A death sentence is ordered by law

[Guest guest]

guy, i found your logic interesting, if i

understood you correctly.<br><br>your original post on the

topic of the death penalty (4152) argued that we, as

ethically/spiritually based individuals, should take what actions we

could to change the culture that accepts violence and

killing, even mandates it in certain circumstances, like

the death penalty.<br><br>karinnesq, in post 4153,

argued that if we should work to eliminate practices

such as the death penalty, should we also not work to

eliminate the authorized practice of abortion.<br><br>in

your post 4218, you make an ethical distinction

between the two examples, noting that abortion is not a

societal choice but a private one. <br><br>abortion is a

private moral dilemma because the current public will

makes it so. 40 years ago, the public will was 180

degrees the opposite--it was a criminal act to perform

abortions. it is a stretch to argue that a law allowing

abortion is much different, ethically or morally, than a

law allowing execution of adults. an individual has

to decide if there are circumstances in which taking

a life or committing a violent act are acceptable.

if so, then they have to decide in what

circumstances. <br>if, however, an individual decides that

taking a life is an unacceptable act for a society to

allow, then that i would think an individual would find

a law which allows people to abort a fetus or

embryo equal to a law that allows executions.<br><br>i

guess a lot of the question still revolves around

whether people view an abortion as an act of taking a

life. some do not, others do

[Guest guest]

I myself have some very strong views about the

death penalty and abortion, but do not really want to

engage in an endless debate on it. However, I would be

interested if anyone knew Sri K. Pattabhi Jois view on

vegetarians, the death penalty or abortion. It would seem to

me, he would have strong ideas, as these are

fundalmental to Ashtangas beliefs.

[Guest guest]

And many of the people who are gung-ho pro death

penalty are also gung-ho pro-life. People are strange.

Isn't the bombing of abortion clinics one of the most

hypocritical things you can think of, too?