Apart from the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the supreme court, what do you think it will take to change the abortion laws? Do you think that medical science will ever convince anyone that an unborn baby is a life? Seems that there is already plenty of evidence.
There is no scientific doubt that life begins at conception. I think that those who are pro abortion like to believe that there is no "human person" until it is convenient.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I'm in Kansas, too.
I agree with Beth... it's not convenient to believe the "truth" if you are Pro abortion. I saw a bumper sticker that said, "I smile, because my mother chose life".
ReplyDeleteI smile because I know the truth, and the Truth set me free!
I do not think any amount of scientific facts will convince people as long as abortion is immoral. As long as a society places self-determination (autonomy) over that of community, abortion will continue. Overtime, it will become culturally, socially and morally defensible.
ReplyDeleteIn the survey, I wonder why they use 'legal' versus 'illegal'? Being legal is not the same as being moral.
I have always been very pro-life. But some recent experiences have made me look deeper into my beliefs. I work with troubled teens, many of whom were born to parents who were troubled teens themselves. Young parents who obviously made the choice for life. But many conservative Christian parents, with well behaved "non-troubled" teens would not want their kids associating with these un-aborted young lives, nor would they want them joining their youth groups.
ReplyDeleteThis seems hypocritical to me. The same way it seems hypocritical for strongly pro-life people to not be strongly anti-war. Do the lives snuffed out by war not mean as much as a life snuffed out by abortion?
The final straw came a couple weeks ago when a VERY troubled mom in my town killed her 2 year old son by beating him up - trauma to the liver and head.
Would his tortured little life have been better if it had ended in the womb? Is there some way to provide nurture and protection to these little lives we advocate for as pro-lifers once they are actually born?
Thanks all for the great comments!
ReplyDeleteWar, like all human violence, is a difficult topic Heather. It seems that there are times when we are (personally and corporately) called to defend ourselves and others.. unfortunately history shows us that all wars are not waged for those reasons.
Heather, that sounds exactly like Job 3:16... But in Job's case, he got to live life to the fullest, the good with the bad.
ReplyDeleteYes Oscar, I do agree that just because life is difficult is not a reason to throw it away. I am wishing for consistency from the pro-life community. I feel that there is hypocrisy when we fight for life at it's beginning but then disregard life when it becomes inconvenient to us.
ReplyDeleteVERY interesting stats. Thanks for posting Bob. I had no ideas that LDS/JW's were so adamant. The Muslim data is probably the most interesting. Totally symmetric. i have never talked to a Muslim about abortion. I suspect it would be really interesting.
ReplyDeleteHeather: Great insights. I'd like a little consistency from suburban evangelicals as well. It isn't an argument for abortion but a scathing indictment of the movement that opposes it. Sometimes I feel like the only people qualified to represent the pro-life position are women who have had abortions and families that have adopted at risk kids.
OK, so here is my question. How much overlap do you think there is between the 53% that prays at least daily and the 54% who have an absolutely certain belief in a personal god?
VERY interesting stats. Thanks for posting Bob. I had no ideas that LDS/JW's were so adamant. The Muslim data is probably the most interesting. Totally symmetric. i have never talked to a Muslim about abortion. I suspect it would be really interesting.
ReplyDeleteHeather: Great insights. I'd like a little consistency from suburban evangelicals as well. It isn't an argument for abortion but a scathing indictment of the movement that opposes it. Sometimes I feel like the only people qualified to represent the pro-life position are women who have had abortions and families that have adopted at risk kids.
OK, so here is my question. How much overlap do you think there is between the 53% that prays at least daily and the 54% who have an absolutely certain belief in a personal god?