Daughter’s Suicide After Secret Abortion Leads Father to Activism

LifeSiteNews ^ | 2/6/06 | LifeSiteNews

[wagglebee]

In retrospect, "wonderful" was probably the wrong word to use. However, I think it is admirable that the father is trying to find a way to turn the biggest tragedy he will probably every experience into a source of hope for others.

[catiwompus]

A very impressive analysis of the passage. Thank you.
I have wondered at the term "yet no mischief follow".
Your explination makes a lot of sense.

[catiwompus]

I meant to add that you can find another analysis of this passage here ;

http://www.errantskeptics.org/Exodus_21_22.htm

[generally]

"I'm not surprised by this in the least. I have long maintained the only difference between most pro-life women and most pro-choice women is their view of abortion."

I wonder if a major difference between them is whether they've ever had an unwanted pregnancy, or an unwanted pregnancy scare or have had a child. It's much easier to be pro-choice if you've never been faced with an unwanted pregnancy. It's harder to be pro-choice if you've known the joys of motherhood.

[Terriergal]

She was depressed after committing an abortion... imagine that! Why you'd think abortion was the most wonderful thing in the world to listen to the demoncrats!

Thank the Lord for what this man is doing. Give him strength and wisdom Lord.

[Terriergal]

To suggest they do in anywhere near the same proportion as lukewarm Christians or those without religion is a stretch,

Granted, they probably do have to go through a few more moments of rationalizing to make their Bible teaching go away.

[Terriergal]

a significant number of them describe themselves as evangelical. I pray they find stronger connections with other Christian women who can help them avoid premarital sex and other actions God would not approve.

Describing oneself as "being evangelical" and "being a Christian" can be two very different things, in this lukewarm laodicean church society we have nowadays. I'm convinced there are far fewer people committed to the Lord than profess it publicly.

Avoiding premarital sex is good, too... however, it's only half the battle because not everyone is going to resist temptation perfectly. Teaching people to avoiding murder to cover up a sin already committed is also good. People also need the character development to realize that covering up sin only makes it worse, no matter how terrified you are of the public humiliation of being exposed, or the hardship that may come from living with the results of your sin.

I've seen many Christians who managed to avoid premarital sex quite well and then have crappy, even abusive, marriages anyway. What counts is not "never stumbling," but learning from having stumbled, and confessing the actions as sinful.