Monday, January 26, 2009
Abortion and the Emerging Evangelical Conscience
Tell me that you simply do not believe that abortion kills human beings. I shall disagree with you, but I will understand why you find it reasonable to allow the abortion issue to be eclipsed by other concerns. Tell me that you do not believe in the imago dei or the notion of human dignity. I’ll understand, but wonder what grounds you wish to offer me for any moral concern — such as AIDS or poverty — whatever. Tell me that political affiliation is inconsequential for the abortion issue. I’ll assess the claim, but might suggest that you underestimate the importance of such things as Supreme Court appointments and veto power. But please do not tell me that, even though we have thus far killed fifty million bearers of the imago dei in this nation since Roe v. Wade, this fact must be “juxtaposed” against other important issues. For then I shall fear that you are at risk of losing touch with all that is sacred. The Citizen
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This is the best analysis of the emergent church's response to abortion that I've seen. The only thing I would add is that you would think they would be all about the pregnancy care center movement, but they seem to ignore it. The author shouldn't have ignored them either. They are a great example of both knowing truth and doing truth.
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