Certainty of "Death and Taxes" or Certainty of "Death through Taxes"? YOU DECIDE.

Why, O LORD, do you stand far away?  Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?  In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.  For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the LORD.  In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek Him; all his thoughts are, "There is no God."  His ways prosper at all time; your judgments are on high, out of his sight; as for all his foes, he puffs at them.  He says in his heart, "I shall not be moved; throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity." His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.  He sits in ambush in the villages; in hiding places he murders the innocent.  His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless; he lurks in ambush like a lion in his thicket; he lurks that he may seize the poor; he seizes the poor when he draws him into his net.  The helpless are crushed, sink down, and fall by his might.  He says in his heart, "God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it."  . . . (Psalm 10:1-11)

In my limited view of American history, U.S. citizens have never been faced with a more difficult, important decision than this year's presidential election.  I have found myself not wanting to support any of the options and decided not to vote, but then this week happened.  

First, I found out that Barack Obama is in support of the requirement for women to register with the Selective Service.  I did some investigating and there it was.  Obama believes that the legislation should coincide with what is happening in the military.  

Two wrongs don't make a right.  It is a man's job to fight, not our mothers and daughters.  It is hard enough to hear about our fathers and sons being killed at war and he wants to add the ones who nearly died giving birth to us?  Obama said, " . . . I think that if women are registered for service, not necessarily in combat roles . . . I think it will help send a message to my two daughters that they've got obligations to this great country as well as boys do."  The problem with this is, if you are in the military you are trained for combat and if you are in the military you are a target.

We probably all agree that events like the Holocaust, Hiroshima, and 9/11 were attacks on innocent blood.  They could also be looked at as attacks on civilians.  We all agree this is wrong, right?  Is it right for militaries to attack militaries?  Well, yes.  Then, do we want our mothers and daughters to be in the military where there is no such thing as a non-combative role? Absolutely not! 

Now the next ticker.  I read in the New York Times that Joe Biden says life begins at conception.  Oh really?  Are we talking about human life?  Because if human life were at stake shouldn't he be defending the helpless and the innocent?  Biden says that he doesn't want to impose his personal views on others.  Isn't that what the government is for?  To protect the people and human life.  They'll protect the people by putting murderers in jail but you only have rights to protection if you have made it to the other side of the womb.  That's absurd!

Lastly, as I was blogging yesterday (through Doug Wilson's blog) I found this article about Obama's stance on abortion.  He is quoted in the article saying that "the first thing I'd do as President is sign the Freedom of Choice Act" otherwise know as FOCA.  This would guarantee the right for women to abort their babies through the entire nine months of pregnancy for "undefined 'health' reasons."  Additionally, as stated in the article, Obama "opposed legislation to protect children who are born alive, either as a result of an abortionist's unsuccessful effort to kill them in the womb, or by the deliberate delivery of the baby prior to viability."  The list goes on and on.  

If we don't stand up for the poor, helpless, and the innocent who will?  

Don't use my tax money to pay for death.  Use it to protect human life.  For these reasons I am going to vote McCain/Palin - to protect mothers, wives, daughters, children, and the little ones in the womb.  God have mercy on us.

Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.  If you say, "Behold, we did not know this," does not He who weighs the heart perceive it?  Does not He who keeps watch over your soul know it, and will He not repay man according to his work? (Proverbs 24:11-12)