Bob Butler wrote: Wed Oct 04, 2023 5:58 pm
This still leaves it as a European white supremicist urge to impose one's own culture on those who do not share it. It is much like the bigot's desire to protect traditional prejudices or the rich folk's desire to keep undue influence on government. Freedom and independence imply not imposing one's way on others. Yes, the Evangelicals, Catholics and Jews share a European religious doctrine, but America is not supposed to impose religious doctrines on those who do not share it. Does the government punish women for not covering their hair, or anyone for eating meat on Friday? I think not. I do not care how profoundly you believe in your own doctrine or prejudice, do not try to impose it on others.
Again, can you identify a scientifically measurable property that a fetus has which animals we raise for meat does not? Your definition of sentient is a religious doctrine. You cannot declare an official religion then enforce it's doctrine.
Well, Bob, lets go thru your points.
1 - I take it that you view Christianity as European White Supremicist. Half of the current population of Africa is Christian, and the rate is rapidly increasing. I take it that you also view all of them as European White Supremicists.
I, as a Christian, find Abortion abominable. But then, so do Muslims. So finding Abortion a dire sin is not restricted to Christianity. I just pointed out that, for ME, as a result of my beliefs, I find it abominable. Others have other core beliefs that lead them to the same view
2 - Rich folk desire to have undue influence on government. I think ALL folk desire to have undue influence in government. Right now it is not the rich deciding to forgive student loan debt or let masses of undesireable immigrants into the country. Some other groups evidently have undue influence in government.
3 - Freedom and independence imply not imposing one's way on others. True. Yet the liberal left is pulling out all the stops to do just that. AND trying to quash free speech in the process. BTW, killing an unborn infant is certainly imposing one's will (the mother's) on the unborn infant.
4 - American is not supposed to impose religious doctrines on those that don't share it. True. USA does not have a state church, nor has it engaged in forced proselytization, as early Europe did (Crusades into Eastern Europe for Example). But, our laws are based on Judeo-Christian moral codes, such as the ones against murder and theft. Such "codes" are the foundation of civilization, and anarchy is the result of no such codes being in place.
5 - there is a big difference between covering one's hair (law in Iran and similar places, but nowhere else) and killing an unborn child. This is like saying there is no law against stepping on a roach (a living creature), so there should be no law against killing another human being.
6 - Imposition of my belief on others. I am not attempting to "impose my beliefs". I am trying to protect the lives of others. If this is "imposing my beliefs" then any action that I might take to protect others is also one. Yet this is the foundation of civilization, mutual protection.