How far should civil disobedience go?
Advocates of pro-life civil disobedience claim they are non-violent. Why? It is difficult to find biblical justification for civil disobedience to prevent others from sinning. It is even more difficult to find a line between its non-violent and violent practice. 2) Civil disobedience can be pursued by both sides of the issue. How long will it be before pro-abortion advocates lie down in front of the doors of pro-life centers? Pro-abortion advocates already promise to violate laws if abortion becomes illegal.3) One can only speculate what two thousand activists could legally do for the protection of the unborn. Or two thousand letters to government representatives would have a great impact, and two thousand personal visits to legislators would certainly be frontline work in saving children.4) Christians’ primary calling is to share the message of salvation. Selective civil disobedience is hard to defend with Scripture and places a stumbling block in one’s witness to Christ. If its pract
