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I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST

How to Answer the Toughest Arguments for Abortion | with Scott Klusendorf

Apr 16, 2024
Pro-life expert Scott Klusendorf discusses refuting 'pro-choice' arguments without using the Bible, implications of banning abortion, and the morality of hardship justifying homicide. He also addresses how pastors should speak out against abortion and challenges the idea that pro-life is solely a religious position.
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  • Hardship does not justify homicide, laws protecting the vulnerable are essential.
  • Reasoning from known moral principles crucial in discussing contentious issues like abortion, biblical foundation for sanctity of life emphasized.

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The Moral Dilemma of Abortion and Religious Grounding

Scott Clusendorf discusses the moral complexity of abortion, emphasizing that hardship does not justify homicide. He challenges the assumption that laws against abusing children involve forcing morality, pointing out that such laws are essential to protect the vulnerable. Clusendorf argues that the view of the unborn being non-human undermines the consequences of intentional killing, stressing the importance of reasoning from known moral principles to contentious issues like abortion, alluding to a biblical foundation for the sanctity of life.

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