Based on my experience, we have a loooooong way to go.
Roughly eight or nine years ago I was having a discussion with a “republican” woman who converted from being Catholic to becoming Jewish (for marriage). During the course of the conversation her premise about abortion was “it takes care of the undesirables” (literally her words). I know my chin hit the table at her statement and I was speechless as she was now following the Jewish faith and could not put two and two together and figure out her own words we’re used many times in the past by Hitler and his cronies (and no, I never brought that piece up, didn’t want to invoke Godwin’s law in real life).
How do you break that kind of mindset? I tried over the years through different angles (economic, future generations replacing ours, government intrusion and collusion, personal responsibility) but nothing ever worked. To her, it was taking care of riff-raff and was a viable form of birth control. She still votes Republican to this day.
If one can easily walk away from the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for marriage I would assume that she doesn’t really follow the God of the bible. Her vile words and thoughts prove this true, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.” (Prov 1:7)
Whenever I am frustrated at the irrational and wicked beliefs of the proponents of infanticide, sodomy, sexualization of children, etc. I think of this verse. It is not only wisdom & discernment that comes with the fear of the Lord, but actual knowledge from instruction. It is the only way I can explain the irrational arguments and approval of wickedness in this country.
Funny thing about who is considered undesirable. I would immediately reminded her that antisemitism and anti-Christianity is on the rise. The enemies of Israel are invading and being incorporated.