Meaningless mayhem
CA fertility clinic targeted by pro-mortalist
This picture reveals damage to several buildings in Palm Springs, Calif., including American Reproductive Center, following a recent bombing. AP/Eric Thayer via apnews.com
King Solomon is one of Scripture’s Old Testament wisdom writers. He stated early in Ecclesiastes that “there is nothing new under the sun.”
Ecclesiastes 1:9 (NASB) states: “What has been, it is what will be, And what has been done, it is what will be done. So there is nothing new under the sun.”
That includes pro-mortalism.
Pro-mortalists are people who believe the world is overpopulated and oppose the propagation of humanity. They may also be regarded as anti-natalists.
Americans were introduced to this evil worldview after an explosion at a Palm Springs, Calif. fertility clinic on May 17. The information comes via various published reports that quoted the FBI or U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli.
Guy Edward Bartkus, 25, of Twentynine Palms drove a 2010 silver Ford Fusion at 11 a.m. May 17 when he detonated a bomb outside the American Reproductive Center in Palm Springs. There was extensive damage to the entrance and nearby buildings, but no damage to eggs or embryos, according to the clinic.
Bartkus was killed in the blast and four people were treated for injuries. It’s the biggest explosion investigation in the history of Southern California and was live streamed to the Internet.
The Los Angeles Times had five reporters on the story that included the manifesto and a recent event that may have served as a catalyst for Bartkus. The Times reported that “Sophie” was a close friend of Bartkus who was shot by her partner in Washington state, Bartkus said.
An author of a law enforcement bulletin concluded:
. . . the two had come to an agreement: ‘If one of us died, the other would probably soon follow,’ the author said. ‘It’s just too much of a loss when there’s nobody else you really relate to significantly.’
Guy Edward Bartkus, 25, Twentynine Palms, died in the bombing, live streamed it to the Internet, and described himself as a pro-mortalist. FBI/LA via nbcnews.com
The FBI also focused on Bartkus’ “nihilistic ideation,” described as a pro-mortalist worldview. Investigators also identified a manifesto. The Times reported:
In the manifesto, the author denounced those who bring human life into the world and declared an end goal of ‘sterilizing this planet of the disease of life.’
‘Life can only continue as long as people hold the delusional belief that it is not a zero sum game causing senseless torture, and messes it can never, or only partially, clean up,’ the site said. ‘I think we need a war against pro-lifers. It is clear at this point that these people aren’t only stupid, they simply do not care about the harm they are perpetuating by being willing agents for a DNA molecule.’
The Times reported that Bartkus proceeded to say on the live stream, “Basically, it also comes down to I’m angry that I exist and that, you know, nobody got my consent to bring me here.”
The Blaze’s Candace Hathaway reported.
In an alleged online manifesto, the suspect shared his anti-natalist beliefs.
‘The end goal is for the truth (Efilism) to win, and once it does, we can finally begin the process of sterilizing this planet of the disease of life,’ it reportedly read. ‘Life can only continue as long as people hold the delusional belief that it is not a zero sum game causing senseless torture, and messes it can never, or only partially, clean up.’
‘I think we need a war against pro-lifers,’ it added. . . .
Brian Levin, the founder of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism and professor emeritus at Cal State San Bernardino, said, after examining the manifesto that has been linked to Bartkus, he appeared to be part of “a growing movement of alienated lone actors radicalized on obscure internet sites and misinformation, the Times reported.
Bartkus’ manifesto is bizarre, but what is even more strange is a kid barking about not giving consent to be born–as if that’s possible.
For someone who loathed pro-lifers, how could he not know the actions taken against them the past few years?
Former President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice jailed about 24 pro-lifers following protests at abortion clinics in Tennessee and Washington D.C. Additionally, following the June 2022 Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade there were reportedly 100 crisis pregnancy centers, churches, and pro-life organizations attacked in six months after the leaked Dobbs decision.
That’s not an officially declared “war,” but there has been little prosecution for those attacks. It wasn’t a declared war like Bartkus wanted, but events reveal the equivalent of one.
Bartkus’ repulsive worldview flies in the face of a direct order God gave to Adam in the Garden of Eden and Noah after the Great Flood.
In Gen. 1:28 and Gen. 8:22, God instructs Adam and Noah to “be fruitful and multiply.”
That is the opposite of a pro-mortalist and anti-natalist worldview that devalues human life, rather than seeing people as valuable image bearers with a purpose given by God.
