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How do you feel about it as summarized below; it is a connected group of moral principles on vital issues. Apparently it was given that name by the late Pope John Paul, and picked up by the GOP leadership and GWB's speechwriters.
Given appeal to many protestants and conservative Catholics, support for a ‘culture of life’ is growing in the US, perhaps to a majority. Note the red states in the last presidential election.
Here is a summary the main principles shared by many of these persons wwho are mostly Christian, but also some Jews. There are slight different between Protestants and Roman Catholics, mainly over the death penalty, and I've tried to take account of the diffs in the list. For a common protestant position, ignore the double braces; for a common Catholic position, DELETE the phrases in double braces{{xx}}.
In cases where the laws to do not conform to the legal position below, they are to be modified, in accord with the majority will. The courts will then act accordingly and alleged 'minority rights' will be modified accordingly.
The Culture of Life: ‘Pro life’ ‘Pro family’
ABORTION
1.A fertilized egg has a right to life, even if it's NOT going to be implanted (in the course of nature).
2a. A fetus, engendered by the father in his daughter, or by rapist, has a right to life.
2b. A fetus whose survival threatens the mother’s has a right to life.
3.The fetus’ rights may be enforced through criminal sanctions. Although the authorities may choose not to prosecute the mother in cases of ignorance, youth, desperation or mental imbalance, if you counsel, abet, or procure abortions or perform them you shall be subject to the gravest civil penalties.
SUICIDE AND HASTENING DEATH
4.a You are immoral and commit a sin if you try to take your life. You have a moral obligation to live, despite your wishes and seemingly ‘good reasons’ including intolerable pain, cognitive incapacity or no long term hope.
4b You commit an illegal, wrong and sinful act in assisting in or facilitating someone’s suicide.
5. You commit a crime, as well, if you hasten anyone’s death, for whatever reason.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
{{6. You may forfeit the right to live if you’re tried and convicted, regardless of any legal or police irregularities, your mental capacity or status, or age above 10.}}
HOMOSEXUAL PRACTICES
7a The only moral and non-sinful sex is heterosexual practices inside marriage. Only if you are in such a heterosexual marriage are you in a real marriage that is be recognized in the law, and are to confer legal ‘family’ benefits for you and your children.
7b Homosexuality is immoral and sinful always, everywhere; while laws against it may not be enforced for consensual, private, acts among adults with adults, you will definitely be subject to enforcement in all other cases (adult and teen; teen and teen). If you promote it, esp. to the young, you have engaged in a crime and/or professional misconduct.
7c If you practice homosexual acts, you are properly subject to certain civil disabilities or restrictions, and these will not constitute ‘illegal discrimination’, e.g., ban from children’s parks. Certain professional or vocational limitations should apply, esp. where the profession or a course of action involves children, e.g., boy scout leadership. Certain religion restrictions may also apply, as for instance prohibition from priesthood.
SEX OUTSIDE OF MARRIAGE
8a. Sex outside marriage is the sin of fornication or adultery. Although neither one, as such, should be civil crime, your actions may subject you to professional sanctions; if you promote these acts or solicit persons to them, that may be a crime and is always immoral.
BIRTH CONTROL
8b. If you provide birth control pills, devices etc. {{to the unmarried}}, you commit a sin. If you provide them to anyone below 21, that is or should be, against the law regardless of your professed intention to address such issues of disease, AIDS etc., those being, besides pregnancy, the natural consequences of sex outside marriage.
8b. If you use of bc devices in marriage, that is immoral {{when it leads to sexual excess and other behaviour against the solemn duties of family life}}.
8c. Married partners may control size of family by natural methods, abstinence and rhythm {{or by any legal hormonal or barrier methods}}.
TEENAGE SEX
9. The best- and only moral--course is for teenagers to learn self control and in particular practice abstinence. You may be subject to professional restrictions/penalties if you advocate, encourage or facilitate teenage sexual intimacies. If teenage masturbation is not, except in excess, a sin, if you promote it to teens, that is a sin, and you may rightfully be subject to professional limitations or sanctions (e.g., loss of job as a high school teacher).
“SEX EDUCATION”
10. If you furnish—or make available--sexually explicit material, depictions or writings, including ‘sexual information’ ‘scientific facts about sex and reproduction’ to teenagers or children, even where labelled as ‘sex education,’ then, except where you are duly authorized, your actions will be construed to be promoting illicit sex among them. It is, with certain exceptions, a crime and an immoral, sinful act. Doctors and ministers are duly authorized to furnish such at the request of and on the permission of parents. Parents should be the usual source of sexual education information to the degree they consider appropriate.
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Protestant and Catholic ‘Culture of Life’ are generally similar, with the Catholic position indicated by deletions of items in braces {{xxx}}
Given appeal to many protestants and conservative Catholics, support for a ‘culture of life’ is growing in the US, perhaps to a majority. Note the red states in the last presidential election.
Here is a summary the main principles shared by many of these persons wwho are mostly Christian, but also some Jews. There are slight different between Protestants and Roman Catholics, mainly over the death penalty, and I've tried to take account of the diffs in the list. For a common protestant position, ignore the double braces; for a common Catholic position, DELETE the phrases in double braces{{xx}}.
In cases where the laws to do not conform to the legal position below, they are to be modified, in accord with the majority will. The courts will then act accordingly and alleged 'minority rights' will be modified accordingly.
The Culture of Life: ‘Pro life’ ‘Pro family’
ABORTION
1.A fertilized egg has a right to life, even if it's NOT going to be implanted (in the course of nature).
2a. A fetus, engendered by the father in his daughter, or by rapist, has a right to life.
2b. A fetus whose survival threatens the mother’s has a right to life.
3.The fetus’ rights may be enforced through criminal sanctions. Although the authorities may choose not to prosecute the mother in cases of ignorance, youth, desperation or mental imbalance, if you counsel, abet, or procure abortions or perform them you shall be subject to the gravest civil penalties.
SUICIDE AND HASTENING DEATH
4.a You are immoral and commit a sin if you try to take your life. You have a moral obligation to live, despite your wishes and seemingly ‘good reasons’ including intolerable pain, cognitive incapacity or no long term hope.
4b You commit an illegal, wrong and sinful act in assisting in or facilitating someone’s suicide.
5. You commit a crime, as well, if you hasten anyone’s death, for whatever reason.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
{{6. You may forfeit the right to live if you’re tried and convicted, regardless of any legal or police irregularities, your mental capacity or status, or age above 10.}}
HOMOSEXUAL PRACTICES
7a The only moral and non-sinful sex is heterosexual practices inside marriage. Only if you are in such a heterosexual marriage are you in a real marriage that is be recognized in the law, and are to confer legal ‘family’ benefits for you and your children.
7b Homosexuality is immoral and sinful always, everywhere; while laws against it may not be enforced for consensual, private, acts among adults with adults, you will definitely be subject to enforcement in all other cases (adult and teen; teen and teen). If you promote it, esp. to the young, you have engaged in a crime and/or professional misconduct.
7c If you practice homosexual acts, you are properly subject to certain civil disabilities or restrictions, and these will not constitute ‘illegal discrimination’, e.g., ban from children’s parks. Certain professional or vocational limitations should apply, esp. where the profession or a course of action involves children, e.g., boy scout leadership. Certain religion restrictions may also apply, as for instance prohibition from priesthood.
SEX OUTSIDE OF MARRIAGE
8a. Sex outside marriage is the sin of fornication or adultery. Although neither one, as such, should be civil crime, your actions may subject you to professional sanctions; if you promote these acts or solicit persons to them, that may be a crime and is always immoral.
BIRTH CONTROL
8b. If you provide birth control pills, devices etc. {{to the unmarried}}, you commit a sin. If you provide them to anyone below 21, that is or should be, against the law regardless of your professed intention to address such issues of disease, AIDS etc., those being, besides pregnancy, the natural consequences of sex outside marriage.
8b. If you use of bc devices in marriage, that is immoral {{when it leads to sexual excess and other behaviour against the solemn duties of family life}}.
8c. Married partners may control size of family by natural methods, abstinence and rhythm {{or by any legal hormonal or barrier methods}}.
TEENAGE SEX
9. The best- and only moral--course is for teenagers to learn self control and in particular practice abstinence. You may be subject to professional restrictions/penalties if you advocate, encourage or facilitate teenage sexual intimacies. If teenage masturbation is not, except in excess, a sin, if you promote it to teens, that is a sin, and you may rightfully be subject to professional limitations or sanctions (e.g., loss of job as a high school teacher).
“SEX EDUCATION”
10. If you furnish—or make available--sexually explicit material, depictions or writings, including ‘sexual information’ ‘scientific facts about sex and reproduction’ to teenagers or children, even where labelled as ‘sex education,’ then, except where you are duly authorized, your actions will be construed to be promoting illicit sex among them. It is, with certain exceptions, a crime and an immoral, sinful act. Doctors and ministers are duly authorized to furnish such at the request of and on the permission of parents. Parents should be the usual source of sexual education information to the degree they consider appropriate.
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Protestant and Catholic ‘Culture of Life’ are generally similar, with the Catholic position indicated by deletions of items in braces {{xxx}}
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