Well said ,Father Calvin ,and you are right. We need to stop this carnage and yet our Government just voted to decriminalise"abortion" ie killing babies) right up to term !. It's heartbreaking and the scenes from America over the Supreme Court's decision on Roe v Wade disgusted me. Women crying and screaming in the streets over abortion " rights "? Appalling !! Thanks FR Calvin
It's only since I became a Christian almost two years ago that I realized what a grave issue this is. The numbers are hair-raising, purely shocking, especially when viewed in comparison to the number of lives lost in war and under murderous dictatorships. Who knew that the "equal rights" movement would lead to such evil. I feel doubly compelled to advocate after reading this piece. Thank you, Father Calvin, and God bless.
When does this be ome a fornication problem, front and center? No for icating, then (largely) no abortion. Men can control where they put their member, especially when that member leaves gifts that grow into babies that they may or may not have a voice in killing or letting live. What they can do, is control whether the process ever gets in motion.
Of course, this principle fully holds true for women: women must absolutely gatekeep their virginity, their honor, their bodies, their wombs. Without premarital sex, women would not (on the whole) ever face a dilemma about bringing a child into this world unwed. Abortion would simply not make sense at all.
As a civilization, we shall NEVER solve the problem of abortion without clear social, moral and spiritual changes that take place in human hearts way before the activities of the bedroom. Let us work and pray for that end.
Yes it an enormous amount of deaths the next will be the euthanasia of the old the disabled the young and those mentally I’ll. This could match those aborted.
I like what the Bible says about what a woman should be, especially Proverbs 31. I like what Apostle Paul says in his Epistles about the role for women and men Husbands and wives, and children; but I guess the Bible is old fashioned, old hat, and out of date! I'm 82 years old , have lead a long life and can tell you: Feminism is not God's plan, nor is abortion
And men’s role in this? When most women used to guard their virginity, men created brothels which were populated by “fallen” women and “trafficked” children. If men abide by the same virtues as women then we wouldn’t need abortions. But men do not. The issue isn’t feminism. The problem is men. Patriarchy.
Thank you for doing what journalists should be doing. I began covering the abortion issue when I was an atheist journalist in 1967. What began as a state's right issue then became a national disgrace with the Supreme Court's decision in 1973. I covered the protests by Christians at abortion clinics in the 70s and 80s. Pastors, priests, nuns, and many other Christians chained themselves to the doors of abortion clinics. Christians marched in large anti-abortion protests through the streets of cities large and small. That was then. What happened to the fervor of Christian horror at the thought of millions of unborn children being torn apart in their mother's womb? As a journalist, it's my job to be as independent in reporting as I can. However ... anyone with an ounce of sense knows that abortion is murder. Reading Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973) will take time to muddle through, but what it does is demonstrate some poor understanding of biology on the part of Supreme Court justices and many others. Fortunately, science now demonstrates beyond any doubt that a newly conceived child is a real person in their own right. They, therefore, have personal rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. They are people .. not things .. not parasites .. not a problem to be rid of .. not an inconvenience to be dealt without consideration of their 'personhood' and the rights they have under God and under the Constitution. Yes, some might see this as a 'religious' issue, but it's far more than that. As an independent investigative journalist with almost 60 years experience, it's a matter of uncovering, confirming, and reporting the truth. That, unfortunately, is not something we experience in the news media, society, or even in Christianity at large. Keep writing. Keep reporting the truth. I'll do the same. May more and more people join the effort to see that truth is told to save the lives of God's precious little people who are kept from seeing the light of day.
Thank you, for a thoroughly well researched essay. Yes, it is both the husband's and the wife's responsibility to ensure the wellbeing of the child they have procreated.
And the church needs to remind society that, however much society tries to sanitise the "old-word" of "fornication" with "co-habitation", it is still fornication and sinful.
No matter how much they try to sanitise these words, e.g. "adultery" with "extra--marital" affair, they cannot sanitise sin except through the blood of Jesus Christ.
Calvin, can I make one recommendation. In your Articles, when you conclude with a prayer, instead of suddenly saying, "Lord Jesus" can you instead say something like, "Would you join with me in an urgent prayer?" I believe that that would make your Articles near-perfect or perfectly done.
With prayers and Biblical hope and blessings to you, that all your desires would come true, as God’s word says, in Psalm 37,
"Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart."
Abortion is frequently & euphemistically labelled ‘reproductive health care’ here in Australia. Whenever I raise the matter with friends, one an anaesthetist, I’m sent journal articles which stress how abortion is often necessary for the health, if not life, of the mother.
I respond by pointing out that they’re merely attempting to assuage their at profiting though murder.
A woman in my parish has collected signatures and penned a lovely letter to our local library. In this letter she requests that Jan or Oct be pro-life month. If June is pride month, we need to rally around the pro life months. Every library should have a display per the request of its citizens. Think of it!
Calvin, I am imposed to abortion and sometimes speak to the public on this issue.
I would like to point out that NHS staff asked me if I would like to abort 4 of my children, even though I was a married woman. That shocked and upset me. There was no reason for them to ask this. Then they also berated me for refusing foetal abnormality tests, which seek to identify babies at risk of disability, who you would then be asked if you want to destroy. The tests are normally inconclusive anyway, other than the amniocentesis which causes miscarriage in a certain number of cases. The NHS seems to have imbibed a very negative attitude to life.
I call myself a feminist with a small f. I am not anti- men but I believe that women should be treated with equal respect. Motherhood and traditional female jobs and roles are absolutely despised by certain sectors of society, which discourages them from going into these jobs in favour of higher paid traditionally male roles, and women who are raped have, for many years now, been blamed for their own abuse and the perpetrators given merely a slap on the wrist by judges. The answer is not to turn women into men or persuade them to sleep around and then abort their babies, the so- called sexual revolution. We need a return to Christian standards of behaviour and accountability for bad behaviour.
A sobering thought Father Calvin. Hope you're well and have a flock to look after again.
Well said ,Father Calvin ,and you are right. We need to stop this carnage and yet our Government just voted to decriminalise"abortion" ie killing babies) right up to term !. It's heartbreaking and the scenes from America over the Supreme Court's decision on Roe v Wade disgusted me. Women crying and screaming in the streets over abortion " rights "? Appalling !! Thanks FR Calvin
One of the few voices proclaiming the stark and unpalatable truth. Thank you Fr Calvin!
It's only since I became a Christian almost two years ago that I realized what a grave issue this is. The numbers are hair-raising, purely shocking, especially when viewed in comparison to the number of lives lost in war and under murderous dictatorships. Who knew that the "equal rights" movement would lead to such evil. I feel doubly compelled to advocate after reading this piece. Thank you, Father Calvin, and God bless.
When does this be ome a fornication problem, front and center? No for icating, then (largely) no abortion. Men can control where they put their member, especially when that member leaves gifts that grow into babies that they may or may not have a voice in killing or letting live. What they can do, is control whether the process ever gets in motion.
Of course, this principle fully holds true for women: women must absolutely gatekeep their virginity, their honor, their bodies, their wombs. Without premarital sex, women would not (on the whole) ever face a dilemma about bringing a child into this world unwed. Abortion would simply not make sense at all.
As a civilization, we shall NEVER solve the problem of abortion without clear social, moral and spiritual changes that take place in human hearts way before the activities of the bedroom. Let us work and pray for that end.
Padre...using an American phrase...YOU HAVE HIT THE LONG BALL. Brilliant piece and should cause any thinking person pause. Thanks you for writing. Pax
Cheers 🙌
Yes it an enormous amount of deaths the next will be the euthanasia of the old the disabled the young and those mentally I’ll. This could match those aborted.
I like what the Bible says about what a woman should be, especially Proverbs 31. I like what Apostle Paul says in his Epistles about the role for women and men Husbands and wives, and children; but I guess the Bible is old fashioned, old hat, and out of date! I'm 82 years old , have lead a long life and can tell you: Feminism is not God's plan, nor is abortion
Hear hear 🙏
And men’s role in this? When most women used to guard their virginity, men created brothels which were populated by “fallen” women and “trafficked” children. If men abide by the same virtues as women then we wouldn’t need abortions. But men do not. The issue isn’t feminism. The problem is men. Patriarchy.
God Bless you Father. You are a good shepherd leading your flock to Christ.
God bless you, too. 🙏
Thank you for doing what journalists should be doing. I began covering the abortion issue when I was an atheist journalist in 1967. What began as a state's right issue then became a national disgrace with the Supreme Court's decision in 1973. I covered the protests by Christians at abortion clinics in the 70s and 80s. Pastors, priests, nuns, and many other Christians chained themselves to the doors of abortion clinics. Christians marched in large anti-abortion protests through the streets of cities large and small. That was then. What happened to the fervor of Christian horror at the thought of millions of unborn children being torn apart in their mother's womb? As a journalist, it's my job to be as independent in reporting as I can. However ... anyone with an ounce of sense knows that abortion is murder. Reading Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973) will take time to muddle through, but what it does is demonstrate some poor understanding of biology on the part of Supreme Court justices and many others. Fortunately, science now demonstrates beyond any doubt that a newly conceived child is a real person in their own right. They, therefore, have personal rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. They are people .. not things .. not parasites .. not a problem to be rid of .. not an inconvenience to be dealt without consideration of their 'personhood' and the rights they have under God and under the Constitution. Yes, some might see this as a 'religious' issue, but it's far more than that. As an independent investigative journalist with almost 60 years experience, it's a matter of uncovering, confirming, and reporting the truth. That, unfortunately, is not something we experience in the news media, society, or even in Christianity at large. Keep writing. Keep reporting the truth. I'll do the same. May more and more people join the effort to see that truth is told to save the lives of God's precious little people who are kept from seeing the light of day.
Yes
I feel that that Feminism has damaged our Men, especially on Priests and Families!
Hear hear. Time to undo the damage.
Dear Brother Calvin,
Thank you, for a thoroughly well researched essay. Yes, it is both the husband's and the wife's responsibility to ensure the wellbeing of the child they have procreated.
And the church needs to remind society that, however much society tries to sanitise the "old-word" of "fornication" with "co-habitation", it is still fornication and sinful.
No matter how much they try to sanitise these words, e.g. "adultery" with "extra--marital" affair, they cannot sanitise sin except through the blood of Jesus Christ.
Calvin, can I make one recommendation. In your Articles, when you conclude with a prayer, instead of suddenly saying, "Lord Jesus" can you instead say something like, "Would you join with me in an urgent prayer?" I believe that that would make your Articles near-perfect or perfectly done.
With prayers and Biblical hope and blessings to you, that all your desires would come true, as God’s word says, in Psalm 37,
"Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart."
Chris Briscoe
Abortion is frequently & euphemistically labelled ‘reproductive health care’ here in Australia. Whenever I raise the matter with friends, one an anaesthetist, I’m sent journal articles which stress how abortion is often necessary for the health, if not life, of the mother.
I respond by pointing out that they’re merely attempting to assuage their at profiting though murder.
A woman in my parish has collected signatures and penned a lovely letter to our local library. In this letter she requests that Jan or Oct be pro-life month. If June is pride month, we need to rally around the pro life months. Every library should have a display per the request of its citizens. Think of it!
Calvin, I am imposed to abortion and sometimes speak to the public on this issue.
I would like to point out that NHS staff asked me if I would like to abort 4 of my children, even though I was a married woman. That shocked and upset me. There was no reason for them to ask this. Then they also berated me for refusing foetal abnormality tests, which seek to identify babies at risk of disability, who you would then be asked if you want to destroy. The tests are normally inconclusive anyway, other than the amniocentesis which causes miscarriage in a certain number of cases. The NHS seems to have imbibed a very negative attitude to life.
I call myself a feminist with a small f. I am not anti- men but I believe that women should be treated with equal respect. Motherhood and traditional female jobs and roles are absolutely despised by certain sectors of society, which discourages them from going into these jobs in favour of higher paid traditionally male roles, and women who are raped have, for many years now, been blamed for their own abuse and the perpetrators given merely a slap on the wrist by judges. The answer is not to turn women into men or persuade them to sleep around and then abort their babies, the so- called sexual revolution. We need a return to Christian standards of behaviour and accountability for bad behaviour.