The Abortion Crossroads

Looking at the presidential candidates, the issues and where they stand has given me a headache. I'm excited about this election because it is a historical one (whether Obama wins or not), I'm more anxious about what our new President will do in the next 4 years. People tend to forget (every 4 years) the political promises that are made during election time, only for the new President to realize (unbeknown st to him/her of course) the pre-existing red tape, ethnic upheaval or strained relations surrounding that particular promise.

For example, McCain promises to put a US Embassy in Jerusalem KNOWING Bush promised the same thing in 2000. After Bush got into office he realized the complexity of the promised made and instead of appearing to renege on a promise, he simply chose to sign waivers every six months that stated he would "begin the process". And so, Bush has been "beginning the process" of placing a US Embassy in Jerusalem for the past 8 years. If every campaign promise turns into waivers, we are doomed!

It appears the significant issue for Christians concerning Obama, is his support of women having the right to decided if they want an abortion or not. NEWS FLASH: It doesn't matter if Roe v. Wade is in place or not, women will still make that decision. It's either going to be made in a legitimate clinic or a back alley operation. What? Did I, a Christian just say that? Yes...I did. Allow me to clarify. Do I think abortion is murder? I feel like anything with a heart beat, is alive...so yes, it's murder. Can a government stop it? They try.

Call it the sin of "mankind" if you'd like. Murder has been in existence since the beginning of "man" and infanticide has been a part of various cultures since antiquity. (It doesn't make it right, I'm just stating a fact.) So, who are "we", to permit or condone the murder of innocents? As a Christian, I can talk to a woman who wants to abort and say, "Jesus loves you.", "God has a plan for that child.", "There are people all over the US that can't have children...", "You can always place it for adoption.", "You're going to hell if you murder that baby.", etc. It is still ultimately the woman's "choice". If Roe v. Wade were overturned, woman would still find a way to do what they feel is necessary for themselves.

I was watching an episode of "The Naked Archaeologist" (one of my all time favorite documentaries) titled, "Sex, Babes and Bathhouses" (or something like that) and an archaeological dig had just discovered a sewer with 100 infant skeletons in it. All of the infants had died immediately after birth. Upon further investigation, guess what was found beside the sewer? A brothel or Roman bath. Obvious as to what the prostitutes were doing with the infants they became impregnated with. During this Pagan era, it was very acceptable to discard infants. Even ancient Jews found it acceptable to discard infants. It wasn't until Christianity (thank you Jesus...and Constantine) that infants were seen as valuable and to "discard" them was seen as murder.

I'm not writing to sway anyone to the left or to the right. I just want people to know the history behind the controversy. Abortion (as we know it to be called today) is ancient and I would venture to say, unfortunately, it will be practiced with or without any governing body's consent.