I'm not going to bite on your strawman tactics.Any "student" of scripture knows that one should not isolate scripture but you go well beyond that.You also deliberately misquote me and I take note of your juvenile attempts to detract from the intent of my post.
I am a student of scripture....and what you would likely term as Pagan. Having spent well over 20 yrs in the fold of Church doctrine, I have read, and UNDERSTOOD more scripture, from various religions than you will likely ever see. Yet, I cannot be called a Christian, as I do not accept the "Christ" as my personal savior. Simply reading the Bibles, does not make one Christian in my mind....and more than reading the Qu'ran, makes one Muslim.
The fetus IS a human,any grade school student knows this fact."If someone fights with a pregnant woman and accidentally kills her, it would be manslaughter"..Agreed..yeah and your point? "So the "crime" is the same, yet according to Exodus the killer receives less punishment for killing the fetus than the woman." Answer: Sure the "killer" who kills the mother receives less punishment for "accidentally" killing the fetus. Both deaths were an "accident" and it is reasonable to assume he did not know the mother was even pregnant! Also...the fetus was not the [focus] or target of the attack. Makes sense to me,who am I to question God's judgement..who are you to question it? God will judge each of us on a case by case basis.
I am me....and fully capable of questioning all aspects of your God, as well as my own. The conceit you show in claiming to know God, is the primary reason you are dismissed out of hand as relevant to anothers reality, Your God is your own....and likely bares small resemblance to that of any other Christian, as it is based on individual sections of a book that requires translation bu the human mind.....which is quite unique to its owner.
Oh I don't know about that,I think I did pretty good showing how irrational your assertions were! You read scripture but obviously you do not understand it. You make an incredible error in your assumption that God does not place the same value on the fetus as he does the mother.He knew the fetus was not the [target] of the attack,the mother was! You could not see this then and you cannot see it now. God has a much better sense of justice than you do that's all.
Again....you state "who am I to question God's judgement..who are you to question it?"....yet this is exactly what you are doing. You have taken the words in scripture, and created the context required to agree with your assumption....as does EVERYONE who uses the books. There is no fault in this, as it is what the Bibles are for....but at the very least, accept that translation and interpretation of the scriptures are par for the course.
Well..that's a start,you follow the morals of Jesus. So what are Christians? are they not also followers of Jesus? Oh I get it..your willing to admit that you follow his morals but you stop short of saying you are a Christian.
As do most who take the bibles in context of world religious doctrine, and study true spirituality....rather than one book. Believe it or not, there is more to the Human quest for enlightenment, than a single interpretation of Gods word. One can follow the words of Christ, and indeed his teachings, without accepting him as the Son of God.
Perhaps you fear making a commitment to follow his "teachings". Now folks that's a real interesting dichotomy! Kandahar follows the morals but not the teaching part. Are not Jesus's morals associated with his teachings? So you follow the morals of Jesus "better" than most Christians do? Frankly..I find that statement "difficult" to believe!
Do you read the news....at all. Those that represent Christianity on its face in the Media, are far from the teachings of Christ.....Very Far Indeed.
You believe that one can call themselves Christian and be Pro Abortion!You have destroyed your entire argument in your self serving claim as superior in morals as compared to most Christians! WWJD? He would not condone abortion under any circumstances..ah but you and your false morality would.Now go "play" debate with your fellow enemy combatents but don't miss your school bus in the morning!