Abortion - What Would Jesus Do?
Jesus is not residing on earth so any response to the abortion issue is entirely speculative. But if we use this analysis, do we get any new information for the ongoing debate? How reliable is this type of analysis especially on this issue?
“What would Jesus do” is the perspective that, if we can imagine Jesus having the same dilemma as us, we then imagine His response. That imagined response should then guide our decision in the same situation.
I once had a letter to the editor published where I said “Christians believe” about an issue. The following week they published someone’s rebuttal that said: “I am a Christian and I do not believe” the way I had presented that issue.
Thus those of us who consider ourselves Christians apparently have differing opinions on various issues. Abortion, of course, is one of those disputed issues.
I suppose, therefore, that some of us Christians could imagine Jesus as an abortion doctor. A very good one who makes sure every one of those little unborn babies are efficiently aborted.
I suppose also that one could imagine Jesus giving advise to an expecting mother. His advise, of course would be pure and right from God the Father. He could then be imagined as saying: “The child is in your body so you have the choice whethere or not to end his or her life any time whatsoever, right up until the baby is fully delivered. You have my blessing on what ever choice you make concerning the life of your unborn baby.”
But if you are not a Christian and do not claim to be so, why would you care what Jesus would do?
Perhaps the non-Christian would care because of a concern that Christians might do violence. In the past, misguided Christians have bombed abortion clinics and have murdered abortion doctors.
The Holy Bible clearly records Jesus specifically commanding his followers to not commit violence nor even pray to God for Him to cause violence. Christians uniformly condemn such bombings and murders as clearly non-Christian. Christians further support the vigorous prosecution of those criminals.
Christians advocate using legal means concerning abortion, whether they are for it or against it. The fights are in the courts, in the media, and in the legislatures. When there are demonstrations, they are peaceful.
Now my position is that the question is not “What would Jesus do?” The question should be “what did Jesus do?”
Doug Johnson has been writing and online publishing Christian
and Social Conservative articles since the 1990’s on
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Independent Christian Dot Org has an agenda for action that
includes ending the practice of Abortion simply for
convenience.
All suggested action is strictly legal and certainly non-violent.
Douglas R. Johnson has a BS degree in Secondary Education, an
MS degree in Physics, an MBA in Business Administration and
holds a Permanent Teaching Certificate for Mathematics and
Science in Secondary Schools.
After working as a Physicist for the Federal Government and
teaching at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Doug has been self
employed for most of his career.
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