When people demand equality ...is it really equality they are asking for, or just more for themselves?  And how far does our call for equality go???   Does it only apply to those in our peer group, our community, our nation, or does it extend to a global vision?  And how would those around the world view equality ...would they aspire to having more stuff?  "Who wouldn't?" we may ask.   But many around the world cry themselves to sleep each night, just wishing they could have a life free of horrific injustices.  What do you call injustice ...Wall Street, the big banks, and the 1%??  Or do we look beyond that with knowledge that there exists many throughout the world who have concerns often far greater than ours??

There are countless examples that we could communicate.  I was just reading recently about a particular culture that allows unthinkable punishment for girls as young as 9 years of age.  If she is hungry, and happens to take a piece of fruit, accused of stealing, she could lose 4 of her fingers ...her left foot, for a second offence.   Stoning is also common.  It also specifies that the stones can't be so large that two hits would kill the accused, nor too small to escape severe injury.   The purpose is to inflict major injury that will lead to a 'slow' death.

Horrific as this seems, this is way too common in a culture that is growing rapidly, with little resistance and little protest.  If a starving 9 year old girl takes that piece of fruit, the complications as a result of losing her 4 fingers could result in a slow death also.

And several boys could steal the fruit, and blame the girl.  Do not think this is uncommon.  Often someone is punished severely for something someone else did.  Isn't this what abortion does ...punish the baby for something someone else did?  

I don't think anyone should be severely treated, but there is a point where my way of looking at it may differ.  King David experienced the wrong that developed with Bathsheba.  And Uriah fell victim to the wrongdoing also.  The struggle inside King David was intense, and he appeared no different than many of us who find it unpleasant, yet convenient to live in denial.  But the difference is, King David did eventually face his wrongdoing ...and he eventually did admit his wrongdoing, and repented of it.

Many women have had abortions.  Forgiveness is ready and waiting ...but for those who are not willing to look at it as it is, the response comes forth with a fury of emotions, much the same way King David initially responded.  It is 'not' as many view it, a condemnation of the past ...but a desire for a nation that will attempt not to continually endorse the wrong, but instead encourage others to do what is right.