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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah

This article goes to the very heart of the first post on this thread and the quote from WN.

Abortion is a very visceral issue that is clearly and undeniably tied to the Bible. However, the connection to the OT is much closer than the NT.

1. Should a Christian pastor take a very visible position on this issue as a Pastor. Does that violate the separation of church and state?

2. We all agree that as a citizen he has every right that any other citizen has to voice his opinion, vote, and support political candidates. But, does he violate some NT principle by condemning Christians for their political choices?

I personally am pro life. If I had trusted Trump to stand this strongly for a pro life stance I would have voted for him in the last election. I didn't vote for either candidate because I had seen enough of Clinton to not vote for her and didn't trust Trump. However, I think it crosses a line both according to US law and according to the NT to make this a test of your Christian faith or a basis for judging your brother and sister.

It doesn't violate the separation of church and state because that limits the state, not the church.


But what Jeffers did violates the truth.