This is just a hypothetical story
Of someone, let’s just say it’s me
I’d gain acceptance for my murderous ways
By stalking a defenseless prey
I’ve been reading some horrific accounts about the demonic medical practice of Abortion. I’m going to spare everyone the gory details because I can’t bear to even get through a few sentences without wanting to fall to the ground in shame and disgust. I just want to know – how in the world did we let this happen? How is it that the miracle of life has been so thoughtlessly and so brutally interrupted (often merely for the sake of convenience)?
What a wretched society we’ve become – the blood of the pre-born innocents is on our hands!
Lets consider some of the statistics:
* According to their official report, Planned Parenthood performed 334,000 abortions in 2011. They also received a record level of taxpayer support: $542 million in fiscal 2012. Planned Parenthood is the nation’s largest abortion provider, with 995,687 abortions performed in the past three years.
Other telling statistics as reported by the Guttmacher Institute in August 2011 are as follows –
* Nearly half of pregnancies among American women are unintended, and about four in 10 of these are terminated by abortion. Twenty-two percent of all pregnancies (excluding miscarriages) end in abortion.
* Eighteen percent of U.S. women obtaining abortions are teenagers; those aged 15–17 obtain 6% of all abortions, teens aged 18–19 obtain 11%, and teens younger than age 15 obtain 0.4%.
* Women in their 20s account for more than half of all abortions; women aged 20–24 obtain 33% of all abortions, and women aged 25–29 obtain 24%.
* Thirty-seven percent of women obtaining abortions identify as Protestant and 28% as Catholic.
* Women who have never married and are not cohabiting account for 45% of all abortions
* The reasons women give for having an abortion underscore their understanding of the responsibilities of parenthood and family life. Three-fourths of women cite concern for or responsibility to other individuals; three-fourths say they cannot afford a child; three-fourths say that having a baby would interfere with work, school, or the ability to care for dependents; and half say they do not want to be a single parent or are having problems with their husband or partner.
A majority of individuals, both within the church and on the outside, have completely disregarded the Biblical, traditional belief that the act of sexual intercourse is a special, sacred union between husband and wife. Such a standard is now mocked and ridiculed as outdated, old-fashioned, and unrealistic. There once was a time when prudence and piety were two of the most virtuous characteristics one could exhibit. Such noble and practical attributes are basically non-existent in today’s edgy and ‘advanced’ world.
We are currently living in a highly sexualized society. Our modern culture has little regard for modesty, chastity, and purity.
Regardless of these realities, as parents, don’t we want our children to conduct themselves in a respectable and honorable manner? Shouldn’t they learn the importance of self-respect? If
