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Ezra Klein: “You're arguing for a scriptural basis for abortion. You're…”

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Published | Video Starts at 17:18

So I listened to you when you did your Joe Rogan appearance and you offered there a very, very progressive form of Christianity. What do you think is the biblical evidence to support the opinion of being You're arguing for a scriptural basis for abortion. You're not just emphasizing in your politics different aspects of your faith, but you're very much challenging quite widespread interpretations of it. Again, I think that's what we're called to do as Christians, almost every debate Jesus is in is with the religious authorities of his time and challenging, directly challenging orthodoxy. (17:18–17:31)

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Asserts that there is a scriptural basis for abortion and challenges widespread interpretations of Christianity.

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