Have Christians unintentionally caused abortions?

[Soloist]

Mostly a side point, Menno Simons didn't require shunning of family members, he may have personally felt that way but he gave freedom to choose on that. Also Jacob split over several things, the ban was one, but not by any stretch the only issue.

I was responding on the basis of one of his very last booklets, INSTRUCTION ON EXCOMMUNICATION, 1558. I have scanned in parts of this treatise, and hope that I caught all of the scan errors.

He goes on later to say that a secret sin, once confessed, is between the believer & God, and even should it come to light, no further punishment is called for by Scripture, because the purpose of excommunication (restoration) has already been achieved without it.

Well I think it was from a letter he wrote to someone seeking council on excommunicating a wife who refused to shun her husband but I'm not positive as to when that letter was wrote. I personally think in his later life he was under threat of being shunned himself unless he toed the line.

[Neto]

Mostly a side point, Menno Simons didn't require shunning of family members, he may have personally felt that way but he gave freedom to choose on that. Also Jacob split over several things, the ban was one, but not by any stretch the only issue.

I was responding on the basis of one of his very last booklets, INSTRUCTION ON EXCOMMUNICATION, 1558. I have scanned in parts of this treatise, and hope that I caught all of the scan errors.

He goes on later to say that a secret sin, once confessed, is between the believer & God, and even should it come to light, no further punishment is called for by Scripture, because the purpose of excommunication (restoration) has already been achieved without it.

Well I think it was from a letter he wrote to someone seeking council on excommunicating a wife who refused to shun her husband but I'm not positive as to when that letter was wrote. I personally think in his later life he was under threat of being shunned himself unless he toed the line.

Yes, there are some personal letters at the end of the book. I didn't re-read them now.