I've been waiting for something positive to pop up that would motivate me to really start this blog. Well, that something came in the form of a poll stating more Americans now claim to be pro-life than pro-choice. The Gallup poll surveyed 1,000 Americans and found that those who lean towards pro-life values jumped from 44% to 51% in the past year, and this is the most that percentage has jumped since Gallup started the annual survey in 1995. I've heard that some are calling this the "Obama Effect", because it might reflect how Americans are becoming more aware of our president's true agenda. The common pro-life response to this theory, of course, is that we have always known Obama's agenda and were not surprised when he started to drastically change things as soon as he took office. According to this poll, however, 7% of a group of representational Americans had to wait until they saw the ax lying on the ground.
I sure hope this is the beginning of a new chapter in this cultural battle, a turning point that will mark similar trends in polls around the country. And I hope Obama is paying attention to the democratic pulse of our nation kept by these polls. I sure hope rescinding the Mexico City Policy and ordering Plan B was the end of our capital's pro-choice decisions. I hope Notre Dame and Georgetown start to see what their founding Church has been trying to tell them all along -- that jumping on the bandwagon is only a joy ride for a little while, and if the riders don't pay attention to the portents they're going to crash into the brick wall of truth the portents warned them about. The good news is the people are starting to see the truth, according to this poll. Here's the page:
www.gallup.com/poll/118399/More-Americans-Pro-Life-Than-Pro-Choice-First-Time.aspx.
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