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In reference to the remarkable article below, I ask all of us, why can't a group of 27 U.S. religious leaders come together at the White House, pray together, sing "God Bless America" and jointly reach the conclusion that 'force is justified to protect the sanctity of life' of the unborn innocent child.....in the womb of the mother about to murder it. What in God's name is the difference between the war against terrorism and the war against the unborn?? Today, if anyone dare compare publicly the similarity of the two wars, that abortion is the greatest sin, that abortion is the 'greatest atrocity of terrorism',we are pronounced extremists and admonished by most all and prosecuted under the RICO law for gangsters.

If pro life armies use 'force,' such as blocking the doors of the abortion mills with our bodies and our prayers to protect 5,000 U.S. babies a day from being 'punished for deed they did not commit,' we're put in jail for years. What a bunch of hypocrites we are. Why should God listen to our prayers? Woe to us.

. . . Cd. Law's comments below, "we have both a moral right and a grave obligation as a nation to protect the sanctity of life and the common good with force," could and should be applied, first, to the unborn. Yet, our bishops warn their pro life flocks not to even carry posters depicting the abortion child torn apart, not to speak or yell to the women walking into the abortion mills, not to block the doors with our bodies, not to rush inside the abortion mill and talk sense into the mothers waiting their turn to murder their child, not to publish the names of the murderous abortion 'doctors,' not to picket in front of the luxurious home of the abortion 'doctor,' not to speak out! Our religious leaders and our law enforcers tell us to be silent. Why are there not enough good men and women to see this? Because we don't have real leaders... Godly Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu and Sikh religious leaders and real Godly civic leaders. They talk a good talk, but they don't walk the walk. Woe to them. There will never be any peace until the slaughter of the innocent is stopped. "We have met the enemy, and He is us."

-- Barbara Kralis Click here to respond to the author.

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US RELIGIOUS LEADERS SAY FORCE JUSTIFIED TO PROTECT LIFE

WASHINGTON, DC, Sep 21, 01 (CWNews.com) - A group of 27 US religious leaders at the White House on Thursday said using force to eradicate terrorism is justified "to protect the sanctity of life."

The leaders represented Catholics, Protestants, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs, and others and met with Bush for more than hour, praying with him and singing "God Bless America."

Cardinal Edward Egan of New York said, "We asked the president and we asked the Lord to give us peace and justice." He added, "We asked the Lord that we have our people in this country unite and that no groups be punished for deeds they did not commit; we also asked the Lord to guide the president."

Cardinal Bernard Law of Boston, read aloud the statement issued by the group. "Because these terrorist attacks were global in their consequences, the president is correct in seeking a coordinated, international response," he read. "The common good has been threatened by these attacks, and we have both a moral right and a grave obligation as a nation to protect the sanctity of life and the common good," the statement said. "We should respond not in the spirit of aggression but as victims of aggression who must act to prevent further atrocities of terrorism."

The statement made clear that America's response should be tailored to avoid the further loss of innocent life.