40 days of prayer for abortion meetings must cause us to look inward
Prayer works so Planned Parenthood has decided to copy 40 Days for Life and start its own 40 prayer meeting—for abortion. Six Rivers Planned Parenthood in Humboldt, CA has decided to hold a literal 40 day prayer period for reproductive rights and abortion. Mixing faith in God with sacrificing babies at the altar of a suction machine, the site says:
“We trust you to decide about your sexuality, having your children, and planning your family.”
Here’s the inherent and obvious problem with this statement: “We trust you.” What does faith have to do with trusting me? If I trusted myself to do everything right, my faith would be in the god of my intellectual stimulation and humanistic idolatry. We have sacrificed faith in God for faith in ourselves and called ourselves god.
Please read their statement carefully. If you read it in context with the call to prayer for abortion and to trust women, it actually implies we have godlike powers to know when we should reproduce, create and live. We have taken the power of creation from the Creator.
Folks, this is not surprising. The Bible warned us years ago of this false godliness and deception:
But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2 For men will be lovers of self, …holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these. 6 For among them are those who enter into households and captivate weak women weighed down with sins, led on by various impulses, 7 always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. (3:1,2, 5 -8)
The Bible warns us that people will pass themselves off as purveying godliness, not only that the ungodly will come. The Clergy for Choice group says:
We are religious leaders who value all human life. We accept that religions differ about when life begins. We are here to help. We believe that human life is holy. That’s why we believe in your right to choose to be a parent or not.
Double minded theology isn’t the theology of Jesus. The idea that religions differ on when life begins is irrelevant because God has made us from before our creation in the womb. To acknowledge that we get to decide when life begins puts us in the role of God, and that’s idolatry.
However, this story which is making news today isn’t actually new. The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC) has been spouting these ideas for a long time, and if you take a look, the RCRC is one of the Planned Parenthood links. Many churches take part in these efforts including traditional denominations such as the United Methodists (UMC), whose leadership is a part of the RCRC and also participating in the 40 Days for abortion “prayer” meetings. The