Sanctity of Human Life

Sanctity of Human Life Sunday for 2007 is January 21. I have been considering what to say about this important day for some time. For those who might not be familiar with this day, Sanctity of Human Life Sunday is held on the closest Sunday to the anniversary of the Jan. 22, 1973 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to legalize abortion in the Roe v. Wade case. It is a day to recognize abortion for what it is - the taking of a human life; to reevaluate what we are doing as Christians to make a difference; to recommit to standing for truth and justice for the unborn; and to reveal hope and healing through God's Word and His forgiveness to the women who now bear the scars of their choice to abort a child.

It is not by accident that I choose to write about this subject on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Those who have heard Scott Klusendorf speak may remember him sharing the story of Emmett Till, a 14-year old boy murdered in 1955 for speaking to a white woman. Though Emmett’s body was gruesomely disfigured, his mother insisted on an open casket funeral and that horrible sight sparked the Civil Rights Movement in our nation. Scott insists that in this same way we, too, must “open the casket on abortion.” It is not until we recognize abortion for the horror it is, that people will be moved to make a difference.

For now, I will close with the following quotes by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I believe they are as applicable to the fight for the lives of the unborn as they were/are to the fight for freedom and equality for all people – regardless of skin color AND (as the excellent argument in defense of the humanity of the unborn goes) regardless of Size, Level of Development, Environment, and Degree of Dependency. (By the way, I encourage you to follow the link above!) God bless!

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

The time is always right to do what is right.
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.