Pro-life activist causes stir on campus
Jerry Houston and Kandace Williams
Issue date: 9/12/07 Section: News
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If you have been walking the campus, you've probably noticed or heard the voice of a proud anti-abortion advocate.
Neal Horsely, a Carrollton native, spoke Thursday at the UCC on where he stands on abortion. He appeared passionate and boisterous about the subject and referred to himself as one of the most hated abolitionists in the country.
Horsely stood strong next to a disturbing image of a fetus. The detailed photograph showed a developing head of a baby covered with blood completely detached from its body, being carried away for disposal by forceps.
While pointing at the bodiless head of the infant, Horsely stated, "That's a human being; like you are human being!"
Horsely wants to run for governor of Georgia, and his purpose is pretty clear. His first mission as governor would be to use his authority to send state forces to clinics and shut them down.
Horsley explained that his reasoning come from his religious beliefs. He believes that a woman's pregnancy is a gift from God and that no one has a right to say whether that child should live or die. According to Horsely, the body being victimized in the picture is indeed a human being.
The hopeful politician compares the practice of abortion to slavery. Horsley spoke of the historic 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford case in which slave, Dred Scott, unsuccessfully sued for his freedom. The ruling of this case ultimately upset northern Republicans and further split northern and southern relations. The north protected the slaves from the disturbed south. Horsely quoted, "I will do the same for unborns that the north did for slaves. Nobody else is advocating that."
The hopeful candidate did not speak on other issues affecting the state or his plans on correcting necessary state obligations. For further information about Horsely or anti-abortion visit the websites www.christiangallery.com or www.TCRP.us.
Neal Horsely, a Carrollton native, spoke Thursday at the UCC on where he stands on abortion. He appeared passionate and boisterous about the subject and referred to himself as one of the most hated abolitionists in the country.
Horsely stood strong next to a disturbing image of a fetus. The detailed photograph showed a developing head of a baby covered with blood completely detached from its body, being carried away for disposal by forceps.
While pointing at the bodiless head of the infant, Horsely stated, "That's a human being; like you are human being!"
Horsely wants to run for governor of Georgia, and his purpose is pretty clear. His first mission as governor would be to use his authority to send state forces to clinics and shut them down.
Horsley explained that his reasoning come from his religious beliefs. He believes that a woman's pregnancy is a gift from God and that no one has a right to say whether that child should live or die. According to Horsely, the body being victimized in the picture is indeed a human being.
The hopeful politician compares the practice of abortion to slavery. Horsley spoke of the historic 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford case in which slave, Dred Scott, unsuccessfully sued for his freedom. The ruling of this case ultimately upset northern Republicans and further split northern and southern relations. The north protected the slaves from the disturbed south. Horsely quoted, "I will do the same for unborns that the north did for slaves. Nobody else is advocating that."
The hopeful candidate did not speak on other issues affecting the state or his plans on correcting necessary state obligations. For further information about Horsely or anti-abortion visit the websites www.christiangallery.com or www.TCRP.us.
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Erica
posted 9/13/07 @ 3:24 PM EST
I'm pro-life and I saw the dude and I empathized with his views. But he needs to get a grip on reality and think about on of the things our country was founded on. (Continued…)
Brooke
posted 9/17/07 @ 11:31 AM EST
I am also pro-life based on my religious beliefs. I did not see this man on campus but I deeply respect his brave stand for what he believes. More people than Erica thinks still believe in God. (Continued…)
jdavis23
Johnathan
posted 9/17/07 @ 12:50 PM EST
It's also worth noting that Mr. Horsely is a noted leader within the terrorist organization that calls itself the "Army of God". This is the same terrorist organization that brought you Eric Rudolph, the famed Centennial Park bomber. (Continued…)
Brooke
posted 9/17/07 @ 2:18 PM EST
Thanks Jonathan for that side-note. Definately worth mentioning! I don't believe in his means, but definately agree with the point of Mr. Horsely's stance: abortion is wrong. (Continued…)
Rev Spitz
posted 9/19/07 @ 10:45 AM EST
Neal Horsley is doing a good thing. Students need to know that abortion is the murder of an unborn baby, not just a blob of tissue. I hold a similiar sign in my area and little kids come up and say, "What happened to the baby?" The little kids know it is a baby, what is wrong with the pro-abortion people? They support murdering unborn babies, that's what. (Continued…)
tobra
posted 9/19/07 @ 1:03 PM EST
Abraham Lincoln commanded an army that freed people from slavery, i pray mr. horsley get one as well.
Uncle Raisin
posted 9/19/07 @ 3:15 PM EST
Mr. Horsely is trying to do in his way what we at UR are trying to do for other breaches of public trust, done on a local level. Go to www.UncleRaisin. (Continued…)
J. D.
posted 9/19/07 @ 4:55 PM EST
"I hold a similiar sign in my area and little kids come up and say, "What happened to the baby?" The little kids know it is a baby, what is wrong with the pro-abortion people?"
Well, first, I dislike the idea of traipsing around with any picture of any medical procedure around kids. (Continued…)
Adrian Horien
posted 9/19/07 @ 10:45 PM EST
JD, first of all, in Numbers it is talking about a woman who is being tested regarding her sexual purity. If she isn't sexually pure, then she doesn't take the oath. (Continued…)
J.D.
posted 9/20/07 @ 5:34 AM EST
"In Exodus, if the preborn child dies and is miscarried, then it is life for life."
Incorrect. Let me cite Exodus 21:22-
"And if men struggle with each other and strike a woman with child so that she has a miscarriage, yet there is no [further] injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman's husband may demand of him; and he shall pay as the judges decide. (Continued…)
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