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Originally Posted by garnet
Sorry, it's still hypocritical. Suppose the majority of Americans thought child molesting should be legal. Would you be OK with that, just because it's what the majority thinks?
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no, it wouldn't be ok. i would still believe it is wrong. but again, if the majority of americans support it, i do not have the ability to force my belief system on them.
let's look at this from the flipside. if i supported forcing my belief system on all of america, in situations where it is counter to the will of the majority, you would be condemning me as being a closed minded fundamentalist christian, trying to strip people's rights from them.
i believe abortion is murder. i believe that our society as a whole would be better without it. the majority of america disagrees. therefore, my beliefs probably won't line up with the laws. i have the choice to stay in america and accept it, or leave and go to some mythical place where we all have the same beliefs.
i believe child molestation is wrong. a majority of america agrees. it is illegal. my beliefs and our laws are in tune. happy day.
i can hold strong beliefs without trying to force them on you. if strict anti-abortion laws were enforced without almost universal support for the reasoning behind the laws, then it would do nothing but push abortion clinics into the back alleys and harm many more people. that is not a better situation than having a safe, legal abortion clinic in operation.