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The public argument of conscientious objection

By Alliance Alert

Dr. Grattan Brown, assistant professor of theology at Belmont Abbey College, writing at First Things, On the Square: "When the members of a society carry on a serious debate, the activity of conscientious dialogue, the sharpening of individual consciences, and a relatively stable peaceful consensus all characterize that society?s common good . . . The contribution of conscience to the common good explains why conscientious objection is so intolerable to abortion advocates: It makes a public argument for the abolition of abortion and the discovery of alternatives, wherever possible. Objection generates public debate in which every side expects short-term compromises while complex questions are answered. It aims, however, at the formation of a social conscience sufficient to reject certain medical practices as inherently immoral and unfit for the common good."

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on January 27, 2010 (boomark / email).