Article by Cameron Spink

 

It's good to see that there are those in Mississippi who are fighting for personhood rights with Initiative #26. Despite yesterday's loss it is encouraging that there are those standing against the deplorable Roe vs. Wade 1973 decision. Indeed, this can be seen as a precursor to the American Presidential debate. And I hope people are paying attention this time round.

 

Barack Obama is not pro-life. Not even remotely. If you have a spare twenty minutes you can see his address back in 2008 to Planned Parenthood:

 

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Obama's chief question that night was "what kind of America will our daughters grow up in?" He stresses that courts should not take away the choices of women in regards to abortion. Yet, Roe vs. Wade (a court case) created such a right. So, it seems that Obama will stand by the courts when they uphold his "pro-choice" stance yet condemn them when they don't. Obama goes on to say:

 

"It's an approach to the law that favours the powerful over the powerless. That holds up a flawed ideology over the rights of the individual." (7:04)

 

"We fought together in the Illinios state Senate against restrictive-choice legislation." (8:07)

 

"There will always be people, many of good will, who do not share my view on the issue of choice. On this fundamental issue I will not yield and Planned Parenthood will not yield." (9:18)

 

"It's time to turn the page on a policy that provides over $1.5 billion to teach abstinence in our schools but refuses to teach basic science and basic contraception." (11:42)

 

These comments display Obama's strong "pro-choice" leaning. Interestingly, the first comment (7:04) would appear to lend itself more to the "pro-life" side but contextually it is revealed to be something else. Bear in mind, also, that he is addressing Planned Parenthood who are responsible for approximately 290,000 abortions each year. It is clear that Obama's ideology and Planned Parenthood's "women's rights" strategy align. This should be the first warning sign for Christians.

 

Since his speech at Planned Parenthood Obama has stood with this organisation through thick and thin. In February 2011 the United States House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to defund Planned Parenthood. However, this was defeated in the Senate by Obama's Democrat's. In June this year Indiana passed a new law stripping Planned Parenthood of some of its funding. Then the Obama administration decided to play the bully and threatened to cut Indiana's Medicaid funding if they proceeded.  In the future Obama has promised to veto any Federal Bills that would defund Planned Parenthood. At least Obama was being honest when he stated that he would not yield.

 

Until Obama is voted out of Office, Planned Parenthood will remain funded. Thankfully election time is coming around next year and several of the Republican's best chances for candidacy are pro-life. Barack Obama states that he goes to Trinity United Church of Christ yet his relationship with Planned Parenthood could not spawn from a Christian ideology. Anyone can claim that they are a Christian, and it is not up to us to determine their salvation. However, we can look at a person's fruits. And Obama's fruits are bad. So bad, in fact, that they are poisoning the tree. And it is not just on this issue that Obama acts against biblical mandates, though that is for another time.

 

Planned Parenthood's time is running out. To be honest, this organisation should have been defunded a long time ago. However, Obama formed an alliance that has allowed Planned Parenthood's miserable existence to continue. Such a relationship is beneficial for both parties yet it undermines the moral framework of America. Obama doesn't care about this, of course. He is too busy plotting his next social agenda that will spell destruction for the United States. And us Aussies want him to come and visit?