Thanks Timothy, I appreciate your taking the time to respond. My comment was intended for the author. You and I do not agree whatsoever on this matter, and that is fine with me. Respectful dialogue is vanishingly rare. Thank you for maintaining a congenial tone here.
Greetings. I happened to find your 5/3/2022 article today. The context was the court decision at the time. I have argued from both science and scripture, to prove that "abortion" (the murder of the unborn child), except to save the mother's life, is morally wrong. See my original Appalachian Irishman website article: WORLDVIEWS in CONFLICT: PRO-LIFE ARGUMENT WON EASILY (published 6-30-2022; article #337). Perhaps you will form a solid conviction on the topic, by a proper understanding of science and scripture. Jesus affirms the right to life of the innocent unborn, of course.
Jesus clearly affirmed the moral agency of women. There are a myriad of circumstances that neither you (thanks to your biological sex) nor I (thanks to my age) will ever experience with regard to the need for a safe, legal, possibly even a lifesaving abortion. Who are we to deny what Jesus clearly affirmed?
I hope that one day you will explore scripture with regard to the moral agency of women. I hope that you will do a deep dive on this, as you have done with regard to the 'clobber phrases' that have been misused to exclude and abuse LGBTQIA people.
What are the 'clobber phrases' that are being used against women? I hope that one day, you can become a true ally to women, too.
I 100% hear this, and think that people often abuse or misuse scripture in ways that further hurts people that are hurting.
But I will use the logic that Christian evolutionists (like myself) use: the Bible is not a science textbook. The ancients did not know the biology of human development. But biology tells us that from conception, there is new life in a woman's reproductive system. So, does God cherish life?
We use the argument that God cherishes life when we talk about "creation care" and the environment, and rightly so. So why does that argument disappear when it comes to the new biological life in a woman, if she decides she does not want that life? Why does a "choice" decide what is biologically true? It is wishful thinking and not Biblically, ethically, or logically consistent.
That said, we should not use this to shame or condemn women. We should use it to support women and offer hope and support.
Thanks Timothy, I appreciate your taking the time to respond. My comment was intended for the author. You and I do not agree whatsoever on this matter, and that is fine with me. Respectful dialogue is vanishingly rare. Thank you for maintaining a congenial tone here.
Greetings. I happened to find your 5/3/2022 article today. The context was the court decision at the time. I have argued from both science and scripture, to prove that "abortion" (the murder of the unborn child), except to save the mother's life, is morally wrong. See my original Appalachian Irishman website article: WORLDVIEWS in CONFLICT: PRO-LIFE ARGUMENT WON EASILY (published 6-30-2022; article #337). Perhaps you will form a solid conviction on the topic, by a proper understanding of science and scripture. Jesus affirms the right to life of the innocent unborn, of course.
Jesus clearly affirmed the moral agency of women. There are a myriad of circumstances that neither you (thanks to your biological sex) nor I (thanks to my age) will ever experience with regard to the need for a safe, legal, possibly even a lifesaving abortion. Who are we to deny what Jesus clearly affirmed?
I hope that one day you will explore scripture with regard to the moral agency of women. I hope that you will do a deep dive on this, as you have done with regard to the 'clobber phrases' that have been misused to exclude and abuse LGBTQIA people.
What are the 'clobber phrases' that are being used against women? I hope that one day, you can become a true ally to women, too.
I 100% hear this, and think that people often abuse or misuse scripture in ways that further hurts people that are hurting.
But I will use the logic that Christian evolutionists (like myself) use: the Bible is not a science textbook. The ancients did not know the biology of human development. But biology tells us that from conception, there is new life in a woman's reproductive system. So, does God cherish life?
We use the argument that God cherishes life when we talk about "creation care" and the environment, and rightly so. So why does that argument disappear when it comes to the new biological life in a woman, if she decides she does not want that life? Why does a "choice" decide what is biologically true? It is wishful thinking and not Biblically, ethically, or logically consistent.
That said, we should not use this to shame or condemn women. We should use it to support women and offer hope and support.