Larry, could I have the website addresses for the other Adventist forums you refer to here?
Sorry Larry, I'll have to disagree with your decision to lock up the topic of Adventists and abortion. Considering the overwhelming response this topic generated compared to almost every other subject on the table (the Asserick letter wasn't even a close second) and the unique way that it seems to affect every other aspect of the last day message,I'd have to say that your move was a little premature. If you felt that things were getting a little out of hand would not a word of warning(caution) have been effective in returning to the guidelines? At least you would have given the participants the opportunity to change course before pulling the plug. Personally, I saw no personal attacks,no attack on fundamental SDA church doctrines,no attacks on the Spirit of Prophesy (I don't consider questioning what EGW meant as an attack on her credibility). Maybe you sensed something I didn't but it seems to have had the effect of throwing water on the discussion of the other subjects as well. One last note. I don't know about your family but I've known very few families that don't have their (very) heated disagreements at times. This doesn't mean that they don't love each other. It means that they have the freedom to be a part of that inner circle even in times of disagreement.I hope you might consider reopening the topic in the near future. Your brother --Doug