Letter to the editor — April 12, 2013

Dear editor,
I would like to present a different perspective from a couple of articles you have written recently. I hope the time still exists in Iola whereby different ideas are welcome in the public forum.
“Teens have sex; let’s deal with it,” from Saturday, April 6: One of the points you made in that article was: “As a state, Kansas makes it very difficult to get rid of an unwanted pregnancy.” I am a believer in the sanctity of human life, no matter its age or location — from the womb to the nursing home. I was frankly embarrassed by the Kansas that was previously known as a late-term abortion center. Especially now with 4D ultrasound that gives us a clear window to the womb, we know this is a baby, a little human being. Science has caught up with what people of faith already knew from their Bibles. A baby is knit together in its mother’s womb by God and “fearfully and wonderfully made” (Psalm 139). I am not upset that abortions are becoming more difficult to attain in the state of Kansas. If your readers would like to become informed about some of the atrocities being committed in abortion clinics, they should look up the ongoing Pennsylvania murder trial of Kermit Gosnell. They may have to do some digging. Our media seems reticent and unwilling to report news that does not line up with their political positions. One recent article that I have read can be found at usatoday.com (April 10 under “Opinion” Kirsten Powers).
Another article that I would like to present a different point of view for is entitled “First impressions: Is Kansas doomed” from the Wednesday, April 10, edition. The paragraph that I would like to differ with is the one that states, “. . . we’re all lumped in with the bigots and naysayers, just as we were when creationism was suggested to be taught alongside evolution in our public schools. That sent the message that Kansas is a backward state.” Again, science needs to catch up to the Scriptures. Evolution is not fact. It is a misguided theory that has failed to prove anything. Neither evolution nor creationism can be proven, and they both require faith. From my studies I believe evolution requires more blind faith, and that many laws of science support creationism. Why should intelligent people be afraid of putting both views side by side, and let the individual decide?
Sincerely,
Becky Quinn
Iola, Kan.