In my current employment, I deal frequently with issues concerning sexual activity and its consequences, including teenage pregnancy. Hence, John Piper’s recent sermon entitled “When Is Abortion Racism?” caught my eye especially. A few of the statistics raised in the article include the following:
1. Since 1973, black mothers have undergone approximately 13 million abortions.
2. Black women comprise 13% of the female population of the United States, but account for nearly 36% of abortions. Latino-Hispanic women make up another 13% of the female population, and account for another 20% of all abortions received in the United States.
3. Planned Parenthood is the leading provider of abortions in the United States, and nearly 80% of Planned parenthood clinics have been located (or relocated) to minority communities.
Piper’s sermon clearly presents the Gospel of Jesus Christ, that forgiveness and love are God’s way extended unto all people, for which I am very thankful. But I appreciate Piper’s clear statement:
My aim is that just as once even though the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case of 1857 held that Black slaves were property without rights as free persons, yet today we view that as unthinkable; so also even though the Supreme Court in the Roe v. Wade case of 1973 did not give the unborn the rights of free persons, nevertheless the day may come when that too is viewed as unthinkable. Racism might–and often did–result in the killing of innocent humans; in our history, it often did. But abortion always results in the killing of innocent humans. Between 1882 and 1968, 3,446 Black people were lynched in America. Today more Black babies are killed by white abortionists every three days than all who were lynched in those years (Life Education and Resource Network).
In talking with my co-worker Linda, who has worked for many years with the local crisis pregnancy center, I understand that the situation has been very similar locally as well. What shall we do, brothers, to stem this and end this awful way? And sisters, how shall we love people to the truth in this?
thegreatknock 
wow, thanks for posting this David. Definitely food for thought. Do you know of anywhere I can download that sermon?
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amen. What shall we do & how shall we love? The answer may not lie in grand schemes but rather in persistent faithfulness, stubborn integrity, and vulnerable obedience to our God of love every day. Multiply that and you may get cultural change. “AND IF NOT”…God is enough, as Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego knew (Daniel 3:17-18), and as the British knew in WWII when their army was stranded at Dunkirk and were inspired by the men in the furnace to be faithful no matter what happened (for one short description of the story see illustration ).
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i’m glad that it does.God’s sovereignty is a great blessing. is it not?
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that was incredibly interesting to read, thank you.
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