tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33168534.post116943540299817368..comments2023-07-01T09:13:18.655-04:00Comments on Thoughts Along the Journey: A Voice for the Little OnesAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038325796029051894noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33168534.post-1169690306625410382007-01-24T20:58:00.000-05:002007-01-24T20:58:00.000-05:00Joni, I hope you will not mind me leaving a commen...Joni, <BR/><BR/>I hope you will not mind me leaving a comment to one of your commenters here. <BR/><BR/>Bekaboo,<BR/><BR/>I am troubled by a couple of things in your comment. Please don't read this as harsh criticism. Rather, I offer it for further reflection.<BR/><BR/>You said, "With all the options available to us nowadays (and it is very easy on a college campus to get access to various means of contraception), abortion is simply an extreme and selfish way to handle an 'unintended' pregnancy"<BR/><BR/>I have a feeling you didn't mean to convey this, but the statement on the surface gives the impression that sexual immorality is all right as long as one takes steps to guard against pregnancy. I hope you agree with me that it is not true. "Unintended pregnancy" is not the reason to be chaste. Instead, we are called to holiness and so chastity has its own reward. <BR/><BR/>Secondly, I must disagree with you regarding contraception. It is a pretty involved discussion, but if one studies the history and philosophy surrounding contraception, he will find they are the very same arguments used to justify abortion. I realize this is a controversial topic, but I really feel it needs to be addressed. Christians only began to be acceptable of contraception in the 1930's. Before that time every denomination forbid it. Even today, many Christians are still opposed to it. I would encourage you to rethink that position. <BR/><BR/>Again, I do not intend to be offensive, but I really felt I needed to comment. Please receive my comments in charity and feel to respond.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014098010767207931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33168534.post-1169627035293961092007-01-24T03:23:00.000-05:002007-01-24T03:23:00.000-05:00I have known of a few girls in college who had abo...I have known of a few girls in college who had abortions. In a way I pity them, having their lives used as fodder for gossip mills, but the fact that it got around so much means they weren't exactly descreet. I guess it is ultimatly a good thing, in a way, that it is still stigmatized so badly. With all the options available to us nowadays (and it is very easy on a college campus to get access to various means of contraception), abortion is simply an extreme and selfish way to handle an 'unintended' pregnancy (i heard that on the news this week and like it better than 'accidental' or 'unplanned,' I think). On the other side, I think God has a reason in everything and doesn't make mistakes. I have known some very wonderful people, very dear to my heart, who are the result of an 'unintended' pregnancy. <BR/>Let us also pray for our leaders, that they continue down a path that protects our children.BekABoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14350335763064773673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33168534.post-1169579881865997742007-01-23T14:18:00.000-05:002007-01-23T14:18:00.000-05:00Amen!Amen!Jada's Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788954125336097153noreply@blogger.com