Posted by
Sanity 102 on Saturday, March 03, 2007 5:00:40 PM
I have suspected for a long time that "discussion" with the extremes on both sides is an excercise in frustration.
They KNOW why after 9/11 we had to go to war.
They KNOW that kicking out 10% of America's work force is not economically feasible.
They KNOW that Reagan didn't accomplish any more than Bush has.
They KNOW that Clinton and Carter is an embarrassment on the international scene.
And yes, they even KNOW that unborn babies are just as human as babies who are "wanted".
But somebody hands them a clever line that ignites their passions and they jump on it like a born again Christian at a Revival meeting.
Even after they've come back to reality and the hype has worn off; they cling to their cause because it made them feel good.
In the case of abortion, the promise behind the hype wasn't made to women...it was made to men. Abortion was the magic ticket to having sex without consequences. It began with removing the stigma of unwed pregnancies...and then they did away with the pregnancy period.
In both cases, it is the woman who pays. The former: the man shares the consequences in parents who demand that he does the "right thing" and 18 years of child support. In the latter...a one time payment for the abortion (maybe) and a trip to the clinic (again maybe) and that's it...
Thus when someone came up with the clever and catchy line "It's a woman's CHOICE" or the really constitutionally cool idea of it being a "woman's right"...supportive men lined up to fight for a "woman's choice and right" to let them off the hook.
But truth is a funny thing...unlike honesty which can measure a person's morals or logic which is an indication of intelligence...truth is that one concept that won't go away. It keeps knocking on your shoulder, tapping on your head, and occasionally making your stomach hurt.
Sometimes it keeps you from sleeping or bothers you in the wee hours of the morning. And once in a while, truth will take away pleasure in a moment of joy.
Perhaps it is because truth is the most tangible thing humans possess from their maker...
I don't think we have to wait for history put the abortion saga into the other catagories of humanity's atrocities.
Everytime a baby beats the odds...everytime Science reveals more of God's secrets...everytime a child laughs...truth crosses another "t" and dots another "i"...and someone stops to read the fine print.