Hey ladies I'm back...
First of all, I did not mean to insinuate that I was angry in my last post... I used caps and bold to hilight and intensify words... abortion is a very near and dear subject to me and and I will attempt to answer every question posed to me on the issue.
This will be a long post so I apologise beforehand...
Orignally quoted by BrandNubian
"IMO, abortion is a very complicated issue. Abortion is not an isolated event, nor is it a self-contained phenomenon. Abortion is part of something more systemic. Maybe what people need is Jesus (or Allah, or Buddha, or the Creator), but who can say? And just putting that out there does not solve the problem.
I am more than respectful of your spiritual path and beliefs, so please don't take this the wrong way, but quoting scripture will not solve all of the issues that a person inevitably has to consider when talking about abortion. The reality is, a more holistic and complete sexual education is needed to educate everyone (especially women) about their bodies, their sexuality (not just the act of sex), the choices available to them, the consequences of certain choices, ways to protect themselves, ways to be healthy sexual beings, ways to be spiritual and sexual.
I think one of the key problems with abortion is that lack of effective sexual education. Perhaps if we had better sexual education, we wouldn't have as much pregnancy or abortion. Perhaps if we didn't live in a culture that is simultaneously oversexed (we use sex to present/sell everything!) and sexually repressed, pregnancy and abortion wouldn't be such problems either. Just a few theories."
I agree that abortion isn't an isolated incident... It is a result of SIN in our lives... of course I am talking from a totally Christian viewpoint and I would think anyone that considers themself Christian would think the same thing according to the word of God. The reality is that people need Jesus and need to realize when you sin, there is cause and effect relationship. You have sex, more than not you will get pregnant... I think the best sex education of all is to teach our young ones that the body is a temple and you are to respect it. Sex biblically is made for marriage (see the problems when you don't have Jesus) and when ou sin against your body(ie: have sex out of marriage) you are expected to pay the consequenses for sin, period. This pill is just another way of women finding the easy way out of their responsibility. You are also KILLING A CHILD! I want to get that through to everyone... Killing is wrong biblically and morally... you don't win either way.
originally quoted form LadyAKA:
"Sitting in church last night (REVIVAL WEEK) my teacher mentioned how the bible is sometimes taken out of context. Diva_56, I see your point and I know exactly what the word says also, but I must say this is your opinion and interpretation of the word. I am not for killing "JUST BECAUSE" but seriously you need to think about the women in the situation. Would you like to be "so called inconvenienced" if you were raped and then impregnated??"
Yes some do take scripture out of context, in this case I was trying to point out how thr writer of this psalm David realized that God had a pupose for his life even in the womb, and if God reconizes the importance of David's life in the womb, then who are we as imperfect human beings to determine the direction or end of anyone's life.
And as far as misinterpreting scripture, you cant misinterpret "Thou shalt not Kill."
Concerning the rape issue, I discussed this with my fiance last night and feel like this... life deals us cards, some that we don't want and some that we do. Being rapped is a terrible crime. I was once a victem of a sexual assult that if I didn't fight back, I would have been raped. I have too considered this if I were to have gotten pregnant because of a rape, I remembered one thing. The BABY is innocent... he/she didn't harm a soul... my attacker was put in jail and HE, not the BABY will pay for what he has done to me. And as far as this hypothetical baby "Inconviencing" me, life is not fair and Jesus allowed the cards to be delt, I must play my hand. I would be totally worse for a little child that were impegnated by some person but unfortunately the same will apply. This is what sin does. SIN is the problem and when we start to deal with it, it will change a person. I will not kill an unborn child under any circumstances for convience.
[b] quoted by Ania:
I don't mean to start an uproar but there is a saying, "Do not pass judgement on.....".
Another thing, the word, "abortion" is not mentioned or given reference to in the bible. It's your choice to take it out of text.
I do reckon there are many passages on abortion in the bible. The bible does not directly say the word abortion. Read Jerimiah
Psalms, Job, and Leviticus. you will find refrences to abortion there.
I will try to cut this post short not to crowd the board.
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In complete darkness we are all the same... It is only our knowledge and wisdom that separates us... Don't let your eyes deceive you
Janet Jackson
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