Letter to the editor: Jesus on abortion — thou shalt not kill

I am writing in response to David Ninehouser’s letter “Jesus never preached about abortion” supporting the supposed “right” to abortion. To paraphrase, Ninehouser criticized Republicans (and Christians) for opposing abortion. To support his argument, Ninehouser wrote that Jesus spoke of God’s “all-embracing love” but never once mentioned abortion. Apparently, in Ninehouser’s view, aborting children promotes “equity” and is therefore perfectly compatible with Christian doctrine.

My response is this: The Bible also records that Jesus, in addition to being a God of love, becomes angry, hates unrighteousness and will judge unrepentant sinners. Jesus said, “Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for such is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 19:14). Jesus also said that he came to fulfill the law, which includes the command: Thou shalt not kill.

Don Liddick

Bullskin