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What do Christians believe happen to aborted babies' souls?

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mercanucaribe

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Serious question. I do know that Catholics believe they go to limbo like unbaptized babies, and from there can go to heaven... but what do other denominations believe?

Also, what is the basis for the belief that a baby has a soul at conception? And what is the basis for the belief among some (most?) non Christians that life starts at birth?
 
it depends on which Christian you ask

some believe that until a person is accountable for sin (knows right from wrong), it won't be held against them if they die before baptism
 
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Serious question. I do know that Catholics believe they go to limbo like unbaptized babies, and from there can go to heaven... but what do other denominations believe?

Also, what is the basis for the belief that a baby has a soul at conception? And what is the basis for the belief among some (most?) non Christians that life starts at birth?
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Incorrect. This doctrine was abolished within the past few months by the new Pope.
 
Originally posted by: joshsquall
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Serious question. I do know that Catholics believe they go to limbo like unbaptized babies, and from there can go to heaven... but what do other denominations believe?

Also, what is the basis for the belief that a baby has a soul at conception? And what is the basis for the belief among some (most?) non Christians that life starts at birth?
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Incorrect. This doctrine was abolished within the past few months by the new Pope.
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lol, this only goes to show that religion is a farce. how can you change the rules on what happens to the dead? lol
 
Originally posted by: pontifex

lol, this only goes to show that religion is a farce. how can you change the rules on what happens to the dead? lol
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Didn't you know that the Pope and God hold weekly meetings on stuff like this?
 
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: joshsquall
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Serious question. I do know that Catholics believe they go to limbo like unbaptized babies, and from there can go to heaven... but what do other denominations believe?

Also, what is the basis for the belief that a baby has a soul at conception? And what is the basis for the belief among some (most?) non Christians that life starts at birth?
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Incorrect. This doctrine was abolished within the past few months by the new Pope.
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lol, this only goes to show that religion is a farce. how can you change the rules on what happens to the dead? lol
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Because The Pope is said to be divinely ordained.
 
We don't know what happens to their souls. That's something Christians wrestle with and there are no straight answers to be found in the Bible. This Catholic idea of "limbo" (first I've heard of it) you mention is just something they made up with no Biblical basis apparently.

There is some verse in the Bible that could indicate that possibly those children with at least one Christian parent, who die before reaching the age of accountability, may end up in heaven.
 
I think most denominations that aren't fire and brimstone denominations and most believers in those denominations would say it goes to heaven.
 
Originally posted by: iamaelephant
I thought the whole Original Sin thing means they go to hell 😕
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Which would infuriate many people and discourage people from practicing the Christian faith. They can't have that.
 
classic belief was that the soul wouldn't go anywhere and would become a form of evil that's still present on earth, because the baby was never baptized and died was a liminal (boundary-crosser, being a liminal means you are in-between boundaries, such as physical boundaries or in-between stages of life), which is bad juju according to old Slavic belief. (this is what we have learned in my slavic course which deals with the roots of evil in society and the old belief in vampires, and their effect on modern views and pop-culture. interesting course.

those beliefs are still around in some societies.
 
Originally posted by: randay
worm food.
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I don't think so. First off, I don't think worms can eat souls, if you actually believe in souls. Second, I am fairly certain in most states, if not all, fetuses are incinerated.
 
Originally posted by: Wreckem
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: joshsquall
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Serious question. I do know that Catholics believe they go to limbo like unbaptized babies, and from there can go to heaven... but what do other denominations believe?

Also, what is the basis for the belief that a baby has a soul at conception? And what is the basis for the belief among some (most?) non Christians that life starts at birth?
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Incorrect. This doctrine was abolished within the past few months by the new Pope.
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lol, this only goes to show that religion is a farce. how can you change the rules on what happens to the dead? lol
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Because The Pope is said to be divinely ordained.
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If they're divinely ordained, why do their opinions on religion differ so much?
 
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Serious question. I do know that Catholics believe they go to limbo like unbaptized babies, and from there can go to heaven... but what do other denominations believe?

Also, what is the basis for the belief that a baby has a soul at conception? And what is the basis for the belief among some (most?) non Christians that life starts at birth?
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why do you care about some crap some dudes wrote over 2 thousand years ago? get with the times.
 
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Also, what is the basis for the belief that a baby has a soul at conception?
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I don't know for sure, but it may be this:

"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb." - Psalm 139:13
 
Originally posted by: Syringer
Another serious question here..if heaven is so great, why live on earth and endure suffering, pain, etc..
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Because Christians are instruments of Christ here on earth. They spread the truth. Any work done for Christ here on earth is rewarded in heaven. Any suffering endured on earth simply for being a Christian will be greatly rewarded in heaven.
 
Hmm...good question man. Say they go to heaven...then what? We have a millions of embryo's floating around? Nah...that can't be right. Do we have immature, undeveloped souls floating around? Nah...that makes no sense either. Does the soul get reincarnated in someway? That could be somewhat feasible...but still doesn't hold much weight.
 
Originally posted by: FeuerFrei
Originally posted by: Syringer
Another serious question here..if heaven is so great, why live on earth and endure suffering, pain, etc..
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Because Christians are instruments of Christ here on earth. They spread the truth. Any work done for Christ here on earth is rewarded in heaven. Any suffering endured on earth simply for being a Christian will be greatly rewarded in heaven.
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Truth? Huh?
 
Originally posted by: Nutdotnet
Hmm...good question man. Say they go to heaven...then what? We have a millions of embryo's floating around? Nah...that can't be right. Do we have immature, undeveloped souls floating around? Nah...that makes no sense either. Does the soul get reincarnated in someway? That could be somewhat feasible...but still doesn't hold much weight.
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I'm guessing if heaven does exist, it doesn't fit into the above envisioning of heaven which is possibly based on too many cartoons as a kid. A soul would be a soul and not a body.
 
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