[Apologetics] Jonathan Falwell: Voting for Life

[Art Kelly]

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FALWELL CONFIDENTIAL

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From: Jonathan Falwell

Date:  October 10, 2008

 

Voting for Life



I believe that when Christians step into the voting booth they should
know exactly how the candidates stand on the issues, particularly on
life issues.  The foundational question that conservative Christians
must continue to ask is: How does a candidate stand on abortion?

 

In America, the issue of life has been at the forefront of governmental
concern since the drafting of the Declaration of Independence in 1776:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created
equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable
Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of
Happiness."

 

From this great document we see that government bears a responsibility
to protect life.

 

With this in mind, I believe a candidate who does not seek to protect
the most innocent and vulnerable forms of life does not fit the bill of
the type of person we, as Christians, desire for public office.  (It's
pretty easy for politicians to favor "choice" when the ones most
affected by their policies can never become a voting bloc.)

 

A few weeks ago, my friend Rick Warren hosted a civil forum with
Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain at the Saddleback
Community Church in Lake Forest, Calif.  (I would suggest that
readers-especially those who are undecided voters-visit this website
<http://links.mkt1031.com/servlet/MailView?ms=MTc2MjgxS0&r=NjM0ODU2MjkwS
0&j=NjMxMTQxNgS2&mt=1&rt=0>  to watch the answers of both men regarding
important questions on life/abortion and several other topics.)

 

I'm sure many people wonder why Christians place such an emphasis on
life.  The answer is largely contained in God's Word.  In this column, I
have previously referred to biblical passages (including Psalm 139:13-16
and Jeremiah 1:5) that show God seeing the unborn child as a valuable
human life to whom He ministers.  Notice also in Job 3:16 that the
writer speaks of "infants who never saw light," referencing unborn
babies.  The writer does not call these babies fetuses or unborn
entities within the womb.  They are described as "infants."

 

There are many other reasons we oppose abortion.  For one, some studies
indicate that women undergoing abortion experience emotional trauma
following the procedure.

 

And it appears that Americans are starting to realize that abortion
bears consequences.

 

An Elliot Institute-commissioned poll last February reveals that
"approximately 85 percent of American adults believe negative emotional
problems after an abortion are common to very common.  Over 60% of those
identifying themselves as very pro-choice also believe post-abortion
emotional problems are common to very common."  The poll also found
this: "Only 15 percent of those polled believed that abortion generally
makes women's lives better.  Over half believe it generally makes
women's lives worse."

 

In addition to women experiencing long-lasting emotional scars from
abortion, studies have shown a direct link between abortion and breast
cancer.  (See this site: http://www.abortionbreastcancer.com
<http://www.abortionbreastcancer.com/> )

 

It is apparent that abortion is not only permanently bad for its unborn
victims; it is bad for women.

 

Nevertheless, lurking in the U.S. Congress is a bill known as the
"Freedom of Choice Act" (FOCA, S. 1173) which reads: "To protect,
consistent with Roe v. Wade, a woman's freedom to choose to bear a child
or terminate a pregnancy, and for other purposes."  The National
Organization for Women says the bill would "sweep away hundreds of
anti-abortion laws [and] policies."  (To read the bill, click here
<http://thomas.loc.gov/beta/billView.jsp?&k2dockey=/prd/k2/bills/xml/110
/s1173.is.xml at billmerge&numHits=1&currDoc=1&currentPage=1&110%3Cin%3Econ
gress%29&congress=110> )

 

Douglas Johnson, legislative director for the National Right to Life
Committee, in an article titled "Unholy Messaging," recently wrote, "I
am aware of only one congressional sponsor of the 'Freedom of Choice
Act' who has said anything publicly, in the past year or so, to indicate
that he would like to see the bill enacted soon.  That sponsor is the
Democratic nominee for president of the United States, Sen. Barack
Obama."

 

Mr. Johnson noted that Sen. Obama, in a speech to the Planned Parenthood
Action Fund on July 17, 2007, stated, "The first thing I'd do as
president is sign the Freedom of Choice Act.  That's the first thing
that I'd do."

 

That's certainly the senator's prerogative.  But it is apparent that
such an agenda is out of line with the pro-life perspective of
conservative Christians.

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