What is the reasoning behind "pro-lifers" bieng pro capital punishment and pro war?
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Where *exactly* in the bible does it say "removing a clump of cells is wrong"? and please, don't try the "thou shalt not kill" maneuver. You can't kill something that isn't alive. btw, alive= thinking & breathing, which a fetus doesn't do until the 2nd trimester. Also, that reasoning only applies to people that belive in the bible, which most don't. \n\nPro-lifers often change their tune when faced with an unwanted pregnancy. Just look to our fine presidant as an example. He supported his girlfriends abortion, yet is pushing to make it illegal and force women to resort to "back alley abortions" once again.\n\nIn answer to your question, I think it's about control. Control over what women do with their lives, control over prisoners, and control over other countries.
803362
I don't know that is a hard one. I'm pro-life and but I'm for the death penalty (and there isn't anything wrong with that, Babies don't murder, people on death row do) I think I would, just to get rid of abortion. I think it might be worth it.
140574
That is two questions? Some politicans have in fact got away with murder and other high crimes because they had the money to hire an excellent defense team.  This is a big flaw in our system - that is still not a bad system.  Like the other person said, not all Muslims are violent.  Islam is their religion and like from the Bible certain fanatics can misconstrue meanings to incite violence.  Like some pro-lifers.   How can you justify bombing buildings and killing medical and admin staff if you are pro-life?  It is really easy to brainwash large groups of people when they are uneducated or mentaly handicapped.
523766
Yes you can. I'm living proof. I have been to Iraq, I can say from personal experience that the vast majority of the Iraqis killed over there are insurgents. I would be lying if I said that innocent Iraqis aren't dying, but American soldiers aren't the ones targeting them, the terrorists are. I believe the death penalty should be an option for the most heinous crimes, since one who obviously has no respect for the lives of others should lose their life to pay for their crimes. It's really the only fair thing. I am also MOSTLY pro-life. I believe abortion should only be an option when the pregnancy puts the mother's life in jeopardy. How self-righteous do you have to be to believe that your point of view is the only valid one, and that everyone who doesn't think like you is an idiot? All you are doing is preaching your own intolerance and bigotry.
282263
Go to yahoo.com and try searching using key terms such as: pro death penalty, pro capital punishment.  Below are a couple of sites I came up with.
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The principle here is not that they are able to kill people but for what reason. The execution of a known felon who has him/herself murdered countless lives has forfeited his/her right to live under the eyes of the law. If he/she were to be set free and thus cause more deaths on the population it is justified to take his life for the general good. They are against violence, random and senseless violence that is. Sanctioned killings whereby a person has commited crimes deemed irreconcievable in the eyes of the community is not a crime nor hyprocracy but justified and necessary. As for war it depends on the reason, to the defence of life and country it is a noble cause, for an outster of a regime not friendly to a country that is selfcentered hyprocracy for a nation that cherishes life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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The Catholic Church is not just against abortion, it is pro-life in the widest sense. This is often called a "Consistent Ethic of Life."\n\nThis pro-life stance stresses the highest regard for dignity of human life including that of:\n- All people in objecting to unjust war and nuclear arms.\n- The unborn in objecting to to abortion, in fitro fertilization, frozen embryos, embryonic stem cell research, and cloning\n- The elderly, sick and dying in objecting to assisted suicide and euthanazia\n- Prisoners in objecting to the death penalty\n- The poor and minorities in supporting social justice issues.\n\nWith love in Christ.
1080964
like everyone else is saying, they're hypocrites. if you're gonna be pro-life, you should be anti-dealth penalty and against the war in iraq if only for the basic belief that pro-lifers have of all life being sacred. ther eis a difference between abortions and lethal injection, but liek one lady said to me once, "what about the babies in iraq that are being killed"? don't they matter? or is it just american babies that matter?
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Many people are in favor of the death penalty for certain criminals who are deemed worthless to society. How is euthanizing severely disabled babies different than killing a criminal? Both are making value judgements about a life.\n\nI am a liberal, and I am conflicted about such questions. Why pay to keep someone alive if they will never contribute to society? And, why keep a severely disabled child alive that will be a drain on society? But, life is precious; how can we as humans effectively decide that a life is worthless when we cannot know the ultimate outcome?
519806
In that case, they should call themselves "abortion opponents" rather than "pro life." Pro life is either all or nothing, not some lives.
194786
Another moral question: Christian Republicans are pro-life, yet pro-war.
428074
An embryo or fetus is dependent upon its mother's body for survival. A woman has the right to have absolute dominion over her own person, and since the fetus or embryo is part of her person, no one has the right to force her to carry it to term.\n\nKilling an unborn child in a war is wrong, because you are murdering a separate life form whose existence is not dependent upon yours. And not only that, but the right of the mother of the unborn child to autonomy over her own body has been violated. It's forced abortion, pure and simple.\n\nI have mixed feelings about the death penalty. On the one hand, since murderers have deprived others of their right to live, they should also be robbed of theirs. On the other hand, since so many people have been wrongly convicted of murder, the death penalty should be abolished, because executions are irreversible.
608775
Well personally I'm opposed to the death penalty for any reason...First off as a Christian I believe Jesus taught let he without sin cast the first stone...secondly in our criminal courts the rich can afford all the expert witnesses they need while the poor are being executed...sometimes innocent because they couldn't afford a great lawyer and expert witnesses
45251
Typically most liberals do not support the death penalty. Its OK to have views that differ from whatever political affiliation you have.
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You ask: <So is the sanctity of life just a human invention based on self interest to protect itself?>\n\nYes. Probably. It's odd, isn't it that life is sacred for the unborn, but once you're born, you're fit to kill, particularly if you're not American. So, the idea is not a human invention, but probably an American invention (of a particular political group) to advance it's own interests. Like all political principles, this principle is filled with contradictions. Instead of principle, I should have said "slogan".
260318
Well, I consider myself a libertarian and I am Pro-life. If the girl who implied that being a Pro-life libertarian was being less than a full libertarian knew what she was talking about, she'd know that there is no consensus among libertarians or the Libertarian party about abortion except this: no government funds should  ever be used for any abortions.\n\nMost libertarians believe that one area the government should interfer with is when one person interfers with the life of another. Sounds like abortion to me.
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The reason is not to show that killing is wrong.the purpose is to show there is a debt to pay for your actions. you pay with your life. all murder is wrong,[ murder ]and the courts will kill you for it.[hence the death penalty]