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Warpy

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20. I think you'll find that quotes the priests and not god
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 09:15 PM
Apr 2021

but point taken. It's just a pity they failed to document the full recipe, it would have come in handy for many centuries.

However, you're correct in that abortion was well known and widely enough practiced that you'd think a truly antiabortion god would have mentioned it in his list of commandments. instead of wasting the first 3 on egotism.

Also, once they'd discarded the idea of Limbo, Rome had completely kicked the church's objection to abortion right out from under it, although they haven't figured that one out yet. Abortion is now a win-win, the woman saves her life and sanity and the fetus goes right up to heaven. As I said, they haven't thought of that part, they're too busy being censorious.

Thanks for the citation.

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I think you'll find that quotes the priests and not god Warpy Apr 2021 #20
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