Mainstream Christian Religions Backed 300,000 Strong Pro-Abortion March

WASHINGTON, April 26, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) - While pro-abortion
organizers claimed some 1.1 million marchers, police and media estimates
put the marchers at last weekend's pro-abortion march at somewhere between
300 and 500 thousand. More than the numbers however, some observers were
saddened by the support of mainline Christian church denominations (or at
least their leaders) for the anti-life march.

The Episcopal Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), United Methodist Board
of Church and Society and the United Methodist Women's Division were all
listed as endorsers of the march. The march's organizers included the
American Civil Liberties Union, Feminist Majority, NARAL Pro-Choice
America , National Organization for Women, and Planned Parenthood
Federation of America. Some march events are occurring in the United
Methodist Building on Capitol Hill.

Diane Knippers, President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy
lamented the support for the march by Christians. "What a scandal that
officials of mainline churches have attached the names of their
denominations to this march's support for government-funded, abortion on
demand, with no restrictions, including partial-birth abortion," Knippers
commented. "A majority of church members, even many who call themselves
pro-choice, would be disgusted if they knew that their denominations have
joined with aggressively secular organizations in backing this kind of
dubious cause." Knippers cited the march's distorted objections to modest
government programs that help men and women develop health marriages.