i've started posting on a fairly regular basis again and i've yet to stir up any controversy...so here we go...
rock for life is a teen anti-abortion organization. they are holding a huge march in washington d.c. right now that is getting national attention. the website is worth checking out.
and you gotta love their slogans:
"making the womb a safer place to live"
"you will not silence our message
you will not mock our God
you will stop killing our generation!"
if you know me, then you know that i have a lot of issues with many "conservative christian" ideologies, but this is one of those issues that i will not waver on. i got to thinking about abortion this week as i was watching news coverage of the scott peterson trial. in case you've had you've been living in the bubble for the last few months, scott peterson is being charged with the murder of his pregnant wife. what makes this case relevant to the issue of abortion is that peterson is being tried for two cases of murder: one for his wife, and one for their unborn child.
it really made me wonder, why are we so upset over the death of this child, and yet we don't give a second thought to the ones that are being aborted every day? why do we consider this one a child, and the others just fetuses? what gives this baby enough humanity to be considered a murder victim? so, if we can try someone for the murder of an unborn child, how do we judge what constitutes a child? is it because this child was wanted? does the fact that someone loved him/her enough to consider him/her a person make it murder? since when was the desires and affections of another person the criteria for humanity?
i really dislike the labels of pro-life and pro-choice. if i'm not pro-choice then it makes it seem like i don't support a woman's right to choose, which makes me a chauvinist. and if i'm not pro-life, then i'm pro-death, which makes me a monster. i do support a woman's right to choose. i'm very big on free will and choice actually, but i only support choice when it comes to matters that affect yourself. once your decisions become harmful to another person, then that's where choice becomes a public matter. and i guess that's where the controversy really comes in. i consider an unborn child a person. "so what about rape or incest or if the child is deformed?" it's still a child. "well, if the pregnancy isn't the consequence of a choice the mother made, then she shouldn't have to face the consequences." it's still a child. "well what if the brain of the fetus hasn't developed to the point where...." it's still a child. and that's why all debate and argument is useless. neither side will ever be able to change the opinion of the other on abortion because they have different fundamental beliefs. my goal isn't to argue with people about policy or politics. i'm not aiming to change legislation. i want to reach people's hearts and minds. children are dying. once people believe that, things will change.
now, i will never support those who bomb abortion clinics or attack women trying to get abortions. there is no place for hatred or judgement in our message. but abortion is not a means of birth control. there are over 1 million abortions performed each year in the united states alone. hate has not been the answer.
the war of the ages is over the human soul. this is a war not fought on the battlefields, or in the courtrooms, but in relationships with the people around us.
Posted by bwu at January 23, 2004 04:42 PMya, honestly, this subject has always been throwing me back and forth. but i think i stand with you now on your views of abortion.
People who the women going to abortion clinics want to stop abortion, but it doesnt make any sense that they would hurt people in order to get what they want. isnt that making a double negative?
Posted by: Eric on January 23, 2004 04:54 PMA lot of people who support abortion still realize that the unborn fetuses are children. Some Berkeley folk I conversed with agreed that they are humans, that abortion is a heinous murder. Yet they still maintain that it is the woman's choice. I think many people know that they're killing children; the problem is, they don't care.
Posted by: Jon Y on January 26, 2004 01:09 PMThere's actually been progess against abortions. Bush signed a bill recently for a ban on partial abortions (abortions conducted after nervous tissue development)(very painful). He invited many church leaders around US to witness the signing, including Pastor Ted Haggard of D.Perkins' church. Though you may not hear it in the media, we do make progress, so keep praying for our nation (especially our state).
Btw, it's legal to shoot anyone who comes onto your property... it's the American mentality
Posted by: Andrew on January 27, 2004 07:03 PMyeah, i wrote a paper on the partial birth abortion bill at davis. the thing is, all of this legislation is worthless if we can't change the mindsets and belief systems of the american people. we've made drugs illegal, but because their is a demand, they are still sold. as long as people believe in abortions, they will be performed, except if abortion is made illegal, they will be performed in unsafe circumstances. legislation is not the answer here. we have to change people's worldviews.
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