Lewis Ginter

Pepe's or Little Mexico

Have you talked to your neighbor about it?

MORE LIKE WHOLE PAYCHECK amirite

You talk about how noble it is to defend "the weak, the children" ... I hope you understand that that's exactly what pro-life people think they are doing.

I understand that you and your mainline MDiv friend and some Reformed Jews have a different ontological position about what constitutes a human life... But my conservative MDiv friend and Orthodox Jew friends disagree with you about what a fetus 'is' ... Even if you don't believe in the Bible at all, you might consider that a fetus is a person and be concerned about that life being snuffed out.

Again, I can't tell from your tone if you're trying to be ironic. Of course you're supposed to confront a pastor if you think he's doing something wrong, regardless of if you have a chapter/verse Bible citation . Matthew 18 says before you use Reddit to levy wild accusations against someone, you should confront them privately. Obviously i'm paraphrasing. :)

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+18%3A15-17&version=NIV

Have you talked to him directly about this?

I don't really understand your question. It sounds like you are gossiping about your pastor but maybe I'm hearing you wrong.

I'm not a Biblical scholar (maybe you are?) but I'm pretty sure the Bible does address the issue of forced miscarriages.

Wikipedia does a good job of laying out the different positions in a neutral way ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_and_abortion#Biblical_passages

Many Christians honestly believe that a fetus is a fully fledged human life. Their conscience drives them to do what they can to try to save human lives. I know you probably disagree, but you should at least acknowledge that if you were in their shoes, you wouldn't "agree to disagree" in the name of tolerance when human lives are at stake.

Nope I'm not.

Jesus lovingly confronted people with the truth even if they didn't like it. He respectfully called the religious experts to the carpet and lovingly told the adulteress to "go and sin no more"

I agree with you that the protestors shouldn't harass people but not everyone who stands out in front of the clinics fits that description. Sometimes they just stand there and pray or hold a cardboard sign. It's different groups that all have different backgrounds and tactics even if they have a common desire that people should not get abortions.

Demonstrating on the sidewalk is not my style but I understand that's sometimes how social change happens. And it doesn't have to be "harrassful" to be effective.

Christians happen to be some of the most pro adoption people I have ever met. Just saying.

I agree with you if your point is that killing babies is wrong and should be protested under all circumstances

Q: where can I learn to be more KIND?

A: KINDER-GARTEN!

(Thanks I'm here all night, tip your bartenders... )