Greg Gutfeld Doesn’t Mince Words About Abortion

Greg Gutfeld has been a familiar face to Fox News viewers for the past two decades, most recently as host of the top-rated late-night show, “Gutfeld” and concurrently as co-host of “The Five.”

Known for his sharp-tongue, unapologetic and pugnacious viewpoints, Gutfeld has been called “the most dangerous man on television” because of his opinions. Though raised a Roman Catholic, the host doesn’t claim any faith but nevertheless holds positions on many hot button issues that many Christians appreciate.

Greg recently sat down with The New York Times’ David Marchese to discuss his perspective on life, late-night television and culture. While the banter was friendly, it was also pointed – much like Gutfeld’s television persona.

One exchange in particular made headlines – and serves as something of an illustration and even a lesson on how pro-lifers can publicly discuss the subject of abortion.

At one point in the interview, Marchese broached the subject of Gutfeld’s strong opinions and his willingness to contradict conventional wisdom, even possibly offending the sensibilities of his own audience.

“I have offended my audience if I am too flippant on religion,” the Fox News host acknowledged. “But my audience is pretty generous because it (the show) didn’t exist until I got there. So they’re aligning with me in a way.”

Pressed for a specific example of how he has offended folks, Gutfeld said it has happened when he’s taken the Lord’s name in vain. But he then added, “Religious people are such nice people. They don’t write angry letters.”

David Marchese then interjected, “Someone who works at Planned Parenthood might have a different opinion about how polite the religious letter writers are.”

Without missing a beat, Gutfeld replied, “Well, I mean, they are killing children, so that’s part of the game.”

Abortion is killing children in the U.S. at a rate of approximately one million a year – over 65 million since the Supreme Court legalized the gruesome act in all fifty states back in 1973.

One of the major challenges surrounding abortion is how socially ingrained and accepted it has become in the fifty-plus years since seven justices created a constitutional right out of whole cloth and claimed it the law of the land. That can be the subtle nature of evil. When an industry and its allies pound away for decades using soft and misleading words to describe dark deeds, people are seduced and swayed into seeing and accepting things they may have once upon a time been appalled by. Terms like “women’s healthcare” or “reproductive rights” or “reproductive freedom” are conceived and contrived to confuse and convince that what was once very bad is somehow noble and even empowering.

Millions of Americans drove or passed by an abortion clinic this week. Many of them are located in strip malls, adjacent to neighborhoods where children live, go to school or play in parks. How often do the people who pass think about the horrors that are unfolding within those walls?

Many want to deny it, others want to ignore or just block it out.

But Greg Gutfeld is right – they’re killing children in there.

Oh, few people like to say so, let alone think about it or talk about it. David Marchese of The New York Times squirmed uncomfortably when Gutfeld said it – but he didn’t try and disagree with him. The outlet didn’t delete or edit around the comment.

It’s uncomfortable to talk so bluntly about something so evil and somehow controversial. Some might claim even impolite. But is there a similar scrubbing or reframing when discussing other cultural atrocities such as the holocaust or ethnic cleansing? No, and rightly so.

Greg Gutfeld is a comedian and cultural commentator. It’s an old adage that “Many a truth is spoken in jest” – a tactic he has used to try and confront bad ideas – including the horrors of abortion.

Are Christians really writing impolite letters to workers at Planned Parenthood? That premise is even questionable, but really beside the point. On average, over 2,000 preborn children are dying by abortion every day in America. As believers, we should engage and confront those perpetuating this evil civilly and respectfully, but we need not mince our words when discussing the subject.

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