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Tuesday, 15 March 2011
In a recent op-ed directed at faith leaders in The Washington Post’s “On Faith” blog, Sarah Brown, CEO of The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, writes:

“And here is where faith leaders have a major role to play. Many faiths actively oppose abortion, but far fewer oppose contraception, including the Mormon Church and many Evangelical communities as well. For example, in a 2009 Gallup of 1,000 evangelicals, 65% said that increasing access to contraception would help to reduce the number of abortions, and 90% said that the pill and condoms are ‘personally acceptable’ methods of birth control. Yet very few faith leaders openly express support for modern contraception, even though that is one of the most powerful ways to reduce abortion.”

How should evangelical leaders respond to Ms. Brown’s points? There are certainly different views and cases to be made here. However, whether we’re disposed to agree or disagree, could this overture be a step in the direction of an open and engaging conversation on how to really reduce the number of abortions in our nation? What do you think?
 

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