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- From: HADCRJAM@admin.uh.edu (MILLER, JIMMY A.)
- Subject: Re: Abortion is a SIN against God!
- In-Reply-To: adams@spss.com's message of 22 Jul 92 19:15:12 GMT
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- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 20:14:14 GMT
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- In <adams.711832512@spssig> adams@spss.com writes:
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- > fusco@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (Andrew Fusco) writes:
- >
- > >Well, I'll rush to someone else's defense here. I believe the argument goes
- > >that if one is to follow the commandment "Thou shalt not kill," that it is
- > >meant to apply to innocent human life.
- >
- > Well, the Hebrew says 'You shall not murder,' implying a pre-meditated act
- > of killing. The question then becomes how one defines human life...does it
- > begin at conception or not...The Bible suggests personhood while in the
- > womb, and in fact before the womb in the case of Jeremiah.
- >
- > But, none of this has any relevence as to whether or not abortion should be
- > legal or not. The Bible counts for me because I accept it. If you don't
- > accept it, it means exactly nothing to you, and doesn't rule your life.
- >
- > Once again, even though being anti-abortion is a proper Biblical position,
- > it is untennable as a political position in a society that is meant to be
- > secular. In fact, the Bible commands believers to subject themselves to
- > the laws of the land, and to disobey them only when they contradict God's
- > will. Noone is forcing them to have aboritons, therefore they have no
- > biblical standing to disobey the law that permits abortions.
- >
- > Religious convictions do not make law...thank God.
- > -Steve
-
- I just wanted to thank Steve for putting forth something I happen to agree
- with very clearly.
-
- semper fi,
-
- Jammer Jim Miller
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