To Cleanse the Undesirables

The following is based on a post written in the Church Militant...

     England, 1920.
     Marie Stopes sat in her backyard in the shade of a yew tree contemplating her book, "Married Love."  When she conceived it, the idea was to use it to reduce the number of "undesirables" in society.  Of course, she wrote the book under the guise of preventing a rapid population growth using the precious meager resources the world had to offer.  Unfortunately, the book had not been well received by the ruling class of England, especially the leaders of the Church of England.  The general public had consumed the book rapidly, and it was in its fifth printing, but she felt if she was going to make an impact, she needed to impress society's leaders.  She was at her whits end.
     'Marie,' she heard.
     Marie looked around for the voice who interrupted her contemplation, but couldn't find the source.
     'Marie,' repeated the voice.
     'Who is it?' she asked, startled.  'Who's there?'
     'Tell the bishops,' the voice said without any introduction, 'they are to change their teaching on birth control.'
     'I have been trying, but to no avail.'
     'Go to the bishops and tell them you are my prophet, and they will listen.'
     'Prophet?' she asked.  Who could it be telling me this? she thought.  'Dashiell, is that you?  Come out, this instant,' she insisted.
     'Tell them,' the voice continued, 'you will speak on my behave and that they must change their teaching on birth control.  Use your writings and they will comply.'
     She waited for more, but the voice grew quiet.  Was that God? she questioned herself.  Was God telling me that he was supporting me in my quest o cleanse society of those we do not want?  It must be!
     Marie dashed into the house, heart pounding in her chest, and found her secretary.  'Margaret,' she said, 'you must take dictation for me.'
     Her secretary quickly retrieved a pad of paper and a pen, and sat waiting.
     'My Lord,' started Marie, 'I speak to you in the name of God.  You are his priests.  I am his prophet.'
     Marie's secretary was taken aback, but continued writing every word Marie spoke.  As the summer drew on, Marie finished another book she called 'A New Gospel to All Peoples: A Revelation of God Uniting Physiology and the Religions of Man.'  When she was finished, her secretary made copies and delivered each to the leaders of the Church of England.
     In her work, she claimed, 'God spoke to me today.'  And He also told her that sexual union was not for procreation but for pleasure, and that couples should utilize their best sense of mind to practice birth control.
     Marie Stopes believed, until her dying day, she had spoken to God.  But was it really God?
     Today, Marie Stopes International performs 3.1 million abortions worldwide every year.