The Leak of Justice Alito's Opinion.....

[Jayne]

I have no idea if Roe v. Wade is going to be overturned and handed over to the individual states to determine for themselves or not.

All I know is that a leak, supposedly from Justice Alito's alleged majority opinion, has been found in various news sources.

All I know is that November mid-term elections are coming up and either 34 or 35 Senate seats are up for grabs and, correct me if I am wrong, but all 435 House seats are open.  There is certainly a great possibility for flips.

To me, this leak is for the purpose of stirring up the hornet's nest.  Getting people all in a stir.  Those supporting abortion and those opposing abortion.  Get those two groups in a whirlwind of hate for each other to keep them focused on politics.

Focused. On. Politics. Via. A. Heart. of. Hate. For. Each. Other

Once you have people so emotionally charged to the point of the grinding of teeth and the raising of blood-pressure, they are putty in your political hands.  Left and Right.  Non-Believer and Christian.  Both Sides.

I'm not on the left at all, so I will not speak here to or about them.  I do acknowledge that there is a wide spectrum of being "on the left."

I'd like to say something to those of us on the right.  And again, there is a spectrum of those of us on the right - far right to middle.  I'm more towards the middle.  More like an independent than Republican.

While I am vehemently opposed to abortion on religious grounds, I also believe the following:

I'll be succinct here:

• There have been ever-so-sadly 60-65 million abortions since Roe v. Wade.  60-65 million unwanted, unborn babies.  Granted a huge minority of those may have been for 10-year-olds or teens or adults having been raped or the extremely rare ectopic pregnancy, but all in all, these babies were unwanted.  The overturning of Roe v. Wade and the handing over of the decision about abortion to each state WILL NOT MAKE these future babies WANTED or CARE FOR!  Hearts will NOT change with the stroke of a political pen.  How are the people of those states, like mine who will possibly not allow abortion, going to help these young girls and women with babies they do not want and that their families do not want and/or who do not have the financial resources, mental resources, or life resources to care for children?  What are we going to do?  What should we be doing now and what should we have BEEN doing for decades?

 

• I am pro-life.  Most of you are also pro-life.  Now, I don't judge here and I certainly don't speak to you with a self-imposed halo on my head, because I can't.  However, pro-life should go FAR BEYOND pro-birth.  Conservative and Christian people SHOULD be pro-life, but that should mean so much more than being opposed to abortion.  Churches and Christians and conservative groups should be places and people that those who are pregnant with NO help should be able to run TO and not run AWAY from in shame.  My state, Louisiana, did some research several years ago.  It was found that at least 60% of women/girls who had abortion FELT coerced by the father, grandparents, and doctors.  I've KNOWN women who are coerced, kicked out of the house, dropped by the baby daddy.  Also, these should be places that women who have had abortions who later regret their decision should be able to run TO for comfort and counsel.  I've counseled some of these myself and they are in dire need of comfort, an understanding of God's forgiveness, and God's love.

 

• Pro-life does not mean pro-birth only.  It means pro-LIFE.  All of life.  All people.  Not all behaviors, but all people.  And most of all, pro-life means pro-love of God for fellow humanity.  Those like you and those polar opposite from you.  You don't have to love their lifestyle choices and you are free to express your views in a way that makes yourself clear, but also does not hide your love for others nor promote hatred.  Unfortunately, this happens all the time.  Both sides are so BLASTED headstrong in making sure that the "other side" KNOWS their disdain for them, that they cannot show concern, comfort, or love of any kind.  And WHO CARES if you hold a certain opinion about a certain lifestyle behavior if it causes you to hate people or if that's all people can see IN and FROM you is hate?  Hate is an abomination before a holy God just as all the other sins in the world.

 

• We seem to be really good at posting things on social media that expresses our hatred for people.  Not just their behaviors that we don't like or believe in, but the people themselves.  I see it all the time.  And I get so sad.

 

Whether Roe v. Wade is overturned or not.  Whether the individual states will make that determination or not.  The right, especially the Christian right, MUST re-define pro-life to include those mothers who have abortions, those what want abortions, boyfriends, husbands, and grandparents who turn their backs on pregnant women, gay people, Muslim people, Hindu people, atheists, drunks, and many other kinds of "those" people.

I'm not trying to fuss at the conservatives and allow full reign of hatred from the left.  

I can't teach the left, the non-believer, or those who support abortion in this post.  But I do hope they will take note.

Stand firm on your beliefs, standards, and principals. Make sure they are valid beliefs, standards, and principals.

But if we hold tight to those beliefs, standards, and principals and make no room for helping people, loving people, and turn your back on those who need your help, aid, and comfort, then those beliefs, standards, and principals are unworthy, unbiblical, and count for nothing.

 

Edited May 3, 2022 by Jayne