Reply To: Roe v Wade

[Just Iron]

Just quick responses and and a general comment.
First .. the idea of ‘imposing’ Christian values isnt something that is attractive to me or that you will find in my post,Siderite. Calvin’s Geneva or other mergings of Church and State did not, in my opinion, reflect Gods order. This could potentially open up a deeper discussion on what ‘imposing’ means but ..for now .. I will just point out that I advocated in the above posts for democratically driven decisions and these as locally representational as the constitution makes possible. This would not ,however, stop me from standing up and speaking out on issues where I thought the consensus was wrong. If I lived in Alabama I would be happy that State legislation more reflected my views on the sanctity of life. If I lived in New York I would advocate for changes in the law. Its called by such names as ‘Integrity’ or ‘the courage of your convictions.’ Its also why I believe in freedom of speech and dislike the current move towards ‘cancelling’ dissenting views. (Hence my constant bleating on Bru about not driving dissenters away by mockery, insults and misrepresentation … an unofficial form of cancelling.)
Second .. answering IA and Deerey together .. I do believe that human logic is flawed and broken .. Medics and Scientists would not be my first port of call for Morality( though, happily, many Medics are not advocates of full and free acces to abortion on demand and at any stage of pregnancy) and also that its possible for a human being to be changed and become recalibrated to ‘manufacturers settings’ and so to become ‘in touch’ with the Creator in a way that was impossible before. Its the basic teaching of Christianity … though not taught so much in many Churches … and is the true meaning of being ‘born again.’ It is the only the door to the transcendent realm and enables God to communicate to that individual by what is termed ‘revelation.’ Its actually not anything to do with intelligence. It begins more by a sense of need and searching for meaning.
General comment … I appreciate the tone of your responses above. It has felt worthwhile putting in my sixpennorth.