26

Initiative #26 would amend the Mississippi Constitution to define the word “person” or “persons”, as those terms are used in Article III of the state constitution, to include every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning, or the functional equivalent thereof.

Amendment 26 was defeated yesterday in the state of MS. I am saddened that our wonderful state was caught up in the sin that so easily entangles(Hebrews 12:1). The depravity of this world never ceases to surprise me. I made my stand on a public forum, and it was heart wrenching to do so. We are called to stand in the face of evil & fight the good fight (2 Timothy 4:7). We must keep standing. I am joyful in knowing that the eternal victory has already been won. I will hopefully stand on the side of the LORD our God in all earthly battles to come.

Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Ephesians 6:13 NIV

I think the most disheartening part of this whole issue was the people that claim to be pro-life & Christian that stood against this amendment. My heart breaks for them & I pray that the veil will be lifted off their hearts & minds.

For the record:
• It would not eliminate birth control & contraceptives. It would only eliminate abortion causing contraceptives such as the RU-486 (morning after pill) & a few IUD devices. It would not eliminate the birth control pill.
• It would definitely eliminate abortion. (Yes, this includes abortions of pregnancies caused by rape or incest).
• It would not cause women suffering miscarriage to be arrested for murder.
• It would not keep a pregnant woman suffering from an ectopic pregnancy from life-saving treatment to save the life of the mother.
• It would not eliminate IVF treatments.
• It would eliminate the destruction of unused embryos.

There were so many lies dispelled on this topic. The amendment was not a set of prescriptive programs. It was, as ALL amendments, an overarching principle that would form the basis for future legislation. Our U.S. Constitution & the amendments to are all similarly vague. Our legislation is based on those principles & our judicial system refers to those principles when rendering decisions.

If you believe that God is the creator & giver of all life, then HE creates that life. There are tragic circumstances (rape or incest) that results in a pregnancy. The questions come down to this for me as a Christian: Do you believe that person that committed such a violent crime CREATED that life? Do you believe that doctors performing IVF are really creating that life? Or do you believe that God Almighty is the creator of all life?

“This is what the LORD says – your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb; I am the LORD, the Maker of all things, who stretches out the heavens, who spreads out the earth by myself.” Isaiah 44:24 NIV

If life doesn’t believe at conception/fertilization/cloning, when does it? Scientifically, once the egg & the sperm come together that is a new separate entity (with distinct & separate DNA from its mother & father).

Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58

The tears and heartache that I've poured out on this issue are not in vain. The Lord is glorified in this moment.

I am grateful to live in a nation where we can vote our consciences. Even if the result is not what I would have liked, I am still grateful to witness so many at the polls to exercise that right.