Sanctity of Life – Part 1
On this Sunday Jan. 17, 2010, Southern Baptists again observed “Sanctity of Human Life Sunday,” marking the 37th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision. This is special day to celebrate the intrinsic value of all human life. On Jan. 22, 1973 the United States Supreme Court, in a decision known as Roe v. Wade, ruled that state laws banning abortion were unconstitutional. The court ruled that a woman’s privacy was more important than the interest of any state in protecting unborn children.
Allow me to share some statistics on abortion from The Alan Guttmacher Institute the research arm for Planned Parenthood. 1% of abortions are by victims of rape or incest. 1% is due to fetal abnormalities. 4% had a Dr who said their health would worsen if they continued the pregnancy. 50% didn’t want to be a single parent. 66% stated they could not afford a child. 75% said the child would interfere with their lives. We are seeing here that 95% of aborted children are killed for the reasons of convenience. Americans are sacrificing their children on the altar of prosperity.
Scripture says human life represents the “image of God” (Gen. 1:26, 27). Also concerning this human life that you should not murder (Exodus 20:13). God regarded this seriously because to kill was to destroy the image of God on humanity (Gen. 9:6). God hates those who shed innocent blood (Proverbs. 6:16-17). Yet 1.5 million are killed in America every year and astonishly 27 million since 1973.
As noted earlier 95% are aborted in America out of convenience and killed on the altar of prosperity. As pastor Voddie Baucham has said, “In our culture today it’s not about how many children you can have, but how many you can afford.” American thought and culture takes children as a hindrance to there accumulation of stuff and excelling in corporate America. But the scriptures say children are a reward and make a man blessed (Psalm 127:3-5). Even the very words of our own president speak of unplanned pregnancys as punishment.
I don’t know if I concur with your post here. See you do make a good point, I do not believe you’ve truly given a large amount of thought to the opposite side of the argument. Perhaps I can write a guest post or a follow-up, just let me know.
I’m still a little confused on your blog here. Do you actually believe this? I’m not saying you are wrong, but you will have to make a good argument to convince folks that you are right.
Do you not think it’d be smart to think carefully about this? That’s not to say you’re incorrect, but when you put something like this, it should upset some folks. And I ponder if you have given thought to the other side of this argument.
Other side of the issue is wither the life in the womb is a blog of jello called a fetus or is it a life which God breathed life into. The scripture says in Jeremiah 1 that he knows us before we are born. So scripture considers the fetus a person, a life. I know this goes again the grain of the culture. But is your basis of authority the culture which is like the waves of the sea not knowing where they come from or where they go. My basis of authority is the text of scripture. I appreciate though you comments and insight. Glad you posted God bless.