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I find myself in sympathy with our most esteemed Reverend Vander Weit.
It is indeed a great crisis if members of our church do not feel comfortable bringing this illustrious denomination’s position to our federal governments. It is obvious that none of us would have any problems with a more understanding and generous position. As Reverend Vander Weit himself states, the killing of infants conceived at an importune time, or under undesirable circumstances, is an attitude that would allow “all of us… [to] have no difficulty bringing our official position to the attention of our governments.” Some might think our support unnecessary, as the governments already hold such a position, but encouragement is always beneficial.
I believe that such a stance would encourage the CRC to continue in this path to tolerance, and eventually lead the church to a full understanding of God’s grace. The end of a person’s life is only the beginning of their eternal life in the presence of God, and we should have no fear of it. This goes beyond infants, of course. Consider persons forced to live on in a coma, as a vegetable, or severely disabled (whether mentally or physically). If every second of every day is a battle against pain and humiliation, would it not be kinder to speed such a person towards a time of new life – towards Heaven? Life on this poisoned earth is a thing only the sturdiest of us should have to suffer through.
In the words of Reverend Vander Weit, “it’s past time for us to demonstrate pastoral sensitivity to fellow members who wrestle with the hard cases.”
