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From Israel Hernandez of the Freedom and Virtue Institute<\/a>, writing on Facebook:<\/p>\n

I have a home and invite some friends for cocktails and food. Just a few minutes after they are in, I say, \u201cNah, I changed my mind, everyone out!\u201d I certainly have a right to send them home or elsewhere to eat and drink. It is awfully rude but one can do that.<\/p>\n

Now, let\u2019s 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, \u201cNah, everyone out, I changed my mind.\u201d \u201cBut we can\u2019t swim and it is the middle of the\u00a0ocean. We will certainly die!\u201d You reply, \u201cIt is my boat, out!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

The same with abortion and those who say that their body cannot be used by the fetus and they can \u201cdisinvite\u201d him or her.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s an interesting interview with Hernandez<\/a>, in which he tells the story of his Socialist\u00a0upbringing and his movement to Christianity and conservatism, and explains the work of the Freedom and Virtue Institute.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"