South End Church of Christ :: Article: The Disposing of Our Children

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	Abortion: The Disposing of Our Children Kris Sanders Today we live in a world where everything is easily disposable. If we do not like something we simply get rid of it. If you don’t want to pay your bills, you can file bankruptcy; if you no longer want to be married, you can file for divorce; and sadly, when you don’t want your baby, you can kill it. Unfortunately, all of this sin is sanctioned and backed by our own government. The estimated number of abortions in the United States since the Supreme Court handed down its 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision is 54,559,615. The number means there are more than 3,300 abortions daily and 137 abortions per hour every hour in the United States. Translated another way, an abortion is done about every 30 seconds in the United States. The founder of Planned Parenthood, Margaret Sanger, in her book, Woman and the New Race, argues that because the conditions of large families tend to involve poverty and illness, it is better for everyone involved if a child’s life is snuffed out before he or she has a chance to pose difficulties to its family. She goes on to write that we should apply a stern and rigid policy of sterilization and segregation to that grade of population whose progeny is tainted, or whose inheritance is such that objectionable traits may be transmitted to offspring. This wicked and evil reasoning has devalued human life and placed the greater value on health and finance. What an evil, wicked woman and organization. The Lord “hates” those who shed innocent blood (Proverbs 6:16-17). “Cursed be anyone who takes a bribe to shed innocent blood” (Deuteronomy 27:25). Unfortunately, our government has funded this organization with millions of dollars. Our President, Barack Obama, has not only stood with Planned Parenthood, but he has done everything within his power to advance their cause. As he once famously stated of abortion, "On this fundamental issue, I will not yield and Planned Parenthood will not yield." He also referred to an unplanned child as a punishment. He was quoted in 2008 as saying, “I've got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to teach them first of all about values and morals, but if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby.” What a contradiction! If you are teaching your children values and morals, you would teach them that it is a sin to murder (Exodus 20:13). It’s a shame that a child has no rights or protection in the womb, but when a woman discards a child at birth—in an alley or trash—and the baby dies, only then can she be convicted of murder. The Bible says we would grow cold to wickedness (Matthew 24:12). It has become evident how much we have digressed from the commandments of God, to just doing whatever makes us feel better. Our children are to be loved unconditionally, not thrown into the dumpster like trash. Children are a blessing and gift from God. “For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them” (Psalm 139:13-16). This passage clearly shows that life does not begin three weeks or four months later down the road; life begins at conception. Who is more innocent than an unborn baby? Yet, our society has become so wicked that it condones the slaying of 1.5 million innocent children every year. We must take a stance as Christians at every turn. Our voices must ring louder than the highest-ranking official in the free world or against anyone who condones the slaying of an innocent life. We cannot yield, and God will not yield, when it comes to His judgment on this issue.