Is an abortion not wrong if it is done early?

Question: Dear Minister, I have a friend who is unmarried and recently found out she is expecting a child. The couple is quite scared and overwhelmed by the situation and so far I’m the only person they have shared the information with but they asked me to keep it confidential (They agreed I can reach…

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The Twisted Thinking of Abortion

by Dennis Abernathy The thinking of many in our society is truly twisted. Consider the case where two little boys, who were reported kidnapped in South Carolina. Actually, the mother of those little boys confessed to murdering them. She was involved with a man who wanted her company, but not her children, so she murdered…

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Flippancy Toward Reproduction

by Andy Diestelkamp Undoubtedly the invention of the birth control pill fueled “the sexual revolution.” The prospect of sexual experience without “consequences” gave women what some men imagined that they already “enjoyed” – freedom! Freedom from responsibilities and the burdens that come with them. Yet, this stereotypical flippant male mentality which imagines personal freedom from the…

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For Such a Time as This

by Tammy Martin This has been heavy on my heart to share since last night, so I’m going to listen to that inner prompting and share it. At 17, I was raped and became pregnant. The amount of “Christians” who encouraged me to terminate, murder, or kill (no pretty way to say that) the little…

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A Fundamental Question Concerning Abortion

by Doy Moyer Many of the arguments concerning abortion are emotionally based. Those who oppose abortion can fall into the emotional trap by pointing out how cute a baby is and asking how anyone can hurt it. It’s the same appeal made by those who oppose killing cute baby seals. Those who fight for abortion…

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Thoughts on Abortion

by Jefferson David Tant The United States, and much of the world, are embroiled in a dispute over abortion — the killing of an unborn child. Since the United States Supreme Court recently ruled that the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee the right to abortion, violence has broken out in many areas, with threats, assaults,…

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Why Do We Keep Letting This Happen?

by Terry Wane Benton Why? “Why do we keep letting this happen?” You cannot control human hearts. From the heart proceed murders and all manner of sin (Mark 7:21-23). We have stopped giving hearts a moral compass in our homes. Schools have conditioned generations to think morality is just whatever we want it to be…

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Is killing an abortionist right?

Question: What do you think of Paul Jennings Hill and the Army of God movement? Paul Hill shot a baby-killing abortionist in 1994 and was executed in 2003. I believe that because Paul Hill prevented babies from being murdered that day he acted rightly. Many Christians I know, “pro-life” leaders and politicians I have heard…

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Challenges to positions on the death penalty and abortion

Question: [The following was sent in multi-color, multi-font format, which I find is usually done to distract readers. I removed all of it.] Good evening sir. Death Penalty After reading your article on ‘Early Christians and Abortion’ you seem to support the death penalty because you said, “When a criminal is put to death, it…

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You’re Not the Woman!

by Calvin Schlabach I was chided on social media by an old friend for my opposition to abortion. “You are not the woman!” she declared. I thought I would share the response with you. I cited no Scripture because she demonstrated no concern for the Bible. Of course, I am not. And you are not…

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Abortion Deadlier for Women Than Childbirth

Source: Jennifer Groover, “Abortion Deadlier for Women Than Childbirth,” CNS News Report, 13 July 2000. Quoted in Sentry Magazine, June 2001. Jennifer Groover, CNS Correspondent, reports on the Finnish Study that disputes claims by abortion-rights activists that abortion is safer for a woman than childbirth. “The study involved maternal post-abortion deaths of 9,192 Finnish women, aged 15-49,…

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Can a Christian take vaccines that contain aborted fetal cells?

Question: Can a Christian take vaccines that contain aborted fetal cells? Answer: No vaccine contains fetal cells. Viral vaccines require cells to replicate viral information. There are three types being used today: egg-based, cell-based, and recombinant. In the first two methods, actual natural viruses are used. In recombinant, a synthetic virus created and then introduced into…

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The Abortion Debate

by David Lanphear Biblical Insights, July 2007 Public debate about abortion has raged for decades. When Roe v. Wade altered the legal landscape for the unborn in 1973, the issue moved to the forefront of political discussion and activism and has not yielded its position. Abortion is a hot button topic for Presidential candidates and…

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Darwin — the Father of Evolution, Racism, and Abortion

by Jefferson David Tant The world has changed since Charles Darwin concocted the idea that we have all evolved from the slime in a primeval swamp. In many ways, the development of scientific achievements has been a great blessing to us in the way of the comfort of living and other advances. But there is…

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Life Before Birth

Source: Janelle Weaver, “Social before Birth: Twins First Interact with Each Other as Fetuses,” Scientific American, 1 January 2011. “… scientists found that fetuses begin reaching toward their neighbors by the 14th week of gestation. Over the following weeks they reduced the num­ber of movements toward themselves and instead reached more frequently toward their counterparts.…

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Am I under a curse because of my sexual sins?

Question: Good day sir, Please, sir, I was involved in a series of sexual sins in the past. I have fornicated and had four abortions. Sir, I stop having sex since last year and I have asked God for forgiveness. Just this morning, I was about to pray and I remember one this sexual sin…

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Whose Body Is It?

by Jarrod M. Jacobs Those who favor abortions often argue something like this: “It is the woman’s body and she can choose to do with it what she pleases.” This is not a logical argument nor is it Biblically sound. Why do I say this? First, let us remember that when a woman is pregnant,…

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Notes on Abortion

Genesis 25:22 Exodus 21:22-25 Psalm 139:13-16 Ecclesiastes 11:5 Isaiah 44:2 Isaiah 44:24 Isaiah 49:1 Jeremiah 1:4-5 Luke 1:15 Galatians 1:15

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When Life Has No Value

https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/WhenLifeHasNoValue.mp3 Text: Psalms 139   I.         To watch as a child grows in a mother’s womb is a thing of wonder.             A.        People refer to the “miracle of birth,” though it is not truly a miracle – this is the way God made the process of life to happen.             B.        Still, it doesn’t make it any less awesome…

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The Unwanted

Text: Psalms 10 I.         How do we deal with those whom others don’t want?             A.        Terri Shiavo made the news and was the focus of attention for numerous months.                         1.         Her husband no longer wanted to keep her alive. He claimed that she wouldn’t want to remain in this state.                         2.         What I don’t often hear is that Terri…

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How to Misunderstand the Bible

I.         Yet another book appears on the bookshelves claiming to help the casual reader to better understand the teachings found in the Bible.             A.        “The Good Book: Reading the Bible with Mind and Heart” by Peter J. Gomes.             B.        The author claims that contents of the best selling book in the world is mostly unknown and misunderstood.             C.        In…

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Should I stop using social media that advertises abortions?

Question: I was on Instagram and saw an ad for Planned Parenthood. it made me so mad! I immediately reported it as offensive. But should I just stop using it altogether? Would it be wrong for me to make a post about why abortion is evil? I’m a woman and wouldn’t want to overstep my…

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The Right to Choose

https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/RightToChoose.mp3 by Raymond Warfel

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How do I tell my boyfriend about my horrible past?

Question: I was raised in a broken family, so my mother took care of us though we were poor. I faced so many problems since I was young, like older relatives sleeping with me, but since I was young l didn’t realize how they were taking advantage of me. When I was in my twenties…

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I had no choice. How can I find peace?

Question: Hi, I need peace and a word from God. My boyfriend of two years promised to marry me and start a family after I gave him a child. I could not conceive. I wanted to do things right and marry first, but he insisted that I live with him first, and only then would…

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What should a boy who is being forced to stay with a girl do?

Question: A boy and a girl were in a relationship. She got pregnant before marriage at an early age. They didn’t want the baby and she aborted the baby. With the passage of time, they started fighting and had no understanding. She lied that she was again pregnant. But the boy came to realize that…

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I keep on doing what I don’t want to do

Question: I am a Christian, though I keep on fornicating. I feel so ashamed to talk to you about my life and what I’ve gone through. I’ve led a promiscuous life from the age of 16 years. I entered into a relationship barely three years ago. I still keep on fornicating and as a result,…

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I found out my girlfriend has been lying to me

Question: I am in a relationship with my girlfriend for about a year, and for about the first 10 months she lied to me that she is a virgin. She always told me that those who lose their virginity before marriage are sinners. I started loving her for her thoughts. She is Christian and I…

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Am I obligated to marry my fiance?

Question: I somehow made a complete mess of my life and I am hoping to get some perspective on my situation. I am 21 years old. I have been with a man for 4 years. I love him a lot, but I am no longer ‘in love’ with him. We are engaged to be married.…

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Is abortion justified to save the life of the mother?

Question: Hello! I was having a debate with my sister and I was wondering if you could help. We were debating about abortion, she says that any way you look at it, abortion is a sin and you are going to hell. But what if you are pregnant and if you were to continue carrying…

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