The Southern Baptist Convention passed a resolution calling for the “immediate abolition of abortion without exception or compromise.” Sounds good... except not actually. This resolution was pushed by the "abolitionist" movement, which is basically the Westboro Baptist Church of the pro-life movement. They are known for picketing churches (including John MacArthur's church) that they believe to not be sufficiently pro-life, and vocally argue that any efforts that try to limit abortion are evil because they supposedly implicitly allow for abortion. The only thing they will allow for are laws that immediately ban abortion, regardless of how unlikely these are to be passed (or not struck down by courts immediately). The wording of the resolution also attacks any efforts to limit abortion. This is friendly fire.
I really believe that most SBC voters who approved this resolution were not aware of this background and had good intentions.
Here is an opinion article on it from two leading pro-life activists:
https://townhall.com/columnists/marc...phets-n2591417
I really believe that most SBC voters who approved this resolution were not aware of this background and had good intentions.
Here is an opinion article on it from two leading pro-life activists:
https://townhall.com/columnists/marc...phets-n2591417
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