I’ve seen some rough things in my life, and yet on this particular Saturday morning outside of Planned Parenthood on Margaret Sanger Square in lower Manhattan, “[It rhymes with witches] against Baptisms” was a new one. “We [heart sign] our abortions,” is never a good thing to see. “Free abortion on demand” signs are par for the course, and so it was here. This rag-tag looking group added their own touch, though, adding, in one of the entirely homemade signs: “‘God-Squad’ Bigots Get Out.” What must you have suffered in your life to have such ugly thoughts — and that’s one of the ones you choose to express?
A scene from Hell
Kathryn Jean Lopez, OSV
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
I’ve seen some rough things in my life, and yet on this particular Saturday morning outside of Planned Parenthood on Margaret Sanger Square in lower Manhattan, “[It rhymes with witches] against Baptisms” was a new one. “We [heart sign] our abortions,” is never a good thing to see. “Free abortion on demand” signs are par for the course, and so it was here. This rag-tag looking group added their own touch, though, adding, in one of the entirely homemade signs: “‘God-Squad’ Bigots Get Out.” What must you have suffered in your life to have such ugly thoughts — and that’s one of the ones you choose to express?