Early Moravian pacifism verses the Western "culture of death"

"The most merciful thing that the large family does to one of its infant members is to kill it." --Margaret Sanger, Founder of Planned Parenthood.

The early Moravian, pacifistic Christians, would not, could not, comprehend the current "culture of death" in Western secular society - and sadly far far too often in the church of Jesus Christ - both Roman and Protestant. A church that treats abortion and euthanasia with a wink and a nod has much to learn from the early Moravians. 

The Western "culture of death", inside and outside the Christian church offers up a fragmented view of the human being. Further,  it is comfortable obscuring the Holy One and His Revelation. 

The early Moravians by contrast understood the value of the person and the benevolence of God. We have much to learn. Agree?

The Early Moravians and the Unborn

Contemporary culture and the western church both have much to learn from the early Moravians. This would include their care and nurture of the unborn. 

As a matter of faith the early Moravians asserted that infants and even embryos have some capacity of faith. Thus the process of socialization and instruction in the Christian faith began in utero. 

When the pregnancy reached an advanced state the pregnant woman moved into a dormitory set aside for the pregnant sisters. During this time the sisters encouraged each other - and focused their devotional life on the pregnancy of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  

As with so many areas of life the early Moravians had  foresight. Concerning the subject at hand they had the farsightedness to establish a means of caring for the emotional - intellectual - physical - and importantly - the spiritual needs of women with child. In no sense of the word did the early Moravians seek to hurt let alone kill the life in process.