Comments on: Point: A Christian Can Vote Pro-Choice

By: Trish

Trish — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 06:15:34 +0000

I disagree. I used to think a woman had a right to make a decision about having an abortion until God showed me different. He woke me up to this in a mighty way. He let me know there is nothing more important than the sanctity of life. I didn’t believe in abortion either. I never had an abortion either. When I saw the truth about it,though, all I could say is, “no one has the right to do this.” God created us, so yes I think he believes it’s more important than the economy. It’s sad that people want to underplay it’s importance.

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By: Ronnica

Ronnica — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:53:00 +0000

Anonymous: Good point. I guess you didn’t see the second two posts in this series. This actually is NOT my view.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:46:00 +0000

this is articulate, well put. Sadly though, it is a deeper argument then this. If Hitler had won WW2-and the state policy (and Majority of Germans agreed with Murdering Jews as a “choice”) would you feel the same way? We will all have to be accountable for our thoughts, actions and perhaps even votes before the Lord one day.

By: Ronnica

Ronnica — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:56:00 +0000

NV and others: I do believe in separation of church and state. However, the actual wording in the constitution is “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” That’s a far cry from what many think it says (that religion should have no influence on the government). The founding fathers were concerned about freedom OF religion, not freedom FROM religion.

Thanks for all the comments! I appreciate hearing other points of view as well.

By: justjuli

justjuli — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 15:04:00 +0000

Thanks for this thought-provoking post!
I would have to agree with you on this. It's NOT that I am pro-abortion, but I feel that there are so many issues to consider when choosing a candidate.

And I often struggle with the whole Church vs State idea. While I don't want to condone abortion personally - I feel that God is the great Judge of that, and I am not.

Thanks for taking on this tough topic. I think I'll link to it this week on my blog, if that's okay?

By: Oh2122

Oh2122 — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 15:02:00 +0000

Thank you for this. For BOTH sdes of this, actually.

I am pro-choice, and there are days when I feel like the only agnostic blogger in the world. I appreciate and respect the pro-life POV, but I am not amused when it is implied that pro-choice is decidedly pro-abortion.

Honest and respectful discussion is far more productive then shouting accusations and codemnation. So, again, thank you.

By: Joy in the Burbs...

Joy in the Burbs... — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:02:00 +0000

So who will protect unborn babies? I truly believe the economy which has its ups and downs has been pushed to the forefront of this election so issues like protecting life can take a backseat in people’s mind. When we stand before God it will not matter what tax rate we paid or what the stock market did, but we will have to answer to how did we protect the unborn and right now one way is to elect officials who value all life. God will judge an entire nation for their sins. He wants our focus on Him.
Hosea 13:6 reads: When I fed them, they were satisfied; when they were satisfied, they became proud; then they forgot Me.
This scripture sums up the United States.
We have a lot of praying and asking for forgiveness and mercy to do. I don’t vote based on what I think or what I think someone’s rights are with their body, but based on God’s Word.

By: NV

NV — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 03:47:00 +0000

This is a great post.

Me, I could NEVER have an abortion. Just not in my fiber. I've known people who have. Some for reasons I could understand, others I wanted to strangle.

But the government should never decide this for a woman. NEVER.

There is something about that separation of church and state stuff that seems to come into play here. The founding fathers chose those words for good reason.