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By Moriah on September 3rd, 2008
I’m typically not all that interested in politics (save for my own dear dad), but I am interested in preserving the sanctity of life and other issues that we should be concerned with as Christians. I also don’t always agree with everything Doug Wilson writes, but on this issue so far, I do. Absolutely. So I’m just going to take the easy way out and link to his recent posts on the subject at hand.
An excerpt, (also why this election is so critical) from DW: “my touchstone issue on whether or not this reversal is likely or possible has always been the abortion issue. That is the issue that we have to begin with, and it is therefore a non-negotiable. If we repent there, we can get to other issues as they arise. If we don’t repent there (with repentance measured by nothing less than overthrowing Roe), then it doesn’t really matter what we do elsewhere because it will be nothing but God’s judgment, whatever it is.
“…if the Dalai Bama is elected, we will have absolutely no chance of getting pro-life judges on the Supreme Court. And if the Republicans have the White House, we might or might not get pro-life judges. But wait . . . there’s more. McCain’s persona of deliberately irritating conservatives with that maverick schtick of his has been such that it convinced me that there was no way that he was going to be the one to topple Roe — right up to the recent reports that were circulating that he was actually considering Lieberman for his VP pick. But the bottom line has always been that if I knew that McCain was going to appoint pro-life judges to the Court, I would be more than happy to vote for him. But I — like many other conservatives — believed his various erratic and eccentric signals. “Don’t ever trust me on this one” was his message, and “okay” was my response. This choice of Palin appears to a clear signal in the right direction, a signal that goes well beyond a pie crust promise –easily made, easily broken. So, is this VP choice making me rethink this election? Yes, it is.”
And later: “Scripture gives us examples of extraordinary women who are used by God in extraordinary times. The woman’s seed was to crush the serpent’s head, and we see this prophecy of Christ typified throughout the Old Testament in striking ways (Judges 4:21; Judges 9:53). It seems to me that Sarah Palin, as a walking rejection of the pro-aborts more emotional arguments, will be in a position to give Roe a bowl of motherly milk and then put a stake through his head. If that happens, then the question for Christians will not be “how could a woman do that?” Rather, we will see that no one but a woman could have done that.” (My emphasis.)
I’ll go ahead and link to the posts from Doug Wilson so far on Sarah Palin for those that are interested and don’t read his blog (admittedly, I don’t that often myself) because they are very well written. And don’t worry, they’re also not too long:
Post 1: Kinda Spooky When You Think About It.
Post 2: Cons and Pros on Palin.
Post 3: And Another Thing…
Post 4: John Knox and Sarah Palin.
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Well, I must say that I used to be really into politics (worked in DC, etc.) and even so I was pretty apathetic about this election until now. There is still much to be learned, but having her as a candidate has taken me from apathy to a very high level of interest. Thanks for the links- they’ve been helpful.
I think SP rocked it on Wednesday night. What an example of a truly beautiful woman. Can you see the media scrambling to find things wrong with her? I know she’s not perfect but it gives me greater confidence in McCain knowing he’d pick someone like her. I’d so much rather young girls see her as a role model than Hillary!