Re: Logic makes a comeback: morality and materialism

Russell Stewart (diamond@rt66.com)
Wed, 04 Jun 1997 11:47:57 -0600

At 12:51 PM 6/3/97 -0400, you wrote:
>At 8:57 AM -0600 6/3/97, Russell Stewart wrote:
>>So then, according to scripture, birth control is murder?
>
>Good question, Russell. Typically Christians use Psalm 139:13 - 16 in
>their arguments against abortion. But that passage implies that God has
>plans even for people not yet conceived. So how do we then conclude that
>birth control prior to conception is acceptable? I do oppose abortion, and
>I do believe that Psalm 139:13-16 justifies that opposition. But OTOH my
>wife used an IUD for years, and eventually I got a vasectomy (based on the
>way our kids are turning out, I think we were a little hasty in ceasing
>hasving kids. [proud father mode off]). So I have just floated along with
>the distinction most Protestants make. But whether it can be justified is
>another matter...

Exactly.

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2 + 2 = 5, for very large values of 2.