I don’t know.
But it should be abortion. The God-given, unalienable right to live is the supreme right, and the protection of that supreme right is the very raison d’etre of all decent, legitimate, just human government.
In my opinion, it will not cease, until a crisis shall have been reached, and passed.
“A house divided against itself cannot stand.â€
I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free.
I do not expect the Union to be dissolved - I do not expect the house to fall - but I do expect it will cease to be divided.
It will become all one thing or all the other.
I probably have too much time to think. The above deserves much reflection. The essence of his message was:
There is going to be a fight, there are going to be winners and losers, but after, we are going to be united again.
From a Biblical perspective, Jesus came to divide, separate his sheep. He foretold there world be division and he would be the center of the division, the cause and the issue that would divide people. Our tender ears don’t like to hear that. How can He speech of dividing and also peace?
Luk_12:51 Do you think I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I have come to divide people against each other!
As we approach the Christmas season, Many will quote the “peace on earth”. But all the other translation state it slightly differently which changes the meaning.
Luk 2:14 “Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.”
So, what is the takeaway? would it be first you have division and then peace, or first peace and then division?
I think Lincoln was very well grounded in his faith (not perfect like us/s) He saw a truth here and didn’t back away from it or change it. He was Honest Abe, said what he meant and meant what he said (how rare today)
Maybe we should be saying the same today. When we encounter liberals, we might say there is going to be a fight this, a house divided cannot stand.