Posted on 02/02/2009 11:27:21 AM PST by wagglebee
LOS ANGELES, February 2, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Actor Gary Graham knew that by writing about his personal experience and rejection of abortion, he would be incurring the ire of not a few among the Hollywood elite.
Yet a blog column posted last Tuesday by the seasoned actor, known most recently for his roles as Ambassador Soval in the TV series "Star Trek: Enterprise" and Capt. Ingles on "J.A.G.", took an unflinching look at truths almost entirely ignored by those in the Hollywood establishment.
"I’m going to say what millions know in the front of their brains, and many, many more millions know in the depths of their hearts … but won’t allow themselves to think it, much less feel it," wrote Graham. "And believe me, I know I’ll be hated for saying it, I’ll be hated by people who don’t know me, have never worked with me, have never golfed with me, had a drink with me.
"I’m going to say it anyway: Abortion is murder."
Graham described the irresponsibility of his youth that made abortion the convenient option for a drug-fueled, “free-love” lifestyle. He confessed to having paid for multiple abortions for girlfriends, observing that abortion “sure took the pressure off of me, a guy, interested in sex who had been raised in the era of, ‘Hey, you get a girl pregnant, you marry her!’” But then, he says, a "spiritual awakening" brought him to a "tearful epiphany of what it meant for a man to be with a woman, what sex was really designed for by our Creator and … what abortion is.
"I truly wish that I had had this conviction way back when…when I was only concerned about my selfish convenience of the day," wrote Graham. "But I didn’t want to know, I didn’t want to think about it. It was inconvenient to think about it."
He noted that the widespread acceptance of abortion "says volumes of how our entire culture has been coarsened," and "How life itself has been cheapened.”
"We are told to have sex any time we feel the urge. Condoms are handed out in grade schools. Promiscuity is not only condoned, it’s tacitly encouraged ... But if you should get pregnant and it’s just not a ‘convenient’ time for you, don’t worry, there are Family Planning Services. ... That inconvenient fetus can be surgically ripped from its uterine moorings, ground up and tossed into the trash like so much garbage.
"Problem solved, and the mother can resume her egocentric lifestyle. But the scars on that woman’s soul will never quite heal. I’m a man, but I’ve got them on mine."
Responding to those who call for abortion to be "legal but rare," Graham asked, "Why rare?
"What’s wrong with abortion, that you think it should be a rare occurrence? I’ve had moles removed from my skin. Doctors don’t tell us that a mole removal should be rare. So what’s with this ‘rare’ business? Or is it a tacit agreement that abortion … is plain wrong?
"Try this exercise: Every time you hear someone use the phrase '…a woman’s right to choose…' mentally complete the phrase with the following words – '…to kill her baby.' That’s what the argument’s about. A woman’s right to kill her baby."
To see Gary Graham's full article, go to (Warning: Graham uses vulgar language that is not appropriate for children): http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ggraham/2009/01/27/flashpo...
"I’m going to say it anyway: Abortion is murder."
He seems to be quite aware just how out of touch Hollyweird is with the rest of the country.
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God bless him!
It must be hard for him knowing that he paid to have his own children killed. I think a lot of men probably never admit that to themselves.
“He seems to be quite aware just how out of touch Hollyweird is with the rest of the country”
More so than the newly-elected RNC head it seems
I read this article last week and it was such a blessing to see the light go on.
Now he can grieve the loss of his children.
Bravo for him telling it like it is.
wow...
Wow! This is so honest and well articulated. Thank you, Mr. Graham and welcome to the bright side!
“It must be hard for him knowing that he paid to have his own children killed. I think a lot of men probably never admit that to themselves.”
My breath caught in my throat when I read that. As anti-abortion as I am, I had simply never thought of it that way. I can only thank God that I never had the occasion to do so while in college, though (to my shame) certainly the potential existed.
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When he played Soval, he made me hate him. He was very convincing as a cold-hearted b...
Very talented. Nice to know that he really has a heart.
A good, tough question -- well, "tough" if you're trying to justify abortions.
It is commendable that he finally saw the truth that abortion is murder. It is sad that he paid for THREE abortions before he saw the light.
GREAT article. More prominent people who feel this way should speak up and out. If no one takes a stand against anything, then we are all sitting FOR it.
just WOW.
(insteresting to note that he was in that “alien nation” tv series that was ALLLllll political correctnes.)
i am impressed because he is testifying to the ugly truth of abortion on demand as a tool of birth control for recreational sex.
I don't think we should ever permit secular leftists to distort this distinction.
Way to go sir! I admire your conviction and courage! Any politicians around that have guts like this?
The new head of the RNC with his pro homosexual marraige, pro abortion stance is “Lost in Space”.
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