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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not religious but I've always been pretty against elective abortion but from a science view.  Can Christians help me: what is the biblical support for being against abortions? I've heard that there's nothing really specific in the Bible about abortion.  Is that true?[/quote]

It's not Biblical. In fact, you can find support for abortion in the Bible. Much of religion is more philosophical than Biblical. The primary question on this debated among theologians is when does the soul enter a body? Is there a soul in a collection of cells that cannot survive or grow or become anything at all outside the host body? For most of history the answer was no. Much debate over when - quickening, first breath? Others have theorized that the egg and sperm have souls that combine to be come fully human (pretty much no one agrees with that, but it did lead to one of the funnier songs in Monty Python's, Life of Brian, "Every Sperm is Sacred."). Of course, no one can ever know, so Pope Pius decided to go along with the theists who have said, since we can't know, it is morally safest to err on the side of conception. Many Popes and other theologians did not agree with him at all, so he also added that the Pope has the last word on everything to end debate. Obviously, theologians of many faiths, including Catholics and other Christians, still disagree. [/quote]

It isn’t really religious. It’s just a useful tool for the backlash against progress and the counterculture movements of the 60s and 70s. It’s bigotry and patriarchy wanting to put women and Blacks and gays back in their subservient places. Abortion turned out to be effective at capturing the evangelical churches that expanded significantly from racists leaving the mainline denominations that supported civil rights. It’s a perfect issue for them. They can pose as self-righteous morality warriors without having to give a shit about any of living people that they hate. [/quote]

Yes, this.
I'm Christian (Methodist).  I'm pro-choice.  I don’t feel in conflict here.[/quote]

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