I’m very glad for those sources. It can be very difficult to nail down the actual ideologies of movements which have never had the opportunity to implement their legislation. Ron Paul is a good example: supposedly a fervent pro-lifer, but he routinely finds the most arcane reasons to side with the most extreme positions of crazed leftists, such as voting to allow cable monopolies to show unscrambled porn during the daytime (1), or permitting the importation of minors across state lines by government workers to obtain abortions which would be illegal in the minors’ home states (2).
(1) Paul cited his disapproval of state-created monopolies
(2) Paul cited the states’ rights in tolerating the state essentially kidnapping children to kill babies. No, Paul, you spawn of Satan; that’s the very reason the commerce clause DOES exist: to allow Congress to regulate commerce when its interstate scope prevents effective intrastate regulation. And killing babies to those sick bastards who run baby-killing plants is simply commerce.
Well, right back at you, thanks for pointing out those particular details.
Every politician has to get political support from somewhere in order to be elected even the first time. So I don’t harbor any delusions that even my favorites, like Jim DeMint, have to have at least some organizations or causes that support them where I’d rather not see support coming from that direction. But of course - if no one supported the guy - he could not get elected ! However, there is a world of difference between the very few, like Mr. DeMint, whose political positions are informed by some sensible interpretation of Scripture and the rest, who simply have no moral guidepost.
In my experience, if the ACU rating is less than 80, it’s practically impossible to look at the voting record details and justify them, since the votes demonstrate no worthy principles, only corruption. IMHO, an ACU rating of 80 would be downright shameful - it would be far better to vote righteously and lose the next election, since this would provide a great foundation for a future run. For politicians, their voting amounts to what I call “horse-trading”, and RINOs are not very good at it.
IMHO, a medical doctor is completely aware of the scientific fact that a fetus, from the time of conception, at the zygote stage, has it’s own DNA; they are in a position of trust - people trust in them to care for human life. In fact, that is their occupation, it’s what they do. I pray they stop and repent.
Regarding the shedding of innocent blood (Matthew Henry’s commentary on this verse is quite useful, IMHO):
Isaiah 59
“1 Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
3 For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.
4 None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
5 They hatch cockatrice’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.
6 Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.
7 Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths. “
Isaiah 59 in it’s entirety, IMHO, is a treasure of guidance as one studies it more deeply; it presents not only God’s vengeance on the wicked, but of course also a message of hope and redemption, that all are called to fear the Lord and live according to his Word, and those he has chosen he will cause to do just that.