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by Crazy is looking 4 Imperfections. on November 29th, 2007
Is hard cover or leather best for a bible?
by Answerbag Staff on April 8th, 2010
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Is there an earlier public version on another site that is still around of that Christian/garage quote than this one? See description.
by A on April 22nd, 2012
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Which day is the correct biblical day for worship? Does the bible specify or was the day given by man as a means of controling the people?
by hope48 on April 24th, 2012
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What really is 'speaking in tongues'?
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by aldonoir on April 15th, 2012
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How did Jesus pay for people's sins? Did he use a credit card, a check, or did he pull out his Holy Wallet?
by mrinsane7066 on April 28th, 2012
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Exactly where in the Bible does it say anything at all specifically about abortion?
by AntigoneRising on November 29th, 2007
I do not do the religious arguments, but based on the principles and teachings of the holy scriptures, killing another human being is a sin. Like you stated "the Bible states murder is a sin..", and abortion results in death of an unborn human, "The only time life is given for life is if the mother's life is lost. (Exodus 21:22-24)" So it is a sin.
by Crazy is looking 4 Imperfections. on November 29th, 2007
That passage doesn't talk about abortion, but about causing a woman to miscarry against her will.
by AntigoneRising on November 29th, 2007
Okay.
by Crazy is looking 4 Imperfections. on November 30th, 2007
Antigone you're missing the point. verse 23-25 says..."But if there is harm, then you shall pay life for life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe."
It says if there is harm, you shall pay life for life. This includes both the mother and the baby because they are both talked about. Whether or not it's abortion, if the child dies, so do the ones that caused his or her death. So if it's considered a sin to kill a baby in the manner described in those verses, it stands to reason that abortion (a deliberate act of taking a life) would also be murder.
by The Galaxy Hitchhiker on November 8th, 2009
No, actually, I am not missing the point. Causing a woman to miscarry is specifically not treated as murder in Mosaic Law. Exodus 21:22 "If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine." 23-25 are about harm done to the woman, not the fetus. "If any mischief FOLLOW"...aka: what happens after the miscarriage. 22 is the verse that deals with the fetus.
by AntigoneRising on November 9th, 2009