Many of the "fetus-fatigued" today believe that Republicans, conservatives and Christians talk a good game with regard to ending abortion, but do little about it. There is some truth to that. To that end, D.A. Carson lays out six ways we can move beyond making the case against "easy abortion" and practically engage this difficult issue. Here are the points:
1. Circulate hard facts.
2. Present such facts as the moral position, but never with a self-righteous or triumphalist stance.
3. Go for the small gain. And then keep going.
4. Make sure that opposition to abortion is married to support for unwed mothers, counseling centers, practical help for under-age moms, and the like.
5. Expose the emptiness of "hard case" legislation.
6. Recognizing that the activist court of the last few decades is ultimately going to call the shots on these matters, the business of judicial appointments has become more and more important.
Read the whole thing. It will be worth your time.
HT: JT
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
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One of the intriguing things that Piper said about this is that we need to articulate (well) what we will do with those who perform abortions and have them if we make it illegal. Death penalty? Life imprisonment? This does make it a "difficult issue" as you say. (See the interview with him (or is the Q&A) at the t4g.org website for his comments.)
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