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How can religious people say life is sacred, abortions should be illegal, and then say we should sentence people to the death penalty? Is human life sacred or not?
I think the interpretation of "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" meant to say punishments should fit their crimes and not be excessive. Where does the Bible say "life for a life?"
How can religious people say life is sacred, abortions should be illegal, and then say we should sentence people to the death penalty? Is human life sacred or not?
I think the interpretation of "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" meant to say punishments should fit their crimes and not be excessive. Where does the Bible say "life for a life?"
Well, I'm not religious, but I have a problem with the contradiction, too. I just try to practice a consistent life ethic across the board, as much as I can. Pro-life, anti-death penalty, antiwar, even vegetarian. I figure if you're going to call yourself pro-life, it oughta really mean something, other than being just an empty slogan ...
I figure if you're going to call yourself pro-life, it oughta really mean something, other than being just an empty slogan ...
True. Why do we still use these PC terms? (That is: POLITICALLY correct but ACTUALLY incorrect).
We should do away with pro-life and pro-choice.
Let's just say pro-abortion and anti-abortion. If this offends pro-choicers then make it pro-legal-abortion.
Life and Choice ultimately have very little to do with this debate.
How can religious people say life is sacred, abortions should be illegal, and then say we should sentence people to the death penalty? Is human life sacred or not?
I think the interpretation of "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" meant to say punishments should fit their crimes and not be excessive. Where does the Bible say "life for a life?"
I'm "religious", but I don't say that.
What I have said is, I'm pro-life. Period.
True. Why do we still use these PC terms? (That is: POLITICALLY correct but ACTUALLY incorrect).
We should do away with pro-life and pro-choice.
Let's just say pro-abortion and anti-abortion. If this offends pro-choicers then make it pro-legal-abortion.
Life and Choice ultimately have very little to do with this debate.
Actually, I think pro-choice is spot on. Many people in the pro-choice movement have personal views that are not pro-abortion. They are pro "a woman's right to choose."
It's a clear contradiction. No matter what the person did, their life is still as important as and innocent child. Sure, you'll have a negative view of them. I could understand life in prison, but the eye for eye thing is just wrong. I've noticed many who also think abortion should be illegal but are for the death penalty. It's hypocritical. Not to mention, when this issue comes up, you have to define what a living, breathing, human being is, and if a fetus or embryo meets that criteria. When you think about it, pro-life is anti-woman.
Actually, I think pro-choice is spot on. Many people in the pro-choice movement have personal views that are not pro-abortion. They are pro "a woman's right to choose."
The proper wording is pro-choice and anti-choice.
I have always thought that your terms (pro- and anti-choice) are more correct than what we've got - but in terms of actual correctness "pro-choice" is too broad.
Women will have the choice to abort whether abortion is legal or not. Pro-choice people specifically want women to have the choice to legally obtain an abortion. Similarly, anti-choice is also too broad - but I guess that's why they call them "movements" and not just terms.
I often think that the different movements would both have more strength (politically) if they stopped using PC terms to define their points of view. The terms become more meaningless labels for "right and wrong" and we may as well just call it The Greens vs. The Blues or some other arbitrary names.
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