Posted by
Billy on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 12:45:37 PM
( Below is part of an interview Larry King had last night with Pastor T.D. Jakes.)
KING: His new book is "The Memory Quilt." It's his
third novel. We'll be asking about it in a little while. Abortion is now part
of the health care debate. The House only passed after abortion limitations
were put on it. Senators were in an uproar about it, Barbara Boxer (INAUDIBLE).
What do you feel about abortion and health care?
JAKES: Well, you know, the thing about it, I think that the health care in this
country really needs to be overhauled. And I'm glad that we're having the
conversation about it in this country right now. I would hate to see abortion
derail and divide our country at a time that we have millions of people who are
dying of leukemia and diabetes and -- and other diseases because they can't get
the care that they need.
And I think when you add abortion onto the ticket, it's going to be a point of
division. It's back to politics as usual. It's divisive of our nation. I think
as we go along, however, we will continue to improve and enhance the health
care and eventually it may become a -- a point of discussion.
KING: Do you agree with a woman's right to choose? JAKES: I'm -- I -- I support
the right to life, you know. That's -- that's my position on it.
KING: You're against abortion?
JAKES: I'm against abortion, personally. I'm against abortion. And I think that
one of the things that's important to me -- for me, life begins at conception.
My understanding of it makes me believe that life begins at conception.
The great thing about this country is that we have so many diverse people. And
I respect other people's views who see it differently from what I do. I'm not
narrow minded.
But that -- that's my opinion about it. But I would hate to see that stop us
from getting health care to people who really need it.
(So we should have health care reform and not let abortion sidetrack us. Also what kind of health care reform should we get? These are questions this Pastor needs to do some more thinking on at least in my humble view. Read the whole Interview with T.D. Jakes.)