Protestantism

» Brian Tubbs - Pro-life Argument

In response to Soul posted by pink101:

There are two ways of expressing or understanding the basic pro-life position -- one is religious and the other is more secular. Obviously, as a Christian, I'm sympathetic to the religious argument. A human being IS a "living soul," and that soul is worthy of protection.

However, there are MANY people who do not accept the reality or existence of the soul. They say that the very concept or idea of a "soul" is religious. And, since it's religious, it can't be the basis of public policy.

If that is true, then what is the basis for protecting ANY human life? What is the tragedy of the VA Tech slayings? Why care about the bloodshed in Iraq?

The answer to those questions is that just about everybody (Christian, Jew, Muslim, atheist, whomever) respects human life to at least some degree. We recognize that a conscious human being with DNA, brain waves, a heartbeat, etc. is a "life" - and that this life is worthy of protection.

I'm telling you and everyone else that a baby in the mother's womb has his/her own DNA, is growing, is MOVING, has a heartbeat AND brain waves -- all well before the 10th week of pregnancy. For someone to say it's okay to kill such a baby strikes me as highly disturbing...not just on religious grounds, but on secular grounds.