Weblog: Will Iraq Trump Abortion for Evangelical Voters?
Plus: Taliban kidnapper killed in battle, Bynum files for divorce, rounding up the Mother Teresa commentaries, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Men have abandoned our churches | Why is it that people unconnected with church and unfamiliar with Christianity believe that the Christian faith saps the competitiveness from athletes? (Tim Ellsworth, The Jackson Sun, Tenn.)
Iraqi nears American dream | An Iraqi Christian who escaped persecution three years ago and used smugglers to reach the United States was granted asylum Wednesday — making him one of just a few thousand Iraqi refugees allowed to resettle in this country (San Antonio Express-News, Tex.)
Prayer for opponent's misfortune finds little support | Responding to pastor's controversial statement, authorities on various faiths see little justification for wishing harm to befall enemies (Los Angeles Times)
Motive still unclear in deadly Mo. church shooting | Plus: What's next after Taliban release of two Korean hostages, Catholic bishop suggests calling God Allah, and other stories from online sources around the world (August 15)
Taliban, South Korea Start Direct Talks | Also: U.S. missionary killed in Honduras, WEA announces Iraq branch, a commercial cross fight, and links to many other articles (August 10)
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squeakywheel
Posted: September 19, 2007 5:43 PM
The evils of abortion are irrefutable. The laws protecting unborn babies must be passed. The debate regarding Iraq is much more complicated. Foreign policy, sectarian violence, geopolitical dynamics, religious extremism, military strategy, diplomatic overtures, political pressures, terrorisam, etc. are pushing the debate into areas where the lines are not so clearly drawn. There is plenty of room for Christians to disagree on the Iraq war. Therefore, abortion still trumps the Iraq war.
Matt Stephens
Posted: September 11, 2007 11:41 AM
With regard to the Iraq/abortion poll, the answer should really be obvious. If you have to choose between two evils (they are both evil, IMO and, i believe, acc. to scripture), you choose the least devastating. How many innocent lives are claimed each year by abortion vs. the number of lives claimed in the war? The numbers don't even come close to comparing. The current results of the poll demonstrate that vast numbers of Christians and non-Christians alike are simply playthings of mass media, being blown to and fro by the winds of the rhetorical context. How sickening and frightening. Wake up and use your common sense, people.
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