Donald Spitz
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Donald Spitz is a controversial Christian anti-abortion activist in the United States. He lives in Chesapeake, Virginia
, and runs the website for the anti-abortion group Army of God.
. In the early 1980s Spitz moved to New York City where he ran a street evangelism ministry on Times Square.
Spitz was ordained by Evangelist Leander Bolhoarst, with The International Gospel Crusade, a Christian healing ministry located in New York City.
Spitz later to Chesapeake Virginia where he formed Pro-Life Virginia. He operates the Army of God website.
both before Hill killed Dr. John Britton
and also afterwards, up to the time Hill was executed. Spitz was one of Hill's two spiritual advisers during the last week of his life. His fellow adviser, Reverend Flip Benham, called Spitz's counsel "terrible theology" and "heresy." Spitz posted a "Defensive Action Statement" on his Army of God website arguing that Hill should be acquitted of murder as justifiable.
After John Salvi
III attacked two abortion clinics in Massachusetts, he drove to Norfolk VA where Spitz lived at the time. It was reported by the Boston Globe, at the time of his arrest in Norfolk, Salvi had Spitz's name and unlisted phone number in his possession.
Spitz raised controversy in 2001 when he stated that he supported anthrax letters sent by Clayton Waagner
to several abortion businesses.
In response to the 1998 shooting death of Dr. Barnett Slepian
, Spitz said: "What would I say to the family of Slepian? They live in a $500,000 house that was paid for with blood money - the blood of those babies that Barnett Slepian murdered... He knew what he was doing, he was murdering children. That's too bad if he was killed in front of his family..."
Spitz has published prison writings of Paul Jennings Hill
, Eric Robert Rudolph
, Shelley Shannon, Rev. Michael Bray
, Paul Ross Evans and Clayton Waagner
on the Army of God website. He has been sending Hill's writings to Scott Roeder at Roeder's request and Roeder has been forwarding them to Linda Wolfe. Both Spitz and Wolfe are friends with Shelley Shannon who shot George Tiller
. Roeder admitted guilt and was convicted of killing Tiller on 1/29/10.
Chesapeake, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 199,184 people, 69,900 households, and 54,172 families residing in the city. The population density was 584.6 people per square mile . There were 72,672 housing units at an average density of 213.3 per square mile...
, and runs the website for the anti-abortion group Army of God.
Beginnings
Donald Spitz was born in Norfolk, VirginiaNorfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
. In the early 1980s Spitz moved to New York City where he ran a street evangelism ministry on Times Square.
Spitz was ordained by Evangelist Leander Bolhoarst, with The International Gospel Crusade, a Christian healing ministry located in New York City.
Spitz later to Chesapeake Virginia where he formed Pro-Life Virginia. He operates the Army of God website.
Controversy
Donald Spitz was friends with Paul Jennings HillPaul Jennings Hill
Paul Jennings Hill was the first person in the United States to be executed for murdering a doctor who performed abortions.-Early life:...
both before Hill killed Dr. John Britton
John Britton (doctor)
John Bayard Britton was an American physician. He was murdered in Pensacola, Florida by anti-abortion terrorist Paul Jennings Hill...
and also afterwards, up to the time Hill was executed. Spitz was one of Hill's two spiritual advisers during the last week of his life. His fellow adviser, Reverend Flip Benham, called Spitz's counsel "terrible theology" and "heresy." Spitz posted a "Defensive Action Statement" on his Army of God website arguing that Hill should be acquitted of murder as justifiable.
After John Salvi
John Salvi
John C. Salvi III was an abortion opponent who carried out fatal terrorist attacks on two Planned Parenthood reproductive health clinics in Brookline, Massachusetts, on December 30, 1994. These were the subject of intense media coverage...
III attacked two abortion clinics in Massachusetts, he drove to Norfolk VA where Spitz lived at the time. It was reported by the Boston Globe, at the time of his arrest in Norfolk, Salvi had Spitz's name and unlisted phone number in his possession.
Spitz raised controversy in 2001 when he stated that he supported anthrax letters sent by Clayton Waagner
Clayton Waagner
Clayton Lee Waagner is a convicted bank robber and anti-abortion activist. He was born Roger Waagner in North Dakota. He was an escaped fugitive during the spring, summer and fall of 2001 and was the FBI's 467th fugitive to be placed on the Ten Most Wanted list for carjackings, firearms...
to several abortion businesses.
In response to the 1998 shooting death of Dr. Barnett Slepian
Barnett Slepian
Barnett Slepian was an American physician and OB/GYN who was murdered in his home by anti-abortion militant James Charles Kopp....
, Spitz said: "What would I say to the family of Slepian? They live in a $500,000 house that was paid for with blood money - the blood of those babies that Barnett Slepian murdered... He knew what he was doing, he was murdering children. That's too bad if he was killed in front of his family..."
Spitz has published prison writings of Paul Jennings Hill
Paul Jennings Hill
Paul Jennings Hill was the first person in the United States to be executed for murdering a doctor who performed abortions.-Early life:...
, Eric Robert Rudolph
Eric Robert Rudolph
Eric Robert Rudolph , also known as the Olympic Park Bomber, is a criminal responsible for a series of bombings across the southern United States between 1996 and 1998, which killed two people and injured at least 150 others in the name of an anti-abortion and anti-gay agenda...
, Shelley Shannon, Rev. Michael Bray
Michael Bray
Michael Bray is an American anti-abortion activist convicted in 1985 of two counts of conspiracy and one count of possessing unregistered explosive devices in relation to 10 bombings of women's health clinics and offices of liberal advocacy groups in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia...
, Paul Ross Evans and Clayton Waagner
Clayton Waagner
Clayton Lee Waagner is a convicted bank robber and anti-abortion activist. He was born Roger Waagner in North Dakota. He was an escaped fugitive during the spring, summer and fall of 2001 and was the FBI's 467th fugitive to be placed on the Ten Most Wanted list for carjackings, firearms...
on the Army of God website. He has been sending Hill's writings to Scott Roeder at Roeder's request and Roeder has been forwarding them to Linda Wolfe. Both Spitz and Wolfe are friends with Shelley Shannon who shot George Tiller
George Tiller
George Richard Tiller, MD was an American physician from Wichita, Kansas. He was the medical director of a clinic in Wichita, Women's Health Care Services, one of only three nationwide which provided abortions after the 21st week of pregnancy .Pro-life group Operation Rescue kept a daily vigil...
. Roeder admitted guilt and was convicted of killing Tiller on 1/29/10.