I'm a Georgia resident, and our politicians often make my head spin. On one hand, we have Brian Kemp, the most amazing governor in the country in my opinion. On the other, we have two of the dopiest senators in Congress: Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock. And today, an old video of Warnock talking about abortion while on the campaign trail in 2022 resurfaced on social media and talk radio, and it reminded me of just how despicable he truly is. Not that I really needed a reminder.
Warnock isn't just a senator; he's a Baptist pastor and currently the senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Yes, that Ebenezer Baptist Church of Martin Luther King, Jr. fame. Quite frankly, I'd be embarrassed if he was my clergy because this man loves him some abortion, especially during election years.
When running for his first full term in his current Senate seat in 2022, Warnock sat down with Joy Reid to explain why he's against a national abortion ban. Fair enough. If we've learned anything over the last few years, it's that abortion is about the only thing the Democrats have left to offer. Though, Donald Trump is also against a national abortion ban and has vowed to veto any such law, so Warnock and the pro-abortion crow don't have much to worry about.
But it was how the senator justified his stance on the issue that was absolutely mind-blowing. First, he said it's the Christian thing to do. Next, he said it's the only way to help the "obvious [racial] bias" in our healthcare system. Finally, Reid jumped in and said "It's what Jesus would do," and Warnock replied, "It's exactly what Jesus would do."
It's been a while since I've been to Sunday School, but I don't remember the part where Jesus said, "Let's kill babies in the name of healthcare, specifically black ones." Sounds like Warnock has a little Margaret Sanger in him.
You know, I get a lot of push back from people who seem to think they own the interpretation of the Gospel. But I've been studying the Scriptures my whole life. I'm committed to the faith. And, as a pastor, I have a profound reverence for life. And, as a pastor and a person of faith, I have a deep respect for choice. And I still think, as I've said time and time again, that a patient's room is too small and cramped a space for a woman, her doctor, and the United States government. But if we care about life, you know, black woman are dying three to four times the rate of white women in childbirth, as the result of childbirth, and so, if you care about life, we ought to find a way — that's a place where government could show up and address the obvious bias in our healthcare system.
First, I'd love to hear what kind of scripture he used to back this up. I don't for a minute believe that the Jesus I know would advocate for the ends of innocent lives. I also don't believe that any Christian "pastor" would, either, unless he is throwing out his faith in order to win an election and please his Democrat overlords.
Second, Warnock literally contradicted himself within the same paragraph. He's always loved that tired statement about the patient's room being too small for the government — which his Republican challenger, Herschel Walker, famously knocked down during their debate — but then he goes on to say the government should get involved. That kind of makes his whole reasoning irrelevant.
But here's my real issue with this statement: Warnock is so concerned about black women dying during childbirth that his only solution is to … have them murder their children? I didn't know Warnock was into eugenics, but that's certainly what it sounds like.
I can't personally speak to whether or not there is racial "bias" in the healthcare system or how rampant it is. I imagine there is some — there is bias everywhere and for reasons beyond race. For example, I've seen male healthcare providers treat women very poorly. But who in their right mind thinks that the automatic solution for this is murder?
The American Heart Association published an article in 2019: "Why are black women at such high risk of dying from pregnancy complications?" In the article, a doctor is quoted as saying, "It's been estimated that a significant portion of these deaths could be prevented." The article then explores the actual ways these deaths could be prevented, and they include access to healthcare, quality of care received, and health and socioeconomic conditions at the time of pregnancy. Not once does it mention aborting the poor child so you don't have to deal with it in the first place. Although, Warnock acts like that's found in the Bible, so maybe I'm looking in the wrong place. (Where is my eyeroll emoji when I need it?)
I'll admit that I'm very pro-life. I believe that life begins at conception, and every life that begins deserves a chance to live. The only exception I can support is when the mother's life is truly at risk, and yes, I believe that's her decision to make. I also believe that being pro-life is a big responsibility that goes beyond the womb.
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If Warnock really wants to support black women and be like Jesus, and if he truly has a "deep respect for choice," he'd show them that killing their children is almost never the answer and that they do have other choices. He'd support them improving their lives and making quality healthcare more accessible (and I ain't talking about this Obamacare nonsense) so that they do survive childbirth and are better prepared to become mothers. Then again, I guess it will be a cold day in hell before a Democrat wants to help someone become more self-reliant.
I will concede that in 2021, Warnock joined with Florida Sen. Marco Rubio to introduce the Improving Coordination for Healthy Moms Act with the goal to "strengthen the federal government’s efforts to improve maternal health outcomes across the nation." But that wasn't an election year, I guess. I can't find anything else that Warnock has done to help black women through childbirth since, unless you count calling Trump a "predator" when the president-elect said he wanted to protect women earlier this year. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong in the comments.
