Posted on 01/24/2005 6:50:06 PM PST by Jeff Head
I am sorry but none of these remarks have anything to do with Roe v Wade. I am curious what his opinion is on Roe v Wade.
He is opposed to govt spending money on abortion? That's strange because the federal govt continues to pay for abortions for poor women. The PBA ban was nothing but a mere gotcha act for politicians. Most in Congress knew it wouldn't amount to anything since the courts will block the enforcement of it. It was a way for Republicans to play holier than thou.
I actually am against that stupid bill because it does nothing to stop any abortion. Women who would otherwise wait to make up their mind later will simply abort early. I don't think its effect will be anything more than marginal. It simply outlaws a medical procedure. It doesn't ban late-term abortions, as Rick Santorum has pointed out. This was simply political chicanery.
I know who the Conservatives are, but I wouldn't call O'Connor a moderate. Not after some of her more recent votes and her totally assinine statements about the Federal Courts considering the legal practises of other nations.
In my book, only Scalia, Thomas and Rehnquist are on our side.
But I hope and pray it transpires as you stated.
Bump. We will NEVER forget.
We've had plenty of Lincolns and Lincoln wannabees.
What we need is another Washington, but I'd settle for a Reagan or two.
BTTT
Indeed. Never Forget. Kudos for the article, Jeff!
I saw a color ultrasound today, taken for someone I know, of his own child's. It was unforgettable. If we showed them to everyone, the demand would just go away.
Reagan BUMP
I challenge any one to find a modern US President who was confident enough of his own position in the world and politics to write such a polemic.
Michael Reagan, in the foreword to Mary Beth Brown’s book, ‘Hand of Providence: The Strong and Quiet Faith of Ronald Reagan,’ writes:
It is an inspiring story of how a seed of faith is planted in the life of a young man by a diligent and caring mother, how that faith blossomed and changed his life, and how, through him, that faith changed America and the entire world.
I teach the adult Sunday school class at our church on a rotating basis, so it works out that I teach the class (generally between forty and fifty adults) about every four to six weeks. The topic of one of my lessons maybe two years ago was 'Abortion: What is the Christian's Duty?'. For the first time since I have been a teacher, I decided not to center the lesson around interpretation and application of scripture. Instead, what I did for that particular class was simply read Reagan’s ‘Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation’ (I had purchased a hardcover copy from the Human Life Foundation back in the late 80s) to the class, and then open the class for discussion.
For the first time, I walked into class with no intention of opening the Bible. Ronald Reagan’s life is much more spiritually and scripturally inspired than is the life of anyone I, personally, have ever studied. So I felt that, in reading his words on such a controversial subject, we would be hearing and studying scripture through those words. (Shortly after the assassination attempt, Reagan confided in Terence Cardinal Cooke, ‘I have decided that whatever time I have left is for Him … whatever happens now I owe my life to God and will try to serve Him in every way I can.’ I believe Reagan’s life reflected that promise, long before he voiced it.)
That particular Sunday school class was probably the most insightful, participatory, enlightening, heart-rending class I have ever taught. Even people who generally remain quiet during the class opened up and took part in deep, spirited, personal discussion. And what served as the spark that animated even normally quiet, ‘passive’ members of that class to eagerly take part in the discussion was Reagan’s forthright, heartfelt, conscience-driven words. His simple, yet inspiring, prose struck an eternally ‘human’ chord in every person there.
In writing ‘Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation’, Reagan was blazing a new, and characteristically courageous, path. Even Time Magazine observed that ‘an essay by a recently sitting President is rare.’ And an essay by a recently sitting President (this essay was published toward the end of Reagan’s first term), written on such a controversial moral issue, is unheard of. But Reagan’s conscience led him to write it, as the foreword to the book says,’to respond to the dictates of his conscience and speak to the conscience of the nation.’
Thank you for posting it here, in its entirety!
The bound copy of Reagan's essay is appended by two very powerful essays: 'The Slide to Auschwitz', by C. Everett Koop, and 'The Humane Holocaust', by Malcolm Muggeridge. Muggeridge comments on Reagan [brackets are mine]:
On such vital moral issues as abortion, politicians tend to sit on the fence, hoping to pick up a few votes from both sides [witness Hillary Clinton’s recent abhorrent, self-serving, politically-motivated swing toward the pro-life cause]. Your President Reagan is the only example I’ve come across in half a century of knockabout journalism of a political leader ready to stand up without any reservations for the sanctity of life rather than for what passes for being the quality of life. All honour to him!
A brief, pertinent quote from Marvin Olasky in yesterday’s Federalist Patriot:
We have a license to kill unborn children (and young born ones) because they lack ‘higher mental capacities’ according to Princeton bioethicist Peter Singer. Hmmm ... Maybe T-ball players are useless because they lack higher baseball capacities. Maybe acorns are worthless because we can’t make oak furniture from them.
~ joanie
If we do all we can, even if we do not attain it in this world, we shall surely see it and dwell in it in the next.
bttt
My gosh - could you have done any better on Bush's watch?! During his First year - there was a horrific invasion to our country, the large business company scandals and downfalls, repercussions from the 9/11 attack on the economy, and massive lay-offs.
The next years, he had two wars - opposition daily from the liberal medias bad mouthing him - and not to mention the daily gloom and doom of the Demo(n)s - opposition to his nominees - false accusations, on and on!
And you think he has not had enough to do - I believe he is working to bring justice to the down and out people including the unborn - but he will need our prayers to be able to carry out the things that need urgent attention -
And definitely our (Loud!)input to help him to see that the abortion (murder of the unborn) - Is an Urgent matter.
So, how much you want to wager on this?
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