The problem is that Churches take a stand on abortion makes it look like this is merely a religious issue. It is not. Abortion is wrong whether if you are a believer or not.
When churches get involved in politics, it alienates half the congregation. We left the UMC over politics.
That happens whenever a church gets involved in shining the light anywhere. Politics tends to hit a nerve in everyone (or at least the vast majority). But that should not prevent the church from proclaiming Truth from the pulpit. If the congregation finds it offensive, perhaps they should compare the message to Scripture and their own viewpoints, and see which one fails the test.
‘Abortion is wrong whether if you are a believer or not.’
I say ‘amen’ to that; I have become quite agnostic about the concept of deities; I don’t outright deny their existence, I simply find it highly unlikely...if by definition, this causes me to be a secularist (and/or libertarian), then the article is spot on, as the secularist must abide by his views on the equality of status for individuals, and the libertarian must hold to his views on personal freedoms...ipso facto, a secularist/libertarian can’t possibly be anything but pro life (as was dragged out of Chris Hitchens by Dennis Prager in an interesting interview)...
it is beyond belief that someone could criticize the author for defending life because he dared do so upon extra scriptural grounds; the word ‘moron’ is bandied about, and here it applies...
Abortion advocates should leave any church they hear a Right to Life message at.