If life begins at conception, isn't it an inescapable truth that God performs millions of abortions per year?

Question

Women who don't do physically harmful things, such as smoking or drugs, and are very careful about their pregnancies and pray to the Christian God, suffer miscarriages every single day.

If 'God' is omnipotent, then he's the most prolific abortionist of all time. Agreed?

David, that's just ridiculous. And Adyghe, please elaborate? 'God' is omnipotent, omniscient and benevolent - right? How could he not stop these natural abortions???

You've entirely missed the point, charan.

By the way, Adyghe, how is prayers being 'answered' not a silly arrogation? (And I think you could have chosen a more apt word there, dear.) If your god won't save innocent babies, then who will he save?

Answer 1

Yes, indeed. The Bible shows that God does NOT value human life at ANY age. Not only does he drown, plague, and slaughter millions (more than Hitler), he repeatedly COMMANDS his followers to kill people, as well. The Bible even includes INSTRUCTIONS on how PRIESTS should perform abortions on unwanted pregnancies:

Numbers 5:12-31 (see your Bible for the entire thing)
" . . . If any man's wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him, And a man lie with her carnally, . . . and she be defiled, . . . . Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, . . . . And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water: . . . and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that causeth the curse . . . and say unto the woman, . . . . if thou hast gone aside to another instead of thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lain with thee beside thine husband . . . . And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causeth the curse: and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter. . . . . . And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot . . . . And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be free, and shall conceive seed . . . . ."

Answer 2

I just had this EXACT same thought a little while ago! I agree with you completely! How many women have their unborn babies die during pregnancy when they haven't done anything to cause a miscarriage or stillborn birth? Does this mean someone's going to bomb God's abortion clinic now?

Answer 3

Pretty much... and not only is god and abortionist but he's also into infanticide and murder!
The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD. Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt. Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ***. (1 Samuel 15:1-3)

The priest-prophet Ezekiel tells of the following pitiless order from an angry Lord: "And the Lord said unto him, Go through...the midst of Jerusalem, and... smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity: Slay utterly old and young, both maids and little children, and women..." (Ezekiel 9:4-6)

"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)

YAY! God is such a loving, wonderful guy! :D

Ps. There is no verse in the bible that says anything about abortion. You guys are simply assuming that's what god wants which is quite egotistical.

Answer 4

God is not the cause of a miscarriage...

Even Jesus stated that things happen randomly without any divine punishment or judgement being involved.......

You made a very silly assertion...It is arrogant as well...You don't know if there is not anyone whose prayers have not been answered by God.....

Edit:
Luke 13:1-5
1 Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 2 Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way? 3 I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all [“likewise,” NASB] perish. 4 Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? 5 I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all [“likewise,” NASB] perish.”

Answer 5

Ah, Man...IMA BEE took my answer. Oh well, I'll restate it...

God Giveth and God Taketh Away.

It's not always an easy truth, but it's a truth nonetheless. Nothing evil can come from God, so if God allows it then, for some reason, it is righteous.

I'll probably get a ton of "thumbs-down", but you asked, so I answered my opinion.

Answer 6

if that be the case, a lot of people die in road accidents, air accidents, because they have been murdered by an insane idiot, should it make god a murderer?

lot of people pray and still fail in exams, still don't make enough money, still don't get the coveted job - so what does it make of god?

to leave a lamp in the storm and to blame god for not protecting it?????????? merely bcos people don't smoke or do drugs, does it mean they are leading the correct life. may be they do liquor, may be they are passive smokers, may be they are stressed out in their jobs - there can be a million reasons which may cause an abortion.

Answer 7

Nah! ... the snake wins that title!

BUT I'm glad you asked!
... because it allows me to call upon your response to the work I recently published via Xulon Press.com, “TWO BIRDS ... ONE STONE!!” [by Denis Towers], which, my experience has been, during its brief and limited exposure so far, has proven a powerful faith-promoter.
It actually illustrates, following a 9 year research into the fact – one Heavenly-inspired [I believe] – a discovery I made 10 years ago, being a long-time specialist in Kinesiology and applied anatomy, that the typical ground snake presents as the precise antithesis of Man in ALL aspects, both – anatomically-functionally and psycho-behaviorally.
For many, this has proven quite an eerie finding!
But once one has recovered from the sheer gravitating shock of this perfectly central, yet simple, discovery, it is usually immediately realized that only a true and absolute brilliant Master mind could possibly have engineered such – that such an outcome could only be the result of meaningful deliberation and conscious decision, and, therefore, that “random mutation” [per the belief of ‘evolutionary theory’] certainly wasn't 'random", if at all!!
Overall, it has proven a highly intriguing, most fascinating and enormously revelatory study.
Of course, this finding not only tends to disprove 'evolution', but it also Powerfully supports the Biblical Adam and Eve account, wherein it was the very serpent – through whom Satan (a spirit only) was able to speak to Adam and Eve in the natural world – that same serpent which first set Man in opposition to God; and it was the serpent, therefore, that God chose to “curse above all the beasts of the field” [per description in holy writ] for its trouble.
As indicated, as 'fruits of its labor', God cursed the serpent 'above all the beasts of the field' ... hence making significant changes to it (a passing few recorded in scripture).
What this study appears to show is that those changes made were so as to symbolize or represent this very act of opposition of the snake as described – an act which effectively became the most transcendent single decision and most significant event among ALL events in the entire history and progress of Man, barring the All and Most important of all – that of redemption from this very event – the Atonement of Christ Himself.
Meantime, as stated, it seems that the Creator has temporarily signified, in effect, the serpent’s complete opposition to Man and God [in whose image we were created] … so that, in typical life-ironic fashion, what has tended to be the most unbelievable account concerning Man in the entire holy record: that which claims that a snake spoke to a man (all the more so since today the creature cannot even vocalize) – has become the very one that we have most scientifically proven took place (or supported)!!!!!
… but isn’t this, though, just so typical of the genuine ironies of real life?!

It has, indeed, become a most intriguing, diabolical world since the snake expressed its opposition to Man and God.
It has, likewise, been a most encompassing, intriguing and faith-promoting study to undertake.
From the reader’s viewpoint, I have known people so inspired by the work as to read it twice in the first week or so that they had accessed it.

I personally invite you to search it for yourself, and inform me of your experience.
Thank you very much.

Source(s)
Two Birds ... One Stone!!
by Denis Towers
published Xulonpress.com 2007

GOOD LUCK AND MAY GOD BLESS YOUR GENUINE SEARCH, AS HE DID MINE.
‘SEEK AND YE SHALL FIND, KNOCK AND IT SHALL BE OPENED UNTO YOU…”

Answer 8

god does not perform abortions.
god gave us free will and things happen.
he doesn't deliberately say "hey, i think i'm going to kill this one today"
it just happens for any type of reason
maybe the fetus wasn't getting enough nutrients
thats not god's fault

Answer 9

wow another event of hypocrisy in christians teachings...that sure was unexpected considering all the other BS christianity preaches...

Answer 10

God isn't the source of our problems. He HATES abortion.