Pray for Congressman John Curtis carrying the White Man's burden

[Dr. Anthony J. Toole]

Friends, I ask you to spare a moment during your prayer ritual for Utah congressman John Curtis. During a debate for reelection he opined on the travails of power, a heavy burden carried predominantly by middle aged white men, like him (and us).

“I wish, as a man, I didn’t have to make this decision,” John Curtis said, referring to how the state legislatures which are now empowered to decide the legality of abortion are dominated by men. “I wish women could make this decision.”

If only women could make decisions for themselves it would relieve middle aged white men from forcing all these hard outcomes on them. Personally I agree with Justice Alito that the abortion issue is a no-brainer ("egregiously wrong") so perhaps some women might possibly be able to figure that out for themselves. I doubt it though, but I wish they would try. That's where Mr. Curtis and I agree, and what disappoints me most I think about women.

[Johny Joe Hold]

Re: Pray for Congressman John Curtis carrying the White Man's burden

Thank you, Dr. Toole, for bringing to everyone's attention the burden we men carry. Women could have been given the responsibility to decide whether or not to have abortions but some made the wrong decision. Women disqualified themselves. This made it imperative men take over this decision-making responsibility. Being the head of the household already forced a burden on us.

That responsibility will be greater for some men than others. Men with wives who carry even a small amount of independence will be a problem for their husbands. It will not be difficult for women to secretly keep supplies of abortion pills hidden from us. Or, they may say, "I'm going on a little overnight with the girls" and sneak out of state to a murder clinic.

We must do the best we can. Jesus expects no less.