Abortion: A Sensitive Topic

From the desk of The Brussels Journal on Fri, 2007-03-09 14:35

A quote from Samantha Singson at lifesite.net, 8 March 2007

The EU announced on Monday that it had reached a collective European decision to oppose the [UN] resolution [calling on states to eliminate sex selected abortions and female infanticide]. They argued that in order to streamline the CSW [Commission on the Status of Women] process, it would be better to simply add the language to the final outcome document. A European NGO told the Friday Fax that in their meetings with EU officials they were briefed that some European states objected to the sex selection resolution because they opposed condemning any abortions.

Not funny, but rather sad

Submitted by marcfrans on Fri, 2007-03-09 22:38.

 

@pvdh

 

 

I think it is not funny, but rather sad, when the educational system does no longer teach children to think for themselves, but instead what they should think (i.e. new dogmas, if you will).  You do not seem to grasp that concepts like "dogma" and "dogmatic" are not about specific CONTENT but about METHOD or WAY of thinking.

Let's apply this to the subject at hand, dear pvdh, which is the matter of abortion.   Apparently "some European states" were opposed to a "sex selection resolution" because they object to ANY criticism of ANY kind of abortion.  That, I submit to you, is a "dogmatic" position.

I am willing to believe that even a 'secular progressive' like yourself can see the 'danger' (morally and otherwise) of "sex selection".  But, you seem incapable of recognizing a dogmatic attitude when it is plainly visible!

Any belief can be held in a dogmatic way or in an 'openminded' way.  That applies as much to belief in "God", as to belief in the honesty of Verhofstadt, or in the dishonesty of Verhofstadt, or any other "belief".   It is a matter of whether the particular belief is "unquestioned" or whether it is open to new information or additional arguments, facts, observations, etc... 

 

comfortable

Submitted by marcfrans on Fri, 2007-03-09 15:13.

The attraction of old and new dogmas is that one no longer has to think for oneself and make 'judgments'. The 'party' line will do.

@marcfrans

Submitted by peter vanderheyden on Fri, 2007-03-09 18:46.

"The attraction of old and new dogmas is that one no longer has to think for oneself and make 'judgments'"

With all due respect, Macfrans, this coming from a person who believes in God, is rather funny...