"My question is not to encourage people to get an abortion. It is about the Christian paradox to say abortion is wrong, and yet teach that the unborn child would go to heaven and perhaps have a better reward then their life would have led them too. How can you feel both ways about the issue?"But if dying before reaching an age of judgement results in one getting a free pass, then why would the parents value free will? Is heavenly life different for the souls of those who died before they reached an age of judgement vs. those who did reach that age but were judged worthy?
I'm not sure I understand the paradox. Say, if we changed this to infanticide instead. Would it make sense if your comment read this way?:
My question is not to encourage infanticide. It is about the Christian paradox to say infanticide is wrong, and yet teach that the child would go to heaven and perhaps have a better reward then their life would have led them too. How can you feel both ways about the issue?
Or, what if we changed this to heroic means to rescue a child from a life-threatening illness:
Are Christian parents inconsistent when they try to save their children from life-threatening diseases?
No, for they value free will.
An Abortion question, a Christian paradox?
by free2beme 31 Replies latest jw friends
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DanTheMan
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diamondblue1974
I thought I would bite at this.
As much as I am pro choice, I am also pro life (if this isnt a paradox enough) and believe there should be a distinction between needing an abortion and just merely wanting one. This is a tough balancing exercise between a womans fundamental right to exercise control over and make medical decisions regarding her own body, and a foetus's moral right to life.
DB74