Why do Christians hate abortions but love war and the death penalty?

Question

Please look at Luke 6 and get at the real gist of the question. It's not about innocent or guilt, but about life and death and who has the power to make that decision.

Answer 1

very brainy good question.

Answer 2

I can't address your contention that Christians love war. I've never seen it that way. I see wars as necessary in a world where evil exists. France was certainly grateful that the United States declared war on Germany without provocation. Oh, for full disclosure, I served as a United States Marine Sergeant.

Now let me address your question over an apparent dichotomy that we support a death penalty yet oppose abortions. The simple answer is that both positions actually support life. There is no difference in these two positions. Think about it. We believe that abortions take lives. You may not agree with that position but I think you understand that we believe this to be true.

Now lets look at capital punishment. In our free economy there is a price for every good and service. (Stay with me a moment...) That price is the value that society places on an item. The death penalty places a value on the life of the victim. If the penalty for murder were 18 months in prison, then society would have decreed that the value of any human life is only 18 months of the criminal's life. Instead, society has decreed that all lives are equal. The value of a life wrongly taken must be paid.

Answer 3

As a Christian, I am happy to explain my point of view.

First, we hate abortions because it destroys (kills) a living human being. This life is completely helpless, and relies on the strong to live. Most abortion is for the sake of convenience, as opposed to the arguments that pro-abortionists advocate, such as rape or incest. Less than 1% of all abortions occur for those reasons. The rest are socio-economic (or worse, selfish) reasons.

As to war, I doubt you will find any Christians who "love" war, but will find many who believe it to be necessary. Christians are called to be the best citizens in a nation. We are only called to disobedience when the law of the nation disagrees with the Law of God. And before someone says "What about 'Do not kill?'" the law means 'Do not murder,' and war is not murder. Further, God is known by the title, "Yahweh tsaba'." (LORD of Hosts.) This title carries a military connotation. And, God called Israel to war many times. Lastly, when the soldiers approached Jesus, (and also John the Baptist) they were never told to quit being soldiers. They were told "Never extort money from anyone by threats or blackmail, and be satisfied with your pay." (Luke 3:14)

As to the death penalty, I think you will find a diverse opinion among the Christian community. But, for those who agree with the death penalty, I think you will find that it is because the life that is being taken, took a life in the first place. The death penalty is a biblical concept. The person is guilty, and an equitable punishment should be given. The problem with the death penalty these days is the way it is brought about. People are being condemned on circumstantial evidence, which is anti-biblical. The biblical warrant requires two or more witnesses, and their testimony must agree.

I hope that helps!

Answer 4

I am actually going to give this "question" a serious answer.

No Christians "love war and the death penalty," as a moment's thought and research would show. But the essential difference is that abortion is against a completely innocent person. The death penalty is against a person who has been lawfully convicted of a heinous crime, which the Bible supports. War unfortunately has innocent people dying, but Christians would not support a military effort where innocent people are indiscriminately killed. The war in Iraq is not like that: if you think it is, you need to get your head out of moveon.org and think for yourself a bit.

Answer 5

Let's see...abortion is taking the life of the innocent, war is to preserve freedom & the lives of the innocent and the death penalty is to punish those who have taken the lives of the innocent. How are these conflicting?

Answer 6

I'm a Catholic and I abhor all three...I think even stringing-up Saddam was an abomination.

As for war, as a Catholic and a former U.S. Army officer, I abhor war so much that I was willing to put my life on the line by helping do my part to end a war that is/was waged against innocent people...most of whom are of a different religion.

Likewise, if a man is bludgeoning my wife to death with a baseball bat, and I happen to own a gun (which I don't), my Catholic-ness would allow me to defend her (and me) with whatever is a my disposal.

Answer 7

help the right to make your ideas up on a secure thanks to abort, can be a more effective perfect way of putting it. "help abortion" appears like various and diverse is out on the streets attempting to get females to abort. even as in reality, maximum might want to somewhat prepare childrens about the thanks to be in charge - birth control - so that they do no longer ought to come back to the point of making a decision like abortion. coach no appreciate for unborn toddlers? Um, i'm no longer the only having the abortion. this idea that you've that if someone helps the right to make your ideas up on, then they haven't any appreciate for the unborn newborn is tremendously stupid. Oh, I by no ability stated atheists are not hypocrites. in reality, i have said various cases that all and diverse is a hypocrite on get jointly. The trick isn't to stay hypocritically each of the time. which incorporates a god that states don't have an abortion, yet after that kid is born and if it would not obey you, then that is okay to stone it to lack of life. it truly is hypocritical. i'm no longer the only which states human beings ought to love one yet another. I by no ability stated my philosophy became somewhat right over each thing else. What you witness in the following is human beings declaring each others hypocrisy and soliciting for an reason in the back of it. somewhat, like you've performed the following, somewhat of hunting for the problem-free floor.... that is only more effective accusations.

Answer 8

Genesis 9:6 seems to mandate the death penalty for murder. There is no evidence that God ever repelled this command.

Romans 13:1-5 seems to give the government the right to use force to enforce justice.

Your reading of the Bible seems to be very selective; you seem to choose passages which support your preconceived notions and ignore the rest.

Answer 9

Because unborn babies are innocent, and criminals on death row (99.9% of them) are NOT.

In a war most people have a choice about participating and there's usually good and bad guys in a war. A fetus doesn't get asked whether he/she choses to be aborted or not.

Christians don't love war.
Your question is extremely discriminatory against Christians. You call christians homophobes but you are Christophobes.
Use your brain.

Answer 10

I don't know.
According to the scripture, the fetus is not yet considerd a living creature with a soul during the first twelve weeks. That part of the scripture is , of course, ignored by fundies. I don't think that they love war but they often encourage it for various reasons. The death penalty has been abolished in every modern civilized country. Let's hope that civilization will continue to spread.

Answer 11

There is a BIG difference between abortion, war and the death penalty...an unborn child is never given the chance to experience life while war is a chose made by men to resolve conflict and the death penalty is a result of ones bad judgments...

Save a tree. Save a Whale KILL A CHILD man that makes perfect sense....