Did you know that in the year 2011 alone there were nearly 334,000 abortions???? How sickening is that? And what is even worse is that many of these were paid for using tax dollars. Now these are just some facts... I'm not going to go and get all political on you, but that is a bit of a disturbing number. I will admit that back in the day I did not really have much of an opinion about abortion..but it seems the older I get, my eyes are opened a little wider.
Did you also know that the person who was supposed to pray at the inaugration "stepped down" because he was being ridiculed for a sermon he made over ten years ago, in which he quoted the Bible on the issue of homosexuality? Obama's administration was even quoted saying that they wanted someone to speak who upheld the beliefs of their office. Strange, I don't recall our country being founded and run on the beliefs of the Obama administration. Don't believe me? Read for yourself:
http://blog.speakupmovement.org/church/churches-and-politics/blacklisting-biblical-truth-pastor-louie-giglios-ouster-from-inauguration/
It is pretty sad if you step back and take a look at the way our country has turned. It almost seems as if the religion many of us were raised on is a thing of the past. It especially seems as if the leaders in our country are doing their hardest to suppress it. Just sayin......
And all of this gun control stuff? Do civilians NEED assault weapons? Probably not. But when was the last time a law abiding citizen went bananas and killed innocent people? Maybe instead of focusing on guns we could specifically raise awareness for the needs of those with mental illness. Instead of pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars to change gun laws we could put that money towards the needs of the mentally ill who could if not, potentially pose a threat to themselves or others, or the ones who already do. These of course are just my opinions, which I am entitled to... that is, until the government takes away that right too....
I just have to remember that first and foremost before I am a citizen of this country I am a citizen of the Kingdom of Heaven.
On a side note: God loves everyone, and He is love.
Actually, depending on what number you are quoting, the number of abortions is actually much higher or much lower than that. There is no reliable data for 2011, but in 2007 there were actually approximately 1.2 million abortions reported in the US and 33,000 reported in NC. This is according to the Census Bureau information which can be found here: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s0103.pdf
ReplyDeleteThere is also a Surveillance Summary published by the Center for Disease Control which reports both numbers lower for 2008, but admits to limitations in data collection and reporting. That article can be found here: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss6015a1.htm?s_cid=ss6015a1_w
I've done some basic research and I believe the number you're quoting is actually the number of abortions reported as having been done by Planned Parenthood. Their full 2010-2011 Annual Report in which they account for all of the services they provide (i.e. 4.5 million STI testing/treatments, 3.5 million contraception visits, 1.3 million cancer screenings/preventions, etc) can be found here: http://issuu.com/actionfund/docs/ppfa_ar_2012_121812_vf/5
I never, as I hope you know, hesitate to listen to anyone's opinion on a matter. I think that everyone sees the world as it is filtered through their own education, experiences, beliefs, and life. Just want you to have the numbers right to support whatever "side" you take.
Also, on the issue of Giglio, I like this article:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.christianpost.com/news/so-about-this-louie-giglio-88753/
It's a long article, which I highly recommend you read, but I particularly appreciate the honesty and truth in this paragraph:
"That's not love, peace, acceptance, and unicorns of something that is antithetical to scripture, but prescriptive of scripture. If the Christian culture is pointing out the homosexual lifestyle while avoiding the subject of co-habitation, premarital sex, infidelity, pornography, or sexual immorality of any sort as anything other than equivalent then the Christian culture is wrong. In some ways we in the Christian community have set the homosexual issue out to the side as a "worse issue" than those of other issues of sexual immorality or other moral concerns within the church. Politically, we have often spent more time attempting to protect a document written by men than introducing those around us to Christ's grace."
That makes me want to give a standing ovation. Bravo to this author!