If we believe in freedom, why do we imprison our own citizens? If we believe in freedom of speech, why do people sue others for slander? If we believe in equal opportunity employment for all, then why would Democrats refuse to hire a Republican for a high-level staffer position? If people believe in tolerance, why do they suppress opposing viewpoints?
Every rule has exceptions. Every action has nuances and context. God is pro-life in that he places great worth on human life. Yet he has been willing to sacrifice the lives of the wicked that good lives may continue unharmed (that’s one reason why we put lawbreakers in prison, isn’t it?).
And though God is pro-life, yet he thought it worthy to sacrifice his unique son to save us all.
Yet can God justify killing infants who have harmed no one? First, let’s move away from the idea that the people in those days were like your next-door neighbor in a quiet suburban setting who whistles while he grills burgers in the back yard. Meanwhile, his children are splashing happily in the pool, tossing a beach ball while Fido barks joyously and the wife entertains her friends on the patio, shielded from the hot sun under an umbrella.
What really happened back then will make you flee town in terror. The population was accustomed to homosexuality and bestiality. From our enlightened perspective since the free love movement in the ’60s, we know that STDs must have abounded in man, woman, baby, and livestock in those days (especially since they had no concept of “safe sex”).
If that were not bad enough, the neighbor’s barbecue took a turn for the gross. The “grill” would be a huge metal statue of their god, turning red-hot from the bonfire around it. Of course, their god would demand a human sacrifice, and sure enough, the neighbor would toss your own baby alive into the arms of the figure (as happened in 2 Kings 23:10, Jeremiah 32:35).
With the prevalence of STDs, the resident Amaleks being sworn enemies of Israel, and the corrupting influence of a repulsive culture of death, it is no wonder why God commanded several entire communities to be eliminated (Deuteronomy 9:4).
Children were not always slain. In Deuteronomy 20:10-11, we learn that the Israelites were not to randomly destroy all people, but first propose peace to each city they encounter. If the city would surrender to serve them, the inhabitants were spared their lives. If they rejected the terms of peace, only the men were killed while the women and children were spared.
Anyway, the term pro-life has a specific context, which is protecting the life of the unborn, so this question is mixing apples (the unborn) with oranges (the born children).
What Do You Think?
a. If you love your terminally ill pet, would you take offense if someone called you evil if you put your pet to sleep?
b. Have you ever applied a label to someone, only to find that the person had enough individuality to show that the label was too restrictive?
