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...
People who are enmeshed in sin, or even youthful naive "floaters" on a filthy social wave, can be really astoundingly intellectually blinded and spiritually calloused.
I know this from experience. Personal.
When you finally come to the light and realize --- it's jarring. And continues to be jarring.
Wonderful explanation, thanks.
Glad to hear of your friend and her 10-year-old son. Thanks be to God -— and to the good doctors.
Yes, that was my thought too. He can repent and mourn now.
Pro-Life bump
In a ectopic pregnancy, the death of the baby is a tragic result of the necessary treatment of the mother. It is not considered an abortion by the Church.
Forty years in the desert might be what’s needed. I am amazed at how much we expect that we should not suffer. I don’t ask for it, but I know that should we indeed suffer over the next few years, it is no different that people throughout time that had to suffer.
We want it now, and I understand that, but it may not be God’s time.
I should have read through all of the replies first. Well done.
Thought I had more time here but have to go. God bless this man, it is never easy to admit that one has participated in the death of their own child. He has shown courage that is sorely lacking in many people these days.
Jvette I think the mistakes that the GOP have made over the last eight years are microscopic compared to the miscues of the d-RAts. How many people are alive today because of the courageous actions of Bush43 in taking the fight to the enemy, instead of sitting back (like the d-Rats want to do) and playing defense?
I do agree with you but have been sorely disappointed that so many of the men and women in the Republican party abandoned President Bush in his hour of need. Cowards most of them and we are paying for their cowardice. I believe that President Bush is a courageous man and his reward will be in heaven.
Sen. Rick Santorum is another hero of mine. He was willing to go down in defeat rather than jettison his principles for political victory.
As for Mr. Steele, I personally like the guy, but I do not think that compromising our beliefs is the way to regain control. I have to laugh when I hear people say that the world will not end if we have gay marriage or unfettered access and funding for abortions. Well, last I checked, the sky seems to be falling at a pretty alarming rate. Funny, that people see no connection to the problems in this society to the decadence and utter disregard for life.
When I was speaking of the desert, it was in reference to those like me, who feel that God is not pleased with this country and there may be some troubles ahead before things get better. I only meant that we are no more special than other people and not above having to suffer. Remember when Jesus spoke of those who died in Sodom and Gomorrah and he asks his disciples whether they believe they are no less sinful? That’s what I meant.
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