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Maudie in Mandeville on Tuesday, June 01, 2010 1:40:31 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 31, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The National Association of Evangelicals has issued a new resolution on abortion advocacy that calls for pursuing "common ground" towards reducing the abortion rate in America, and included contraception as among possible means of achieving that goal.
The "common ground" talking point is often heard from the likes of pro-abortion giants such as President Obama, who famously lectured University of Notre Dame graduates on using "fair-minded words" and not "demonizing" proponents of the legalized killing of unborn children. The leader of the new initiative nonetheless told LifeSiteNews.com that the statements were not intended to soften the group's stance against abortion, and that the group still considered making abortion illegal a primary goal.
While stating that the NAE "actively, ardently and unwaveringly opposes abortion on demand," it goes on to say: "However,...
When it was pointed out that the "common ground" approach is often interpreted as a softened stance against legalized abortion, Mercer insisted...
The group pointed to a Gallup poll commissioned by the NAE that found "significant majorities" of evangelical respondents favoring "a wide range of possible methods for decreasing the abortion rate - from parental consent and waiting periods before abortions to efforts at making adoption, pre- and post-natal care, and contraceptive services more accessible."
Asked if the NAE considered making abortion illegal one of its goals, Mercer replied, "Yes. We haven't changed our goals at all."
Asked to explain the difference between NAE's approach to "common ground" and the position established by deeply pro-abortion figures such as President Obama, Mercer replied, "I can't speak to what the White House or any other group is saying right now, but the NAE has a strong pro-life position for decades, and we're going to stick to that position."
The issues of a frequently observed jump in abortion rates in nations with increased contraceptive use and the abortifacient nature of contraceptive pills and the IUD were not addressed or discussed.
Gotta love that last line. Ya, it probably just ruins a good argument.
If you have to explain and defend that you are still against abortion, maybe you're not so much, anymore. Indeed, maybe there is "common ground" with Obama and Planned Parenthood at the NAE.