Christian view on when life begins

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There are different times when people believe that life begins. Some believe it is after 9 months, when the baby has been born into the world and is fully formed, others believe it is day 25 of the pregnancy when the heart first starts to beat. Which one of these do you believe? Or are you a Christian and believe that life begins at conception. I believe it is when the baby has been born into the world. God has a plan for each life, even before conception, we know this from the famous quote "before I formed you in the womb, I new you, I set you apart".

Christians have responsibilities for those at the beginnings and end of lives. They feel it is that important to them, that they have to celebrate it, churches hold services to pay respect to show value to those who have just begun their life, and they can be christened. This is a celebration of their birth and they are baptized in holy water (baptism). When their lives have came to an end, the celebration is known as a funeral, they can either be buried or cremated. This is a