This whole thing is making me feel sick to my stomach!!!!
Posted on 11/22/2002 6:44:17 AM PST by Former Fetus
"Choice" Words for Planned Parenthood's Christmas Cards by Kerry Daughtery
Boy were we wrong. Those of us who thought those chuffed up Christmas newsletters -- the ones that always seem to begin, "Well, it's been another perfect year for the Pimpernills. Palmer was named CEO of his company, Polly was elected president of her garden club (if you want something done, ask a busy person!), Palmer Jr. was accepted -- early decision -- to Princeton, and Parker is captain of his polo team" -- were the most tasteless things headed our way in the holiday mail.
Not even close.
A caller this week warned me that something far more vulgar may land in my mailbox. If any of my liberal chums are sending me Christmas greetings this year, that is.
"Planned Parenthood has come out with Christmas cards," she sputtered. "They say `Choice on Earth' instead of `Peace on Earth.' "
"Ridiculous," I replied. "Not Planned Parenthood. They're into condoms, not Christmas. Did you actually see these cards?" I asked dubiously.
"I heard it on the radio," my caller huffed, launching into a litany of what was wrong with them.
I sighed and headed to the Planned Parenthood Web site. Sure enough, nestled among the offerings for such delectables as Milk Chocolate Planned Parenthood Birth Control Pill Packets (75 cents each) and Planned Parenthood Chocolate Holiday Gift Bars ($3) were holiday cards with giant snowflakes.
And the slogan "Choice on Earth" (25 cards for $15). Which raises the question, what on earth are they thinking?
When these guys talk about "choice," they're talking about abortion.
So unless I'm missing something, my caller is right: Planned Parenthood is peddling abortion cards for Christmas.
Did they deliberately set out to offend all of Christiandom?
Did their marketing people made a conscious decision -- like PETA does from time to time -- to undertake an outrageous stunt to raise the ire of every commentator in the country, thus guaranteeing them barrels of newspaper ink?
If so, it worked.
I almost never even breathe the word "abortion." Let alone write it. Till today. But using the message of Christmas to promote this ghastly procedure crosses even the most blurred line of common decency.
For those a little hazy on where "Peace on Earth" comes from in the context of Christmas, it's the Bible. The Gospel according to Luke tells the moving story of shepherds near Bethlehem on that first Christmas, "keeping watch over their flocks by night." Suddenly angels appear saying, "Glory to God in the highest. Peace on earth to those on whom his favor rests."
It's one of those passages we read at Mass on Christmas Eve. And it always gives me goose bumps. Especially when I listen to it by candlelight with my family around me and the magic of Christmas and incense in the air.
So if anyone is keeping score, put me in the column of people profoundly offended by Planned Parenthood's perverse paraphrasing of Scripture.
That said, they have a perfect right to say what they choose. Just as the rest of us have the choice to be repulsed by their antics.
If it's smart, Planned Parenthood will go back to condoms, and leave the Christmas cards to the pros.
Like Hallmark. And the Pimpernills.
Be sure to replace the phrase on the front of the card with, "PIECES ON EARTH"
Exactly!
Its amazing how willing these people are to be satan's puppets!
Deception rules and reigns in their lives
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Planned Parenthood is into some sick cult stuff lately. Stuff that doesn't make sense.
Little Suzie at 12 can wait in the office for her abortion, confident that she doesn't need mommy or daddy's permission, but she better not breakout her crayons and do a poster for Planned Parenthood's "Roe at 30 Poster Contest" unless she's got parental permission.
These people ARE going to hell and I'm not particularly religous.
This whole thing is making me feel sick to my stomach!!!!
Exactly! Anyone who receives one of these cards shoud reseal the envelope, write "return to sender" on it, and drop it back in the mailbox.
PP just messed up real bad.
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