yes. A man was murdered. If you don't like abortion laws, go talk to your congressman. Your comment was akin to the "USA asked for it" crap that some ranted after the 911 attacks.
Why can't you just answer the question? You use that verse as a basis for an argument then when questioned about it you ask an obtuse question. Basically it boils down to the fact that you use the Bible when it suits you and then make excuses to not answer the tough questions because you know you are a hypocrite. People like you are why people like me hate people like you.
no it wasn't. it's more akin to an affair. Of course nobody should die because their spouse cheated on them (or vise versa) but love triangles have ENDED in death many times. I'm not saying anybody deserves death for adultrey, but only that the risk is there, because of fringe lunatics. did you cry when Saddam was hung?
here dude, lets take this real slow so you don't get lost: when asked where specific scriptures are that point to abortion in the bible, I responded with: (after the 3rd verse in my quote pay special attention.......) nowhere did I, Richard Deem or the Bible specifically say Genesis 9:16 is the basis of our belief that abortion is wrong. coupled with Genesis 9:16 and other scripture, and non-canonical writings, Richard Deem believes he has found evidence of God describing where LIFE BEGINS........NOT ABORTION. and so now, I am forced to answer to you why I don't eat Kosher food!?! who again is answering with obtuse questions?
None of that says anything about what God considers the beginning of life. How can having blood be the standard for life when most organisms don't have blood? If you only mean human blood, why did you cite Genesis 9:4? If you are using OT text to justify your anti-abortion stance, why do you not follow OT dietary laws?
Do you think that something like that might cross the mind of pro-Lifers when they hear the pro-Choice arguments for allowing abortion? When they are seeking to protect the life of an innocent child, they are told they are doing nothing more than trying to butt in and abridge a woman's right to control her own body...
You do know the bible is rife with "justified" child killing, right? Passover, anyone? And at midnight the LORD killed all the firstborn sons in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sat on the throne, to the firstborn son of the captive in the dungeon. Even the firstborn of their livestock were killed. Pharaoh and his officials and all the people of Egypt woke up during the night, and loud wailing was heard throughout the land of Egypt. There was not a single house where someone had not died. (Exodus 12:29-30 NLT)
Yes, it means there are many women who face extremely complex ethical choices. Your attempt to paint this as a black and white issue betrays a complete lack of compassion for these women.
Most of Old Testament Mosaic Law is found in Numbers and Deuteronomy, and most of it is hilariously outdated material... yet your run-of-the-mill Good Ol' Baptist preacher will have no problem quoting it as if it was meant for modern day civilization. They try and act like Jesus told everyone they should continue to follow Mosiac law. He pretty much did the opposite. He even openly broke the Sabbath. How can many Christians believe in reverting back to primitive Mosaic laws found in old books of the Bible while at the same time believe that Jesus brought forth an entire new philosophy of living? If they believe both of these things to be true, then they have to admit to themselves that JESUS WAS A REVOLUTIONARY. The only credible laws applicable are the 10 commandments, which Jesus endorsed. Sadly many Christians when given this factoid just kind of brush it off with a big brush of ignorance because Jesus doesn't address Gay Rights and Abortion in the New Testament, they need to find something I suppose. Thou Shalt Not Kill is one of the Ten Commandments. Does abortion fall under that? There certainly is an argument for it. Why do your think the pious Jews hated Jesus so much? He broke their laws, and eventually he was killed him for being a blasphemer. The Bible is twisted into many things by many people. One all-knowing book that can be quoted out of context to fit any particular situation.
Or it betrays the fact that the fetus is actually a living child and that choice of life or death was made for them in a less than desirable way.
Do you believe welfare should be expanded? If abortion were made illegal, there would be many poor women forced to have children, without the financial means to raise it. I'm just sayin', a lot of vehement anti-choice people don't seem to consider or want to consider long term issues that would arise. Like someone else said, it's NOT a black and white issue.
