Because I cannot remain silent.

[olde_fashioned]

I stumbled across this video quite by accident, but after watching it, I just couldn't not post it here. To be honest, I think I would have felt guilty if I did not.

If evil triumphs because good men do nothing, and ignorance the root and the stem of every evil, then perhaps I will have done some good by speaking out against this horrific atrocity.

Watch the video, and look at the pictures.


Warning: The video isn't graphic, but the pictures that I've linked to below, are, quite frankly, horrific. This isn't CSI we're talking about, with fake dead bodies, these are real human beings. Dead babies that have been murdered. Living souls that have been snuffed out like so many candles. Tiny hands that will never grasp, little hearts that will never beat again.

Unless you're prone to squeamishness, I strongly advise looking at the images, but also taking care while you do so. They are not pretty. They're sobering, they're shocking, and they're thought-provoking. I know it's not fun to look at dead babies, but I think we need to see this.

I do know that a lot of people don't believe that abortion is murder, because a fetus isn't a baby, right? It's not a human being, it's a "fish" or some other such entity. Right? Well, you take a good look at these pictures, and then you tell me what abortion is.

This is what "a woman's right to choose" is. And this, and this, and this. This baby was beheaded.


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*sits back and waits for the firing squad*

Comments

[elvenjaneite.livejournal.com]

That is horrible and distressing. My church (Eastern Orthodox) has always recognized that life begins at conception and to think anything else just doesn't make sense to me.

On the other hand, I will just say this--the right to live without being abused and killed horribly does not end with bith. I'm NOT accusing you of this mindset but I have seen it sometimes--we (Christians, I mean) advocate for the unborn but ignore the other horrors that go on. Not that we need to stop advocating for the unborn children, just that we need to also broaden our horizons.

Also, that we need to really understand the situations that women are put in which lead them to have abortions. Sure, some people are selfish and cold hearted and just want to avoid dealing with children but there are many more who honestly think it's their only option or who, heartbreakingly, are forced to have abortions by parents, boyfriends, or husbands. Have you ever read Real Women, Real Choices by Frederica Mathewes-Green? It's a wonderful examination of just this issue without being anything but pro-life.

Again, NOT accusing you of either of these mindsets, just contemplating what we as Christians could do better.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

You are 110% right, and thank you for bringing it up. A lot of Christians have the habit of "starting" something, but not finishing it. At a conference I attended recently, they were discussing how the church is so focused on "getting people saved" that it's failing to equip believers past the "trust in Jesus!" stage, and we're reaping the effects of that.

Nope, I haven't read that. I take it that it's something you liked?

[elvenjaneite.livejournal.com]

At a conference I attended recently, they were discussing how the church is so focused on "getting people saved" that it's failing to equip believers past the "trust in Jesus!" stage, and we're reaping the effects of that.

That's interesting. It's less of an issue in my denomination because we're not OSAS, but then other problems come up.

Nope, I haven't read that. I take it that it's something you liked?

Definitely! The author was once pro-choice, so she knows how to speak to that crowd, but she has very important things to say to both camps. And she's now very firmly pro-life. You can read an essay on a similar topic on her website (http://www.frederica.com/writings/from-pro-choice-to-pro-life.html).

I feel like both sides need to rethink. The pro-choice camp needs to realize that abortion IS painful. That women who have abortions DO suffer. That's putting aside the larger moral issues. And the pro-life camp needs to realize the very real pressures that are put on women to have abortions (as I already mentioned).

[unaselvaoscura.livejournal.com]

they were discussing how the church is so focused on "getting people saved" that it's failing to equip believers past the "trust in Jesus!" stage

I'm raised in a predominantly christian country, but am not overly conservative myself, *don't throw anything at me!* but its mostly because this is precisely the attitude here. I do see amazing people who are making an effort but everyone else seems to be saying believe in jesus and this and that is bad but there are no efforts to explain and convince them why it is bad. its gotten to a point where its mindless belief. What is needed is concrete and intelligent explanations. Especially to those who don't have access to education and information and only see the immediate advantages in terms of convenience and money. that's the saddest part for me, that they have mindless beliefe and yet they still do this because they dont understand what's wrong with it, even when it contrasts with their beliefs.