have to look Jesus in the face and justify your own decisions. Sincerely, Tim Stratton