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To: 1of10
“wrong to kill “ OF course it is.... In a Christian culture ...We were .... but we have lost that battle back in the 60s ..So the real question ... is it our responsibility to “impose” our culture on the rest of the nation?

Almost everyone in this country, Christian or not, still believe that it is unjust to kill an innocent person. But many, because of ideological reasons, selfishness, or just ignorance because they have not been given all the facts, do not extend that to the unborn. Our job is to provide the facts to those who are willing to listen with the facts.

I am a Christian, but I do not believe that arguments from Scripture or Church teaching on this issue is the most effective means in most cases simply because so many people are not open to the Gospel or will simply say, "That's just your interpretation."

There are enough scientific and reasonable arguments to be made against abortion and IVF that one does not need to rely on religious arguments, true as they may be. See my post #6,

While it is true that Christians should not "impose" our convictions on others, just like anyone else we have a right to voice our views and propose them to others. And just because we are Christians, we do not lose our right to participate in the public sphere. Just like other citizens, we should be active in the political arena to make our society better and not leave it in the hands of the godless and the materialists to make it worse.

19 posted on 02/24/2024 10:38:55 AM PST by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
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To: fidelis
great post

I think we are very much on the same page.

We absolutely don't lose our voice
And we should keep fighting .... but unless we can
reestablish a shared ethos we should not let the state be the enforcer of ethical decisions lest we find ourselves in a pickle ...
As with the giblet laws now..... not a shared ethic ... I don't want a law that tells me I have to be near, hire, talk to or .... speak out against the nasty things.

29 posted on 02/24/2024 11:37:29 AM PST by 1of10 (be vigilant , be strong, be safe, be 1 of 10 .)
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