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Post by sandwiches on Jan 15, 2014 21:39:03 GMT
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/the-lost-girls-department-of-health-to-act-on-reports-of-illegal-abortions-by-gender-9062460.htmlThe lost girls: Department of Health to act on reports of illegal abortions by gender
The analysis of families registered on the census revealed that the practice of aborting females following an ultrasound scan to determine sex is likely to account for the “disappearance” of between 1,400 and 4,700 girls among the communities where gender-based abortions appear to be prevalent. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infanticide#Greece_and_RomeThe practice was prevalent in ancient Rome, as well. Philo was the first philosopher to speak out against it. A letter from a Roman citizen to his sister, dating from 1 BCE, demonstrates the casual nature with which infanticide was often viewed: "I am still in Alexandria. ... I beg and plead with you to take care of our little child, and as soon as we receive wages, I will send them to you. In the meantime, if (good fortune to you!) you give birth, if it is a boy, let it live; if it is a girl, expose it."
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Post by fortigurn on Jan 16, 2014 0:37:08 GMT
This is a tricky issue, because as much as I'm repelled by the idea of gender-based abortion, what grounds are there for making it illegal?
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Post by James Hannam on Jan 19, 2014 16:16:23 GMT
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Post by sandwiches on Jan 20, 2014 19:35:39 GMT
As you say in your article: All this makes the decision by the Crown Prosecution Service (“CPS”) not to prosecute two doctors who agreed to perform sex-specific abortions bewildering.The moral cowardice of the authorities is shaming, as is the fact there has never been a prosecution for female genital mutilation in the UK. Other European countries are not so cowardly: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/10076302/Gambian-parents-jailed-in-Spain-for-circumcising-daughters.htmlGambian parents jailed in Spain for circumcising daughters Gambian parents have been sentenced to 12 years in prison in Spain for circumcising their two daughters in a landmark case pitting Spanish law against African tradition. This is a matter of whether a civilisation believes its values are worth defending in aid of those who need defending. If a civilsation does not have the courasge to do that then it deserves its fate.
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Post by gnosticbishop on Aug 4, 2014 16:27:47 GMT
How much good can one find in a religion based on a God/Judge whose first judgement has been corrupted by his demand of a bribe or sacrifice to corrupt his otherwise decent judgement of punishing the guilty instead of the innocent.
The mythical God of the O.T. began as a murderer and corrupt judge and Christianity follows that immoral God.
Regards DL
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Post by wraggy on Aug 9, 2014 5:57:13 GMT
How much good can one find in a religion based on a God/Judge whose first judgement has been corrupted by his demand of a bribe or sacrifice to corrupt his otherwise decent judgement of punishing the guilty instead of the innocent.
The mythical God of the O.T. began as a murderer and corrupt judge and Christianity follows that immoral God.
Regards DL Mr Gnostic Bishop. If you want to engage people in discussion here you will need to do more than just trot out unsubstantiated statements. In the future, when you make statements like "The mythical God of the O.T. began as a murderer and corrupt judge and Christianity follows that immoral God". Please supply some evidence to back up your claim or people here will simply ignore you. And rightly so.
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Post by unkleE on Aug 10, 2014 1:13:09 GMT
How much good can one find in a religion based on a God/Judge whose first judgement has been corrupted by his demand of a bribe or sacrifice to corrupt his otherwise decent judgement of punishing the guilty instead of the innocent.
The mythical God of the O.T. began as a murderer and corrupt judge and Christianity follows that immoral God.
Regards DL Mr Gnostic Bishop. If you want to engage people in discussion here you will need to do more than just trot out unsubstantiated statements. In the future, when you make statements like "The mythical God of the O.T. began as a murderer and corrupt judge and Christianity follows that immoral God". Please supply some evidence to back up your claim or people here will simply ignore you. And rightly so. Hi GnosticBishop, I just wanted to add my support to Wraggy's request. I am a regular member here, as he is, I have read all your comments, and I have decided so far not to bother commenting because they seemed more like someone trying to provoke a reaction than someone offering a thoughtful opinion on a matter they wished to discuss thoughtfully. Yet I don't want to be unfriendly. So welcome to the forum, and please write some things that might be worth discussing rather than ignoring. Just talk to us like you would to your family or friends or work colleagues. Thanks.
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