Many years ago people who worshiped various gods, such as Baal, would often sacrifice their small children, most commonly by throwing them into fire — alive.
How monstrous! How heinous! Why would fathers and mothers throw their very children into a fire? It seems unthinkable that people would commit such acts against their own children, but they believed that such a sacrifice would make them prosper.
They believed that sacrificing children would appease their god and make them successful. Sounds ludicrous, doesn't it? Well, thank goodness we don't have that whacked-out mentality today — or do we?
A closer look at society today will reveal that, in fact, this insane behavior is rampant today. You see, abortion is one and the same with child sacrifice.
The only things that have changed are the gods that these helpless children are sacrificed to and the method of sacrificing them. "What?" you say. "That's a little far-fetched." Is it really? I don't think so.
Consider this. Baal, for example, was a god of old.
Today, however, people worship different gods. Some today worship money, others worship beer and still others worship sex.
The list goes on and on. You see, the gods are still there, but they just have different names. Whereas children were commonly sacrificed to Baal in the past, today they are commonly sacrificed to the god of convenience.
Where fire was a method of sacrificing long ago, today, vacuums and knives do the trick. Are you beginning to understand how it all ties together? This is column is not in jest. Abortion is child sacrifice.
Some of you out there have had an abortion or are considering having one done. To which god, pray tell, are you sacrificing or considering sacrificing your child?
"I'm not sacrificing to any god!" you emphatically state. Yes, you are. You just don't realize it. Perhaps, convenience is your highest god.
"I can't have a baby," you say. "It'll get in the way of my daily routines and my life's ambitions. It's INCONVENIENT."
So, you make a beeline to the clinic where they worship money and you sacrifice your child by sticking a hollow needle into the fetus's skull and sucking its live brains out.
Then, you go on your merry way thinking that the sacrifice you just made will make you more successful. Deep down, though, you are empty inside, but this is all the price you pay to worship the god of convenience.
Perhaps, money is your highest god.
"I can't have a baby," you say. "I just can't AFFORD it."
So, you meander on down to the clinic where they worship money and you sacrifice your child and have an abortion.
Then, you go on your way thinking, "Man, I just saved myself a lot of hassle and a lot of cash. Now, I'll be able to buy that new car."
Even when you're cruising in that new speed wagon, you're still feeling empty inside. Maybe the god of money demands too steep of a price...
There are deeper, darker gods to whom you may sacrifice your child. Perhaps, you bow to the gods of fear and society.
"I can't have a baby," you say. "I'm AFRAID of what PEOPLE will think of me. My parents will go ballistic if they knew I was pregnant!"
So, you tip-toe on down to the clinic where they worship money and you sacrifice your child and have an abortion.
Then, you wipe your brow, thinking, "Whew! That was a close call. My good name was at stake."
Yet, deep down inside you are empty and going through mental turmoil. And this is all done to appease the gods of fear and society.
Now, the intelligent reader will have noticed by now that I have continuously mentioned that the people down at the clinics worship the god of money.
Some of you are probably now irate with that, thinking, "How can you say that? You don't know those people!"
Some of you who have been to these clinics for abortion counseling may claim that they are really nice people. Of course, they're nice! They're pocketing a whole wad of your cash!
I'd butter you up, too, if I could convince you to hand over a portly sum of money. Be wary of the clinic workers. They may be nice to your face, but they most likely don't care about you.
They probably just care about the money they're pocketing. The adoption agencies are filled with nice people, too.
However, these people are more likely genuine in their attitude towards you because they're not pocketing a lot of cash. There's not a lot of money in the adoption business.
Maybe you'd be better off receiving counseling from an adoption agency, rather than from an abortion clinic. Needless to say, that's another whole story for a different time.
Getting back to the original point, yes, there are many different gods to be appeased.
Which one are you appeasing with your child sacrifice? Despite your denials, you are still sacrificing that helpless baby to a ruthless god when you get an abortion.
The price of these gods is steep, but maybe there's a back door that will leave feeling less empty.
If you have erred and have gotten pregnant when you shouldn't have, don't make a second error by having an abortion.
Adoption will work just as well, and as an added bonus, you'll be saving a life. That's something worth supporting. Think about it.