The political season is finally over and I have heard so many Christians passionately discussing the abortion issue. I am thankful they are discussing it, because it is THE social injustice of our time, but something great is missing.
As I reflect back to many other great social evils in our country’s history such as slavery, lynching, segregation, slaughtering of Natives, etc…abortion stands out to me as yet another great, great evil that continues to flourish in our nation.
The election season really saddened me as I hear Christians by the thousands get passionate about an issue they are willing to do very little about. Why is it only during the election season that we have outspoken individuals who are suddenly indignant about the issue, yet do very little about the issue the rest of the year? Why can we spend hours at a dinner table talking about it, but can’t spend one hour a week volunteering to do anything about it?
I keep hearing a very sad phrase, “they were called to adoption/fostering” or “they didn’t feel called to adopt.” My bible does not say you have to be “called” to foster or adopt. In fact, my Bible says to "care for the orphans." Christians keep saying that they care about the life of the millions of unborn, but do they? How much can you care about the life of the unborn if you are not caring for the life of the born, especially the abused, neglected, and abandoned.
During slavery, when the underground railroad was happening and slaves were trying to escape from the south into the North, Christian men and women risked all that they had to help them. It would have been ridiculous for someone to sit back and say, “God hasn’t called me to help my black brother” yet passionately discuss the need to end slavery. And it is equally ridiculous for someone to sit back and say, “God hasn’t called me” to take care of the orphans we already have, meanwhile passionately discussing the need to end abortion.
If you are passionate about abortion ending…yes, it is important to look at who we elect and what they want to do about the issue, but way, way, way more important then that, we need to actually take action. There are many different ways to do this, but every pro-life Christian should and needs to do more then just talk about the Republican vs. Democrat issue.
Take Action:
1) Be a foster parent
2) Adopt a child(ren)
3) Come along side a foster/adoptive family and go above and beyond to support them
4) Be a mentor (Big Brother/Big Sister) to a child who is living in poverty (which means they are at high risk of getting pregnant, getting someone else pregnant, and having an abortion)
5) Be a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) and advocate for a child who is currently being abused
6) Volunteer at Crisis Pregnancy Center and counsel and pray for young girls who face this issue
7) Come together with your friends, fast and pray about this issue and talk about what you can do to end it.
8) Go to law school, be a social worker, or find a way to dedicate your life to this issue
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Good diea, but vote pro-life too!
You're right - Christians should be pro-life in word and deed. But do you really know a lot of Christians who don't walk out the pro-life position? My old church in Arizona was full of people who adopted and many who also did foster care. At my new church, there are families with Downs kids who have kept them and my pastor and his family are active foster parents. Moreover, Crisis Pregnancy Centers run on the blood, sweat and prayers of Christian people. More examples abound. Are Christians really as hypocritical as you make them out to be?
Also, how is voting pro-life not "taking action"? Ultimately, it was political action that pushed back slavery and racial discrimination in our country.
I didn't say not to vote pro-life, I even said that it is really important, I was just saying more important is to actually do something about it.
Yes, CPC runs on the blood, sweat, and tears of Christians, but they need so many more to partner with them. Many organizations like them are barely making it.
And yes, my church is filled with believers adopting (praise God!), but they pale in comparison to the Christians who don't...there are 10,0000 kids in foster care in Arizona and some churches in Phoenix alone have more then 10,000 people in one congregation! What's wrong with this picture?
That's why I say politics isn't enough, we need to challenge eachother more to committ our lvies to ending this injustice...not only our vote. It's the only way all other social evils have ever come to an end.
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