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Guest Opinion: 16-Year-Old's Reaction to President Obama's Reelection More Mature than News Anchors
By: Hannah P. Mosley
web posted November 9, 2012 

GUEST OPINION - I am writing to you today because I feel an enormous burden to do so. As we all know, President Obama was reelected [Tuesday] night. In the past years as I’ve gotten older it has become evident that many of the people I encounter don’t understand why I hold the political views that I do as an African-American. I pray that you will take the time out to read what I want to say. 

This election, in my opinion was significant not because of the state of the economy or foreign policy. While these things ARE important, they are not a deciding factor for me (nor are my parents ;). When coming to the conclusion of why I believe what I believe, and why my vote would have been cast for Mitt Romney this year (had I been old enough to vote), the first thing I considered was my faith. Being a Christian means that I believe every word God spoke in His word and here’s where I arrived. Please ask yourself these “Yes” and “No” questions: 

As a Christian who believes every word God spoke, do I believe Psalms 139: 13 which reads “For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb,” meaning that at the time of conception, God created my life, as well as every other person’s? 

Secondly, do I believe Exodus 20:13 that says “You shall not murder”? 

President Obama has openly supported Planned Parenthood for years, wanting to subsidize it with our tax payer dollars. Sometimes it can be difficult to realize the massive effect our vote has until we see numbers. Realizing that, I’ve looked up and have been able to confirm these facts/statistics... 

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Reaction to Hannah's Guest Opinion

Letter to the Editor

Writer Counters "Hannah" Letter with Free condoms, birth control, and more

web posted November 15, 2012 

May I jump in here and respond to Hannah P. Mosely's opinion letter on November 6, 2012? First of all, for a 16 year old, it was a remarkable and mature opinion. I congratulate her thinking and her faith as a Christian. 

But she touches on something that has long confused me. If the overriding concern is the survival of the unborn baby, why is birth control and contraception fought against so vehemently: 

Why not teach birth control to middle-schoolers and high-schoolers, who are the ones who so desperately need to be talking about it. Why not pass out condoms to middle-schoolers and high schoolers, both boys and girls. Why not get girls free access to birth control products: the Pill, IUDs, Antiviral foams, etc... 

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