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As a pastor, the number one single issue that I counseled women over was abortion. That is, women who had abortions and later regretted it. Despite the different stories, they were all the same: Never a holiday, Christmas, Thanksgiving, family gathering went buy that they didn\u2019t look at that spot at the side of the table and wonder just who could have been sitting there. Of course in Christ we are always forgiven when we seek his loving embrace. God is not the god of wrath waiting to smite us with a well placed lightening bolt. God actually cares for us, and desires all to come to repentance. So difficult that it could be, I always had the Gospel on my side when it came to helping them through their guilt and bereavement. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s nice to see women coming out and admitting it. Now let\u2019s clear our TV schedules because no doubt our wonderful MSM<\/span> will be spending weeks to come delving into the implications this might have for rethinking the current approach to abortion rights.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"