The liberal United Church of Christ (UCC) recently passed a resolution condemning pro-life legislation and urging the denomination to financially support women getting abortions.
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, prepares to lead a march from the UCC headquarters to deliver a condemnation of Donald Trump to the RNC on July 11, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio.Christian discipleship
, and that forced birth is an act of sexual violence antithetical to the incarnation and the choice to have and care for children is a sacred decision which should not be forced upon anyone," the original text of the measure said, which was apparently later struck from the final text. The Rev. Dakota Roberts, who serves as associate pastor at St. Peter's United Church of Christ in Carmel, Indiana, noted in a press release from the UCC that they are"a denomination founded on the principles of covenant and autonomy.""As sanctuary churches house refugees and immigrants from deportation, so now, too, the United Church of Christ encourages churches to love, support and exist as a sanctuary for individuals seeking access to safe abortions," Roberts said.
The UCC, which was founded in 1957 by historically Reformed Congregationalist churches, has been hemorrhaging members in recent years, losing more than 280,000 congregants from 2012 to 2022, as
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