Last
Tuesday I spent the day in the newly built Supreme Court in Wellington, NZ. Not
only did the building impress me, but also I was impressed by the way
proceedings were conducted. Abortion can be a heated topic and I have been
overseas in a courtroom which was electric with emotion. Here, the Judges
wanted to give those involved a fair hearing, they would give the lawyers
advice if they were not making their case well and there were moments of
humour. There were no ‘airs and graces’ but a warm respectfulness.
The reason
for being there was that I now live within walking distance of the Court House,
I have the time and I wanted to express my personal support for Ken Orr who I
had met on a few occasions in Christchurch.
Ken Orr is
an ordinary bloke. You could easily
miss him in a crowd. People might say that he is ‘dogged’. Yet, with the
support of other Pro-lifers, he has seen a case against the Abortion
Supervisory Committee through to the Supreme Court. He had won in the High
Court, lost of Appeal and could well win again in the Supreme Court. (The five
Judges are deliberating at this time)
You can read about what Ken has done at: http://www.spcs.org.nz/2008/thank-you-ken-orr-right-to-life/
The point that I would like to make is Ken is not the most
attractive or gifted personality. A lot of people I know would write him off on
that score. He can be a bit of a nuisance. But he is always polite and
unassuming and quietly gets things done. But it can be ordinary folk like him
who put the Gospel into action and go places with it.
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