Babies to Order (College women selling their eggs)

Current Magazine/MSNBC ^ | 4/30/06 | Sarah Kliff

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Do I detect a sneer in your post? There was none in mine.

Perhaps you should re-read Genesis, especially chapters 16-25 before you presume to lecture on Abraham's lifestyle and his relationship with God.... and God's involvement in the lives of both Ishmael and Isaac.

Isaac was embraced in God's covenant made with Abraham, but Ishmael enjoyed a lesser status....not disfavor. Ishmael received God's favor and protection because he was Abraham's son, and because Abraham asked God for this and God agreed.

The fact the Ishmael was never at peace with his brothers/half brothers...was ordained before his birth, by an angel who described Ismael's difficult future temperament to Hagar when he saved her from dying in the desert, after Sarai turned her out. It was not because of the circumstances of Ishmael's birth to a surrogate mother, arranged by Sarai. And it was not because of any disfavor by God toward Ishmael, who was circumcised as was every male member of Abraham's household..which included many concubines who bore sons to Abraham, and slaves including purchased children.
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So read "the Book" before you sound off about "God's disfavor" with Abraham's lifestyle.