tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post2266537410181871489..comments2023-10-01T18:34:10.884-05:00Comments on Waltzing Matilda: Please read to the endCharlotte (WaltzingM)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12690056082240865041noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-31363188821025068482008-11-12T21:07:00.000-06:002008-11-12T21:07:00.000-06:00And don't forget that God can change hearts - and ...And don't forget that God can change hearts - and we can be instruments of that. Write a letter to Obama today about why are are opposed to abortion.Elizabeth Kathryn Gerold-Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13198302426940280673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-6239564145301115732008-11-12T13:20:00.000-06:002008-11-12T13:20:00.000-06:00Beautiful, truly Christian post.Beautiful, truly Christian post.sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818420999930644450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-72221164448552528892008-11-12T08:37:00.000-06:002008-11-12T08:37:00.000-06:00Well-manneredfrivolity, what beautiful courage you...Well-manneredfrivolity, what beautiful courage you have to speak up. I will be praying for you.Kristen Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03832263040185490691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-70281264352284231442008-11-09T20:39:00.000-06:002008-11-09T20:39:00.000-06:00I would like to thank you for this post. I had an ...I would like to thank you for this post. I had an abortion when I was in college. At the clinic they told me it was just a bundle of cells. It wasn't until I became pregnant with my first child that I realized it was a baby that I killed.<BR/>I am a Christian, and I know I have the forgiveness of God. What I don't, and never will have is the forgiveness for myself.<BR/>Thank you for your compassion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-30376891048795835242008-11-07T18:34:00.000-06:002008-11-07T18:34:00.000-06:00Kristen,You feel free to come on over here and ven...Kristen,<BR/>You feel free to come on over here and vent in the combox anytime you want, darlin'!!!<BR/><BR/>Oh and Margaret, I do agree that the doctors and nurses cannot say that they didn't know what they were doing!Charlotte (WaltzingM)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12690056082240865041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-4839884875725265022008-11-07T18:18:00.000-06:002008-11-07T18:18:00.000-06:00I agree with you wholeheartedly, Charlotte. We mus...I agree with you wholeheartedly, Charlotte. We must not demonize these women and must, instead, try to intercede as best we're able. Before and <I>after</I> their abortions, we must be there. <BR/><BR/>I will admit that I do tend to demonize the doctors and the nurses who perform the abortions, for they <I>see</I> what they are doing. How hard their hearts must be! I don't get it I don't get it I don't get it I don't get it.Margaret in Minnesotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603439076606550856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-58927517880466270922008-11-07T16:07:00.000-06:002008-11-07T16:07:00.000-06:00You make good points, Charlotte. Prayer changes th...You make good points, Charlotte. Prayer changes things, and we must pray for the conversion of the people. As God knocked Saul off his horse and he awoke to God's goodness, we must pray that those who choose death are awakened to the reality of abortion and embrace life instead.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747308009364094199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-90325541736241806352008-11-07T15:37:00.000-06:002008-11-07T15:37:00.000-06:00What a wonderful post. I have a good friend who cl...What a wonderful post. I have a good friend who claims to be agnostic. I know she had an abortion in her late teens and she completely falls into the denial category you so perfectly described. She comes across as a very hard and aggressive woman. She is highly intelligent and very kind, but she won't let anyone close and I honestly think she has shut herself off because of the grief she doesn't want to deal with. Naturally she is extremely pro-choice and very liberal in other ways too. She knows my feelings on the issue, but also knows I don't judge her, nor would I judge anyone in that position without having walked in their shoes. I wish I could figure out some way to reach out to her, but I'm stumped. I know she is a good person, but I don't know that she will ever be happy if she shuts herself off from other people and puts on this masculine and aggressive armour.Deahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12673929531689315157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-89382681668779377982008-11-07T13:30:00.000-06:002008-11-07T13:30:00.000-06:00Very good points Charlotte. I had a very close fri...Very good points Charlotte. I had a very close friend in High School who made that decision, and couldn`t bear it. As I consoled her she wouldn`t let me even try to help her heal...she said it wasn`t her first and that she was evil. She was so broken, I will never forget that :(((<BR/><BR/>I also tend to believe this is a minority issue, black women primarily. Poverty income and uneducated. As women we need to reach out them.<BR/><BR/>I also believe the government can do some positive things. After this election I started asking,<BR/><BR/>Why is an abortion easier than adoption?<BR/><BR/>It seems, the opposite should be the case. I think if the states looked at their adoption laws (at least here) there could be some changes implimented for the good. Personally, I`d like to see a women`s home for those who find themselves in this situation...but that will take some time ;POur Catholic Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01216208210775433029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-29299054694311047732008-11-07T12:13:00.001-06:002008-11-07T12:13:00.001-06:00This is a terrific post, Charlotte. I love that yo...This is a terrific post, Charlotte. I love that you see the good in everyone. <BR/><BR/>-"Let's change hearts and minds by being honest about the damage abortion does to everyone involved."<BR/><BR/>This is so necessary. It isn't good enough to say we agree to disagree. Such easy language as this only makes us feel better, and gives an excuse to avoid discomfort. We need to speak up about abortion - what it is, what the act in its various forms does to a helpless infant (sometimes using images), what it does to a mother and to society. We must remind our friends of other times persons were treated as subhuman (slaves and holocaust victims). Let us not use false senses of "love" and "kindness" as an excuse to omit speaking truthfully. True Love and Truth are one and the same. If we desire our neighbor to be with Christ we will reveal His Truth as best as we can, to bring as many souls as possible to Him. And our discourse, though frank, should always be kind.<BR/><BR/>One day we will have to account for our omissions just as mothers will have to account for their abortions. And I fear we will be judged with more severity because we know better.<BR/><BR/>"And that servant who knew the will of his lord, and prepared not himself, and did not according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him much shall be required." - <I>Luke 12:47-48</I><BR/><BR/>(Okay, I'm sorry this is so long. Perhaps I'm going through blog withdrawl! :)Kristen Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03832263040185490691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-33825493410811789792008-11-07T12:13:00.000-06:002008-11-07T12:13:00.000-06:00yes.yes.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14591234069872271083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-3683662372367914432008-11-07T11:45:00.000-06:002008-11-07T11:45:00.000-06:00Very well put Charlotte. I've seen so many people...Very well put Charlotte. <BR/><BR/>I've seen so many people so down about the outcome of the election and seem to forget somehow that God is in control and always has been, even if the person we think should have won (because we've prayed) didn't win. <BR/><BR/>Love is the only way we will win hearts. We can't show love if we are mad at those who don't believe like us.Jamie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.com