Of course this makes a great first topic: it gets people talking and thinking. I, personally, am strongly against it. Having said that, I can't imagine how hard it would be to be faced with the decision to keep a child if it would kill me. I don't think I can really put myself on those shoes but I would hope that I would trust God enough. Also, some candidates feel abortion is ok for not only maternal health, but in the case of rape or incest. Again, I can't put myself in those shoes but I do know there are plenty of people who want babies, who wouldn't see that child as a reminder of a painful experience. It is also not taking the feelings of the baby into consideration, just the woman. The women can voice their pain, these innocent lives can't. I don't feel having an abortion would stop any of the traumatic feelings in the woman though. In fact, I feel the abortion alone might have more trauma. As a Christian, I believe ALL life is important, no matter how it came about. God doesn't make mistakes. . Like the analogy or not, to me abortion is baby genocide. Zygote, fetus, whatever you call it~it's the beginning of a human and it's life should be considered precious. Even if someone could argue for early term abortions, I can not understand how partial-birth abortions are any different from medical murders. Legally, it's a matter of a few inches. Legally, only a few inches make the difference between homicide and partial birth abortion. From my readings, abortion workers have said to see babies moving away from the abortion instuments at 12 weeks. read more »

It’s very confusing when someone says they’re pro-life. What exactly does that mean? Does that indicate the alleged pro-life person would vote to directly affect Roe vs. Wade (SC decision in 1973 that made it legal to abort in all months of pregnancy)? Heath Shuler (D/NC) claims he’s pro-life, but his Asheville office said in 2008 that he would not vote to rescind Roe vs. Wade.

It’s easy to go a step further. Would it be OK to abort if you thought something was seriously wrong with the baby? If you knew it had Down Syndrome? If it was conceived by incest? By rape? What if you thought you needed to get rid of it for another reason?  read more »

The Mountain View Christian Center in Oakley, California began a video ministry which started with YouTube and has since been picked up by Tangle and Worth Reading. However, this latest video which makes a solid pro-life statement with facts that the world cannot dispute has gone viral, being seen in China, several Asian countries and globally.

The short clip has caught attention from viewers on both sides of the pro-life debate and has caused pause in the hearts of many. Plus a quick peek into a service at MVCC where we see a little girl singer, the choir and Pastor Jerry Hanoum. Here is the link:
http://worthreading.ning.com/video/visit-to-mvcc-oakley?xg_source=msg_appr_video

A museum visit to view the treasures of a young king who died 3300 years ago gave visitors an unexpected revelation. At this amazing exhibition, thousands of ticket holders in major cities are confronted with a solid verification of the correct action on a serious social issue that has divided America. THIS treasure (among the treasures) should settle a major dispute once and for all.  read more »

I am very aggravated at you Chairman Steele. I see the party in which I am registered saying pro-choice candidates are welcome? I can not believe what I am hearing. The GOP has always taken the pro-life stance. I do not understand how any Republican can ever reach the high ranks of the RNC chair with a pro-choice stance. I believe the Christian Reagan Republicans like me are enraged over this issue I am calling for your immediate resignation of RNC Chairman. This type of action is in acquiescence with the Reagan's GOP personhood pro-life stance. I am calling for your instantaneous resignation as Republican National Committee Chairman, Mr. Steele. The reason being you are breaking the party platform.
     The platform says "Maintaining the Sanctity and Dignity of Human Life
Faithful to the first guarantee of the Declaration of Independence, we assert the inherent dignity and sanctity of all human life and affirm that the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed. We support a human life amendment to the Constitution, and we endorse legislation to make clear that the Fourteenth Amendment's protections apply to unborn children. We oppose using public revenues to promote or perform abortion and will not fund organizations which advocate it. We support the appointment of judges who respect traditional family values and the sanctity and dignity of innocent human life"  

     The existence of this earth with its vegetation, people and animals along with the extraordinary function of the universe with its billions of planets, stars, moons and sun as they criscross and circle each other in the vast sky with perfect timing and without crashing into one another, represents incredible planning that is amazing to try and comprehend. read more »

For the third time in a month, another poll hase come out demonstrating that a majority of the American public is pro-life.

Earlier this week it was the Gallup poll that got the headlines, as it was the first time in that polls history that it showed over half of the public as holding a pro-life position. 

Also this month, there was a Fox News poll, indicating the same thing...more Americans are pro-life than "pro-choice".

Well now we have a third poll, this one from Rasmussen, which should put to rest exactly "how" most Americans feel about the issue.  From the story:

The Rasmussen survey, released on May 5, asked a different question than the others and found that 58 percent of Americans say abortion is morally wrong most of the time. Just twenty-five percent disagree and the rest had no opinion.

The survey found women are more strongly pro-life than men as 64 percent of women believe most abortions are morally wrong, a view shared by just 51% of men. read more »