Today I received an e-mail asking about t-shirts that state “Children Are Not Punishment“. I knew it was a Pro-Life message, but sadly I wasn’t sure what the sender was referring to exactly. I can’t imagine why I didn’t hear about this story through traditional news media (yeah right), but a quick Google search enlightened me on the subject.

Google turned up a few entries, including this one on OneNewsNow. It seems back in April, Barack Obama was trying to explain his views on abstinence-only education when he made the following statement:

Look, I got two daughters — nine years old and six years old. I am going to teach them first about values and morals, but if they make a mistake, I don’t want them punished with a baby. I don’t want them punished with an STD at age 16.

Now take a moment to let that soak in. According to that statement, pregnancy is the same as an STD, “punishment” for a “mistake”. With that rationale, its no wonder Obama and other liberals don’t mind abortion. To them its no different for getting caught by the meter maid. You didn’t put your quarter in the parking meter and you’ve been caught… now you could have you car impounded or just pay your ticket and move on with your life.

Sad that the blessing of life is reduced to a simple mistake for the man who hopes to be the most powerful person in the world. If, God forbid, he is elected and swears to uphold the Constitution of the United States… I wonder where he draws the line in protecting our life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. Why is my life so worthy of that protection while another is just a simple mistake? I guess that’s one more difference between the church I am a member of and the one Barack Obama spent 20 years attending.

Dr. Janice Crouse of the Concerned Women for America’s Beverly LaHaye Institute is quoted in the article as saying: “We are diminished as a nation when we view babies as anything less than God’s gift.”

I couldn’t agree more.