Christian, he/him. Advocate for personal freedom: #ProChoice, #2A, #CCWReciprocity. Woke means empathy - Shouldn't all Christians be woke in that sense?
Does your pro-life pastor "push" you to infringe on the free will of your neighbors (pro-choice, LGBT*, etc) to the point that it interferes with your pursuit of Christ? There are other churches where you CAN worship without so much distraction. 1/
@BexWords@ThomasJPinkCain@AbortionChat Your thought about silphium makes me wonder if the priest (who might have heard more gossip than the husband) might have ever tipped the scale during the ritual... but the test of faith is another possibility. A guilty woman might confess instead of taking the risk.
@BexWords@ThomasJPinkCain@AbortionChat The premise is that the ritual had a supernatural effect. Some say the ink used to write the curse would have had some copper in it.
Until modern (pro-life) translations, most people assumed it described a miscarriage. I see miscarriage as the logical interpretation.
@LyssAnthrope@rePro_Truth Most animals are defined entirely by their biology, but we are sentient and self-aware, so our moral identity is defined by our subjective experiences and conscious decisions. If Bob used the replicator, I'd say Bob continued his unique biographical life on Mars.