Neighborhood Ministries

God has set before us life and death and asks us to choose life. We face a clash of two values today. One is the Christian view that America was founded on. The Declaration of Independence declares that  it is self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. It declares that the right to life is given by God and no man has the right to take it. It does not state that it is given to you when you reach age 18 or even at birth, it declares that it is given to you. It does not say you lose it when you become critically ill or critically injured or when you reach retirement. It states that God gave it and does not include any provision that gives man the right to take it. It states that the government is institutes to secure that right for the citizens of this country and not to subsidize those who would take a life. However today there is a new view growing that our happiness is more important than life. They use it to justify abortion, euthanasia, and assisted suicide if that person’s life will deprive others of happiness. When a politician promises to make you healthy, wealthy, and wise, but supports abortion, euthanasia, and assisted suicide, he is echoing the words of Satan to Eve. He urged her to take the fruit and it would make her wise like God and told her she would not die. Liberal politicians today say they will provide for all your needs and then quietly slip provisions into the law allowing abortion, euthanasia, and assisted suicide so they can eliminate unwanted babies and those who are critically ill, critically injured, elderly, or simply depressed who are not producing wealth which they feel they are a drain on society.