Two mornings ago, I woke up to a barrage of tweets by local and national media about the Richard Mourdock comments claiming he said rape is God's will. If you haven't seen any of the reports, then simply do a search on Google, and you'll see plenty I'm sure. I don't want to recap them here because I think some of the media took a comment out of context and twisted the meaning based on a poor ordering of words. Mourdock has since, of course, clarified his comments, but we still see certain politicians and specific members of a certain party (with some of the media's help) trying to use it to their advantage which is plain sickening.
Mourdock's point, and one that I happen to agree with, is simply that life is God's will. Sometimes, we don't comprehend why bad things happen, and it is hard for people who don't have a good foundation or understanding of Christianity (or Judaism for that matter) to understand why we believe that good things can come out of bad things. I found an OUTSTANDING article today that I recommend everyone (liberal or conservative, Christian or non-Christian) read about why the media is ill-equipped on these issues:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/getreligion/2012/10/media-embarrassingly-ill-equipped-to-discuss-rape-theodicy/
This article provides some of the theological foundations and references the parts of scripture that outline why some of us believe what we believe and are pro-life.
As the next two weeks come to pass, I hope that voters will look deep inside themselves, reflect on what they believe and why, and pray about making the right decisions before visiting the polls. Don't be swayed by biased media coverage. Don't get distracted by issues that really aren't issues. Focus on what matter's most.
God Bless.
Mourdock's point, and one that I happen to agree with, is simply that life is God's will. Sometimes, we don't comprehend why bad things happen, and it is hard for people who don't have a good foundation or understanding of Christianity (or Judaism for that matter) to understand why we believe that good things can come out of bad things. I found an OUTSTANDING article today that I recommend everyone (liberal or conservative, Christian or non-Christian) read about why the media is ill-equipped on these issues:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/getreligion/2012/10/media-embarrassingly-ill-equipped-to-discuss-rape-theodicy/
This article provides some of the theological foundations and references the parts of scripture that outline why some of us believe what we believe and are pro-life.
As the next two weeks come to pass, I hope that voters will look deep inside themselves, reflect on what they believe and why, and pray about making the right decisions before visiting the polls. Don't be swayed by biased media coverage. Don't get distracted by issues that really aren't issues. Focus on what matter's most.
God Bless.
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