To be clear on what I think of incremental change in the pro-life movement...

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.

 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?

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."

-"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."

-"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.

No offense to my Libertarian friends, but I have some concerns about your party.

I see a lot of Christians identifying as Libertarians. That is fine and all, but I think such people need to be aware of what true Libertarian values look like and make sure that no one mistakes them for someone who they are not. It's no secret, people... true libertarianism is anarchism. Just watch this video interview between an anarchist and Libertarian Julie Borowski. Now do not misunderstand me, I am a fan of hers and I agree with many of the economical aspects of Libertarianism such as eliminating the IRS, not getting ourselves involved in wars for no good reason (although I do believe on rare occasions, war may be necessary, but for the most part I agree), I disagree with military drafts and I don't think anyone opposed to a war should have to fight in it or pay for it, I support abolishing minimum wage, etc. However, here is one of my major beefs against Libertarianism... IT IS PRO-CHOICE. In their party platform, they make this clear. Though there are Libertarians who are pro-life and want to see laws reflect their views, the majority of them DO NOT. They respect your pro-life views, but they want everyone to mind their own business on the matter. In our constitution, we are guaranteed the right to life above all other rights, including liberty.

My apologies if I am wrong on this, but in this video interview with Ms. Borowski, not only does she disapprove of the federal government getting involved with the legal status of abortion, but it sounds like she also disapproves of any state involvement either. In other words, she's opposed to abortion, but supports keeping it legal and convincing people that abortion is wrong. I love you a lot, Julie, but I don't think you have encountered as many abortion advocates as I have. Some of these people do not care that what is being carried is a child. They hold no regard for scripture or God's word on life before birth. They see unborn children, throughout all 40 weeks of pregnancy (and sometimes shortly after birth as well) as nothing more than parasitic germs in need of purging. They don't care that there are alternatives such as adoption. Many pro-choice people out there can be reasoned with. Many even admit that it is sad when abortions happen. Others are not so reasonable. Some of them you will never find common ground with. 

Julie says that we should keep it legal because she has talked to people in countries where it is illegal and they tell her it is just as common in those nations because there are many "back-alley" abortions. Because illegal abortions are not reported, there is no real way of knowing whether or not that is true. And even if it is, it does not give us an excuse to keep it legal. There are thousands of babies dying from abortion every day in the United States. I do think the numbers would certainly go down if people were faced with the possibility of doing prison time for performing an abortion or obtaining one. And she also says she has no problem with birth control being available over the counter? What kind of birth control are we speaking about here? Condoms? The Today Sponge? Contraceptive film? Okay. Those have already been available over the counter for years. But what about hormonal contraceptives and emergency contraception? Those have potentially dangerous chemicals in them. Should a licensed medical professional who knows how those chemicals work be required to give out a prescription for such things?

Back to the subject of abortion... what about murder of people who are born? Should we make that legal too? It doesn't seem like it's doing much keeping it illegal, people are still killing each other. Or is it? Wouldn't we want the laws to make sure that people who murder are punished and at least imprisoned for their crimes? Dare I ask these pro-lifers... WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN KILLING A PERSON YOU CAN SEE RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU AND KILLING AN UNBORN CHILD?!?! If you say nothing, then you are inconsistent to say that abortion should remain legal. If you say there is a difference between killing the unborn and the already-born, then you may as well join the pro-choice movement. THERE IS NO EXCUSE for opposing one form of murder and condoning another. They all are God's creations. This, among other things, is one of the dangerous end results of Libertarianism. So if you are a Libertarian Christ-follower who believes that abortion SHOULD be banned, it would be a good idea to make sure other Libertarians who believe otherwise do not mistake you for individuals like themselves who think the laws should not punish murderers. I understand the small government thing... I really do. But if people are being robbed of their lives and it takes our government to make sure that does not happen legally, punishing criminals who do it illegally, I don't see a problem with using said government to make it law.

No offense to Ms. Borowski. I like a lot of her stuff and I don't expect to agree with everyone on everything, but the main idea of her party's platform is basically to let everyone do as they please, even if what they are doing is immoral and destructive to others. I think some of you Christian Libertarians out there would do good to try following Alfonzo Rachel. He doesn't line up with everything Libertarians believe (he identifies as a conservative Republican), but just like Julie, he hates taxes and believes income taxes should be abolished, opposes government involvement in education, supports the right to bear arms, dislikes feminism, and opposes abortion... except he opposes Roe v. Wade as well.