Oswaldo "A.B." Cantu Pan-American Recreation Center
Not Comfortable Just Imposing His Morality on All of Us, but Happy to Tell Texans How to Live: What in Blazes Is He Thinking?
RECEIVED Mon., March 8, 2004
Dear Editor,
Yes, I'm one of those folks who has been making the boycott phone calls to Central Texas suppliers, contractors, and vendors imploring them to not have any involvement with Planned Parenthood's new facility in Austin ["Standing Up to 'Terrorism,'" News, March 5].
No, I don't have fangs or live in a swamp. I'm actually highly educated and believe I have a strong aptitude in the area of moral discernment.
First, I assure you all of my phone calls have been perfectly open, honest, and respectful and have in no way harassed or tormented anybody.
The real issue, of course, is when we place an inordinate premium on unbounded and undisciplined personal autonomy and license at the expense of what is good and true and most noble in the human condition, we can become completely incapable of even recognizing human life and the necessary sanctity that attends to it.
This, I fear, is what has happened to our so-called progressive friends in this country, including Austin.
Legal abortion is gravely wrong and therefore will not be able to last. People like Chris Danze will be heralded as heroes. What our citizenry 200 years from now will be wondering is where were the rest of you and what in blazes were you actually thinking?
Yes, I'm one of those folks who has been making the boycott phone calls to Central Texas suppliers, contractors, and vendors imploring them to not have any involvement with Planned Parenthood's new facility in Austin ["Standing Up to 'Terrorism,'" News, March 5].
No, I don't have fangs or live in a swamp. I'm actually highly educated and believe I have a strong aptitude in the area of moral discernment.
First, I assure you all of my phone calls have been perfectly open, honest, and respectful and have in no way harassed or tormented anybody.
The real issue, of course, is when we place an inordinate premium on unbounded and undisciplined personal autonomy and license at the expense of what is good and true and most noble in the human condition, we can become completely incapable of even recognizing human life and the necessary sanctity that attends to it.
This, I fear, is what has happened to our so-called progressive friends in this country, including Austin.
Legal abortion is gravely wrong and therefore will not be able to last. People like Chris Danze will be heralded as heroes. What our citizenry 200 years from now will be wondering is where were the rest of you and what in blazes were you actually thinking?
Robert Barnett
Minneapolis, Minn.
Minneapolis, Minn.
