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"One" is not a first-person pronoun.What did you mean by this: Well, one can believe that Jesus is divine and still think that the divine messages in the Bible were tweaked by the human authors according to their culture, so I'm going to say that Christianity and being pro-choice are not mutually exclusive.
"there is no explicit prohibition of abortion in either the Old Testament or New Testament
Jesus was an advocate for the "least of these." We are to protect and love those that God has blessed us with (our offspring). We are made in the Image of God.
Consider these quotes by the early church fathers:
Tertullian (c.160-240)
And lest we forget:
You can read more here: http://www.priestsforlife.org/magisterium/earlychurchfathers/fatherscover.html
There is no other ethical dilemma that can quite be compared to pregnancy and abortion.
I just can't see holding non-believers and/or people not of my faith to the same standards to which I hold myself
Agreed. I think there are some pro-life individuals who are under the impression that pro-choice people like abortion, whatever that means. I would say that there are very few people who view it as the ideal form of avoiding an unwanted pregnancy or dealing with another form of crisis pregnancy. We would much rather see comprehensive sex education, affordable birth control and healthcare, sexual assault prevention, research on congenital malformations, higher adoption rates so that women feel that giving up their baby is a reasonable option, etc.I just can't see holding non-believers and/or people not of my faith to the same standards to which I hold myself and I don't think I should be the one calling the shots for others. This is why I view abortion as a necessary evil, and wish there was more education out there to discourage it, educate people on preventing (when possible) unplanned pregnancies so they don't have a difficult choice to make, and provide more services to help and support women and mothers, et cetera. I think women who've had abortions experience difficulties (even if brought on by their own actions), and need our compassion, not our demonization so they can heal. Even though I don't hold others to my standards, I think other people should never see abortion as a good thing.
Good. I'm interested as well. Frankly I was surprised to see so many Christians on this forum who were pro-choice. I was particularly surprised to see several of the Catholic faith considering the Church's view on the matter.
How fortunate we no longer live according to the dictates of those living in the first few centuries of the last millennium.
I don't see any ethical problems except when allowing abortion. If you don't hold all life sacred, then why hold any life sacred? You end up with no standards at all, which leads to euthanasia and child murder being allowed for convenience sake. After all, why spend money on kids who will never be normal and will live substandard lives, if they survive until adulthood?
As for holding people accountable, if you believe that thieves, robbers and murderers should be prosecuted, then this type of murder should also be stopped by the government which should never have legalized it in the first place.
Interesting comment. Is that a sickle you got there in your avatar?
It is a scythe, a sickle is smaller.
Well now I feel bad about jumping in, but scythes are for cutting large amounts of long stem grain, like wheat. Sickles are used one handed and usually for smaller work.Thank you for the explanation. It was very kind of you to jump in when i had directed the question to someone else.
Since you were so helpful to point out that it is not a sickle in the avatar i was referring to, would you be so kind as to say what a scythe is, and what it's used for?
Thank you for the explanation. It was very kind of you to jump in when i had directed the question to someone else.
Since you were so helpful to point out that it is not a sickle in the avatar i was referring to, would you be so kind as to say what a scythe is, and what it's used for?
Well now I feel bad about jumping in, but scythes are for cutting large amounts of long stem grain, like wheat. Sickles are used one handed and usually for smaller work.
Think the difference between a shovel and a trowel.
A scythe is/was used to cut fields of hay or grass before more efficient horse drawn and mechanical implements were invented. As the scythe cuts, the hay or grass forms even rows as it falls to make raking easier later. The area that a scythe has cut is called a swath. The scythe requires two hands to operate; a sickle is smaller and only requires one hand. The sickle used to harvest grain like wheat or barley and the free hand is used to hold the stalks of grain before they are cut and deposit them into a container. After the farmers harvest the grain with a sickle they will go cut the standing stalks with a scythe for animal feed.
Thank you. I apologize if i came off sarcastically. Your generosity in explaining the difference is appreciated.
I did not find your reply sarcastic. I read your quote/question, saw that you were online and that SteveB28 was offline, and I had used a scythe in my younger days so I thought I would give you a quick answer instead of you having to wait for SteveB28.
That was very kind and gracious of you. Thank you.
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