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<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Since Roe v Wade over 58 million children have been killed inside their mother\u2019s womb (a place that should be safe and protected) and millions of women are suffering carrying around the burden of knowing their child\u2019s life was ended in violence. And the men that would have been fathers are carrying guilt and loss as well. This decision was a land mark decision; one that changed the fabric of America, making it\u2019s citizens more violent, selfish, and passive. Some people would say it was a liberation for women and women\u2019s rights but in actuality it has destroyed America and the structure of the family, all in the name of convenience.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As members of the body of Christ we must remind ourselves of the sanctity and dignity of all human life. From beginning to natural end, life always has value. We must remind ourselves that if we do not fight for the unborn and the value of life, who will? What issue in this life is more important than the sanctity of life? When we meet our maker, will we say we fought for convenience or that we fought for life? The world would have us believe that life is a grey line. Its beginning is grey, resulting in acceptance of birth control and abortion.\u00a0 Its ending is also grey, resulting in euthanasia and abandonment of the elderly.\u00a0 It takes courage to stand up for life and it takes courage for a woman to choose life for her baby instead of convenience.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We as the body of Christ must stand up against the grey definition of life that the world wants us to accept.\u00a0 Neither the beginning nor end of life is grey.\u00a0 Both are black and white.\u00a0 Abortion is wrong because it puts the authority of life into a man\u2019s (man or woman) hands instead of God\u2019s.\u00a0 Euthanasia and abandoning the elderly is also wrong, as only God should decide when someone\u2019s life is complete.\u00a0 Life is not about convenience or eliminating suffering. Life is about celebrating a Christ who would die for us, binding our suffering to His, and serving mankind as Christ would have us do.\u00a0As married couples in the church our life is about welcoming, preserving and celebrating life.<\/p>\n This year thousands of pilgrims made the trip to Washington DC (even with the treat of very bad weather) only to become stranded by weather on their journey home. You might have seen the inspirational picture of the pilgrims stranded on the side of the road for hours choosing to celebrate mass in the cold using an alter made of snow. This picture and story touched me greatly and reminded me that there is hope for this nation to once again be a nation that protects the unborn.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I want to teach my children that life is more important than convenience and even in the most horrible of circumstances all life matters. But what can we do as a family or married couple to help raise children that are pro-life and willing to be unwavering in the truth that even the smallest of lives matter more than the inconvenience they might cause.<\/p>\n As parents, it is our job to educate our children about many things.\u00a0 We teach them why they should not touch a hot stove, why we should look both ways when crossing the street and we teach them right and wrong.\u00a0 Respecting Life means teaching our children to respect life.\u00a0 It is right to teach them to respect all of life, and it is wrong to not teach them.\u00a0 It is also wrong to teach them that being passive about life issues is ok.<\/p>\n So, how do we teach our children to respect life?<\/u>\u00a0 First, we must teach ourselves so that we know black and white and not grey.\u00a0 Second, we must recognize that much of the world does not share the black and white reality of respecting life.\u00a0 It is our job to help our children navigate the issues of life.\u00a0 So we must teach by example and be clear about this issue.\u00a0 Here are some suggestions on how to be a person and family that respects life:<\/p>\n Respecting Life can seem an overwhelming task.\u00a0 It is a task that can only be done with humility and recognition that it is Christ we are to please and not anyone else.\u00a0 This year 2016 commit yourself to be an ambassador for Life and let your children learn by your unwavering example.\u00a0 Spend some time educating yourself about life issues and implement something new in your home\/family that honors and respects life.\u00a0The list above can be overwhelming. Choose one or two of the items listed above to implement each year.<\/p>\n It might be easy to think your family really cannot make a difference to such a large issue or that since abortion is already legal what\u2019s the point. To that I say, every good thing starts with just one person doing something instead of nothing and just like slavery was once legal and later became illegal, there is hope for Abortion and other life issues too!!<\/p>\n Here are some links that will help you to better understand all the Respect Life issues.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/issues-and-action\/human-life-and-dignity\/<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.priestsforlife.org<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.nrlc.org<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/marchforlife.org<\/a><\/p>\n Want to learn about the Crisis Pregnancy Centers near you that support pregnancy and adoption (not abortion). Do a search at http:\/\/www.priestsforlife.org\/pregnant-need-help\/search.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>In 1973 when Roe v Wade was passed we, as a nation might have been able to claim ignorance because of lack of technology saying, \u201cIt is not a baby, it is only a clump of cells.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 But TODAY science and technology prove that those \u201cclumps of cells\u201d in a woman\u2019s uterus IS A BABY that is alive with a beating heart, hands, fingers, toes, and a nervous system that feels pain. We can no longer be ignorant! TODAY we can no longer sit on the sidelines and say, \u201cThis is controversial.\u201d or \u201cThis is an individual decision.\u201d TODAY we must decide if we choose LIFE or DEATH! It is that simple! TODAY we can love WOMEN & save the UNBORN! We can CHOOSE both!<\/p>\n<\/a>The pro-choice advocates would say we want to force women into motherhood and that is so not true. Adoption is a loving option for all women who are not wanting or ready to be mothers. There are couples waiting for years and spending thousands of dollars to adopt children from all around the globe when we are killing children that would be loved right here in America. A home can be found for all new babies (here and abroad) and there are many organizations dedicated to helping a woman carry her baby to term so that adoption is a viable option.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\n