Unspoken

I kill the children before they're born
As their little feet begin to form
Don't buy them shoes, they won't be worn
I kill the children, I am not scorned - Fiend or foul

Between 1933 and 1945 Hitler's Nazi's killed approximately 1.5 million children http://www.auschwitz.dk/docu/Faq.htm. The cold efficiency with which they carried it out is horrifying. Canadian hospitals and clinics are coming close to this number with 1,059,925 million unborn children aborted between 1996 and 2005.

I think its crazy that I live in a political world where people who share my opinion of abortion are seen as dangerous and narrow-minded.

I remember travelling home from work one day in the crew boat and one of the guys who liked to "stir the pot" (as well as smoke it) all of a sudden said "hey Jimmy what do you think of abortion?"

Now this guy was commonly referred to as "dirtbag". Ok you're probably wondering how a guy goes about earning an unfortunate handle like that. Well, he had an unfortunate habit of seducing guy's girfriends. I don't like to call people names so I'll refer to him as Mister "D".

There were also 5 or 6 other guys in the boat and one of the guys had brought his Brazilian girlfriend out for the day. Anyway, I guess the crew boat ride was too boring for Mr D because he already knew my opinion about abortion but when he asked the question he looked at me expectantly with a wry smile creeping across his face. I had no idea what to say.

If I said it was a woman's right to choose I would be lying. If I said it was wrong, he would shout "En garde, you patriarchal religious fiend!" and debate me into a corner with one hand tied behind his back. Defeated, my head low and the crowd howling for blood he would deliver the killing blow. All of this of course would play out in front of this woman who would be thankful that he stood up for women's rights.

Then my spine showed up in the strangest place.

"It's wrong", asserted a voice from the back of the boat.

It was the girl from Brazil.

Her educated, politically-correct boyfriend then began to shush her and gently explain how women had the right to choose. To his obvious chagrin, she was unrelenting. Probably raised Catholic and brainwashed to believe that all life should be protected.

I don't think Mr D ever imagined that he would end up in a duel with the very woman he was likely trying to impress.

Most of my life I've always either felt one of two ways after an emotionally charged conversation: "Why didn't I think to say (fill in the blank)?" or "I wish I hadn't said that." God sometimes gives us the wisdom to say exactly the right thing, this time He gave me the wisdom to say nothing. And when I was unable to say anything someone else spoke up for me. I pray God will continue to cause people to speak for those who can't speak up for themselves

O that you would be completely silent, And that it would become your wisdom! - Job 13:5

This you know, my beloved brethren But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God. - James 1:19-20