Recently, my social media feeds have exploded with people
expressing outrage and deep sadness over the killing of Cecil
the lion. You might be led to think that they were best friends with this
beast, although none of these people have ever met or scene Cecil in person, as
he lived on the other side of the planet.
But they have seen pictures and videos of him and I can tell you that
they appear to have been very deeply impacted by the story of his demise. Petitions!
Blog posts! Status Updates! Exclamation Points!!!!
Meanwhile, in our own little corner of the planet, we are
completely passive about the premeditated slaughter of millions of innocent
humans. We have pictures and videos of these little babies in the womb, yet do
not raise our voices to protect them. To speak critically of the immoral
practice of abortion is not the current trending topic on the web, and has not
been for quite some time. I wonder where the outrage is over the 1 human life
that is purposefully ended in utero every 30 seconds in America. Every day that
passes on the calendar is another 2,899 people that will never breathe their
first breath in the Land of the Free. Over 1 million babies a year are killed
and yet it is an acceptable practice. (abortion clock)
If we lined up 120 lions and killed them all in 1 bloody
hour, you can be sure that the entire world would demand justice. And yet, we
do something far worse every hour here in the United States. 21 percent of ALL
pregnancies in our country are terminated by an abortion. 1 in 5. Over 58
million Americans have been murdered in this fashion since 1973. That’s an
immediate population loss of over 18%, which does not include possible future
generations. Dwell on that. These aren’t
just numbers - they are little lives
that are being purposefully extinguished.
As a father of three children, I truly cannot understand how
anyone who has ever stared at a live monitor feed of an ultrasound can defend
this practice. How do you deny that the heartbeat that can be
measured and seen at 8 weeks post conception is human? I cannot.
I have seen people express anger and outrage over the fact
that this animal was hunted just for sport. I understand the emotion and do not
disagree with the anger over luring a protected animal to its death. I’m all
for obeying the laws that exist and protecting the creatures that have been
designated as requiring that protection.
To all the people outraged in general over the
hunting/raising of any animal, specifically for food: If you commit
wholeheartedly to this thought and stop eating all poultry, pork, red meat,
fish and their eggs then I will acknowledge that the outrage you have expressed
has prompted life-altering action. To do any less would be picking and choosing
what animals are more valuable than others and that doesn’t seem like a valid
option to me.
To all the Christians who are outraged by the death of a
lion you’ve never met, in a place you’ve never been: Please take that passion
and purpose and pour it into defending the lives of the babies who are dying as
a result of “choice”. Be willing to take a bold stand in the social arenas for
those who do not have the ability to scream for themselves.
To all the Christians who support abortion: Please study the
Bible and attempt to reconcile your stance on abortion with what God says about
a person’s worth, their creation, Him physically knitting them together and,
knowing them in the womb, etc. I don’t understand how the two can be
reconciled. I welcome your emails and private messages to begin a 1 on 1
dialogue.
Dead lions don’t have souls and Christ didn’t come to die
for them.
Let’s be more outraged about the death of millions of people
in our country than that of a lion in a far off land.
