Ron

‼️MY REACTION TO @McJuggerNuggets TURNING HIS ABORTION DECISION INTO CONTENT: The one thing missing from the discussion was the person. The child. The human being at the center of it all. And I couldn't stop thinking about something. What would a person with Down syndrome think reading that tweet? Having children is one of the most selfless acts a human being can undertake. You are voluntarily accepting uncertainty. The entire journey of parenthood is an exercise in loving someone whose future you cannot control. That's the deal. But somewhere along the way we've started treating children like consumer products. We ask whether the child fits our plans. Whether the child matches our expectations. Whether the child will provide the experience we envisioned. And when a diagnosis arrives that changes those expectations, the conversation often becomes about whether the child still meets the standard. That isn't parenthood. That's consumerism. And then there is one final thing I can't shake. The need to announce it. Not to close friends. Not to family. To the entire world. To a bunch of strangers online. Maybe that's the part that disturbs me most. Because we've entered a strange moment in our culture. Every private experience must become content. Every tragedy becomes a post. Every intimate decision becomes engagement. Every deeply personal moment becomes public consumption. And I found myself wondering: Was today the day that aborting your child became content? As Christians, we believe every person is made in the image of God. Every person. Join me tonight in praying for both this couple, and the sweet soul that they sent to Heaven way too early.

@RealJamesWoods There are only a very few of us that know what this is, and fewer yet that had to use it.