Regarding “The Lighthouse,” Nicks said it is simply her responsibility to put its message out there, no matter how people react to it. “There is a God,” she said, “and God gave me this talent to sing and write and dance, so I’m doing my job.”
New York Times columnist and commentator David French was among those reacting to the clip of Stevie Nicks this week. “This [is] incredibly sad,” he said. “She has had an amazing career, but a career is not worth another person’s life.”
Someone commented in response, “The offspring of Stevie Nicks and Don Henley was aborted, so Fleetwood Mac wouldn’t have a little interpersonal drama (which btw, they were already famous for and fueled their creativity).”
The Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon responded to the clip by saying, “No, she did not need to kill her child to be successful. And besides, how could you even call it success when it cost you a son or daughter?”
Author and survivor Jennifer Greenberg pointed out that both Aretha Franklin and Joni Mitchell dealt with extremely difficult life circumstances when they became pregnant, yet they were still successful in their careers. “Aretha Franklin had four sons,” said Greenberg. “Tragically, she had her firstborn son at only 12 years old.”
“Her second son was born when she was just 15. Despite her traumatic childhood, Aretha’s grandmother raised her boys and she enjoyed an absolutely fantastic career as a musician,” said Greenberg. “Today, she is rightly considered legendary.”
“Joni Mitchell became pregnant but was abandoned by her boyfriend in 1964,” Greenberg continued. “She later wrote, ‘[He] left me three months pregnant in an attic room with no money and winter coming on and only a fireplace for heat. The spindles of the banister were gap-toothed—fuel for last winter’s occupants.’”
“She gave her baby girl up for adoption,” said Greenberg, “and grieved the loss in song.”
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“While pregnancy can be hard and scary, especially when we’re young and have no support system, it is no reason to have an abortion,” Greenberg concluded. “There is always adoption. There is always the decision to live, to love, to honor our female nature as precious—not a burden or shameful—and to honor the life which God has graciously created through us.”
Disclosure: Dr. Ed Stetzer is editor-in-chief of Outreach Magazine and provides general editorial input for ChurchLeaders.
