Tomorrow’s Christians: The Next Generation Addresses Abortion

WorldNet reports on a young voice in the debate over abortion:

“Despite facing threats of disqualification, a 12-year-old girl took first place in a speech contest when she eloquently argued for the rights of unborn children – after an offended judge quit.”

She got little encouragement:

“Despite Lia’s enthusiasm for her topic, her teacher “strongly encouraged” her to select a different one for her class presentation or she would be considered ineligible for an upcoming speech contest.

“[S]everal teachers discouraged her from picking the topic of abortion; she was told it was ‘too big,’ ‘too mature’ and ‘too controversial,’” her mother wrote. “She was also told that if she went ahead with that topic, she would not be allowed to continue on in the speech competition.”

This story gives hope for the continued fight against this evil of our day. I pray for the time when abortion is looked back upon with the same moral outrage contemporary society has for slavery.