Against the World

One of my favorite t-shirts has a quote from Saint Athanasius: "If the world goes against the truth, then I go against the world."

These men and women who we remember today, on Memorial Day, lived out Athanasius' words to the very end. Where human rights are being violated, there are people who fight for truth, some to the point of death. These people are our ancestors. Family. Friends. Community Members. They had lives, jobs, families, and dreams, and they gave them all in pursuit of righteousness, truth, and freedom.

Sadly, today, in America, millions are not free. The horrors of abortion, human trafficking , contraception, abuse, pornography, and addiction keep millions enslaved to sin and death.

The most important and fundamental freedom is the freedom to live. Sadly, after all the wars we've fought and all the causes we've advocated for, people are still debating who has the freedom to live.

The answer is simple and does not need debate. Every human being, regardless of age, location, race, culture, history, size, or any other defining factor, deserves to be protected and cherished from the first moment of life at conception until natural death.

I think, sometimes, "What would those who gave their lives for our freedoms say if they knew what was happening?" How horribly devastating it would be for these men and women who died so their descendants could be free to know that the most innocent among them are being killed by the thousands.

We may not all have the opportunity to give our lives in defense of our nation and freedom, but we are all called to fight for freedom. I hope and pray that it will be our generation that will bring about freedom in our nation and in the world and bring an end to all of the horrific violations of human rights occurring in our nation.

To stand for the truth often means going against the world. So be it.