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Chief Jewish Rabbis in Israel: Abortion Delays Coming of Messiah, Back Pro-Life
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| 12/29/09
| Steven Ertelt
Posted on 12/29/2009 4:27:37 PM PST by wagglebee
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posted on
12/31/2009 6:23:53 AM PST
by
SJackson
(In wine there is wisdom, In beer there is freedom, In water there is bacteria.)
To: wagglebee
Unfortunately they were almost completely ignored by American Jews.
Not the Orthodox or Chassidic. Orthodox Judaim is strongly pro-life.
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posted on
12/31/2009 6:28:53 AM PST
by
Tzfat
To: NYer
“the Jewish faith has allowed for abortion, up until now”
Absolutely false.
Abortion was historically only permitted when the mother (and thus the baby also) are almost certainly going to die -— e.g., when there was severe pre-eclamsia and the mother’s blood pressure was 200/150 or a breached birth or the like.
Of course that was the ruling in the BRONZE AGE.
In the 21st century, the solution to that problem is a cesarian birth.
Ergo, abortion is, for all practical purposes (other than some weird situation where medical care was impossible — war zone or something) forbidden under Jewish law.
Ergo,
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posted on
12/31/2009 7:52:50 AM PST
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: Jewbacca
Thank you for the clarification; I stand corrected. My initial resonse stemmed from what I had been told by various Jewish friends over the years. Only recently, I read an
article, on the silence of the Jews on abortion. The Catholic position is rock solid and unshakable; hence the prayer vigils in front of abortuaries. Are there Jewish groups that also conduct prayer vigils in front of abortion clinics?
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posted on
12/31/2009 8:04:30 AM PST
by
NYer
("One Who Prays Is Not Afraid; One Who Prays Is Never Alone" - Benedict XVI)
To: NYer
“Are there Jewish groups that also conduct prayer vigils in front of abortion clinics?”
Probably in Israel; in the USA, being such a minority, I think we would be uncomfortable doing that, just because we have “keep your head down or it will get cut off” mentality.
Comes from being a target too often.
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posted on
12/31/2009 9:30:48 AM PST
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Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: wagglebee
Chief Jewish Rabbis in Israel: Abortion Delays Coming of Messiah, Back Pro-Life I'm still waiting to hear from the Christian and Muslim rabbis.
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12/31/2009 9:57:07 AM PST
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Slings and Arrows
("The solution to every ill is a cat." --TheOldLady)
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