Here is a history of the Catholic church on abortion.
from 2nd - 4th century, abortion=murder.
from 5th - 17th century, neutral on the issue.
The belief that abortion=murder was only introduced in the 2nd century. Did Jesus teach it? Would he aprove that abortion=murder? What would cause the Catholic Church to all of a sudden bring back the belief that abortion=murder? Lets examine the political implications of being anti-abortion.
Does anti-abortionists bring in revenue?
Do you recall these maxims?
1) "If you want to know what's really happening regarding any issue on the entire planet, simply follow the money trail."
2) "People always act in a manner they believe is in their own best interest."
Abortion: Of all issues used by the fundamental Christians for manipulating the public, the abortion controversy is without doubt, the most powerful and the most lucrative. It alone has probably brought in more money and created more publicity for the fundamentalist Christians than all their other issues combined. Why? Because it strikes human emotions to the core. It combines sex, motherhood, and babies, and no one will ever find a more powerful tool for manipulating the public.
>>>It's such a powerful tool that the anti-abortion leaders are willing to deny the irrefutable evidence that tell us the entire anti-abortion program is based on an unprovable.
>>>It's such a powerful tool that they are willing to continue their absolutely essential and totally unprovable claim that a human being is his or her physical body and do so in the face or the latest scientific evidence which tells us that it's literally impossible for a human being to be his or her physical body.
>>>It's such a powerful tool that they are willing to deny religious freedom to literally billions of their fellow humans.
>>>And it's so powerful that the anti-choice leaders are even willing to defy God's words in their own Bible -- (Genesis 2:7 The Lord God formed the man from the soil of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.)
Remember, it's not winning the battles that counts. It's all the money, prestige, publicity, and political power they gain during the fight. Where would the fundamentalist Christian leaders be if they weren't constantly declaring war on something controversial? To answer that question, we suggest you go to any local church and ask the local pastor how much money he can raise by preaching about the sin of divorce, or how much money he raise by preaching about family values, or about not drinking liquor or about not smoking cigarettes. These are bland, ho-hum issues that attract little attention and even less money, But on the other hand,
Controversy Sells! It sells big! It's a multi-billion dollar business.
A Christian Theocracy in America
To hear them talk, you'd think that the goal of the anti-abortion leaders was saving innocent babies' lives.
Well, guess again. If it's saving babies, why are they doing such a dismally poor job? If it's saving babies, why are they ignoring the 40,000 already born babies who starve to death every day or die from curable diseases?
They could save thousands more innocent lives if they focused on "already-born" babies. In addition to allowing all those children to die, the indirect and usually hidden Costs of the Anti-abortion War (The money used for media use) stagger the Imagination. This money could easily be used to cure and help the 40,000 already born babies.
Those spearheading the anti-abortion movement, such as Ralph Reed, have openly proclaimed their intention to dominate the Republican political structure and, in so doing, create what they call a Christian America. But don't take our word for it! Read it for yourself in the words of one of the movement's most adamant anti-abortionists.
"Active Faith - How Christians Are Changing the Soul of American Politics, By Ralph Reed; The Free Press; New York, NY; 1996."
In the process of creating a Christian theocracy in America, the anti-abortion stance is little more than a convenient tool.
And the Pro-life. label is a good marketing tool, but in reality, it's just another anti-abortion fairytale. Nothing has been proved that life begins at conception. It is all a belief, or a myth.
When you look at their open and easy to see hypocrisy, one certainly has to wonder about their private hypocrisy. Many of the adamant, female, public speakers against abortion rights have, themselves had abortions. And how about the men peddling the anti-choice position? How many of them have gotten women pregnant. How many of these women had abortions?
Here is a link for their open hypocrisy. Ignore the motives of the site. There information is clear-cut.
http://www.pro-truth.net/30-references.html#gag http://www.pro-truth.net/30-references.html#NewtGingrich http://www.choice101.com/74-what-is-life.html http://www.choice101.com/23-1-google-censorship.html http://www.pro-truth.net/30b-bible-psgs.html#Bible http://www.pro-truth.net/69-sex-and-sin.html#GodIsAHypocrite http://www.pro-truth.net/87-hypocrisy.html http://www.pro-truth.net/98-glossary.html#HiddenAgenda http://www.choice101.com/81-cs.html#PublicPrayers http://www.choice101.com/r73-gay-rights.html#SinsOfLifestyle http://www.choice101.com/17-conception-magic.html#GodBabyMurderer
from 2nd - 4th century, abortion=murder.
from 5th - 17th century, neutral on the issue.
The belief that abortion=murder was only introduced in the 2nd century. Did Jesus teach it? Would he aprove that abortion=murder? What would cause the Catholic Church to all of a sudden bring back the belief that abortion=murder? Lets examine the political implications of being anti-abortion.
Does anti-abortionists bring in revenue?
Do you recall these maxims?
1) "If you want to know what's really happening regarding any issue on the entire planet, simply follow the money trail."
2) "People always act in a manner they believe is in their own best interest."
Abortion: Of all issues used by the fundamental Christians for manipulating the public, the abortion controversy is without doubt, the most powerful and the most lucrative. It alone has probably brought in more money and created more publicity for the fundamentalist Christians than all their other issues combined. Why? Because it strikes human emotions to the core. It combines sex, motherhood, and babies, and no one will ever find a more powerful tool for manipulating the public.
>>>It's such a powerful tool that the anti-abortion leaders are willing to deny the irrefutable evidence that tell us the entire anti-abortion program is based on an unprovable.
>>>It's such a powerful tool that they are willing to continue their absolutely essential and totally unprovable claim that a human being is his or her physical body and do so in the face or the latest scientific evidence which tells us that it's literally impossible for a human being to be his or her physical body.
>>>It's such a powerful tool that they are willing to deny religious freedom to literally billions of their fellow humans.
>>>And it's so powerful that the anti-choice leaders are even willing to defy God's words in their own Bible -- (Genesis 2:7 The Lord God formed the man from the soil of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.)
Remember, it's not winning the battles that counts. It's all the money, prestige, publicity, and political power they gain during the fight. Where would the fundamentalist Christian leaders be if they weren't constantly declaring war on something controversial? To answer that question, we suggest you go to any local church and ask the local pastor how much money he can raise by preaching about the sin of divorce, or how much money he raise by preaching about family values, or about not drinking liquor or about not smoking cigarettes. These are bland, ho-hum issues that attract little attention and even less money, But on the other hand,
Controversy Sells! It sells big! It's a multi-billion dollar business.
A Christian Theocracy in America
To hear them talk, you'd think that the goal of the anti-abortion leaders was saving innocent babies' lives.
Well, guess again. If it's saving babies, why are they doing such a dismally poor job? If it's saving babies, why are they ignoring the 40,000 already born babies who starve to death every day or die from curable diseases?
They could save thousands more innocent lives if they focused on "already-born" babies. In addition to allowing all those children to die, the indirect and usually hidden Costs of the Anti-abortion War (The money used for media use) stagger the Imagination. This money could easily be used to cure and help the 40,000 already born babies.
Those spearheading the anti-abortion movement, such as Ralph Reed, have openly proclaimed their intention to dominate the Republican political structure and, in so doing, create what they call a Christian America. But don't take our word for it! Read it for yourself in the words of one of the movement's most adamant anti-abortionists.
"Active Faith - How Christians Are Changing the Soul of American Politics, By Ralph Reed; The Free Press; New York, NY; 1996."
In the process of creating a Christian theocracy in America, the anti-abortion stance is little more than a convenient tool.
And the Pro-life. label is a good marketing tool, but in reality, it's just another anti-abortion fairytale. Nothing has been proved that life begins at conception. It is all a belief, or a myth.
When you look at their open and easy to see hypocrisy, one certainly has to wonder about their private hypocrisy. Many of the adamant, female, public speakers against abortion rights have, themselves had abortions. And how about the men peddling the anti-choice position? How many of them have gotten women pregnant. How many of these women had abortions?
Here is a link for their open hypocrisy. Ignore the motives of the site. There information is clear-cut.
http://www.pro-truth.net/30-references.html#gag http://www.pro-truth.net/30-references.html#NewtGingrich http://www.choice101.com/74-what-is-life.html http://www.choice101.com/23-1-google-censorship.html http://www.pro-truth.net/30b-bible-psgs.html#Bible http://www.pro-truth.net/69-sex-and-sin.html#GodIsAHypocrite http://www.pro-truth.net/87-hypocrisy.html http://www.pro-truth.net/98-glossary.html#HiddenAgenda http://www.choice101.com/81-cs.html#PublicPrayers http://www.choice101.com/r73-gay-rights.html#SinsOfLifestyle http://www.choice101.com/17-conception-magic.html#GodBabyMurderer