1.0City of Brasshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/cityofbrassAziz Poonawallahttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/cityofbrass/author/apoonawallaTiller, terror, and apologetics - City of Brassrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="JXqnpNHIXX"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/cityofbrass/2009/06/tiller-terror-and-apologetics.html">Tiller, terror, and apologetics</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/cityofbrass/2009/06/tiller-terror-and-apologetics.html/embed#?secret=JXqnpNHIXX" width="600" height="338" title="“Tiller, terror, and apologetics” — City of Brass" data-secret="JXqnpNHIXX" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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A couple of weeks ago, President Obama tried to turn the page on the abortion debate during his speech at Notre Dame. This weekend, the page was turned firmly back to the status quo, with the murder of Dr. George Tiller in Kansas. It’s inevitable that the incident would b einstantly politicized, but I found…