Oscar Schindler and Abby Johnson: Two heroes dedicated to saving lives

"Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire."

The five videos released by the Center for Medical Progress confirmed that the soulless do roam the halls of Planned Parenthood.

Like a stray dog digs through garbage, clinic workers, who looked human but behaved like animals, picked through tiny, pink, mutilated body parts in a shallow dish to identify various organs.

To make matters worse, Planned Parenthood has many defenders on social media quoting statistics and recycled slogans to justify  Planned Parenthood’s butchery and the actions of one political party.

It has become politically incorrect to discuss God or sin in public because we may offend someone. As God leaves public life, are we prepared to lose moral objectivity and instead rely on each individual’s definition of right or wrong?

As a certified, card-carrying sinner, I believed the lies of culture and not the truth of God. As a result, I found myself in unpleasant circumstances. Those poor choices brought me to the door of our current church.

God sees all sin as equal rang from the pulpit on several occasions.

Wait a minute. My sins carried the same weight as killing a baby?

That was difficult to grasp.

When it came to sin and my fellow Americans, my thoughts echoed Jon Voight’s  line in the 1995 movie Heat: “It’s a free country, brother.“

Even though I have always been pro-life and was vocal in the past, I became uncomfortable talking about abortion as I grew older. I thought my opinions would offend someone.

You’re a Jesus freak.

That’s what people would think of me.

Go back to your church.

That’s what people would say to me.

It was hard for me to discuss my mistakes, and I was not prepared to question another person’s private choices.

Here we are today viewing videos of shredded babies in an increasingly secular country, and while abortion doesn’t affect my personal life, it is clear this repugnant practice affects the country I call home.

As I struggled with how to approach this debate, I came across Abby Johnson’s story.

Abby Johnson was a Planned Parenthood clinic director for eight years until she witnessed a 13- week old baby fight for its life during an ultrasound-guided abortion.

She quit her job a week later and became a staunch pro-life advocate.

She later founded And Then There Were None, a ministry dedicated to helping workers leave the abortion industry, and she also penned unPLANNED, the story of her personal journey.

Johnson sat down with  Steven Crowder to discuss the culture, the attitude, and the politics of Planned Parenthood. Even though the interview had some humorous moments, she took listeners through her past life as a pro-choice activist.

Abby was humble and talked about her past sins. Her message was not one of hellfire and brimstone but empathy and support for those who wish to exit the abortion industry.

Abby said:

“…we are not at war with these people that are working in these clinics, or these people who are pro-choice. We are at war with the ideology…”

In 1993, Oscar Schindler’s remarkable story was told in the movie Schindler’s List. Just like the rest of us, he was a sinner.  He was an alcoholic philanderer and member of the Nazi party who risked his life and his fortune to save the Jews he called “his children,” while others remained silent.

One major consequence of a godless society is too many individuals conclude despicable behavior is morally acceptable.

The soulless roamed Germany decades ago as well as  the halls of Planned Parenthood today, but so do the righteous, the confused, the lonely, the abused, and the afraid. I’ve read many personal accounts on pro-life websites. The stories told were about young, pregnant women in clinic waiting rooms who either ignored or listened to the pleading voice in their heads or acknowledged the guilt in their hearts; other stories introduced me to  abortion workers who once thought their participation helped women, only to discover God’s saving grace.

Thank God, Nazi Germany is dead, but history finds its way to the present.

Planned Parenthood is government-sanctioned death, and its thriving existence means we failed to reach out from the pulpit and minister to young women. Planned Parenthood’s ivory towers have overshadowed the cross.

Abortion is not healthcare

or freedom

or choice

or mainstream.

It is wrong.

God’s curious habit of using unlikely characters to change others amazes me. Oscar Schindler and Abby Johnson were broken like the rest of us, and they were sinners who became heroes. Their stories are different but their lives have a common thread: They did not care about money, their reputations, or persecution, but they recognized the value of ALL life and rose to challenge powerful people who embraced darkness.

During the Josh Duggar scandal, fellow Smart Girl Elizabeth Vale asked her readers an important question:

“This begs the question, are we as Christians failing to present Christians, not as perfect, but redeemed?”

When we accept the truth, that we are no better than others, can we push our anger aside and empathize with abortion industry sympathizers?

I will admit, these videos make me angry, and it is hard for me to relate to abortion advocates. It is possible these videos will initiate a much-needed cultural shift on abortion.

While the  debate rages and this country tries to balance the issue,  it is important that we do not remain silent but express our desire to help pregnant women handle unplanned pregnancies, while presenting  ourselves as non-judgmental, imperfect people.

It is our time to shine.

You can watch Abby’s interview here:

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