Why Christians?

What makes fighting abortion our responsibility?  We're not supposed to be in the world, right?

Wrong.

Yes, you read correctly.  And you might be going, "Whaaa??"

Me too, for a while.  Christ tells us to be in the world, but not of it.

So now you get it.

Some examples to back up my point.  Think of almost any godly character in the Bible: Moses. Abraham. Lot. Joseph. Jacob. Isaac. Daniel (big one here!).

What We Know: President Obama

The "What We Know" series attempts to explain each of the 2012 Presidential Candidates' views on abortion. We'll start with the incumbent, President Barack Obama.

The Simple Answer: A quote from the President, found here: "There is a moral implication to these issues [the issues of abortion], but that the women involved are in the best position to make that determination."

Behind The Answer: Three long list articles on Obama's view can be found here, here, and here. Some key points from those articles: In 2005, 2006, and 2007, Obama received NARAL(A major pro-choice group) 's highest rating, a 100%, in terms of pro-choice voting. In March 2009, President Obama restarted government funding for embryo stem cell research and ended government funding for adult stem cell research. President Obama is very pro-choice, and hesupports abortion whole-heartedly.

Thank you!

To start out, thank you to all of you who took the time to contact your senators yesterday!  Because of those phone calls/emails/letters, our senators know that teenagers do care about the unborn!

For those of you who didn't contact your senators yesterday, you still can!  I understand that that was the last day of school for some of you, so it would have been hard to fit that in.  Please consider still sending an email at the very least by clicking here.  We are working on the vote count for all of the US senators regarding the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act to put up shortly on the nation page.  When we're done, we'll write a post about it.  We will soon have another day to contact your senators (I need to come up with a better name for that!) regarding either the same bill, a different one about abortion, or both!  So stay tuned!

Thank you again to all of you who are protecting the unborn!

In CHRIST,

Aubry

Overpopulation: Yes, it's a myth

As I was going through my daily newsletters this morning, I came across an article about world overpopulation.  I'm kind of tired of the topic myself.  I'm doing Geography for an elective this year and they won't stop talking about it.  According to them, there is way too many people.  Another thing that really get's me is the phrase, "Save the Earth, abort a child."  But this article that I read completely did away with all that.  Overpopulation is a myth.  Here's the beginning of the post: 

Proclamations of overpopulation have circulated for decades. Are they true? First off, what is meant by the word “overpopulation”? It has nothing to do with the amount of people but rather to the resources and the capacity of the environment to sustain human activities.
To be overpopulated, a nation must have insufficient food, resources and living space.
With the world population  at around 6.8 billion last year, food and living space are hardly a concern. In 1990, it was estimated that the world could feed up to 35 billion people. Most sources estimate that the global population will level out at around 9.2 billion in 2050, and then start to decline....(to read the rest of the post, click here)

In our culture, it has become the fad for women to either have less children or have no children at all.  They can get married and enjoy a married life, but with medical help have no children (she might abort her child if she becomes pregnant, or get sterilized before).  And don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that a woman's purpose in life should be only to have kids and keep the house clean.  My plan in life doesn't involve kids right away (but you never know what God will bring you, so I'll trust Him with whatever comes to me).  I plan on going to college, pursuing music and possibly politics, starting a career, and if Mr. Right comes along, getting married.  But I am saying that if God does decide to bless a woman with pregnancy, that woman should not abort her child, even if her child is an "accident".  I was an "accident".  I wasn't "planned".  But I was planned by God, and that's pretty much all that matters.  Up to 12 million girls were aborted in the last 30 years in India by parents rich enough to get an abortion.  They just didn't want a girl, mostly because they might have already had one, they only wanted two kids, and they wanted a boy.  To read an article about this, click here. 

Anyways, all that to say, I just thought that it was interesting that pro-choicers, who use overpopulation as an excuse for abortion, now can use this excuse no more.  Thanks for reading my thoughts.

In Christ,

Aubry

Planned Parenthood: A hungry giant worth fighting against

Anyone read about what's going on in D.C. lately?  Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider, is being funded by the government with our tax dollars.  Please watch this video to understand more about what Planned Parenthood is really doing.

As our country is falling further and further into debt, the government is trying to find ways to cut what is being spent.  There are things that are being funded by the government that might surprise the average person (i.e. theme parks, yes, theme parks).  Abortion should be one of those surprises.  A recent House bill, H.R. 3 (the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act), was voted on by Representatives.  H.R. 3 proposed cutting funding of Planned Parenthood clinics, completely.  The House voted in support of H.R. 3, 241-185.  This was good because it meant Representatives were actually doing their job and representing the people.  However, the Senate voted against it 58-42, so the bill was not passed!  This ultimately means that Senators are not representing the people. 

Here's where we come in:  As young people, we can catch probably the most attention by contacting our legislators.  So, I'm encouraging you to contact your senator about this issue!  And we'll make it easy for you too.  On Friday, June 17, we will all make phone calls, write letters, or email both our senators for our state.  We will all do it at the same time so as to attract the most attention possible.  It is so important that we make a name for ourselves, and what better time than to start right now?  A time when Planned Parenthood is vulnerable!  I will put all street addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers of all 100 senators on the Nation page of this blog.  You'll just have to find your state, and contact both your senators.  Things to include in your letter/phone call would be:

• Your Name and Age
• Where you live (town)
• "Please vote to defund Planned Parenthood"
• Why is abortion wrong? (This is something really good for you to come up with by yourself.  Everyone should have their own convictions and personal reasons.  If you need help with this, email us at wecantignore@gmail.com for more information about the evils of abortion.)

It does not have to be long.  Even a few sentences would be fine!  In fact, short is many times better!  But right now is one of the most important times to get started!  If you will plan on writing a letter, sending an email, or making a phone call, please email us at wecantignore@gmail.com so that we can keep track of how many people do this! 

Remember, June 17, we will all contact our senators!  Please, please, please consider doing this!  This could mean saving millions of lives this year if Planned Parenthood gets no money from the government.  And spread the word!  Let your friends know about this!  Feel free to email them the link to this post!  The more young people we get to contact legislators, the more impact we will make!

Email us at wecantignore@gmail.com if you are planning on contacting your senators on June 17.