05-20-2017, 09:54 PM
(05-20-2017, 09:10 PM)bfine32 Wrote: You condemn abortion but you support the individual's right to practice it. That is why I say it is an enigma that a Christian would take such a stance. I guess we can consider someone that questions that logic as introducing a strawman.
I have zero problem with the state being as intrusive as they want if it saves innocent lives. I suppose that is where we differ.
I can find nothing in scripture that would lead me to put anyone's individual right/liberty above killing their innocent child. There are some OT passages that address combat. I can find scripture in both the old and new they allows the government the right to yield the sword.
It all boils down to interpretation. My positions actually align with my denomination's positions. I thank you for this, because I opposed the death penalty beforehand and never knew the position of my church. After seeing it, it's nice to know they see it in the same way. I already knew their position on abortion. All of that being said, people far more learned in the Bible than either of us can find arguments on both of our sides, so there is no point trying to wade into those waters.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
