http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2009/01/22/abortion-and-early-church/ Between Two Worlds Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:10:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2009/01/22/abortion-and-early-church/#comment-30726 Boaly Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:44:00 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blog/btw/2009/01/22/abortion-and-the-early-church/#comment-30726 Thanks for posting this, very interesting.<br/>Sometimes it seems as though abortion is a relatively new issue, but it's obviously one that has been around through the ages Thanks for posting this, very interesting.
Sometimes it seems as though abortion is a relatively new issue, but it’s obviously one that has been around through the ages

]]> http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2009/01/22/abortion-and-early-church/#comment-30725 Rob N. Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:24:00 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blog/btw/2009/01/22/abortion-and-the-early-church/#comment-30725 Reading this reminded me of the similarities that our culture has with the pagan culture of Rome... Being mindful of the 92% abortion rate of Down Syndrome babies... Reading this reminded me of the similarities that our culture has with the pagan culture of Rome… Being mindful of the 92% abortion rate of Down Syndrome babies…

]]> http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2009/01/22/abortion-and-early-church/#comment-30721 Ryan Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:53:00 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blog/btw/2009/01/22/abortion-and-the-early-church/#comment-30721 A look at "A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs" (David Bercot, ed.) reveals that the early church was acquainted with both surgical and drug-induced abortions- neither are a modern novelty. They condemned all abortion as murder, and were despised for rescuing infants who had been exposed from death. A remarkable example to us today! A look at “A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs” (David Bercot, ed.) reveals that the early church was acquainted with both surgical and drug-induced abortions- neither are a modern novelty. They condemned all abortion as murder, and were despised for rescuing infants who had been exposed from death. A remarkable example to us today!

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