They Were Not Always Like This

Please give me one more day on the current topic which impassions us. I think this may be new information  for many of you.

First, please look at this table and see how universally, evangelicals are against women's reproductive rights and freedom. They are the only religious group to hold such an opinion. Other protestant groups do not share their opinion. Neither do Catholics for that matter.

You may be tempted to shrug and wonder "What else is new?" but the following clip reveals that it wasn't always thus. At one time, in the early 70s, evangelical leaders were unconcerned. Then it became a wedge and money issue.

Frank Schaeffer and his father Francis were on the ground floor of the movement; he knows whereof he speaks. He is now an exvangelical with very different views.

This is the full version of Frank Schaeffer's CNN interview, which I posted yesterday. You will hear him reveal that in the early 70s, evangelical leaders were uninterested in the abortion issue and that some were even pro choice. You will also hear his view, from the inside of the movement, that it was all about the money.

The whole clip is ~20 minutes, but I have cued it to begin at the 7 minute mark where he discusses in more detail what I just write above. The most relevant part lasts for about 5 minutes, but the whole 20 minute interview is very worthwhile in my opinion. However, I know that even 5 minutes is a lot of time when someone is cruising their way through multiple blog posts.

It may seem like I am beating the drum, and I guess I am a bit, but I feel that this is mainly informative and new information for many of us. I have mainly just been sharing information, and I promise to leave the topic alone now, for this blog only gets political in short bursts before it gets back to cats and things. Lacey sends here Caturday regards by the way 😎