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Founded in 1973 as the Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights (RCAR), the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC) is an affiliation of Christian, Jewish, Unitarian and humanist organizations which condone and promote abortion rights and abortion. Among its member organizations are the United Methodist Church (Women’s Division and General Board of Church and Society), the Episcopal Church, the Presbyterian Church (USA) (Women’s Ministries), and the United Church of Christ (Justice and Witness Ministries). Holy Abortion? is a careful analysis and critique of RCRC’s literature and a comparison of its positions on abortion to the official statements from the mainline denominations associated with it. The comparison clearly demonstrates that the RCRC positions radically contradict the official position of the United Methodist Church. Michael J. Gorman, one of the co-authors, is a member of the United Methodist Church and the Lifewatch Advisory Board. His co-author, Ann Loar Brooks, is an Episcopalian. The book is a must-read for all clergy and lay members interested in ending the RCRC association with their denominations. For a donation of $15.00 to Lifewatch, you can receive a free copy of Holy Abortion? (See contact information below.) Where can I go
for help and healing? Lifewatch created the brochure, Where can I go for help and healing?, in response to the passage of that legislation. The brochure contains a partial list of emotional symptoms of post-abortion stress, as well as the names and addresses of 12 national organizations which provide help to those who suffer from post-abortion stress. For pastors to whom “post-abortion stress” is a new concept, the brochure is a valuable resource, and a starting point for counseling anyone who may come to them for help. For those—female or male, laity or clergy—who regret a past abortion, this brochure provides a first step on the road to personal healing and wholeness. Write for a copy of this new brochure which you can copy for our use. It is our hope that members of annual conferences everywhere will reproduce and distribute this brochure in their area.
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