Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Puppies vs. Babies





VS.



I know some of your are thinking that all this abortion stuff is getting old... Well, sorry. This issue is the tragedy of our time. The more I have been thinking about it the more I am shocked that we tolerate it as a society and even worse that we would have the leader of our country pro-infanticide. I really don't give a rip about politics. I think the Right can be (and probably is) just as demonized as the Left. I am no republican idealist, but I care deeply about this issue.

Here is my take for the day:

There is a news story making the rounds about a youtube video showing a military officer horribly mistreating a puppy and then throwing it off a cliff. You can read about it here if you want. The thought of it kind of makes you sick doesn't it? Yeah, me too. Our nation is a nation of pet lovers. We have a TV channel (Animal Planet) that is dedicated to them. I love animals to. We have a dog and I'm sure I'll be very sad when she dies. Her name is Molly and she is a spaz, but very sweet.

Here is the kicker:

Should we not be all the more outraged that this kind of abuse and murder happens to human babies thousands of times a day? Should not this puppy story awaken us to these atrocities and show us how backwards are values are? The problem is that we don't see abortions on youtube. Most doctors don't even want the mother to see the ultrasound. Reason? The eyes don't lie. If abortion is not wrong, why not put it up on youtube? Maybe we should. Why not?

But let me break it down for you like this... Ask yourself an honest question: Would you vote for a president that was in favor of legalized animal abuse? A president who said, "Who cares, they are just animals. Have your way with them!" Consider the outrage at Michael Vick for killing those pit bulls and the fury that is coming from this story. That candidate would never make it past the first primary.

But this is worse yet. We have a presidential candidate that is most likely going to get elected that votes for infanticide. Not puppy abuse, infanticide. (At least he is the only one who is honest about the logical outworking of abortion... infanticide) Most of us would never vote for a candidate that is in favor off puppy abuse, but for some odd, backwards reason we are goo goo nuts over Obama who would allow a mother to kill her baby even after the abortion failed and the baby was still alive outside of the mother. If you are voting for Obama, please explain this to me.

Think about this long and hard and don't tell me that presidents can't make any difference about abortion either way. Presidents = supreme court judges. How did we get abortion legalized in the first place? Supreme court judges, in 1973 with a little case called, Roe vs. Wade.

Our selfishness and backwards values are on full display with this story my friends. Think long and hard about what this says about the values of our country which is reflected in those we elect.

3 comments:

Los said...

Amen Bro! I posted this topic a few months back about our concern for animals over our concern for the unborn.

I think it goes deeper than that though, I mean we are so passionate about animal rights, but yet so so many people are in poverty right now. We are so concerned about humane treatment of animals yet we do not really bat an eye with millions being killed and the genocide going on in many African countries.

The Image of God is what links all of us, it is what gives us value above anything else, and because it points to God, I think we as fallen, selfish creatures go to extremes to deny it and de-value it.

An atheistic world view cannot value human life or any other life, plain and simple..

jer said...

Zach-
You hit the nail on the head. I completely agree. Thanks for your thoughts on this.

Robert Riley said...

Z - Whole-heartedly agree with this perspective. It is pathetic that animals and "mother earth" get more attention than innocent human beings.

Keep putting these posts up, and keep "beating the dead horse" because it obviously is not dead yet.