Terri Shindler

1963-2005

Taken from a conversation I had last night over at blogsforterri.com…

Is it appropriate to classify the culture of life (COL) movement as a bi-partisan effort? In the arena of ideas, respect for life knows no political bounds as I know many pro-life Democrats and feel outraged at the behavior of some pro-choice Republicans. However, pro-life Democrats are a dying breed as over the past 50 years their party has been hijacked by the irrational liberal mind set. Now, I?m not saying every liberal is a pro-death idealog, but I must take issue with those who try to mischaracterize liberalism as an equal player in the pro-life movement. The reason our modern culture is so complacent with the idea of death for convenience sake in the first place, is because of the laissez-faire liberal approach to acceptable social behavior. It has become comparable to the disregard of a cancerous tumor which has been deemed benign through medical analysis then left to go unchecked throughout the passing of many years. Eventually it comes back to haunt you when it metastasizes and eventually becomes inoperable. Abortion rights are a traditional liberal stance, homosexual acceptance is a traditional liberal stance, feminism is a traditional liberal stance, cloning is a traditional liberal stance, euthanasia is a traditional liberal stance and every single one of these positions, championed by the liberal movement, is a direct contributor to the present day culture of death (COD). IMO, any liberal who says they are “pro-life” needs to reevaluate their political leanings and begin to assert themselves as progressive independents.

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