Roe at 35; Ernie at 90 January 22, 2008
Posted by Paul Edwards in Abortion, Ernie Harwell, Robert P. George, Roe v. Wade.trackback
We mark two milestones on The Paul Edwards Program today at 4:00 pm. Dr. Robert George, professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton and one of the leading conservative voices in defense of life, will join me live today from the March for Life in Washington, DC to discuss Roe v. Wade on its infamous 35th Anniversary.
Then Baseball Hall of Fame Broadcaster and Voice of the Tigers Ernie Harwell will join me to talk about his 90th Birthday coming up this Friday, January 25th.
Stream the program live from 4p - 6p EASTERN at http://www.am1500wlqv.com.
Paul,
I don’t hear your show but what do you think is the solution to Roe v Wade? Outright illegalization? My question if that is the case, is it practical to even think this would happen? As a former rightie I used to side with Dobson and the crew about making abortion illegal but the more I think about it the more I think this cause is a lost one. Maybe the better stance for the right to take is to make more of an impact and try to reduce the amount of abortions instead of trying to change the law. I almost think it would take an outright theocracy to do what the right wants, of course, maybe that is the goal and the fight for abortion is just one of the issues to launch a theocratic government. Who knows?
Pixelmaster,
The answer to the abortion crisis is not political reform through theocratic rule- it’s changed hearts.
There was a time in the 235 plus year history of this great country when the hearts of men and women would not allow the thought of killing an unborn child, therefore if someone were so base as to engage the practice, they did so in “back-alleys,” out of public view and away from the public condemnation that would surely follow.
The depravity of our hearts has now overtaken our sense of reason. Only the Gospel of Jesus Christ can recover this sense of morality which our depravity has taken from us. But the gospel isn’t proclaimed through legislation. It’s proclaimed through the mouths of those whose lives have been taken captive by their Savior.
Abortion was once illegal in this country, and it was not illegal because theocrats decreed it. The hearts of our citizens decreed it. What we need is not a theocracy, but a revival.
Well said, then why don’t the theocons like Dobson, Robertson and the like that have married the republican party spend more time trying to address the heart issue and stop trying to change the law through brute force of the courts and a political (corrupt) party?
BTW,
I don’t know if you ever discussed this on your show but this article is insane.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120061470848399079.html?mod=todays_us_nonsub_weekendjournal
Covered the Banned from Church WSJ article on last Friday’s program. You can podcast it at godandculture.com. The topic starts about 30 - 40 minutes into the program