Here’s something I saw on a friend’s Facebook wall yesterday.
You can read the article here if you want to.
Or, if you’ve got a functioning brain, you can just read the headline…
…and consider the source.
I’ve hidden my friend’s identity because I’m so blasted tolerant, kind and loving…
…that I feel a burden to protect people from their own stupidity.
But I’m compelled to write a response.
Because the post was written by someone who identifies as Christian.
It terrifies me that there are other Christians who agree with these sentiments.
So I responded:
No. I don’t think you can be “all about the truth” and “all about deceit” at the same time. And there are none more blind than those who refuse to see.
What is it going to take to get you to admit that abortion is a bad idea?
If video confessions of Planned Parenthood officials aren’t enough to convince you of corruption…
…what’s it going to take?
What if dentists start shooting babies for sport?
…would that do it?
I thought the conversation was over but it wasn’t.
This morning I had this reply:
So rather than respond…
…on a Facebook wall where only a few people will see it…
…and the death advocates will respond with impunity…
…I’m responding here.
What are you missing?
[name withheld], In a pluralistic society, core values are virtually meaningless. Chopping up children in the womb isn’t problematic as long as it’s not illegal. Making it illegal is immoral because it ‘takes away the right of a woman to choose’. The issue is certainly ‘complex’ but not because there is a question about whether abortion is right or wrong.
What are you missing?
The proponents of abortion portray Planned Parenthood as victims of a witch hunt. The atrocity of abortion is shoved aside by the outraged cry, “The video was edited!”. Any honest person knows that you can’t ‘edit’ people to appear in a video. If the video was a complete deception, do you not think the Planned Parenthood officials would be filing suit? Wouldn’t they be suing the video producers?
What are you missing?
Your initial post proclaimed that the ‘good news’ from this ‘fiasco’ is that a couple of GOP candidates are proven unworthy of election. A sort of ‘clamoring to fortify a position’. A gleeful assertion that political candidates with whom you (apparently) disagree are no longer viable candidates because they’re overly eager to uphold the law. That’s what you see as the ‘good news’ in all of this.
What are you missing?
You are put off by the ‘demonization’ of abortion suppliers. If those who enter a mother’s womb in order to slice children to pieces cannot be demonized, then who can be? Wait! You’ve already given your answer. The true villains are Ted Cruz and Rand Paul. They’re knee-jerk reaction was an attempt to exploit this opportunity to stop public funding of murder. They’re both monsters!
What are you missing?
I’m not sure.
Whatever it is that causes the majority of people to recoil at the idea of abortion. Whatever makes most humans call for the slaughter of children to end. Whatever brought tears to the eyes of many as they viewed the abhorrent videos.
A conscience?
A shred of humanity?
A soul?
Whatever it is…
…That’s what you’re missing.
11 Responses
Don’t you just love the fact you have to explain to a “christian” how wrong it is to slice up the unborn?
I’m against cutting up babies and selling their organs for profit, but i was told these were only blobs of tissue and they are not human until they are fully outside the host body. These politicians are so intolerant. Im glad all of the Christians are being warned about them before they take up somme other crazy cause…like standing against euthanasia, beheadings or nuclear holocaust.
Well written, John. As a proud Dad of two adopted kids, I am obviously against abortion. Another “problem” is a answer to prayer. I do think we have lost some moral standing in this country as we tend to be just pro-birth and not pro-life. We elect folks who are supposedly pro-life, yet cut funding for pre and post natal care, fight birth control and cut funding for education, feeding and caring for kids who find themselves in situations they are living in but had no say. Find me an pro-LIFE, pro birth and Jesus believing candidate, the ones who believe in blessed are the peacemakers, do unto others, feed my sheep and those pesky red-letter quotes in my Bible and my bumper awaits their sticker. We can change the world, providing we show others that we are truly can show Jesus in our actions. The world now knows what we are against. Fewer people are hearing about what we are for.
Thank you for this. Well said and with the requisite level of emotion.
Well said my friend…I love the phrase “in a pluralistic society” basically means nobody’s wrong everyone is right…sheesh!
Every culture must have a moral code by which to live, even in primitive cultures there were standards by which all people lived…unfortunately we have lost all measure of reason in our country…Christ followers are now truly strangers in a strange land…at least we know where we stand!
I’m not convinced you understand that definition of friendship. You do mean just as well as you do funny. But your “mean” isn’t as thoughtful or as accurate.
Chris,
I used to think he was pretty “mean,” too…
…when I was 14, and he was giving me Dad Speeches I needed to hear, but I kept interrupting with excuses and general, teenage hard-headedness.
Eventually, I realized there’s a time to be “mean,” which also looks a lot like LOVE, after the recipient lets go of pride and repents of the wrong-doing.
I need “mean” sometimes. That goes double if I start making excuses for chopping up babies…
Sheep and goats.
So, this was a former friend, huh? I applaud you for your answer. It’s harsh; but it needed to be. I too was aghast that anyone would cry foul over a possible edit in these horrific videos. Babies die; that’s the end. No more is needed for abortion to be labelled as wrong. (Dare I say ‘sin’?) But to sell body parts? And laugh about it? Callous. Oh, and dead wrong.
We’ll see if the relationship stays amicable. There’s no particular reason to end the friendship. A friend will hold me accountable for the stuff I say. If I’m out of line, a friend will tell me where I’ve erred. If I get unfriended, or blocked…I’m not dealing with a true friend anyway.
Well said.