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Originally Posted by Peter Debelak
Let me try to talk this out with the case-study of abortion…
If I was to try and conjure the “most Christian way” to protest abortion, here’s what it might look like:
To be sure, they would protest abortions themselves and try to get legislation passed to ban the practice. However, more than any other constituency group, Christians would be the biggest advocate of making sure that young mother’s life, health and success were paramount. Making sure that child had a good home. More than any other group, Christians would be advocating for a more robust adoption system (which actually might mean MORE government – heaven forbid), more educational opportunities for the mother and for the child, better health services for both.
That is, Christians working intensely and more than any other group to try to eliminate the need for abortions.
But that’s not what we see. What we see is an (understandable) protest of the practice itself, without apparent concern for how difficult and damaging it is for the mother and the child when the choice of abortion is off the table. When the other side is absent, the protests smack of self-righteousness, not justice or love.
The current public political stance of Christian groups on the issue is one of judgment without the follow-up of love.
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The tone of this post seems to negate the ten of thousands of loving christian volunteers who sacrifice their time to care for pregnant young girls and their unborn. They are struggling to provide more positive alternatives to abortion on demand. How easy it is to characterize all politically active Christians by the few self-righteous ones.
Yesterday I heard the sad story of one young girl at a Planned Parenthood clinic. She bled to death waiting for medical assistance because the Clinic did not want an ambulance to be seen outside their doors during business hours. These are the kinds of stories that never make it to mainstream news. It's no wonder that Christian churches and agencies are working hard to take abortion "off the table."