Dare to learn

I had a little disagreement with my husband this morning. Now, I don't normally post about such things, as it's private between he and I! But I felt this was important and the moral of my side of the spat is something I feel strongly about that needs to be said to EVERYONE. So, I was reading an article about #GOSNELL when I muttered something under my breath about how could it possibly make any kind of sense for anyone to blame Gosnell on PRO-LIFERS! My husband asked what I was reading and I said "Oh, you wouldn't be interested, it's abortion related." I know how he feels about it and he would really prefer it not be discussed. So, instead of saying 'OK' and dropping it he proceeded to rant a bit about how he doesn't understand my obsession with abortion and needing to know everything I can about it, especially while being pregnant. I see where he's coming from, and he's not the first person to say this to me. However, what he, and others, view as my "obsession" is really a thirst. I thirst for knowledge and quest for understanding and for justice. I crave an end to this 'war against babies' as Mother Theresa so wisely put it.

My reply to him was almost a challenge. "I'm sorry that I seek out knowledge and choose to live in a world of truth rather then live in a bubble of ignorance and un-education." I understand that the subject matter is sad. It's horrible, and it's hard to understand. I mean, 2+2 is not 6. How is abortion even a question? The baby grows, it learns, it poops and pees and eats. It has hair and nails and a beating heart. How is abortion ANYTHING but murder!? To me, it is mind boggling. Like someone trying to tell me the sky is purple or, as I said above, that 2+2=6.  It's not arguing semantics or opinion, it's facts against facts and your facts make no sense. The point I was trying to make to my husband and now to you, as well as the challenge to anyone who reads this is...

EDUCATE YOURSELVES! You must learn history, to learn from others mistakes. You must learn math, to survive in life. You must learn science, because God is great and it is evident in how he created everything. So beautiful. So intricate. You must learn English (or whatever your first language is) so that you can speak and write and therefor express yourself clearly and intelligently. So to must you learn the issues around you. The injustices so that you can do everything in your power to fix them, even if it's "only prayer." Learn everything you can about the government and what's going on there, so that you can protect yourselves from the war that seems to be brewing and maybe even raging against Christianity and our liberties. Learn The Lords teachings so that you may better live the way He hopes for you.

I will never understand people who CHOOSE to live in ignorance and lack of knowledge simply because the truth is too much for their precious sensitivities or because it's too much for them. Learn about stuff, about every thing, even if it's scary, or sad,or bothersome. Learn it. Read about it. Understand it, or at least try. Research it. SOAK up all the knowledge you can about everything you can. Knowledge is truth, and the truth, as they say, shall set you free.


Note: I came across this today and figured I would share it. It's very long. But worth a skim. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05295b.htm

-God Bless