When Jesus Was Silent: Abortion

Few questions are argued as fiercely as this one, in marches, in courtrooms and at kitchen tables. Many people on both sides say they speak for Jesus. This lesson asks a narrow question: what did he say? In the four Gospels, he says nothing about abortion. It was known in his world, and he never spoke of it. This is the second silent room in the series.

You're not imagining it: both sides recruit him. One sign says Jesus loves the unborn; another says Jesus never said a word about abortion. The second is accurate, and it proves less than people think, because silence gives permission to no one. What you have here is accuracy, and it wins nobody the argument. If you were shamed in church over an abortion, this lesson shows that he never said what you were told he said.

Measured against the center