Moral Outcry

The US Military is nothing if not consistent. Perhaps our first clue should have been in late 2009 when Army Major Nidal Hasan was charged with killing 13 people at the Killeen Army base, instead of the 14 that should have been counted, since one woman was pregnant. We are used to the double standard in this nation that almost always charges people (correctly) with two murders if they are accused of killing a pregnant woman yet allows abortion as legalized murder.

This is why I was grieved, but not shocked, when I saw this article over the weekend which announced that the US military has decide to make the “morning-after” pill  available at all US military health care facilities worldwide.

“The decision to carry the pill, often referred to as the morning-after pill, was based on a recommendation by the Pentagon's Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, an advisory panel made up of medical professionals from the military services, Pentagon officials said Friday.”

Sunday is the Super Bowl and by now you know that the celebrated quarterback for the University of Florida, Tim Tebow, will be starring in a pro-life ad during the game. If you haven’t heard Tim’s story yet it goes a little something like this: his mom, Pam, was a missionary in the Philippines when she got pregnant with Tim, she got a severe infection, the doctors used medicine to treat her and in the process they determined that Tim would be a stillbirth and recommended that Pam have an abortion to protect her own life. She, obviously, denied the abortion and went on to give birth to one of the best college football players of all time. Pretty amazing story, huh? You’d think everybody would love to hear it, right? WRONG. As it turns out, not everyone wants to hear this story.

Caution: I am going to share some things in this blog that are tough to write and will be hard to read…but the truth will set you free, and I know that this is part of my journey to being whole.

In my early twenties, I was incredibly stupid…as many in their early twenties are. Looking back, I could blame my addictions, promiscuity and poor choices on so many things. I’ve felt rejection since a very early age. I’ve felt abandonment and a lack of affection since I can remember. I would cling to whoever paid attention to me, and numb myself with whatever was closest.

When I met Matt, he was 20, and I was 23 with a three-year-old daughter. I had just left a tour singing backgrounds for Britney Spears because I was raped. Matt wouldn’t know that until years later and neither would anyone else. Matt and I both carried baggage including addictions to pornography and alcohol into an incredibly tumultuous relationship with each other.

A few months into our relationship, I found out I was pregnant...

Check out, Gloria Allred, in all her "glory" (and by glory I mean publicity stunt.) And make sure to stick around for Focus On The Family CEO, Jim Daly, as he talks about "starting the discussion" in a "tasty way".

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