Although the Supreme Court ruling turned the issue of abortion back to the states, the pushback has been great. As a matter of fact, popular opinion is now in favor of allowing abortion, and there is a movement to make it a guaranteed right. But even without new laws, the abortion pill is available for women even in states where abortion is illegal.
We have seen some self-designated “evangelical” leaders change their position on LGBTQ issue, and very many — for a very long time — on the issue of women pastors/elders. The last conviction standing in the moral/social realm, it seems, is abortion.
Now with the clamor because of the potential supreme court ruling, will many cave-in on this last hold out of Biblical morality?
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Will More Mainstream “Evangelical” Leaders Change Their Position on Abortion?
This Hindu woman died after her pregnancy became life-threatening. She requested and was refused an abortion at an Irish hospital, due to that country’s strict anti-abortion laws. The husband believes his wife would still be alive today if the abortion had been allowed to go forward.
How would you respond to a challenge from a fellow Christian who said this incident illustrates that abortion may be “ok” in certain circumstances?
I disagree, but this case in point illustrates how theological doctrine can become very practical.
Interested in your feedback!
Senate candidate Todd Akin has come under fire for comments regarding abortion and rape. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/08/19/todd-akin-gop-senate-candidate-legitimate-rape-rarely-causes-pregnancy/ Though he could have made his statements more eloquently, the following link should help to clarify why he may have said what he did.
