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Date sent: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 16:46:40 -0400 Send reply to: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> From: Greg Sterling <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Life To: [log in to unmask] > Can anyone explain to me how someone can support the death penalty and > larger military budgets, and then claim to be pro-life? In their > twisted sense of morality which is more valuable, the living or the > unborn? > > Greg > 47/35/35 The two concepts are not incompatible. The death penalty, if you believe in it, is administered only after a person has been found guilty. The unborn baby has not been found guilty of anything. They are both human beings. Arguments about the effectiveness of the death penalty are something else, and I don't really want to open that can of worms; but I believe that one can be "pro-life" (as far as abortion is concerned) and still support the death penalty. As to the military issue, I do not think that there are many cultures or belief systems that would deny the right to self-defense; and we would like to hope that civilized people will not use war for anything but a defensive purpose. Obviously, the world is not "perfect". Best, Bob ********************************************** Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S., P. C. 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 Telephone: 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 WWW: http://www.dovecom.com/rafink/ mailto:[log in to unmask] "Ex Tristitia Virtus" *********************************************