12-16-2006, 08:59 AM
Quote:You mean Abortion <i>"banned from the Bible"?</i>
MOST DEFINITELY! NO IF's &'s OR BUT's!!!
Quote: <b>"Better the miscarriage than he, </b>
Definition of "miscarriage" - the natural loss of a baby from the womb.
Wael, the key words are " natural loss". A miscarriage is very different from an abortion. When a woman misscarries, she does not deliberately end the life of her child - it's an effect of nature & out of her control. The Church teaches that every soul enters the afterlife, including the aborted & miscarried, because from the moment of their conception, they are human beings!
Quote:Solomon makes the point that it is <b>sometimes better to end a pregnancy prematurely than to allow it to continue into a miserable life</b>. this concept was made even clearer in some other verses which i might quote later insha'Allah.
The correct translation of that verse contains the term "untimely birth". Point is, the baby is still born... just not into this world which is full of evil & where they might fall into sin & loose the gift of grace!
I'm happy to provide explanations for other verses too :)