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American Right to Life Supporter Speaks Out...
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Dec. 10th, 2007 | 02:38 pm
I recently go the following comment from what I presume to be an American Right to Life supporter:
Secondly, at least this person (albeit anonymously) says straight-out that they know that their position would cause more children to die. They're OK with millions of babies dying while standing on principle, but not millions of babies being saved while creating laws slowly prohibiting abortion in a nation that is so wicked that it will kill its own children.
Now, to get to the actual point: I understand where these people are coming from. I am tired of abortion. But until our movement adopts the position of going out en masse and taking over abortion clinics in a Boston Tea Party form, babies are going to continued to be killed. The question is, what are we going to do about it?
ARL seems not to understand that NRLC doesn't go into a place where abortion is illegal and say, "We want parental consent!" Abortion is legal everywhere in the United States. They also seem not to realize that, because of the wicked state of our nation, we also can't just waltz in and say, "Abortion is over!" We don't have the power, nor the authority to do so. We are blessed by God to live in a country where we are part of the political process and where we can actually be having this conversation. Does this mean that America makes God smile? No. I don't believe a nation that slaughters it's children will come down favorably in the eyes of Adonai Tseva'ot.
ARL apparently would rather have total abortion-on-demand rather than abortion only in cases of rape and incest. Not that I (or any pro-lifer in the Natioanal Right to Life, by the way) approves of killing children conceived in rape or incest, of course. But I would venture to say that that would be an improvement, considering only 1% of abortion cases come out of rape. But no, says ARL, we would rather have 1.5 million children dead!
While the commenter says that "there are a million ways to save babies from abortion," there is no way to do it politically with a no-compromise attitude. So while this person espouses obvious points such as "there are a million other ways" to end abortion, it's kind of interesting that, at the same time, ARL will spend resources, money and time into doing what will not work (at this time): passing a Human Life Amendment. For those who don't know, passing an amendment is virtually impossible.
I realize the importance of having faith in God. Believe, I realize it more than most people, I think. We can do nothing without Him. But in His goodness He will not force His will on the free will of people. People have to change by their own choice. We hope that they change in a process of getting to know Him, but when it comes to child-killing, the fact remains one does not have to believe in God to be against it. Legislation, along with education, are what we need. We cannot force total pro-life thought on a nation where even the Christians are up to their knees in abortive birth-control pills and an anti-child mentality.
You know what cements abortion into a culture more than parental consent? Total, unregulated abortion-on-demand, with a pro-life movement who will only move if every child is spared.
Alan Keyes is not "against" a Human Life Amendment as you said. Alan Keyes said he supports a HLA, but that it is not necessary, because the Constitution already protects the lives of the unborn.There are some things here worth noting. The first is that I think it's worth pointing out is that I don't think anyone who works for the National Right to Life is against a Human Life Amendment either. I think the general feeling is that we would like a Human Life Amendment that will actually pass, not cause abortion-on-demand to become more cemented in our society.
When it comes to child-killing regulations such as parental notification, the question is not, "Will it save babies?" but should be, "Is it in obedience to God?" There are a million ways to save babies from abortion. Paul Hill most definitely saved babies by his actions, but most would agree that even though he saved babies lives, it's not okay to take the life of someone in order to save others.
But child-killing regulations do exactly that. They justify the killing of the innocent in order to save some. Passing a law that says, "You can kill all your kids if you just get your parents permission first" is evil in the sight of God. "Do not murder" is a moral absolute, and is not relative. If Satan offered to end abortion in America, as long as one Christian was willing to kill one innocent child, that would be evil. It would save millions, perhaps more, but still evil. Satan wants us to disobey God, and we disobey God when we say it's okay to kill children.
Secondly, at least this person (albeit anonymously) says straight-out that they know that their position would cause more children to die. They're OK with millions of babies dying while standing on principle, but not millions of babies being saved while creating laws slowly prohibiting abortion in a nation that is so wicked that it will kill its own children.
Now, to get to the actual point: I understand where these people are coming from. I am tired of abortion. But until our movement adopts the position of going out en masse and taking over abortion clinics in a Boston Tea Party form, babies are going to continued to be killed. The question is, what are we going to do about it?
ARL seems not to understand that NRLC doesn't go into a place where abortion is illegal and say, "We want parental consent!" Abortion is legal everywhere in the United States. They also seem not to realize that, because of the wicked state of our nation, we also can't just waltz in and say, "Abortion is over!" We don't have the power, nor the authority to do so. We are blessed by God to live in a country where we are part of the political process and where we can actually be having this conversation. Does this mean that America makes God smile? No. I don't believe a nation that slaughters it's children will come down favorably in the eyes of Adonai Tseva'ot.
ARL apparently would rather have total abortion-on-demand rather than abortion only in cases of rape and incest. Not that I (or any pro-lifer in the Natioanal Right to Life, by the way) approves of killing children conceived in rape or incest, of course. But I would venture to say that that would be an improvement, considering only 1% of abortion cases come out of rape. But no, says ARL, we would rather have 1.5 million children dead!
While the commenter says that "there are a million ways to save babies from abortion," there is no way to do it politically with a no-compromise attitude. So while this person espouses obvious points such as "there are a million other ways" to end abortion, it's kind of interesting that, at the same time, ARL will spend resources, money and time into doing what will not work (at this time): passing a Human Life Amendment. For those who don't know, passing an amendment is virtually impossible.
I realize the importance of having faith in God. Believe, I realize it more than most people, I think. We can do nothing without Him. But in His goodness He will not force His will on the free will of people. People have to change by their own choice. We hope that they change in a process of getting to know Him, but when it comes to child-killing, the fact remains one does not have to believe in God to be against it. Legislation, along with education, are what we need. We cannot force total pro-life thought on a nation where even the Christians are up to their knees in abortive birth-control pills and an anti-child mentality.
You know what cements abortion into a culture more than parental consent? Total, unregulated abortion-on-demand, with a pro-life movement who will only move if every child is spared.