Today on our radio radio program Halley from Buffalo called in to talk about FOCA – the Freedom of Choice Act – promised to be passed by our president-elect. She told us that someone had listed in her parish’s Sunday bulletin the contact information for all of the senators and congressmen in her state so that parishioners could voice their concerns about all that FOCA entails.
Halley then made reference to a Blog article I had posted on November 3, 2008 just prior to our national election. In it, I talk about FOCA and what it proposes. Halley suggested that copies of this blog article be reproduced and shared with others to alert them to FOCA’s dangers.
I agreed and to that end I am offering you the article again. Please use it to help inform others. Simply make certain that you use the permission notice at its end. May we continue to work together to make certain FOCA does not become law.
No Time Left – Get Off the Fence!
First offered November 3, 2008
National Election Day, 2008 is tomorrow. Perhaps at no other time in our national history has the fate of our nation hung in the balance so precipitously. And, perhaps at no other time in our national history has the moral fiber of our culture been so seriously threatened.
The pro-death candidate has promised that his first action as president — should he be elected — will be to sign the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA). Essentially, FOCA ensures the legal right to kill a baby in the womb (abortion), coming out of the womb (partial birth abortion), and out of the womb (infanticide) should an attempted abortion be botched.
We all know what takes place during an abortion and the draconian methods used to kill the baby and then slice and dice her to extract her from the womb. The Silent Scream is still a nightmare for many.
Partial birth abortion is no kinder. Here the baby is in the process of being born. Part of her body has already exited the birth canal. Scissors are inserted in the nape of her tiny neck. The wound is pried open; a hose is inserted and her brains are sucked out. The head collapses and the rest of the body is birthed.
Currently there is a ban on partial birth abortion. President Bush signed that ban. The pro death candidate will remove the ban. And babies’ lives across our land will experience a torturous and brutal death.
And what about the baby who is born in spite of the best efforts to kill her through abortion? According to the Freedom of Choice Act, there would be no intervention. She would simply be left to die — or worse. Here in Florida just a couple of weeks ago a baby born through a botched abortion was killed. She was thrown into a biohazard bag filled with bleach.
At one time we would have called this infanticide — the killing of an infant. If the pro-death candidate is elected, this kind of atrocity will become codified. We won’t call it infanticide anymore. We will call it “law.”
Do you remember when politicians used to kiss babies as a sign of their good intentions? Now they promise to kill them as a sign of their commitment to change — and we applaud them, give them high approval ratings, throw millions of dollars at them, and vote for them.
I don’t understand how we have come to fit our moral sensibilities around this. When did we become so cold-hearted, so mean, so savage as a people? When did we silence our intellects and our consciences to accommodate atrocity? No matter how lovely the appeal, no matter how dressed up it is with words and designer suits, murder is murder and will always remain so — no manmade law can make it other than what it is — even with our best attempts at rationalization.
The Freedom of Choice Act also invades parental rights. It ensures a minor’s right to seek and procure an abortion without parental consent. I would imagine that our schools could become gateways to the Planned Parenhood Clinic, closely followed by other open doors such as the pediatrician’s office, the counselor’s office, and the car door of your next-door-neighbor.
Frankly, I find it utterly amazing that there is no outcry from the American population against such atrocities and such invasions of privacy. I find it even more amazing, and absolutely appalling, that any Catholic could consider it reasonable, acceptable, and morally permissable to vote for a candidate who not only supports such things but will make such things the law of the land. And I find it utterly sad that so many refuse to be docile to the clear and consistent teaching of the Church on this matter.
It is hubris, utter hubris, and we may well pay the price for such arrogance and pride.
Indeed, we are facing an auspicious and terrible moment in our nation’s history. We must pray. We must encourage. And we must vote for life. It is the only way.
Note — I am not telling you who to vote for, but I am asking you to support life — from conception to natural death. In the not too distant future, your own life — or that of a loved one – might well depend on it.
Johnnette S. Benkovic, ©2008, All Rights Reserved. Used with permission.
Raising money to fight Abortion is good–. Sending letters to elected officials is good—
JESUS IS OUR MODEL–MOTHER MARY IS OUR MODEL !!
WHAT DID THEY TELL US TO DO–WHICH WE HAVE NOT BEEN DOING ???
FAST AND PRAY !! FAST AND PRAY !! THIS IS MORE POWERFUL THAN SENDING LETTERS AND RAISING MONEY .
LOOK AT FATIMA–LOOK AT MEDJUGORJE !!! WHAT DID MOTHER MARY TELL US TO DO — FAST AND PRAY !!
THIS IS CATHOLIC 101
THIS IS POWER—-
THIS IS WHAT GOD WANTS US TO DO !!!
If we cannot get 200 Catholics to come to every Catholic church every Fri. evening and FAST AND PRAY — than we have no REAL LEADERSHIP OR DESIRE TO FOLLOW GOD AND JESUS !!!
FAST FOR 24 HOURS OR MORE EVERY WEEKEND. PRAY ALL NIGHT AT CHURCH EVERY FRI . NIGHT.
HOW SERIOUS ARE WE ?? Is this just a game to FIGHT ABORTION OR ARE WE REALLY SERIOUS ??? What will it be ?? Draw a line in the sand !! “”” THIS DAY WE FIGHT “” REALLY FIGHT !! Not pretend that we are going to fight.
“”” THIS DAY WE FIGHT “”
Remember when Jesus went to the Cross– he said –Satan get behind me—JESUS DID NOT COMPROMISE— are we going to COMPROMISE ??
“”” FAST AND PRAY— NOW TODAY –THIS FRI. LET’S GET IT DONE !! THIS WEEKEND !!
54 MILLION BABIES DIED ALREADY–ARE WE GOING TO WAIT AND SEE ANOTHER 54 MILLION BABIES DIE–
OR ARE WE GOING TO FAST AND PRAY — ROSARY–CHAPLET OF DEVINE MERCY–COME ON PEOPLE–
FAST AND PRAY !! GOD IS CALLING US TODAY !! WHAT IS YOUR ANSWER !!
Every family should have a god book that teaches us about “”” FASTING AND PRAYING !!! PRIESTS SHOULD TALK ABOUT FASTING AND PRAYING AT EVERY MASS FOR THREE MONTHS—
WHERE ARE THE REAL LEADERS ??
GET ON AMAZON OR A CATHOLIC WEB SITE– AND PICK A GREAT BOOK ON FASTING AND READ IT !!
Thank you. rich
Raising money to fight Abortion is good–. Sending letters to elected officials is good—
JESUS IS OUR MODEL–MOTHER MARY IS OUR MODEL !!
WHAT DID THEY TELL US TO DO–WHICH WE HAVE NOT BEEN DOING ???
FAST AND PRAY !! FAST AND PRAY !! THIS IS MORE POWERFUL THAN SENDING LETTERS AND RAISING MONEY .
LOOK AT FATIMA–LOOK AT MEDJUGORJE !!! WHAT DID MOTHER MARY TELL US TO DO — FAST AND PRAY !!
THIS IS CATHOLIC 101
THIS IS POWER—-
THIS IS WHAT GOD WANTS US TO DO !!!
If we cannot get 200 Catholics to come to every Catholic church every Fri. evening and FAST AND PRAY — than we have no REAL LEADERSHIP OR DESIRE TO FOLLOW GOD AND JESUS !!!
FAST FOR 24 HOURS OR MORE EVERY WEEKEND. PRAY ALL NIGHT AT CHURCH EVERY FRI . NIGHT.
HOW SERIOUS ARE WE ?? Is this just a game to FIGHT ABORTION OR ARE WE REALLY SERIOUS ??? What will it be ?? Draw a line in the sand !! “”” THIS DAY WE FIGHT “” REALLY FIGHT !! Not pretend that we are going to fight.
“”” THIS DAY WE FIGHT “”
Remember when Jesus went to the Cross– he said –Satan get behind me—JESUS DID NOT COMPROMISE— are we going to COMPROMISE ??
“”” FAST AND PRAY— NOW TODAY –THIS FRI. LET’S GET IT DONE !! THIS WEEKEND !!
54 MILLION BABIES DIED ALREADY–ARE WE GOING TO WAIT AND SEE ANOTHER 54 MILLION BABIES DIE–
OR ARE WE GOING TO FAST AND PRAY — ROSARY–CHAPLET OF DEVINE MERCY–COME ON PEOPLE–
FAST AND PRAY !! GOD IS CALLING US TODAY !! WHAT IS YOUR ANSWER !!
Every family should have a god book that teaches us about “”” FASTING AND PRAYING !!! PRIESTS SHOULD TALK ABOUT FASTING AND PRAYING AT EVERY MASS FOR THREE MONTHS—
WHERE ARE THE REAL LEADERS ??
GET ON AMAZON OR A CATHOLIC WEB SITE– AND PICK A GREAT BOOK ON FASTING AND READ IT !!
Thank you. rich
First of all, I cannot thank you enough for all the work you are doing. My prayers are with you. Secondly, my parish, diocese, and community are doing very little if nothing at all to try to educate people on what is going on. My heart is heavy everytime even a fleeting thought about this incoming president. While I have not lost hope, it has been difficult.
It is time to stop standing back, remaining quiet about what we see is going on around us. We all must realize that our silence is agreement and in this climate support. We need to pull our heads out of the sand hoping this too shall pass. I need to ask for your help. Do you pre-written letters for elected officials, articles that I could send to our local and state-wide distributed newspapers, arrticles for our parish bulletin…something…anything. I have even considered taking it out as an ad just to make sure it gets published.
Colin Donovan had an excelent description of the impact this administration will have at the global level. Most people I mention this to are shocked. Once again I am frustrated. How do we get the word out?
God Bless,
Nancy
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