If I was a hardocore Christian zealot I might offer an explanation like so...

The child of sin is best relieved the stigma of inbred evil. If a baby is born of molestation, or rape- then sins of the father customs might bear a heavy burden on the spiritual development of the child.

While this is primarily a look into the manner of religious extremists I can see several "loopholes" as boodah put it that release the religious from contradicting themselves.

Any true Christian can just as easily side behind a long history of murder in the name of God- it was in several instances the specific work of angels to slaughter the children of infidels and supposedly this will again be the case in the end days.

Some people believe in striking down the wicked- or the seeds of evil.

Some of the people in this debate also encourage the bombing of abortion clinics- dont be surprised that they waffle on the whole murder thing.

K