For Jim and Scott

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Originally Posted by JohnnyD

The good book says that no life should be taken. The life of that collection of cells at conception are just as sacred as the life of a rapist.

Which good book said any of that? If you mean the Bible, among many passages where life is legitimately taken, there is also this in the very first book: "whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed;" Genesis 9:6 and, concerning your "collection of cells" there is the rest of the sentence: "for in the image of God made he man." Genesis 9:6. The sanctity of that collection of cells is not garanteed from conception if you trespass the will of God. And when the Bible says thou shalt not kill, the original Hebrew translation was closer to thou shalt not murder--especially premeditatedly.

And if all we are is a godless collection of cells, then raping, aborting, murdering are meaningless acts relative only to someone's opinion.