abortion christianity Flashcards
1.
The Ten Commandments contains ‘thou shalt not kill’.
2.
God is the creator, only he gives and takes away life
All life is sacred and precious
Jesus taught about the importance of compassion
Humans are created by God and in the image of God. This is taught in the first book of the Bible.
In Jeremiah 1:5 reference is made to God knowing the individual ‘before I formed you in the womb.’
1.catholic orthodox
are against abortion under any circumstances
2.catholic orthodox
believe that from the moment of conception a new and unique life is born
3.catholic orthodox
The Didache in the second century stated ‘You shall not kill the embryo by abortion.’
- Anglican
accepts that certain situations might allow abortion
2.Anglican
these situations don’t include social reasons, only if the mother’s life is at risk and issues related to quality of life.