Last Sunday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was on 'This Week with George Stephanopoulos'. As is usually the case on Sunday news programs, political leaders go on the shows to try and make a case for their policies and build support for upcoming initiatives. One portion of the Stephanopoulos/Pelosi interview bears our attentions.
Stephanopoulos asked the question, regarding the multi-billion dollar economic stimulus package, “Hundreds of millions of dollars to expand family planning services. How is that stimulus?” This is Pelosi’s response, “Well, the family planning services reduce cost. They reduce cost. The states are in terrible fiscal budget crises now and part of what we do for children's health, education and some of those elements are to help the states meet their financial needs. One of those - one of the initiatives you mentioned, the contraception, will reduce costs to the states and to the federal government.”
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is defending the fact that hundreds of millions of dollars of the forthcoming stimulus package are to be spent on “family planning.” Her argument is very simple. The economy is bad. Having babies costs money. Would-be parents need to save their money by not having babies. Fewer children being born means less strain on the economy in her thinking.
Do children cost money? Yes, they do. But the Bible says, “Children are a blessing and a gift from the LORD” (Psalm 127:3, CEV). On an occasion when people were holding children back from Jesus because they didn’t think children were important, Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these” (Matthew 19:14, NIV).
Pelosi’s line of reasoning is troubling. Who else would she consider a financial drain on society? Would the sick, the elderly, the poor, or the handicapped create an additional financial burden on the “troubled economy?” Her view is selfish, shortsighted, and contrary to Scripture. It devalues human life created in the image of God and focuses instead on economic gain in the short-term…selfishness over people.
I think Speaker Pelosi might be more at home in the little village in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang movie that stars Dick Van Dyke. There is a character in the film known as the Child Catcher. Children are forbidden by law in the land of Vulgaria, and it's up to the Child Catcher to enforce this regulation. Under Pelosi, the position of “child catcher” might create new job opportunities for many like-minded people.
Today I say, “Thank you God for children.” They do cost money to raise and educate and care for. It is also true that children grow up to pay taxes, find cures for diseases, serve communities and families, and love and know God. Whatever cost they bring now is an investment in the future of our country.
Pray for our nation’s leaders in this time of transitions. Many of the choices being made just now are troubling and would lead to dangerous and ungodly places.
Stephanopoulos asked the question, regarding the multi-billion dollar economic stimulus package, “Hundreds of millions of dollars to expand family planning services. How is that stimulus?” This is Pelosi’s response, “Well, the family planning services reduce cost. They reduce cost. The states are in terrible fiscal budget crises now and part of what we do for children's health, education and some of those elements are to help the states meet their financial needs. One of those - one of the initiatives you mentioned, the contraception, will reduce costs to the states and to the federal government.”
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is defending the fact that hundreds of millions of dollars of the forthcoming stimulus package are to be spent on “family planning.” Her argument is very simple. The economy is bad. Having babies costs money. Would-be parents need to save their money by not having babies. Fewer children being born means less strain on the economy in her thinking.
Do children cost money? Yes, they do. But the Bible says, “Children are a blessing and a gift from the LORD” (Psalm 127:3, CEV). On an occasion when people were holding children back from Jesus because they didn’t think children were important, Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these” (Matthew 19:14, NIV).
Pelosi’s line of reasoning is troubling. Who else would she consider a financial drain on society? Would the sick, the elderly, the poor, or the handicapped create an additional financial burden on the “troubled economy?” Her view is selfish, shortsighted, and contrary to Scripture. It devalues human life created in the image of God and focuses instead on economic gain in the short-term…selfishness over people.
I think Speaker Pelosi might be more at home in the little village in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang movie that stars Dick Van Dyke. There is a character in the film known as the Child Catcher. Children are forbidden by law in the land of Vulgaria, and it's up to the Child Catcher to enforce this regulation. Under Pelosi, the position of “child catcher” might create new job opportunities for many like-minded people.Today I say, “Thank you God for children.” They do cost money to raise and educate and care for. It is also true that children grow up to pay taxes, find cures for diseases, serve communities and families, and love and know God. Whatever cost they bring now is an investment in the future of our country.
Pray for our nation’s leaders in this time of transitions. Many of the choices being made just now are troubling and would lead to dangerous and ungodly places.
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