[greatdarkwing]

Originally Posted by sodascouts

On the other side of that, why is it illegal to destroy a bald eagle egg, but OK to destroy a human fetus? At any rate, you obviously see a difference between killing humans and killing animals, and value human life over animal life, yet you can't understand why Christians make the same distinction? That puzzles me.

The difference between death penalty and abortion is one of innocence. If one truly believes life begins at conception, which I recognize not all people do, wouldn't you at least in theory agree it is more heinous to kill a baby than a murderer, and see the difference between the two? Put yourself in the shoes of one who believes life begins at conception and I think you'll understand the distinction we make, even if you disagree.

I'm not exactly into guns, but I understand the need for them in cases of self-defense, which again I define differently from murder. Doesn't a victim have a right to defend him/herself? If someone was trying to kill you, and you had to kill them to save yourself, I certainly wouldn't call you a murderer!

I believe the war had good results. War is sometimes necessary. There are pacifist Christians, and I understand their moral objection, but as I said in an earlier posts, I do not classify war as murder.



I realize you don't believe this, but the Bible is considered by Christians to be divinely inspired. That's why we can overlook that.



The Bible condemns human sacrifices as abhorrent, Johnny. If you're referring to the Abraham story, God did not actually desire the sacrifice, remember? Also, many of the older laws such as the one you mentioned were very practical in an age rampant with disease.

I hope that helps you to understand to some degree why I do not consider myself a gleeful hypocrite, although it may not change your judgment on the matter.

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~Alex