As we enter the most savage stages of this Carnival we call an election, there was a topic brought up today that no doubt has some bearing on the results. That being the age old debate on abortion. AS an ordained minister some argue that I have a duty to side with the pro lifers. However, I live in the United States of America, a country that believes in freedom. Freedom as defined by the dictionary is this: the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action. Given that definition I can only say that a woman has the right to choose what is best for her. That is my "unofficial" stance. My official stance is that I am Pro...Football. Thats right I believe there should be a football game every day of the week. There is something completely Marxist about not having a football game 7 days a week. Moving on, one small tid bit i want to add on is this. For those of you that take the bible literally let me say this...Anytime you base an argument on a literal translation of the bible you are opening yourself up to a severe counter debate. Yes there is a prevalent message that life is sacred (Look what happened to poor Onan) however also remember that at that same time period people were selling their daughters as slaves, sacrificing livestock as offerings to God, and in one case even offering up their child as a sacrifice to God. If you are going to use a literal translation argument then be consistent.
