Evangelical Left Ethicist Defends Obama

In October 2004, Evangelical Left ethicist Glenn Stassen of Fuller Seminary gained attention for arguing that abortion rates had increased under President Bush after declines under President Clinton. Stassen sought to justify evangelical support for an abortion-rights candidate, arguing that wider welfare state programs more effectively reduce abortion than legal restrictions. Now armed with more comprehensive data, and energized by President Obama's Notre Dame controversy, Stassen, a strong Obama supporter, is claiming vindication. American Spectator