First of all still injured so typing is a bit difficult. And because of that unable to get as in depth as I would like,yet here are three reasons why the pro life argument isn’t as appreciated as it should be. And let’s remember pro life is the respect and dignity of life from conception to natural death. The first short discussion is the argument all sides can agree. The next two short discussions may cause disagreement with me by both liberals and conservatives.
The unhinged murdering of civilians in Ukraine is evil. First of all an unprovoked attack is wrong at all levels and then when the indiscriminate killing of civilians begin only the lowest levels of hell await those perpetrators of that horror. Again we respect the dignity of life until a natural death.
Something many of us miss was recently brought home to me by young people discussing the current identity crisis of sexual orientation. For many of them this identity decision is only causing great consternation. Adolescence is difficult enough without a myriad of identity choices for them self or a friend being thrown at them as if they are ready or completely understand them. I do not want to talk about whether being gay is right or wrong, but the fact that if we do not recognize people struggle with these current determinations we are losing our ability to talk to people about it. Many on the far right want to eradicate this out or our society, all the while destroying the ability to address the issue head on. And by head on, I do not mean in a confrontational manner, but in an engaged manner. Young people are going through tough times and the current generational proclamation of being able to identify in a multitude of ways is scary to people of my generation. We all have our beliefs, but to summarily disregard what people think of themselves does goes against the truth that all life must be respected. And if you want to try and make the point that marriage between a man and a woman is what God intended for us, that only falls on deaf ears when you completely disrespect and ignore what someone is telling you is their struggle. Also if you alienate people or ostracize people you only create an environment where they might feel the answer is anti social behavior or suicide so how does this fit into a pro life argument.
And finally and I have talked about this topic numerous times and that is mental health. And my example I was going to use I am backing out of since I do not have all the facts. Actually this was a big news event and the news stories do not seem to have all the facts so all of us need to be a bit subdued in our opinions. Yet, mental health issues do lead to some committing suicide. We must address mental health and depression both by empowering the medical community to do more, but also within our own families. We cannot be afraid to discuss someone that is struggling. Sometimes it is obvious and the family is forced into making tough decisions or decisions they do not like, but the issue is so dramatic they end up either thoroughly beat up and separated or come together and get the help the family member needs. Many times though the signs are subtle or they choose to ignore them and then one day they are answering questions as to what happened. I do not like the product, but there is a good tv ad out there right now for some online counseling. I think counseling needs to be more one on one in person, but I cannot control that, but the subtle messaging that you just cannot tell people to buck up or move on is a good message. This isn’t the verbiage of the commercials, but I think the gist. This is good. At least many people that are suffering internally may see this and it opens them up to pursue addressing their developing issues. And hopefully they do seek some help before they spiral out of control. Again, people have the right to a dignified life and if you are struggling you shouldn’t have to hide your pain because society has a problem with mental health. We, as a society need to learn this is real and treat people with the dignity they deserve so they get help and get back to enjoying this wonderful thing called life we have been given.
This has not been as in depth as I would like and each topic deserves more than even its own individual post. If for some reason though someone realizes that dignity of life is ongoing and that we must all fight for it each and every day and can move on in a positive direction than that makes me glad.
Cheers
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