Breaking point at University of Tennessee Knoxville

By Jacqueline Hawkins

In an age of grave injustice, there comes a time in a man’s life where he reaches a breaking point.  He reaches a point where he cannot ignore the plight of millions of victims.  Where he can no longer pretend that a few happy thoughts covers up for apathy.

“I am pro-life but this is too much!!” the frat boy said.  Seeing the pictures upset him so much that his blood pressure seemed to sky rocket.  He couldn’t believe the published numbers of abortions performed every year.  He couldn’t believe any woman would do this.  He couldn’t believe that any of it was real.

He was outraged.  He almost loss control.  He was a perfect example of many people who have no idea of what actually happens to innocent children.  Until he was confronted with the photographic evidence, there’s a good chance that he believed that abortion, while unfortunate, was a safe, legal and rare procedure that removed a blob of tissues that would someday become a cute little baby.

But the pictures forced this young man to reach a breaking point.  A point where he could no longer sit comfortably and do nothing.  His anger was at first turned towards us, the bearers of the message.  That’s a common response, and it shows that the person has a functioning conscience. However, it’s only a matter of time before the anger he felt toward us is turned toward the injustice itself.

Jacqueline Hawkins is a CBR Project Director and a regular FAB contributor.