Always Reforming

I hate abortion.  I really do.  My mother was a pro-life warrior until the day she died, which is one of the only reasons I exist .  So as you read this, don't think that I am supporting abortion in any imaginable way. That being said, pro-life advocates have a problem.  You see, we take every possible issue and we make it about abortion.  Gun control?  Abortion.  Immigration?  Abortion.  Donald Trump sleeping with porn stars (even though there was no sleeping involved)?  Abortion.  Every time an issue is brought up for discussion, we just remind liberals about abortion like it's some sort of trump card (pun partially intended).  We act like abortion ends every conversation about any political, cultural, or moral issue.  Again, let me clarify.  There is nothing wrong with pointing out moral and intellectual inconsistencies.  I think it's a good thing to do, both as an evangelistic tool and as a debate tactic...

I am an opinionated guy.  Sometimes I'm too opinionated.  Sometimes I form opinions on an issue just to have an opinion on the issue, not because I actually know anything or even care about the issue.  I wanted to write something about this whole immigration fiasco going on right now, but then I had a sudden realization.  I realized that I don't actually have a strong opinion on the matter.  This time my lack of an opinion is not due to apathy, but to ignorance.  In other words, I care, but this issue is truly that difficult to navigate.  Do we open up our borders and let anyone come in?  Do we allow people to stay in our country because they snuck in and had a baby, thereby rewarding lawlessness?  That can't be a good idea.  On the other hand, do we throw out millions of people who have been here for years, sometimes even decades?  Do we ship off people who have families, homes, jobs--in short, lives--here in this country?  ...