I haven’t posted in a while because I have been praying. I don’t like to speak without having a resolution, a clear path. And I just don’t have one now. But, I started this to share my journey here, to talk about my thoughts and prayers, so here it is.
Abortion is wrong. I can’t find a way to call it anything but, especially Scripturally. Even a cursory read of the Bible, which doesn’t mention the word abortion specifically, shows that children are precious, made in the image of God, and alive…named, called…before birth.
Even science shows that this is a human life from conception. It can never be anything other than human. Vulnerable, unable to live without the support of its mother for months, but human.
And ‘thou shalt not murder”. Intentional, premeditated, without legal or moral justification, motivated by hatred, malice or selfishness, or the taking of an innocent life. In many cases it seems that abortion fits all of these definitions of murder. (Not in all, by any means and trust me, I get it…this is me speaking as a pro-life Christian with all of the arguments as to why I am against abortion)
Not to mention my call as a Christian to protect the innocent, the poor, the marginalized, the fatherless, etc.
Then how do I reconcile my political activism, and supporting people or parties that are pro abortion with my faith?
I haven’t. I struggle every day.
Because we are talking about the sanctity of human life. All of it. The unborn and the born. The fetus and its Mom. The poor. Immigrants. Women, men, children. Friends and enemies. All of it.
So, when we are talking politically and aligning with a group in our current society, we are talking about aligning with a group that is ‘pro-life’, and cuts funding to families, medical care, financial aid, attacks immigrants, silent when it comes to racial injustice or actively pursues it in removing protections from certain racial groups.
Or, conversely, to align with a group that supports the poor, supports immigrants, funds healthcare for the vulnerable, addresses racial injustice….and supports and funds abortion.
Most of my adult life I have been a single issue voter. If the candidate was pro life, they had my vote. It didn’t even occur to me to look at all of these other lives. Suddenly I am aware. Suddenly, the government is sending agents into cities and violently arresting people who speak with a different accent or are other than white. Suddenly, funding for health care is cut, deeply. Suddenly, the death penalty is restored in Washington, DC. Suddenly all of the Diversity, equity and inclusion programs are stopped. Suddenly, people are being killed in boats in international waters. Suddenly, more than 40 people have died in ICE custody since January 2025, primarily due to conditions and lack of medical care.
All affecting human lives. Lives created in the image of God.
I hold the unborn sacred. And I hold the immigrant sacred. And I hold the poor person sacred. And I hold the political prisoner sacred. And I hold the torture victim sacred. Because scripture requires me to. And I will not be silent about any of them simply because naming them makes someone uncomfortable.
So, the same blood that cries out from the ground in Genesis 4 for the unborn, cries out from the detention centers in Georgia and Texas and Pennsylvania and California. It cries out from the depths of the oceans where , according to NPR and multiple news sources, more than 100 people were bombed out of the water. It cries out from the ghetto where the woman can no longer feed her children because of cuts to welfare. It cries out from the hospitals and clinics where people can no longer receive health care because of cuts. It cries out from Iran, and Gaza, and Israel, and Cuba.
How do I reconcile it? I don’t. I can’t. I will fight for every human life that I can. I will speak to every person that I can reach about how loved they are, and the price that Christ paid for them. I will do everything in my power to help a pregnant woman in crisis to be able to carry her baby. I will help her find care, I will take her to care. I will open my home…I will love her and pray for her and walk alongside her. Because, she is not a murderer. She is not in her mind considering a heinous crime. She is making a choice for the safety of herself, her life, or the child’s in a society where she is often left on her own. And if she chooses abortion, I am going to love her anyway.
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