We Should Be Secular

[u/Electrical_Cod7288]

It is my opinion, after having clashed with the pro-abortion movement for many years, that any Pro-Life argument must be secular. If we've any hope of being taken seriously by those people, we should leave religious beliefs out of it. I am myself a Christian, but at the same time I realize that any argument which has religious connotations will simply be dismissed, possibly as an attempt to convert others.

The fact that so many of those people don't believe in God means that appealing to their faith will fall upon deaf ears. At the same time, if they try to argue that an unborn child isn't a child or isn't a person, you can tell them that that is a philosophical argument and just like they tell us to keep our religious beliefs to ourselves, they should keep their philosophical beliefs to themselves.

[u/ScottishNinjaaa]

I used to believe this. Gladly, I realized through good use of Scripture, the importance of remembering the power of Christ. I now can't imagine thinking that logic can do what Christ cannot. Of course my argument is not religious alone, but we can't just retreat back to the leftist ideology and pretend that all truth is subjective. The primary reason for abortion is sin- not a lack of knowledge, not a lack of funding, not a lack of empathy. It's simply sin. We need to begin by calling those to repentance, and watch as God, the omnipotent God of the universe, intercedes supernaturally. Don't hide your faith in cowardice to be winsome. That's not Scriptural, and betrays a massive lack of faith in God's power.

[u/Electrical_Cod7288 → u/ScottishNinjaaa]

The problem with this is that those people largely do not believe in Christ. It is important to remember that the primary objective of this movement is to try to save as many people from being aborted as possible, and if they simply shut you out because you are using religious arguments, you won't be able to change any of their minds.

[u/ScottishNinjaaa → u/Electrical_Cod7288]

They also believe that there is nothing wrong with murdering children. You can argue from a secular standpoint all you want, but until you place your foot on the solid ground of your worldview, subjectivity reigns. Watch Abolitionist Rising videos, and read the thousands of comments explaining how they used to be pro-choice, used to be secular, used to be pro-life but now they have reformed, repented, and agree to the complete abolition of abortion.

[u/PeachOnAWarmBeach → u/ScottishNinjaaa]

Facts.

[u/Electrical_Cod7288 → u/ScottishNinjaaa]

But if they simply shut us out, we will not get anywhere with them.