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Pro-choice Pastor Roger Paynter on abortion and “God’s will”
Clinic Quotes ^ | May 24, 2014 | Sarah Terzo

Posted on 12/07/2014 9:40:01 PM PST by Morgana

Pro-choice Pastor Roger Paynter, in a sermon to his congregation:

“… Abortion is not the automatic breaking of God’s will… In general, we should say that God is against the ending of all life, but that in some tragic circumstances, he understands – even allows – and certainly forgives the choices we have to make.”

Robert M Baird and Stuart E Rosenbaum, editors The Ethics of Abortion, 3rd edition (Amherst, New York: Prometheus books, 2001) 236

(Excerpt) Read more at clinicquotes.com ...


TOPICS: General Discusssion; Mainline Protestant; Moral Issues; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: abortion; baptist; christian; church; clinicquotes; congregation; pastor; progressive; prolife; rogerpaynter
Don't know much on this "Pastor". Any FReeper know what church he is head of?
1 posted on 12/07/2014 9:40:01 PM PST by Morgana
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To: Morgana

Anyone who purports to be a Christian and gives this fraud money is a fool.


2 posted on 12/07/2014 9:42:08 PM PST by allendale
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To: allendale

Anyone who listens to that sermon and believes it is a fool!!


3 posted on 12/07/2014 9:43:17 PM PST by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: Morgana
Looks like this church in liberal Austin TX. Their slogan is “Compassionate, thoughtful, progressive” and I don’t see an affiliation with the SBC.
4 posted on 12/07/2014 9:50:50 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Morgana

wolf in sheep’s clothing alert.


5 posted on 12/07/2014 9:50:55 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Olog-hai

Thank you! I knew a FReeper would find him/them. Should have known they’d be “progressive”. ICK!


6 posted on 12/07/2014 9:54:18 PM PST by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: Morgana; Olog-hai
Should have known they’d be “progressive”. ICK!

Progressive; Just another word for Evil!
7 posted on 12/07/2014 9:58:18 PM PST by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: Morgana

Thou shalt not kill, is just a suggestion? LOL


8 posted on 12/07/2014 10:09:17 PM PST by rawcatslyentist (Jeremiah 50:32 "The arrogant one will stumble and fall ; / ?)
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To: Morgana

” Abortion is not the automatic breaking of God’s will…”

Sheesh.
He should read Leviticus a couple more times.
Especially the part about not sacrificing children to Molech.


9 posted on 12/07/2014 10:22:59 PM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Olog-hai

the 1st baptist church here in downtown philly had a similar slogan. it’s gone. bought by the Liberti network of the Reformed Church in America. http://www.liberti.org/ great services.


10 posted on 12/07/2014 10:27:51 PM PST by kvanbrunt2 (civil law: commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong Blackstone Commentaries I p44)
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To: Morgana

He and Pelosi seem like they would be good friends. God’s will, indeed.


11 posted on 12/07/2014 10:32:40 PM PST by Politicalkiddo ("How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, His precepts!" - Benjamin Franklin)
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To: allendale

Does he really think that Jesus Christ would condone abortions? He sounds like he is trying to justify evil behavior to salve his own conscience.


12 posted on 12/07/2014 10:45:50 PM PST by mia
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To: Morgana
From his bio on the church website:

Theological education is very important to Dr. Paynter as he currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Ministry at the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest

13 posted on 12/08/2014 1:13:38 AM PST by tbpiper
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To: Morgana

Yet another Satanic preacher from the Church of Laodicea!


14 posted on 12/08/2014 4:52:38 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal
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To: Morgana

“God’s Will” was that the child was conceived.

A miscarriage may be “God’s Will”, but NOT an abortion.

Abortion is the result of our Free Will.


15 posted on 12/08/2014 5:18:04 AM PST by G Larry (Amnesty imposes SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL immigrants & minorities)
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To: Morgana

Pro-Choice and Pastor are an oxymoron.

Any Pastor should be pro-life.


16 posted on 12/08/2014 8:52:01 AM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Olog-hai

From that link:

**Prior to his service at First Baptist, Dr.Paynter served as the Senior Pastor of the Northminster Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi, the Lake Shore Baptist Church in Waco, Texas and the Austin Heights Baptist Church in Nacogdoches, Texas. In addition, he served as Youth Minister at Highland Park Baptist Church in Austin and the Director of Echo Valley at the Laity Lodge Youth Camps.**

Think of all the people he has led astray.


17 posted on 12/08/2014 8:53:58 AM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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