President Bush believes the Declaration of Independence states that "every person has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," but on the day when the United States marked the anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade abortion decision, which has cost at estimated 50 million lives, the president isn't going to philosophize on the application of individual church beliefs.
The World Net Daily article details the issue of the pro-life position of the Catholic Church verses the Catholic members of Congress and their pro-abortion stance. As a Presbyterian elder, we have a similar problem, but in reverse. We have what appears to be a pro-life majority in the pews, pro-life Presbyterian Congressmen and Senators, but those speaking for us at the national denomination level continue to espouse abortion “rights” advocacy.
Our denomination has lobbied against the Partial Birth Abortion Ban, parental notification laws and the Unborn Victims of Violence Act. On this anniversary of "Roe", we pro-life Presbyterians have our work cut out for us.
3 comments:
Thanks for your post Jim. This issue should not be denominational. If there is one thing that all Christian should agree on it's the issue of life. We outnumber very other group. We have more elected Christains in power. It's so frustrating because I think we lost a golden opportunity to change thing before the last election.
But as I've said, we must work to change hearts and not just laws. no one is responsible for much of anything anymore.
Yes, the pro-life position is one of those universal truths that transcend denominational differences.
We’ve both expressed frustration within our respective denominations when the pro-life position is not supported, ignored, or even actively worked against.
But there are some encouraging signs, especially on college campuses. I hope that this trend continues.
Out of the mouth of babes......
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