[twigs]

which sin is worse? Fornicating or killing the product of the fornication?

Both. Sin is separation from God. All sin is equally repugnant to him.

If pharisees like yourself

That's true and why I need Jesus.

would be more accepting of the Mary Magdalene's of the world abortion would never be an issue.

I think you do not understand the heart of man. Abortion will always be an issue as long as man insists on doing his own will apart from God.

you believe that all Arabs (sons of Abraham thru the handmaid) are the "ongoing consequence of sin."

Yes.

We're all sinners

Absolutely.

why not try a little forgiveness

I do on a daily basis because I have to. Jesus forgives me daily and asks that I do the same.

instead of blaming the problems of the Middle East on a little lovin'.

This involved no "lovin'". It was Abraham taking matters in his own hands because he didn't trust God to fulfill His word. Plain and simple.

[Dead Corpse]

Judaic law held that life began and ended with the first breath. There are several instances in the Bible where God commands the "ripping up" of pregnant women who God took a disliking to.

Get your story straight.

[RussianConservative]

So there no difference between say thief or liar and mass murderer? So latin of you.

[youngjim]

you, my friend, are wound much too tight. Read the book of Esther to see how a concubine (prostitute) saved the Jews.

The Arabs argue that Sarai was the concubine. Your interpretation that all sin is equally repugnant to God is unsupported by scripture. How would you know that "all sin is equally repugnant to Him"? Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. The pharisees used Jesus's associations to condemn him to death. You share their sin (thou shalt not covet) when you condemn a whole people based on the your narrow interpretation. You need Jesus to learn to forgive, not to stand in judgment of people.

[Treebeard]

I had a parakeet named Onan, because he was always spilling his seed upon the ground...