Some Babies Are More Equal Than Others

From: OG Magazine

 By Gretchen Garrity

The recent unpleasantness concerning a satire authored by David Rice (see HERE and Rice's satire HERE) has made me think further about the implications of the knee-jerk support for the enemies of pre-born babies, among whom it must be counted state senators Adam Schnelting and Rick Brattin, as well as their respective chiefs of staff Sherry Kuttenkuler Arthaud and Tom Estes (a pastor).

Let us be clear what the stakes are here. Surgical abortion entails wrenching open a womb and cutting up a pre-born baby as it struggles to avoid the scissors. The mutilated baby is then sucked into a bucket.

Chemical abortion causes a pre-born baby to be expelled from the womb, most often ending up in a toilet--to be flushed away to the sewer as so much shit. Imagine the horror that a young woman sees as her tiny child is expelled into the toilet. The pictures are out there on the internet if anyone cares to see. The reality of abortion becomes a true-life nightmare almost beyond belief. The ones shown are tame in comparison.

Many times more than one life is destroyed. The emotional repercussions echo throughout a woman's life, affecting not only her own mental health, but affecting her future relationships with her spouse and children.

I dare you to tell me that David Rice's depiction of the spiritual sin of supporting Amendment 3 is worse (which allows for the abortion of children based upon the circumstances of their conception or their physical condition).

From: Wikimedia

 Do you really want to know how the sausage is made in Jefferson City? Do citizens believe they have actual representation there? I regret to inform you that your representation is controlled and directed by a very small group of people. They select and place the party leaders who will enact their agenda.

Any representatives who oppose them are shunned, opposed and sidelined. Bills are heard or not heard based on how your representative adheres to the directives of their leadership. A good bill, a proper bill, is often amended in ways that pervert the original intent. Representatives and senators are forced to play by the system's rules in order to get even a smidgen of a proper law passed.

Citizens think they are electing representatives to represent their interests and values. But that system is long gone. Representatives and senators are reduced to supplicant beggars, hoping against hope to have their constituents' voices heard.

It is far past "taxation without representation." The elephant in the room is this: How has a Republican Super Majority managed to do almost nothing of substance in two decades for Missourians? Elected representatives outlawed abortion in Missouri only to have it ENSHRINED IN THE MISSOURI CONSTITUTION in the next election cycle. And you think elections are free and fair in Missouri.

Are taxes lower? Are schools improved? Are unborn babies safer? Are God-given rights being protected? Are your utilities lower? Is your food safer?

What exactly has a "Republican" super majority accomplished? Say it. NOTHING.

But let us get back to unborn babies.

The outrage over Rice's depiction of the sin of supporting abortion through Amendment 3 has  overshadowed the reality of abortion. Think about it. Lisa Pannett and her friends Cyndia Haggard and  Melissa Thomas and Gary Ridenhour (and others) are MORE OUTRAGED OVER RICE'S SATIRE than the reality of abortion.

From: Catholic Business Journal

 In fact, Pannett noted on her Facebook page, "I will also add I know these people portrayed in this article. They are not sexual deviants or looking to cut up babies. It’s sad we can’t disagree on policy without blatantly lying about people’s character. Know I will stand up for people that even hate my guts."

I beg to differ, Lisa. The people you are standing up for are supporting an amendment that allows for the dismemberment of babies up to 12 weeks (well after a heartbeat can be detected). This is not just policy. This is the intentional murder of children based upon the circumstances of their conception and their possible physical condition.

You must face up to the fact that the people you know are advocating for the cutting up of babies. It is not simply policy, Lisa. It is the lives of children. David Rice was not lying about their character. He was exposing their politics. In fact, I would say that your spirit was not so affected by the heinous description in his satire, but by the foundational truth he exposed.

These individuals are going about convincing citizens to vote yes on Amendment 3 in November. They are compounding their sin. It is disgusting that you and Cyndia Haggard and Melissa Thomas and Bill Eigel and Gary Ridenhour and others are so deeply deluded you protect the supporters of abortion. God have mercy on your delicate souls.

"For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ." -- Gal. 1:10

Tell me, ladies and gents, is it true that our elected officials are being pressured to repudiate David Rice? In Sen. Mike Moon's latest Capitol Report, he stated: 

"In the article, I was presented in a good light.  Nonetheless, I derive no satisfaction in the depiction of those with whom I vehemently disagree.  I would much rather witness the defense of their position in a public debate.  I understand invitations to support their beliefs have been extended.  I also understand there has been no acceptance of these invitations – not one.

Why not?"

While Sen. Moon is the ultimate gentleman, as befits his status as a state senator, I also ask the question, 'Why has there not been acceptance of invitations to support the beliefs' of individuals like Sen. Schnelting or Sen. Brattin?'

We know why. There is no defense of their position. Psalm 139 speaks to God's knowledge of Man. Beginning in Verses 13-14, "For You formed my inward parts; you covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made..."

But the Psalm continues in verses 19-20, "Oh, that You would slay the wicked, O God! Depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men, For they speak against You wickedly; Your enemies take Your name in vain."

To accede in any way, shape or form to the murder of pre-born babies is to place oneself in the category of a bloodthirsty man. I hope and pray that Pannett, Haggard, Thomas, Ridenhour and anyone else who has decried a political satire over the support of abortion publicly repudiate the position of those who support Amendment 3.

In the end, silence is consent.