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To: liberallarry
The difference between pro-abortion and pro-life is one of different perceptions of reality and different ethical structures

But this can be said of most anything. The Bible addresses this:

Romans 14:(10) You, then, why do you judge your brother? Or why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before God's judgment seat. (11) It is written: "`As surely as I live,' says the Lord, `every knee will bow before me; every tongue will confess to God.'" (12) So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God. (13) Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother's way. (14) As one who is in the Lord Jesus, I am fully convinced that no food is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. (15) If your brother is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother for whom Christ died. (16) Do not allow what you consider good to be spoken of as evil. (17) For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, (18) because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men. (19) Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. (20) Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble.

Obviously, food is only one example of what may cause someone else to stumble. Our behavior should be one which does not cause another to have problems. Things that are offensive to another, but not to ourselves, well, don't do it or discuss it with that person. That is not being a hypocrit. That is being sensitive to another. An example: if I am around someone who has a problem with my drinking alcohol (i.e., an alcoholic), then I should be sensitive and not serve alcoholic beverages if I have invited him/her to my home for dinner. If, however, it is a celebration and alcohol is expected (such as, perhaps, a New Year's party), then I should be sensitive to my friend's possible discomfort and let him/her know that alcohol will be served. They can then make an informed decision of whether or not they would want to come. (And I'm not suggesting that a New Year's celebration with alcohol would entail a wild drunken party.)
72 posted on 12/02/2001 8:51:10 AM PST by nicmarlo
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To: nicmarlo
The men of the Torah and the Mishnah (and their Christian equivalents) are rightly famed for their wisdom. I am not one of them.
73 posted on 12/02/2001 9:14:11 AM PST by liberallarry
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