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[Steadfast]

If abortion is really murder, then why is the response of Christians so muted and tame?

I've often heard it said by American Christians that abortion is murder - that the abortion of a fetus is just the same as murdering a 5-year old.

Here's what I don't get about that, though: If, let's say, one million toddlers or 5-9 year olds were really being taken to "euthanasia clinics" across the nation by their parents and euthanized every year, you wouldn't see Christians just posting a few memes on Facebook or holding a few placards outside of clinics, or participating in a March for Life every January. You'd see a far, far, far more forceful response.

If abortion of a fetus is really exactly the same as murdering an already-born kid, then why doesn't the behavior of pro-life Christians reflect that?

[jimwalton]

Christians have been protesting abortion since 1973. There are marches, rallies, legal advocacy groups, Crisis pregnancy centers, and people who post on this site with convincing force about the evils of abortion and the wrongness of it. I, for one, among many others, speak strongly against abortion on this forum. I'm surprised you think the response is "muted and tame."

In the 1970s, the pro-life position was maintained strongly by the Roman Catholic Church. Pope John Paul II, on Oct. 7, 1979, during the celebration of mass on the Capitol Mall, Washington, D.C., took a strong stance against legalized abortion. African-American Protestants also took a strong pro-life stance in the 1970s.

In 1971, African-American civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer said “Legal abortion is legal murder.”

The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) said the Roe v. Wade decision was deplorable. They asserted their opposition to abortion in 1971 and 1973, and on to the present.

The first "Walk for Life" march took place on January 22, 1974, in Washington, D.C., with 20,000 marchers. By 2011, the attendance was 400K. By 2013, 650K.

Crisis Pregnancy Centers, mostly funded by religious groups, have been active in communities since 1976, and are gaining strength to this day. States like NY have taken legal action to try to shut them down, but yet without complete success.