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Adventist's Position

on Abortion

by Nic Samojluk

 

I received from Hugo Schmidt a copy of a question he submitted to the head of the Adventist Religious Liberty Department, and the response he received from him which confirms what elsewhere I have stated regarding our Adventist's position on abortion, as well as what my research connected with my doctoral dissertation is confirming. Sad to say, but our church has been siding on the abortion side, and has led in the legalization of this terribly insensitive practice which has deprived so far of life more than forty million babies while waiting to be born. 

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Speaking of Freedom etc., has the Adventist Church ever spoken out against the evil of abortion, in as much as abortion does not give freedom for the unborn to be born? Hugo Schmidt.

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Thank you so much for your note. Our church has stated unambiguously that abortion for birth control purposes is wrong. What we haven’t done as a whole is get involved in the debate over legalization of abortion. I believe we should, but there are others who believe our commitment to individual choice and freedom prevents us from doing so.

While I believe with all my heart in freedom, this freedom does not extend to a right to kill an innocent child. To date, my view has not gained the support necessary to commit our church at large to the pro-life cause. That does not mean, however, that individual Adventists, or Adventist churches, or conferences, unions or even divisions, cannot decide to get involved.

Thanks again for your note. May God bless you,

James Standish

 

Our SDA Silence Speaks Volumes

by Nic Samojluk Hugo Schmidt submitted to this forum the following letter he received from a leader in the SDA church.

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Thanks so much for your note and your stand on abortion. I share your view and have publically stated so on a number of occasions. The church's current official position is not to get directly involved in the question of whether abortion should be made illegal. Unless or until this changes, those of us who believe it should be illegal except in the most compelling circumstances, must be active as individuals as our conscience dictates.

May God bless you,

James Standish


My guess is that the SDA leadership thinks that defending the sanctity of the Sabbath is more important than defending the sanctity of life. Is breaking the Sabbath a more serious sin in the eyes of God than breaking the bones of an unborn baby? We SDA's have used a ton of ink printing the truth about the Sabbath, but we are not interested in defending the right to life of the unborn.

We preach that the final destiny of human beings will be determined according to their attitude towards the Sabbath. Did Jesus ever say that? Nevertheless, the Lord did say that our future destiny will be decided on the basis of how we treat the little ones [See Matthew 24], and who is more entitled to be called a little one than the unborn?

Recently, the German and Austrian SDA leadership did officially apologize for keeping silent during the Nazi genocide. I think that the time will come when the SDA American leadership will issue a similar apology regarding our silence while a significant number [47 milliom since 1973] of innocent unborn Americans are being mercilessly slaughtered without due process. Apologizing for neglecting our duty is fine, but it doesn't do any good to those who were denied life.

Jesus said, let the children come to me. How can they come if we either poison or dismember them before they have a chance to see the light of day? Jesus also stated, I have come that you may have life, and that you may have it more abundantly. How can the unborn have this abundant life that Jesus wants them to have, if we deprive them of a chance to be born?

To access the posting regarding the SDA apology for keeping silent during the Nazi genocide, click on the Internet link listed below:

German and Austrian SDA churches apologize for Holocaust

http://sdaforum.com/v-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?t=3221&highlight=austrian

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