Shownotes Transcript
The right to life, the principle that every individual is unique and that every human life is valuable and should be protected are important concepts that are enshrined in the founding documents of the United States.
Today we will talk about the culture that emanates from those ideas which is important because it is the culture that we’ve inherited as citizens but one that is also under attack. So often we can take these ideals that our culture is rooted in for granted and fail to see that what is inherently ours as human beings, our right to life, can be taken from us if we don’t fight against laws and ideas that fail to protect that right to life.
We experience a variety of seasons throughout our existence: life seasons, natural seasons, holiday seasons, etc, but today we are considering Election Season. Election Day is not the be all, end all of an election. Many people may find themselves overwhelmed with the information thrown at them throughout a campaign. Many are uninformed. Many are disinterested and therefore, many people do not vote and miss the opportunity to help make a difference in society.
We have an election “season” in order to prepare for Election Day. Just as we have holiday seasons, ample time to prepare for the primary holiday, so must we use the election season to prepare to vote on Election Day. It is the time to truly get to know candidates and the policies they stand for, to educate ourselves, and by the mere act of voting, we empower ourselves to make a difference, to make change, to defend our right to life, to protect ourselves, and to stand up for those who can’t protect themselves.
We must equip ourselves to stand up for the right to life during this time and by participating in election season and on Election Day we exercise our civic responsibility and fight for what is right and just.