A Quiet Discussion on Abortion (10) Special Human Cases
6- When a woman becomes pregnant, but the family does not want a new baby.
A Quiet Discussion on Abortion (9) Special Human Cases
5- When an unmarried Christian girl engages in sexual relations with a non-Christian and becomes pregnant as a result:
A Quiet Discussion on Abortion (8) Special Human Cases
4- When a woman becomes pregnant as a result of an affair with a man that is not her husband, such as when her husband is traveling:
A Quiet Discussion on Abortion (7) - Special Human Cases
2- When the mother is exposed to radiation in early pregnancy or has mistakenly taken dangerous medications:
A Quiet Discussion on Abortion (6) - Special Human Cases
Special cases of abnormal pregnancies, which are naturally very few, are discussed here:
A Quiet Discussion on Abortion (5) The laws of Abortion in the Church - 2
+ St. Basil the great: He is one of the Fathers of the Church in the fourth century, he says in his second law: “The woman who aborts herself must be punished as a murderer. Justice must protect the child who is to be born as well as the woman that plotted against herself. In most instances the woman dies during these acts of abortion. Hurting the child is another murder. It is a duty to take their confessions without delay before death and accept them in the Church after a reasonable period of about ten years and offering remedies according to their repentance.” This means that the woman who kills her baby during pregnancy by using medicinal drugs is a murderer. The period of punishment was reduced to ten years instead for life, after which period the woman is accepted in the Church and offered Holy Communion. The priest may also reduce the punishment if he is sure of her repentance.
A Quiet Discussion on Abortion (4) The laws of Abortion in the Church
The Church from the beginning of Christianity considered abortion as intentional killing and outlawed it. The punishment was to cut off the woman from sharing in Church life and participation in the Holy Communion.
A Quiet Discussion on Abortion (3)
From our previous article, it is clear that abortion is killing of a living human being, even if they are not born yet. Now, what is the opinion of the Bible in abortion?
A Quiet Discussion on Abortion (2)
From all the Biblical texts we saw in the previous article, it is clear that the human life is precious from the womb, and God works in human's life even before their birth.
The Order of Nativity Events
The first period of Christ’s life on earth, starting from His birth in Bethlehem and ending by His living in Nazareth, was full of a successive group of events. In this article, I shall try to arrange these events from the Gospels of Luke 2 and Mathew 2 in chronological order by making use of some incidents proven in history.
THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST (LUKE 1:57-80) EXCERPTS FROM THE EARLY FATHERS
During the fourth week of Kiahk, the church readings pertain to the birth of John the Baptist. For this reason, I have selected some excerpts from the early church fathers to celebrate the life of this great saint.