In 1996, the Southern Baptist Convention warned that “American society seems to be embracing the culture of death.” Its resolution criticized physician-assisted suicide and urged doctors, nurses, and churches to prioritize the emotional, psychological, and spiritual care of suffering patients, with the goal of relieving “the sense of isolation and abandonment some dying patients feel.” Both Governors Pritzker and Hochul noted that stories of profound suffering motivated their push for physician-assisted suicide. In the months and years ahead, Christians must be prepared to articulate why the culture of death is destructive.
By the year’s conclusion, nearly half of the world’s population will have seen a national election take place in their country. As hundreds of millions of people participate in these elections, Christians should commit to praying for voters as well as the leaders who will take office.
The explosive growth in the religiously unaffiliated population and loosening sexual mores are not incidental; religious “nones” overwhelmingly accept sexual promiscuity and, in terms of behavior and advocacy, are driving the sexual revolution.
The fact that articulating this basic conviction triggered ominous warnings of an impending theocracy demonstrates the ever-widening gulf between those with a biblical worldview and those without one.
To suggest, as Miller said in his initial response, that sharing core tenets of one’s faith is somehow a step “too far” is evidence of an extremely narrow definition of religious freedom that is out of step with our nation’s history.
An uncomfortable reality for many pro-life conservatives is that for decades, many state legislators ran on a pro-life platform, knowing they could affect little change in state law so long as Roe was in place. After Dobbs, amid the push to enact pro-life legislation in many red states, many of these lawmakers showed their true colors.
In short order, the 2024 presidential campaign will be upon us. Although there will undoubtedly be twists and turns over the next 18 months, one thing is sure: Joe Biden is running for president as a champion of abortion.
In his attempt to marshal theological language in defense of these procedures, the president once again showed us how untethered his worldview is to biblical Christianity.
As Americans consider the legacy of Roe and as states continue to debate their abortion laws, there is no better time for pastors and church leaders to equip their congregations to think faithfully about the sanctity of human life.
According to MacArthur, one of the governor’s most egregious actions was his financing of pro-abortion billboards in other states that invoked Scripture.
As we’ve seen, these protections have been shattered since Obergefell. This bill, which would enshrine the shattering of these liberties into federal law, must not pass.
David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, responds to a recent Christianity Today article titled, “Don’t Run for the School Board.”