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- From: bc744@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mark Ira Kaufman)
- Subject: Re: Abortion is a SIN against God!
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- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 92 17:45:09 GMT
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- As long as we're quoting the bible, I thought I might provide
- some biblical perspective. This is from the Jewish Bible, what a
- Christian calls the old testament. It has just a teeny amount of
- senority over this new Christian stuff, by thousands of years. A
- quote from Exodus XXI might prove to be of interest to you devout
- bible thumpers out there.
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- "And if men strive together and hurt a woman so that her fruit
- depart, and yet no harm follow, he shall be surely fined, as this
- woman's husband shall lay upon him and he shall pay as the judges
- determine. But if any harm follow, then thou shalt give life for
- life."
-
- This passage means that if a woman is caused to miscarraige, an
- appropriate fine would be levied. But if an harm followed, which
- meant if THE WOMAN DIED, then it shall be "life for life." It is
- clear that the fetus was regarded as property, but the woman is a
- LIFE, a human being, and only her loss would be regarded as death
- to a person.
- --
- "The tree of liberty must occasionally be nourished by the blood
- of tyrants and of patriots." Thomas Jefferson
- "Hello? Information? Would you please give me the home phone of
- Pat Buchanan?...Yes. His address as well, thank you very much."
-