June 28, 2013

Theology for Right Wing Christian Fundamentalist who cannot figure out when life begins. - See more

It has come to my attention that many of our friends of the Christian Fundamentalist persuasion are having a difficult time discerning when life begins. They seem to be stuck on the slogan, “Life begins at Conception” I have been meaning to address this issue for them but have not been able to do such until now.

The real problem is that they have clearly failed to consult their Bibles on this topic but the answer to their question can be found in the following verse in Genesis.

Gen.2.7 “The Lord God formed the man from the soil of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life,(1) and the man became a living being.”(2)

The two key Hebrew words here are Nyshamah = Breath and Nefesh = being or soul.. So G-D created man from the soil of the earth which at that point he is just matter. He does not become a living breathing natural person until G-D breaths into him the life and soul of a person. This is a concept that is found although the Bible as in the following verses to name just a couple but there are many more.

Acts17:25 nor is he (G-D) served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives life and breath and everything to everyone. (3)

Job 33:4 The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
Hope this helps to clear up the misunderstanding that Christian Fundamentalist have



1. The Hebrew word נְשָׁמָה (nÿshamah, “breath”) is used for God and the life he imparts to humans.
2. The Hebrew word נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, “being”) is often translated “soul,” but the word also refers to the whole person.
3. Grk “he himself gives to all [people] life and breath and all things.”
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April 6, 2012

Medical marijuana: THC driving limits sponsor voted for one standard, prefers different one

Has anyone seen any movement in their state legislatures to pass these types of bills?

By Michael Roberts Mon., Mar. 28 2011 at 8:51 AM

Update: Last week, we spoke to Representative Claire Levy, sponsor of a bill to set THC driving limits. She had originally set the standard at 5 nanograms per milliliter of blood; then, after listening to the concerns of medical marijuana community members, she backed an amendment changing the number to 8 nanograms. After the amendment failed, she said she was uncertain if she would vote for the bill with the original number -- but in the end, she wound up doing so. Why?

"I felt, on balance, it was better to have a per se limit set in law than to leave things the way they were," she says. "And I did want to send it on to the Senate, and have the Senate take another look at it."

Does that mean Levy would still feel more comfortable with the limit at 8 nanograms, as opposed to 5 nanograms? Yes -- but she stops short of actively lobbying senators to take up the 8 nanogram cause.

"It's not my place as a member of the House to tell the senators what to do," she maintains. "But if anybody asked me what I thought about it, I would tell them I offered that [the 8 nanogram standard] in the House, that I thought it was supportable, and that I'd support it if it came out of the Senate that way."

For more details, check out our earlier coverage, seen here.

(con't) http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2011/03/medical_marijuana_thc_driving_limits_bill.php

The bill as it has appeared in the Colorado Legislature.

CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A THC BLOOD CONTENT
THRESHOLD FOR THE PURPOSE OF CHARGING A PERSON WITH
THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF DUI PER SE.

http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics/Clics2011A/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/D32906E49DB93102872578180067E0CB?open&file=1261_01.pdf