gender battles

There are many men who are stepping up in the fight for life, but they are caught in a very difficult spot... almost impossible. I watched a news clip in which a male pastor and a pro-abortion woman were discussing pro-life billboards targeting the African American population in a certain area. Gripping, thought-provoking billboards, these offended many people. The lady's scorn for the pastor was evident in the sneer on her face and her condescending, arrogant attitude. They talked on top of each other so much, I'm sure they didn't hear much of what the other was saying. Her final argument? Of course it's a man saying this... it always is...

Of course.

Pro-abortion women look down on pro-life men as being cold-hearted haters. While I don't agree, I understand why they could think that. A man has never experienced abortion, never known the emotional wreckage of that terrible decision personally, never known the deadening of maternal instincts, never endured de-humanizing counseling that makes a precious baby merely a discardable piece of tissue.

Men are created to be protectors and warriors - they should be fighting! They should be gently shedding light on the truth and helping women find help in the middle of their crises. When they do, they endure the mockery and disdain of hurting or defiant women, but many choose to keep fighting anyway. Praise God for them.

I wonder if the main voices in this fight should be women (like AUL's Charmaine Yoest), in order to remove that one very obvious barrier.

On the other hand, I am deeply thankful for the brave men who choose to do the wildly unpopular. We couldn't do this without them.