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Thread #78139   Message #1401001
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
06-Feb-05 - 05:03 PM
Thread Name: BS: Christians -- Moral vs 'Moral'
Subject: RE: BS: Christians -- Moral vs 'Moral'
"pro-life" would certainly imply being against capital punishment, for a start; I'd also say it has to imply being pretty close to pacifist when it cames to war-peace issues.

And when it comes to pregnancy, it has to mean being resolute in removing the kind of pressures that push women into a position where they see no alternative to abortion, such as poverty and fear of poverty.

And achieving that last is something on which people who are anti-abortion (even if they aren't actually pro-life generally) and people who are "pro-choice" ought to be united and working together.
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"You think the left is going to end poverty? Right or left, for widespread poverty to exist in the richest country in the world is incredible, and should be a reason effective action, rather than squabbling. And when it is also a country with a very high church membership, it must surely be a cause for deep shame and soul-searching.