Podcast
Behind the Bastards
The book focuses on the Army of God, a militant anti-abortion group, detailing their tactics, from nonviolent protests to arson, bombings, and ultimately, assassinations of abortion providers. The book highlights the escalation of violence within the group and the disturbing justification for violence based on a literal interpretation of the Bible.
The National Abortion Federation identifies 30 incidents of arson or bombing in 1984, exceeding the previous seven years combined.
— Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 36
Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 36
The book focuses on the Army of God, a militant anti-abortion group, detailing their tactics, from nonviolent protests to arson, bombings, and ultimately, assassinations of abortion providers. The book highlights the escalation of violence within the group and the disturbing justification for violence based on a literal interpretation of the Bible.
The National Abortion Federation identifies 30 incidents of arson or bombing in 1984, exceeding the previous seven years combined.
those who truly love God would kill the baby killers.
Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 36
The book was used to illustrate the history of violence used against abortion clinics, and how the tactics used were similar to those used by the segregationist movement, including arson, bombing, and assassination. The book also highlighted the group's use of rhetoric and a 'declaration of war' against abortion providers.
The National Abortion Federation identifies 30 incidents of arson or bombing in 1984, exceeding the previous seven years combined.
The series of bombings included but was not limited to the offices of the National Abortion Fund and the American Civil Liberties Union in Washington, D.C., as well as abortion clinics in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware.
The signature of the Army of God was also found in a subsequent clinic bombing in Saratosa, Florida.