Believers At The Crossroads: Faith & Conservatism On The Brink - We Are The Watchmen Weekly, October 5, 2024
Comments This Week From First Lady Melania Trump On Abortion Provide A New Test For Believers - Read, Share, & Subscribe - WeAreTheWatchmen.org
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When The Church Abdicates It’s Leadership Role In The Culture…
… You’re left with whatever man can come up with.
And that’s how we’ve arrived at a story this week about First Lady Melania Trump, her new book, and her comments about abortion.
Click Here to read the full story from the Christian Post.
From the article:
Former first lady Melania Trump declared her support for abortion at any stage of a woman’s pregnancy in a new memoir that will be released ahead of Election Day, prompting some to question the Republican Party’s stance on abortion going forward.
Trump, who has professed to be Catholic, has rarely shared her political views with the public. Her book, Melania, scheduled for an Oct. 8 release, details her youth in Slovenia, her time as a model in New York, and her marriage to former President Donald Trump.
According to a book excerpt released by The Guardian, Trump wrote that it is “imperative” for women to have “autonomy” when making decisions about whether to have children, a common argument used to defend abortion.
Hard stop. Commentary:
This note from the September 7, 2024 edition of We Are The Watchmen Weekly will provide clarity on this issue:
We Are The Watchmen Weekly has covered the issue of abortion - in particular its connection to the Satanic Temple - in great detail.
In researching for those pieces, we uncovered the uncomfortable truth:
This isn’t about “health care” - it’s about a cultish, ritualistic murder of children.
Let’s continue.
“Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to determine what she does with her own body? A woman’s fundamental right of individual liberty, to her own life, grants her the authority to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes,” Trump stated.
“Restricting a woman’s right to choose whether to terminate an unwanted pregnancy is the same as denying her control over her own body. I have carried this belief with me throughout my entire adult life.”
The former president’s wife explained that her views on abortion stem from “a core set of principles,” including “individual liberty” and “personal freedom.” Trump writes in her memoir that she believes it's essential for people to put their own care first.
“It’s a very straightforward concept; in fact, we are all born with a set of fundamental rights, including the right to enjoy our lives,” she wrote. “We are all entitled to maintain a gratifying and dignified existence. This common-sense approach applies to a woman’s natural right to make decisions about her own body and health.”
Hard stop. Commentary:
The timing of this entire things seems VERY strange, unless the logic is that believers are simply “in the bag” and President Trump simply needs to focus energy on reaching people that think the same way as the First Lady.
The challenge with that? THE WORD.
In James 1:8:
A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
And, it just so happens that 10 states have VERY similar legislation that would enshrine abortion into their constitutions (Click Here to read the full story)
As you’ll see, others understand this. Let’s continue.
On Wednesday, pro-life writer Jonathon Van Maren warned that the Republican Party will continue to evolve into a “pro-abortion party” as long as the Trump family is running it.
“Lara Trump, co-chair of the RNC, is pro choice; Eric affirmed that his father, Donald, has always remained pro-choice despite keeping his bargain with the pro-life movement,” the pro-life advocate noted.
In a post on X Wednesday, Students for Life of America and Students for Life Action President Kristan Hawkins declared that the former first lady had lost an opportunity to serve as a role model for women, adding that she has no plans to buy Trump’s memoir.
“Melania Trump’s support of abortion is anti-feminist and clearly outside the teaching of our Catholic faith. She is wrong,” the pro-life leader wrote.
“Abortion ends an innocent life & is the opposite of empowerment, as women are told they can’t balance the gift of children and career, so they have to pick one.”
“Christ helps us prosper at home, at school, at work, as mothers, and even as role models,” she continued.
Hard stop. Commentary:
Let’s be clear before we continue: This is not a “well, are you just going to vote for Kamala?” situation.
This is much deeper, and requires us to look at just how much we, as the church, have abdicated our leadership role in the culture.
It forces believers to look at a raw truth: Continuing to settle for the “lesser of two evils” puts you in a situation like this one.
The equally important question: Is this the last time that believers will allow a situation like this to happen? Or will we continue to say, “It’s OK because we couldn’t have ‘x’ person get in office.”
Are you actually going to hold people, including President Trump, accountable for anything they’ve said they are going to do?
We’ll wrap up with important scripture that you’ll need when talking with people about this in a moment.
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Fighting The Battle With The Word
From a biblical perspective, the conviction that abortion is “reproductive rights” is simply demonic and evil… Satan’s playground… regardless of who says it.
Scripture is clear on what matters most to God:
1. The Sanctity of Life:
The Bible is explicit about the value of life, even from the womb. God Himself is the author of life and each human being is made in His image.
13 "For thou hast possessed mine reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will praise thee, for I am wonderfully made, marvelous are thy works, and my soul knoweth it well.
15 My bones are not hid from thee, though I was made in a secret place, and fashioned beneath in the earth.
16 Thine eyes did see me when I was without form: for in thy book were all things written, which in continuance were fashioned, when there was none of them before."
What this means: This passage highlights that life begins in the womb with God intimately involved in the creation and formation of every human being. The act of abortion directly contradicts the acknowledgment of life as sacred from conception.
2. The Evil of Shedding Innocent Blood:
The Bible condemns the shedding of innocent blood, which includes abortion, where an innocent life is terminated.
16 "These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, his soul abhorreth seven:
17 The haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and the hands that shed innocent blood,
18 An heart that imagineth wicked enterprises, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and him that raiseth up contentions among brethren."
What this means: Abortion is the shedding of innocent blood, an act that the Lord hates. It is an enterprise rooted in the imagination of man's wickedness, denying the value of life that God has ordained.
3. The Deception of Idolatry:
If you deify a man, woman, family, or anyone else, you’re dealing in idolatry, period.
As we are taught in Exodus 20:4-5:
4"Thou shalt make thee no graven image, neither any similitude of things that are in heaven above, neither that are in the earth beneath, nor that are in the waters under the earth.
5 Thou shalt not bow down to them, neither serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me."
What this means: Just because the First Lady or First Family says it, doesn’t make it right… and if you don’t call it out, you’re complicit.
Thing To Ponder: If we’re not willing to clean our own house, why should we expect anyone to believe that we’ll keep their house clean?
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