How would one respond to this with charity?

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Hi,
I don’t know it this was discussed, (I just skimmed through), but although I can’t know exactly what to say, I have had some experience with what NOT to say.

Never use forceful language and tell a person they are wrong. That will turn them off immediately.

and to this?
Oh, by the way, nobody I know (and certainly not I) ever had any abortion.
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If they use contraception, they say “You should be glad I am married”, or “use abortion for Contraception” (I have heard that more than once) and if they do have an abortion, they say “You should be greatful I didn’t have it and kill it after” I would somehow mention in a positive way that they never had an abortion.

If someone feels artificial contreception is not wrong, there is very little you can say to change their mind. We are called to “instruct the ignorant”, not force anyone to do anything. Once you know they are informed, your job is done. Pray for them—remember St Monica.
 
I’ve been responding on that site with a bit more forceful language than Lisa’s (though not much more forceful, though I must confess saying “what scum” once…:o 😉 ) and NOT A SINGLE person has resonded to ANYTHING I’ve said. A little assertiveness from Lisa, jlw, Victoria, rayne, and myself and the room has CLEARED.

The site seems to have transformed a bit…the over-the top-whacko abortion types have died down and it seems that the pro-lifers are the only ones consistantly posting…I think that’s a victory.:clapping:
 
Is it? Now the lines of communication are down.

My point is you cannot help anyone to understand anything, if you turn them off, but I do also feel that you cannot force anyone to do anything. Sometimes it is best to “shake the dust from your shoes”
 
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Is it? Now the lines of communication are down.

My point is you cannot help anyone to understand anything, if you turn them off, but I do also feel that you cannot force anyone to do anything. Sometimes it is best to “shake the dust from your shoes”
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Misty,if you would like to give it a try pm me and I will pm the site to you.God bless
 
Don’t bother answering in any fashion,chraritably or uncharitably.

If you were the Doctor and that writter was the patient you would not attempt to save him . He is too far gone. Save your medicine.

Use that medicine on Catholics and people who have a chance of being saved. I am using “saved” metaphorically here.
 
Jesus saves.

We can try to inform people, but if they reject the information, this is their choice. To keep harping on it may do more harm than good.

Praying is the best we can do for them.
 
Just like on these threads, people read those threads 100 x and don’t reply. Sometimes people get the message by the gentle method of offering understanding and letting them know we are praying for them, sometimes a bit of frank logic plants the seeds of truth that may blossom later. No one is “harping” on them. The forum is about abortion debate–the purpose of the forum is to comment on abortion. When I say it’s a victory, I mean some may realize there is no way to argue logically FOR abortion. It always leads to contradiction–if a person realizes that they can’t consistently argue in favor of abortion while maintaining their other positions–THAT is a victory for life.
 
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