Shame on You, Commonwealth of Virginia!

Tuesday’s votes are counted – and the majority of voting Virginians have spoken.

 

What began as a Colony in 1607, and dedicated to the Lord Jesus Christ by the landing party upon reaching the shore, seems to have abandoned the belief that life is sacred.

 

All three of the proposed amendments to the Virginia state constitution passed.  The first, cleverly presented as reproductive rights, contained confusing wording that obscured the provision that a young girl or woman can have an abortion up to the moment of delivery.  Currently, abortion is considered “legal” in Virginia until the third trimester.  This amendment will codify abortion into constitutional law, including minors having an abortion without parental knowledge.

 

Amendment two removes the 2006 provision in the Virginia constitution that states marriage is between a man and a woman.

 

Virginia is the birthplace of inspiring Founding Fathers like Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, George Mason, Edmund Randolph and George Washington – whom acknowledged the God of Creation and the Christian religion as their guiding principles.

 

Thomas Jefferson wrote several important things about life: “The Bible is the cornerstone of Liberty.” In this statement, he is acknowledging that the Ten Commandments are the foundation of a civil society.  Commandment Number Six, “Thou shall not murder,” is God’s way of reminding us that life is precious.

 

During the writing of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson wrote: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are  LIFE, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

 

With this in mind, I’m wondering…where would the Founding Fathers stand on the proposed amendments to the Virginia constitution?

 

I’m in agreement with Thomas Jefferson when he wrote, “I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.”