Army of God
The Army of God is an "anti-abortion group characterized by paramilitary tactics and linked to incidences of murder, bombings, arson and kidnapping that date back to the early 1980s. The Army of God is responsible for distributing a manual that supplies detailed instructions for attacking abortion clinics, manufacturing bombs and cutting off the hands of abortion doctors.
"The group also glorifies those who kill workers at women's reproductive health clinics, like Paul J. Hill, a Presbyterian minister convicted of killing two abortion clinic workers in Florida in 1993, and James Kopp, who is charged with murdering a doctor in New York. The Army of God also claims affiliation with the notorious Eric Robert Rudolf, who [was] wanted in connection with the 1996 Olympic Park bombing and suspected of 2 other bombings in Atlanta." [1]
Contact details
Rev. Donald Spitz
Pro-Life Virginia
P.O. Box 2876
Chesapeake, VA 23327
Telephone: 757 204-4454
Email: glory2jesus@armyofgod.com
URL: http://www.armyofgod.com/ - WARNING: disturbing photographs
SourceWatch Resources
External links
- Army of God Manual.
- Neil Horsley, "Understanding The Army Of God," Christian Gallery, 1997; updated 2001: "The day the government of these presently united States of America declared war on God's children through legalizing abortion, on that day it became simply a matter of time before the Army of God would rise up to defend God's children."
- "Army of God" Information. Scroll down page for links.
Articles & Commentary
- Laura Flanders, "Far-Right Militias and Anti-Abortion Violence. When Will Media See the Connection?," FAIR, July/August 1995.
- "'Army of God' apparent focus of bombing probe. Crime tape removed near nightclub," CNN, February 25, 1997.
- "'Soldiers In the Army of God'," National Public Radio, March 30, 2001: "Host Renee Montagne talks with Marc Levin, Daphne Pinkerson, and Daniel Voll, the producers of a new documentary on HBO titled Soldiers in the Army of God. The film documents a year in the life of three men involved in the violent fringe of America's anti-abortion movement. The men say the killing of abortion providers is justifiable because it protects the lives of unborn children."
- "'Army Of God' Anthrax Threats," CBS News, November 9, 2001.
- "Treat The Army Of God as a terrorist organization," Witherspoon Society, December 6, 2001.
- Bill Berkowitz, "Army of God Marches Toward Gays," Working for Change, March 14, 2002: "Now, the Army of God is including gays and lesbians within its ever-widening orbit of hate."
- "Army of God letters support accused bomber Eric Rudolph," CNN, March 18, 2002.
