tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post1243253041754371391..comments2024-03-25T14:09:59.347-05:00Comments on Augoeides: I Suppose Everyone Needs a HobbyScott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-629077535586389732015-05-08T19:05:21.045-05:002015-05-08T19:05:21.045-05:00In the ancient world, it was a common practice to ...In the ancient world, it was a common practice to "expose" children. This meant that if you didn't want your baby, you'd leave it on the steps of a temple, or on a hillside. If someone wanted it, they'd pick it up and keep it. Oedipus was "exposed" in this way. <br /><br />Jesus never condemned this practice, that I am aware of. Then again, Jesus didn't bring the law, he brought the New Covenant.Nerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04393819034606674001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-63454781131383645232015-05-06T15:11:49.291-05:002015-05-06T15:11:49.291-05:00They are welcome to do so. But it would mean that ...They are welcome to do so. But it would mean that they would have to stop pushing for those abortion bans that they seem to love so much. Scott Stenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-62056673351597827582015-05-06T14:48:55.840-05:002015-05-06T14:48:55.840-05:00"And the Bible explicitly permits abortion, a..."And the Bible explicitly permits abortion, as a child is not considered fully alive until birth and Jewish law weighs the rights of the mother against those of the child, just current United States law does."<br /><br />I have a feeling that some Poor Oppressed Christian is going to use this as further 'evidence' that the Bible is the basis for America's legal system.I. A. E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05518021070018576368noreply@blogger.com