What I found amazed me. I want to pass it on to any Pagans or others reading this blog.
There is NO mention of abortion in the Bible. Here is a site that purports to give the Biblical case against it.
Scripture mentions human life being in the womb at some point, but it NEVER mentions that conception is where Biblically important life begins. All one can tell from the Biblical passages is that at some time while in the womb the fetus becomes a person. To my knowledge mo one has ever argued otherwise.
In fact, I was amazed, truly amazed, to discover there is no direct mention of abortion anywhere in the Bible. None at all. The closest is Exodus 21:22-25, which the above site does not mention. But this passage does not support the religious right claims, it rebuts them:
And if men struggle with each other and strike a woman with child so that she has a miscarriage, yet there is no further injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman's husband may demand of him; and he shall pay as the judges decide. But if there is any further injury, then you shall appoint as a penalty life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.
Violently causing a miscarriage is punished by a fine, and an uncertain one at that. Every other injury is compensated by the principle "an eye for an eye." If the mother is accidentally killed, the responsible party is still executed. But if she miscarries, only a fine is levied.
Very creative Biblical interpretation indeed is needed to conclude from this passage that abortion is murder. This is a pretty weak reed to split a country, murder doctors, and terrorize others in the name of some God or other.

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First of all to end this, when God says not to sacrifice your children to Molech he means it.... Thus yes, it is a sin, to lie is a sin as well, so judge as you be judged but do not deny the word of God less you seek his wrath....
The rationality of your argument equals the rationality of your religion.
As a heads up, I am pro-life and this is my stream of consciousness ...
If abortion is permitted for women, then abortion should be allowed for men. How many men are scared to be fathers? How many men don't want to be fathers but are forced to? Nobody feels any sympathy for these men. They can't simply go to a clinic and "fix" the mistake. They have to, at the very least, pay child support for 21 years. And if a guy even thinks about complaining, the first thing out of everybody's mouth is "you should have worn a condom." It's so ironic that nobody says the same to the woman. Especially because she doesn't have to wait until she is in the moment to prevent pregnancy. And no, the super-majority of abortions are not because of rape (forcible or statutory), or incest - it's pure consensual sex. If you can make it to the clinic for an abortion, why can't you make it there for birth control? The double-standard is sickening. Personally, I think that only men who are married or divorced from the mother should be responsible. Unmarried men should have the choice of assuming paternal responsibility. Sure more unmarried may abort without child support, but at least everybody can have a "choice" and every child will be "wanted" because that's what life is about - making bad decisions and asking everyone else to fix it. And don't even let me start in on the number of repeat abortions. If abortion is so great, then why not let it be birth control? The fetus is not a life afterall so what's the harm. People have ambulatory surgery all the time right? People have six kids, why not have six abortions like the women in Russia (their rates are ridiculously high). The fact that we have an upper limit on abortions, two, or three, or four, suggests that we all think it's wrong on some level. It's almost as if we give folks a pass for one or even two, but then when we hear a woman has three or four abortions watch how quickly you pro-choice people start to rally and call names. Be real. At the end of the day, just watch an abortion. Seriously, see what's so harmless and so small. At three months see what comes out of that tube. Has anyone ever wondered why women (and couples) who miscarry are so shattered (even if it is at 3 months when it's just a "fetus")? It's because there is a life inside. If you don't believe just try it. I may be grossed out to see a doctor remove my kidney, or pull a tooth, or fix my nose during a rhinoplasty. But nothing, and I mean nothing, is more horrific than watching an abortion. What comes out is very little but you may be able to see arms, legs, and maybe even toes and fingers. It is an image that will stick in anyone's mind forever and you will always wonder what could have become of this "fetus"? One thing's for sure, I feel if women were required to witness their abortions and dispose of their fetuses the number of abortions would drop faster than s**t into a toilet ball. After that, I don't think more kids would be born or aborted; on the contrary, people would be more careful about birth control. Sex is not free! That's why we have marriage. Deal with the consequences or protect yourself, but don't run. That's a coward's way out. Be honest with yourself - you all are cowards. I hate that line, I can't have the baby and give it up for adoption, but I can have the abortion. Just watch what the doctor takes out of you. Or ask to see someone else's abortion (if that's even possible).
I know life get's hard. Trust me. But watching an abortion will forever change anybody. I am not perfect. I am a sinner. So I am not judging any person, but I will judge this act of abortion. It is wrong. I do tons of wrong acts. But none of my wrong acts have interfered with ten toes and ten fingers. Let God judge at the end and may he have mercy.
Abortion fine Sir is obviously the ending of the capability of Life that God gave to all of His creatures. The gift to end that life is not one that God originally gave humanity. Humanity stole that power from God through sin (Cain and Able) through Adam and Eve. God allows us to murder things, but He does not Condone it... It is such a Pagan Abboration that God keeps Abraham from doing it...In a perfect test of faith in Abram's Pagan language. It is so much not a question that brief mention is only given... I hope someday fine sir that you let go of the will to disbelieve...
Can you provide any reason at all to believe that what you say is true rather than your opinion, given that I assume your pipeline to God is no better than mine, and I gave some Biblical quotations that are pretty clear.
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