Observation on Abortion & the Current Climate
by Bill Blair on 09/10/08 at 11:33 am
I had a thought earlier today about the last two debates I have watched (VP & presidential) and I don’t think there was a single question in either of them about abortion yet both debates included questions about global warming? Now, I could be wrong about that and just missed it, but I don’t recall hearing anything about abortion, but I am quite clear that both did have questions regarding global warming.
Does this strike anyone else as odd?
Why is it that global warming seems to be the key moral question of the day and the abortion has remained silent? I wonder what the underlying heart issue is with this. Perhaps it is because global warming, if it exists, just might hamper MY life and an abortion does not affect ME at all (unless I am the unborn that it is).
I am not sure about global warming, but I don’t think there is any doubt that the economic issues push abortion out of people’s minds very quickly. Why worry about abortions when it costs ME so much to fill up my car that I can’t drive anywhere I want. Why worry about abortions when MY house is dropping in value, and the banks can’t loan ME more money so I can have a bigger and nicer house that I really NEED.
It is clear that we were all created as worshipers, but we often have a worship disorder in that we tend to worship things and not God. It is also clear that such idols are revealed when we are faced with difficulties, and I think many are being revealed in this current economic crisis.
The Apostle Paul wrote, “the whole law is fulfilled in one word: ‘You love your neighbor as yourself’” (Gal 5:14). I’ll leave it to you to consider why he chose not to sum it up with loving God above all else, but I would like to add one thought. In these shaky economic times, let us take our focus off or our gas tanks, mortgages, and off ourselves and fulfill this law by loving our neighbors. And as we love our neighbors, let us not forget about our little neighbors in the womb.
Just some thoughts for you to think about today.
Mitch Fielder
Oct 11th, 2008
Abortion has not be an issue at all in this election. In fact, a lot of important issues have been put on the back burner do to the current state of the economy.
Abortion really matters when there is a possibilty of a Supreme Court Justice leaving their job. I believe abortion is an important issue, however it is a very polarizing issue. McCain has been staying away from polarizing issues and is all of a sudden playing Mister Nice Guy.
The politicians along with the media are controlling the discussion this election cycle. There are people supporting both candidates just because of the party name. I do not believe that a lot of people are really asking question like, “How can we do that?” “Who Are You?”"What Do You Stand For?”