Editor, Times-Union: Thank you for your kind words, Mr. Haines. Believe me, in this position, I covet the prayers of anyone willing to pray for me.
What you have failed to mention in your kind letter is the rest of the story. Yes, Mr. Boyd began his answer with a nice cuddly feel good answer. He stated he tried to counsel women out of abortion. You are correct. But what you are forgetting, sir, is the rest of the story. Mr. Boyd said he would never vote against a woman’s right to choose. We are not electing a pastor or a counselor. (I have a pastor, and I’m kind of fond of him.) We are electing a lawmaker. Your philosophy and Kumbaya song falls apart with one word: Murder.
I relate this story to another example that comes to my mind. A pastor who spends his time counseling people out of getting behind the wheel while they are drunk. He could “recommend” that they not drive while intoxicated. He could “plead” with them. That’s fine and dandy, but the fact of the matter is ... getting behind a wheel of a car while drunk is illegal. It can kill, and you go to jail. The difference in that story? Drunk driving is illegal. Ripping children from the mother’s womb is not.
Yes, I will not lie. I want to change that. I believe every life is precious and a gift from God. I don’t care what Mr. Boyd personally thinks or how he would counsel someone. I care how he is going to vote, and the rest of the story, sir, says this candidate will vote in favor of abortion every time. He will follow the party who supports the murder of children as a lawmaker. He said so. We all heard it.
I suppose if believing in the sanctity of life and believing that every life is precious is radical, then I am guilty as charged. I will stand before God someday, and when I pull the lever in the voting booth, I will have clean hands. God bless you, sir.
Monica Boyer Kosciusko Silent NO More Warsaw, via e-mail
