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THE SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE

1/20/2013

 
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 marks the 40th anniversary of the landmark U. S. Supreme court decision, Roe vs. Wade, in which abortion was legalized in America.  I have strong convictions about this matter.  For me, abortion is a national tragedy in America today - a terrible stain  on our beautiful national tapestry.  Every hour or every day of every week of every month of every year, 171 unborn babies are aborted in our country. 

That is over 4100 abortions per day, or over 1.4 million abortions per year.  Even conservative estimates are that 55 million babies have been aborted in America since Roe vs. Wade became law - 55 million children deprived of their lives without ever seeing the light of day!  May God forgive us for what we have done to our fellow human beings!

Because of these things, churches all over America celebrated the sanctity of human life this past Sunday.  We did so at our church as well, emphasizing a local crisis pregnancy ministry, Hope Resource Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, and their  tireless efforts on behalf of the unborn.  (Cf.:
http://www.hoperesourcecenterknoxville
.com/
.)

They work very hard to help ladies (and couples) with unplanned pregnancies to understand that there are viable alternatives to abortion.  One such option is that of adoption.  Patrick Kelly shares a wonderful story about the beauty of adoption.  He says that…  

A group of first graders were discussing a picture of a family.
One little boy in the picture had a different color hair than the other family members. One child suggested that he was adopted; and a little girl said, "I know all about adoptions because I was adopted." "What does it mean to be adopted?" asked another child. "It means," said the girl, "that you grew in your mommy's heart instead of her tummy."*

We concluded our emphasis on the sanctity of human life on Sunday evening by showing the movie titled October Baby.  I highly recommend this film.  It tells the story of a young lady who discovers that she had been adopted after she had narrowly survived an attempt to abort her life when she was in her mother's womb.  

It is a touching movie with a significant message, about not only the terrible consequences of sin, but also about the amazing power of grace and forgiveness.  (You can find out  more online  at: 
http://octoberbabymovie.net/.)

Lastly, some people, including even some claiming to be Evangelical Christians, may ask what all the hoopla is, and why the issue of abortion simply will not “go away” after forty long years.  Dr. Al Mohler, President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, gives five reasons why we must not give up the struggle as believers to undo the catastrophe of Roe Vs.  Wade. 

I hope you will take the time to read his article at: 
http://www.albertmohler.com/2013/01/18/forty-years-after-roe-human-dignity-hangs-in-the-balance/?utm_source=Alb
ert+Mohler&utm_campaign=8415d7ca6c-Albert_Mohler_Em
ail_January_18_2012&utm_medium=email
. 

Having done so, I also hope you will find some appropriate way to become involved in this spiritual battle, and to affirm the sanctity of human life on behalf of all people, including both the born and the unborn.  

*SOURCE: 
http://www.findthepower.com/PageOne/SiteStart
Children&God.htm
.

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