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To: winstonchurchill

I meant religious information. Not legal.

It is hard to keep up with the posts.

You still are wrong.

You are probably one of those people who say that abortion is OK and forget the death penalty.


507 posted on 03/16/2005 4:53:11 PM PST by atruelady (Life Support...the OTHER , other white meat.)
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To: atruelady
You are probably one of those people who say that abortion is OK and forget the death penalty.

No, for the reasons set forth in #502 (which I adopt in #509) I fully believe that capital punishment is Scriptural. Moreover, I also believe that some abortions are Scripturally sanctioned; most are not.

I do not favor killing people willy-nilly, BUT when a person is so debilitated that they have no hope of ever sustaining their own life, I see no Scriptural injunction anywhere to extend physical life at all costs.

In such situations, I believe it is appropriate to let the civil authorities decide who should exercise the decision-making power for the one who can no longer do so. Here (in Terry's case), after legal arguments ad nauseum, the civil authorities have decided that Terry's husband should do so. I believe the Biblical position is to respect that decision of the civil authorities.

510 posted on 03/16/2005 5:08:56 PM PST by winstonchurchill
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