When someone takes a pro-life stand publicly, they are immediately labeled. Our secular society tries to silence anyone who has a different belief from the present anti-life and anti-traditional marriage policies implemented in our country. By labeling us, with terms like bigots or religious fanatics, they think they can silence us.
Recent comments have been made against pro-life candidates for president comparing them to terrorists because of their stand on so-called women’s reproductive rights. In reality, they desire to restrict abortion excesses and defund Planned Parenthood’s use of taxpayer money.
Those who support the pro-life cause are NOT like terrorists. We believe all life is sacred and abortion is killing an innocent human being. Are we like terrorists because we are against further funding Planned Parenthood as the leading abortion provider in the country? Planned Parenthood has been complicit in selling baby parts. Terrorists take innocent lives.
So who is really like terrorists if we want to play that game? Wouldn’t it be those who believe it is perfectly legitimate to kill babies and to sell their body parts? These candidates and their supporters believe we all should be supporting the very organization that is guilty of these practices and profits from them.
They are the ones who need to be under scrutiny. We Catholics need to stand up for what we believe as Catholic Christians.
Who we vote for determines the direction of our country. All of us need to study the voting record on moral issues of those in office, and understand the philosophy of the party platform they represent. The moral fiber in our country is decaying very rapidly. We who believe in Catholic teaching and our very churches are at risk today due to policies and laws that continue to be put into practice and forced on all of us regardless of our religious beliefs.
Sincerely in defense of LIFE and FAITH,
Ruth Prinzivalli, Kaneohe
