Anthony Sacramone, over at First Things blog, drew my attention to a recent prayer of blessing at an abortion clinic in New York. It seems three local pastors (or at least "clergy") will offer these prayers and words of support in commemoration of the 35th anniversary of abortion's legalization in the United States--during which time over 44,000,000 (44 million) babies have been murdered.
Always full of whit and sarcasm, Anthony has pondered what such a "prayer" would look like. Below is his guess at what may have been uttered:
O Baal, God of Thunder:
We beseech Ye in the name of science
In the name of self-actualization and personal autonomy
That the procedures and terminations wrought on this choice piece of real estate
Permit no hope
Silence all screams
And leave no child behind
May the technicians utilize their skills to your glory
May their knives, pliers, and drills hit the mark
May the insurance claims flow unimpeded
O Insatiable Lord of Flies,
May no discrimination be found in this place
May the Rubbermaid be open to all—male and female he pulverized them
And may the inevitable blood-soaked residuum
Be disposed of in a biodegradable fashion
Unleash your wrath against all who would profane this work
By their vigils, prayers, and protests
Let the earth open beneath their feet
(But not before I have moved my car)
Cover their wretched hides with boils
With no dermatologist available until after the summer months
We beseech Ye in the name of your sons, Thomas Malthus, Vlad the Impaler, and the guy who created the one-child policy in the People’s Republic of China,
Amen.
--Whoever these three clergy were praying to, it certainly wasn't the Triune God.
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