The Latest Form Letter Being Sent to Commissioners: Make Escambia Safe for the Unborn

From time to time various groups will send the commissioners form letters on a variety of topics.

Same letter, or a variation of it, with a different sender signing it.

The latest ones are on a topic for which the Board of County Commissioners has zero control.  Abortion.

I am a pro-life Christian man, imperfect, and a sinner.  I know that.  But regardless of what  I think, regardless of what each of the five County Commissioners believe about the very sensitive topic of abortion, whether we're pro-life or pro-abortion, the fact of the matter is we don't regulate it at the county level.  That is a state and federal area of oversight.  The letters should be directed there.

A few years back, some governments locally were getting form letter requests from those who wanted  human rights proclamations enacted-- recognizing those who lead certain alternative lifestyles.  Again, not a city, county, or local government issue.

Then there are the gun rights letters advocating for a gun-friendly ordinance.

We don't regulate firearms--that is federal and state territory.

So here is the latest form letter request we are getting; Make Escambia Safe for the Unborn

"Dear Commissioner,

As a local resident, I am appealing to you on behalf of the thousands of preborn children who have been murdered in Escambia County through the horrific act of abortion. I request that you immediately adopt the Resolution to “Make Escambia County Safe for the Unborn” as introduced by Pastor Kent Langham on May 4th.  

Both the Bible (Ps. 139:13-14) and scientific evidence are absolutely clear that life begins at conception. As recently as March 2017, the American College of Pediatricians published an Abstract stating that “The predominance of human biological research confirms that human life begins at conception - fertilization.” Therefore, to take the life of the preborn at any point is to take away one’s life unjustly, thus committing murder.

Abortion is in violation of our country's founding documents which declare, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

Abortion not only infringes upon the preborn human’s constitutional right to life, but it also violates the law of God. The Bible consistently teaches that God forbids murder and hates the shedding of innocent blood (Ex. 20:13; Prov. 6:16-17).

I hope you will consider adopting this resolution and thereby protecting innocent human life in Escambia County. Thank you for your time and consideration. Please contact me should you wish to discuss this further.

Thank you,

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