I must admit, the recently passed abortion law in New York sickens me. And whether or not you are pro-choice or pro-life no one should ever celebrate abortion, as the state of New York did when they lit up buildings in pink after passing the law. Those morons just made Trump's chances of getting re-elected in 2020 much greater. Many pro-lifers who were on the fence may have just jumped back into the GOP fold after seeing such an extreme law put into the books and the resulting celebrations. Evangelical's worst fears about the left were just reinforced.
I must also admit that when someone identifies as pro-life, I am usually very skeptical.
For instance, most of the "pro-lifers" I know are in favor of capital punishment. This is a philosophical paradox and ruins the credibility of the pro-life movement. Most pro-lifers claim abortion is murder and that only God has the authority to take a life. Yet they favor the death penalty. This makes no sense, especially since many of them believe in the concept of original sin.
Most of the "pro-lifers" I know seem to want to protect the fetus but don't give a crap once the child is actually born. They don't care about protecting immigrant children. They never consider supporting adoption initiatives. Most don't give a dime or their time to adoption agencies. Most evangelical churches remain silent when it comes to adoption.
I am proud of the few churches that I have come into contact with who have made adoption a priority. I know of a few local churches that have foster/adoption support groups. I have been to an adoption expo at another church. But for the most part, growing up in the church, these types of initiatives were outliers. Fostering or adoption still doesn't seem to come up a whole lot when talking about the problem of abortion within "pro-life" circles.
So, show me you're more than words. If you are ardently pro-life then your words don't mean much if you are not donating time or money or your lives to foster/adoption initiatives.
See, my suspicion is that claiming to be pro-life is a cop-out. It allows someone to feel that they've taken a moral stand about something they see as pretty clear cut. This makes them feel good about themselves. It also helps them come up with a simple tool for deciding for whom to vote. They stop their research as soon as the person checks off that pro-life box. They don't have to do any more research into the candidates. It simplifies things for them. Unfortunately we live in a complicated world. Their monolithic approach to politics allows for the greater evil of Trump's policies to come to fruition...as long as he's pro-life the "pro-lifers" are good. Forget the racism, the blatant corruption, misogyny, bigotry, treason and general incompetence...as long as he's pro-life...he's okay with the "pro-life" crowd.
You say you're pro-life? Prove it and not just by voting for so called "pro-life" candidates. Do something real that helps provide dignity to the life of a child born in difficult circumstances. Otherwise, you're all talk.
