Posted on 06/16/2017 3:25:24 AM PDT by Morgana
PHOENIX, Arizona, June 15, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – The largest Protestant denomination in the U.S. officially denounced abortion giant Planned Parenthood as “immoral” at their annual convention this week and called on Congress to “immediately and completely” defund it.
“We denounce the immoral agenda and practices of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its affiliates, especially their role in the unjust killing each year of more than 300,000 precious unborn babies, its use of particularly gruesome illegal abortion methods, and its profiteering from harvesting unborn babies’ tissues and organs,” the resolution of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), which took place in Phoenix, states.
“We urge the United States Congress to defund Planned Parenthood immediately and completely of all federal government support and that all state and local government funding that supports Planned Parenthood be withdrawn immediately and permanently,” the resolution adds.
The resolution, approved on Tuesday, reaffirmed the Baptists’ “absolute commitment to the sanctity of human life.” It was titled "On Defunding And Investigating Planned Parenthood."
The Baptists also urged the U.S. Department of Justice to “pursue criminal charges against Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its affiliates for their use of illegal abortion methods, trafficking in and profiting from the harvesting of unborn babies’ tissues and organs, and any other actions that may be in violation of federal law.”
The Baptist convention cited Scripture along with the Center for Medical Progress’ (CMP) undercover videos in its condemnation of the nation’s largest abortion chain.
“Scripture clearly affirms the sanctity of human life throughout all stages of development,” states the resolution.
It then quotes Proverbs: “God abhors the shedding of innocent blood and requires His people to do all in their power to rescue persons from such acts.”
The SBC resolution references CMP’s 2015 videos showing Planned Parenthood executives bartering about body parts from babies aborted at their facilities.
“Senior leaders of Planned Parenthood spoke in astonishingly frank, horrific, and euphemistic ways about unborn babies, their use of illegal abortion methods, and their harvesting of tissues and organs of unborn babies to further profit from the practice of abortion,” the Baptists state in their resolution.
The SBC’s resolution also acknowledges how the abortion chain’s own annual report divulges that it performs more abortions than cancer screenings, “demonstrating the central role abortion plays in the immoral enterprise of this organization.”
Denouncing it, is NOT declaring “WAR” on it!
The media, trying to start another row about something.
In this case, I’m cool with “War”
I second that.
The Biblical consequence of nationally legalized child sacrifice (at that time king ordained) is invasion and conquest.
“Surely at the command (mouth) of the LORD it came upon Judah, to remove them from His sight because of the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done, and also for the innocent blood which he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; AND THE LORD WOULD NOT FORGIVE.” (All caps mine) 2 Kings 24:3 & 4
Reprieve with repentance but as soon as practice was started again (great grandson) the Babylonians arrived. Because only 5 nations completely outlaw it, I believe it will happen all at once, world wide. So pray for a worldwide revival. (200 million man army in Rev.)
Baptists aren’t Protestants as they existed before Martin Luther.
“(200 million man army in Rev.)”
Everything in Revelation is symbols, can’t take literally. No commander with room temperature IQ would amass a 200 million man army. That kind of army, amassed together, would be vaporized in seconds.
Their statement works for me.
They threw down the gauntlet.
Baptist ping
So you're a theological expert on Revelation? Who told you that the entire book was completely symbolic? God?
I'm fine with it being literal, especially the last couple chapters.
Exactly. Our invasion and conquest is already well underway, and the same people who promote the legalized child sacrifice are promoting the invasion.
“Who told you that the entire book was completely symbolic?”
In case you haven’t been paying attention, 2,000 years of Christian theologians say it is symbols, I mean, if you can’t discern it yourself. How many women have you seen riding a dragon?
Revelation 1: (NIV)
1 The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.
take to heart what is written in it
Revelation 1: (NIV)
1 The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.
take to heart what is written in it
Thank God
I thought the headline was satire after reading that the Methodists and UCC had backed abortion funding
Headline: Methodists and UCC Back Killing Of Unborn Black and Hispanic Children
Bishop states “There is just too many of them”.
But bring on the ‘refugees’ that want to kill all Christians.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=southern+baptists+refugees&t=canonical&ia=news
“1 The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place.”
“must soon take place”
Do you take that literally? If not, why not, as per your already stated belief. (stated before the vision starts, restated after the vision ended).
Don’t expect much from the SBC unless you enjoy disappointment.
Clarify.
The Southern Baptist Convention demonstrates itself to be a Christian church.
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