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In a very black and white sense, you could argue that it is the Lord's decision. There have been other cases where the Lord has chosen to take a life for the benefit of another. I don't know where I come down on this, I'm just saying that I can see a logical mormon argument that abortion is murder. |
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examine the difference in the process one must go through to be in good standing with the church when one kills someone and when one has an abortion. i would even be comfortable in saying the church is more comfortable with abortion than killing someone in self defense. the church allows abortions in certain examples, murder is never, ever acceptable.... and i believe when one murders someone instant disfellowship and excommunication follow.....when one has an abortion, it is to the discretion of a bishop the formal orders of the church..... so if you believe the lds church is the lords mouth piece and has the keys to repentance, one only needs to examine how the church handles the two and one will see that the lord looks at murder and abortion much differently..... btw i am not advocating abortion, nor am i saying its not a big deal, nor am i saying the lord endorses the practice... |
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I wonder if abortion is one of those practices that are allowed because of the times we live in-- similar to divorce. The Lord explicitly stated that divorce is not and never was part of God's plan, but was allowed by Moses because the people would not have been able to do without it.
I wonder if the concessions that are granted are mostly a result of the fact that abortion is so ingrained into modern day society. My suspicion is that if abortion were completely illegal, the church would not hesitate to support that stance. As a principle, no killing "nor anything like unto it" is a pretty good guideline.
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2- The church's diciplinary practices are not that cut and dry. Circumstances are always considered. We're using the term murder too broadly. You can split hairs over degrees of murder, manslaughter, etc... I think a better word would be killing. |
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abortion is not murder.... as for this idea that its possibly a social phenomenom, or that the church is not cut and dry, lets look at homosexuality. the church is completely black and white on the issue, no gay sex, no gay marriage, no gay partners, and if you have one of those, no lds church for you. the church has even gone so far as to issue public statements saying they support heterosexual marriages only. if the church is part of our moral compass, why has not the church issued formal statements concerning abortion? if it really was murder, would the church not take a stance and say, abortion is wrong and if you participate you are not part of us? |
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the Church has allowed baptisms of persons convicted of manslaughter and murder.
I don't imagine every member who may have killed somebody in a motor vehicle accident, even if gross negligence were deemed to have occurred, is excommunicated. The days of cut and dried rules no longer exist. The Church obviously does not view abortion as tantamount to murder, because although membership is threatened by participating, it's not automatic, and it's on a case by case basis.
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So its better to let both the mother and baby die then have an abortion to a least save the mother?
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One thing point where I think we disagree is this concept of "no church for you." That's simply not how it works. The church welcomes everyone to repent and "join the fold." Participation in certain ordinances may be suspended, but the church does not ask people to leave and not return. |
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Abortion may be distasteful, but it is not murder. A fetus is not a living human being. How can you kill something that is not technically alive?
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living human being = ? Do we take the old trimester system? Do we look at the history of how early a fetus can be born and still survive? not technically alive = ? Now we'll start splitting biology hairs. I do not believe that the abortion question is a matter of biology and timing, it is a matter of intent and circumstance. Just as it is wrong to kill a man with "evil" intent, I believe it is wrong to kill a fetus with "evil" intent. I think we are mixing the Mormon take on abortion with the U.S. Legal take on abortion. Never the twain shall meet. |
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