The Use of the Same Scripture to Stop Abortions AND Support Gays

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/29/psalm-139-two-causes-two-meanings_n_1386492.html

Apparently Psalm 139:13-14 which reads: "For it was you who formed my inward parts. You knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made" is used to argue both pro-life stances and gay rights stances. Pro-life, to not abort the fearfully and wonderfully made babies, and pro-gay since the children are, "born this way." This split is caused by different purposes of each group of activists, and the different interpretations of the Bible come into play here as well. Those who use this to support gay rights are not including all the other biblical scriptures which denounce same-sex relations as a sin and even an abomination. Psalms is largely a collection of prayers and praises, not the instruction that God lays out in other books, so it's fallacy to omit the other scriptures. However, like we read from the Mennonite writer in the beginning of the semester, some think that the Bible does not discuss loving types of same-sex relationships and therefore it is unclear on the whether that would be sinful or permitted in the eyes of God. If people think of the Bible this way (which I think is a more uncommon view), than the pro-gay uses of this scripture do make sense. Agreement with either side here depends on one's personal interpretations, beliefs, and purposes.