(I received the following as an e-mail from Jeff Joaquin. I just want you all to know that I APPROVE THIS MESSAGE!)I write you this email as a follow up to my earlier email this week where the issue of Life and Death was discussed. Well – I’ve always known that God works in mysterious ways, but I am absolutely horrified at the scene I witnessed this morning. After 9am Mass, I went to an abortion clinic on BBD to pray the rosary with some friends to show my support for the 40 days for life” movement. It was a very moving experience as Mary Koehler continues her good work in this arena (Thank you Mary for opening up doors that some of us are afraid to walk through on our own – GOD bless you and all you do for the least of HIS children).
As we were praying the four mysteries of the Rosary I couldn’t help but focus my attention on the name of the abortion mill which was “All Women’s Health Clinic”. That must be some kind of twisted joke to name an abortion mill a Health Clinic. Who’s health are they looking after? None of the people entering the Clinic appeared to be in any diminished physical health, but I could absolutely see the physical and mental anguish that each of these young couples were displaying when they left.
As we were in the process of finishing the last mystery of the Glorious Mysteries, the Eucharist, I kept having images of the sixth chapter of John’s Gospel and Jesus’ words “…unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man…you do not have life within you” kept replaying itself in my mind. As we finished the mystery, a woman carrying two black bags was leaving the “Health Clinic” and walking around the side of the building. At this time, I had entered my car and was exiting the parking lot with grim thoughts of the contents of the two black bags and was praying that the remains of unborn children were not inside. As I pulled around the corner, I noticed the women open up the dumpster and throw the two black bags into the dumpster which read “No Dumping - $500 Fine”. This is the point in time where my stomach went from being hungry to the point of repulsion. I know that I am making an enormous assumption as to the contents of the two black bags, but if I am right, do we live in a country where WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO PERFORM GENOCIDE ON UNBORN CHILDREN AND FLIPPANTLY DUMP THEM IN THE GARBAGE?
It is a fine to dump your garbage in the dumpster, but you can kill an innocent child and dump the remains in broad daylight and call this one of our inalienable rights under the law???? What direction are we heading in this country, and more-over, what in the world is God thinking right now as we dispose of these defenseless human lives. When I drove by this woman, the only thing that I could think about for the whole ride home was “what you did to the least of my children, you did for me”??????? I understand that this may be taking Jesus’ message out of context, but is it really? Are we nailing Jesus to the cross every time an abortion takes place in this country, I think so…
How is it that an entire nation of intelligent people from many diverse cultures, ethnicities, race, color and creed can all collectively shut our brains off when it comes to this issue?? You might say to yourself, Jeff – I am against abortion and I think it is abhorrent. Well – why aren’t we all lined up every Saturday and Sunday in front of these clinics protesting if we think it is such a travesty of Justice? I am embarrassed at myself for not participating further in these activities in the past, but that will change in the future. If there was a sale at the local Mall or an important game on the television, we would plan our whole weekend around attending this event as if it held some great importance in our lives, but as far as spending 2 hours in front of an abortion clinic to defend against the genocide of the 21st Century, we all tuck our tales (me included) between our legs and participate in something that is not as controversial.
I am so tired of being politically correct at work and at church and everywhere else where I am supposed to say the right things so as not to alienate anyone or put anyone in a bad position. My question to all of you is quite simple : When are we going to stand up for the Catholic Faith and all that it means to us? When are we going to appreciate the Catholic Faith that many of our predecessors willingly died to protect? When are we going to start evangelizing those in our families, at work, in our daily lives instead of being afraid to speak the Truth. We either alienate ourselves from others or we will alienate ourselves from Jesus Christ – you take your pick.
One final thought to ponder as we debate on the upcoming election and the future of the Roe v. Wade decision – and that is the problem of Global Aging. This Global Aging epidemic is basically the thought that in the next 30 to 40 years, there will be such a large preponderance of elderly people in our society, coupled with the decreasing new births through contraception and abortion, that the economic system will not be able to bear the financial burden of the elderly. Due to the decreased number of people working and generating tax revenues, the elderly will be looked at as a liability and the “Right to Die” movement will become the “Obligation to Die” movement.
The thought is that many children will have to bear the burden of their parents to such a great extent that the proliferation of Euthanasia will lead to the potential of the termination of life for economic reasons and not to reduce the suffering of an individual. Who knows, maybe the Government will be so gracious as to offer the children of the proposed candidate in this hypothetical “Obligation to Die” situation a tax credit if the parent terminates their own life for the benefit of their children. In this way, the Government and the children will not have to bear the financial burden of the aging parent. This is a very scary thought which leads us to the warning of St. Paul in his letter to Timothy “…for the love of money is the root of all evil” which puts the love of money before all moral, ethical and virtuous decisions that should be made.
So you thought that on November 4th you were voting for CHANGE? We better be very careful the CHANGE that we are voting for because this is all that we might have in our pockets if we make the wrong decision – BUT FAR MORE IMPORTANTLY WE MAY BE LETTING THE CULTURE OF DEATH WIN ANOTHER BIG BATTLE IN THE FRONT ON LIFE – HOW MANY MORE BLACK BAGS NEED TO BE DUMPED IN THE DUMPSTER BEFORE WE STAND UP AND FIGHT?????
Maybe the dumpster should read – No Dumping - Eternal Life at Stake??
Just my .02
Jeff Joaquin
As we were praying the four mysteries of the Rosary I couldn’t help but focus my attention on the name of the abortion mill which was “All Women’s Health Clinic”. That must be some kind of twisted joke to name an abortion mill a Health Clinic. Who’s health are they looking after? None of the people entering the Clinic appeared to be in any diminished physical health, but I could absolutely see the physical and mental anguish that each of these young couples were displaying when they left.
As we were in the process of finishing the last mystery of the Glorious Mysteries, the Eucharist, I kept having images of the sixth chapter of John’s Gospel and Jesus’ words “…unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man…you do not have life within you” kept replaying itself in my mind. As we finished the mystery, a woman carrying two black bags was leaving the “Health Clinic” and walking around the side of the building. At this time, I had entered my car and was exiting the parking lot with grim thoughts of the contents of the two black bags and was praying that the remains of unborn children were not inside. As I pulled around the corner, I noticed the women open up the dumpster and throw the two black bags into the dumpster which read “No Dumping - $500 Fine”. This is the point in time where my stomach went from being hungry to the point of repulsion. I know that I am making an enormous assumption as to the contents of the two black bags, but if I am right, do we live in a country where WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO PERFORM GENOCIDE ON UNBORN CHILDREN AND FLIPPANTLY DUMP THEM IN THE GARBAGE?
It is a fine to dump your garbage in the dumpster, but you can kill an innocent child and dump the remains in broad daylight and call this one of our inalienable rights under the law???? What direction are we heading in this country, and more-over, what in the world is God thinking right now as we dispose of these defenseless human lives. When I drove by this woman, the only thing that I could think about for the whole ride home was “what you did to the least of my children, you did for me”??????? I understand that this may be taking Jesus’ message out of context, but is it really? Are we nailing Jesus to the cross every time an abortion takes place in this country, I think so…
How is it that an entire nation of intelligent people from many diverse cultures, ethnicities, race, color and creed can all collectively shut our brains off when it comes to this issue?? You might say to yourself, Jeff – I am against abortion and I think it is abhorrent. Well – why aren’t we all lined up every Saturday and Sunday in front of these clinics protesting if we think it is such a travesty of Justice? I am embarrassed at myself for not participating further in these activities in the past, but that will change in the future. If there was a sale at the local Mall or an important game on the television, we would plan our whole weekend around attending this event as if it held some great importance in our lives, but as far as spending 2 hours in front of an abortion clinic to defend against the genocide of the 21st Century, we all tuck our tales (me included) between our legs and participate in something that is not as controversial.
I am so tired of being politically correct at work and at church and everywhere else where I am supposed to say the right things so as not to alienate anyone or put anyone in a bad position. My question to all of you is quite simple : When are we going to stand up for the Catholic Faith and all that it means to us? When are we going to appreciate the Catholic Faith that many of our predecessors willingly died to protect? When are we going to start evangelizing those in our families, at work, in our daily lives instead of being afraid to speak the Truth. We either alienate ourselves from others or we will alienate ourselves from Jesus Christ – you take your pick.
One final thought to ponder as we debate on the upcoming election and the future of the Roe v. Wade decision – and that is the problem of Global Aging. This Global Aging epidemic is basically the thought that in the next 30 to 40 years, there will be such a large preponderance of elderly people in our society, coupled with the decreasing new births through contraception and abortion, that the economic system will not be able to bear the financial burden of the elderly. Due to the decreased number of people working and generating tax revenues, the elderly will be looked at as a liability and the “Right to Die” movement will become the “Obligation to Die” movement.
The thought is that many children will have to bear the burden of their parents to such a great extent that the proliferation of Euthanasia will lead to the potential of the termination of life for economic reasons and not to reduce the suffering of an individual. Who knows, maybe the Government will be so gracious as to offer the children of the proposed candidate in this hypothetical “Obligation to Die” situation a tax credit if the parent terminates their own life for the benefit of their children. In this way, the Government and the children will not have to bear the financial burden of the aging parent. This is a very scary thought which leads us to the warning of St. Paul in his letter to Timothy “…for the love of money is the root of all evil” which puts the love of money before all moral, ethical and virtuous decisions that should be made.
So you thought that on November 4th you were voting for CHANGE? We better be very careful the CHANGE that we are voting for because this is all that we might have in our pockets if we make the wrong decision – BUT FAR MORE IMPORTANTLY WE MAY BE LETTING THE CULTURE OF DEATH WIN ANOTHER BIG BATTLE IN THE FRONT ON LIFE – HOW MANY MORE BLACK BAGS NEED TO BE DUMPED IN THE DUMPSTER BEFORE WE STAND UP AND FIGHT?????
Maybe the dumpster should read – No Dumping - Eternal Life at Stake??
Just my .02
Jeff Joaquin
