Thought For The Day

Issues

As American citizens we cannot be, indeed must not be, “one issue people” as we elect to office those who will make Governmental decisions regarding “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

It is easy to focus on the “economy” right now. Financial matters are difficult for many, perhaps most, in our Nation. “Jobs” are often at the forefront of the thinking of those who are without. . .and those who don’t want to be. “Illegal aliens” are a continual source of concern for a large segment of our population, and the “moral issues” are the consuming passion of many millions of American citizens.

All are vital issues. We need leaders who are willing to assure us they recognize that simple truth. There are some issues that will always elicit concern beyond the ordinary – because they are spiritual as well as temporal. Here is one –

If the government can say that any of us need its approval to exist, it has actually said that about all of us. And if our very right to our own existences has been stripped away, then we truly are just the property of an almighty State. Fighting to protect the unalienable right of unborn boys and girls to exist is actually fighting to preserve the fundamental principle of our American heritage – that we are endowed by a Creator with rights that are beyond the reach of any government. (Peg Luksik, Catholic Online)

I could not agree more fully.

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