LTHOUGH
ALARMING, the constitutional exemption granted in
the North Battleford sentencing of Robert Latimer, who
freely admits the mercy-killing [there is an
oxymoron!] of his daughter Tracy, is not completely out
of character for our judiciary. With yearly abortions
numbering in the thousands in Winnipeg alone, clearly our
political leaders and our legal system have not hesitated to
abandon those whom they are most obliged to protect: the weak and
the helpless.
This
has happened against the wishes of the people of Canada.
Every federally-elected political party has espoused a
pro-life stance; yet our country is devaluing human life at
an alarming rate. Politician after politician lacks the
courage and moral fibre to "vote his conscience", instead
copping out to the spineless and corrupt, "I am personally
pro-life, but the people I represent...."
Abortion
is an odious oppression of women that kills babies and
traumatizes mothers. Its legal availability as a method of
birth control leads to considerable pressure being put on
many vulnerable women to cooperate in the destruction of
their own babies. The untrustworthiness of those to whom we
delegate the duty to represent us with moral laws is
devastating to those victimized by their corruption.
For
the past week or so, our community has been praying and
fasting for a young woman -- I'll call her "J". We have
never met her, but when J found out she was pregnant, we
were asked to pray for her. Although she wanted to keep the
baby, her parents insisted J have an abortion and booked an
appointment with the Morgentaler Clinic to have the
procedure done within a few days. Against her judgement and
choice, J was pressured into terminating the life of her own
child. As you can imagine, J is going through a very
difficult time emotionally and psychologically as she
grapples with what she has done. Please pray for her.
LTHOUGH
ALARMING, the constitutional exemption granted in
the North Battleford sentencing of Robert Latimer, who
freely admits the mercy-killing [there is an
oxymoron!] of his daughter Tracy, is not completely out
of character for our judiciary. With yearly abortions
numbering in the thousands in Winnipeg alone, clearly our
political leaders and our legal system have not hesitated to
abandon those whom they are most obliged to protect: the weak and
the helpless.
This
has happened against the wishes of the people of Canada.
Every federally-elected political party has espoused a
pro-life stance; yet our country is devaluing human life at
an alarming rate. Politician after politician lacks the
courage and moral fibre to "vote his conscience", instead
copping out to the spineless and corrupt, "I am personally
pro-life, but the people I represent...."
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