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After 49 million abortions since 1973, America needs a bold, Holy Ghost-filled
woman to model pro-life values in the White House.
Just one week before the Republican Convention was scheduled to kick off in
Minnesota, most evangelical Christians I know were (1) half-heartedly supporting
John McCain; (2) flirting with the idea of voting for Barack Obama even though
they disagreed with his policies; or (3) considering not voting at all. But the
political mood shifted abruptly on Sept. 3, as if something from the mountains
of Alaska sent seismic shockwaves across the nation. The earthquake hit when a
little-known female governor appeared on the national stage with a baby in one
arm and four more of her kids sitting in the audience.
Gov. Sarah Palin, who has kept an infant swing in her office in Juneau
since April, has changed everything about the 2008 presidential race.
Nobody—including McCain, no doubt—had any idea how much Palin’s candidacy would
electrify the nation.
Evangelicals and other social conservatives were so ecstatic about “Sarah
Barracuda” that the left-leaning media began a mad dash to discredit her. Animal
rights activists complained about her bear rugs and her father’s fondness for
moose hunting. Hypocritical feminists questioned whether Palin has time to run a
country with all those kids. (So they think only liberal women can govern?)
Democratic pundits claimed she lacks foreign policy experience. (If McCain had
selected globetrotting Condoleezza Rice for the job, would the Democrats have
approved? I don’t think so.)
“Palin and her family, even with their flaws, are the embodiment of the
compassionate pro-life values America desperately needs to
adopt.”
Palin’s enemies will poke around for the next two months to find her weak
spots, but I have a feeling the tough-talking hockey mom from Wasilla will hold
up just fine under scrutiny. They are underestimating this woman’s Christian
faith, which has shaped her anti-corruption policies, her pro-life convictions
and her refreshingly humble servant-leadership style.
There’s a lot to like about Palin—including the fact that she has been a
courageous whistle-blower in Alaskan politics and that she has creative ideas
about energy policy. But what excites me most is the fact that she is a working
mom with solid Christian values. We are way overdue for a conservative mother’s
touch in the White House.
Our country has been in a protracted debate over abortion since the 1973
Roe v. Wade decision. Republicans and Democrats in Congress have argued
for decades about whether it’s OK to kill a baby in the third trimester or
whether parents should have any say-so in a minor’s decision to abort a child.
While the good ol’ boys ran Washington, more than 49 million babies were killed
in 36 years.
Some women politicians got themselves elected to powerful positions in
Washington a few years ago. Unfortunately, many of them sold out to the
establishment before they got there. These women failed us. They traded their
birthright at the altar of liberal feminism and betrayed the essence of
motherhood.
Thankfully Palin doesn’t have all the years of experience her critics say
she needs on her resume. If she had breathed the noxious air in Washington for
15 years, she might have compromised her values too. As it stands, we have a
woman with backbone who can stand up to the death lobby.
We need Palin’s perspective. Here’s a woman who didn’t sacrifice her family
for her career and who didn’t abort her fifth child, Trig, when she found out he
had Down’s syndrome. Here’s a woman who told the audience at the Republican
Convention last week that Trig is “perfect”—and pledged to be an advocate for
parents of special needs children. Here’s a woman who, when confronted with her
17-year-old daughter’s out-of-wedlock pregnancy, gracefully encouraged her to
keep the baby and marry the father.
Talk about a role model. Palin’s life is a prophecy to America. She doesn’t
have to preach against abortion. She and her family, even with their flaws, are
the embodiment of the compassionate pro-life values America desperately needs to
adopt.
When McCain announced that he had chosen Palin as his running mate, I was
reminded of the biblical story of Deborah, the Old Testament prophet who rallied
God’s people to victory at a time when ancient Israel was being terrorized by
foreign invaders. Deborah’s gender didn’t stop her from amassing an army; she
inspired the people in a way no man could. She and her defense minister, Barak,
headed to the front lines and watched God do a miracle on the battlefield.
In her song in Judges 5:7, Deborah declares: “The peasantry ceased, they
ceased in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose, until I arose, a mother in Israel”
(NASB).
Sometimes it takes a true mother to rally the troops. I hope that Palin, a
woman who believes in prayer and is filled with the Holy Ghost, will take her
hockey stick and smash the glass ceiling in American politics once and for all.
J. Lee Grady is editor of Charisma and author of the book 10 Lies
the Church Tells Women. If you have not seen the video of Sarah Palin
speaking earlier this year at Wasilla (Alaska) Assembly of God, click here.
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