When asked if I would support or vote for a candidate based on religious views, I easily answer, Yes. Its a no brainer. Ive already posted about Mitt Romney and his troubled faith in the Mormon cult. This time its Rick Perry who catches my eye. @WOKVnews 106.5 here in Jacksonville just reported that Perry switched his view on abortion. I stopped what I was doing and said, "How could he do that? He's a Christian". I knew Perry was proclaiming to be a born again Christian, and if that were true, then he should be against murder. And abortion IS murder.
My wife works for First Coast Women's Services in Middleburg two nights per week as a volunteer. Since she is part of that ministry, I have learned a lot about abortion. Did you know that LESS than 1% of abortions are result of rape or incest. That is not very much. Yet, that is the 'go to' argument for everyone who believes abortion should remain legal in the US. If you say you oppose it, almost every time someone wants to debate it they ask, "What if you, or your wife, sister, or mother were raped". Some Christians would agree and then they would say abortion should be legal.
GOP Presidential candidate Rick Perry has finally got it right. He finally decided to view abortion through biblical eyes. The following is from WOKV's web site and reported by the Associated Press
 |
| GOP Hopeful, Gov. Rick Perry |
OSCEOLA, Iowa —
Republican Rick Perry is shifting his opposition to abortion, saying he opposes it even after rape or incest.
Perry on Tuesday told potential caucus-goers in Iowa that he has changed his mind.
Previously, he believed abortion was acceptable in cases of rape, incest or when the mother's life is at risk. Now, he says abortion in all forms should be prohibited.
Perry told a pastor who asked him about his views that, in his words, "you're seeing a transformation."
Perry says he recently watched former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's documentary about abortion. He says he met a woman in the film and that she told him she was the result of rape and that her life has worth.
Perry says that encounter led him to rethink his position.
Perry on Tuesday told potential caucus-goers in Iowa that he has changed his mind.
Previously, he believed abortion was acceptable in cases of rape, incest or when the mother's life is at risk. Now, he says abortion in all forms should be prohibited.
Perry told a pastor who asked him about his views that, in his words, "you're seeing a transformation."
 |
| Gov. Huckabee |
Perry says that encounter led him to rethink his position.
Copyright The Associated Press
0 comments:
Post a Comment