While the debate about abortion heats up in the letters to the editor, so do the comments posted on DailyLobo.com. Here's a look at what some of our online readers have to say:
Rich Latta, while your letter is an interesting look at scripture, it does not speak to the issue of abortion: Why is it OK to kill the unborn baby?
Do you doubt or deny the medical science that clearly identified you as a new, unique, distinctive human being at the moment of conception? If you agree with medical science, do you agree that we should end abortion except to save the life of the woman when no other choice is available?
Philip Howell
posted on DailyLobo.com on Monday
Howell, medical science does not agree with your faulty logic. The moment of conception is when a sperm fertilizes/enters an egg, but there is no guarantee that that egg will attach itself and evolve. There is no "new, unique, distinctive human" characteristics at the point of conception - not even in the first trimester.
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A woman has the sole right to determine the destiny of her own body. No other woman or man has the right to tell a woman what she may or may not do. It is a choice - not a baby.
Arthur Frederick Ide
posted on DailyLobo.com on Monday
Latta, there's a lot I would like to say, but time hinders me from saying what I have to say, so I hope you understand the brevity of this.
Firstly, while you quote several viable passages, you do not quote the New Testament. The New Testament is the faith that all Christian faiths base their views on. I can only assume you do not know anything deep about any Christian faith, so I will further explain upon one Christian faith: the Catholics.
Catholics believe in Canon Law, which comes from the word of God. This is commonly referred to as the catechism. In the catechism, it has several ethical guidelines for the Catholics to follow, such as "You shall not kill the embryo by abortion and shall not cause the newborn to perish. God, the Lord of life, has entrusted to men the noble mission of safeguarding life, and men must carry it out in a manner worthy of themselves. Life must be protected with the utmost care from the moment of conception: Abortion and infanticide are abominable crimes." This comes from "The fifth commandment forbids direct and intentional killing as gravely sinful. The murderer and those who cooperate voluntarily in murder commit a sin that cries out to heaven for vengeance. Infanticide, fratricide, parricide and the murder of a spouse are especially grave crimes by reason of the natural bonds that they break. Concern for eugenics or public health cannot justify any murder, even if commanded by public authority."
All of these quotes are backed by sources from the Bible and a brilliant man: Thomas Aquinas.
As for calling the Bible evil, I don't really know where you come off saying that. The Bible preaches peace and love. Every action has a consequence. The Bible teaches us the actions that yield the best consequences are the actions of compassion, faith, love and hope.
You also conclude that every Christian ignores Bible verses. Yet, you ignore several core beliefs of kindness, just and fair practices laid out by the Bible. You also seem to be abortion-rights, which is making a choice to end a fetus' life. So, indeed, this makes you evil with your logic because no matter how you slice it, when a woman chooses abortion, a baby is killed. Thus, any supporters of this are evil, and every woman who has an abortion is evil.
While what I quoted shows that the catechism is against abortion, for several reasons, it must be noted that Catholic faith is a faith of forgiveness. The church acknowledges that man is sinful but asks that we learn to forgive sins committed against man. The words written down long ago preach about how we must forgive a person if he or she wronged us so dearly. We also are preached and warned about if a person is false about his sincere apology, that we must give what is due.
Rick Rafus
posted on DailyLobo.com on Monday
