I have talked before about how much of a blessing Aidan is. Today I wanted to scream, and this was before he even got home. It wasn't anything he did though, rather something someone else said. If you hadn't heard: Bob Marshall, R-VA: disabled kids are God's punishment for abortions?! http://tinyurl.com/yalfvx7.
Seriously Bob? Wow, "conservative Christians" can really put their foot in their mouth sometimes. Did you even bother to think before you spoke Bob? Honestly, I'm not sure what he was thinking. According to Bob, "The number of children who are born subsequent to a first abortion with handicaps has increased dramatically. Why? Because when you abort the first born of any, nature takes its vengeance on the subsequent children," said Marshall, a Republican."In the Old Testament, the first born of every being, animal and man, was dedicated to the Lord. There's a special punishment Christians would suggest." Okay... so what about all those mothers who never had an abortion but our children were born with a disability? And what about all the women who had an abortion and their subsequent child wasn't disabled? The logic in that statement is SO far off it's beyond sad.
The biggest problem I have with Bob's statement is that he considers disabled children a punishment at all. This is such a prejudiced and hateful statement! Anyone who has a child with a disability knows that their child is not a punishment but a gift! No, it's not easy, but how lucky are we that we were good enough and strong enough to receive such a wonderful challenge?
Bob, do us a favor. Duct tape your mouth shut so you can't make any other stupid hateful comments. You make everyone look bad.
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