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Site Update and Message

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Sorry for the lack of posts this past week. It was fully my intention to get a Saturday Sermon up on either Saturday or Sunday, but Saturday I got sidetracked when I was able to get my COVID booster and then came home to do a smaller home repair (attic railing was about go kaput) and just lost track of time. Sunday, I spent the day wondering where purple made noise, yes that’s supposed to sound like nonsense because unlike COVID shot #1, COVID shot #2, and the flu shot, COVID booster told me to sit on the couch and drift in and out of coherence. Still, though, worth the weird feelings. I highly encourage getting boosted (or just getting your COVID vaccine if that’s the case).

I did a religion themed podcast over on the Illuminati Social Cub with friend and In Your Earholes co-host, Oliver Rockside. We discussed the differences between the US and Canada when it comes to public-facing displays of religion. It’s Episode 37: Border Signs. It’s a fun, casual conversation about how people tend to wear their religion on their sleeves in the US while it’s a more personal thing in Canada.

Finally, I want to wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving. Make sure to give thank for all of those around you who have helped you and supported you through these surreal times. I, for one, am thankful for my family, my girlfriend, and all of you who have supported me in my blogging adventure. I thank you all and I will be back to writing as soon as my immune system is well-oiled, virus killing machine.

Saturday Sermon: Am I Pro-Life?

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What does it mean to be pro-life? Is it simply enough to be anti-abortion? One would think that there is a lot more life out there to be in favor of preserving.

Dear reader, I would like you to pause here, minimize your browser window, and take a few minutes to think about what the term, “Pro-life” means to you, not what it means to other people or what it doesn’t mean.

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Pro-life to me is…

  • Ensuring that everybody has access to comprehensive healthcare which includes check-ups, health screenings, preventative care, testing, and treatment. This ensures that nobody has to ignore that lump or pain until it gets unbearable and only then do they find out that they have a serious illness.
    • This includes especially women, who have many different needs from men, including family planning, pre- and post-natal care, and access to safe abortions because no woman should be forced to give birth against her will.
    • This also includes children, who also have very different needs from adults including being vaccinated for childhood diseases, pediatric care, and dental care (see the next note)
    • This also includes access to mental healthcare for anyone who needs and an end to the stigma that goes with it.
    • I also believe that dental care should not be separate from medical care. We are all born with teeth and they should be taken care of.
  • Ensuring a good education for all of our kids so that they can have the tools necessary to be good stewards of this planet and to all of us when we get old. This especially includes offering comprehensive science education including discussing the problem of climate change.
  • Ensuring equal rights to all people regardless of age, sex, race, religion, color, sexual identity, disability, or mental illness.
  • Completely abolishing the death penalty. Human beings are imperfect and make mistakes, including by convicting and executing innocent people. Nobody should have burden put on them that they were responsible for execution of an innocent person.
  • Making wars the absolute last resort and instead, finding diplomatic solutions.
  • In light of the pandemic that we are living through, getting vaccinated and wearing a mask to help protect other people who may not be able to get vaccinated. Also, for those people in positions of authority, following the recommendations of the CDC and science-based health experts, and allowing communities with high rates of infection to institute mask and vaccine mandates without the fear of reprisal from the state.

So, am I pro-life?