17
Oct
Fear of FOCA
After months of reading into the candidates & trying to learn everything that I could about them, I think somewhere between watching Palin’s first two television interviews & two presidential debates, I had thought that I had finally come to rest about my decision about how to cast my vote. But today, when I was supposed to be writing letters & further preparing for a talk that I’m giving tonight, I instead dove a little deeper into the issue of abortion.
And, now, I feel like I’m at a terrible crossroads… I could use some help. Is the Freedom of Choice Act & Obama’s willingness to support it reason enough to cast my vote to a pair I generally disagree with on most issues? Is he really that far out there?
Is Dr. George right to say that if I cast my vote for Obama, I am voting for the most pro-abortion candidate ever? Am I just so weary of hearing the issue that I put it on the back burner when, perhaps, it should be my primary political concern?
I need some help here… with apologies to my more conservative friends (and parents…) whose opinions I have sinfully discounted… and just in case I haven’t put enough links on here yet, here are the blog banters between Randy Alcorn & Donald Miller… and Robert Greenwald is all over McCain on YouTube
Aside Update #1: Erin is back at work three days a week! Unbelievable! Praise God for all the healing she’s had, and we’re continually in prayer that her life will work it’s way back to “normal” soon.
Aside Update #2: After a little over six weeks of support raising, I’m at 43% of my goal & am still waiting on 13 people who’ve committed to give, but haven’t told me how much yet. Simply unreal. God’s is growing my faith & my conviction daily in this…
Last Aside: I love Bob Dylan unashamedly. His brilliant, clever, convicting commentary on American military history in his song “With God on Our Side” seems relevant even today. Here are just some excerpts:
“Oh the First World War, boys, it closed out its fate
The reason for fighting I never got straight
But I learned to accept it, accept it with pride
For you don’t count the dead when God’s on your side.
The reason for fighting I never got straight
But I learned to accept it, accept it with pride
For you don’t count the dead when God’s on your side.
(And this verse has led to many-a-discussion for Warden & I)
In a many dark hour, I’ve been thinkin’ about this
That Jesus Christ was betrayed by a kiss
But I can’t think for you; you’ll have to decide
Whether Judas Iscariot had God on his side.”
That Jesus Christ was betrayed by a kiss
But I can’t think for you; you’ll have to decide
Whether Judas Iscariot had God on his side.”
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