Out of the Boat!

Last updated on: November 5, 2014 at 2:13 pm by David Mills

Out of the Boat! 2014-11-05T14:13:13-04:00 David Mills

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From Israel Hernandez of the Freedom and Virtue Institute, writing on Facebook:

I have a home and invite some friends for cocktails and food. Just a few minutes after they are in, I say, “Nah, I changed my mind, everyone out!” I certainly have a right to send them home or elsewhere to eat and drink. It is awfully rude but one can do that.

Now, let’s say that I have a boat and invite friends to come for cocktails and food and we go far into the frigid ocean. Then I say, “Nah, everyone out, I changed my mind.” “But we can’t swim and it is the middle of the ocean. We will certainly die!” You reply, “It is my boat, out!”

The second case is morally wrong and it cannot be legally permitted. Because you invited them and the consequence of your action means their death you cannot do that.

The same with abortion and those who say that their body cannot be used by the fetus and they can “disinvite” him or her.

Here’s an interesting interview with Hernandez, in which he tells the story of his Socialist upbringing and his movement to Christianity and conservatism, and explains the work of the Freedom and Virtue Institute.

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