Well,
the evangelicals seem to be caving in
to approval of contraception. They are
starting with justifying limited use
"if all biblical purposes of sex
are upheld," but will certainly
end up just accepting contraceptives,
period. That is the very nature of the
beast. They may still preach about not
being selfish and avoiding an anti-family
mentality, but opening up to and justifying
the use of contraceptives, even with
supposedly proper biblical guidance,
will just lead to its practical and
continued use, unmindful of moral considerations.
Trying
to achieve "common ground"
with the enemy, one so intent on destroying
family and life, is a sure formula for
being co-opted. When black and white
become shades of grey, there is the
opportunity of the evil one, the great
deceiver.
As I expect, the Catholic Church will
be the only one standing in the gap
for life. And even she will still have
to contend with the enemy within.
Trend Shows National Association
of Evangelicals Joining Contraception
Bandwagon
By
Peter J. Smith
WASHINGTON,
D.C., June 10, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com)
– The National Association of
Evangelicals appears to be shifting
away from its neutral stance on contraception
in favor of a qualified endorsement
of the practice. A new survey released
by the NAE claiming to represent 45,000
evangelical churches reveals that Evangelical
pastors overwhelmingly believe in artificial
contraception.
“Most
associate evangelicals with Catholics
in their steady leadership in pro-life
advocacy, and rightly so,” said
Leith Anderson, president of the NAE,
in a press release. “But it may
come as a surprise that unlike the Catholic
church, we are open to contraception.”
“Our
leaders indicate that contraception
can be utilized if all biblical purposes
of sex are upheld and that it may actually
aid in keeping the balance,” asserted
Anderson.
The
NAE said in a press release that their
April Evangelical Leaders Survey revealed
that close to 90% of Evangelical leaders
approve of artificial contraception.
The numbers also complement the findings
of a 2009 Gallup poll done in cooperation
with the NAE, which found 90-91% of
evangelicals believe hormonal and barrier
contraceptives are morally and biblically
permissible.
Randy Bell of the Association for Biblical
Higher Education said that he did not
believe the Bible prohibited “most
common methods of contraception.”
But,
he added, “I can say from personal
experience that God can defeat such
methods if he chooses to do so.”
While
approving of artificial contraception,
Greg Johnson, president of Standing
Together, seemed wary of the danger
of contraceptives bringing about a selfish
and even anti-family mentality.
“I
believe the church does have a responsibility
to communicate and preach the importance
of family and that couples should not
carelessly allow themselves to use contraception
as a way to avoid having children and
a growing family altogether,”
he said.
George
Brushaber, president emeritus of Bethel
University, said that while he supported
artificial contraception, he believed
it should be used “with proper
biblical and medical guidance.”
The
release of the poll by the NAE appears
to be part of a larger trend that has
quickened within the last month of publically
embracing contraception as evangelicals
– an issue on which the organization
had maintained relative silence.
Just
a few weeks ago, the NAE revealed it
would consider endorsing contraception
as part of achieving “common ground”
– a favorite phrase of President
Barack Obama – on reducing abortion
in the United States, where well over
a million unborn children are aborted
every year. (see coverage here)
See related coverage by LifeSiteNews.com:
Evangelicals
Launch Effort to 'Reduce Abortions,'
Float Contraceptive Advocacy
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2010/may/10053108.html
Evangelical
Association Reaffirms Biblical Stance
after Statements Supporting Obama, Homosexual
Civil Unions
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/dec/08120905.html
New
Evangelical Documentary Exposes Abortifacient
Qualities of the Birth Control Pill,
Promotes NFP
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/may/09052707.html
"For
to me to live is Christ, and to die
is gain." (Phil 1:21)