Freedom with a purpose...

Law in Service of Life

by Stephen Herreid

“When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything about the rule of law engraved in the hearts of men and women, when it does not listen to the voice of conscience, it turns against humanity and society.” —Pope John Paul II

The abortion issue is not simply a question of whether or not abortion should be legal. Abortion is not only legal, but funded in part by the government that receives our tax dollars. What is it that makes you an American taxpayer and consequently a contributor, willing or unwilling, to the abortion industry? Quite simply, your citizenship.

In his Fourth of July homily, Archbishop Chaput made himself very clear: “Caesar is a creature of this world, and Christ’s message is uncompromising: We should give Caesar nothing of ourselves.” (emphasis added)

We ourselves in the pro-life movement are unwilling to tolerate our ongoing subjection to the will of Ceasar. The problem is not just that our money is being taken from us per se, but that our own will, our own selves insofar as we are anti-abortion, are being claimed by the authority of our government. As pro-life citizens of our country, we must be circumspect about what we do with ourselves.

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