[ChristopherHall]

Please note: In China it's a governmental policy...it's not even a voluntary act. In America it's voluntary...in China, for many women, it's not. It's a state mandated holocaust.

Imagine with me that we are living in the 40's. German concentration camps are in full swing and the ovens and gas chambers are being used. Would it be ethical to buy goods produced by Germany?

I was thinking about this today when I was at Wal-Mart. My wife handed our son (Noah, going on 2 years) lovely toy car. He giggled and said, "Ca! Ca!", his version of "Car! Car!" I couldn' help but notice the "Made in China" on the package when I was looking for the price. Suddenly the World Net Daily article came to mind. I started to wonder...how many Chinese women were forced to have an abortion in the factory where this toy was made? When I buy this...a good portion of my money will go back to the Chinese economy and a percentage no doubt will find it's way into the coffers of the Chinese government. A government that will pay officials to force a woman to abort. I surveyed the items in the cart...China...China...Taiwan...China...China. My child's fingers clenched the package of this toy car, my child will pay with this toy...how many children will never have a chance to play with a choice like this as a result of China's policy?

As consumers most wouldn't blink an eye. To save a buck. That's the mission. But as Christians...how would Jesus shop? We protest abortion clinics here where women voluntarily have abortions. Should we protest China's inhumane policies that violate human rights and murder the unborn by protesting the largest distributors of their goods? Or do we ignore it and save a dollar?

These are questions that were on my mind tonight as we drove home from Wal-Mart. I'm just as guilty.