If organized religion were so sure of its moral authority,
it would not need the power of the state to prevail on moral issues.
The Armies of the Night would succeed by preaching alone to persuade
millions of simple souls to keep the bambinos coming whatever the price
in human misery.
All the melodramatic horror stories about partial birth
abortion will not persuade more rational types than the Moral Majority
that it is NOT a private medical matter and a matter of individual
conscience.
The Pro-Life forces find inspiration -ironically - in
President George W. Bush - a man -we are told - with a Biblical sense
of right and wrong. Reflecting on state executions in his home state
of Texas, and his righteous wrath in this complicated matter of war
on terrorism, George W. is indeed a man of a holy book - the horrible
Old Testament !
Is not Osama bin Laden also a man with a Biblical sense
of right and wrong - his inspiration being the Holy Koran ?
Are not many right wing leaders of Israel men with a
Biblical sense of right and wrong ?
Perhaps if REASON were to replace the authority of all holy
books THIS world would be less of a hell !
I note from today's newspaper that the kidnapper of the
Smart girl was also inspired by the holy book.
Show me a lunatic who found inspiration for his evil deeds
in the books of Newton, Darwin, Einstein or Freud ?
By the way, is not more humane NOT to bring kids into
this nightmare world ? The right to life is more often than not a
right to a hell of a life !
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