Tomorrow is finally election day. I just want to take the opportunity to encourage everyone to vote pro-life. When I walk into that poll tomorrow I am taking two things in with me – the recommendations of the Beacon Journal (because most of the time I vote against their endorsements)and the Pro-Life picks from www.ohiovotesforlife.org.
A couple of people have expressed the idea that abortion isn’t the main issue in this election. I vehemently disagree. I think whenever life is demeaned and devalued by the state, the very culture and society start to fail. My family is not well off, but we get by. But I sure as heck would rather have my kids challenged to make something of themselves than have it all handed to them while living in a society that has morally degraded itself to the point that we easily and systematically kill the smallest and most defenseless in our society.
I was watching a nature show a few weeks back about how some females in different species will eat their own young. The narrator talked about how brutal and viscous this was. In this society, because we kill our young behind the professional sterile doors of a hospital or abortion clinic it makes it seem more civilized. That we hide the act doesn’t hide our own brutal and viscous reality. We kill our young.
A few years ago I listened to a priest talk who had just come back from serving the poorest of the poor in South America. He talked about the struggles that these people face in their day to day lives, but he also mentioned that he rarely saw unhappiness, depression, and anxiety. These people, for the most part, were happy with their lives, with their families and with their communities. In many ways they taught him much!
And that is really want I want for my own children. I want them to be happy to have their needs met, but not necessarily every little want. I want them to be able to work hard and be rewarded for that work. And regardless of what we have, I want them to be willing to share their time and talent and treasure with others believing full well that it is these grass roots charities and organizations like St. Vincent DePaul, Salvation Army and others who are the best at helping the poor – certainly better at it than an artificially set up government agencies.
I believe in the Joe the Plumbers, and the Pete the repair technicians, and Bob the carpenter, and Mary the secretary and that all of us have an abundance of opportunities because or the hard work of the people that came before us and our own hard work – not because our government handed us an entitlement.
Catholics morally cannot vote for a pro-abortion candidate. In this election that is Senator Obama. You can twist it anyway you like, but it is not in keeping with the teachings of the church or even the thoughts of the current American Bishops. And the “following my conscience” clause doesn’t cut it this time. If your conscience is truly well-formed, you have no choice but to vote against this man. True conscience demands it.
Lastly, I understand that some very good Christians and others are disgusted by both parties and would rather vote for a 3rd party or a write-in. I would tell those people quite respectfully that staying home would have about the safe effect. A vote for anyone other than McCain is a vote for Obama, a vote for socialism and a vote that will doom thousands of babies to death. Obama has promised to sign the Freedom of Choice act if he is elected. He will also change the balance on the Supreme court. Decisions will be made that will affect all of our lives for decades to come, even if he only gets one term. I don’t see how you can risk it. How will you live with yourselves if it all goes wrong? If you truly want to make a difference, the only vote is for the pro-life ticket of McCain/Palin.
May God have Mercy on all of us. God Bless America.
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