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Old 09-03-2012, 07:34 AM   #86
Peter Debelak
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Default Re: Faith and Politics

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Originally Posted by Ohio View Post
The tone of this post seems to negate the ten of thousands of loving christian volunteers who sacrifice their time to care for pregnant young girls and their unborn. They are struggling to provide more positive alternatives to abortion on demand. How easy it is to characterize all politically active Christians by the few self-righteous ones.

Yesterday I heard the sad story of one young girl at a Planned Parenthood clinic. She bled to death waiting for medical assistance because the Clinic did not want an ambulance to be seen outside their doors during business hours. These are the kinds of stories that never make it to mainstream news. It's no wonder that Christian churches and agencies are working hard to take abortion "off the table."
Again, I am talking about the PUBLIC stance. I know there are there innumerable loving Christian acts done by loving Christians. I am arguing that I don't necessarily see it reflected in the POLITICAL stance. Bush adocated for a more "compassionate conservatism" when he ran the first time. But that fell by the wayside.

The flip side of your story is also true: liberal Chrisitan who believe a government safety-net is the right "Christian" policy, yet often privately don't lift a finger to help the poor.
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