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R B Thieme Jr is a monster.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Thieme

Abortion

Thieme taught that there is no human soul in a fetus and that it doesn't become a human life until the point of birth (see: The Origin of Human Life); in an interview with Joe Wall, he categorically denied that he taught abortion is acceptable.[2] Thieme taught that the fetus has biological life, including reflex motility and unconscious brain activity, and what he terms the "format soul", analogous to a formatted but blank computer disk. Thieme indicated that during fetal development, the brain is prepared to receive a human soul but does not actually receive one and become a human person until God breathes the "spark of life" (neshemah) into the body at human birth.

Thieme called Roe v. Wade "one of the wisest and most brilliant decisions that the Supreme Court has made in many, many, many years" and said that "abortion is a decision between a patient and her doctor."[12]

So when do you think God gives life to the soul?

Thieme didn’t base his theology upon political beliefs, but he didn’t mind pointing out how many popular political perspectives didn’t fully agree with the consequences of thinking through faith in Christ by rigorously applying Bible doctrine in all our thinking.

Have you studied his position on the origin of life and the Scripture he has used to develop that position? If you like, I can post it, so one can form a better position, than reliance upon wikipedia.

Greetings,

One of Thieme Jr’s small books (The Origin of Human Life) covering the subject:-
http://dictionaryofdoctrine.com/Dictionary-Contents.html

One thorough critique of this teaching:-
http://www.4shared.com/dir/1780756/6441dbb/sharing.html
on page 963, of RB Thieme Jr Files.pdf