DEACON FOR LIFE

Were there to be no support in the whole history of ethical and moral thought, were there no acknowledged confirmation from medical science, were the history of legal opinion to the contrary, we would still have to conclude on the basis of God's Holy Word that the unborn child is a person in the sight of God. He is protected by the sanctity of life graciously given to each individual by the Creator, Who alone places His image upon man and grants them any right to life which they have.

Sunday, April 29, 2007

PLANNED PARENTHOOD BOYCOTT LIST

Below is a list of companies that fund or donate to Planned Parenthood. Whether you know it or not, your shopping habits could be funding PP. A little sacrifice goes a long way in saving lives. In Matthew 17:21, Jesus says: "[the devil] can only be wiped out by prayer and fasting!" Are we serious in ending abortion or merely talking the talk? Do our buying habits reflect our commitment in saving precious lives? Lately, I've canceled my bank accounts with Wachovia, when I saw their name on this list. Before that I canceled my credit card with Bank of America. I also changed my Medicare Part D from Cigna to another group. Here's one for us computer geeks, I got rid of Symantec Anti-virus and went with a free one from Download.com. It works great! Check the list out and see where you can make a difference!

Adobe Software - Agfa-Gevaert Films - Allendale Pharm. - Ansell Pharm. -
Bank of America - Basic Office Prods - Buffalo Exchange - Chum Comm. -
CIGNA Inc. - Circuit City - Cliff bar - Cost Plus Markets - Dallas Cowboys -
Emmis Comm. - Entercom Comm. - Epic Systems - Forbes - Gannet/US Today - Jacksonville Jaguars - Nationwide Ins. Neiman Marcus - Nike Apparel - NY Times - Northern Trust - Oracle Software - Pfizer Pharm. - Schering AG - Scolari's - Symantec Software - Tiffany's - Time Warner AOL - Tommy Hilfiger -
Torstar Comm. - Unilever Products - Wachovia Bank - Walt Disney -
Wells Fargo Bank - Whole Foods Market - Willis Stein - Wyeth - Made in China
Source: Life Decisions Int'l. See www.fightPP.org

If we are serious about ending abortion, it will take personal effort and sacrifice. There are over 14 million companies in the U.S., only a few make the boycott list. If we are honest in our conviction in ending abortion, there is NOTHING on the above list that we cannot live without, NOTHING!!! Is there any product or service worth a precious life created by God?

"The best lack all conviction
while the worst are full of passionate intensity."

[Thanks to 'Christian Action News' (lifecan@juno.com) for this posting]
Deacon John

LIFE IS SACRED

An example of the traditional magisterial teaching which indicates that it is never morally licit to intentionally kill a child through abortion in order to “save the life of its mother” comes from the teaching of Pope Pius XII:

“Every human being, even the infant in the mother's womb, has the right to life immediately from God, not from the parent or any human society or authority. Therefore, there is no man, no human authority, no science, no medical, eugenic, social, economic or moral ‘indication’ that can show or give valid juridical title for direct deliberate disposition concerning an innocent human life-which is to say, a disposition that aims at its destruction either as an end in itself or as the means of attaining another end that is perhaps in no way illicit itself. Thus, for example, to save the life of the mother is a most noble end, but the direct killing of the child as a means to this end is not licit.”