The beating heart of an unborn is like a canary in a coal mine.
When the canary’s heart stops, it means deadly gases are in the mine. When an unborn’s heart is unnaturally stopped, it means a dark societal force is at work and if not contained, it will destroy everything in its path.
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There is no debate regarding the biology of abortion.
Every human started as a fertilized egg, grew inside a uterus, and was brought into the world. Termination of this process results in one less human being. Besides rape and incest {< 1% of pregnancies} all other pregnancies are the result of the voluntary uniting of a male sperm and a female egg and the subsequent implantation of the fertilized egg into a female Uterus. To halt the implanted fertilized egg’s development, except for the physical health of the mother, is tantamount to deciding the evolving life is, for whatever reason, unwanted. And by definition, the unborn life has no say in the decision.
Much of the secular world has reached the point that ending a growing life is accepted by society.
Since the 1973 Roe versus Wade decision, there have been 63 million abortions in America, and Worldwide, 73 million abortions occur annually.
In the progressive Democrat Party, any candidate who is pro-life is not viable. They cannot obtain their party’s nomination because the base of the party believes abortion is a virtuous right to be made available up until the moment before birth. Pathetically, any Democrat who holds an opposing view must hide their true feelings; if they are openly pro-life, they will quickly find they are no longer welcome in their so-called tolerant and inclusive Democrat circles.
Independent voters tend to be mixed about the abortion issue, with most believing abortion is not good and virtuous but necessary in certain situations. Generally, these voters support abortion in the first term, have mixed views in the second, and are opposed to abortion in the third term.
The Republican Christian base will never support and, therefore, dooms a Republican national candidate who is pro-abortion {except in the case of rape, incest, and the mother’s physical health}. The reason is the Bible is clear God knew you in the womb. Therefore, the unborn has a soul, and to extinguish the unborn is murder. (A violation of one of the 10 Commandments).
Christians understand biblical beliefs do not bind secular Americans, but they believe women who had an abortion are in grave spiritual danger. And Christians are called to pray for these women and come alongside those who seek forgiveness for their decision; because the God of the Universe loves them and will forgive them. For without God’s forgiveness, someday these women will stand before their maker, and all the Planned Parenthood “sisters” reasons for having an abortion aren’t going to cut it.
If a GOP politician doesn’t come to grips with the abortion issue:
The recurring nightmare of inconsolable feminists screeching to keep your hands off their bodies — as biased TV pundits report how a GOP candidate is a misogynist and wants women to birth babies even if the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, probably will become a reality. And progressively controlled social media will amplify the misinformation as it simultaneously suppresses the truth {Think Hunter Biden’s laptop and Elon Musk’s Twitter files}. If a GOP candidate is not prepared for the unfair, biased, progressive-media-complex, they will be shredded, much to the progressive world’s delight.
So, what is an Abortion position that will make a National GOP candidate acceptable to many of the 70% of Americans who favor some variation of abortion access? A pro-life GOP national candidate first needs to understand the ramifications of not being elected. Their progressive opponent will assume office, and all the good that could have been done will never happen. Then the GOP candidate has to acknowledge pregnancies that endanger the mother’s physical health or are the result of rape or incest are special cases and merit different consideration.
Acknowledging these realities, a pro-life Presidential candidate can boldly say, I don’t support abortion, except in the rarest of cases, because I believe the unborn is alive and known to God. I understand that there are many people who do not agree with me, and I believe in the Rule of Law. After the overturning of Roe vs Wade, the abortion issue now legally belongs to the States and through the vote, individual States can make abortion legal or illegal. As President, I will not sign any national legislation in favor of or against abortion. I will mourn the loss of every unborn life and I will pray for the women who have had an abortion.
Any candidate for a national House or Senate seat can use the same constructs with a commitment to allow the States to handle the issue and not work on unneeded and probably unconstitutional national abortion laws.
A few caveats: America is quickly moving away from its Judeo-Christian roots. With America’s constitution as a framework, these roots along with the hard work of competitive capitalism, are the foundation on which the greatest nation the world has ever seen was built. As America loses its Judeo-Christian moral compass and forgets its own great history, the foundation is crumbling.
By 2050 most likely, less than 50% of Americans will identify as Christian, and by 2070, only 39%. At some point during this transition, the Christian base will lose much of its political influence. And as politicians eventually always do, they’ll respond to this new dynamic and no longer champion an unborn’ s life.
Whenever an unborn’ s life is ended, dark forces within our society gain strength. These dark forces are no longer afraid of America’s unique history and the traditional Americans who made our country great. The dark forces have corrupted our youth with lies about America being unjust and have systematically divided America along race and gender lines. Empowered, they have come out in the open and have a name “Woke Progressives,” and if they are not stopped:
It will only be a matter of time before the” Woke” is able to gain a majority on the SCOTUS. The new Court will do what Progressive politicians have been unable to do. Take out the last pillar of America’s foundation and gut the Constitution. They will create new “Woke Rights” and declare that these new rights take precedence over the written Constitution’s Rights of freedom of religion, speech, and the equal protection clause. That action would clear the way for the Progressive’s oppressive socialist dystopia, with the racism of equity and the suppression of free speech/religion as America’s new status quo.
America’s canary in a coal mine is showing signs of distress, but there is still time to act against the dark, woke forces, and there is only one way to do it: Vote!
Because if we don’t, the canary will die, and with it, the American dream!!
A Happy and safe New Year to all.
