Why This Black Catholic Is Not Voting For Obama

[Lmerosne]

God bless you all who have commented. Thank you. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[jjasmine623]

Thank you for this....I feel guilty for not being able to fully support Obama but I cannot and will not turn my back of my Catholic faith and my God!!!!

p.s

I am also Haitian as you are!!!

[Lmerosne]

@jjasmine623 Happy to share with a fellow Haitian! Keep the faith! God bless you!

[Iwtchutube]

What an absolute beautiful person you are Lmerosne! God bless your heart! What powerful words you have spoken here. It truly touched me. I believe you truly have a beautiful heart and soul because it shows. Thank you! You surely are not a "poor man" in any sense of the word my friend.

[Lmerosne]

@Iwtchutube God bless you dear friend!

[ninamor1982]

i think i love u

[RawrImaDinoFearMe]

4 people are deaf & couldn't understand what he was sayinq

[alfathree]

Man, you can save your thoughts, being black and catholic is all you need  to say to let youtube know you're confused

[armbar21]

Abortion is murder and a miscarriage is...involuntary manslaughter? Every time I ejaculate I destroy what could be potentially an entire civilization. Women are dropping eggs that amount to nothing all the time. When does a person inherit a soul? When it's a zygote? What if it develops sans head? Was it ever alive? If so does it immediately go to hell and without a head? You religious folk need to think about things a little more. If you did you might just drop the religion.

[MrJamesthecatholic]

God bless you brother ! It is divine law that murder is a mortal sin. Abortion is murder.

[iesuolevinemoni]

well said, hot catholic gentleman... you will make a wonderful priest if you're still single

[iesuolevinemoni]

well said, hot catholic gentleman...

[Niall353]

well said, Bravo

[avaughan60]

wonderful video.  Very well said. We need more men like you. God Bless

[AnonymousObserver33]

I agree with you. Good video. 

[kriptonis]

The correct medical term is Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy. It's a voluntary choice to interrupt a process happening in the woman's body. No where else.

[Lmerosne]

@kriptonis Aren't you glad you weren't interrupted?

[kriptonis]

@Lmerosne Yes. If my answer was no, would it be ok with you?

Why you say VIP is killing babies? You wouldn't call a nail a person, or an egg or sperm cell. In the initial phases of pregancy all that is in the womb is a lump of cells, growing. No personality or thoughts. I don't want to go into technicalities, but the heart starts to beat at day 21. Brain activity starts at day 40.

Too many babies come into this world to suffer. Too many mothers have to pay for the mistake of others.

[ChristianFirefighter]

Lmerosne, you are one AWESOME guy! You placed your Faith above EVERYTHING else. I wish MORE people were like you brother. PEACE

[MIKLSAGNES]

step away the pagan idotry brother, to worship the god of israel written in the holy bible you have to put down the religions that was given to us by heathens.

[Lmerosne]

@MIKLSAGNES Matthew 16:18

[iddigitydawg]

Beautiful!

[john2000young]

We need more Catholic like you.

[jyama1107]

My dear brother, thank you! Thank you for defending life, truth , and our Faith. I wish I would have seen this sooner, I am so thankful that you are so brave to speak truth. God Bless you. You are in my prayers.

[Lmerosne]

@jyama1107 Thank you and God bless you!

[Naturalhit]

Amen. Good speech there.

[klfletcher13]

I do not believe in abortion. Not because I am a Catholic, but because it is my choice. I believe there are enogh unwanted children in the world. I also believe that the soul chooses the life it wants prior to incarnation as it has a specific purpose to serve. Maybe the soul of an aborted child has served its purpose in the womb? Nothing giv es anyone the right to judge what choices other people make!

[Lmerosne]

@klfletcher13 I think I see where you're coming from, but if you can't judge what choices other people make then you cannot tell the thief he is wrong for stealing your purse. It's his choice.

[klfletcher13]

I am against abortion, and not because I am Catholic, but because that is my choice. I believe there are enough unwanted children in the world. And I also believe that the soul is in this life for a purpose, maybe the soul of an aborted baby has already served its purpose in the womb?

[OBAMAisHalfCaste]

Obama the first half-caste biracial prez.

[yoxzo]

becausse you are black

[shysterlicious]

You are correct, my friend. I think that there are very good black Catholics in America that can do a better job than Obama. I would VOTE FOR YOU if you could be president.

[gerryboy101]

god bless bro! peace be with you

[sarah12D3]

I believe Abortion is wrong. However, not allowing a woman to have control over her own body is also wrong. Abortion should only be legal to protect the rights of the mother, a woman should not be forced to carry a child to term. A woman should have the right to choose whether or not she wants to have the child. But I don't believe in making the wrong choices. A good moral person would make the right choice. Educated women would make the right choice. But they have to have the right to choose.

[Lmerosne]

@sarah12D3 Just because the baby is inside her womb does not make him "her body". Being attached to the mother does not give her a right to kill the baby. One twin physically attached to another does not have a right to kill the other. Can a baby be forced to die to protect the desires of someone else?

[grekito]

God Bless You my Brother

[TheCatholicFaithfu]

More videos, please! Stay humble and be always true!

[OBAMAisHalfCaste]

Obama is BIRACIAL NOT Black

[jredditt84]

@OBAMAisHalfCaste

Of course he is. Because he is President he is Bi-racial. if he was killing, raping or robbing he would be BLACK!

[OBAMAisHalfCaste]

Actually if anything he should be called a White Tanned man because he looks more White like a Spanish dude.

[TheCatholicFaithfu]

Righhht, cuz white men don't kill or rape or rob. lol. Oook. You obviously never saw a little thing known as "the news".

[Lmerosne]

Thanks for all the encouragement everyone! Keep praying n continue 2 stand for the truth, the good and the beautiful!

Hello aarronsmith. Being pro-choice isn't n shouldn't b illegal, but the direct and intentional killing of an innocent vulnerable human being (i.e. abortion) ought 2 b. That doesn't "enslave the woman's body". That begs the question of wether the baby is just the woman's body which by now science has demonstrated that it is not; the newly conceived being is a new human being!

[jredditt84]

@Lmerosne .

a CONSERVATIVE HERE. THE BABY CAN NOT LIVE OUT SIDE THE MOTHER'S BODY UNTIL IT CAN IT IS CONSIDERED apart of the womens body. Example if a 2mt pregnant lady is murdered, the killer is charged with 1 count of murder. however if she is 8mts pregnant he is charged with 2counts of murder.

[TheCatholicFaithfu]

Obvious point made there! We learned that in the 70s, AFTER Roe v. Wade, when human life begins in the womb. Now, there is no debate on that. Abortion, objectively / scientifically, is the killing of a child.

[aarronsmith]

I am french creole of Louisiana, If you would make prochoice a crime you would be enslaving the body of a woman. For in country's where the choice is illgal. so, are there freedoms as aa whole. I do not like it But I feel the slavery/ abortion is wrong

[TheCatholicFaithfu]

You are incorrect, sir. There is a wide difference between freedom and license. Something that is legal is not necessarily moral, especially when it goes against freedoms. Freedom is not given to the human baby for as long as abortion is legal.

[RainhadoCanto5]

MY GOODNESS! It is impossible to hear you without crying tears of pride in someone with such CHARACTER as you demonstrate!

WHAT A BRILLIANT ANALOGY YOU USE!!

SO PERFECT, INDEED!

MAY GOD BLESS YOU, MY DEAR BROTHER IN CHRIST!

[cathoman7]

God bless you, sir. My parents are immigrant Catholic as well.

[efrigstat]

Excellent thoughts!! Very insightful speech. I love the fact that you insert morals into your life. May God bless you and may YOU lead many left wingers to what is right and moral. Thank you!

[jackheem]

You are a beautiful person! The USA is in for a rude awakening, God help us.

[SeptemberCatholic18]

I absolutely enjoyed the message of this video. I have never heard somebody present this case so clearly before. I pray that in the next election, we are presented with a candidate that vehemently upholds life, as well as justice in all areas.

Unfortunately, you cannot be President of the United States as an immigrant, but I would vote for someone with your mindset any day. You have an excellent head on your shoulders.

And yet, should what you said not be common sense? Sigh...

[Vileintent]

nice vid live short obama

[rottwieler20]

Obama the first ~Half Caste~ White president

[negativ90]

Amen brother, God bless you

[xconvuXlsionsx]

beautiful mind

[rottwieler20]

Obama the first ~Half Caste~ prez

[AngelicSnowGirl]

I would love to support someone of my race too but Obama politics keep me from supporting him. I'm very Pro-Life so I can not support abortion. It is to me the most important issue.

[badpanda84]

@AngelicSnowGirl You know that even if there is a president who is pro-life it dosent mean there will be an end to abortion.

Most people just lie to catholics anyway just so they can get there votes

[tigerj357]

@badpanda84 NAH you anti-catholic!!

[kriptonis]

@AngelicSnowGirl then be pro life to the mothers life. Period.

[rottwieler20]

Obama the first ~Half Caste~ White president

[tigerj357]

Very well said.

Amen and God Bless you,your brother in Christ.

[mzl213]

wow! i never hear anything like this. thanks for being an exception, speaking truth to power. you sound just like Alan Keyes, and in my book, that's a good thing. God bless you for defending the unborn, as well as the mothers in tough situations!!! woot woot.

[kiddo500]

God Bless you my brother in Christ.

Ave Maria

[ulriquissimo]

People like you are hope for our world. I deeply appreciate your message....

Peace be with you:-)

[rottwieler20]

Obama the (Half Caste) president

[sakares]

bien jouer mon ami. c'est domage que le monstre est president maintenant. tu est un tres bonne example pour ton peuple.

[rottwieler20]

Obama the first (Half Caste) president

[xtrashed]

Half Caste is a disgusting term for a person of mixed ancestry!

[rottwieler20]

How come..(Half Caste) is a term word used for genereations

[IAmCodyBurroughs]

I refuse to get used to the idea of a murderer as my president, I refuse to be comfortable with the idea of a murderer as my president, and I refuse to accept a murderer as my president. By accepting him, I submit to his policies, and history has proven time and time again that when we oppose something that we will not stand for, we do not submit.

[IAmCodyBurroughs]

Youve just called this American man un-American, yet he sits there and I hear nothing un-American come from his mouth, the United States of America was not founded on the infallibility of the president, because I think that all of us can agree that there has not been a single president that has been 100% right, but rather it was founded on the power of the American people, and this man is advocating the power this democracy gives him, to oppose Obama, even if he is the president.

[IAmCodyBurroughs]

NativeNewYorkGuy, your logic is misconstrued, the Pope is not a foreign monarch. A Monarchy is defined as "a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor." Hereditary meaning by bloodline. Secondly, the Papacy is not a government, the Pope is a religious leader. I would also like to point out that Obama may be this countrys president, but I do NOT have to be comfortable with it, or get used to it, as you so eloquently stated.

[rottwieler20]

Obama the first (Half Caste) president

[ImCARose]

Excellent video.  Thank you for sharing (I wish I'd seen it sooner, so I could have shared it before the election).

God Bless!

[NativeNewYorkGuy]

So how many of the unborn are you going to adopt? If you are an immigrant and pledge allegiance to the Pope, who by the way is a foreign monarch, then you are NOT a real American.

Obama is the President of the USA, so get used to it.

[negativ90]

obama is a baby killer

[Deadlift750]

Very nice video. These are dark days indeed. It is good to know there are others out there who are still thinking, praying, and fighting.

[Mozartkugel82]

I'm very impressed with how intelligently you expressed yourself. I'm sad to read the negative posts in response to your video. Know that I, as a Catholic, am a supporter of your thoughts. Thank you for your post!

[migo53333]

How do u feel about the government killing hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqui civilians????? u support it when u pay your taxes..................

[impasse0124]

In all fairness, the government just takes our taxes right out of our income so it's not as if we're handing them money specifically for that purpose. I certainly don't want my hard-earned money being used for slaughter. No one should ever think they have the right to take someone else's life whether it be the innocent Iraqis or unborn babies. We're all God's children.

[migo53333]

but now u r aware of it............do u give money to abortion centers? no, u dont.....then why continue to financially support the slaughter? I moved out of the usa, this being one of the reasons....

[impasse0124]

Actually, now that Obama's president, my tax dollars do fund abortion which is a horrific thought to me. I don't condone taking anyone's life and it's awful that money is being used for that purpose. But unfortunately, moving out of the country isn't an option for me right now.

[migo53333]

do u know that the USA is founded on murder.....the indians who were the original "owners " were simply slaughtered if they didnt comply to the new invaders,,,,,we then poisoned them with alchohol and forced them to live on reservations........inorder to put in the transcontinental railroad the US government slaughtered a majority of the buffaloe so they would starve and the survivors would have to move elsewhere....believe me this is not God Bless America Land,,,,,,,,,,

[impasse0124]

"we then poisoned them with alchohol and forced them to live on reservations"

I am not disagreeing that the U.S. is a corrupt country in a lot of respects. However, considering that we weren't alive when the Europeans took over the nation, I can't feel guilty for something I didn't do. I think it's awful that it happened but I wasn't alive back then.

[migo53333]

It has to make one think a little deeper once u know the REAL history and origins of this nation when you see or hear someone say "God Bless America"

[migo53333]

however u now are aware.....do u keep living here.......or do u remain quiet and hope it goes away because u dont want any repercussions on your comfortable lifestyle........my point is that americans, especially conservatives when confronted with their wrongdoings become uncomfortable and spin the guilt at some other group...its really sad...

[mikethetiger]

Sir, you are my hero for the day. Glad to know there are still Catholics out there who will fight for their faith and oppose what is wrong. God bless you!

[GAredneck132]

I just have to congratulate you on your willingness to put your faith before your politics. Not too many Catholics of any race seem to be willing to do that nowadays. Que Dieu vous benisse!

[greengrowingthings]

Thanks for sharing this- you have a lot of courage to come out and speak the truth as countless numbers of African-Americans willingly look the other way on moral issues (even ones who are active in their churches and strong in their faith) just to have one who shares their race in the Oval Office- I would have liked all of the African American residents of our town to have been able to view your sincere and well-explained message prior to the Nov election * * * God bless you for caring * * *

[nahbios]

Excellent video, well done. You speak the truth eloquently, and you have my praise for valuing life even over race. Thank you, thank you, thank you, and may God bless you too. :-)

[mascot1063]

thats beautiful man... i really mean it ;-;

[Thetogette]

Bonjours. I'm pro life from the womb to natural death. Even though i'm not american. I will have never voted for mc cain cuz he is not anti embriyo killing but he is for war over and over plus division. With obama at least you get more life in a whole even though it is far from perfect. Obama is the least of two evils . The choice here is not between life and economi (money). It is betweeen life and life

[GAredneck132]

To Thetogette:

Obama is NOT the least of 2 evils. War just can't be compared to abortion. War is bad, but it's not necessarily intrinsically evil, as there's such a thing as a just war. And although our Holy Father and others have said the war in Iraq is unjust, it's just their opinion; the Church doesn't teach that as doctrine. Abortion, however, is ALWAYS wrong and evil, according to Church teaching -- never a reason for it at all. Thus, endorsing Obama is a mortal sin.

[Thetogette]

Just their opinion ??? Woaw!! Are you blind ? Would you have voted for Hitler (not saying that Mccain is comparable but just to illustrate), will you have voted for Hitler if he was anti avortion while keep his hartred spirit. The Church that you seem to want ot leasten to is seving god that said that we shall not kill. So why do you seem to completly disregard any killing other than the one in the womb. Is is accpetable to kill when the child is 1 yr old ?

[Thetogette]

I understand your concerns and they are mine too but know that this is a triky choice and you should aknowledge others for chosing what is best for life. I am from Africa ( francophone). What you might not know is that the US are responsible for dramas there ( ex: Congo the most deadfull war since W W II) . The CIA often participate in the killing of good leaders and put those who will serve the best interest of the US thus the lake of democracy, poverty, death. No democracy in pakistan = US

[GAredneck132]

Electing a president who intends to lift ALL restrictions on abortion and undo the gains made by the pro-life movement over the past several years is NOT what is best for life. It can only bring death to our country -- both spiritual AND physical.

[Thetogette]

I agree but it's the least of 2 evils. Thuth will set you free. GOP have been using you to get votes. We christians do not say a word when they sin so badly hopping they forbid abortion. We sold our souls for a promise never kept. We are to be christians first b4 being politicians. Denounce serious wrong doings from both parties and recognize good things they do. Such an hypocrisy. 100 yrs ago nobody was aborting churchs were full but you could kill any black like a fly. Pharisaic hypocrisy !

[GAredneck132]

No it's not the least of 2 evils. I just explained how it isn't. You say the truth will set you free, but you apparently don't know what truth is. I'm telling you what the Church instructs us to do, and THAT is what is true. Also, this is not about Democrat vs. Republican. If Obama were anti-abortion and promised to outlaw it, then I'd probably vote for him. But he blatantly made it clear that wouldn't be the case. Finally, a Christian doesn't vote for murder, which you sadly condone.

[Thetogette]

Funny how you kind of disregard everything else i said just for the sake of being right. I only discuss with people that have the ability to be honest and discuss. My discussion with SOME non christians on all kind of subject are more fruitfuff than the one i have with you. Not that they always agree with me but they can recognize and tell me when some of my points are right.....so.... end of discussion. Have a nice day.

[GAredneck132]

I haven't disregarded anything you've said.  I understand what you're saying, but you're WRONG. But YOU have refused to consider that voting for Obama is gravely sinful and that there is NO reason for voting for him. And you know in your heart of hearts that you're wrong, but instead of repenting of condoning voting for a pro-abortion candidate (which is being an accessory to another's sin), you're rationalizing it. It's YOU who are disregarding everything for the sake of being right, not me.

[migo53333]

my same question applies to u garedneck132.....how r u against abortion but dont mention the slaughter of innocent women and children and babies in the mideast.........you r financing it .......u know how many children and babies were and still r being slaughtered over there....there is no justification.....

[migo53333]

Did you know GAredneck that Columbus (whom the Church affiliates with, u know...the knights of Columbus) when he landed in the Carribean, he had thousands and thousands of the natives slaughtered.....and the ones that werent were bound into slavery,,,,,,,hmmmmm how come that isnt in our history books....remember this next columbus day.......

[migo53333]

Again and voting for bush who signed the papers to invade iraq and murder hundreds of thousands of civilians was ok..................its called murder..thou shalt not kill!......what dont u get?

[mrROfLlol]

Either way people would have died. It is the lesser of two evils.

[migo53333]

Hmmmmmm.......if you had a 13 year old daughter who was brutally raped by some hideous weirdo and she became pregnant, would u make her go thru the mental and emotional reminder of what happened to her and give birth or would u terminate it while it was still just a clump of cells????

[impasse0124]

Terminating the pregnancy isn't going to change the fact that the girl was raped. It's a tragic thing to happen to anyone but killing an innocent baby isn't going to make anything go away or get better.

[migo53333]

I think u missed my point...there would be no reason to putthe little girl thru those 9 months.......that would actually be psychotic......

[migo53333]

If you voted for either candidate.....you voted for the murder of innocent people in the mideast............

[mrROfLlol]

The lesser of two evils.

[migo53333]

As ive said GAredneck, this country was founded on the death of the american indians......and now people like yourself have the nerve to talk about "THE DEATH OF THIS COUNTRY" doesnt matter if u didnt do it, you still belong to the system that did do it and you enjoy the profits of the land that was stolen.........

[migo53333]

War is bad.................

[newtkrad]

I respect your abortion views and it's good that you voted for the candidate that fit your views, rather than the skin color.

What I really wanted to say though is that Obama's not black. His mother is white. As a mixed person it really annoys me to see people act like his white side doesn't exist. What would you call someone who is half Mongolian half Mexican? It doesn't make sense to pick one over the other. Why can't he be what he is? Half white, half black, end of story.

[Thetogette]

Bonjours. In Quebec , we have 2 biracial public personas that have alwasy been called black. I find that weird that some journalist that have never made any comment on that before suddenly decided to point out that obama is not black. How hypocrite

[Thetogette]

Obama is the first black president because he is the first candidate that had to share the same racial stereotypes as many blacks during his campaign. Most of african american are biracial. Look at Rosa Park, look at Jeremie wright. Look !!

[Thetogette]

sorry i meant multiracial

[Lmerosne]

The evil of abortion is unlike other things mentioned in that it is the INTENTIONAL AND DIRECT killing of INNOCENT AND VULNERABLE human lives. I do not like war or capital punishment, but abortion is worse in number and in kind. We should make abortion undesirable. One place we can begin is to tell people the truth about what an abortion really is: Ex. "The Silent Scream" video on youtube.

Thanks for the inputs.

[prideventures]

I am confused, is the fact that Obama is for the choice of the woman to make this moral decision, makes him for abortion? I too think that abortion is destroying a life. I also think that colateral damage is detroying a life. Both innocent. If McCain was elected the number of abortions would not decrease. Since the debate has begun, and those that label themselves prolife have fought against abortion, nothing has changed, just gotten worse. Abortions must be made undesirable to end it.

[radiosandclocks]

Calling abortion murder is the same as calling a soldier a murderer. Or calling the state a murderer for executing a human being. Sometimes it's necessary. One thing for sure though, allowing religious beliefs to prescribe any rules or judgement for our society is just plain asinine. When is mankind going to be finished with all these gods? (cancer, good word for it)

I don't even think Obama is a christian. He's too intelligent. My guess is he's a closet atheist.

[AntnyMichlHallnOats]

A man comes along who is honest, has a good heart, is very intelligent, and cares more about this countries common man than any canidate has in the last 65 years and you dont vote for him because of his views on abortion. This just shows you how thoughtless and narrow minded christians can be. Where are you when the thousands of sick, homeless, and parentless babies are brought into this world? Are you people there to nourish them? Too many suffer, better to terminate before life begins.

[JTPauley]

Why must it be "either/or"? "Either you care about the unborn fetus, OR you care about the poor, sick, orphaned, and molested 12 year olds." Catholics care about ALL of the above. It's those who can't see that who need to "open your eyes." It's those who believe that the minority of priests who were pedophiles define the entire priesthood who need to "leave your beliefs behind you," and those who believe practical sociology alone defines morality who should "throw your book out the window."

[JTPauley]

Also, the "Too many suffer, better to terminate" logic wouldn't be trapped to life in the womb...it could extend to anyone who has a bad life, if that's how you look at the world and morality. It's not okay to kill someone because "They'll have a bad life anyway." Also, keeping murder of the innocent legal is too big a price to pay, even for something as monumentally important social justice. To kill an innocent should NEVER be acceptable, regardless of the circumstances.

[AntnyMichlHallnOats]

Hopefully in the future christianity, catholicism, and religion in general will diminish and will only be discussed in history classes. They not only prevent positive social change but truly are a cancer.

As far as debating the justification of abortion or discussing priest who ARE (not "were") pedophiles...it's utterly futile.

For the last month I've done nothing but debate abortion and gay civil rights with christians and must say there are some "lights" they just don't see.

[JTPauley]

As to the difference between "ARE" and "were" pedophiles, that wasn't my point anyway...whether or not a person believes "once a pedophile, always a pedophile", pedophile priests were the minority of priests as a whole, when compared to the entire priesthood. It makes their crimes (and the deeds of those who apparently helped cover it) no less horrible, but it means you cannot generalize about priests like you did, let alone blame the religion itself for it.

[JTPauley]

As for your beliefs that religions are a cancer and that Christians just don't see the "light", not only do I find your accusations false, they are ironic coming from someone who seems to hate religion so much that you'll do anything just to defy it, even support something you admit MAY be murder: THAT's refusing to see the light, and it's a cancerous attitude that has spread over much of society. It would thus seem it IS utterly futile to reason with you about a subject like this.

[AntnyMichlHallnOats]

Well JT, I'm not stereotyping catholic priest. I'm taking the ground that major insurance companies take with the catholic church...try and stay clear of them (keep my children clear of them).

I didn't say "may" be murder. I said "call it what you'd like". Although it may seem like I hate (as most christians view atheist), I don't religion. I do see some advantages in religion, afterall it does what it was created to do..unite people and set some sort of tribal values for which to live by.

[AntnyMichlHallnOats]

I do realize that gods help those with drug addiction and for alcoholics...95% of them find sobriety through gods. This is all good! I just feel that socializing our young with gods and fear is wrong. I feel the bad out weigh the good by a great deal. I feel the entire planet (instead of small groups) would be living in unity if only 1 religion. As you're aware...religion and the wars fought over it has a huge death toll! As for discussing gods existance...now that is truly futile. Peace dude.

[DawnInTexas]

God Bless you.

You are a light in this world, steeped in darkness!

+Peace Be With You.

[AntnyMichlHallnOats]

ancient values, ancient beliefs...neither has a place in a future society.

ironic that catholics are deeply concerned about a 12 week old fetus but won't hesitate ruining the life of a 12 year old boy.

Personally, I'm not worried about god or santa punishing me after death. I'm worried about the preist on the corner who has been eyeballing my 13 year old walking home from school!

[Lmerosne]

Hello,

I invite you to actually tackle my arguments (letting me know which premises you find untrue) from the video, especially:

A. The deductive argument that concludes that abortion is murder and

B. The analogy to slavery.

Then we can compare the weight of these values and beliefs. Was it not Chesterton who said something like how silly it is for someone to say that Thursday is better than Tuesday simply because it comes after it? So much for progress...

[AntnyMichlHallnOats]

hey dude,

Call it murder or whatever you want...it's necessary in todays society. I do think it's ironic that the same group of people that call it murder are the same ones that support the death penalty. In fact, I find most christian values absurd.

As far as slavery goes, in our society it no longer exist therefore I find it extraneous.

When I think of what the English did to my people in the past...it makes American slavery look like a picnic. Yet it's in the "past" and we've moved on.

[AntnyMichlHallnOats]

relating abortion to slavery is fine as you can related it to anything come to think of it. There's no correlation between the two therefore I find your analogy irrelevant. Don't even see a reason to compare the two. You have obviously (as I have) been raised with good old fashion values, but as a sociologist, I find most of my childhood values impractical in a future America. I can't speak for the rest of the planet as that would make me ethnocentric. Peace dude

[Lmerosne]

Hello: You wrote,

"Call it murder or whatever you want...it's necessary in todays society."

Wow. I think this sums up our fundamental differences very well.

[AntnyMichlHallnOats]

Sure does. I suggest you leave your beliefs behind you for a day or two and take a walk through the inter city...see what's going on in this country. You know...to get a grip on reality for a change? It's great to have good old fashion values but if the result is suffering...throw your book out the window! Wake up! Your hearts in the right place, you just need to open your eyes now!

[xtrashed]

The Church has done more charitable work to help the poor and suffering than any secularist society has ever done. I respect your opinion sir, but you need to listen to what this young man is saying. I am Catholic too. Obama is a great speaker and he does inspire you, but when it comes to some of his major political policies, it simply does not fit with someone of great faith. His stance on abortion etc. But I do wish him and his family good luck in their move to the white house and, God Bless!

[Rushman666]

very eloquent, couldn't agree more ! God bless

[JTPauley]

This is very well said. I am always reassured to see people like you out there who realize that the sanctity of life is one of the most important issues there is.  The comparison between Abortion and Slavery is a very insightful one; hopefully one day Abortion will be a thing of the past, taught in textbooks as an tragic and embarassing hurdle that America eventually overcame, much like slavery. God bless you, my brother.

[58freestyle]

well said

[mpbest9]

Thank you my brother in heart. I couldn't vote for him either.

[triisarahtopss]

thank you so much for this. very real and true. God Bless you

[mainsqueeze1977]

Thanks for the comment. I agree apart from one thing: Obama does not want to compromise on the issue. He is radical in his views only that they are not in line with ours.

[JackieFrancois]

thank you so much for your witness. God bless you, my brother in Christ, for loving the voiceless and the innocent. keep fighting the good fight :)

[pewrocker]

thank you.

[eurojen04]

Thank you so much. You have a lot to say and are more qualified than most to give your point of view on this. Thanks for doing it so eloquently. It's powerful.

[putski33]

well done.  Thank you for laying the truth out for us all to hear.

[shannodono2]

I am voting for Obama. I am pro-choice. However, I would like to thank you for your opinion, as you articulated your views so eloquently. It is disheartening to witness so many Americans at odds with each other, so disrespectfully attacking the "other side". However, as Ghandi once said: "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind" The Iraq war needs to end. Innocent lives are being taken every single day in combat, yet John McCain refuses to withdraw. How do you feel about this?

[Lmerosne]

Dear Shanno, thank you for your comments. I hate the fact that we are at war, but I simply see the abortion issue at a whole other level. In war soldiers kill each other, but in abortion an innocent voiceless baby is killed. Shanno, please consider my case again, and please do not simply remain within a label (like pro-choice) but consider the argument and help end this modern day holocaust. Changing might make you unpopular but you will have helped save many lives! Please do not vote Obama.

[mainsqueeze1977]

Innocent lives will be lost by a withdrawal. American was wrong to invade Iraq but now has to bear the consequence of its decision. As grim as that may seem but things are getting better over there.