The American Spectator

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br> P.S. When I bought my Ferrari Dino I took two mechanics and a Ferrari specialist with me. There were a lot of those cars thrown onto the market during the run-up in price that are held together with spit and Bondo. /p> p> DECONSTRUCTING SIOBHAN br> Re: Siobhan Kolar's letter (under "Pointing Shame") in Reader Mail's See and Hear No Evil : /p>

Siobhan Kolar's response to Doug Bandow's "Liberalism Unbound" made me wonder if we read the same words. Nowhere did Mr. Bandow tell women that they should be demonized for having an abortion. He merely stated that he could not understand why any woman would want to celebrate having one. He pointed out that the destruction of life should never be a cause for rejoicing. Ms. Kolar chooses to ignore the point of Mr. Bandow's comments and instead lashes out against those whom she perceives as oppressors of women. Translated, that equates to anyone opposed to abortion. Missing from her angry denunciation was any acknowledgment that each and every abortion terminates the life of an unborn child. Why is it that rabid pro-abortion advocates begin hyperventilating the moment anyone mentions the a-word and immediately go into attack mode? Her attempts to justify this practice by shifting the blame to, I assume, religious leaders who "don't talk about domestic abuse and violence towards women" is nothing more than a diversionary tactic used to mask the fact that killing the unborn cannot be defended. The irony in Ms. Kolar's comments stem from her ignorance of the motivations of those who are pro-life and her own hypocrisy. She is quick to judge people who do not believe that abortion is the great panacea for women victimized by abusive men or their own poor choices, yet she decries any attempt by her opponents to reduce the incidence of abortions as a harsh and judgmental condemnation of women. Only in the minds of strident abortion proponents does working toward ending the practice of slaughtering innocent human beings constitute "verbal and emotional abuse" of women.

p>Ms. Kolar's appeal to Jesus Christ is particularly disingenuous and offensive. Once again, she reveals her ignorance. While it is true that Jesus reached out to the oppressed and downtrodden, He did so because God's love extends to all people regardless of their circumstances or station in life. That does not mean, however, that everyone is given a get out of jail free card because God is merciful. Jesus never condoned the actions of those living a life of willful disobedience or granted forgiveness to those who refused to repent of their sin. He promised judgment and eternal torment to those who reject Him and what He taught. br> -- Rick Arand br> Lee's Summit, Missouri /p> p>

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