Christians supporting Abortion??

[Guest Judas Machabeus]

I suspect that this should be in the controversial thread but I don't meet the requirements to post there.

Full disclosure: I am pro-life. I believe life begins at conception and ends with natural death.

In a previous thread I had said that I heard that some Christian denominations have become soft on the abortion issues. Something I had not confirmed or thought had a lot of truth. But after posting that comment I thought what if that statement were true.

This is from Wikipedia so take it for what's it's worth:

Protestant supporters of abortion rights include the United Church of Christ, the United Methodist Church, the Episcopalian Church, and the United Presbyterian Church, the Episcopal Church, the Presbyterian Church (USA), The United Church of Christ, The United Methodist Church, and the Lutheran Women's Caucus.[11][38] The American Baptist Churches USA, Episcopal Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, the Presbyterian Church (USA) and The United Church of Christ consider abortion permissible under certain restricted circumstances

So my question is: Is what I read on Wikipedia true?

That paragraph from Wikipedia really shocked me!!

[OakWood]

Some churches are now accepting abortion in the same way that they are accepting gay marriages but I believe that they are fallen (or falling) churches. It's probably going to get worse too.

I too am pro-life, but I did have to think about it before I came to that decision. I had to decide whether or not life begins at conception and I believe that it does.

It's not always the point though. Whether it begins at conception or not is usually irrelevant. Most people who are pro-abortion lead adulterous lifestyles. They just see abortion as another form of contraception and they use the pro-abortion argument as an excuse to avoid any personal responsibility for their actions.

I've never met or heard of a pro-choice person who is in a sanctified loving marriage. Most of them lead promiscuous lifestyles.

[Willa]

The Jews had always considered life as starting at conception, and started counting a person's age from that time. Their birth date was their conception date, so to speak. So abortion had always been considered killing in their culture. It was not until the church spread to heathen cultures that this became an issue. One very early Christian writing the Didache, was written prior to the fall of Jeruselem and included the 10 commandments written as Thou shalt not kill nor commit an abortion. This manuscript was once included with the scriptures but was not canon. It was like a catechism. This fact is what convinced me that the church at the time of the apostles conisidered abortion an abomination to the Lord.

This slaughter of the innocents was one of the reasons that baal worship was considered so insideous, and it became part of greek and roman idolitry as well. Wherever there are temple prostitutes there are unwanted babies.

I remember when young women died horrible deaths from infection in illegal abortion clinics. Now babies are torn limb from limb and burned alive with acid in the course of removing them from the womb. Yes, they do feel the pain. I don't know which is more barbaric.

Some churches accept abortion only if necessary to save the life of the mother. I might go along with that if the danger were an immediate and a certain life threatening emergency, and an effort were made to save the baby through cesarean birth or inducing labor if possible.

[LadyKay]

Being pro-choice is not the same as being pro-abortion. One can support a person's right to choice yet dislike that they choice to have an abortion.

 

 

(Oh I'm going to get it now, here I am disagreeing with everyone )

[Sevenseas]

 

 

consider abortion permissible under certain restricted circumstances

 

 

does not seem they are giving carte blance to abortion

 

perhaps they refer to a woman becoming pregnant after a rape or if  her life is in danger...it does say certain restrictede circumstances

 

I don't know what the restrictions are, doesn't mean I agree with them (therefore)

 

As far as wiki goes, well, I suggest you look up the churches individually to read their conduct...or usually wiki has links to the articles to which they refer

 

ps...pro choice means you are ok with someones decision to abort...it means free to choose either or or

[Guest]

(Oh I'm going to get it now, here I am disagreeing with everyone )

 

 

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[Wildstar]

I don't know if abortion is a sin or not.  For one the conscience doesn't boot up for quite awhile.  

[ayin jade]

I don't know if abortion is a sin or not.  For one the conscience doesn't boot up for quite awhile.  

 

A fetus is still alive regardless of conscience. 

[JesusSavedMe]

I used to be pro-choice until I realized deeply that life begins at conception and to end that is murder.  Yes, I do see that sometimes there are circumstances where abortion can be the atternative, like the mother's life is in jeapordy.

[faith pleases God]

Abortion is the taking of a life, AKA murder...right    We all know that murder is sin...right