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On January 22, we at Eureka Baptist, reflected on the unborn as we, along with other churches around the nation, recognized Sanctity of life Sunday, which occurs annually at the end of January. This is a day to remember all the babies whose lives have been lost through abortion in America and also to raise awareness about the cause to end abortion. Over the last couple of years the topic of abortion has been a huge topic in the news with the overturning of Roe V. Wade on June 24, 2022. The overturning of Roe V. Wade has given laws concerning abortion back to the states. Before it was overturned, women could legally have an abortion in any state. Now, any woman desiring to have an abortion must abide by the laws in the state one resides. Some states have very strict laws on abortion while others have very loose ones. Recently in the news we learned how loose of laws the Democrats in the House of Representatives desire for states to have. In early January all House Democrats, with the exception of two, voted to not provide medical care for a baby who survived an abortion. Yes, you heard that right; a baby outside the womb would be left to die. Now you would think there would be an outcry among well known Christians, but there has been silence on this issue, as is all too common, because in recent years the compromise has been enormous on a number of issues within the American evangelical church, including the clear atrocity of abortion. We need to understand the dark state of the American church. The issue of abortion shows the bleak state maybe better than anything else. We have a political party that calls for women to have the right for an abortion on demand. Let me put this bluntly. In the history of America there has never been a political party more removed from biblical Christianity than the present Democratic Party, and yet, there has never been more evangelical Christians either defending the Democratic party or voting Democrat themselves. 

What I am writing is a deep concern for what I see and not many say much about the compromise on the abortion issue within the American evangelical church. In recent years many well known Christians have spoken on, written articles, and written books giving Christians permission to vote Democrat – the pro-abortion party. After the 2008 election of Barak Obama, John Piper was asked in a video if a Christian could vote for Obama. You would expect a simple no with a clear biblical explanation, but no such response came. In the video he said, he did not vote for Obama, but he knew of a staff member at the church he pastored who did, and he said because of the opportunity to vote for the first black President, he thought it was okay. Now to be fair, Piper did call out Obama on abortion in a sermon, but this video contradicted his condemnation. How do you call out Obama and then say it is okay to vote for him at the same time? Obama was for late term abortion when he was first elected in 2008, and at that time was the most pro-abortion president this nation had ever seen, and yet very few well-known Christians made loud cries about his election, either in 08 or in 2012 when he was re-elected. But when Trump was elected in 2016 you would have thought the man was for late term abortion, but he did more for the pro-life cause (even if it was for pragmatic reasons) than any other President. Remarkably, in his one term as President, he appointed three Justices who, with the help of two other Justices, overturned Roe V. Wade. The day it was overturned was an awkward day for many well-known evangelicals. The guy they fiercely opposed did what many thought could never happen, while the man they were largely silent on appointed two Justices during his two terms, these two Justices voted to uphold Roe V. Wade. 

When you look at this you start to realize that much of American evangelism is ruled by political correctness, and political correctness is a secular morality that comes from the Left. Simply speaking, political correctness is the rule to not offend. They do not want to offend, so they do not say what should be said biblically. This was seen through popular evangelical David Platt, who wrote a book in 2020 titled, Before You Vote. This book was written to tell evangelicals that voting Democrat is a legitimate option. As I alluded to above, it is not just famous Christians not wanting to offend worldly Christians who vote Democrat, what is even worse is that some of these famous Christians vote Democrat themselves. One of the most famous evangelicals in America is a man by the name of Tim Keller. It has been revealed in recent years that he is a registered Democrat. Now there was a time long ago when there was not much difference between Democrats and Republicans. My Great Grandfather, a godly man, voted Democrat in the middle of the Twentieth century. Personally, I like President Harry Truman, who brought an end to World War II and was one of the better President’s we have had, since he was a man of common sense. However, those days are long gone. I do not know the chairman of the Democrat Party, but I do know who runs the Democratic Party - Satan. Scripture describes Satan as “a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him” (John 8:44). To end a baby’s life at the earliest stages is murder, and how much more obvious when the baby is outside the womb! But abortion is presented as a medical option to not, “interfere with families’ medical decisions.” But this is what Satan does, as Scripture says, “When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies” (John 8:44). It is important for women who have either had an abortion or are considering one to understand the seriousness of aborting a child, but they must also understand that there is forgiveness in Christ (Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23). 

So this is the present day Democratic Party. A movement that all Christians should utterly oppose. But where are the well-known Christians saying this? There is a small minority yes, but we usually here unfounded statements saying there are legitimate reasons for a Christian to vote this way. The sad reality is that the American church is largely run by politically correct pastors who do not want to offend; even when the silent voice of the pre-born and even the baby on the operating table cries for their help. Every pastor and every Christian has a moral obligation to make their voices heard to prevent these atrocities. It defies reason to say you are pro-life and then be okay with aspects of the party that is pro-abortion. If you have abortion wrong you have everything wrong! This contradiction happens because these pastors refuse to say what must be said. But the call of Jesus is to do what is right even if it costs you (Luke 9:23-24). These are the kind of Christians that we want to be at Eureka Baptist. We want to be known for our stand for truth and our love for people (Ephesians 4:15). To refuse to be silent for the smallest and most vulnerable is a very loving thing to do. You might lose friends and politically correct Christians will call you unloving, but you will be doing what God has called you to do. As Scripture says, “Open your mouth to the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute. Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy” (Proverbs 31:8-9). May we make our voices heard more and more that more little lives would be saved in this American holocaust. 

Grace and Peace,

Pastor Seth Brickley

Eureka Baptist Church