Is feminism the most destructive ideology of all time?
Women kill more people through abortion than men have ever killed in war
Pol Pot killed roughly 2 million people.
The Nazis killed somewhere between 5-11 million people.
Ghengis Khan and his Mongols killed around 20-40 million people.
Chairman Mao killed between 40-70 million people.
Communist regimes between 1910 and 1980 killed maybe 60-100 million people.
Add up all the wars throughout human history, and they amount to an estimated 1.5 billion deaths. That is inclusive of combatants, civilian casualties and those who died of the results of war (i.e. famine).
All of these figures are nothing in comparison to abortion, which, since legalisation in the 1970s, has amounted to the monstrous 2.5-3.5 billion deaths. Every single one of them marks the end of an innocent life.
Women have killed 3x more people through abortion than men have ever killed in wars, genocides, purges, etc., combined.
That is not to say it is a women’s issue. Abortion is a societal problem that affects us all, men and women alike. And both men and women need to be more responsible in terms of sexual relationships. Men need to take responsibility for their actions and understand that one of the natural consequences of the marital act is that a couple may be blessed by God with children. Men need to be there for the women they have engaged in conjugal acts with. Sex is not just for pleasure - that would be the sin of fornication. God, in His great wisdom, tried to guide us in this matter. If only we would listen to Him.
It should also be pointed out that men sometimes apply pressure and/or coerce women to get abortions. This is an evil act.
But the statistical truth is that ultimately, in the vast majority of cases, abortion is predominantly used as a contraceptive by women. Research in this area shows that 74% of women who seek abortion say, "having a baby would dramatically change my life," and 73% of them say they "can't afford a baby now." The fact of the matter is, women need to stop killing their babies.
Again, I am not pitting men against women in this, just trying to acknowledge an uncomfortable fact. So, yes, men need to step up more. But often men do not get a say, and it is women who have the power to end this great genocide of our age.
Men, accept your responsibility, be fathers to the babies you create. Women, accept your responsibility, be mothers to the babies you create.
This is undoubtedly the worst genocide in human history, and it is still very much ongoing. There are roughly 73 million abortions every year. There is no word to describe this evil. We are living through an infanticide the likes of which mankind has never seen before. The ancient Aztecs had nothing on liberal women of the 20th and 21st centuries.
And before someone pipes up in the comments to try and make the exception the rule: Less than 1% of abortions are due to rape, and less than 0.5% of abortions are due to incest - both evil crimes that must also be put to an end. Regardless, the baby should never be punished for the sins of the father. But even taking those extreme circumstances into consideration and removing them from the data, that still leaves another 72 million abortions per year.
Over 72,000,000 babies are killed before they get a chance to live. Every Christian, and indeed every decent person, should be fighting for the abolition of abortion outright, everywhere. Thank God for His promise to Noah, because Lord knows we deserve a flood. It is our responsibility to be fruitful, to go forth and multiply, for the greater glory of God. What we are doing is the exact opposite.
In the last twenty years, the global birth rates have dropped from 2.7 to 2.4. In the West, they fell below the replacement rate of 2. The population is still increasing at the moment, but only due to past births and increased life expectancy - a matter of momentum. If current trends continue, we will see the start of a decline from 2050-60, the likes of which we have not seen since the Black Death in 1350.
Feminism is demonstrably the most evil ideology in human history. It is going to take us a lot of prayer and good works to reverse this trend. Let us start by ending abortion. There is never a good reason to end a baby’s life. Let us better support women so they no longer feel this is a viable option, and let us encourage men and women to get married before engaging in the marital act. A return to Christian values, away from worldly promiscuity, would go a long way toward repairing this grave error.
Dear Jesus, bless our social and cultural climate. Grant that our society may be purified of everything contrary to chastity, and that we may have the strength to resist the pressures of prevailing ideologies. “In the world you have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have conquered the world” (Jn. 16:33) “In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us” (Rom. 8:37) Amen.
A sobering thought Father Calvin. Hope you're well and have a flock to look after again.
One of the few voices proclaiming the stark and unpalatable truth. Thank you Fr Calvin!