(Original Post date 4 November 2012)
This review is actually from a question that my Cousin Kristy Johnson
posted, just sort of wanting some clarification and opinions from her
friends about whether abortion is murder. Her question was...
I'm reading an article that I'll post a link to later, but it's brought
about a question that I find quite interesting and would like to take a
poll on. In the Bible Genesis 2;7 God
breathes life into man "then the Lord God formed man out of the dust of
the ground, and breathes into his nostrils the breath of life; and the
man became a living soul." The presence of breath is used to determine
life...
As one who believes in Pro-choice; this was my answer to her.
Personally, while I consider myself Christian; I also consider myself
to be quite liberal in my religious views. Having said that, I don’t
really refer to the Bible as the de facto source of all things Christian
nor do I believe that it is a very reliable source for answers on many
subjects. My reasoning behind this is that there are many instances
within the Bible where answers seem to contradict itself. The role of
Government is one such thing, and with it is the distinction between
Government, Religion, and Abortion. Therefore, my answer to this
conversation will have little to do with politics or religion (but
they’ll pop up).
To further understand whether or not abortion
is murder, or if it isn’t, I find that a lot of people are confused with
what exactly is murder. While I’m hardly an expert on the material, I
find that a definition of murder is probably necessary to understand
what it is. Dictionary.com defines murder as Law. the killing of another
human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S.,
special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice
aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or
occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or
arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without
deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder). Since some types
of abortion is considered legal and protected under state or federal
law, this is not murder. Is it gruesome, yes. Is it questionably
unethical, sure. Is it murder? No.
The Bible teaches us that
all men; Christians and Non-Christians alike should be subjective under
their government, and that Governments must be Divinely Ordained. But
here in the United States, we have a nearly complete separation of
Church and State. So, at what point should we, be subjective under our
government? And if indeed the State is separated from God, does that
make any law passed by the United States ultimately wrong in the eyes of
God? If that’s the case, should Christians, and even non-Christians be
forced to follow the will of a government that is separated from the
Church.
The bottom line is that God supposedly has a divine
plan, and assuming that his divine plan is going exactly according to
his plan; abortion must be a part of his plan. The fact that we get to
talk about the ethical implications of abortion, or racism, or
terrorism, or fundamentalism is really just an aside from God’s plan
(and really, a distraction). As for me, I’m going to keep on with my
belief that Pro-Life is Anti-Woman. I’m also going to continue to
believe that God’s plan is going to happen no matter what we think, and
what we do. And I’m going to continue to believe that abortion is not
murder until the law of this government says that it is.
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