[Abortion is evil...in your opinion.
And before you say it, you're not entitled to speak for God. You're entitled to speak for you. Nobody else.]
Sorry. Wrong again.
Read the Bible (hint, Mt. 28). I speak for GOD. Abortion is murder!
Stop the murder, or the hammer of GOD will drop on this nation.
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I did read the Bible, and here is what I found:
Exd 21:22-25: "If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart [from her], and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges [determine]. And if [any] mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe."
So abortion isn't the same as any of those other things.
Let's see the Bible commands you not to murder. Murder is the unlawful act of killing someone. The United State government has decreed that first trimester abortions are legal, and therefore are not murder. Ergo, abortion is not murder.
Couldn't your god find a better spokesperson than you? Think about it, SOF. Surely, in all the world, there must be a fundie whose IQ exceeds room temperature.
I read the Bible...
Yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb. -- Hosea 9:16
Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up. -- Hosea 13:16
Thank you for showing me EXACTLY what God thinks of abortion.
Abortion was happening, even in biblical times (although much more primitive and dangerous). Don't you think if life began at conception and abortion was murder, the bible would specifically mention abortion? As it happens there's no reference to it. The qu'ran does, directly (I believe the verse goes something along the lines of "no severer of womb-mother ties shall ever enter paradise"), but not the bible. Are you going to admit they've got a better book?
I have read the Bible, so perhaps you'd like to give a bigger hint? One that relates to abortion in any way (instead of the resurrection of Christ and the Great Commission)?
Oh, it's ShedOfFail, right... Yeah, such a likely candidate for the spokesperson of the omniscient creator of heaven and earth. Could you even imagine what their press conference prep meetings are like?
God: OK, SoF, today I want you to explain why Peruvian orphans die of nasty diseases while I appear to do nothing. You see, it works like this: *shows SoF the mind-buggering intricacies of cause and effect, demonstrating a master plan to the universe beyond human comprehension* Got that?
ShedOfFail: Duuurrrrr... you hate teh gayz? No, wait, abortion is murder! No? Um, evilution sodomizes baby seals?
God: Oh Christ on a moped. Forget it, I'll remain ineffable.
Is this the passge in Mt. 28 that SOF claims gives him authority to speak for God?
"And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth."
For we who grew up tall and proud
In the shadow of the mushroom cloud
Convinced our voices can't be heard
We just wanna scream it louder and louder louder
What the hell we fighting for?
Just surrender and it won't hurt at all
You just got time to say your prayers
While you're waiting for the hammer to hammer to fall
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;-D
First, Mt 28 says sweet fuck all about anyone other than Jesus being able to speak for God...
Second, the Bible does mention that anyone claiming to speak for God, other than those directly appointed by God, are to be stoned to death.
Thirdly, stop wanking to your apocolyptic fantasies... God ain't pleased with you doing that.
Is your god a one trick pony or what?
"If the only tool you have is a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail."
And after the hammer of GOD (All caps, mind you!) drops on this nation, a great booming voice will come from the clouds, and lo, for it shall say: "CRAP. CAN SOMEONE GET THAT FOR ME?"
1. What the Hell? Matthew 28 is a passage about the Resurrection. Is this person high, or something?
2. The Bible doesn't explicitly mention abortion, and certainly doesn't mention any prohibition of it. In fact, if you look at certain passages, you could easily say that the Bible indicates that the embryo/foetus isn't on the same level as the woman.
In fact, as far as I know, in Jewish theology, the foetus/baby isn't ensouled until the moment of crowning during birth. And the foetus is indeed considered 'lesser' than the woman. But this isn't to say that elective abortion of healthy embryos/foetuses is to be encouraged, more that it can be an option.
"I speak for GOD."
Oh please ...
Claiming to speak for God violates commandment #1(especially when the stated chapter, Mt.28 is about the resurrection and says absolutely NOTHING about abortion, and has fuck all to do with the question at hand). Better pray about that arrogance and lying problem you've got there, SOF.
You can't speak for God. I'm sure he has a mouth. He can speak for himself, unless you're some self-proclaimed prophet.
Should we nail you to a cross or something?
the guy on top seems reasonable, sensible, and cool.
but the guy on bottoms and ignorant, onesided douchebag.
thankyouverymuch.
Read the bible - Isaac 42: AlexMBrennan speaks for GOD. ShieldOfFaith is an idiot.
It's no fun when the other guy is doing it, or is it?
Adding to the Bible is a sin. Have fun in Hell, Shield-O.
According to the Bible, life begins with a breath. Embryos and fetuses don't breathe, so they are not alive and can therefore not be murdered.
The hammer of GOD drops on about 50-85 percent of all fertilized eggs. He (supposedly) created a VERY inefficient method for human procreation. Not to mention dangerous, as most women bleed one week a month. Quite a few of us suffer from anemia as a consequence. Blood also draws predators looking for prey.
Why are humans not in heat, like most other mammals, once every spring, instead? Because our offspring is so vulnerable when it's born, it needs parental care for several years. In order to keep the parents together, we evolved constantly swollen mammary glands and constant lust for sex.
Abortions have been happening since the first proto-human realized that certain plants and fungi dislodge the growing fetus from the womb (even though they didn't know exactly what happened). The hammer of GOD ought to have dropped millions of years ago. A prohibition on abortion doesn't stop abortions. It just stops them being safe, and kills both woman and fetus in too many cases.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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