The problems facing this country go beyond the economic ones; I'm sure we would both agree on that.
But most FREEPERs I've had discussions with severely downplay the...
...moral crises,
...the moral decline,
...the moral spiral,
...the sin-that-makes-any-country-ripe-for-divine-judgment (or at least the withholding of blessings and the removal of divine protections)
...etc.
...in favor of elevating the wallet, the bank account, the paycheck, etc.
Therefore, first of all, abortions -- plural -- (like STDs, like promiscuity, like porn, like etc.) are simply symptoms of severely deeper root problems...a country largely out of relationship with God and with Jesus Christ and moving further away...
I say that to those who think I'm elevating any one group of people out of proportion.
But secondly, and more importantly, your very language reveals that your attitude is more of a part of the problem than any solution in this area.
What do I mean?
Please note how you defined the pre-born: To you they are not your personal neighbors -- the most vulnerable in need of the highest levels of protection.
No, to you, they are an impersonal, abstract singular "issue."
In that sense, actually, I favor a move for us conservatives to move away from the singular word "abortion." It neither defines the mass plurality victimized in this holocaust; nor recognizes that the threat starts over for each pre-born the moment our God creates them.
You join enemies of the pre-born when you join them in reducing them to "single-issue" status.
Instead, may I suggest you treat them as your neighbors?
May I suggest you recognize that Jesus was once in those very stages of development we reduce to an "issue"?
May I suggest we call "abortion" for what it is -- and what the Bible calls it -- (unabated) infanticide?
In INDIANA, we are working VERY hard to make ABORTION illegal!
We have an EXCELLANT case before the courts that involves a women, killing her 'fetus' by drinking rat poison.
If we can nail her; then the whole INDUSTRY is going down!!
http://www.indystar.com/article/20120519/NEWS02/205190331/Bond-OK-d-woman-rat-poison-case?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CNews