Another Abortion Argument

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(05-25-2016, 04:08 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: I agree less abortions would be a good thing.  Better yet, the less unwanted pregnancies the better. 

Agreed.

(05-25-2016, 04:08 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: I respect your position, it is (at least some of) the reasoning behind your position which I have trouble accepting because to me it is illogical.  Although I don't mean you personally, it's more of a doctrinal issue and you're not in charge of doctrine.  I have a problem reconciling the belief that abortion is bad because it is killing, yet at the same time killing by U.S. soldiers in Iraq is acceptable because "they" were our enemy even though the reason they were are enemy was a complete fabrication.  I don't get that.  Although not all Christians subscribe to that doctrine.

I try to not to speak for Christians as a whole unless we're talking about dogma or doctrine accepted across the majority of Christianity (e.g. Jesus being the son of God), however there's a difference between killing in defense of other people and killing in the name of convenience. So, soldiers killing enemy soldiers would not automatically be "wrong", but there are times when soldiers killing enemy soldiers would be (namely when it is OUR leaders that start a war that is not about defending people or nations).

There's more rationale than that, obviously, but I just wanted to let others know that killing enemies in the name of defense is NOT necessarily against God.

(05-25-2016, 04:08 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: So because there are about as many different religious beliefs as there are people with religious beliefs, I think the abortion decision is best left to the individual along with their conscience, their religious beliefs, and their family instead of my conscience and beliefs.  I think the Supreme Court's decision with Roe vs. Wade balances the rights of the women vs. the rights of the fetus.

I disagree because namely Roe v Wade is based on a lie. But aside from that, I think that abortion should not even be a decision; you're ending a life and that's not something that any single person should get to choose to do that, IMO.