Richard Mourdock and His “Rape Comment”

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I’ve received several e-mails in relation to the Richard Mourdock “rape comment.” I am deferring to three of them instead of a long commentary written by me. I will continue to support Richard Mourdock just as I have Todd Akin. The Left is demonstrating that rather than defend the un-defendable—the MURDER of unborn children—they would rather try to twist and turn any and all poorly worded comments made by PRO-LIFE candidates. You will know them by their words and actions. The MOST REPREHENSIBLE action is MURDERING unborn babies!!!

From: Family Research Council www.frc.org

“The GOP’s Missing Life Preservers

Ever since the Todd Akin controversy started to fade, the media’s been on the lookout for a new punching bag. Yesterday, they found one: Hoosier conservative Richard Mourdock. The former Indiana state treasurer, who’s been locked in a three-way race for U.S. Senate, is dominating headlines this morning for an awkward statement he made during Tuesday’s debate. In explaining his position on abortion, Mourdock said, ‘I know there are some who disagree, and I respect their point of view—but I believe life begins at conception. The only exception I have to have an abortion is in the case of the life of the mother. I just struggled with it myself for a long time, but I came to realize: Life is that gift from God that I think even if life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to happen.’

Before the words were barely out of his mouth, Democrats pounced on the opportunity to feed the narrative that Republicans are out of step with women. From CNN to the New York Times, the spin was: GOPer declares pregnancies from rape God’s will. To his credit, Mourdock refused to back down. ‘God creates life, and that was my point,’ he said. ‘God does not want rape, and by no means was I suggesting He does. Rape is a horrible thing, and for anyone to twist my words otherwise is absurd and sick.’

Unfortunately for Republicans, this is a problem that the national party helped to create. After the GOP hung Todd Akin out to dry, liberals have been looking for opportunities to trap candidates. Instead of standing their ground and defending life, the Republican Party made it more of an issue by running away. Now, the Left sees how weak-kneed the national party can be on abortion, and they’re exploiting it. For the first time in modern polling, America is a pro-life nation. It’s time for Republicans to draw on that strength and stop apologizing for standing on the side of life—even on tough topics like abortion exceptions. Comments today from Senators Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) are a good start. If we’re going to navigate this difficult terrain, we need a fixed reference point. Ours has always been that life is valuable because it's created in the image of God, not because of a choice someone makes. In the end, our laws should punish the violators, not the innocent (The rapist NOT the unborn child who is NOT responsible for the act of the father!—my addition).

Everyone has a right to life. Even through something as horrendous as rape, which has terrible consequences for the woman, God can still do something miraculous. Look at people like Ryan Bomberger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ktbnqpiHr94

or James Robison, who were both products of rape. Because of their mothers’ courage, they were alive to launch worldwide ministries that have changed thousands—if not millions—of hearts. ‘I [am] here as a product of rape, but I had an encounter with God,’ James shared. ‘His principles came into my life, not to make me perfect, but to get me in the pursuit of applying those principles. Look at the offspring: 11 grandchildren, three children, their spouses, and they’re happy. It works! The world needs to see something that works.’ Every life has potential. To understand just how much, take a few minutes to watch James’s testimony

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCof70WnZiw

at FRC’s iPledge Sunday or Ryan’s powerful speech

http://www.frcaction.org/get.cfm?i=PG12H02

(scroll down and clink on his picture—my addition)

at the Values Voter Summit. Then, click over to FRC’s pamphlet published in 2000, The Hard Cases of Abortion,

http://downloads.frc.org/EF/EF04F16.pdf

(This is a MUST read for any PRO-LIFE person who feels uncomfortable supporting LIFE in ALL circumstances!!!—my addition)

so that you’re prepared with a pro-life response.”

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From: Illinois Family Institute www.illinoisfamily.org

“Richard Mourdock, the Problem of Evil, and God’s Sovereignty
Written By Laurie Higgins

Another conservative has made another inept comment regarding rape. I am referring to this comment from Indiana Republican U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock in response to a question regarding his views on abortion:

Life is that gift from God. I think that even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something God intended to happen.

First, it should be clear that the demonstrative pronoun ‘that’ was referring to conception, not rape. To some listeners, Mourdock’s comment was offensive because they mistakenly thought he was saying that God intended rape ‘to happen.’

Second, it should be equally clear—at least to Christians—that God is the author and creator of life. So, if a new life begins, God has, indeed, ‘intended it to happen.’ All human beings are precious gifts from God and are created in the image and likeness of God.

I am not a theologian, nor do I know precisely what Mourdock was trying to say, but I suspect he was trying to express a difficult theological concept that is better left out of our political discourse, which is decidedly not shaped by theological sophistication. In fact, neither our mainstream news media nor most of our political discourse is shaped by any kind of intellectual sophistication or depth, let alone theological sophistication.

Mourdock’s comment suggests the difficult theological issue of the problem of evil and God’s sovereignty, which raises a whole host of theological questions: Does God ordain, cause, will, or bring about evil (NO! HE has given us free will though which does result in evil!—my addition)? What is the nature of the relationship between God’s sovereignty; his redemptive plan for history; human will; evil; and his infinite goodness, knowledge, holiness, and wisdom?

One thing is certain, our political circus tent is not the place where substantive, serious discussions of the problem of moral evil and God’s sovereignty can take place. Before the mainstream press, feminists obsessed with feticide, and other ‘progressives’ start throwing stones at Mourdock, perhaps they should take note of the fact that the greatest theological minds throughout history and today wrestle with precisely the question his comment raises.

The only sound bite that’s needed in response to a media question that is intended to generate all heat and no light is, ‘Babies do not deserve to be killed (MURDERED—my addition) because of the evil actions of their biological fathers.’”

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From: Susan B. Anthony List http://www.sba-list.org/

If you haven’t heard already, Richard Mourdock, the Republican candidate for Senate in Indiana, is being viciously attacked by his Democratic opponent and the pro-abortion, mainstream media—and he needs our help right now.

You see, Richard Mourdock had the courage to say at a debate last night that all unborn children—no matter what the circumstance—are gifts from God.

His comment immediately set off a firestorm, with his opponent Joe Donnelly, Planned Parenthood, and the Democratic National Committee outrageously claiming that Richard Mourdock was trying to say that rape was God’s will! Mourdock, of course, believes that all rape is horrific, but that it doesn’t mean an innocent little baby has to die.

That’s why the SBA List is standing up to the pro-abortion mob and defending Richard Mourdock—but we need your immediate help.

To ensure these vicious attacks don't go unanswered, the SBA List is launching a counter attack exposing the Joe Donnelly record of betrayal of unborn children.

Donald, will you watch our hard-hitting TV ad, and if you agree with Richard Mourdock that all unborn babies are a gift from God, please give whatever you can right now.

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Here at the SBA List, we believe that the best defense is a strong offense. That’s why our television ad goes after Richard Mourdock’s opponent, Joe Donnelly, for claiming to be pro-life, yet casting a deciding vote for ObamaCare, which forces taxpayers to pay for abortions.

Polling shows that this race is virtually tied—and could determine control of the U.S. Senate—which is why we must go up on television right now in Indiana to defend Richard Mourdock.

Even if you do not live in the Hoosier state, I hope you agree that we must stand by Richard Mourdock and help win this race—we must stand by a strong pro-life leader like Richard Mourdock, must expose the truth about his opponent Joe Donnelly, and must win this race so we can kick Harry Reid out as Majority Leader.

Please help us defend Richard Mourdock by helping us keep this hard-hitting television ad on the air exposing the truth about his Democratic opponent.

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All life is precious gift from God—and we’re proud to have SBA List Candidate Fund endorsed candidates who share this view.

When they are attacked for this view, they must be defended.

This is a tight race—and remember, it could determine control of the U.S. Senate.

Please give right now.

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Thank you for standing for unborn children and Richard Mourdock—I can’t thank you enough.

Sincerely,

Marjorie Dannenfelser
President
Susan B. Anthony List

PS: If you agree that all life is a precious gift from God, I need your immediate help. Not only can your immediate gift help determine the winner of this important U.S. Senate race in Indiana, but it can ultimately decide control of the United States Senate. Only your $25, $50, or even $100 gift today will help us keep our hard-hitting ad on the air and defeat the Planned Parenthood, national pro-abortion attack machine.

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