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An evangelical conclave has recommended that churches encourage their single members to take contraceptives as a way to cut down on Christians getting abortions:<\/p>\n

Two weeks ago, younger evangelical leaders gathered in Washington D.C. to reflect about the shape Christianity should take in the world. Q, the conference hosted by Gabe Lyons, is one of the more interesting spots in the evangelical landscape. Self-conscious in its cultural (which is to say, not political) orientation, conference attendees are an interesting cross-section of the evangelical world. Some might be emergent, others might be Reformed, but no one talks much about all that. It\u2019s concern about social issues, rather than distinctive theological ones, that attendees seem to gather around.<\/p>\n

In a breathtaking moment of unity, however, conference attendees affirmed that churches should advocate for contraceptives for the single people in their midst. After a panel discussion on the best ways to reduce abortions in the church (tacit answer: contraception), an instant poll put the question to attendees: \u201cDo you believe churches should advocate contraception for their single twentysomethings?\u201d The question is ambiguously worded (Advocate how? From the pulpit? Which twentysomethings? All of them?). But even so, 70 percent of respondents understood enough to say \u201cyes.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

via Why Churches Shouldn\u2019t Push Contraceptives to Their Singles | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction<\/a>.\n

So if churches can\u2019t influence their members enough to teach them to not have sex or, failing that, to not have abortions, why do they think they can influence them to use contraceptives?\u00a0 That is for starters.\u00a0 How else is this problematic?<\/p><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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