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To: Diamond
Diamond wrote:

the belief one has a right to use force, especially government force, to impose beliefs (or practices based on beliefs) is belied by the simple fact of abortion-killing.






Our government is ~forcing~ women to have abortions? -- Weird idea.
917 posted on 12/04/2003 3:41:43 PM PST by tpaine (I'm trying to be 'Mr Nice Guy', but FRs flying monkey squad brings out the Rickenbacker in me.)
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To: tpaine
You left out a few key words of context. Context determines meaning. I was replying to the contention that "it is only in religion today that the belief that one has a right to use force ...to impose beliefs or practices based on beliefs." If abortion killing is not an ultimate imposition of force based on some belief, I don't know what is. I was NOT saying that government (at least not in this country) is forcing people to commit abortions.

Though it's besides the point, government force is used to protect this form of imposition of beliefs by use of lethal force, as well as many other beliefs as well. That's all government is after all. It is nothing but force.

Cordially,

918 posted on 12/05/2003 8:56:32 AM PST by Diamond
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