In Brief

Inquiring minds wanted to know the opinions of the VN bloggers on the death of Jim Pouillon.  Here is my opinion.  Other contributors are free to offer their own.

For those unaware, Jim Pouillon was known for his advocacy on behalf of the unborn.  This advocacy took the form of prominently displaying pictures of aborted fetuses outside schools, churches, and public areas.  Many pro-lifers strongly object to this form of advocacy and consider it a violation of the public square.  Not to put too blunt a point on this, but I would not be bothered if this form of advocacy were legally proscribed.  Hopefully it is obvious that Pouillon’s pornographic displays should not merit death.  As media reports have emerged, I think it is manifest that the killer’s motive was the offensiveness of the images and not the brownshirt images of the killer that have been conjured up.  Having said all of this, there seems to be a great dearth of evidence that this is the beginning of the persecution of the pro-life movement.