Wow, Zachary is amazing. I watched this video several times. Some profound thoughts…
“So you’re destroying a human life… a loving life… one that never even got to know a person. It only became friends with your heart.”
“But more is that it destroyed you… which means… you’re basically what you destroy.”
Videographer Katie wrote, “We were all crying by the end of this.”
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At that time the disciples approached Jesus and said, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a child over, placed it in their midst, and said, “Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:1-3
What a beautiful child! Zachary kept expressing his heartfelt emotions in spite of some nervous laughters by the adults.
Proaborts need to heed the Little Prophets living among us.
I can’t believe this child’s parents would use him to promote their political beliefs like this. It’s really revolting. They are taking advantage of him to push an agenda that he could never possibly understand on his own at that young age. Are they going to have him cut a campaign ad for some politician next? Any responsible parents or adults in this boy’s life would shield him from this stuff until he’s old enough to understand and make an informed choice about it for himself, not use him as a mouthpiece. This is practically abuse, and could very possibly lead to serious psychological problems later in his life.
I cried during this morning’s church sermon and now I’m crying again. I heard and felt glimpses of The King’s heart through this child.
Zachary is already a little evangelist for the prolife cause.
I recommend appointment to Jill’s team pronto.
LL
Joan,
Kids make up their own minds, and often understand better….. Sometimes kids also take on a cause by themselves as they experiment and see the world around them. When they see an ultrasound they see a “Baby”.
They haven’t been been brainwhashed with all the pro choice rhetoric . The first time they are aware of what is abortion, they often cry. As this child did, crying for them. Of course you can try to convince a child that the fetus is only tissue and not really alive, but the child will have a hard time understanding your point of view because on an ultrasound it is a baby, and since it moves, he/she is alive. They see reality. Pro-choicers need to deny to themselves plain reality.
I don’t think it is the parents who brainwashed the child. More likely, he had asked questions about abortion when exposed to it and the parent answered them. I would love for Katie to comment and explain more about her son.
“I can’t believe this child’s parents would use him to promote their political beliefs…”
Are you similarly offended when proaborts use their children as props to hold signs saying “I WAS A CHOICE” and “KEEP ABORTION LEGAL?”
“This is practically abuse, and could very possibly lead to serious psychological problems later in his life.”
Joan, Considering your strong vocal support of killing humans not much younger than Zach, your comments make me want to hit my head against a brick wall.
You and other proaborts are responsible for my current psychological problems.
Any responsible parents or adults in this boy’s life would shield him from this stuff until he’s old enough to understand and make an informed choice about it for himself, not use him as a mouthpiece.
Abortion is a very real part of life and society. We all know people who have had them. They speak about abortion in church, on TV, in society, even in school as children get older. Is it not Zachary’s parents’ job to inform him about the society in which he lives, and of their faith? YES. It most certainly is. And frankly, Zachary seems to understand abortion and its implications quite well for a person his age. When Zachary gets older, he can begin to make his own choices, but as parents, it is our job to educate our children and pass along our values, not to “let them decide for themselves” what is right and wrong.
When my older children found out what abortion was, the horror and disbelief on their faces was sobering. “Why would someone DO that? Why would a mommy kill her poor, little baby?” They have seen only one of two photos of what abortion looks like, but they were there in the ultrasound room with me before their baby brother was born, and they know a human being when they see one. They saw the 4D ultrasound. They KNOW what’s in there, and they knew he was their brother. They “met” him before he was born, and looked forward to his arrival.
Thank God for children like Zachary, who, even though he doesn’t know how to fully articulate the pain he feels about abortion, isn’t afraid to say how it hurts him in front of others. Kids can be so much wiser than we know – before they’re jaded by rhetoric and obfuscation of the truth.
God bless you, Zachary. You have articulated the truth. Your heart is broken over abortion, just like mine. Just like God’s. Praying that you become a warrior for life!!
Hey Joan,
My children know all about my abortion and how it hurt me. They know the truth. They know that an innocent child dies in the womb and are prolife because of it.
“Is it not Zachary’s parents’ job to inform him about the society in which he lives, and of their faith?”
Of course it’s his parents’ job to inform him about the society in which he lives. At his age, that means telling him to look both ways before he crosses the street and not to talk to strangers. It doesn’t mean giving him the partisan political line on a loaded issue that he couldn’t possibly begin to understand and then having him recite it for a YouTube video.
“When Zachary gets older, he can begin to make his own choices, but as parents, it is our job to educate our children and pass along our values, not to “let them decide for themselves” what is right and wrong.”
So then you’d be perfectly fine with parents dressing up their 6-year-old in a Nazi uniform and having him say “heil Hitler”, because they are white supremacists and want to “pass along their values” to him? Isn’t there a line that parents shouldn’t cross in “passing their values” to their children? A child that young can’t grasp the nuances and context of a major social issue like abortion. When you’re off telling your kids that abortion is “murder”, do you explain that most women who get abortions are young and poor and wouldn’t be able to take care of a baby, or that a majority of people in the country believe that abortion should be legal under at least some circumstances?
“Thank God for children like Zachary, who, even though he doesn’t know how to fully articulate the pain he feels about abortion, isn’t afraid to say how it hurts him in front of others.”
He doesn’t “know” anything like that. He’s just repeating what his parents told him to say to make them happy.
It doesn’t mean giving him the partisan political line on a loaded issue that he couldn’t possibly begin to understand and then having him recite it for a YouTube video.
But giving him an ”I WAS A CHOICE” sign to hold in his stoller at a proabort rally would be ok, right? No chance of damaging his self esteem later in life if he sees pics of himself portrayed as a choice and not inherently valuable for who he is, right?
Why do you keep putting words in my mouth? I haven’t said anything about that. But you’re actually making a really good case for the hypocrisy of this site, showing that the webmaster and users here think that it’s completely inappropriate and wrong for children to participate in pro-choice rallies, but it’s perfectly acceptable to use them in this manner.
Joan, whether Jill’s site is hypocritical wasn’t my question. My question is whether YOU consider it ok for proaborts to slap signs on their little ones and take them to rallies. Are you willing to criticize proaborts for using their kids as political props?
“do you explain that most women who get abortions are young and poor and wouldn’t be able to take care of a baby, or that a majority of people in the country believe that abortion should be legal under at least some circumstances?”
You mean let the little ones know that when the going gets tough, some people choose to kill their children and some people support their choice to kill their children rather than help them get through the tough times? You mean we should teach youngsters to make excuses for not helping others and to cover up mistakes by hurting/killing others? We should tell children that “might makes right?”
It doesn’t take long for little ones to figure out the horrors of our world. It’s a pretty safe bet that little ones like Zachary would find you very scary Joan.
I know I still do.
No, I don’t think young children should be used as political props. Taking them to a rally is one thing, I wouldn’t approve of having them hold signs though. See, I’m consistent. You, on the other hand, would no doubt be perfectly fine with 5-year-olds holding up pictures of aborted fetuses, but disgusted at them holding up signs that say “pro-choice”.
And Praxedes, you find me scary? I can assure you, the feeling is mutual. There’s a really blatant extremist undercurrent at this site. How long until someone here gets tired of waiting for the “pro-life revolution” to start and takes matters into their own hands by holding up a courthouse or blowing up a clinic? I’m constantly worried that I’m going to turn on my TV and see a news report of another doctor getting shot up by some maniac.
I wouldn’t approve of having them hold signs though. See, I’m consistent
Thanks for answering my question. I appreciate that you wouldn’t condone the use of little ones labeled as “choices.”
You, on the other hand, would no doubt be perfectly fine with 5-year-olds holding up pictures of aborted fetuses …
Actually, I find it hard to envision myself approving of that either. But thanks anyway for judging me.
“There’s a really blatant extremist undercurrent at this site. How long until someone here gets tired of waiting for the “pro-life revolution” to start and takes matters into their own hands by holding up a courthouse or blowing up a clinic?”
Making accusations that a site has a violent extremist undercurrent should be backed up by specific examples. If this undercurrent is “really blatant” you should have no problem finding some examples.
Otherwise, making such a dishonest accusation is quite a serious matter.
I’m constantly worried that I’m going to turn on my TV and see a news report of another doctor getting shot up by some maniac.
Considering the statistical odds, I think you can save the worry…
I didn’t know much about abortion when I was Zachary’s age, but I was really interested in history and knew a lot about slavery in America and the Holocaust. My parents didn’t feel the need to shield me from the horrible things human beings can do to each other. They didn’t force me to have those interests, either – I just read various kids’ books about growing up a slave or fleeing Germany during WWII and thought it was interesting and wanted to find out more.
What’s so hard for a kid to understand about abortion? From a technical perspective, it’s not harder to understand than getting your appendix out. From an ethical perspective, it’s a whole different story, but we don’t hesitate to teach kids that shooting people with guns is wrong. That’s not a kid-friendly topic either. Are you more worried that Zachary’s parents are teaching him that abortion is wrong, or that he knows about abortion in the first place?
“A child that young can’t grasp the nuances and context of a major social issue like abortion”
No “nuance” makes it right to kill your child. Young children understand this because they haven’t lost their souls yet, unlike you.
Hey Joan,
“It doesn’t mean giving him the partisan political line on a loaded issue that he couldn’t possibly begin to understand.”
Is your heart really that hard that you could not see where Zachary was speaking from? Watch the video again. This little guy was not parroting his parents rhetoric.
He was speaking from his own precious heart.
Contrary to your false premise, the issue of abortion, its inherent evil, is not complex and is not at all hard to understand.
ABORTION IS THE PREMEDITATED BRUTAL MURDER OF A PRECIOUS INNOCENT HUMAN LIFE.
PERIOD.
My prayer is that you would reject the lies that have hardened your heart and made you blind to the truth.
May your inner child awaken within you and embrace the truth.
At his age, that means telling him to look both ways before he crosses the street and not to talk to strangers.
And are we to tell him WHY he should look both ways and WHY it is dangerous to talk to strangers, or is that too much info? I’m pretty sure you’re only hung up on this issue because this child is espousing a pro-life view.
So then you’d be perfectly fine with parents dressing up their 6-year-old in a Nazi uniform and having him say “heil Hitler”, because they are white supremacists and want to “pass along their values” to him?
See, here’s the funny thing about your comparison: Hitler exterminated people and claimed they were not human/subhuman and expendable – that it was a *moral good* and *good for Germany* to eliminate them. Sounds more like your position than mine.
I’ve also taught my children about the horrors of Nazism, because it is part of history, and they also know about slavery. So, I’m pretty consistent when it comes to human injustices.
Isn’t there a line that parents shouldn’t cross in “passing their values” to their children?
If a person believes child abuse is ok, that shouldn’t be passed on. Happy? Oh, and by “child abuse” I do not mean “pro-life views.” Though it appears you might equate the two.
A child that young can’t grasp the nuances and context of a major social issue like abortion. When you’re off telling your kids that abortion is “murder”, do you explain that most women who get abortions are young and poor and wouldn’t be able to take care of a baby, or that a majority of people in the country believe that abortion should be legal under at least some circumstances?
Actually, it doesn’t naturally follow that “most women who get abortions are young and poor.” Most women who get abortions are in fact, not in their teen years, and many are quite well-off. I’m no longer a child, and I can clearly see that abortion isn’t “murder” in quotes, it’s murder. It is the pre-meditated extermination of a human life. Abortion is only “nuanced” when you decide to try and gloss over the fact that you’re killing another person so someone else may live as she wishes. This really isn’t rocket science, as Zachary knows.
Little Zachary was moved to tears, not because of “rhetoric” his parents taught him, but because he empathizes with the unborn human in the womb. He grieves for those children who have never had a chance to see their mommies, but only were “friends with their hearts.”
Zachary held his own and gently and firmly made his point, despite the large amount of nervous laughter and the noise around him. Children are born with a certain amount of their personality. Try turning a bookworm into a soccer player or a kid who loves music into a math lover. Kids take to things they like and they’re quick to tell you bluntly what they think. If anyone doesn’t get this, watch the video again.
The worst form of child abuse is to deny a child the chance to tell us what he or she thinks in his words. Abortion kills a child before they can do or say anything. Zachary gets it.
amazing. So simple and profound. From the mouth of babes!
This boy understands perfectly about the situation or else he wouldn’t have been able to articulate it so well.
Shield him? From what? Parents have the right to decide what is best for their child. Zack is not your child, so don’t judge these parents. What if Zach asked? What if Zach’s friends told him that their mom had an “abortion”. Who knows?
But to judge them without knowing them, is wrong. To say they are using their son is to push YOUR agenda of silencing a child speaking out for the unborn. And that’s his right.
There’s a young canadian girl who won a speaking contest because of her speach against abortion. Her parents tried to DISCOURAGE her from using abortion as the topic of her speach. The girl insisted and won. It was her decision and choice. Perhaps we can see her video again fir lunch break.
Zachary’s parents weren’t expecting what he was going to say. If you have children \joan, you know they develop their own passions. Seem to me, a pro-choice parents has to work harder in instilling their values then a pro-life parents. We don’t need to find excuses as to why abortion just might not be good.
Joan,
Children this age are being taught sex ed. Some are even pushing for sex ed in Kindergarten. If we think a child can handle learning about sex at such a young age, why don’t we think they can handle learning about fetal development and abortion? You seem to have little respect for children. You talk like they have no intelligence or ability to understand what’s going on around them. It’s very condescending.
Interesting that you would compare parents teaching their child prolife values to white supremacists teaching their children to heil Hitler. If there is any commonality between abortion and Hitler, it’s the slaughter of innocent human beings, not the saving of them. In which case, raising your child to be prochoice is more like Nazism than anything else.
I couldn’t hear part of what was said, but what I COULD hear made me cry. This kid has a beautiful understanding of life. An understanding some adults don’t have. What’s the saying? “Out of the mouths of babes”? That’s where we often hear some of the most profound truths. Now, I don’t know how old Zachary is, but I don’t think based on his height and the way he articulated his thoughts that he was too young to know what abortion is and everything.
Joan,
I don’t know how old I was when I first learned what abortion was. But I remember how it pained me to know that a mother would be willing to end her baby’s life. Children often have a better understanding of what abortion is than some of the adults. I was told that some women just think it’s the only way but that there are alternatives. That is what I was told. And I sat there thinking that if there were people out there who were willing to help the woman why would she go for an abortion. I now have heard the reasons, but growing up, I understood them even less than I understand them now. Kids feel for people who are struggling, they do, but a good chunk of them know what babies are and know that babies grow and develop inside the mother and if they grow up in a loving home, they can’t understand a mother not loving their children. For them, that’s one of the epitomes of horror is not being loved. So when they hear there’s women who are so desperate, or just don’t care, it breaks their tender hearts. Looks like that’s precisely the conclusion Zachary came to.
The average age that kids are having sex, which the last I checked, is 10 years old. 10 years old was when I FIRST learned what sexuality even was (my grandmother started her period at the age of 10 and my mother wanted to make sure that if me and my sisters started that early we weren’t scared because my grandmother hadn’t known what it was when she first started). I can’t even imagine having sex that young…I couldn’t imagine it when I was that age.
Your comments have given me the impression that somewhere in your heart of hearts you know exactly what abortion is, have a real problem with it, but are afraid to face the truth of it. Thus, when a child, like Zachary, who doesn’t need the pro-abort propaganda to understand what’s going on, expresses that truth in the most profound way it frightens you to the core because it means when you hear it, you’re facing that truth and you’d rather not. You can tell me I’m wrong all you want, but that’s the impression I have based on your comments.
I’m sorry the pro-life side scares you so much. But believe me, what happens to preborn babies in abortion is far more scary than a child’s understanding of what abortion is. Besides which, it didn’t look like anyone was forcing him to say what he was saying.
or a kid who loves music into a math lover.
Ninek,
Before I say anything, let me tell you I agreed with everything else in your comment :-)
I don’t know how much experience you have with music and math lovers, but I need to point something out (not to be bratty).
My younger brother who has studied music a good portion of his life, as well as math says that math and music actually have a connection. He adores music–it’s what he does (he plays several instruments, teaches piano, has directed bell choir, and composes music) But he also loves Math (and has considered becoming an engineer if he didn’t go into music).
I never would’ve seen the connection myself, but he [my younger brother], who’s working on his PH.D. in music, now, says the connection is there. Weird, huh? (Believe me, I thought so–It would also explain why I didn’t do nearly as well on the piano as he has–he has a real affinity for math and music that I don’t have).
Otherwise, I agreed with your comment. You can’t turn a kid into something that goes against his or her personality. :-)
Very true about math and music, MIT. The connections are profound and deep. Just simply the fact that in Western culture we have a 7 note scale and other cultures have a different # note scale can be explained using a mathematical idea called a harmonic series which can be understood in conjunction with something called continued fractions, both mathematical concepts in nature.. There are only so many numbers of notes that you can have in a scale mathematically. For example, you cannot have a 15 note scale. I also recall there is music based on some 60-note scale, maybe 63 note scale? Very fascinating stuff!
Mother in Texas, I totally agree with you, but putting too many variables and disclaimers would have made my post longer.
I wish Joan could see what is so simple. How can someone who agrees its ok to kill a developing child, turn around and criticize how other people raise their children? Maybe Joan doesn’t spend enough time with children to understand them. She mentions “nuances”. Well “nuances” are what make perfectly rational people decide its acceptable to kill their own children. People who believe we should all be green and recycle and raise perfect children don’t see the hypocrisy in violently ending pregnancies to kill children.
I’d rather see a kid indoctrinated to believe the moon is made of green cheese than to see the same kid aborted.
Ninek,
I agree! And you’re right about including a lot of variables. I just wasn’t sure you knew about the connection. I certainly didn’t until a few years ago. I didn’t believe him at first, but when he explained it, I was like “Huh.” LOL
Joan–I don’t know if you have children or have worked with children, but most kids have a profound understanding about babies and birth and the connection. Sometimes you don’t have to say much for them to connect the dots.
Joan/Devo has left the building.
Sounds just like this poor child…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoTlwnPkP6M
It’s easy to brainwash the very young…
Ninek – Kids only know what they are taught. Stop romanticizing this poor brainwashed child. I wonder if this kids parents have explained to him why it’s ok to kill doctors yet? Shouldn’t this poor kid be watching cartoons or something? Isn’t this subject matter a little heavy for a grade school age child? Are you adults trying to make the case that we should all listen to what a grade school kid has to say about life seeing as he has not even seen any of it yet? I doubt you would be so moved by his clarity when he shoves a peanut butter and banana sandwich into the DVD player because Dora the explorer’s monkey is hungry…
The mind of a pro-abortionist: What you see from Zachary is “practically (child) abuse,” but dismembering a preborn baby is merely “informed choice.”
I love how Zachary commented that an aborted baby (paraphrasing) will never be added to the family tree. He gets it. God bless you!!
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Joan,
Respecting life is not a “political agenda”. It’s part of human nature. Those who can’t see elective abortion as antithetical to the gift of life are also probably numb to much of the beauty of the world. How sad.
Are you adults trying to make the case that we should all listen to what a grade school kid has to say about life seeing as he has not even seen any of it yet?
Biggz,
What we’re saying is that Zachary understands that life isn’t just outside the womb, the baby/fetus/embroyo/kid/pre-born baby is alive and is a life. THAT is what we’re saying.
Often times kids understand the pro-life stance better than some adults understand it.
Biggz
September 27th, 2010 at 6:28 pm
Sounds just like this poor child…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoTlwnPkP6M
It’s easy to brainwash the very young…
Illogical, yet again, Biggz. Especially since violence is actually akin to abortion. You speak as though teaching a child any value/moral whatsoever is akin to brainwashing that child. What, should we teach our children NOTHING? :P I think any normal parent can agree that teaching our children the values that we cherish is one of the most important aspects of parenting (firstly, being to love that child unconditionally).
What type of parent, who truly believed that a certain value would protect their child from a lifetime of heartache, would not teach their child that value? That would be neglect. Is it “brainwashing” your child to teach them not to cross the street because of the “theory” that they might get hit by a car? Or should we let them ignorantly (and likely, tragically) discover that for themselves? (How many young, vulnerable teens had to experience abortion firsthand before discovering the true gravity of its nature?)
Teaching a child to hate another race – yes, we can all agree that that’s brainwashing. But there will be racist parents who would disagree. The prochoicer is like the racist parent. They call it “brainwashing” when prolifers teach their children to value ALL human beings, but think nothing of raising their children to believe it is fine to brutally murder innocent fetuses. For those who aren’t blinded in this way, it’s obvious who the real brainwashers are.
Biggz
September 27th, 2010 at 6:28 pm
Sounds just like this poor child…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoTlwnPkP6M
It’s easy to brainwash the very young…
You’re comparing what Zachary was saying (and I didn’t hear one single adult coaching him. The only thing the videographer said was “Awww, Zachary, that’s beautiful.”) I didn’t hear them tell Zachary what to say.
And Bekah’s right. Parents are going to encourage their children in their values. You think pro-aborts haven’t done the same thing with their children? They say they tell their kids there’s both ways…well pro-lifers do the same. The difference is they tell them that abortion ends a pregnancy and since a pregnancy is a pre-born baby, it ends the baby’s life (how in the heck do you think an abortion happens? Why do you think it’s even CALLED abortion in the first place? Abort essentially means “to end”).
Now granted, that kid’s parents on the video you shared is teaching hatred and telling the kids that those who aren’t of their church are going to hell.
As far as I could see Zachary wasn’t saying anyone was going to hell or spouting anything of hatred, just saying abortion is sad.
I can’t even brainwash my niece to like the Wizard of Oz books. As awesome as they are, she has her own distinct taste. It’s very telling how pro-abortionists see Zachary. You just can’t wrap your mind around a willful, articulate young person who can appreciate his mother’s love. Pro-abortionists only want to corrupt him, destroy his natural innocence, convince him it’s ok if mom kills his unborn siblings. Well I hope he and his friends resist you and your sick indoctrination.
Hi Bobby,
Hope you and your family are all doing well. Very interesting comment on the relationship between math and music. You have a way of making math interesting (to a person who never found it very appealing – me)! Have you heard an explanation as to why different cultures have different # note scales? Is it something that has just evolved like many other unique characteristics of different cultures, like language, for example?
Hey Janet.
That’s a great question. I have no idea! Someone who might know would maybe be either Alexandra or probably Robert Berger. He is a musician, I believe, so he may have studied that… out there Mr. B? Hook a brotha up?
In western music we use 12 tones from c to c, but it’s possible to produce smaller intervals such as quarter tones on instruments, and many non western musical cultures make use of
smaller intervals.
There are mnany different scales,or arrangements of tones with different intervals between them,such as the pentatonic or five tone scale,very common in Asia and elsewhere, the whole tone,or the notes c,d e,f sharp,g sharp, a sharp , used by Debussy, and the different Greek modes such as Dorian,Ionic,Lydian,etc, whcih have different arrangements of intervals.
There are some western composers who make use of much smaller intervals and use special instruments and electronic equipment designed for this. This kind of music is known as microtonal music.
There was a maverick California composer,Harry Partch(1901-1974,) ,who rejected who whole western system of 12 tones and invented strange-looking musical instruments which could divide the scale into 43 tones, and his music is impossible to play on standard instruments such as violins,cellos, and flutes etc. Some of his music is available on CD, and you can go to the website about him for information.
Cool man. I figured you’d know about this. I’m definitely gonna check that Partch dude out. I’d really be interested in hearing what the different scales sound like.
But also do you have any idea though, Robert, and WHY certain cultures historically chose to compose if different keys? Like, why did us Westerners use the 12 note scale as opposed to a 5 note scale? Maybe there is no good answer… it might just be sort of “that’s how it worked out.”
But neat, good to know. Thanks Robert.
Joan, I became prolife at about 6 years old. The reason why was I overheard my babysitter tell her bodyfriend that she didnt want an abortion. She wouldnt tell me what it was so the next time I went to the library I found a book and looked it up. At that young age looking at those tiny broken bodies made me prolife.
Sometimes young kids make decisions all on their own.
I take objection to so many things from Joan and Biggs but I can not speak on all of them. Assuming that a child speaking about pro life is the same thing as a truly off base faith that does not teach the principles of forgiveness and Christianity is over the top. Westboro is wrong and I bet if you asked 99% of Christians they would think the same thing. Children learn from there parents Good and Bad. What Zachary said came from his heart and it is evident by the examples he gives. Not one adult stepped in to correct him or coach him on what to say, other than to correct his postion of generalizing that he did not like democrats. Democrats are traditionally prochoice, but even so the adults stepped in to make sure that he said the truth that he did not like democrats who support abortion.
Also if you think he was coached or being used a political prop, do you think that they probably know a few prolife groups and they might have sent this to get it out to more people?
I think the parents put this out because they were amazed that a child said what was said. Assuming that parents who teach that abortion is wrong are teaching them to Murder docs is incredibly over the top. Everyone who believes in abortion, whether they believe it is a right or not, believe in the termination of life. I know thousands of avid Pro lifers and I do not know 1 who is openly talking about murdering Docs. Murder whether in the womb, or after birth is undeniably wrong.
I truly wish that people could just simplify the arguments like Zach did. When we abort we try and rationalize why it is better for the child not to exist, the parent is not ready, the child would be in a bad situation, they might be poor, they may not have everything they could imagine. At the end of the day the answer to why people get abortions comes to to three rational answers. 1) It is not the right time, 2) It is not what they want, or 3) It is medically necessary for the health of the mother. 3 simple reasons. We try to make it much harder than it is. Also Pro Choice people say not to use emotional arguments, they use the all the time. They talk about how unfair it will be for a child or how unfair it is for the woman and you almost feel convinced, but we use the same type of arguments for enuthanizing people and killing people on death row. It is always about something much more complicated, we complicate so that we confuse, and once confused we feel the choice is so hard that almost any choice could be right. What is true is this we all want live and we all fight to live. I ask you why do we not give a child that chance to fight no matter how tough the odds and least then they would have a true choice. Either Fight to Live or Give up. Under the law in the US we make the assumption that about 50 million + children would rather have given up. I wonder how many really would.
Great Job Zachary you have a lot of courage, I will pray that you can continue to fight for those weaker than you regardless of the cause.