Wednesday 21 October 2009
Towards a Consistent Pro-Life Ethic ☀
At the end of the day, I can see no good reason why these essential life issues should not, for the most part, be discussed in the same terms, and using the same arguments. Yes, there are some differences between these issues that require moral distinctions, but they are not so significant that it should justify the isolation of the abortion debate. If you apply the basic same logic to capital punishment and war as you do to abortion, you will be more consistent in your life ethic, and come to the same conclusions on all three issues—- the taking of human life is not something Christians should be involved in, if they take seriously following the Sermon on the Mount and texts like Romans 12.
