For Jim and Scott

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

Most religious people I know that are "pro-life" also support the death penalty.

Johnny, do you really see a contradiction between being anti-abortion and pro death penalty? In order for that to be a contradiction, that necessarily means that you think the killing of an unborn baby, and the execution of a mass-murderer, are morally equivalent.

In my opinion, the execution of an unborn baby and the execution of a mass murderer are not only NOT morally equivalent, they are about as different as can be. An unborn baby, by definition, has not had a chance to harm anybody. And the unborn baby doesn't get a chance to support his cause in the abortion process. Mass murderers have committed a horrible crime, and also have all kinds of due process available to them.

Apples and oranges, don't you think?

Now, what is completely illogical is the liberal notion that says that the death penalty is wrong, but abortion is OK. Those people are saying that Osama Bin Laden has more of a right to live than an unborn baby. How many bad acid trips does it take to arrive at that insane conclusion?