Religion

Dave, I always believed that being anti-abortion was a prerequisite for being Christian. It may not be a tenet, but I can't understand people who identify themselves as Christian (be it Catholic, Protestant or whatever) and then in the next breath say they are pro-choice.

Is there any way theologically that a Christian can be pro-choice, ala VP Biden?

Interesting question... and pretty close to the reason I started the thread:

Killing the unborn is not specifically addressed in Scripture but protecting the children (and widows) definitely is and there is more than a little reference to God knitting us together in the womb (etc.) so a probable conclusion is that we are both living and human from conception.

I won't go so far as to say one cannot be pro-choice and Christian because (as Biscuit said above), the only thing required for salvation is faith in the completed work of Jesus Christ on the cross.

But pro-abortion is definitely not consistent with the mainstream Christian thought. As to Biden, of course, he is trying to be politically relevant and nothing more: It is not up to me to judge his salvation ... but The One to whom that job falls is not persuaded by the vain ramblings of man. The One to whom that judgement falls judges the soul.

There are other acts proscribed in the Bible and particularly in the Old Testament but the New Testament church (a.k.a. followers of Christ) is not held to that standard: Jesus came and fulfilled all of those old testament requirements. It was He who gave us the two greatest commandments: "Love the Lord with all your heart" and "love your neighbor as yourself." He noted that keeping these two will fulfill all the others... but He did not say "...and you will be saved by upholding these rules."

Christ was (and is) all about showing His love to others through your behavior ... but you cannot lose your salvation by not doing so.

In summary, then, it is possible that Biden is a Christian and pro-choice (and, gasp, loathsome as it is to consider) and a liberal... But if so, he'll have to answer to God for those choices.
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