Gruss said "Therefore his point is that if one looks to the Bible for an answer to abortion, the Bible defines life as beginning at birth."
The passage I mentioned establishes the idea that a fetus is a God-given life. But you should actually read the passage yourself to determine what it says: 'If men who are fighting hit a pregnant woman and she gives birth prematurely but there is no serious injury, the offender must be fined whatever the woman's husband demands and the court allows. But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.' (NIV). This is an ambiguous passage - the "serious injury" inflicted could mean either the baby or the mother being injured, it is not clear what is meant. If it refers to the child being injured, the consequences are very severe. To take it as the meaning that the mother was injured still does not mean that abortion is a rightful act - it does not even discuss this aspect of the situation. Matthew Small -----Original Message----- From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 1:55 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Rabbi Kushner On "Pro-Life" How does that apply at all to what the Rabbi said? On 10/17/05, Matthew Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 'For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. > I praise you that I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are > wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I > was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the > earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were > written in your book before one of them came to be' (Psalm 139:13-16 NIV) > > http://www.faithnet.org.uk/KS4/Matters%20of%20Life%20and%20Death/christianab > ortion.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:177236 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
