This may be a one-off post, as politics isn't usually something I dabble in; and I warn you there is controversy ahead (yes really) which is why it may be the first and last post. However now for the news...
Sarah Palin, the new deputy for John McCain is almost a Republican dream-boat:
- Miss congeniality at a beauty pageant
- Married to pro sports person
- One child in the army
- One child disabled
- Member of the NRA
- Anti-abortion
- Pro death penalty
(was that controversial?)
But it isn't abortion or lack thereof that I'm questioning, that issue is infinitely large and emotive and I'm not qualified to comment.
(safe here)
My question is purely based on logic (Vulcan's beware):
How can you support the death penalty, yet not support abortion?
(hey, that sounded controversial)
Abortion - noun - "any of various surgical methods for terminating a pregnancy."
Death penalty - noun - "a sentence of punishment by execution."
From the above definitions it could be implied that abortion attempts to improve the life of the mother by terminating a pregnancy; whereas the death penalty attempts to improve society by terminating an individual. Which may sound similar; but they aren't; or are they; no definitely aren't-are. Which one was correct again?
(argh controversy again)
I have another question:
What about grace* and mercy?
(and more controversy, end it now!)
Just throwing ideas out there.
* Grace is a Christian concept of favour and forgiveness for the undeserving. And you thought abortion was a tricky topic...
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