The recent outcry about Obama giving Notre Dame's commencement speech is a shame in this day and age. Obama is the President of the United States and he is an inspirational figure. He has overcome a lot of adversity to rise to the top. His mom was a single mother and died young of cancer and his father went back to Africa and was killed in a car accident. Obama was basically raised by his maternal grandparents in Kansas and was born during a time where interracial relationships and the children produced were looked down upon. So big props to him reaching a place very few have or will ever reach with all the baggage he had to overcome.
So he gets invited to speak at Notre Dame's commencement ceremony. No biggie right...lots of presidents give commencement speeches and are basically begged by multiple campuses to come and speak. Not this time. No it's not because he is part African American, that would be racist and taboo. It's the fact he belongs to the Pro-Choice Democratic party and ran with that standpoint.
Normally this wouldn't be an issue and the focus would be on the purpose of the ceremony itself, the graduates receiving their diplomas and receiving an inspirational speech to lead them into the real world. But Notre Dame is a Catholic based university. So the fact Obama belongs to the Pro-Choice supporting party infuriated many students and their parents.
Last time I checked, this was a GRADUATION not a Pro-Choice rally. You may be Pro-Life and not agree with Obama on certain issues, but he is our president and we should at least show him some respect and allow him to make one of his moving speeches.
In the end, Obama gave a wonderful speech and quite a few protesters were arrested. No where in his speech did he say, "Oh totally have meaningless sex with someone random after a night of drinking and then go get some Plan B for breakfast."
Since when did abortion become a political issue? That's a very personal matter. That between a woman and her significant other, a teenager and her family, a woman and her doctor, etc. Many hard core Pro-Life supporters will never be in that situation and have no business calling the shots for others. Not everyone was given a choice in the matter. Sadly rapes and incest do happen, who are we to say that a girl/ woman doesn't have the right to make that decision for herself? Many people make poor decisions and that's sad, but it's a part of being human.
We already have many children in poverty, children in dangerous situations, and thousands of kids in foster homes. The fortunate ones are adopted or find loving foster families, but that's a low low percentage. I'm not saying that abortion is a solution to every problem, but the option should be open to those who find it to be the last resort. We were given the gift of free will. Not everyone is on the same spectrum when it comes to many issues, but don't turn your back on those who have no other options and are desperate for help.
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