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I am sorry to say that there is no such thing as a universal Christian Church which uniformity of doctrine. In fact, I will go one step further and say that there are a few major ostensibly Christian sects which, if they don't condone abortion, do not exactly condemn it either. The Unitarians and some of your more Liberal Methodist and Episcopalians come to mind.
The Catholic, Orthodox, and Baptist churches however are pretty clear about the issue. I am not very knowledgable about Islam or Hinduism so perhaps somebody could enlighten us as to their respective views on abortion.
And I reiterate. I do not need the authority of the Pope, the Archbishop of Constantinople, or any of the church fathers to tell me that abortion is a great evil.
Anyways, I was just pointing out that the "pro-choice" position is not an automatic "slam-dunk." There has been in the past and is now major opposition to the practice of elective abortion. I don't know the exact numbers but it would be fair to say that almost a third of the people in our country are against all abortions and another third would like to see them restricted to early phases of pregnancy.
In of itself this means nothing because, as we have pointed out, the majority is not necessarily right. But it does mean that by definition, the pro-life viewpoint is not the extreme position.
I would go so far as to say that the ultra-orthodox feminist position of abortion on demand up until birth is the extreme and completely unreasonable position.
Another thing that I find ironic is how willing some of you people are who are presumably very "progressive" are to conform to authority. Back in the sixties, I am told, the mantra was to "question authority" and not trust anybody over thirty. Now we have come full circle and it is typically the Christian conservative who challenges authority while the "progressive" (or liberal or whatever you call yourselves nowadays) is a tool of the dominant intellectual orthodoxy.
You have fallen a long way from your radical roots if you back up your opinions with the edicts from an ossified group of white European males who sit on the AMAs board of directors.
The Catholic, Orthodox, and Baptist churches however are pretty clear about the issue. I am not very knowledgable about Islam or Hinduism so perhaps somebody could enlighten us as to their respective views on abortion.
And I reiterate. I do not need the authority of the Pope, the Archbishop of Constantinople, or any of the church fathers to tell me that abortion is a great evil.
Anyways, I was just pointing out that the "pro-choice" position is not an automatic "slam-dunk." There has been in the past and is now major opposition to the practice of elective abortion. I don't know the exact numbers but it would be fair to say that almost a third of the people in our country are against all abortions and another third would like to see them restricted to early phases of pregnancy.
In of itself this means nothing because, as we have pointed out, the majority is not necessarily right. But it does mean that by definition, the pro-life viewpoint is not the extreme position.
I would go so far as to say that the ultra-orthodox feminist position of abortion on demand up until birth is the extreme and completely unreasonable position.
Another thing that I find ironic is how willing some of you people are who are presumably very "progressive" are to conform to authority. Back in the sixties, I am told, the mantra was to "question authority" and not trust anybody over thirty. Now we have come full circle and it is typically the Christian conservative who challenges authority while the "progressive" (or liberal or whatever you call yourselves nowadays) is a tool of the dominant intellectual orthodoxy.
You have fallen a long way from your radical roots if you back up your opinions with the edicts from an ossified group of white European males who sit on the AMAs board of directors.
