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To: NoKoolAidforMe
"We are a quickly dying civilization."

Instinctively, I'm inclined to agree with you, but I'm also reminded of a passage from CS Lewis's Screwtape Letters. At one point, Wormwood is, 'delirious wth joy,' because war has broken out on earth. Screwtape replies to Wormwood, '...I must warn you not to hope for too much from a war,' suggesting that the direst of times can turn people to God, and the starkest horrors can evoke tremendous acts of valor, compassion and self-sacrifice.

So yes, while this story speaks of great horrors, it also tells the story of the Live Action investigator, "who was 23 weeks pregnant – with a potentially viable baby," who marched right into this slaughterhouse in order to expose it. That is the kind of courage that saves nations and civilizations, so while we may be despondent about what she exposed, we should nevertheless take heart that she dared to expose it. Her contribution may be small in the big picture, but it may also be the first step in a journey of 1,000 miles.

Moreover, a woman with this kind of courage and conviction will be the mother of a lion.

15 posted on 04/28/2013 6:49:15 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: Joe 6-pack

Well said, Joe !


17 posted on 04/28/2013 6:54:19 AM PDT by tomkat
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To: Joe 6-pack

Beautifully expressed and true, my love.


28 posted on 04/28/2013 1:11:17 PM PDT by floralamiss ("For the sake of His sorrowful passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.")
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