It's no surprise that Seattle is home to the nation's only Planned Parenthood affiliate with a full-time chaplain on staff.
The story in question is from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 1/21/06.
Vincent Lachina, a Baptist minister, "believes women should be able to do what they want with their bodies and that they are, little by little, losing that right through the courts." Pardon the courts for doing what this "minister" is supposed to be doing: defending innocent human life.
"Even staff who fully support a woman's right to make reproductive choices say abortion days take a toll, especially when they see repeat customers," the article states. 'Repeat customers'?!? Nothing like a little sanitized language to help the medicine go down. Who says humanity hasn't progressed beyond a murderous past? We've taken the wholesale slaughter of human life and made it retail.
But it's all ok, because Lachina is there to help Planned Parenthood's staff and 'customers' battle with that pesky little thing called conscience.
To what end, you ask? Well don't take my word for it...the words of one staff member speak for themselves: "The very first time I was involved," remarked Mona Hinojos, "I thought, 'How am I going to deal with this?'" "I was raised Catholic, so it's hard. Women's rights are very important, just as much as my religion. I believe in what we do here." She overcame her initial reluctance with the help of Lachina, the article reports. "Lachina's counseling further cemented Hinojos' already strong sense of purpose." He's truly a man at work in the Lord's vineyard.
How does the minister feel about this work? "It's been much easier than I thought it would be," said Lachina.
Sliding to Hell usually is.
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