Bible Doesn't Say Abortion is Wrong
Apparently Scott Wiggins of Porterville failed reading comprehension. Which means understanding what you read.
In Judaism, a fetus is regarded as a pre-human. A fetus becomes fully human only after it has half-emerged from the birth canal. Therefore using the Merriam/Webster dictionaries definition of murder abortion is not murder, thus the commandment "Thou shalt not kill" has nothing to do with abortion. In fact none of the scriptures he mentioned say abortion is wrong. Matthew 25:45 doesn't even mention abortion, babies or fetuses he just tries to twist the scripture to mean what he wants. Hosea 9:14 says O Lord, what shall I ask for your people? I will ask for wombs that don't give birth, for breast that cannot nourish. Definitely doesn't say anything about abortion being wrong, and the sin they were being "punished" for was idolatry. Amos 1:13 says The lord says, "The people of Ammon have sinned again and again and I will not forget it. I will not leave them unpunished any more. For in their wars in Gilead to enlarge their borders, they committed cruel crimes, ripping open pregnant women with their swords." Again the verse doesn't mention abortion, it is talking about murdering pregnant women. The other verses he mentions are equally silent on abortion.
His assertion that John Locke and the Founding Fathers forbid abortion is even more ludicrous. I have just finished reading the Articles of Confederation and the Declaration of Independence, neither document mentions abortion or fetuses. And considering Locke's work is characterized by opposition to authoritarianism, it is likely he would be PRO-CHOICE. "Locke wanted individuals to use reason to search after truth rather than simply accept the opinion of authorities or be subject to superstition." http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke/
Furthermore in his argument Wiggins is making women second class citizens who have less rights then a pre-human fetus. According to Wiggins a woman facing an unwanted pregnancy should have her rights striped from her for nine months, and be treated as little more then a incubator.
While evangelical Christians take the unenlightened view of trying to force their beliefs on the rest of us (beliefs,which certainly aren't based on the Bible as not ONE scripture in the Bible forbids abortion). Conservative, Reconstructionist and Reform Judaism are formally opposed to government regulation of abortion. They feel that the decision should rest with the woman, her husband, doctor and clergy person. Considering the Declaration of Independence does promise us "freedom of religion" this stance makes the most sense.
In Judaism, a fetus is regarded as a pre-human. A fetus becomes fully human only after it has half-emerged from the birth canal. Therefore using the Merriam/Webster dictionaries definition of murder abortion is not murder, thus the commandment "Thou shalt not kill" has nothing to do with abortion. In fact none of the scriptures he mentioned say abortion is wrong. Matthew 25:45 doesn't even mention abortion, babies or fetuses he just tries to twist the scripture to mean what he wants. Hosea 9:14 says O Lord, what shall I ask for your people? I will ask for wombs that don't give birth, for breast that cannot nourish. Definitely doesn't say anything about abortion being wrong, and the sin they were being "punished" for was idolatry. Amos 1:13 says The lord says, "The people of Ammon have sinned again and again and I will not forget it. I will not leave them unpunished any more. For in their wars in Gilead to enlarge their borders, they committed cruel crimes, ripping open pregnant women with their swords." Again the verse doesn't mention abortion, it is talking about murdering pregnant women. The other verses he mentions are equally silent on abortion.
His assertion that John Locke and the Founding Fathers forbid abortion is even more ludicrous. I have just finished reading the Articles of Confederation and the Declaration of Independence, neither document mentions abortion or fetuses. And considering Locke's work is characterized by opposition to authoritarianism, it is likely he would be PRO-CHOICE. "Locke wanted individuals to use reason to search after truth rather than simply accept the opinion of authorities or be subject to superstition." http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke/
Furthermore in his argument Wiggins is making women second class citizens who have less rights then a pre-human fetus. According to Wiggins a woman facing an unwanted pregnancy should have her rights striped from her for nine months, and be treated as little more then a incubator.
While evangelical Christians take the unenlightened view of trying to force their beliefs on the rest of us (beliefs,which certainly aren't based on the Bible as not ONE scripture in the Bible forbids abortion). Conservative, Reconstructionist and Reform Judaism are formally opposed to government regulation of abortion. They feel that the decision should rest with the woman, her husband, doctor and clergy person. Considering the Declaration of Independence does promise us "freedom of religion" this stance makes the most sense.
posted by Jade | 4:54 AM
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