Obama and the Abortion issue…

In an interview with Christianity Today, Barack Obama said, “I do think that those who diminish the moral elements of the decision aren’t expressing the full reality of it.” And most recently at the Saddleback Church when asked, “at what point does a baby get human rights?” Obama said that the question “is above my pay grade.” According to Jim Wallis, acknowledging that abortion is a moral issue is respecting the convictions on both sides of the platform. The Democratic party is fully aware that Americans consider this issue a significant one at the voting both, so they have decided to alter their platform to appeal more to conservatives and independents. They plan to reduce the number of abortions. They are doing well at playing the political game, and if they win, the rate of abortion will remain stagnant or reduce insignificantly as it has under the Republican party. The preacher’s words come to mind: Vanity of vanities!