Pro-Choice & Christian: a Paradox?
The abortion issue is as hotly debated as ever. In the Christian community, most seem to lie in the Pro-Life camp. However, is it at all paradoxical to be Pro-Choice and a Christian?
I guess that depends on your views of the Bible. Jesus taught love, acceptance and forgiveness. You’re not seeing that with today’s church. I think many in the Church are blind to the multiple layers that make up this issue. Yes, it is wrong to terminate life arbitrarily. But, is it also wrong to save a mother’s life at the expense of the baby’s? Is it wrong to abort a child conceived from abuse or rape? These are questions that must be honestly discussed.
Another issue is free will. God gave it to man for a reason. Man is free to make good choices as well as bad ones. God also gives forgiveness to those that make bad choices. Having a legalized and regulated abortion industry ensures that women who make that choice will still be alive to seek forgiveness.
Man’s great problems are not solved by dogma and intolerance. Christ taught the world to love and accept others. Agreement on tough issues is not even in the equation. There should be no paradox in being Pro-Choice and Christian.
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