what could possibly be a greater example for us of humility and vulnerability than the almighty creator of everything that exists incarnating Himself as a helpless baby born in a broken down barn?
what could possibly be a greater example for us of humility and vulnerability than the almighty creator of everything hanging on a cross between two common criminals?
what could possibly be less humbling - and therefore, more self-centered - than deciding that the strong are entitled to overpower the vulnerable?
if you walk up to anybody at all today and ask him or her if he or she believes that the strong should be permitted to overpower the vulnerable, you'll probably get "no" for an answer. (unless you're talking to hitler or josef mengele)
you'll probably get people citing all kinds of examples, like, it's not ok for a slaveholder to hold slaves. it's not ok for a boss to sexually harass his employee. it's not ok for a paternalistic society to repress women.
it's not ok for a mother to abuse her child. because, after all, what could possibly be more humble and vulnerable than a child?
unless it's an unborn one.
in which case, it's ok for a mother to kill it.
