Response
to Planned Parenthood’s barbarism
On
the ACNA website there is an explanation of what has been revealed recently
about Planned Parenthood.
Summarily we can conclude that the atrocity of abortion itself has
become barbarism. Below we are
given guidance as to what we can do.
7)
What does God teach us about this through the Bible?
The
answer to the question: “When is a human life important enough for us to care
about it, protect it or respect it?” is found in Scripture. From Genesis to
Revelation, God implies that every human life is sacred, precious, and
important enough to send His Son to die so that we humans could have life
eternal with Him. God’s sacrifice of Christ on the cross, is the ultimate
statement that human life is important enough to die for, in order to save it. God
cares for every person even before we are in our mother’s womb according to
Jeremiah 1:5 and makes it clear in Psalm 139, verse 16 that every day of our
life is known and numbered for us in His book of life.
God
answers the question by declaring that His love for every person existed before
we are formed by Him and goes on even after we graduate to heaven. He loves the
babies, women, doctors, and all involved in this, including us, who now know
about it.
8)
What is my Church doing?
The
Anglican Church in North America has been a strong advocate for life. In fact,
it important enough for the Church to include a statement in support of life in
its founding documents. Canon 8, Section 3 of Title II states; God, and not
man, is the creator of human life. The unjustified taking of life is sinful.
Therefore, all members and clergy are called to promote and respect the
sanctity of every human life from conception to natural death.
Every
year our bishops participate in the March for Life, Walk for Life, March for
Life Canada and in 2016 the bishops are already planning on participating in a
special Summit: Mobilizing the Church for Life in Washington! DC as well as the
March for Life. To learn more
visit: http://www.anglicandoma.org/summit2016.
9)
What can my congregation do?
Anglicans
for Life has resources and educational materials to equip you for this call of
protecting life. It is also important to recognize there are members and
visitors every Sunday who have been touched by abortion and need to know healing
programs are available. Many like myself spent years in the pew, fearing
abortion is an unforgivable sin. We need to hear priests preach that
forgiveness is available for all sins including abortion.
10)
What can I do?
We
need to also protect life in the public square, politically and
legislatively. But at the heart of
life, this is a spiritual battle between God and Satan, and therefore we must
also use our greatest weapon continually. Pray, pray, pray. Pray for all the
lives involved and pray for courage to do what God is calling you to do
regardless of the cost because life is sacred. Pray for an end to abortion and
euthanasia. Pray for the mothers and fathers who have lost children to abortion
and are now faced with the reality of what their unborn child went through
during the abortion. It is also okay to write letters to your representatives
and ask them to suspend the millions of tax dollars given to Planned Parenthood
annually.
For
more information about Anglicans for Life please visit their website:
anglicansforlife.org.
Carroll
County Reps: Andrew Harris (202) 225-5311; fax: (202) 225-0254
Christopher
Van Hollen, Jr. (202) 225-5341; fax: (202) 225-0375
For
others see: http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/39fed/06ushse/html/rep.html
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