Personally, the whole concept of "homeland security" (the krauts had another name, which I refrain from using, lest I cause a riot and get this thread pulled) gives me the creeps. What are we getting ourselves into here?
As to the Homeland, I agree. Smacks of fer Fatherland.
On the moderate pro-lifer - I admit my dilemma. Emotionally, I would prefer to be a hard line prolifer.
Lacking the "luxury" of divine guidance, the best I can rely on is an intuitive understanding that life must begin awful darn early, but the mitigating circumstances of rape victims, incest victims, and the idea of my wife in a crisis pregnancy haunt me.
Further, given the extremely unique nature of pregnancy, I shudder at the police state tactics necessary to enforce a law against all abortions - pregnancy tests for all women vacationing outside the U.S., investigations of every miscarriage, govt access to medical records...
Please believe me when I say I have and do struggle with this issue mightily.
I hope you understand I have publicly admitted a true weakness that I struggle with and am trying to resolve. I count myself an ally to pro-lifers, but when it becomes such an obsession that it dominates every non-related issue, it drives me away.
Hope you can respect that.