I have been surprised at how often the MAGA hat has sparked serious discussions about important moral and political issues.

by Fletcher Armstrong

Not wanting to talk about decapitating and dismembering little human beings, pro-aborts often change the subject.  For example, they will ask if we support every social welfare program, because if we don’t, it means we hate moms and children.  Or they might ask our position on same-sex marriage, because if we don’t accept their enlightened view, we don’t really believe in equality.

To prevent them from changing the subject, we point to the abortion photo and ask, “What does your question have to do with decapitating and dismembering little human beings?”  Other than proclaim the Gospel — we are commanded to do that — many pro-lifers believe we should abstain from hot-button issues that might create barriers to dialogue and just focus on abortion.

After all, people who disagree with us on a wide range of issues can still agree with us that killing is wrong, that killing 6 million Jews is wrong, and that killing pre-born children is wrong.

On the other hand, abortion attitudes often reflect an unwillingness to accept personal responsibility.  Whether it is taking care of their own children, paying off their own college loans, or paying for their own contraceptives, many students consider even the mere notion of personal responsibility to be something akin to a human rights violation.  And this entitlement extends not only to themselves; everyone on the planet is entitled to come to the USA and have their expenses paid as well.  That is idiotic at a number of levels, but many believe it.  There is a political component to all of this that cannot be ignored, and our society cannot long survive if too many people believe that personal responsibility is a human rights violation.

Leftist kookery not only puts our nation at risk, as if that were a small thing, its advocacy of sexual perversion also puts students at risk of great personal harm — spiritually, emotionally, and physically.  God designed love, marriage, sex, and child-rearing to operate as one package.  He designed us to enjoy sex and raise children within the context of a lifelong, monogamous, committed partnership (i.e., marriage) between one man and one woman.

In rejecting this model, man (a) separates himself from God, (b) destroys the healthy formation of relationships between men and women, (c) denies children both male and female role models in the home, (d) exposes himself to dozens of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and (e) invites serious physical injury.  At Middle Tennessee State, a young man enslaved by the homosexual lifestyle told us that he must get tested for STDs every two months.  The god of this world tells him this is “freedom.”

People like this desperately need somebody to tell them the truth.  For some, we might be the only ones who can.  We can’t be so focused on abortion that we forget to love the person in front of us, and the best way to love this person is often to tell him the truth he needs to hear.

To invite discussions of lifestyle and personal responsibility, I have been wearing my Make America Great Again hat when on the campus.  It has stimulated important dialogue on a wide range of important issues, way beyond my expectations.

At Evergreen State College, a young man walked up to me and said, “I wanted to speak with the one person furthest away from me politically, and when I saw your hat, I knew you must be the one!”

We both laughed.  I told him that I wear the hat, not so much to support our President, although I do, but because I wanted to speak with him about three things that make America great.  He was open to that.  I told him this:

1. “Our founding belief ‘that all men are created’ has made us the freest people on the planet.
2. “Our system of capitalism and free enterprise has made us the most prosperous people on the planet.
3. “Our respect for the Constitution and the rule of law has made us the most stable society on the planet.

“Yet we have a political party that wants to set all of that aside and hunt around for something that ‘works.’”

He agreed with my first point, he said, because he is a Christian.  I further explained that because we are created, we are equal before the Creator and bound to respect the dignity of every human person.  We owe that responsibility not to the magistrate, but to God Himself.

He agreed with all of that, but then he then went on to say that he was a practicing homosexual, and he wondered what I had to say about that.  Here was a person in desperate need of hearing the truth.

I told him that I was bound to treat him with respect, just as I would anyone else, but as a Christian, I could not endorse his self-destructive behavior.  I told him,

1. “The Centers for Disease Control reports that men having sex with men are 2% of the population, but are nearly 70% of the new AIDS cases every year.  My best friend in childhood was killed by AIDS that he contracted from same-sex relationships.
2. “The tissues that God designed for waste management purposes will not stand up to the punishment that this kind of activity inflicts.
3. “As a Christian, he should know that God’s Word strictly forbids homosexuality.”

We talked for about 20 or 30 minutes.  Another student stood and listened, without comment.  After I answered all of his questions, we shook hands and he left.

I don’t know how God will use the encounter.  I don’t know if this young man will repent and let God put him on a better path.  But at least I loved him enough to tell him the truth.  And nobody was harmed in the process.

Pictures and peaceful Christian pro-lifers open the eyes of misinformed students.

Deceitful men want to keep their options, weak pro-lifers refuse to evangelize, but strong women keep their children and excel in their careers.

Ignoring the Great Commission.  “I believe abortion is wrong but also it is wrong for me to tell anyone what they should do.” Good thing the Apostles didn’t feel that way.

Legislating morality.  “We shouldn’t legislate morality,” she told CBR volunteer Anne.  Anne replied, “All legislation, even traffic laws are legislating morality.”  “Well you have a point!” the young woman admitted.

Jesus was right.  Again.  A female police officer had a 12 year old girl.  She had her daughter when was 16.  The father of the baby and her own father thought she should abort.  But she did what she had to do to make it happen.  Now she has a beautiful daughter.  And a career.  Reminds us of Matthew 6:33:  But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

It’s all about feewings!  “The fetus is only a baby when the mom feels like it is,” she said.

Honest presumptions.  “It’s part of her body.  And you believe it has a soul, but the rest of us don’t,” the older man said.  Maggie replied, “I didn’t say anything about a soul.”  He put his hand out and said, “I’m just going to make presumptions about what you believe, and I’m not interested in having a longer conversation.” At least he was honest.

HIS options.  “Yes it should be legal.  Because I like having the option!” the young man said.  Ladies take note.  If he gets you pregnant he will want to exercise his options.  You and your baby won’t stand a chance.

Kind words and pictures make the difference.  “The only reason I support abortion is because I don’t believe they are human yet.”  After a discussion with CBR staffer Mik’aela Raymond and a peek at the fetal development sign, she softened. “I did not expect you to be nice and informative.  Seeing the pictures make me think abortion is more wrong than I thought.”

Students began to try to block our signs, put the University forced them to relocate.  The University has learned from experience that we will defend our speech rights and those of pro-life students.

From our Spring 2018 GAP at the University of Tennessee.

Conclusions before evidence.  “I think abortion should be legal up until 6 weeks but not until 9 months. I really don’t know when I would say it’s wrong because I have not studied the development of the baby.”

Killed by “careful” parents.  A parent said, “It’s really sad.  That is why I tell my girls to be careful and not get pregnant in the first place.”  The logic is flawed, because there are many children killed every day that were created by parents who were being “careful.”

Pregnant “men” and favorite races.  Like Forest Gump (or somebody) said, “GAP is like a box of chock-lits.  Ya neva know watt you’re gonna gay-ette.”

Male student: “If I were a female on the way to becoming a male and was pregnant, would abortion be OK?”  CBR staffer Jane replied: “No.”  Student: “If I want to raise the child, once I’m a man, is that OK?” Jane: “YES!”  (The ideal would be a father and a mother, but most of us would choose any living arrangement over being decapitated and dismembered.)

Student: “One other question.  What is your favorite race?”   Jane: “The Human Race.”  Student: “I like your answer!”

Gaining consistency.  A young man tried the bodily autonomy argument except he didn’t support third trimester abortion. Mik’aela convinced him that wasn’t consistent, but unfortunately, he switched to supporting abortion through all 9 months to maintain consistency.  That may seem like a negative, but historians agree that Martin Luther King was effective because he pushed people out of the middle and forced them to take a side.  Ultimately, muddle-headed thinking is detrimental to our cause.

It’s all relative.  One young man wouldn’t consider abortion or anything wrong because morality is relative without a god, universe or higher power.  And according to him there isn’t one.  Of course, he would change his a-moral position very quickly if you stole his smartphone.

Abortion photos spark reactions at Tennessee Tech.  Without pictures, abortion is easy to ignore.

There were some weird reactions to the abortion pictures at Tennessee Tech, but there were also some good ones.

Not much of an evangelist.  Dillon said, “I’m a Christian and I believe child killing is wrong, but I believe it is wrong for me to tell anyone what they should believe.”  (Dillon must have forgotten that part in the Bible where it says to stand against child sacrifice.)

Rephrasing the question.  “I’m a Christian and I believe abortion is wrong, but if we outlawed this option what options would we have to offer?” Trevor asked.  Tony told him, “The option you are talking about keeping in place is child killing, so do you believe we should keep child killing legal?”  Answer: “Well if you say it that way, ‘No.’”  (We do say it that way.)

What kind of Bible study if he running?  “I’m a Christian and I do Bible studies but I believe abortion should be legal.”  (We wonder what Bible he is studying.)

Understanding the gravity.  Andrew said, “I was raised pro-life and have never wavered.  But I never understood the gravity of the act until I saw your pictures.  I cannot let this go.  These pictures make my beliefs more real and more heart-breaking.”

International support.  “Thanks for what you are doing,” Truedor from Napal said.

Evil begets more evil.  “I was sexually abused since the time I was 4, and if it weren’t for abortion, I would not be here.”

Can we undo what God has done?  Bassom from Egypt said, “I agree with you; abortion is wrong.  But what if the child is severely ill?”   CBR volunteer Tony replied, “Do you believe in God?”  Bassom: “Yes.”  Tony: “Well if God is the giver of life and He is the one that opens and closes the womb, then should we kill what he gives?”  Bassom: “No.”

A rather peculiar girl.  “The UN doesn’t specifically say that abortion is genocide so it cannot be genocide…  It is OK to kill babies up to 4 months if the mother cannot handle the baby or if the baby has become a financial burden. … ALL babies should be aborted to reduce the world population to nothing.”

Bill Boyer asked her if she was will to sign up for the depopulation suicide squad.  To that she had to pause and think.  She finally mused, “I’d rather be dead than in school.”  But then she said, “I’m studying medicine so that I can work for Planned Parenthood one day. I enjoy killing babies.”

She might need a psych evaluation before she starts her medical career.  More than that, she needs our prayers.

Perspectives of the abused.  An older man came to the child abuse picture and just stopped to look.  He told Mik’aela that he had been abused by 3 different people. “But to abuse a child who can’t even run away or anything is the worst.  Thank you for being here.”