(August 10, 2015 at 11:40 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote:(August 10, 2015 at 1:00 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: It doesn't matter where in the body the new life ends up attaching itself, especially since there is nothing we can do to prevent this from happening. If the conception happened through the lovemaking between husband and wife, it still happened through its rightful context.
But Christians seemingly value life conceived through lovemaking over life conceived via rape, insofar as the majority opinion regarding abortion is concerned. Is abortion always wrong -- i.e., do rape-children have the same right to life, in Christian parlance -- or is it okay to abort a rape-child but not a love-child?
I've always found that difference in thought astounding, myself, and indicative of a hierarchy of value.
How a person was conceived has no bearing whatsoever on their worth. Children conceived through rape, conceived out of wedlock, or conceived through IVF, are no different in any way from children conceived through a loving marriage.
We believe abortion is never ok because it is the killing of a human life, and all human life is equal in value and dignity.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
