Education is Considered Anti Choice

http://bluewavenews.com/2010/05/24/norfolk-principal-gave-students-fetus-dolls/

Handing out "fetus dolls" in school is a reason to be put on administrative leave? Because that sounds EDUCATIONAL to me. "The card accompanying the doll described the first 12 weeks of fetal development." Is that not science? It sounds to me like maybe the school was actually doing its job- educating children on the science of fetal development.

“Some people think my life began at birth; but my life’s journey began long before I was born …” This is called truth. It's sad when a place of "education" is required to hide the truth from its students. It just goes to show that the pro choice movement is built on LIES. Lies that have infiltrated the public education system. What are children to believe? That *poof* on the day they were born they were just there? By all means do not explain to them that they developed in the womb before that, because that would be "anti choice".

Anti choice, in my eyes, would be hiding the truth of fetal development from children. If they don't have the facts, how do we expect them to make informed choices? Lying is easier, because then they will make the uninformed choice that the "pro choice" movement wants.

People are so blind that they think an unborn child is "disturbing to see". Let's show kids pictures of the blobs they "evolved from" but make sure they do not see thel creation they were in their mother's womb. Help them understand that they were once apes, but leave out the months before birth.

"Teaching students science based and medically approved sex education is out of bounds, but giving 8-10 year old children fetuses and promoting anti-choice propaganda is somehow acceptable to many on the right."

No, teaching children how to use condoms and have sex is out of bounds. Teaching them very basic science about the development of human beings is the JOB of educators.

Kudos to Ms. Holas for educating kids. Shame on the administration for promoting ignorance.

What I Learned From Rudy

What is God's best? And are you enjoying it?

I once heard that the goal in life should be to know God and to enjoy Him forever. I can't think of a greater goal. I would add that the goal should be to glorify Him and fulfill His purpose.

In a society of "follow your dreams" and "let your heart lead you", I wonder if we have become so blind to our true purpose that we try to fit God into our own dreams and goals, rather than fitting our dreams and goals into God's plan.

I watched the movie "Rudy" with my dad last night. I love the movie and think it's a cool story. But I have never seen it the way I saw it this time. Consider the fact that my view on this is only from the movie, and I don't know how closely the movie follows real life. Rudy is the picture of "follow your dreams" and "let your heart lead you". As a boy he dreamed of playing football for his favorite college team- Notre Dame. Rudy's dream was not unlike most young boys' dreams, whether they dream of being astronauts or football players or the President of the United States. What was different about Rudy? He did everything in his power to live his dream, and accomplished it. Sort of.

You see, Rudy wasn't that great at football. In fact, he was kind of bad at it. Not to mention the fact that he didn't have the grades to go to Notre Dame, let alone as a football player. But his life wasn't all that bad. He had a family and a job and a girl (who had every hope and intention of being his wife). But for Rudy, that was not enough. Rudy wanted to play football for Notre Dame, as he had wished from boyhood. So he quit his job, left his family and ditched his would-be bride. He spent years trying to get good enough grades to attend Notre Dame. He was homeless, broke and relatively alone. Eventually Rudy did get into Notre Dame, and to everyone's disbelief (quite literally) he made the football team. But he never got to play. Until the last game when the crowd cheered him onto the field.. for about 10 seconds. Everyone told Rudy he couldn't do it. His parents advised against it, his girlfriend begged him not to go, and everyone along the way doubted him.

So he did it! Right? Sure, if his dream was to spend years of his life studying and trying to get good enough grades just so he could be on the football team. If his dream was to leave behind his family and friends back home to pursue a nearly impossible goal. If his dream was to give up the girl he "loved" (eventually to his brother) to play 10 seconds of a football game. If his dream was to tell the world that nothing mattered more than playing Notre Dame Football.

Personally, I don't think Rudy was created to be a football player. It's cool that he followed his heart and fulfilled a childhood dream. But what did he give up along the way? Did he really receive God's best for his life?

I think we get Rudy syndrome sometimes. We don't realize how good we have it. Instead, we run off chasing after dreams that have little to do with God's purpose for us. I believe God has a plan for each person, if we will only seek it. I don't believe God hides His plans from us- in fact, He makes them clear to us if we really want to see them.

I was reminded of this verse the other day: Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands.. 1 Thess. 4:11

I've seen it many times but it really hit me this time. What is my ambition? If you know me at all, you know that I don't believe Christians should only be concerned for their own quiet lives. No, I believe Christians should be in every sphere of society- even in the most powerful positions- influencing this world for the better. But what is the ultimate goal of influencing society? To live and to help others live quiet lives, attending to our own business and working with our hands. One brother at Pleasant Valley always prays that we may lead quiet lives glorifying God. There is really something to that. Does living a quiet life mean hiding ourselves away from the world? No. I believe it means living in accordance to God's purpose. Live quietly rather than seeking fame, fortune, education and prestige for the sake of personal fulfillment.

When we seek power, prestige, education and influence for the sake of fulfilling a personal dream, that is when we lose God's best for our lives. Why do you do what you do? Why do you have the ambitions that you have? If you're good at law, please pursue a career as a lawyer for the purpose of glorifying God. If your calling is medicine, become a doctor to glorify God. If you are a mother, focus on your children in order to glorify God. If you are good at football, by all means use that realm of influence to God's glory. But if you're not good at football, do not pursue it just to follow your heart or to pursue a childhood dream.

I do not know Sarah Palin's heart. But as I was thinking on this topic I couldn't stop her from coming to mind. She is a woman that has gained prestige. She obviously has a natural gift of leadership and is using it in the political sphere. But it makes me wonder what her childhood dream was. Did Sarah want to be a mom? Governor of Alaska? President of the United States? And can she really have it all? What was and is God's plan for Sarah?

I think I'll end by saying that God gives us dreams, goals and aspirations for a reason. I do not believe it's wrong to dream of what we could be. I don't think it's wrong to pursue dreams. But I do know that God knew each of us before we were born, and He has a plan for each one.

Jer. 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you", declares the Lord.

God did not leave us to wonder what to do with our lives. He gave us His Word, the Bible, for a reason. Yes, we will have dreams as children. But do they line up with Scripture? He gave us godly people to turn to for advice. Who are you listening to? He gave us prayer so that we could seek His will. Do we use that avenue?

Don't give up God's best for your life. Don't pursue childish hopes and dreams when they take you away from reality. Don't follow your heart when it leads you away from a life filled with knowing God, fulfilling His purpose, glorifying Him and enjoying Him forever.

Sunny Potluck Sunday

Skunks Vs Babies

-Initiative 160, sponsored by Footloose Montana, would prohibit recreational and commercial trapping of wild mammals and birds on public lands in Montana. State signature tally: 4,669.-

- Constitutional Initiative 102, sponsored by the Montana ProLife Coalition, would amend the state constitution to define “person” to include every human being from the beginning of a human being’s biological development, effectively outlawing abortion. State signature tally: 5,073.-

I just read a message from Cal Zastrow and Pershonhood USA and this really made me think. Here we have two initiatives. One would define babies as persons. One would stop the trapping of mammals and birds on public property.

I'm very interested in the results. Have we gone far enough away from common sense and justice that skunks and rabbits will have more rights on public land than babies in their mothers' wombs? Will Montana declare through the votes and signatures of its people that mammals have more importance to them than their innocent unborn children?

40 states have followed the example of Colorado by starting Personhood movements. This is Colorado's second time placing a Personhood Amendment on the ballot. Some say last time was a failure. I can't disagree more. Colorado was the first to legalize abortion, and now is leading the country in ending it. I see God's hand in that, and I know He is with the effort. If we truly believe that abortion is never the right choice, then we have nothing to lose by backing the effort to end it.

So, Montana, will you sign and vote to save the skunks and squirrels and rabbits? Or will you sign and vote to save the babies?

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Happy Mother's Day, Mom! Thanks for helping me NOT have kids! Thanks for showing me that I can be "liberated" by the lack of children. Thanks for helping me understand that the choice to kill off my children is even better than being a mom. Oh, and thanks for making sure I know that I'm a "mistake"...or "a planned accident".

This would be a really disgusting joke. The scary thing is, she's not even kidding.

Sometimes my brother puts things into perspective better than I can hope to. "That's like... You tried to kill me with a gun because you didn't want more kids, so now I'm pro-gun!"

We celebrate the lack of children. We celebrate the ability to prevent them. And we celebrate the fact that we can kill them before they are safely born.

This Sunday let's celebrate children, and pray for more of them. Let's celebrate the ability to be fruitful and bear many children. And for those who can't, let's thank God for the gift of adoption. Let's celebrate the fact that God knew these blessings before He formed them in the womb.

Happy Mother's Day, Mom. Thanks for helping me love children and greatly desire the role of mother. Thanks for showing me that God gives His people great joy through the blessing of children. Thanks for helping me understand that killing a child is never the right choice and that nothing can compare to the love a mother has for her child. And thank you for always letting me know that you love and appreciate me and that you see me as a gift from God, and that I am not a mistake- or even a planned accident.

Happy Mother's Day. Celebrate motherhood, celebrate children, celebrate life.