Flawed Thinking

Obama is so much more than one issue - We need this man to restore hope - yes, even hope to those who are considering abortion. ...............................

http://thefiresidepost.com/2008/10/21/senator-obama-to-sir-with-love-2/

Firstly, we need to acknowledge that in the Catholic sense, "pro-life" is meant to refer to more than just abortion. It's also supposed to refer to issues such as the death penalty and euthanasia.

Secondly, as someone who has long struggled with a response to Roe v. Wade, it is irresponsible to assume that everyone who does not support illegalizing abortion lacks any kind of moral or intellectual consciousness. Some of us believe that the best way to stop abortions is a long process that begins with full, age-appropriate and proper education on matters regarding sexuality and anatomy. I went to 13 years of Catholic school and received the most comprehensive sex-education of anyone I know who didn't attend those schools with me.

All of that being said, of course Obama is not anti-abortion, but he's at least given the issue enough thought to state at the last debate that the best way to stop abortions is to stop unwanted pregnancies. I know he doesn't agree with my position, which I have spent my entire adult life agonizing over, and I appreciate that you acknowledge that it's at least possible (whether or not you condone it) to support the man for other issues. Unfortunately, there are just too many issues on the table that tip the scale towards a man who I disagree with on abortion.

Quote: "How is it that this man cannot see the forest for the trees? War has caused more death and human suffering than abortion ever has or ever will."

Sadly, you are incorrect, even by the Guttmacher institute's low-ball estimates of the number of abortions in the U.S. alone. Over 1 million babies are aborted in the U.S. every year, far and away greather than the number of U.S. soliders and Iraqis killed in the war over the entire duration of it.

This is just in our country, not counting Europe, Russia, Africa, and the other continents and countries in the world. The magnitude of babies killed from abortion dwarfs the number killed in wars.

George Weigel again speaks the truth in clarity: Well done!

I live in MO and at my parents Catholic Church the pastor told the parishoners not to vote for Obama and compared Obama to a Nazi. I do not belong to any church but was surprised that a Church that is tax exempt can do that. I am wondering what the Church did to help the Nazi's during the war? To be stuck on one issue is just plain narrow mindness when you vote and I hope that Catholics can follow their hearts instead of ignorant and narrowminded pastors.

In the world of government, there are more and more important issues to be dealt with than just the pro-choice issue. By focusing only on this one issue we would have another 8 years of disastrous government.
Second, unless you are woman of child bearing age, I really don't care about your opinion on abortion. Unless you have a vested interest in the outcome, like it's your life at stake, just go away and shut up.

I don't agree with these conclusions and I think it is time for all of America to take responsibility for the morality, or lack thereof in our country. I have many Catholic and "Christian" friends and aquaintances. Only a few fully follow what they say their beliefs are. Those that do, are not judgemental, but are actually the example of what they would like others to follow. Unfortunately, $$$$ seems to come ahead for the remainder, whether they would admit it or not.
I do not think we can legislate morality if we aren't practicing it.
Regardless, I don't agree with the conclusions of this article and do not believe, after listening to the candidates and researching the issues, that voting for McCain will make a difference in our abortion laws, but I do believe that those most in need in this country will not be the ones who will benefit under McCain.
And I am tired of being told how to be a real Catholic or real Christian in America, because I think we are voting based on our choice of what we believe America should be, not on which religious belief should be "in control" of our country.

Mr. Weigel: Thank you for this beautiful article. You will undoubtedly receive a tremendous amount of criticism from pro-abortion and pro-Obama respondents. Please do not be discouraged. Any person, taking the time to research and thoughtfully review the issue would come away with the perspective you have shared. Should Senator Obama win and the Democratic party extend their majority to 60 in the Senate, we???ll see FOCA become law. Then the pro-abortion advocacy groups (Planned Parenthood and NARAL) will usher in a period of death like we have never witnessed. Partial Birth late term abortion will become a matter of privacy and Born Alive will be repealed. After all, one who seeks an abortion is entitled to a dead baby. The slope I describe eventually leads to selection and acceptance of babies, based on their perceived ability to contribute to society and on the other end of the timeline, assisted suicide for those who perceived they have outlived their ability to contribute.

It is unfortunate that those who believe in the sacredness of life do not care for animal lives, have no compunction in invading other countries and killing the innocent; and wtite such articles yet they are bereft of moral fibre. what kind of religions are these which kill people who are different in the name of religion?Yet they pontificate!!

It is unfortunate that those who believe in the sacredness of life do not care for animal lives, have no compunction in invading other countries and killing the innocent; and wtite such articles yet they are bereft of moral fibre. what kind of religions are these which kill people who are different in the name of religion?Yet they pontificate!!

See: http://www.newsweek.com/id/164972
Stating that Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act wasn't what caused the meltdown, and noting that "economists on both sides of the political spectrum have suggested that the act has probably made the crisis less severe than it might otherwise have been."