As I saw at a meeting of social justice-minded friends this evening, the public more easily understands the need to end gun violence and the killing of the children on the West Side of Chicago than they can understand the need to end abortions. Gun violence is demonstrated on the streets and on front page while abortion happens quietly behind closed doors. The only way we could achieve equal footing on the two issues would be to have the aborted fetuses left on the streets like these poor, innocent children who are shot in gang cross-fire, but that would just be too awful for the public to look at.
That said, fighting on the side of justice IS the right thing to do whether you are working to stop wars, stopping nuclear proliferation in to Iran, or trying to reduce or stop abortions in America. The issue(s) will never be black and white, always gray. No social justice cause is more important than another social justice cause. That's why God gave us all different gifts and passions because if we actually used all these gifts and passions then we'd be able to eradicate all of the injustices on earth (or so you would think).
Jesus wants us to love God, love neighbor, and love others as he has loved us. This is key because Jesus didn't say we were supposed to end abortion or end wars in our lifetime. He just wants us to be love in the world - - and by doing so - - end violence against God and against neighbor in the world in all its forms. This is what working for the Kingdom of God is all about.
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