As a Christian, the most important issue for me has always been abortion. I just have absolutely NO respect for those who believe it's the "right" of a women to kill her baby, all in the name of choice.
What peeves me even more so is the fact that Christians and Catholics think that abortion is acceptable. The list goes on- Ted Kennedy, Joe Biden, Tom Ridge, Rudy Giuliani, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Nancy Pelosi, Arnold, Obama, Hillary, etc. For those who are catholics, do they not heed to what the pope or their clergy say? Does it not matter? Many of them state their beliefs in the name of the Bible or their faith (poverty, environment), but when it comes to abortion, most of them say it's not their right to decide even if they personally disagree with this barbaric act. What backbone these leaders have. So pathetic, they don't deserve the high office they serve in.
Barack Obama is trying desperately to appeal to social conservatives to try to peel some of them away from McCain, by citing scriptures. Well, does he only insight the scripture that benefits his agenda? Does he not read Psalm 139 13-16? It reads, "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful. I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body, All the days ordained for me were written in your book before on of them came to be." Or Jeremiah 1:5- "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born, I set you apart." How clear can this be? Apparently not clear enough that has the full backing and support of NARAL and Planned Parenthood.
I'd at least say, ok, your opinion is different if Obama wouldn't equivicate like he did at Saddleback when asked about abortion. The fact is, he has a 100% rating from NARAL and Planned Parenthood. A 0% rating from The National Right to Life Organization. He supports the partial birth abortion act, opposed the Born Alive Infant Protection Act, etc. And his response to Rick Warren's question about when does babies have human rights, “Well, uh, you know, I think that whether you’re looking at it from a theological perspective or, uh, a scientific perspective, uh, answering that question with specificity, uh, you know, is, is, uh, above my pay grade.”
Maybe the position of being president is above his pay grade as well??
Politico.com reported yesterday that 75 percent of Americans believe that John McCain can “handle the job of commander in chief.” Only 50 percent feel the same about Obama. A whopping 42 percent told pollsters they believe Obama is simply not up to the task.
Here's a great article on Democrats problem with Abortion, no less by Newsweek.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/155564/output/print
