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Kablooie

(19,126 posts) Thu Jan 23, 2014, 11:12 PM Jan 2014

Just wondering: Is there anything in the bible that discourages abortions? [View all]

Is the Christian right's fanatical commitment to eliminating abortions based on anything in the bible or is it just something they decided on their own?

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Just wondering: Is there anything in the bible that discourages abortions? [View all] Kablooie Jan 2014 OP

The Bible is pretty much mute on the issue Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #1

Actually... theHandpuppet Jan 2014 #4

You are correct Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #16

God didn't care for kids much Major Nikon Jan 2014 #19

Wow.Pretty strict. I'm glad I never had HIM for Trig. n/t Smarmie Doofus Jan 2014 #30

Yeah. It's in Exodus--21 or 22. tigervalentine Jan 2014 #5

Women and children were covered under property laws Major Nikon Jan 2014 #18

The bible says it's OK with vaginal ultra-sound. immoderate Jan 2014 #2

Lolz..... +100 nt okaawhatever Jan 2014 #22

LOL! Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #35

Old Testament or New? kelliekat44 Jan 2014 #3

Old Testament. Brigid Jan 2014 #7

Onan was punished for disobeying God, not pulling it out to soon. Agnosticsherbet Jan 2014 #9

"the thing that he did, displeased God" kelliekat44 Jan 2014 #17

The true story of Onan jmowreader Jan 2014 #21

Thanks, that was some hilarious shit nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #38

Many ancient people believed that a child was all the father's doing--the mother just an incubator. bklyncowgirl Jan 2014 #34

Actually the story is about kinsfolk redeeming Bohunk68 Jan 2014 #36

Pulling out early is an abortion? JoePhilly Jan 2014 #25

Discourages it? In certain circumstances the OT commands it. Deep13 Jan 2014 #6

Don't forget....there are MILLIONS of god-triggered-abortions/miscarriages every year , pkdu Jan 2014 #8

No there is no biblical passage on abortion. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #10

Jeremiah 1:5 rug Jan 2014 #11

Those are the passages usually cited by anti-abortion activists as 'evidence' that LuvNewcastle Jan 2014 #23

Maybe, but it answers the OP's question. rug Jan 2014 #37

Not a word there about abortion. Crunchy Frog Jan 2014 #24

I like the part where we are "woven in the depths of the earth". JoePhilly Jan 2014 #26

there is that mention in Leviticus (I think) that says if you intentionally cause a woman VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #12

Being anti-abortion used to be too much of a "Catholic thing" for evangelicals... JHB Jan 2014 #13

YUP ... and now the evangelicals pretend that Catholics are "real Christians" for political JoePhilly Jan 2014 #27

Well... some of them have learned to mute overt anti-Catholicism JHB Jan 2014 #29

A key difference ... JoePhilly Jan 2014 #31

This just brings to mind my favorite bible quote... defacto7 Jan 2014 #14

My old Episcopalian priest said that the Jewish belief was that life came with first breath sweetloukillbot Jan 2014 #15

That is a good answer, it's about the creation tale, in which God creates Adam out of Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #32

I dunno, possibly the birth of Christ probably ranks near the top of anti abortion arguments rustydog Jan 2014 #20

Well, if we're going to use fables as examples... theHandpuppet Jan 2014 #28

Decided on their own. kydo Jan 2014 #33