Joe Biden, during his recent state of the union address urged Congress to make abortion legal for Americans.
Responding to his appeal, a group of religious leaders just filed an abortion-related lawsuit. They argued their religious freedoms were being violated. Huh?
Instead of challenging abortion rights, they wanted to see an abortion ban overturned. These ‘leaders’ are seeking to reverse Missouri's abortion ban, arguing lawmakers imposed their religious beliefs on others through passing it.
Sounds like something you might hear from some Adventists who think opposing abortion is legislating morality and a step towards receiving the mark of the beast. Maybe they will join these plaintiffs and make it seven.
The case's plaintiffs are part of a movement of faith leaders fighting for abortion access. Here are the six faith leaders who are fighting for abortion access.
Rev Cindy Bumb, United Church of Christ. Bumb is an activist who combines religion and abortion access advocacy.
Rabbi Susan Talve of Central Reform Congregation in St. Louis. “It's time for us to be bold,” she said. “It's time to give sermons. It's time for us to support abortion access.”
Jamie L. Manson, president of Catholics for Choice. “Stop stigmatizing, and start listening,” she says. “Pro-choice Catholics, you’re not alone.”
Sheila Katz, CEO of the National Council of Jewish Women. "We’re here to say loudly that restrictive abortion laws are rooted in just one narrow Christian understanding of when life begins, and it limits our ability to make the world better for women, children and families,” she said.
Aliza Kazmi is co-executive director at HEART. “As a Muslim, I feel we have to actively pursue justice, including reproductive justice, and to see it as a racial justice issue, gender justice issue, an economic justice issue,” she said.
Katey Zeh, is a Baptist minister and CEO of the Washington, D.C.-based Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice. One day, she was asked to hold a patient’s hand through the abortion procedure. “It was a powerful experience,” Zeh said. “These patients, these amazing humans let me into a very vulnerable moment. It felt so sacred. In this place I was once told was godless, I had this profoundly beautiful spiritual experience.
“This was the answer to my prayer,” Bumb told the group.
Notice anything similar about these six pro-abortion plaintiffs? Yes, they all have dark hair (except for the first one). We thought you’d notice!
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