Strange News Stories From Florida

Vikingwoman wrote:I just read both those stories and it has ruined my morning. Just look at the picture of the parents who allowed that to go on and then admitted to locking up the girl for 20 days at a time. I can't even talk about the 5 yr old girl. What an effed up world!

2seaoat wrote:There are roughly 1 million abortions performed in the United States every year. That's about 2,800 a day. 115 every hour. 2 abortions every minute 7 days a week 24 hours a day 365 days a year.


There are billions of natural monthly cycles where eggs are disposed of and billions of nocturnal emissions where sperm is spilled each month and these living things meet their demise, month in, and month out 7 days a week 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

Vikingwoman wrote:There's few things worse than an unwanted child. I'm sick of your abortion shit,Teo. Why don't you do something about all the unwanted kids in foster care instead of berating people who shouldn't have a kid in the first place for whatever reason?

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:Sisters, 15 and 11, charged with killing older brother
http://myfox8.com/2015/01/07/sisters-15-and-11-charged-with-killing-older-brother/

Dad accused of throwing 5-year-old off bridge in Florida
http://news.yahoo.com/police-girl-5-dies-being-thrown-florida-bridge-083855580.html

Can we ever read any positive news from our state?

2seaoat wrote:But an embryo occurs with fertilization. Your comparison regarding abortion has nothing to do with the release of sperm and unfertilized eggs.

I completely disagree......sperm have purpose and we do not know their level of intelligence.  Eggs have purpose, and we do not know their level of intelligence.  They are both God's creatures, and your arbitrary line drawing makes no more sense than the law as written by the Supreme Court saying that their line is correct and that before that time it is simply cells which cannot survive and are not human, the very same argument you are making.  However, your opinion and my opinion where the line should be drawn matters little, because the Supreme court has determined a range where cells are considered a life and need to be protected.  Doctrinally, The Catholic Church is opposed to artificial contraception and orgasmic acts outside of the context of marital intercourse. This belief dates back to the first centuries of Christianity. Such acts are considered intrinsically disordered because of the belief that all licit sexual acts must be both unitive (express love), and procreative (open to procreation).

So to make the distinction of drawing the line, it is clear that such is neither scientific or certain, and that in fact my belief that sperm and eggs are God's creatures and should not be destroyed is just as valid as your belief that life begins only in a fertilized egg as has been clear in many interpretations of the bible by the Catholic Church.

2seaoat wrote:But an embryo occurs with fertilization. Your comparison regarding abortion has nothing to do with the release of sperm and unfertilized eggs.

I completely disagree......sperm have purpose and we do not know their level of intelligence.  Eggs have purpose, and we do not know their level of intelligence.  They are both God's creatures, and your arbitrary line drawing makes no more sense than the law as written by the Supreme Court saying that their line is correct and that before that time it is simply cells which cannot survive and are not human, the very same argument you are making.  However, your opinion and my opinion where the line should be drawn matters little, because the Supreme court has determined a range where cells are considered a life and need to be protected.  Doctrinally, The Catholic Church is opposed to artificial contraception and orgasmic acts outside of the context of marital intercourse. This belief dates back to the first centuries of Christianity. Such acts are considered intrinsically disordered because of the belief that all licit sexual acts must be both unitive (express love), and procreative (open to procreation).

So to make the distinction of drawing the line, it is clear that such is neither scientific or certain, and that in fact my belief that sperm and eggs are God's creatures and should not be destroyed is just as valid as your belief that life begins only in a fertilized egg as has been clear in many interpretations of the bible by the Catholic Church.