Moral Concerns
The United States of America is a special place. Its form of government, established after the conclusion of a revolution that took
place as a response to and rebuttal of the tyranny of the British crown, was carefully constructed to prevent the accumulation
and abuse of power by any one person or group. “All men,” the Founding Fathers affirmed, “are created equal,” and as such
deserve to be treated with respect and dignity and to receive fair representation in their government. What an ideal to strive for!
Unfortunately, history has time and again revealed the sinful nature of the human heart, as evidenced by the continued existence
of the oppressive regime of human slavery, of the prolonged denial of equal rights for women, of the disgrace of segregation
and denial of equal rights for minorities.
Yet time and again, good men and women—men and women of faith—have fought for what is right and won. The end of the
Civil War saw the end of slavery, the addition of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution saw women get the vote, and the
Civil Rights era saw the end of segregation and assurance of equal rights for all races. Does this mean that American society is
perfect, or that oppression and usurpation of rights no longer occur? By no means. Yet the perpetual aim of American legislation
has always been to better and better ensure that justice is done in American society.
Unless a person happens to be in his or her mother’s womb.
Amazingly—and sadly—power has accumulated in this country’s court system, to the detriment of the unborn. Under the bloody
banner of the right to privacy (!), the Roe v. Wade decision declared the right of women to abortion, outside and against the
established constitutional legislative process and therefore beyond the reach of intended checks and balances. While Supreme
Court scholars would argue that the Supreme Court Justices interpreted the constitution as providing for a woman’s right to
abortion, they could not be more wrong. The eventual framers of the Constitution, in their first act in defiance of tyranny, penned
the following words in the Declaration of Independence, already mentioned in part: “We hold these truths to be self-evident,
that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
To them, the right to life was self-evident. Was this cherished and celebrated statement on human rights not sufficient precedent
for the Supreme Court? Obviously not. What’s more, now the church in this country is left to deal with the aftermath of the
court’s decision, the ‘unchallengeable’ legality and widely perceived morality of abortion.
Reader, let this piece serve as an encouragement and a call to action. Wherever you go and whatever you do, do not be deceived
by this world’s ‘morality,’ grounded in self-serving and sinful attitudes. Unborn infants have been and will continue to be
oppressed—their right to life has been and will continue to be usurped—their humanity has been and will continue to be denied
and diminished. Yet God is the only unchallengeable One, the only perfectly good One, and His Law stands. You, reader, are
called to work for what is truly right and good, in the American legislative system and in the lives of those affected by abortion,
and to be the advocate that the unborn need and deserve in this country. Moreover, the success of this effort is not dependent
upon you: it is God who gives the victory! Take heart, because the fight is not hopeless!
All will indeed be made right in the end, and the judgement of fools will give way to perfect justice—the justice of God.
—Submitted by Daniel Sharpless
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. . . Loved getting to know a couple of new members that I hadn’t gotten to know in a comfortable and relaxed setting.
. . . I liked how women just moved around during the first part of the morning, freely talking to each other and having a
good time. We had coffee and some homemade goodies during this time. We then broke up into groups and took turns
answering questions about ourselves which we enjoyed. The questions were easy to answer and not threatening. Everyone
seemed comfortable. Great time.
. . . I loved being at the first W.O.C. Saturday Morning Coffee. It was a delightful, casual time. We chatted and visited
with one another, and I was able to meet a woman in our church that I had never met before. She and her husband have
been members of the church for 3 years. We don’t sit on the same side of the church and our paths had never crossed
prior to Saturday. I then met another young woman who joined the church last December. I learned that she and her
husband are expecting their first child in June and are having fun preparing for their baby daughter’s arrival. To me
W.O.C. events mean meeting new friends, building relationships with sisters in Christ, and making new members feel
welcome.
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