When Will We Stop the Murder of Innocents?
In The Unholy Trinity, Matt Walsh offers a sobering observation:
"Abortion unravels the fabric of society, subverts the sacred institution of the family, and turns parents into something like alligators eating their young. Many civilizations have made victims of some vast group or another, but ours is the first to turn the propagated into the prey of their propagators."
Whether one agrees with Walsh's conclusion or not, his words force us to confront a difficult question:
What kind of society have we become if the deliberate ending of unborn human life has become not merely legal or tolerated, but publicly celebrated as an act of compassion?
From the Christian perspective every human is created in the image of God and possesses inherent dignity from conception. If that conviction is true, then abortion is not simply another political issue—it is a profound moral question that demands serious reflection.
Yet our culture increasingly asks us to think about it in very different terms.
Modern man has performed an astonishing feat. We have managed to convince ourselves that ending an innocent life is an act of compassion. We have learned to call death "healthcare”, destruction "freedom", and the taking of innocent life an “expression of love”. It turns out almost anything can be made to appear virtuous if we are willing to baptize it with the proper vocabulary.
That reality is reflected in Planned Parenthood's published Diversity Statement. Its central message is simple:
"All are welcome here."
It is a warm and inviting statement. But one word deserves closer examination: “All.” Does "all" include the unborn child? If a frightened mother walks through those doors carrying her unborn son or daughter, is that child welcome? If someone entered hoping to encourage her to consider parenting or adoption, would that person be welcomed in? The word "all" invites us to imagine a place where everyone is welcomed without exception. Yet the smallest and most defenseless human being involved in every abortion is the only one who never receives the invitation.
That leads us to a simple question:
Who is this “ALL are welcome” phrase really for?
There is a profound difference between the invitation of modern culture and the invitation of Jesus Christ.
The invitation offered by our culture is: Come as you are, remain as you are, and be affirmed as you are.
The invitation of the Gospel is altogether different: Come as you are, but do not remain as you are. Come, repent, believe the Gospel, and pursue the holiness to which God calls His people, for it is written, "You shall be holy, for I am holy."
Scripture teaches that our natural condition is not neutrality but rebellion against God. Jesus Himself said:
"And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light..." — John 3:19–21
The Gospel does not affirm us in our sin. It confronts us with the truth about ourselves and then offers something infinitely better: forgiveness, reconciliation with God, and a new life through Jesus Christ.
There is only one place where all are truly welcome, and that is at the foot of the cross. All are welcome—not because God ignores our sin, but because Christ bore its penalty.
All are welcome to repent.
All are welcome to believe.
All are welcome to receive mercy.
All are welcome to become new creations in Christ.
Abortion is one of those subjects that exposes the conscience. Some oppose it openly. Others support legal access to it. Many avoid discussing it altogether because the subject is emotionally and morally difficult. Yet difficult questions do not simply disappear.
The scale of abortion in the United States is significant. “Population Research Institute” President Steven W. Mosher has estimated that approximately 16 million members of Generation Z and 12 million members of Generation Alpha were lost to abortion between 1999 and 2024. If those estimates are accurate, nearly 28 million children from these two generations alone never had the opportunity to take their first breath, attend school, raise families, or contribute to their communities.
That reality should cause us to pause. It should make us shudder. It should stir within us both righteous grief and holy resolve.
Millions of children have never drawn their first breath. Millions of mothers bear wounds that only the Gospel can truly heal. And millions more continue to believe that abortion is an act of compassion.
The Church cannot remain silent.
God has not left His people without instruction:
"Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter. If you say, 'Behold, we did not know this,' does not He who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not He who keeps watch over your soul know it, and will He not repay man according to his work?" — Proverbs 24:11–12 (ESV)
One day, each of us will stand before God and give an account of our lives. May it never be said of us that we used the desire for a quiet and peaceful life as an excuse to shrink from the battle in the public square while innocent children were being led away to death. Instead, may we be found faithful—speaking the truth in love, defending those who cannot defend themselves, proclaiming the Gospel, and obeying the commands of Christ regardless of the cost.
But faithful obedience requires more than opposing abortion. It is not enough to simply tell a mother, "Choose life." We must be prepared to help her live it.
Christians must be willing to walk beside her before the child is born and long after. The Church should be the safest place in the world for a frightened mother not because it compromises God's standards, but because it faithfully proclaims His grace. Here she should find the truth that exposes sin, the mercy that forgives it, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who welcomes all who repent and believe. Surrounded by the household of Christ, she should discover not only forgiveness, but a covenant community committed to walking with her in faithful obedience. Our love for life should be evident not only in what we oppose, but in how we serve. The world should see that Christians are willing to bear one another's burdens, care for families in crisis, and walk alongside those who need hope.
God has not called every Christian to the same ministry, but He has called every Christian to faithfulness.
If God has blessed us with financial resources, let us use them to strengthen faithful ministries that care for mothers, support families, encourage adoption and foster care, and proclaim the Gospel. If He has blessed us with time, let us volunteer. If He has blessed us with homes, let us practice hospitality. If He has blessed us with influence, let us use it for righteousness. Whatever gifts God has entrusted to us, let us spend them for His glory and for the defense of those made in His image.
May future generations never have to ask where the Church stood. May they know that, by the grace of God, we stood with Christ, stood for truth, and stood for life.
Christian Commentary: ~The Watchman, Jane Gray, Betsy Ross
Sources
Scripture Referenced
Genesis 1:26–27
John 3:19–21
Proverbs 24:11–12
1 Peter 1:15–16
Walsh, Matt
Walsh, Matt. The Unholy Trinity. The Daily Wire.
Quoted in accordance with fair use for purposes of commentary, criticism, and review.
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York. Diversity Statement: All Are Welcome.
"At Planned Parenthood we believe that a variety of perspectives enriches our agency and allows us to best serve our patients and clients. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, PPCWNY is committed to building an equitable and inclusive organization that is representative of the communities we serve, in compliance with existing federal and state anti-discrimination laws."
Mosher, Steven W.
Mosher, Steven W. Population Research Institute.
The article cites estimates regarding abortions affecting members of Generation Z and Generation Alpha. Readers are encouraged to consult the original Population Research Institute publications and supporting demographic analyses for methodology, assumptions, and supporting data.
Local Observation
Descriptions of the Planned Parenthood billboard in Wenatchee, Washington, are based on the author's own observations.
Editorial Note
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