Rousas John Rushdoony Quotes


It is significant that, as innocent babies are killed, and capital punishment is withheld from their murderers, the same men who plead for the murderer's life also demand the “right” to abortion. Usually, the same picketers that carry a sign one day, “Abolish Capital Punishment,” also carry “Legalize Abortion” another day. When this is called to their attention, their answer is, “There is no contradiction involved.” They are right: the thesis is “condemn the innocent and free the guilty.


Citations

Rushdoony, Rousas John. The Institutes of Biblical Law. Craig Press, 1973, p. 263.

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Rousas John Rushdoony
Rousas John Rushdoony
  • Born: April 25, 1916
  • Died: February 8, 2001
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Minister, Missionary, Author, Founder Chalcedon Foundation, Rutherford Institute Board Member

Rousas John Rushdoony was an American Calvinist philosopher, historian, and theologian and is credited as being the father of Christian Reconstructionism and an inspiration for the modern Christian homeschool movement. His followers and critics have argued that his thought exerts considerable influence on the evangelical Christian right.