As I read over all of my posts before this one, I discovered that I may have given off a wrong impression on something. It may seem I am one of those pro-lifers who believes nothing other than the complete criminalization of abortion is acceptable as progress. I don't want to mislead people into thinking this is true. Clearly, my goal is to see Roe v. Wade overturned and abortion banned and I do believe that should be the ultimate goal of all pro-lifers. We should continue to push personhood of the unborn... that is what I want to see... the recognition of the personhood of the innocents being slaughtered. However, I am absolutely NOT against doing what we can to save as many unborn children as we can in the meantime. I applaud those who pray in front of abortion clinics and counsel women to choose life. Heck, that is what I choose to do as a career when I finish college... counsel women in crisis pregnancies. I applaud the closing of abortion clinics and changing hearts and minds about the issue. I don't have a problem with progress. What I have a problem with is people saying that our pro-life work should end there and that we should not be enforcing pro-life laws. I have a problem with them saying that we shouldn't fight Roe v. Wade.
How quickly people forget what they've learned in their history classes. Did you know that when slavery was legal, not everyone owned slaves? There have always been people who thought slavery was wrong and chose not to participate. Not all of those people tried to fight for the rights of slaves though. Some chose to keep quiet and mind their own business. Many brave Americans risked their lives to free as many slaves as they could through underground railroads and hiding slaves in their homes. Still others pushed for the establishment of free states where slavery was not allowed. However, there were still slave states. If an African American was lucky enough to be born in a free state, praise God! They were spared and that was a great thing. But what about the ones born in slave states? They were still victimized simply because of the color of their skin. There was progress, and progress was good while slavery was still the law of the land. But there was no way that slavery was going to disappear by simply trying to win hearts over little by little. There was no way it was going to end by "leaving it to the states". Something else had to be done. There had to be people willing to put up a fight. There had to be abolitionists.
Now, I am not suggesting we have another civil war over abortion or that we pick up our guns and go shooting people who advocate abortion. I'm not suggesting violence. But I am suggesting using the law to fight them. I do believe God is calling us to overturn Roe v. Wade and I know that God never expects us to do such things on our own. But sometimes, we must display faith in Him first and do as He commands. Sometimes we are still called to march around cities blowing horns, to part seas, to lead tribes into battle, and to drive the moneychangers out of temples. No, none of these in a literal sense (although all of these were once literally carried out), but in a metaphorical one. The Israelites couldn't just sit there in their camp, expecting God to fight their cause while they looked on, mouths agape. They had to GET UP AND MOVE! God told them to MOVE before He would act on their behalf and defeat the enemy! Where would our nation be if people didn't get off their butts and MOVE to end slavery? Still in slavery! How many of the following statements regarding abortion would be accepted by pro-lifers who want nothing to do with making abortion illegal?
-"I am personally against slavery, but it's a person's choice whether or not they own slaves."
How quickly people forget what they've learned in their history classes. Did you know that when slavery was legal, not everyone owned slaves? There have always been people who thought slavery was wrong and chose not to participate. Not all of those people tried to fight for the rights of slaves though. Some chose to keep quiet and mind their own business. Many brave Americans risked their lives to free as many slaves as they could through underground railroads and hiding slaves in their homes. Still others pushed for the establishment of free states where slavery was not allowed. However, there were still slave states. If an African American was lucky enough to be born in a free state, praise God! They were spared and that was a great thing. But what about the ones born in slave states? They were still victimized simply because of the color of their skin. There was progress, and progress was good while slavery was still the law of the land. But there was no way that slavery was going to disappear by simply trying to win hearts over little by little. There was no way it was going to end by "leaving it to the states". Something else had to be done. There had to be people willing to put up a fight. There had to be abolitionists.
 |
Stephen Douglas was a U.S. Senator who agreed to allow states to determine
their own slavery laws as they saw fit. To him, the concept of self-government
took precedence over putting an end to the cruelty of slavery. Much like the
mainstream Libertarian/Anarchist view of abortion takes precedence over ending
abortion (I say mainstream because I'm aware that more conservative
Libertarians exist who have enough common sense to see that
this is a bad approach to the issue). Shall we allow history to repeat itself?
|
-"I am personally against slavery, but it's a person's choice whether or not they own slaves."
-"I believe slavery should be safe, legal, and rare."
-"Slavery is wrong, but who am I to force my beliefs upon someone else?"
-"We should just convince people why slavery is wrong and save as many slaves as possible."
-"Slavery is just as common in other countries that ban it... it is just done in secret in those nations."
-"Banning slavery won't stop people from owning slaves."
-"Slavery is wrong, but who am I to force my beliefs upon someone else?"
-"We should just convince people why slavery is wrong and save as many slaves as possible."
-"Slavery is just as common in other countries that ban it... it is just done in secret in those nations."
-"Banning slavery won't stop people from owning slaves."
-"Each state should decide whether they allow slavery or not."
And may I remind you that the reason the courts allowed Roe v. Wade to become law of the land was to continue slavery in a concealed form? They could no longer oppress blacks by owning them as legal property. Now they were considered human beings equal to whites who had their own rights. And they were reproducing in mass numbers! Oh my! So what did elitist white America do? They decided to reduce the black population in a much sneakier way... by convincing them to limit their numbers, swallow birth control chemicals, agree to sterilization for government help, and have their babies destroyed before they ever saw the light of day. Here was Roe v. Wade, the ideal opportunity to legalize said destruction under the guise of liberating women! The red carpet leading to their racist dreams could not have been more perfectly laid out for them. And we who claim to be pro-life are going to allow this injustice to continue under the law because we don't want to offend people, anger them, and/or drive them to start riots and rebellions?
HOW ABOUT "NO"?! Doing what we can for the time being while personhood and the abolition of abortion is in the works is one thing. Doing what we can while leaving it to humanity to decide whether murder is right or wrong in their own eyes is completely different. It sounds like a nice ending to a fairytale. But we are not living in a fairytale. We live in reality.
And may I remind you that the reason the courts allowed Roe v. Wade to become law of the land was to continue slavery in a concealed form? They could no longer oppress blacks by owning them as legal property. Now they were considered human beings equal to whites who had their own rights. And they were reproducing in mass numbers! Oh my! So what did elitist white America do? They decided to reduce the black population in a much sneakier way... by convincing them to limit their numbers, swallow birth control chemicals, agree to sterilization for government help, and have their babies destroyed before they ever saw the light of day. Here was Roe v. Wade, the ideal opportunity to legalize said destruction under the guise of liberating women! The red carpet leading to their racist dreams could not have been more perfectly laid out for them. And we who claim to be pro-life are going to allow this injustice to continue under the law because we don't want to offend people, anger them, and/or drive them to start riots and rebellions?
HOW ABOUT "NO"?! Doing what we can for the time being while personhood and the abolition of abortion is in the works is one thing. Doing what we can while leaving it to humanity to decide whether murder is right or wrong in their own eyes is completely different. It sounds like a nice ending to a fairytale. But we are not living in a fairytale. We live in reality.
No comments:
Post a Comment