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sábado, maio 31, 2003
A promise is a promise....To my Future Dentist Friend, Kris Daia, I would like to dedicate this quote in honor of you: "Be true to your teeth or they will be false to you." Dentists are our friends:)
On a more serious note, I got this in an e-mail to day and it really makes me think--who holds the fate of an individual-God or man? who holds the fate of an unborn individual-God or man? As you will read in these cases it comes down to one man, a judge, is he God? Obvioiusly not, but yet he is deciding who will have life and who will not. This press release makes me think, what if I had been "Baby Doe"?
THE PLIGHT OF 'BABY DOE'
My good friend Mathew Staver, founder of the Orlando, Fla.-based Liberty Counsel, has been on a legal roller coaster this week, attempting to save the life of an unborn child in the state. In the case of Baby Doe, Mr. Staver and his team worked valiantly to save the unborn child. And for a brief moment, it appeared they had been successful. Judge Arthur Rothenberg had ruled Wednesday night to have physicians at Jackson Memorial Hospital perform a live birth, canceling the hysterotomy abortion that was scheduled for Thursday morning. However, the judge changed his mind and directed the abortion to be carried out. Mat Staver utilized this case to draw attention to the emergent culture of death that is gripping our nation. Following the abortion, he said, "The death of Baby Doe highlights the tragedy of abortion. Here we have a case where the OB/GYN physicians specializing in high-risk pregnancy stated that the baby was developing normally and there was no reason to terminate the pregnancy. But, when you place these facts in the context of a 'disposable' baby mentality and a non-adversarial guardianship proceeding (where the court's decision waffles based on the most recent ex parte contact), the end result is that the most innocent victim, Baby Doe, comes out the loser." He added, "Here the intended procedure for the abortion was an abdominal hysterotomy (the same in this case as a C-section). Baby Doe at 24 weeks had a chance at life. Give Baby Doe one more week in the womb and the percentage of survival would have dramatically increased." But abortion-rights advocates did not want to give this baby a chance for life and the same procedure that could have been used to preserve life was used to snuff it out. "I don't understand a system or a country that calls this 'choice,'" Mr. Staver concluded. In a related Florida abortion case involving a mentally-disabled rape victim, Gov. Jeb Bush and others had pressed for the appointment of a guardian to help in determining the outcome of that young woman's pregnancy. But abortion-rights advocates opposed the guardian appointment, leaning on a 1989 Florida Supreme Court decision, In re T.W., wherein the court said appointing such a guardian was "clearly improper." However, that case involved a 15-year-old youngster who was attempting to sidestep a state parental-consent requirement to abort her six-week-old unborn child. The High Court decision did not relate at all to this case. Prior to the abortion of that baby, Family Research Council President Ken Connor said, "Legally, this situation is clearly different from the 1989 case in that the mother here is mentally disabled and unable to decide what is in the best interest of both herself and her unborn child. Morally, the issue is the same - all life, regardless of stage of development or station in life - is deserving of protection." It is clear that the abortion-rights community will not listen to reason in these cases. In fact, since people were standing ready to adopt this baby, it simply made no sense at all to perform the abortion. And yet, this baby is dead. Two innocent lives are lost. Recall that abortion-rights advocates in Florida are so bent on advancing abortion, they have legally challenged the state's "Choose Life" license plates which state residents may purchase to help in the funding of adoption programs. Abortion-rights leaders want no hint of opposition to their cause. The abortion community is clearly and blindly resolved to the promotion of killing innocent life. I join with Mathew Staver in praying that the Baby Doe experience will rekindle the abortion debate in America. I thank God that leaders like Mr. Staver are there to valiantly lead the legal cause for life in our nation. The Baby Doe case was a battle lost, but one well worth fighting. Please pray for Mat, his legal team and pro-life leaders everywhere as they work to save other Baby Does who stand defenseless against the aggressive foes of life.
quarta-feira, maio 28, 2003
So I have let this place go for a lil bit and just to get it off my back I am writing an entry, FINALLY!
Hooray for tax cuts! Those are alway cool, especially when you are a poor college student.
Hooray for sunshine I am looking forward to more!
Hooray for my friend Ricardo, you are such a blessing!
Hooray for e-mails, much more would be appreciated, hint hint hint...
Hooray for IM, which lets me keep in contact with all my precious friends.
Hooray for God keeping His promises! That's really what my life is all about...
I really have tons more to put on here. Everyday I am learning something new....
domingo, maio 11, 2003
SUMMER...well END OF SCHOOL is here...(summer doesn't officially start until June)!!!! I'm home and today I did something that I have not done in forever....nothing...I went outside and sat on a chair and just sat...that's it...no books to read, no exam to study for. It was just me and the sunshine, wind, and creek. I also took it as an opportunity to pray and thank God for things and I had a massive realization.... victory is mine! What do I mean? As I was sitting outside relaxing, praying, and occassionally dozing, I started to think about extra classes I would like to take next semester since I have a pretty light schedule of 11 hours. Then I thought, "I hope none of my classes are really hard." And that is when I realized that even if they are I will get through them with God's help because I have already taken so many classes that I thought I'd NEVER get through and I DID and I WILL get through next year and the 20-some page counseling papers! I am already vicotorious, all I have to do is, well, do it! So, that made me realize how as a Christian I am already victorious, Jesus Christ has paid the price for my sin debt, forgiving me and allowing me to have a relationship with God, and the promise of eternal life in heaven with Him after this life is over. I mean that's so intense....I am already victorious, all I have to do is live! Living can be hard, but in the end, it's so worth it. I am so excited.......it's going to be a good summer.....and a great life! Be encouraged my friends!
terça-feira, maio 06, 2003
hey~
I am a college senior! I'm finished all my finals and about to leave college for summer break.
I want to give God hugh praise for bringing me through this semester. So many times I pray for things and once they are over, I am quick to forget WHO to thank for helping me through. The hard classes, the huge exams, the never-ending reading, the 200 page papers, the BIG projects, they seem so life encompassing at the time, but I made it through and tried to do my best. I'm thankful for these things because they help me grow and truly rely on God. I really have it so easy....too easy...I need to remember that.
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