Originally posted by Pennsylvania Jim:
My, how complicated you make it sound.
Murder should be illegal.
How simple you make it sound Jim! Indeed, to you and me it is simple! It is absolutely wrong. Abortion is murder and murder is illegal. We know that! It should be that easy but it is not. It is complicated because civil law is not necessarily God's law.
Not everyone believes that life begins with conception and, therefore, those who don't - including many Christians, do not believe that abortion is murder. I believe it's clear from the word of God that life begins at conception but a lot of people are convinced it doesn't begin until the moment of birth.
We also live in a time of "me, me, me" - not that it hasn't really been that way since Adam's fall - and many have come to equate abortion with the rights of women. They view the child as a part of the woman's body and therefore solely her decision. I believe it's clear from the word of God that we don't even own our own bodies much less that of those God entrusts us to conceive, bear, and raise up. We belong to God. Life comes from God belongs to God.
Our government represents the will of the majority of our citizens. Until the majority are convinced and convicted that abortion is completely wrong it will likely be with us. The word of God even implies that the majority of people do not follow Him and so we are assured that making and keep laws that represent God's will always be a challenge. We have to work with unbelievers and liberal believers in the process of civil government. We have to appeal to human morality, compassion, and common sense even as we hold to the word of God. That's a downside of democracy because, despite being the best we've seen, it will never be as good as having our Lord as King.
Until the citizens demand that their representatives change the law it won't be changed. The power of change rest with the people and this is where to base problem lies. Mankind lives in sin and ignorance.
The point has been made that the President could end abortion by ignoring the Court order. That's not realistically possible right now given the way so many have come to accept that the Court can decide such matters. We - our whole society - takes everything to Court now for rulings. Frankly, I wouldn't mind trying that on this issue and several others but there are possible negative effects from that. Few would tolerate a President who thumbed the Court even if it were needed. It might well backfire to further solidify the position of liberals and unbelievers.
It would be better if the change came from the will of the people and, perhaps, we have a good chance of that happening. I think getting a Court that recognizes its limits of power would also be a good move and, perhaps, we also have a chance of that.
I do pray and hope that abortion can be ended once and for all in this nation.
Patrick
