Journal of Life

Desiring,Discovering,Defending Logos

If your fetus could communicate, what would he say?

July 16^th - Today my life began. My parents don't even know it yet. I'm as small as a seed of an apple, but I'm me already. I'm a boy already. I'm going to have brown hair and deep brown eyes. Just about everything is in place, even that I'll love Football.

July 21^st - Some say I'm not a real person yet, that only my mother exists. But I am a real person, just like a crumb of bread is still bread. My mother is, and I am.

July 28^th - My heart began to beat today, all by itself. From now on it will beat for the rest of my life without ever stopping to rest.

After many years it will tire. It will stop, and I will die.

August 7^th - I'm getting bigger every day. My arms and legs are starting to take shape. It will be awhile before I can run and catch passes! but till that time my mothers arms will hold me.

August 16^th - OH boy! I have fingers that are taking shape! These will help me catch, to write, to work and to clasp my hands into those I'll love.

August 21^st - Today the doctor finally told my Mom that I'm living here inside of her. I know my Mom is so excited! Are you happy?

August 25^th - My Dad was told today, I can't wait for him to teach me to run and catch and pass and shave. I wonder if he played football? I wonder if I'll be as good as him?

August means Divine Gifts... I hope my Dad knows who's giving me as His gift.

September 24^th - I wonder if my Mom can feel my heart?

I know some babies come into the world sick, then God uses doctors to make everything better.

My heart is beating so well! - I'm going to be OK. I'll be a healthy baby boy Mom!

August 28^th -

Today my mother killed me.

Abortion; When does life begin?

"Jeremiah, I am your Creator, and before you were born, I chose you to speak for me to the nations." ~ Jeremiah 1:5

Life, Death, Family and the Christian Voice

Looking back on the Presidential Election, I still don't know who I would have voted for had I voted on November 4th. It seems odd to say, but my vote did not seem to be as important for the issues I care about as the upcoming run-off election on December 2nd. 

This isn't a partisan decision at all, this is a Pro-Life, Pro-Faith  and Pro-Family issues. In regards to 'Same-Sex Marriage Rights', I believe this term is a misnomer. I don't think a 'Marriage' should ever be referred to as a 'Right'. A Marriage is an 'ability'. We know that 'abilities cannot be legislated, and therefore the ability of a man and a woman to be wed is therefore not a right. To imply that marriage is a right would be to imply that this is something to be granted by man.

A marriage is a blessing by God. He defines that a marriage is to be between a man and a woman and the government has no right to legislate on anything that supersedes its authority or jurisdiction. The extant that the government has can legislate is simply to recognize a Union formed by a higher authority.

In regards to the impact Christians have had on our government just in the last 6 years, consider the following:

There are roughly 60 million evangelical Christians in America.
In 2002, Christian voters led the way in voting in 36 new House members that were pro-life, pro-faith, and pro-family. Likewise, their were 8 new Senators who were also pro-life.

In 2004, Christian voting turnout increased by 93%! This increase gave pro-life candidates huge majorities in the House and Senate. In fact, 25 of the 40 new House members were pro-life and 7 of the 9 new Senators were pro-life, pro-faith, and pro-family.

Historian David Barton summarizes: "The result was the congressional enactment of the first four major stand-alone pro-life laws since Roe v. Wade:
1. Infants Born Alive Protection Act
2. Unborn Victims of Violence Act
3. Partial-Birth Abortion Ban
4. Fetal Farming Ban

Furthermore, the addition of so many new pro-life Senators resulted in the confirmation of two new pro-life Supreme Court Justices and dozens of pro-life court of appeals and federal district court judges."

- In 2006, 92.5% of homosexual men and 91% of lesbian women voted.
- Plus, a 30% drop in Christians voting.

RESULT - The Baltimore Sun reported that America voted in "The most pro-choice Congress in the history of the Republic."

Only 17 of the 54 new House members were pro-life (30%)
Only 1 of the 10 new Senators was Pro-Life (10%).

In another post, I stated that Homosexuals were against Human Rights for their support of Proposition 8. This would have legalized marriage between members of the same sex and further promoted a medical condition that, in essence, is against the natural laws of human progression.

While proponents of Proposition 8 wonder why people are against something that doesn't seem to affect anyone else; I wonder why it seems that Homosexuals find it necessary to exercise their voice in relation to procreation? This obviously is an issue that shouldn't concern them.

These are the reasons why I'm voting for (R) Sen. Saxby Chambliss on December, 2nd. 

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Political Correctness vs. Political Politeness

The term "Political Correctness" originated as something of a joke,
literally in a comic strip. Too often "political correctness"
camouflages an underlying disease like racism and sexism.

The word Correctness is derived from the Greek term ὀρθοπραξις. Literally, this word is translated Orthopraxy
which means "correct action/activity" in rules of ethics and behavior
and extends to the actions of daily life and social obligations. In
essence, Correctness is an ideology.

What's so wrong with living "idealistically" one might say?
Once the term "PC" became an ideology,
it became a disease, in fact "PC" became deadly serious. It is the
great disease of our century, the disease that has left tens of
millions of people dead in Europe, in Russia, in China, and around the
world.

All ideologies are totalitarian because the
essence of an ideology (note that conservatism correctly understood is
not an ideology) is to take some philosophy and say on the basis of
this philosophy certain things must be true – such as the whole of the
history of our culture is the history of the oppression of women. Since
reality contradicts that, reality must be forbidden. It must become
forbidden to acknowledge the reality of our history. People must be
forced to live a lie, and since people are naturally reluctant to live
a lie, they naturally acknowledge this as untrue. Then the power of the
state must be put behind the demand to live a lie. That is why ideology
invariably requires a totalitarian state.

How do we cure
ourselves of this disease? Just like "alcoholism" we need to identify
it for what it is, a disease. Next, just like any other type of
disease, once we know what it is we can prescribe an effective
treatment.

Since untruths lie at the core of what makes "PC" deadly, I propose that an effective cure begins with telling the truth.

This
may seem like too large of a step for society to embrace, so why not
just begin with replacing "Correctness" with "Politeness"?

"Politeness" is best expressed as the practical application of good manners or etiquette. Politeness is a culturally defined phenomenon. The goal of politeness is to make all of the parties relaxed and comfortable with one another. To be polite is an attempt to save face for another.
Of course we know that politeness doesn't infer what is true, just simply that it is pleasant. Therefore politeness will never be mistaken as a "truth".

POLITICAL POLITENESS
is simply an action that seeks to establish a positive relationship
between parties; respects a person's need to be liked and understood.

While keeping "PP"
in mind we can effectively discuss what is true and therefore discover
a cure for other diseases such as racism and other forms of social
inequality diseases.

Political Speaking

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