Hillsdale College's Students For Life took 91 people to the 2010 March For Life. There were hundreds of thousands of people there, protesting the government's allowance of abortion as a legal form of murder.I was happy to see my summer employer, The Washington Times, cover the March. It usually gets very minimal coverage (see Article and slide-show), outside EWTN and blogs.
The March for Life is an amazing experience, if you've never been. It's a chance to take a stand for the most voiceless of people: unborn babies, not given a chance to survive because their mother or father or doctor decides their life would be better off not even starting. I think that's an elitist decision to make, considering it isn't their life to take.
I can understand why people choose abortion, but I never agree with their reasoning, morally or lawfully. There is never a good reason to kill anyone, least of all a baby, the most innocent of people. As my favorite sign said, "It is a baby with potential, not a potential baby." The Constitution guarantees three things: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. Life is the first thing protected, and it is a great failing this pushed aside because in favor of a "personal choice." What about adults who kill adults as a matter of "personal choice"? That type of defense would never hold up in a court of law.
My favorite part of the March was the youth rally and mass at the Verizon Center. During the homily, the priest told a story of a Christian woman who was told by her doctor that she should have an abortion because her baby was most likely going to be deformed. The woman was scared, but she went home and prayed and decided not to have one, accepted whatever baby God gave her and her husband. When she had her baby, he was perfectly fine, although long and lean. Now her baby is 6'3", 240 pounds, and winner of the Heisman. Yep, her baby is Tim Tebow.
A third of my generation is gone. How many Tim Tebows have been aborted? People wonder why social security is collapsing--we don't even have the people to support the ever-growing government. Moral decisions have monetary consequences.
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1 comments:
Beautiful reflection. I attended the youth mass and rally. I'm a seminarian for the Archdiocese of Washington and I was incredibly moved and motivated by the amazing outpouring of affection, hope, and solidarity displayed by everyone at the youth rally and mass. We are not alone!! Surely the Holy Spirit was presdnt among us. God Bless you and may all hearts be converted!!!
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