[Phaedrus]

...and I saw no evidence of God or guardian angels at work in this child's life.

Was this little boy all there was? Or was he a spiritual being? Did he in fact survive death? You indicated you had been Christian. Was he a spiritual being before birth? You may want to have a look at Expecting Adam by Martha Beck.

[Aracelis]

I appreciate your post and others...but I am still left with confusion. Pro-lifers, who are a Christian majority, fight tooth-and-nail to save the unborn...because this life is so very precious. Yet in regards to the murdered boy I mentioned, this span of years in physical form might not be such a big deal after all...relative to eternity.

So, which is it? Is this life not a precious commodity to be fought for, preserved and experienced, or is it something less...a mere speck in relation to the eternity we will all someday confront?