I find it interesting (and the worst kind of political pandering) that some politicians claim that they are personally opposed to abortion, yet do not know enough to restore criminal penalties against the murder of unborn, or born, babies (we can thank Barack Obama for forcing us to add that killing babies who are born alive is wrong as well).
Here is an excellent article by Chuck Colson on this topic. I have a question to those who are agnostic on the question of, "When does life begin?" If you don't know when life begins, isn't it rather irresponsible to allow a handfull of money hungry abortion doctors to potentially murder hundreds of thousands of babies each year? If you don't know, why err on the side of death? In a death penalty trial, many of these abortion agnostics would not support the execution of a defendant if they didn't know if he was guilty or not. So why do they support the execution of whatever they think is in the womb of a pregnant mother?(hint...it's not a puppy)
Politicians, Theology and Abortion
by Chuck Colson
To the surprise of some political commentators and observers, abortion has emerged as an important issue in this year’s elections. Despite the talk about the “broadening” of moral concerns on the part of Christian voters, these voters still care about the sanctity of human life—just ask the Speaker of the House.
During a recent appearance on “Meet the Press,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was asked what she would tell Senator Obama (D-Ill.) if he asked her when life began. He already said that he does not know.
Pelosi identified herself as an “ardent, practicing Catholic” and said that she had “studied [the issue] for a long time.” The Speaker then said that “over the centuries, the doctors of the church have not been able to make that definition.” She added that “St. Augustine said at three months,” and concluded that “we don’t know.”
In any case, according to Pelosi, “it shouldn’t have an impact on the woman’s right to choose.”
The Speaker was scarcely done sharing the fruit of her “studies” when people in a position to know—Catholic bishops and theologians—set the record straight, quickly. The chairmen of the Catholic Bishops’ pro-life and doctrine committees issued a statement saying that the Speaker had “misrepresented the history and nature of the authentic teaching of the Catholic Church on abortion.”
Cardinal Rigali of Philadelphia and Bishop Lori of Bridgeport pointed out that since the first century, the Church has “affirmed the moral evil of every abortion.”
