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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) opposes elective abortions "for personal or social convenience". [62]: 45 [63] It also states that abortion is an acceptable option in cases of rape, incest, danger to the health or life of the mother, or where the fetus will not survive beyond birth.
As clergy, we believe abortion is not simply about “bodily autonomy” or “the rights of the unborn.” Abortion is far more complex than the false binary choice between one or the other ...
At different times, early Christians held different beliefs about abortion, [1] [2] [3] while yet considering it a grievous sin. [37] [38] [39] The earliest Christian texts on abortion condemn it with "no mention of any distinction in seriousness between the abortion of a formed foetus and that of an unformed embryo". [40]
The Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Baptist denomination in the world and largest Protestant denomination in the United States, initially welcomed the invention of birth control and legalization of abortion, but the rise of the Moral Majority 1980s and increased opposition to abortion led to a more nuanced view which generally approves ...
In 2021, Kentucky RCRC paid $12,000 for religious, pro-abortion digital billboards in Louisville, Nicholasville, and Paducah, Kentucky. They raised over $8,000 towards the advertisements through a fundraising campaign on GoFundMe. The wording of the advertisements drew critiques from religious anti-abortion groups. [6]
The Florida Baptist Convention, which represents thousands of churches across the state, also put out a public statement in opposition of Amendment 4, and has partnered with a pro-life advocacy ...
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A godparent must normally be an appropriate person, at least sixteen years of age, a confirmed Catholic who has received the Eucharist, not under any canonical penalty, and may not be the parent of the child. Someone who belongs to another Christian church cannot become a godparent but can be a 'witness' in conjunction with a Catholic sponsor.