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You raise a deeper issue. Although it is certain Christian sects that oppose abortion, Christ said nothing about it. These Christians must go to Jewish traditional writings, in this instance, the Torah (Books of Moses) to justify their position. But many Jews do not agree with the Christian interpretation of the Jewish writings. Although there are liberal and conservative Jewish opinions about how wide the grounds that justify abortion are, there is general agreement that it is always permitted to protect the health of the mother.

How many disputes between Christian factions are over interpretations of the Jewish writings that have been renamed the Old Testament. The Russian mystic Helena Blavatsky (1831–1891) was aware of the divisive harm the inclusion of the Jewish writings into Christianity, renamed as the Old Testament, was causing. She dubbed the Bible, “the Rabbi’s revenge”.

But as you pointed out in an earlier article, keeping a large majority of voters focussed on divisive issues, like abortion, keeps them from focussing on learning the methods the wealth class is using to hollow out the middle class. The wealthy will fund both sides to keep the abortion issue front and center.

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