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In this episode we continue our response to John Irving's article for the New York Times that attempts to bash pro-life advocates over the head with a history lesson. Irving claims that colonial America was actually friendly to abortion practices. Before we examine the colonial period we look at Scriptures against abortion. Then, we observe a consensus among Christians of the first five centuries that abortion at any stage of pregnancy is wrong--even if the science of the day could not tell when life begins in the womb!   Articles Cited: "The Long, Cruel History of the Anti-Abortion Crusade" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/23/opinion/anti-abortion-history.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/23/opinion/anti-abortion-history.html) References: Didache http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/didache-lake.html (http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/didache-lake.html) Epistle of Barnabas http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/barnabas-lightfoot.html (http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/barnabas-lightfoot.html) Letter to Diognetus http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/diognetus-lightfoot.html (http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/diognetus-lightfoot.html) Athenagorus of Athens "The Christians Condemn And Detest All Cruelty" from A Plea for the Christians http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/athenagoras-plea.html (http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/athenagoras-plea.html) Tertullian: "Apology" (chapter 9) http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/tertullian01.html (http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/tertullian01.html) "On the Soul" (chapter 27) http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0310.htm (http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0310.htm) "On the Soul" (chapter 25) http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/050109.htm (http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/050109.htm) Hippolytus of Rome Refutation of All Heresies (book 9, chapter 7) http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/050109.htm (http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/050109.htm) Basil of Caesarea Letter 188 (chapter 2) http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3202188.htm (http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3202188.htm) Gregory of Nyssa "On the Soul and the Resurrection" http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/2915.htm (http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/2915.htm) John Chrysostom Homily 24 on Romans http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/210224.htm (http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/210224.htm) Augustine of Hippo On Marriage and Concupiscence (book 1, chapter 17) http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/15071.htm (http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/15071.htm) ***** Like what you hear? https://www.truthspresso.com/donate (Donate) to Truthspresso and give a shot of support! *****