--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "oneradiantbeing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >David,
Am I missing something here? Normally when I post an article that has a strong bias like this one and after reading your previous posts, I would assume that you are in line with Mr. Edelen thinking, hence the laugh. I wonder what he would say about Krishna telling Arjuna he should fight and kill his relatives? See how silly that sounds? He is saying the same thing in his silly article. Oh right, he will never comment on that sort of thing. Also since it seems that Edelen doesn't like this mixing of religion and politics, he probably abhors what religious Buddhist monks are doing in Burma, mixing religion and politics. Oh right, he will never comment on that. Btw, I am in favor of the Buddhist monks and if a religious republican wants to throw in his/her beliefs and values in the political debate, free speech cuts both ways. Tolerance cuts both ways. Peace, Steve p.s. Someone say something about a Corvette??!! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sgrayatlarge <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > David states: If the Republicans want to simply say "I am against > > abortion" > > and let it go at that, fine. But in the name of all that is truth > and > > all that is sacred, let them stop using the blood soaked hands of > > Moses, the Bible and the church for their justification. > > > > -David, you are hysterical!! Thanks for the laugh. > > > > Steve > > > > > > -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "oneradiantbeing" > > <oneradiantbeing@> wrote: > > > > > > Abortion, by William Edelen, (Taken from: www.williamedelen.com) > > > > > > The Republican National Committee, the big shots, are meeting. > > > Do you know what they are going to debate? A proposed abortion > > > litmus test for all Republican candidates. My gawd! Thomas > > > Jefferson, James Madison, John Adams, where are men of your > > > stature and brilliance now that we need you? > > > > > > In this "debate" the "Bible" and "God" are words that are going > to > > be > > > raining down like balloons at a Republican convention. A few > facts > > > will puncture those balloons. If a person wants to simply say "I > do > > > not like abortion." That's fine. That's their opinion and they > have > > a > > > right to it. But when they start using the bible, the church and > > God > > > to justify their position they do not seem to realize how inane, > > > unhinged and comical they appear. > > > > > > In papal theology they use the phrase "the sanctity of life from > > > conception onwards." There is no reference in either the Old or > > > New Testament to the "sacredness" or "sanctity" of either human > > > or fetal life. All through the Bible, people are murdered and > > slaugh- > > > tered by the millions. The lack of "sanctity" of the fetus is all > > > through the Old Testament. 2 Kings 15 reads: "All the women > > > therein that are with child shall be ripped up." Hosea 13:16 > reads: > > > "The infants shall be dashed to pieces, and those with child > ripped > > > up." God tells Moses how to mix a potion for an abortion if a > man's > > > wife has become pregnant by another man (Numbers 5:11-31). > > > Deuteronomy 21:8 gives us instructions on how to kill our sons if > > > they are "rebellious." Deuteronomy 13 tells us how to kill our > > > wives and children. Jesus shows no concern for fetal > life: "Blessed > > > are the barren and wombs that never bore, and the breasts that > > > never gave suck" (Luke 22). Lack of space precludes my listing > > > hundreds of other biblical passages. Pro-life? You've got to be > > > joking. > > > > > > In the Bible, human life begins with breathing, not conception. > > > The Hebrew word to describe a human being is "nephesh . . . the > > > breathing one." It occurs 854 times in the Hebrew Bible. The > history > > > of the Christian church has never been pro-life. Today, those > using > > > the church and the bible for justification of their pro-life > > position > > > condemn abortion as "murder of the unborn," while the church > > > itself has one of the most horrible, unjust and cruel murder > records > > > in the history of our species, of both the "born" and "unborn." > > > Millions slaughtered by instruments that stagger the human mind. > > > > > > If the Republicans want to simply say "I am against abortion" > > > and let it go at that, fine. But in the name of all that is truth > > and > > > all that is sacred, let them stop using the blood soaked hands of > > > Moses, the Bible and the church for their justification. > > > > > > > Steve, I didn't state it. Edelen did. That was his essay. I just > posted the article. Peace, David >
