The acceptance of abortion in America and even in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is evidence that the high view of life, held and practiced by Christians and defended by the church fathers and teachers down through the centuries, is being forsaken. We offer this analysis with the prayer and hope that it will cause those, especially in the Lutheran family, who support the abortion ethic to prayerfully reflect and reconsider their views. We offer this as encouragement to the many faithful believers and congregations within the ELCA who support the ethic of life that they will continue to pray, love, and work for change.
April 7, 2003