Dan
Rochester, NY3h ago
The verse from Jeremiah that the Alabama chief justice cited (Jer. 1:5) has nothing to do with the nature of unborn children in general--and he failed to quote a crucial part of the verse. Here is the entire text from the King James Version: "Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations." Clearly, this is God speaking to Jeremiah and no one else, calling him to prophecy and telling him that He had selected him for the prophetic role even before birth. Anyone (even the devil) can quote Scripture, but the Alabama judge's understanding of the verse in question is an extreme departure from its plain meaning in context.
https://nyti.ms/48FQCI6#permid=131521460
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/opinion/alabama-abortion-ivf.html#commentsContainer
Rochester, NY3h ago
The verse from Jeremiah that the Alabama chief justice cited (Jer. 1:5) has nothing to do with the nature of unborn children in general--and he failed to quote a crucial part of the verse. Here is the entire text from the King James Version: "Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations." Clearly, this is God speaking to Jeremiah and no one else, calling him to prophecy and telling him that He had selected him for the prophetic role even before birth. Anyone (even the devil) can quote Scripture, but the Alabama judge's understanding of the verse in question is an extreme departure from its plain meaning in context.
https://nyti.ms/48FQCI6#permid=131521460
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/opinion/alabama-abortion-ivf.html#commentsContainer