Australia, Abortion... and Ota Benga-A Commentary

Australia, Abortion... and Ota Benga-A Commentary

I originally wrote this article last year and posted in "The Circuit Rider." Since "Right to Life Sunday" comes in a couple of weeks, I thought I would post this updated article...

I was reading the Evansville Courier today and found this article on Willie Morse, who served as a "Buffalo Soldier" during WWII. Willie, who you see pictured on the right, is 81 years old now. His mother, who lived to be 101, came to America on a slave ship from Africa. The fact that we gave names like "Buffalo Soldier" to those who fought with us for our freedom is anathema to me.

This past November marked the first time in our history as a nation that we elected an African-American to the highest office in the land. This event shows we have come a long way since the days of slavery, the first time a human being was thought of as property at his owner's disposal in this nation. No, I don't agree with most of the President's social and economic policies. Our teleprompter in chief doesn't quite seem to "get it' when it comes to moral reform. But, we as Americans can be proud we have made some progress.

Darwinism and the "theory" of evolution have fueled many of the racist movements over the past couple of centuries. Just look at Hitler and others and all the evil associated with their ideas. I agree with Ken Ham,of Answers in Genesis Ministries. Race is actually a word favored mostly by evolutionists. I like his choice "people groups" far better. After all, unless we are from another planet, we all belong to the human race.

One of the most extreme examples of Darwinist racism is the story of Ota Benga. Ota Benga was a Congolese pygmie caught in the Congo and placed in a New York Zoo in 1906. He was placed in a cage for everyone's amusement. The movies "Quigley Down Under" and the recent "Australia" give an excellent portrayel how the Congolese and Aborigine people have been treated over the years.

As Wesleyans we can be proud that we were among the first to admit women and African-Americans to our colleges and universities. Wesley summed it up best in his qoute you find under his picture on this blogspot,"Where is the justice in inflicting the severist evils on those that have done us no wrong?"

Yes, we have made some progress and should keep striving for that ideal of equality among everyone. In the process, let us not forget those living among us in their mother's womb. The Bible makes it quite clear how God feels about all human life, born and unborn. "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you..."Jeremiah 1:5. Science and medicine leave no question about the matter either. It is interesting that the same political party who resisted equal rights for African-Americans until 1964, (don't believe me, Click here)do not want to extend equal rights to the unborn. We hear the usual sad argument about choice and the mother's right to her own body. Sadly the unborn child, brought into this world through no choice of his/ her own, have no say in the matter. If this argument made any sense, then why not increase the age until two years old?Sound crazy? Is partial-birth Abortion any less brutal? Upcoming "healthcare" being shoved down our throats by politicians would probably even pay for these "procedures." History will tell you that in any civilization where life is not sacred for some, it is then not sacred for anyone. We only need to look back to Nazi Germany to refresh our memories.
As Wesleyans, we historically have not been strangers to political activism. Our pulpits were not silent during the slavery issue. While some pulpits tried to justify slavery, our's relentlessly preached that all were created equal in God's eyes. We can not be silent any longer. The blood of millions of children are crying out to us from the ground... As George Santayana wrote in Reason and Common Sense,"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."...God bless, keith 1 Cor 13