Lillian Bachmeier

Mandan

Western Christianity has become dualistic, which is an egocentric system, largely argumentive. Non-dualism is challenging and complex, but philosophers explain it as such. Dualism uses descriptive words such as good/evil, smart/stupid, right/wrong, not realizing there may be a hundred degrees between the two ends of the spectrum. It works well for simplification, but lacks deep perception, which should be the primary arena of all religions.

We need a dualistic mind functioning as a nurse, engineer, or scientist. But dualism cannot process things like infinity, mystery, God, grace, suffering, death or love.

Dualism pulls everything down to a system of false choices and simple answers.

Abortion is the perfect example of dualism in America. We fail to see that birth control, now a large increase in vasectomies, global warming, capital punishment, guns, unnecessary wars (such as our invasion of Iraq), and unfettered capitalism is killing as well as abortion.

Republicans have made abortion a focal point so that people do not see through their “rugged individualism,” which is really “survival of the fittest,” where our government under Republican leadership, functions with socialism for the rich and brutal savage capitalism for all others.

A seven year old can understand the process of abortion, but not its implications. Greed, like abortion, requires careful study and analysis. Only then, will we understand which party is really more pro-life, Democrat or Republican.

For example, Democrats are responsible for saving millions of lives each year by passing social security, Medicare, Medicaid, and Obamacare. Over 40% of seniors live totally on social security. Without this, they would have no for food and shelter, hastening thousands of deaths.

Republicans tried to stifle the passage of Medicare by saying you would have to share a hospital room with a black.

Republicans idolize the most beautiful creation on earth, a new born baby. Democrats respect and care for that same baby when he has become a cantankerous, wrinkled, old, tattooed, foul tobacco smelling toothless oldster, who lives off the government in the nursing home through Medicaid. 80% of seniors are living free without cost, and that includes Republicans.

Republicans deliberately sabotaged Obamacare so that it is a wounded warrior, incapable of functioning like it was initially proposed.

The gospel of John exemplifies the non-duality of Jesus Christ: unconditional love, truth, wisdom, and compassion. None of this is considered in the recent Supreme Court ruling regarding abortion.

Evangelicals and Catholics have failed to teach this enlightenment. They have made abortion a dualistic focal point disregarding other sins.

Pope Francis said it best, when pressed for not nailing women to the cross who are pro-choice, saying “Yes, abortion is wrong, but so are many other sins.”