The Silent Issue

The arguments to convince Christians to vote against their pro-life convictions are rediculous. Let the child live, and THEN debate the healthcare and other needs. There are hundreds of resources out there for support and assistance. There are millions of people looking to adopt , and they are able to take care of the "needs". There isn't just a desire for "white babies" , DaineSM, or else Americans wouldn't be flocking to places in Asia and South America to adopt. Many of the inter-racial holds from adopting black babies come from blacks, who don't want their babies being adopted by whites and "losing their black identities". They would rather abort them,.. and for those whites interested in keeping the number of blacks in control, abortion clinics in black neighborhoods fit their agenda perfectly.

The repubs had years to outlaw abortion. Instead they have and are continuing to milk this issue for all it's worth. Remember Santorum. Had the repubs outlawed abortion, they would have voted themselves out of political power.

The reason that Christians are opposed to abortion is because it takes away your first fundamental right as humans (not only Christian humans, but ALL humans) the right to life. Once you take away your first right, all other rights fall as well. This IS why our society is in such ruin...not because of the current administration, but because of the initial court rulings on Roe vs Wade (and it more so began with the overturning of the 1873 Comstock Law saying that ALL forms of contraception are illegal then followed by Roe vs Wade in 1973)...it all began here and we can track it in history. To say that you are a pro-choice (pro-death) Catholic is contradictory because the basis of the faith is to protect life in all stages and to protect our fellow Catholics from this destruction...you cannot turn your back on this teaching.

The repubs had years to outlaw abortion. Instead they have and are continuing to milk this issue for all it's worth. Remember Santorum. Had the repubs outlawed abortion, they would have voted themselves out of political power.

Great speech by Archbishop Charles Chaput on a Catholic's political responsibilities. Very informative.

http://www.zenit.org/article-23964?l=english

Great article. I am happy to know see published what I have known for years, there are many of us Pro-Choice Catholics out there. We need to focus on the lives of the people who are born, not the unborn. We call our fallen troops "collateral damage". While many are opposed to the war, few are out actively protesting it. What about all the abused children who are killed every year? they are just a blurb on the news. We

We had a discussion last week with some members of a church. They will vote for McCain/Palin because they are anti-abortion. That's the only thing that counts in their eyes. If people think like that, they are closing their eyes for the real problems this country is facing:. How can they be anti-abortion but say "yes" to the killing of thousands of innocent people and soldiers in a war like Iraq? How can it be okay if millions of people over here suffer from the bad economy, from healthcare not availabe to them? How can they, as Chrisitians who supposingly follow the 10 commandments, support a McCain/Palin ticket with a campaign full of lies, hatress, dishonesty? I will never get people like this!!!

Christians and I use the term lightly are so concerned about the unborn but care little or have no compassion for the children who are living. Children are beaten, abandoned, hungry and no one stands up for them or says they have "RIGHTS". Love the living

I had an abortion. I do not regret it. The doctor at the clinic did not encourage me to make that decision. She made sure that was the choice that I wanted and said that if I chose not to, there were programs and people that she could get me in touch with that would help with the pregnancy. She told me that I had time and to make sure that this is what I wanted because there was no reversing it if I changed my mind tomorrow. I thought about it. I did it. Five years later, I still feel it was the correct decision. Fyi, this doctor was at Planned Parenthood and she made sure it was right for me by offering information for going either way and not pushing my decision.

And for anyone who says that a doctor would encourage an abortion because they make money off of it, abortion is one doctor visit, pregnancy is many plus a lifetime of visits for the child. Abortion does not make financial sense for a doctor.

I pray you are right jazzben. (Sorry, I had not seen your posts regarding the Freedom of Choice Act.) I am heartsick over this act because it will not only bring about a return of unrestricted partial birth abortions, but it may bring about a return of unrestricted partial birth abortions at public expense. I will not willingly pay taxes to kill babies. That is a violation of my religious liberties.

My very religious Catholic grandmother had 3 daughters...and then 3 abortions for what she admits were financial concerns and not wanting a big family. This was back in the late 1940s and were obviously illegal abortions. *** Little ol' "heathen" pro-lifer me...has 4 kids and 0 abortions...and now I am too old. *** Go figure.....

Abortion is a quantum leap away from other issues like environment, poverty, health care, etc. How can I have a "right" to health care, clean air, a living wage, if I don't have the more primary right to life itself?

Kmiec's argument that pro-lifers can work on the state level failr, because Obama has already promised that, if elected, he will sign into law, immediately, the Freedom of Choice Act. This will eliminate any state or local restrictions on abortion on demand, right up to the last days of pregnancy.

But I believe that in time a critical mass of American citizens will see this issue for what it really is, even apart from church teachings. It's a civil rights issue, pure and simple, and when enough of us see that the preborn are the violated minority of our own time, abortion will come to an end. How can the "right" to choose be more primary than the "right" to life?

So I have hope.

"Work on the state level for restrictions?" When Obama is elected President he will sign the Freedom of Choice Act as he has promised and all federal and state restrictions will be stricken down. From Section 6 of the text:" This Act applies to every Federal, State, and local statute, ordinance, regulation, administrative order, decision, policy, practice, or other action enacted, adopted, or implemented before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act."

There will be no working on state restrictions.

Dear emmel: Morality has always, and will always, be legislated. The only question is whose morality will prevail. Abortion is not a morality issue. It is an issue of legality. In ancient Rome, Patricide was legal. A father could legally kill his offspring (for any reason). Today, we are saying that killing an unborn child is legal. In either case, one man's morality is another man's murder. What does your conscience tell you about killing an unborn child? I think, deep down, you know it is wrong.