Scott Roeder also disputed what he called 'broad brush' characterizations of him as being anti-government.

'I want people to stop and think: It is not anti-government, it is anti-corrupt government,' Roeder said.

The 51-year-old Kansas City, Missouri man was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder for allegedly killing Tiller with a single gunshot as the doctor handed out programs Sunday while ushering at the Lutheran church he attended in Wichita. Roeder also is accused of assaulting two witnesses before leaving the church and driving away. He was arrested a few hours later.

Roeder refused to comment on the Tiller shooting, saying he would talk about that later.

District Judge Warren Wilbert set Roeder's bond on Thursday at $5 million, reversing an earlier ruling to deny bond.

If convicted on the murder charge, Roeder would face a mandatory life sentence and would not be eligible for parole for at least 25 years.

Hundreds of people are expected at Tiller's funeral on Saturday.

The late-term abortion provider and his Wichita clinic were a regular target of anti-abortion protests, including the 45-day 'Summer of Mercy' event staged by Operation Rescue in 1991. His clinic was damaged by a pipe bomb in 1986, and a protester shot at him in 1993, wounding his arms.

Roeder's former wife, Lindsey Roeder, has said her ex-husband's family life began unraveling more 10 years ago when he got involved in anti-government groups and became a staunch abortion opponent. -- AP