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To: i-node who wrote (709350)	4/15/2013 9:22:12 PM
From: simplicity	10 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574006

Christ himself never spoke directly about abortions, but His chosen disciples did, in the first century following His crucifixion. They took His teachings and applied them to questions that were asked of them about the practice. Just one of many examples: 74 AD The Letter of Barnabas 19 (Barnabus was one of the earliest Christian disciples in Jerusalem, who traveled and preached extensively with Paul, the author of nearly half the books of the New Testament): The way of light, then, is as follows. If any one desires to travel to the appointed place, he must be zealous in his works. The knowledge, therefore, which is given to us for the purpose of walking in this way, is the following ... Thou shalt not slay the child by procuring abortion; nor, again, shalt thou destroy it after it is born.

To: i-node who wrote (709350)	4/17/2013 7:14:03 PM
From: combjelly	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574006

Try millennia. It is mentioned almost 4000 years ago. It likely wasn't new then. If you contend that Jesus was against it, why did he never mention abortion or infanticide? It isn't like either was rare during his lifetime. He did talk about the evils of wealth. He did talk about men lusting in their hearts. But abortion and infanticide he was totally silent about. As he was about slavery. To claim that he was against such practices flies in the face of his teachings. All were common at the time, yet he ignored them. I was very devout at one time. Studied the Bible, history and the writings of Biblical scholars. I lost my religion fair and square. Too many inconsistencies and claims that just didn't match up with the source material. Like the claim about abortion. Now as to Jesus actually having lived, there very well may have been a Jesus of Nazareth. But the miracles? I am with Thomas Jefferson on that. Didn't happen. And without the miracles he was just a rabbi trying to reform his people. One with some pretty great ideas, just not divine. I see little evidence in the New Testament that he regarded his status as son of God any different than anyone else. In his view, we are all equally children of God...