04/24/2026
HB26-1335, about stockpiling abortion pills on college campuses, is being heard on the House floor. argued that pastors and religion should have no opinion on the destruction of human life via abortion. One of the primary roles of the Church is to speak on moral formation of individuals and society, which includes abortion. There is no political, constitutional, philosophical or theological basis to the claim that faith and politics cannot coexist. Actually, the latter depends on the former. From the time of the Founding, our leaders recognized that a faithful citizenry was needed to preserve a moral society and self government. The so-called “wall of separation” penned by Jefferson to the Danbury baptists only applied to state organized religion, as did the First Amendment. Indeed, a young woman in crisis pregnancy NEEDS to understand the impact of abortion on her own soul, her health, and her baby. Arguing that religion and pastors should be absent of this conversation is a poor understanding of our founding, our constitution, and the role and need of the Church in civic life.
