A deceased German Lutheran pastor — Martin Niemöller — is as relevant today as he was in 1946 when he penned:

First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist

Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist

Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist

Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew

Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me

today, borrowing the framework . . .

First they came for Roe vs. Wade
And I did not speak out
Because I am a man

Then they came for LGBTQI souls
And I did not speak out
Because I am straight

Then they came for non-Christians
And I did not speak out
Because I am Christian

Then they came for me
And I did not speak out
Because I was not allowed to speak.

Then they came for you
And there was no one left
To speak out for you.