Faced with the issue of abortion and euthanaisia, how might Christians respond?

Answer 1

speak against it when i can ... try to vote in people that are sympathetic .. try to maintain a loving attitude with others instead of damning them to hell ..

Answer 2

The LCMS believes that abortion is opposite to God's word and "isn't a ethical determination different than, different than as a tragically unavoidable byproduct of scientific techniques had to evade the dying of yet another man or woman, viz., the mummy" (1979 Res. 3-02A). Euthanasia: (1995 Synodical determination) Resolved, That The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod in convention exhibit its objection to scientific workers having any section in actively inducing dying, even on the affected person's request or on the request of the kin; and be it greater desirable Resolved, That the Gospel be utilized to situations of suffering and melancholy as opportunities to help, heal, motivate, and furnish desire; and be it ultimately Resolved, That the Synod talk out against any attempt to legalize commonplace practitioner-assisted suicide and encourage its pastors and persons to do a similar. All that stated, that on a similar time as the LCMS has those stands on those subjects, there are those interior the group which will agree or disagree in various tiers

Answer 3

Christians have to respect the free will that god gave humans, i.e. they should not try to impose their ideas on others. More explicitly, Christians should heed the advice from the bible not to meddle with temporal authorities: Christ's message is for those who will heed it, not for everyone else. Those who are in power would have to relinquish power and wealth to follow Christ anyway. So clearly Christians won't be trying to influence others on the matter.

Christians can't decide for others (at least not on matters of faith), but if a Christian is faced with the matter of abortion, there are many clear instances in which the Bible says that liver of the unborn holds no value. The clearest is in Ecclesiastes, if I recall correctly, where the value of children is discussed (children less than one month old have no value in Biblical law). It is obvious that this is a really anachronistic Biblical statement, though, and that a true Christian should not feel bound by it. Therefor, for christians that reject the literal interpretation of the Bible abortion is a personal issue.

Euthanasia is much simpler. There is no reason to assume that God wants us to keep people alive with means that He did not put at our disposal. Nothing in the Bible, or biblical scholarship, indicates this. Of course, again true Christians will see this simply as a failing of the Bible, and argue that anything that extends life is good, since God values life, even if it is vegetative. But that opens up another can of worms, since humans need to kill to survive. Even vegans kill vegetative life forms...

In the end, the decision to have an abortion or ask for a euthanasia should be up to the individual, within broad bounds set by the law to avoid abuse. That is what free will and personal responsibility is all about.

EDIT: Jean says "God says, "do not shed innocent blood."". But church teachings hold that the unborn are guilty. It is called Original Sin. Until the born child is baptised and washed of that guilt by the faith of its parents, it is not innocent at all.

Answer 4

Issues such as this are frowned on by many..Not a nice decision 4 anyone 2 take..At the end of the day it's what is best for the 'decider'.
Any1 that's facing this, and is unsure can talk 2 people on a more confidential level, I'd speak to my practice nurse at my doctors surgery,or even the local family planning center, as they're there to help..
All the very best.

Answer 5

Abortion and euthanasia are both wrong. Of all the abortions in that have taken place in the US, a whole generation of people have been erased off the planet. If an adult wants to die and takes their life through euthanasia, then that is their decision. They will face God. A baby doesn't have that choice.

Answer 6

Christians might respond to abortion by:

joining a 'pro-life' organisation
take part in protests
pray
offer advice for people-talk about adoption

hope that helps

Answer 7

My mother is a Christian.

She attends a church which teaches respect for human life, meaning that EVERY PERSON HAS A RIGHT TO DECIDE THEIR OWN FATE. I don't know how they feel about euthanasia, but they feel that abortion is a sacred human right.

Answer 8

Jesus would stand against both, He would heal the sick and support the life of the babies in the womb.
People that do and/or support the shedding of innocent blood believe that they will not have to answer for their crimes, but a day comes where every man must give account for everything they have done in the body or spoken.
People can repent and start standing against these things, because whosoever does not stand against them are considered as partaking in these murders.

Answer 9

I am against both. However, if I had to choose for one or the other to be allowed, I would say that at least with euthanasia the person who dies is the one who makes the decision, instead of someone else deciding that they don't have a right to live.

Answer 10

I believe that abortion would be a morally wrong choice for me, however I would not impose my beliefs on others and feel that all women have the right to choose.

Having watched my best friend linger for months with AIDS, I believe in death with dignity and feel that euthanasia should be available to the terminally ill.

Answer 11

Generally, I am against these. However, there are extraordinary circumstances where these might be permissible. For example, if an 11 year old girl is raped by her father and becomes pregnant, she is neither physically or emotionally prepared for childbirth - never mind the fact that it was her own father, then I believe it may be appropriate. If a man falls into a vat of acid, loses most of his skin, loses his arms and legs, finds himself completely disabled, and in excruciating pain for the rest of his natural life, then I believe that it would be appropriate.