Some controversy

It isn’t my responsibility to judge outsiders, but it certainly is your responsibility to judge those inside the church who are sinning. God will judge those on the outside; but as the Scriptures say, “You must remove the evil person from among you.” - 1 Corinthians 5:12-13

“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything. - 1 Corinthians 6:12

I want to generally avoid politics on this blog, but I also want my writing to reflect my beliefs. So today I am going to give my view on a controversial topic: abortion.

I believe that whether you call a fetus a human, a potential human, a future human, or something else, it all amounts to a same thing: a pregnant woman has a developing life in her, a life that left undisturbed, would someday blossom into full human potential.

But I believe women should have the right to choose whether or not to bring a birth to term. No human being has the right to force another to support their life. We do not force people to donate organs to the dying. We should not force women to be a habitat for a fetus.

I believe, and I think all Christians should believe, that a woman has a moral obligation to fulfill the implicit commitment that was made when she became pregnant (if the pregnancy was not a choice, that is different). But I do not believe that we can force that obligation onto others.