Thoughts On Abortion Post Roe
Thursday I attended day 1 of a 2 day Faith and Freedom Seminar, with Tom O'Boyle, on Post Roe America. Held at Grove City College, the day was jammed packed with speakers from 9:30 am until 8:00 that evening. There were speakers at lunch and dinner as well, so no time was wasted and the presentations started and ended on time. The day seemed to fly by as, all the speakers were excellent and very informative. The weather could not have been nicer, in fact I was able to make some vitamin- D, as my bald head soaked up the sun like a solar panel. (Who says I can't multitask?) http://www.faithandfreedom.com
Here are some of takeaways from the Seminar:
1. Get involved. The worst thing you can do is nothing, when confronted with such a great evil. It is our Christian duty to do something. Not everyone is cut out to protest in front of Abortion Clinics. Violent confrontations are becoming more and more the norm and you may find an FBI swat team banging on your door at 5:00am. Did you know 7 out of 10 women who have had abortions identify themselves as having a Christian faith? Chances are some are sitting next to you in Church who are either contemplating an abortion or have already have had one. You don't need to step outside the church to find a mission field. Have you ever considered donating to or volunteering at your local Crisis Pregnancy center?
2. We are engaged in spiritual warfare against demonic powers whose goal is to destroy the image of God through abortion.
3. This year in Pennsylvania we will be electing a Judge to sit on the State Supreme Court. Tactics similar to those used in Wisconsin to elect an abortion friendly judge are being used in our state. The Democrat party pours money into the campaign of the weakest candidate that they have a better chance of beating. This year Republicans have 2 judges running in the primary for the nomination. One of the judges is considered beatable because her husband was convicted of stealing money from an elderly client. Guess which judges campaign is being deluged with money? Do your homework before voting. All abortion litigation will now be adjudicated in the state court system.
4. The presentation by Clarke Forsythe, JD was entitled, How Roe Happened. It was a look behind the scenes of how this decision was made. I have always heard from legal pundits throughout the years how poorly decided this case was. The details provided by Forsythe were written about in his book entitled, The Abuse of Discretion: The Inside Story of Roe v. Wade. It is shocking to hear how the law was manipulated and pushed through the court on ideological grounds making things up as they went along. Did you know one Justice destroyed his personal notes and papers after Roe was decided? Also Justice Berger sealed his notes until 2026. If you want to know just how poorly decided this case was Forsythe's book is a must read. This is a reminder to all that elections have consequences. In this case the consequences were the deaths of over 60 million babies during the 50 years that Roe was federal law.