Posted on 12/07/2018 7:23:52 PM PST by Coleus
A group of Ohio religious leaders criticized lawmakers’ efforts to pass protections for unborn babies Thursday during a pro-abortion protest at a church in downtown Columbus.
The event at Trinity Episcopal Church, coordinated by the Ohio Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, included Christian and Jewish leaders who oppose a bill to prohibit abortions after unborn babies have a detectable heartbeat, about six weeks of pregnancy.
The state House passed the bill in November, and the Senate is considering it this week. It is expected to pass the Republican-controlled legislature.
HAPPENING NOW: Faith leaders organized by @OhioRCRC are speaking against bans on reproductive rights. We’re across the street from the Statehouse. #StopTheBans pic.twitter.com/BCuYh9ZCth
— NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio (@ProChoiceOH) December 6, 2018
.@ncjwcolumbus speaking against the 6 week abortion ban. “We encourage the legislature to pass bills that improve the health of our communities, not another unconstitutional abortion restriction.” #StopTheBans pic.twitter.com/Mq1jAxizBf
— Jaime Miracle (@JMiracleOH) December 6, 2018
The Rev. Terry Williams, a United Church of Christ minister from Chillicothe who spoke at the protest, claimed to stand for women’s rights by opposing the pro-life bill.
“I will not stand here idly and let them strip away the rights of women and others in our state to make the right decisions for them and their families,” Williams said.
Rev Terry Williams a UCC Minister from Chillicothe OH speaks against HB 258 the 6 week abortion ban. “I will not stand here idly and let them strip away the rights of women and others in our state to make the right decisions for them and their families. @OhioRCRC pic.twitter.com/UPkk4kwPey
— Jaime Miracle (@JMiracleOH) December 6, 2018
The Rev. Dr. Marian Stewart of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbus also spoke, saying, “This bill, which does not protect the health of the woman or rape victims, is not pro-life.”
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The bill does protect life, though. An unborn baby’s heartbeat is detectable around six weeks of pregnancy, though new research suggests it may begin as early as 18 days after conception. In 2017, 20,893 unborn babies were aborted in Ohio, according to the state Department of Health. Most of those babies would be protected if the legislation goes into effect.
Rev. Marian Stewart, speaking against abortion bans, says “This bill, which does not protect the health of the woman or rape victims, is not pro-life.” #StopTheBans pic.twitter.com/sYRv4cdYD3
— NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio (@ProChoiceOH) December 6, 2018
Other speakers included Fr. Dick Burnett, the rector at Trinity; Elaina Ramsey, executive director of the pro-abortion coalition; the National Council of Jewish Women – Columbus; Rev. Dr. Deborah Stevens, who appears to be the pastor of Broad Street United Methodist Church in Columbus; and Rabbi Jessica Shimberg, who appears to be from The Little Minyan Kehilla, a Jewish congregation in central Ohio. The radical pro-abortion group NARAL also participated.
The religious leaders’ opposition to the bill contradicts centuries of Judaeo-Christian teachings about the sanctity of life. Scriptures teach that all human lives are valuable because they are created in the image of God, and modern science has proven that unborn babies are living, unique human beings from the moment of conception.
As difficult as it is we must pray for these misguided souls. Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they do.
Wow....what a huge cross section of religious pro death leaders...a planned parent hood “hood”, two feminist female jews, a Naral spokes man, a couple of dyke pastors and or one or 2 cuck episcopalian soy boys....(hard to tell who was who according to the story and the photo but still you get my point....some “massive” swell of religious leader support for abortion! /sarcasm.
And to think that the original feminists before 1920 weren’t “Margaret Sangerites” and were actually fiercely anti-abortion!
Slaves of Satan, damned to eternal hell fire.
Sickening perversion of Christianity.
Lesbo, Lesbo, Lesbo, Lesbo.
Christianity and killing babies do not mix, they cant go together.
Cause the churches don’t want to turn away donations from immorals.
...this ”Church” (cult) bit the dust several years ago. This is just another nail in an already moldy coffin. Glad I left, have never looked back.
Pure apostasy. Eve misleading Adam yet again.
Genesis 2 is a warning to men: Do NOT trust women.
1 Corinthians 14:34 is instruction against women speaking in church.
These teachings have been ignored, with poor results.
Leni/MinuteGal
“Abortion is a great evil and should never be supported or celebrated. I’m Episcopalian and I’m horrified by this.”
DITTO!
“HAPPENING NOW: Faith leaders organized by @OhioRCRC are speaking against bans on reproductive rights.”
When the left uses euphemisms like “reproductive rights” you know they are attempting to confuse the sheeple, make the sheeple think the issue is about a broader topic - “reproductive rights” (which can mean anything the Left wants to lump into it) than the narrow issue that is the real topic all by itself - abortion.
Some segments of the pro-life movement have helped the left get away with that, by being not merely against abortion but also against many if not all forms of contraception as well. You could say that the conflation of abortion with many other “reproductive rights” began with some segments of the pro-life movement, and now, in the narrow fight against abortion it is coming back in the hands of the left as they seek to name anti-abortion forces as anti “reproductive rights” generally.
The larger collective of all the pro-life forces has to work constantly to keep the battle narrowed on abortion, specifically, or the cause will be lost.
And to think that the original feminists before 1920 weren’t “Margaret Sangerites” and were actually fiercely anti-abortion!
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I have not read/heard that. Very interesting. If you have a source or can direct me to one, I would appreciate it...I have friends who need to hear about this...
I thought the only way to draw that big a crowd to an Episcopal church was to bury a former President from it.
https://www.feministsforlife.org/herstory/ Here ya go from the feminists for life page. There will be lots of other links to explore. Interesting things to read concerning Susan B Anthony as well.
Thank you so much!
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