A Minister Proud of Two Abortions

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🗓️ 15 October 2021

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, reacts to an article in USA Today titled, “Faith Guided Our Decision on 2 Abortions,” by Elon University religious studies professor and Presbyterian minister Rebecca Todd Peters. The author says “loudly and clearly that abortion can be a moral good” and that she aborted two of her children not despite, but because of, her “Christian identity and faith.” She writes, “people of faith need to shout from the rooftops” the message that “you shouldn’t have a baby just because you are pregnant.” According to Peters, killing a pre-born child can be a “morally responsible decision” if, for example, having a child would “interrupt one’s education or career.” Ultimately, she contends, “we need more Christians to stand up and testify that abortion can be a morally good decision.” Lord Jesus, help us to stand against, and not fall for, false and seductive rhetoric emanating from pulpits and lecterns throughout the land.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Hank Hennigraf, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the Bible Inchmen broadcast with another Hank unplug short.
0:26.9	Reading an article this morning in USA Today by Rebecca Todd Peters.
0:31.4	This ought to be a good one because it's about abortion.
0:38.3	It's written by a Presbyterian Minister.
0:46.3	She's also religious studies professor at Elon University.
0:49.3	She's a mother.
1:02.8	What could go wrong in an article written by a Presbyterian minister, a religious studies professor, a proud mother?
1:06.4	What could go wrong?
1:17.9	How could she possibly pervert an issue like motherhood?
1:24.4	Well, she found a way to do it.
1:29.9	In the article, she says that she has decided to abort two children.
1:54.9	Why? Because of her Christian identity. And therefore, from Rebecca's perspective as a minister and a religious studies professor, abortion, well, can be a morally good decision.
2:01.3	And she knows firsthand because she says that she is the proud mother of two aborted children.
2:12.8	The message that she wants to convey in this article is that something needs to be shouted from the rooftops, not just by people in general, but she says by people of faith.
2:20.9	And what is that message that needs to be shouted from the rooftops?
2:26.4	Quote, you shouldn't have a baby just because you are pregnant.
2:36.1	Rebecca... you are pregnant. Rebecca, the Presbyterian minister,
2:41.0	believes that killing a pre-born child can be a morally responsible decision.
2:50.0	Why? Well, for one to have a child may well interrupt one's
2:56.4	education or career, she says, or she writes. So here's what she thinks we need. And I'll quote,
3:06.6	I'm looking at the article as I speak.
3:10.5	More Christians, we need more Christians to stand up and testify that abortion can be a morally good decision.
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