What would you think if a politician said "I'm not pro-rape, I'm simply prochoice about rape. And though I would not choose to rape a woman, I believe that every man should be free to rape a woman if that is his personal choice." And what would you do if that politician promised the rape lobby that if he is elected president, the "first thing I would do" is to sign legislation that would invalidate all the state laws that restrict rape in any way?Read the rest of this very important article.
Well, I think I would say that man is pro-rape, wouldn't you? But technically, no, he is simply prochoice about rape. Well, okay. Be prochoice about whether someone should eat Mexican food or Chinese food, or cheer for the Phillies or the Rays. But don't be prochoice about whether men rape women or kill children. Because that is to be pro-rape and pro-killing.
(HT: Amy)
3 comments:
I have a friend who is very pro-Obama who explained the abortion issue to me in a way that made sense. For the record Zach, I am with you 100% but what he said made sense to me. I think of it like this:
A person who does not understand that they are a sinner will never understand that Christ died for their sins. So telling them that TRUTH will not mean anything to them because they do not know the truth.
Until those who are pro-choice understand the truth about abortion, many of the churches arguments are nonsense to them. Although it is black and white to me, it is absolutely not to many people. They do not understand the TRUTH.
"they may be ever seeing but never percieving, ever hearing but never understanding. Otherwise they might turn and be forgiven."
Alli,
Right. Theologically I totally agree. But here is the HUGE problem with your friend's line of reasoning: That logic does not work with other moral issues that we all certainly want the gov. involved in. Things such as, rape, murder, child porn, and stealing.
We don't say as a church, "since unbelievers don't have the mind of Christ we shouldn't legislate against these things." That would be total anarchy. None of us want that and all of us are thankful that we have gov. to retrain evil (Romans 13).
Just because a crazy guy might kill people because he doesn't have a conscience that lines up with the word of God, doesn't mean he is off the hook and we should bag our laws against murder. Same goes with abortion.
Yes, we should appeal for conversion and know that laws can't change people's hearts, but we both know that we are glad we have laws that protect people regardless of how people feel about those laws.
Again, just because say 51% of people think its perfectly ok for them to steal and have no remorse about stealing doesn't mean we should legalize stealing. We should seek to restrain evil by appealing to the heart AND through laws even though we know that law making can only go so far. Yet, I sure am glad we have them.
I am just advocating for those laws to be extended to the most weak and defenseless in our society.
Make sense?
i'm with you and have used this same argument before, I'm just trying to understand how people who are pro-choice can be so blind to the evil abortion is.
You're right on when you say you're trying to be an advocate for the most weak and defenseless in our society. Because unborn children have no face, no name, no voice, and cannot stand up and fight for their rights. which is why we must do it for them- I absolutely agree.
Laws that forbid stealing or even murder can be thought to be in place to keep the peace. and there is no disorder of peace coming from unborn children who are silent.
there are people who have heard every argument there is against abortion and STILL believe it should be a woman's choice. I don't understand that and am just trying to figure it out.
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