May God forgive us for this national sin and national shame.

Now, murder is still murder. You’re safe in affirming that. But where do you want to go with it?

Chris, please explain why you think that is the case.

Or should we rather say: the fetus deserves far worse than prenatal destruction? I would expect that some people here feel forced by doctrinal commitments to concede that at least some of these fetuses are under the wrath of God and deserving of hell.

So, perhaps we shouldn’t let our judgments be so influenced by our natural sentiments. Perhaps those who are dismembered in the womb are receiving far less than they deserve. Perhaps abortionists are instruments of God’s wrath upon the unborn. What do folks think?

(Yes, I intend all this to be provocative. Does anyone really believe these doctrines?)

I’d say yes.

Every issue on which left and right disagree is about methods or degrees — how to best help the poor, what’s the best way to handle international relations, how to manage the economy.

Only one issue is “whether” — whether it’s ok to kill an unborn human being.

If any politician gets that issue wrong, that person’s judgment on every other issue is now suspect.