On this date in 1973, the US Supreme Court made a horrific decision to legalize abortion throughout the country. Since that date, the consequences of Roe v. Wade are 49,551,703 children killed in the womb. More info here.
We do thank God that the annual number of abortions has declined in recent years, but abortion remains an evil stain upon our land. Let us pray and work to undo this wretched legal situation, and protect and sanctify life in the womb.
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Kevin DeYoung’s post is worth reading in its entirety.
Here’s a snippet (prepared by Justin Taylor):
As Christians, we worship a victimized Lord. We should expect to suffer
and should have particular compassion on those who hurt emotionally and physically. But we do not resemble the Suffering Servant when we take pains to show off our suffering. I’m not thinking of the Brit Hume ordeal now. I’m just thinking in general how we are tempted to gain the culture’s approval by playing the culture’s offense-taking game. If a law is broken or a legitimate right taken away, let us protest with passion. But if we are misunderstood or even reviled let’s not go after short-lived and half-hearted affirmation by announcing our offendedness for the
world to hear. Every time we try to make hay out of misplaced calumnies, we hasten the demise of Christianity in the public square. As offendedness becomes the barometer of acceptable discourse, we can expect further marginalization of Christian beliefs.
(emphasis added)
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The Breadline 