Letters to the Editor
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whoa, people...
I'm not saying I agree with the conclusions of those who voted for Bush over Kerry; I'm saying that it was, for many, a vote based on the principle of trying to cause the least amount of foreseeable harm.
If Kerry had offered a viable way of getting our asses out of Iraq, perhaps some of those voters would have come to a different conclusion and cast their votes differently...
I am not saying that each and every innocent Iraqi, American, etc. life lost in the war is worth less than any fetus. I did not mean to seem to minimize the death toll in Iraq; I meant "small" in comparison to the number of abortions performed each year. The people I was talking about feel that all life, from conception till death, is equal. Yes, they "ran the numbers." Would Jesus do that in this situation? I truly don't know. Jesus, after all, would have power and insight that I lack.
As to the Catholic Church constantly harping on issues of sex and reproduction instead of war, poverty, etc...I could point out that they harp on a lot of things, but sex and reproduction seem to be the only "Catholic" issues that the press usually chooses to report on...
melthough, I was being sarcastic when I asked about PP and free advertising;).