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Pro-life vs anti abortion

Discussion in 'General Baptist Discussions' started by Salty, May 19, 2022.

  1. Salty

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    Do you prefer to be called Pro-life or anti-abortion.

    Is there a difference between the two terms?

    Do you refer to the opposition as Pro-choice or pro-abortion?

    Is there a difference between the two terms?

    Open for Discussion
     
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    Well, some would view “pro-life” to include issues like abortion, death penalty, euthanasia, military and police service, self defense etc.,

    but I think “pro-life” is just fine for abortion opponents.

    Those who support abortion will usually prefer “pro-choice”. It’s all about perception. You want to be “for” something instead of “against” something.

    I prefer they use “pro-baby murder”, just to be accurate, but I doubt they’ll listen to me.

    peace to you
     
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    I prefer the terms Pro-Life and Pro-Murder
     
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    Pro-Choice is a misnomer. Their choice (in most cases) was made when they decided to be intimate with a man. Now they do not want the consequences of their actions so they murder a child.
     
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    I detest the term "Pro-choice" I contend they use that term because it sounds nicer than "pro-abortion"
    I contend that only the baby himself should have the choice to be aborted.

    I do not want to be call anti-choice for two reasons - 1) I am not against the choice of woman to have control
    over her own body - as Reformed stated it is up to her when she gets intimate.
    (but then we still have to be careful because that could be interrupted that we have no problem with adultery)

    and 2) I like to be positive about things - not negative!

    BUT as Candy stated that "death penalty, euthanasia," could be considered Pro-life
    so, I suppose we need to specificy
     
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    There is no fundamental difference in the terms pro-life or anti-abortion, nor in the terms pro-choice or anti-life.
    The difference is in public perception and propaganda messaging. Both views seek to win the vote of the public and then persuade them with a term that will endear the masses to their side.
    This gets at the heart of what I have been pointing to in various threads, which is that the church has laid down the weapons God gave us to fight against spiritual powers and principalities and the church has picked up worldly weapons of man where we fight using propaganda like the world fights. We will lose the message of reconciliation when we fight like a pagan.
     
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    EXACTLY

    Its interesting - many ( I assume to be liberal) have detested the the "Chinesee Flue" because it makes the Chinese look bad.
    But those same people have no problem while respecting the desire of Pro-life individuals.
     
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    I prefer to be called Anti Murder.
     
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    I think that "pro-birth" is a better moniker as that references the successful completion of a pregnancy specifically.
     
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    problem with that is Libs are saying that we are not truly pro-life - as (according to them) we only care about the baby being born - and after that (they say) we dont care what happens - even if they starve, ect.
     
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    Who cares what the opposition thinks or says? Don't let your opponents dictate the terms.

    Besides, there is no constitutional warrant for the federal government to be involved in the abortion issue - and I hope the SCOTUS will so state as the reason to repeal Roe v. Wade.

    Of course, just about everything the federal government has involved itself in after the last great president, Grover Cleveland, left office, is not warranted by the Constitution.

    I also recognize that I am an old man yelling at clouds and it often seems like only me and probably a dozen other people actually care about what the Constitution actually warrants, or sound money, or the national debt.
     
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    Here is the question....do they have any legitimacy with this argument at all. Now before I get rushed out of the room hear me out. Should the church not be doing more for foster care/adoption/assistance with moms/etc?
     
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    There are Christian ministries in this country and around the world that do “more” than just oppose abortion.

    In our area, we have a ministry that helps women with prenatal and postnatal counseling care for the woman and child and even for fathers.

    Peace to you
     
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    This is what gets me about those who are pro-abortion - they put out so much mis-information.
     
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    I don't care what the libs and leftists say. Could not care less.
     
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    The govt interferes with the church doing that.
     
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