[sodpoodle]

******Johnson said she was told to bring in more women who wanted abortions, something the Episcopalian church goer recently became convicted about.****

Think she meant *conflicted* - but a murder conviction could have been on her mind. Abortion is murder.

[uncitizen]

Good catch, sod! You are such a freakin’ genius!

[ican'tbelieveit]

She means convicted, she is very convinced that abortion is wrong.

From Webster:

1 : the act or process of convicting of a crime especially in a court of law
2 a : the act of convincing a person of error or of compelling the admission of a truth b : the state of being convinced of error or compelled to admit the truth
3 a : a strong persuasion or belief b : the state of being convinced

[FourPeas]

I've often seen convicted used in this sense to mean that in her heart/soul she was convicted by the Holy Spirit that what she was doing/asked to do was wrong. She was convicted of her sin.

[Brookhaven]

******Johnson said she was told to bring in more women who wanted abortions, something the Episcopalian church goer recently became convicted about.****

Think she meant *conflicted* - but a murder conviction could have been on her mind. Abortion is murder.

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Convicted was correct.

Convict - to convince of error or sinfulness (Webster’s dictionary).

When used by Christians it means that God had convinced someone (or a group) of their error or sinfulness. God reached out and thouched her to convince her of the sin she was involved in. God “convicted” her.

[pickrell]

"...******Johnson said she was told to bring in more women who wanted abortions, something the Episcopalian church goer recently became convicted about.**** Think she meant *conflicted* - but a murder conviction could have been on her mind. Abortion is murder..."

The word convicted derives also from the word "convictions", referring to deeply held beliefs.

We have to be careful when we "correct" the statements of persons who have probably thought out carefully the way they wish to convey their thoughts.

[T-Bird45]

I think either word, convicted or conflicted, works but it really depends on the context. From a spiritual perspective, it is said quite often that God “convicts” us of our sins and once we are aware of that conviction, we turn to Jesus to wipe away the sin, blotting out the “conviction”. When I think of “conflicted”, I tend to think the context is one of moral conflicts. Of course, abortion should be both a moral conflict and a sin and it is actual murder, as you note.

[brytlea]

She probably meant the Holy Spirit convicted her of the sin. It’s common Christian phraseology.

[kimmie7]

“conviction” is a relatively common term in the church. It refers to something which the person doesn’t do or stops doing, under the conviction of the Holy Spirit.

[Ro_Thunder]

sodpoodle wrote:
******Johnson said she was told to bring in more women who wanted abortions, something the Episcopalian church goer recently became convicted about.****

Think she meant *conflicted* - but a murder conviction could have been on her mind. Abortion is murder.

Nope - she said it exactly right. God does not give us a spirit of condemnation - the devil does that. However, God (actually the Holy Spirit) does give us a spirit of conviction - telling us we’re doing wrong, and need to change our ways. She IS convicted, by the Spirit, for her wrong doing. She’s apparently repented (to turn from those ways) and is actively working to make amends.

This is exactly how we are called to live - sin (All have fallen short), repent (turn from those ways) and work to help others turn from sin.