Planned Parenthood has released a commercial of their own to answer the Tim Tebow Superbowl ad- which we haven't even seen yet.  You can see Planned Parenthood's video here.

It has been with sadness, disgust, anger, and even humor that I have observed the response to the news that the pro-life community would dare issue a 'divisive' issue ad at the Superbowl.  By 'response' I think we have to mean 'frothing at the mouth incoherence.'  For just one example out of many, consider Gloria Allred's accusation that the ad, yet unseen, is deceptive because the ad does not state that abortion had been illegal in the Philippines when Tim's mother was given the option to abort.

If anything, it is just plain silly to suggest that a 30 second ad should- and can- deal with every trifling detail.  Megyn Kelly on FoxNews presented this and generally trounced Gloria Allred through intelligent questioning, revealing how desperate the pro-abortionists are in reacting to the Tebow ad. 

My wife and I were also given the option to abort our daughter when we discovered that our daughter had spina bifida- a 'choice' that was similar to the one Tebow's mother made.  (You can see our story here)  In my experience discussing this, it has been amazing how angry people have gotten when I present our story.  How dare we present the fact that we chose life?  How dare we impose our views on others?

The insanity is obvious:  the mere presentation of our views is not at all an imposition.  We are led to believe that the 'pro-choice' advocates really want people to make informed choices but judging from the hostility when the choice for life is presented, the only side that Planned Parenthood wants people to hear is their side;  the only choice they really honor and respect is the choice to abort.  People who choose life should sit down and shut up. 

This is implied in Gloria Allred's assertion that the Tebow ad is "religiously inspired."  Gloria uses this talking point because she is aiming to convince the muddle-minded that CBS should drop the ad because she knows that there are some people who have a knee jerk reaction against the idea of someone imposing their religion.  Given the fact that billions of people are now on the planet, this would seem to be prima facie evidence that if a preference towards choosing life exists is a 'religiously inspired' one, it is one that the vast swath of humanity has in common.

I don't mean to accept the terms of Gloria's argument, mind you.  She's expressing the prevalent secular humanist view that one can only have secular reasons and motives for interacting within secular society, which I don't buy.  I'm just explaining the nature of her appeal and her target audience.

I say all of this in the hopes of reaching out to my own target audience- that great mass of individuals who call themselves 'moderate' and feel dirty if they take a position that some other person might feel is extreme.  I want you to notice the extremes that Planned Parenthood and other pro-choice groups are going to in their abject horror of someone simply telling the story of how they chose life.  How can such organizations be at war with the human race, which itself only exists because humans have overwhelmingly chosen life?

I want you to think about this:  in their view, if you have a baby, and want to state your reasons for it, you must be silenced because your views are 'religiously inspired.'

They are not being truthful about their real goals and purposes.  If they say it is about 'choice' in one breath, but become enraged if anyone even talks about making a choice for life, a reasonable person would infer that there is something going on.  You would do well to find out what it is and stop being onlookers:  it is a war, even if you don't know it, and organizations like Planned Parenthood are counting on you to do your part... which is essentially just to stay out of their way, sit down, and shut up... while they do.... well, it's up to you to figure out that part.

Anthony Horvath is the Executive Director of Athanatos Christian Ministries and the author of the Birth Pangs series.  He is a member of the National Lutherans for Life's Speaker's bureau.  His pro-life site is www.wechoselife.com.