I will chime in here, read the 1st 6 pages.
No I do not approve of abortion yet there is a fundamental issue that is overlooked here - SEX.
The church has managed to demonize the natural urges in humans. We were designed with these instincts and who knows how long they waited 2000 years ago before they married or engaged in sexual intercourse. Seems God has not adjusted the human for the modern lifestyle.
On a forum I moderate, we discussed the sex issue and discussed many things about contraception etc.
I agree it is up to the parents to teach the so-called moral standards yet I have seen a pastors daughter getting pregnant out of wedlock so the law(s) do not seem to be a catch all. One daughter allegedly had an abortion, cannot disgrace the ministry.
I believe many abortions come about as a result of shame forced on us by society. That is what is wrong. These things happen and as much one would like to hope the foundations we lay, Christian or otherwise, they happen to all of us. The guilt IMO is what drives women to have the abortion in the first place, or fear of rejection.
When society can stand by these women w/o condemnation, maybe then things may change.
I do not believe an atheist brings up a daughter and encourages them to have premarital sex any more than a Christian would. Ironically the so-called shame we perceive, I am sure God is not shamed by it. A mistake? Possibly, but who tells a child conceived out of wedlock they were a mistake?
I have a daughter turning 16 and a son turning 19 this year. They know my sentiments ye I also know if push comes to shove and whatever happens, they will use protection. We have laid the foundations as best we can and that is all we can do.
If it happened, yes I would be disappointed but they know I would never reject them for it. I am strict yet also lax in many ways. I trust them and so far I have not even had one bad report of misbehaviour outside my home.
I had premarital sex and back then I was not a Christian, I was wise enough to take precautions. This year I am married 22 years and I lived with my wife 3 years before that, no fooling around by either of us neither.
The fact is, the reality of hormones exist, we all went there, were there.
So precaution can avoid unwanted pregnancies. In the Christian faith folk marry far too early IMO and then 5 years down the line (not always) the big D
Statistically, there are as many divorces amongst believers as non believers.
'nuff said
I do not condone abortion neither do I condone premarital sex.
As parents, we need to be responsible not only in education but also in the event of an unwanted/unplanned pregnancy.
Blessings
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