Re: Law and Order/Bill

[Guest guest]

Greetings All,

I hope no one will mind if I try to make a point here. Bill noted:

> Christ said lying was as bad as killing.

Actually, from my study of the Bible and my faith over the past 15 years, I

can honestly say that God makes it clear that ANY sin, no matter how small

or big is the same to God. Any and every sin removes us from God. So, it

doesn't matter if it's a lie, or killing, or ignoring others in need. For

that reason, Christ warned us not to worry about the mote in the eyes of

others when we have a log in our eyes.

So, let's back up an look at the fundamental question that seems to arise.

Either the process of fertilizing eggs to help parents conceive and have

children is evil or not. If you think it is acceptable to do this, then it

also means you accept 'killing' all the excess blastocysts. This really is

black and white. So, helping children is either evil or not. (Note this is

the same reason Catholisism does not believe in invitro fertilization).

Are fertility clinics evil? If so, then " Ooops! " - we encounter another one

of those delimas. As humans we do the same thing. Many eggs are fertilized

in comparison to the number that turn into children. Is that evil?

There is some hard thinking all of us must do on this topic. However, we

also must remember that our own eyes might just have a log in it. When I

focus always on how I can help others, I worry less about their sins and

more about their needs. THAT is the one thing most of these arguements seem

to forget. The command is not " Police one another " . It's not " Hold

accountable one another " . It is simply " Love one another " . And THAT is a

very difficult, simple command.

Regards,

=jbf=

B. Fisher