
Although this ad aims to point out that Obama doesn't respect religious rights, the more subtle advertising message and the first thing everyone in my family pointed out when they saw this ad was that the message was, Mother Theresa supports Romney.
No, I don't think Mother Theresa would have voted for Romney if she could have. In fact, I don't think she would appreciate having her image tied to this ad released by The Catholic Association. I need to be careful here and qualify this by saying that no one knows who she would have voted for in this election if she could have, this is only my opinion. One thing I do know about Mother Theresa is that she was a devote Catholic and dedicated the majority of her life to providing care to those in need around the world. Her mission was dedicated to the idea of Health Care for all. Sounds to me a lot like Obamacare. She is one of the few people I can look to that truly lived her life as an example of Christ. She lived as true to the Bible as anyone I have yet to find throughout history.
In high school she was a huge influence to me. I noticed at that time in my life, a lot of hypocracies within the Church but, Mother Theresa was aside from all that.When I was a Senior in high school I had one of the most profound experiences of my life after visiting one of Mother Theresa's orphanages in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This was an orphanage set up for kids who were HIV positive and had been abandoned by their families. It was heart wrenching the way the kids would grab your hand and crawl all over you- they just wanted some attention, some love. Under Romney's plan these kids would possibly not receive the care they so desperately need.
When I first saw this ad I was really personally offended. First by the notion that Mother Theresa supports Romney and later by the notion of the Church being so politically active and using their power to persuade voters. Did God not grant us freewill for a reason?
So, I feel like I am at the point in my shpeel where I have become incoherent and am not making a solid argument. Sorry if my ideas are jumbled, they make a clear picture in my head but to be honest this post was hard to form into words. So sorry for that. Anyway, opinions, words, shpeel below if you feel the need.
-A
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