I'm geniunely interested in Christians views on this. I'm pro life, but I would like to know about the other side too, and read what they think.
2007-01-27 14:38:19 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm pro-choice and I'm christian. Personally, I would never have an abortion. It's about having the right to choose, and remembering what happened when abortions were illegal. Women were killing themselves with wire hangers and kitchen knives. I don't think that anyone has the right to judge or make assumptions about anyone else. I am a very liberal christian, as I'm not a creationist, either. I do however have basic christian morals, and I think the biggest christian moral you can have is to not cast the first stone.
2007-01-27 14:43:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 5⤋
I am Catholic (which for everyone who says we're not Christian, we are the start of Christianity, Martin Luther broke off and started that church. All other branches of christianity formed from Lutheranism. If you look at the "tree" of those religions, Catholics are christian) I went to catholic school, i had to always go to church...However, I'm pro-choice. Who is anyone to tell someone what they should do. I have a problem that people think "pro-choice" is "pro-abortion" and that is a mistake. It is exactly what it is. A choice. Some people make bad ones, some don't. I think most people would agree that abortion is not the ideal form of birth control. But it has to be an option. Women have abortions for their own personal reasons that are really none of our business. I am a good person that believes in God, but also realizes that life is more about what is good to you, in your own heart, that matters more than what religious nuts tell you is "correct." Something to think about. The first thing people need to do is define what "Christian" is, because I think there are way more hypocrites than any would want to admit.
2007-01-27 14:54:37 · answer #2 · answered by s 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No you can't be pro choice and a Christian because the Bible teaches us that it is wrong to kill a human being. But sadly you can be a Christian and have an abortion, that doesn't make you pro choice just as the other person said just a bad choice. My friend is a Christian and she had an abortion and it bothers her to this day and that was over 25 years ago.
2007-01-27 14:46:39 · answer #3 · answered by alytherehn 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Think of it this way. Do you honestly believe that no good little Christian girls have never gotten knocked up out of wedlock and snuck off to have an abortion? Or that maybe no good Christian parents have never talked their teenage daughters into getting an abortion? Maybe some little white Christian girl who got pregnant by her black boyfriend/lover? You know that wouldnt go well in a Southern Baptist church...Or that some preacher hasnt knocked up a girl and paid to have her an abortion?
Christians have abortions just like non Christians. They just dont talk about it. Its a "no tell secret"
I consider myself Christian. I should know.
2007-01-27 14:54:00 · answer #4 · answered by War Chimp 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pro choice means each person must make their own decision. We hope they will make the right one, we know that many people will make the wrong decision, but we choose to leave the choice to the individual rather than make the choice for them by legislation. The Almighty gave Adam and Eve the choice whether they would disobey or not. Their choice cost the life of the Messiah. I believe the Almighty is pro choice. We must be in harmony with Him!
2007-01-27 14:43:51 · answer #5 · answered by hasse_john 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
I consider myself pro-choice to an extent. I have put my feelings on that issue separate from my feelings on religion. Im certain i am not the only one who feels that way.
Who am i to decide what a woman should do, or to say that she is wrong or even to call her a murderer? That wouldnt be very Christian of me would it?
2007-01-27 14:46:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
You can be a hypocritical Christian if you're pro-choice.
2007-01-27 14:43:46 · answer #7 · answered by rfedrocks 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Many are. There are many Christian supporters of Planned Parenthood.
Historically, the identification of a fetus as a live human being was a Catholic philosophy, and one that did not hold sway with anti-Catholic Christians. However, with the rise of fundamentalism and evangelicalism, who more strictly interpret scripture and have no problem limiting women's rights, the conservative Christian viewpoint has risen in popularity.
Let me remind you that about 80% of the US is Christian, and that abortion rights are supported by a majority of Americans. This means that even among Christians, the math indicates that the majority support abortion rights.
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2007-01-27 14:41:10 · answer #8 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 2⤊ 4⤋
No, That would show a lack of charity in telling the truth about the sacredness of human life.
2007-01-27 14:42:38 · answer #9 · answered by Gods child 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
do you mean "is it good to fcus on death?"?
You should focus on both: what's happening now, and where it'll lead you. And death in the physical sense isn't something very good to meditate (think hard) on. The Bible calls it the last enemy to be destroyed.
2007-01-27 14:43:16 · answer #10 · answered by Hey, Ray 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋