in other words, aquinas, a heathen who doesn't murder his baby will judge the religious person who does -- or who, perhaps, doesn't think it's as important to put a stop to as it is to go to church on Sundays and Wednesdays.
>>I think there’s a story in the bible about Soddom and Gomorrah rising in judgment of those who “had the worship right” but continued to lie, cheat, steal, murder...
Exactly. They had the worship right. They did all the “things” required. They had a temple, a priest, they walked through the sacraments, they had the right artwork, they gave the required amount to the right charities. They did everything but love God with all their hearts. And then with an evil heart, they went out and committed murder, etc.
The average American Christian does the exact same thing. They show up on Sunday and maybe Wednesday, if there isn’t something else to do, and they go through the motions of performing the act of worship.
The. Act. Of. Worship.
That’s all. Just the act. Just AN act.
Outlawing the murder of babies will not fix that. And God will not favor a nation that does not favor Him.
Now, I’m not saying that we shouldn’t outlaw abortion. It is a crime against humanity, no different than herding people into poision gas showers. But, the line of thinking that God will favor us for doing just that is flawed.