Obama's presence at the university has caused quite a controversy because of his stance on abortion. To practicing Catholics, abortion is not merely a sin but an injustice as well. An injustice to the unborn who has no say in the evil that is done to it.
Protecting the unborn and preserving the sanctity of life, should be one of the top social issues for anyone who calls himself/herself a Christian. The abortion debate is a difficult one for many Christians and one of the best resources I have found for compelling arguments for protecting the life of the unborn can be found at Stand to Reason.
Abortion involves killing and discarding something that's alive. Whether it's right or not to take the life of any living being depends entirely upon the answer to one question: What kind of being is it? The answer one gives is pivotal, the deciding element that trumps all other considerations.
Let me put the issue plainly. If the unborn is not a human person, no justification for abortion is necessary. However, if the unborn is a human person, no justification for abortion is adequate.
That quote from Gregory Koukl of Stand to Reason sums up the crux of the abortion issue.
Where do YOU stand on this issue?
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For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
Psalms 139:13-16:
Psalms 139:13-16:
