Sometimes, it's easy to see the negatives and to pay little if any attention to the positives. The pro-life movement still has a very long way to go until it is victorious but as they say, "the tides are turning."
Yep, you read that right. They are really are. Just look at what is going on in the media for over a year now.
1. Meet the Robinsons, is an endearing time travel film about an orphan boy named Louis who is distraught that no one ever wants to adopt him. He yearns to be loved by a family of his own and even seeks out his long lost mother who left him at the doorstep of the orphanage. Through his adventure through time, he learns the valuable lessons of hoping, learning from his failures, forgiveness, his own self- worth, that a wonderful future awaits him, and that he really is loved. By the end, we see the beauty of adoption as Louis finally comes home with his new family.
2. bella, involves a single waitress named Nina, who has to deal with an unexpected pregnancy. Fired from being late to work multiple times and in a state of almost total despair, she is befriended by a former co-worker of hers named Jose, who shares with her love and understanding, which she hasn't gotten from anyone else. Through Nina's relationship with him she eventually leaves the clinic and chooses to let her baby live and give her away in adoption.
3. The ever popular Juno, weaves the story of teenage girl who finds herself pregnant as well. After being told just before entering the abortion clinic that even in the early stages in the womb that her baby has fingernails, something that makes her realize that her baby is a human being. Then, she finds who she deems a worthy couple to give her child in adoption to. We even see a beautiful moment where Vanessa (the mother to be) feels her baby move in Juno's womb. Life is definitely inside of her. Unlike bella though we actually get to see the baby for ourselves and witness the joy of adoption with our own eyes.
4. Horton Hears a Who, retells the familiar tale of an elephant named Horton, who discovers life on the spec of a clover who will do anything protect the town that lives on it. A funny and heartfelt film that reaffirms that, "A person's a person no matter how small." Dr. Seuss would be proud.
5. The Secret Life of the American Teenager, is the relatively new television series about a fifteen year old girl named Amy who, yes you guessed it, has discovered her own unplanned pregnancy. She nearly has her child aborted as well but then takes responsibility for her actions and gives her unborn child life. Amy even gets the love and support she needs from her own family and learns an untold secret about her own mother's past that helps her to cope with her own situation.
I've heard that Plato said that if you want to change the culture, don't go into politics to change the laws but go into the arts to influence people to get those laws changed. There's definitely hope for the pro-life movement then.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
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